The two of them were busy, and the two were busy. In Konoha Village, in the Hokage's office. Tsunade, the newly appointed fifth Hokage, sat upright in a chair with a serious expression. The five members of Team 7, including Karin, standing in front of the desk, were also ready to listen to the Hokage's instructions. "No money!" Tsunade succinctly stated her current predicament. "Uh--" Naruto, who originally thought that Tsunade would assign some important tasks to Team 7, almost fell down. "That... Lord Godaime, should we discuss the financial issues with the Elders..." Kakashi said weakly. He knew what the Elders were like. If he participated in such matters related to Konoha's management, who knows if he would be targeted.
Although he was not very scared, his students had not grown up after all. As far as the current situation was concerned, it was better to have less trouble than more. "There is nothing we can do about it. Those two old men are not satisfied with the new policy I am going to implement. Even if we discuss it with them, we will definitely not be able to figure it out." Tsunade rubbed her forehead, which was aching slightly. She was not unaware of Kakashi's concerns, but after leaving the village for so many years, she knew fewer ninjas in the village. Generally speaking, the direct line of the Hokage would be composed of the Hokage's fellow disciples, disciples and families. In Konoha, Tsunade's only disciples are Sakura, a Genin, and Shizune, a ninja who has also left the village for many years. Jiraiya, her fellow disciple, is unreliable in managing the village. After abandoning their surname, the Senju clan has long been integrated into the civilian population and has been away from various management positions. In desperation, Tsunade can only use the Kakashi team, who is a disciple of Jiraiya, as her direct line. "Did you gamble away all the property of Konoha? I think Tsunade should retire early and let me be the Hokage..." Naruto muttered in dissatisfaction, and his words really shocked everyone present. Shizune, who was making tea for Tsunade, even broke out in a cold sweat when she heard it: Are Konoha's Genin so brave now? ...... A moment later, Karin dragged the dying Naruto out of the human-shaped hole in the wall. "Tsunade-sama, you know me. If I really knew how to make money, the Hatake family wouldn't be so destitute." Kakashi looked away. "Hokage-sama, you know me. Since my family was destroyed, I have no money." Sasuke said he was powerless. "Tsunade-sama, you know me. I still need to rely on others for my own life." Naruto, who was lying on the ground, also said weakly.
"Hokage-sama, you know me. I just arrived in Konoha Village not long ago..." Karin also said weakly. Sakura glanced at her companions: The smart one, the middle school student, the love-brained one, the lazy sage... "I know you guys, each of you has special skills! Well~Okay, teach me this." "Okay! Then we'll take our leave first." Sasuke bowed to Tsunade and took the lead to flee the scene. Seeing this, Kakashi quickly pulled Naruto and Karin to follow Sasuke: "Tsunade-sama, if you need anything, please let me know at any time!" Tsunade and the elders obviously don't get along. As ninjas, they don't want to get involved in politics too much; what's more, with Sakura here, even if they stay, they won't be able to play any role. "Master, can I ask how much is the current budget, where are the main spending areas, and how big is the funding gap?" Since she has decided to help, Sakura naturally wants to understand the details of the matter. "Now the compensation for the victims has been completed, but there is still a lack of money to repay the loan from the daimyo. The amount is about 300 million taels. As for the budget..." Shizune, who served as Tsunade's secretary, explained to Sakura the current funding gap of Konoha. At the end, she blushed and made a "0" gesture to Sakura. "Loan? I remember that when the Konoha Collapse Plan just ended, didn't the daimyo allocate a special fund?" Sakura didn't expect that Konoha's financial situation would be so bad. "That is the money that the Sandaime applied to the daimyo for training civilian ninjas..." Shizune looked at Sakura Explained. After listening to her, Sakura understood that because of the rise of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, the daimyo felt the crisis and allocated a loan to Konoha for training ninjas. After accepting the aid, Sarutobi Hiruzen probably "digested" the money cleverly. In these years, he has been plugging the holes by robbing Peter to pay Paul. In the Konoha collapse plan, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Konoha's strength has not increased at all over the years, but has weakened a lot. No one is a fool, and the daimyo can naturally see what tricks the third generation is playing, but the daimyo did not embarrass Tsunade who had just come to power. This was not her fault, but just asked her to pay off the remaining unpaid part of the debt. However, because of the discord between Tsunade and the elders, the elders did not tell Tsunade that Konoha still owed money. In order to restore Konoha to its vitality as soon as possible, Tsunade spent all the budget on rebuilding Konoha. When the daimyo asked Tsunade for money, she was completely dumbfounded.
"I understand, Master, this matter is not difficult to solve." Sakura thought for more than two seconds and had a plan in mind. "What method?" ×2 Tsunade and Shizune were both excited. They did not expect that Sakura could think of a solution to the problem that had troubled them for two days. "Master, you just need to... then... then... then... when that time comes..." As Sakura slowly explained her plan, Tsunade and Shizune's eyes became brighter and brighter: So it can be played like this! Then the three masters and apprentices looked at each other and laughed at the same time. ------ The next day, Nara Shikaku returned to the clan after the meeting. While drinking tea with Shikamaru, he discussed the meeting held by Tsunade today. "So, the Fifth Hokage called all the ninja clans of Konoha today to encourage everyone to donate to rebuild Konoha?" Shikamaru listened to the general content of the meeting and thought for a long time before slowly speaking: "The reconstruction of Konoha has come to an end. Logically, there shouldn't be so many places to spend money. With the proud character of the Hokage, it is impossible for him to use such a straightforward method to ask for money unless it is absolutely necessary; Therefore, Konoha's financial situation must be in a huge crisis now. In the previous speech, the Hokage had hinted that she would not continue The policy of the Third Hokage, then this financial crisis is very likely related to the Elders. So, this donation is actually to see how we will stand...” Just when the Nara father and son were still considering the intention of the Hokage, a ninja from the Nara family suddenly knocked on the door of their house: "Master, Haruno Sakura is outside the door asking for an audience." "It seems that someone has come to tell us the answer." Nara Shikamaru drooped his eyes and sighed: "That troublesome woman is here again." "Please come in quickly!" Shikaku took a sip of tea and gave orders. Now that Sakura has become the direct disciple of the Fifth Hokage, her status is incomparable to the past, so she naturally cannot be neglected... "Sakura, you are here, Shikamaru, pour tea for Sakura!" Seeing Sakura come in, Shikaku greeted her enthusiastically. "Forget about the tea, Chief Shikaku. I still have several families to visit, so I'll keep it short."
Sakura gestured to stop Shikamaru from pouring her tea: "Master Shikaku, Master Tsunade is going to erect a merit monument." "Merit monument?" ×2 Shikamaru and Shikaku were very interested in this term they had never heard of before.