"What do you think, Itachi?"

Seeing that Uchiha Itachi had been silent, the oil girl mallet asked again.

"Nothing, thinking about something."

"That..."

The oil girl hesitated for half a second, and said tentatively:

"With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem to be the squad leader at 'Root'. If I can, I'd like to be assigned to your squad. ”

"Oh, really?"

Itachi Uchiha was a little surprised.

"With your team, at least when you encounter danger, you don't have to worry that the captain will leave me alone and run away. After all, the ninjas of the 'root' have extremely dangerous missions to perform。。。。。。 ”

Not far away, the footsteps of the ninja sounded, and the oil girl mallet closed her mouth tightly, but his expectant eyes still showed his attitude.

"I'll talk to Lord Danzang."

There was a faint smile in the Uchiha Itachi's voice,

"But don't get your hopes up too much, after all, I'm just a newcomer."

"Hmm!"

The oil girl nodded heavily.

。。。。。。。。

"Are you alright?"

Konoha Elder Mito Menyan's expression looked a little uneasy.

Not only him, but the other elder turned to Xiaochun to sleep also looked worried.

Only Tuan Zang's face was indifferent, as if he was no longer surprised by this.

It's no wonder that the appearance of the three generations of Hokage Ape Flying Sun Slash is almost like ten years older than some time ago.

The four of you are already over half a hundred years old, and they are very concerned about their bodies, and they usually occasionally exchange some means of maintaining their bodies.

At this time, seeing the ape Feiri slashing like this, on the one hand, he was worried about his body, and on the other hand, there was also a taste of sympathy in it.

"I'm fine, but I've been feeling unwell lately, and I'll be fine soon。。。。。。"

Sarutobi waved his hand without any guilt, as if he didn't take the matter to heart at all.

Watergate Menyan exchanged glances with Koharu, who was sitting beside him, and both of them were full of doubts.

"Ahem... , next is about the budget for Konoha next year. ”

Ape Fei Ri slashed lightly and aggravated his tone.

The three of them straightened up at the same time, knowing that the highlight of today's meeting was coming.

"This year is a rare year of peace, and there are almost no major wars in the entire ninja continent, which has also led to a situation where the major ninja villages are facing a significant reduction in mission mandates. Moreover, the income situation of the Fire Nation this year is not ideal, and the resources that can be allocated to Konoha next year will be reduced accordingly. If you want to make ends meet, you have to find a way from within the village. ”

Mitomonitan said with a bitter face.

It's not that he's lying to me. Konoha is a ninja village that is attached to the existence of the land of fire. The vast majority of the income comes from the support of the Fire Nation and various quests.

In war years, in order to protect one's own territory from invasion, the financial and material support of the Fire Nation will increase dramatically, and the number of mission requests from various small countries will also increase, and the mission rewards will naturally increase.

Once you encounter a peaceful year like this year, it is the most difficult time for a ninja village like Konoha to endure. Income has been greatly reduced, but all kinds of expenses are not missing. At this time, it's time for the various departments of Konoha to fight for money.

"I know what you're saying."

Instead of being angry, Ape Fei Sun Slash faintly smiled,

This elders' meeting is also for this purpose. On the one hand, reduce the remuneration of tasks and find ways to accept more task commissions. On the other hand, ask the three elders to sum up and see which departments can reduce staff and expenses. In short, the balance of payments is the foundation of Konoha's survival. For example, Konoha has been very safe recently, so the budget for security can be a little less. Of course, this is just a casual remark of mine, and I will have to listen to the opinions of a few elders。。。。。。 ”

He said it freely, but it was as if he didn't say anything.

Several of you here are old foxes, and the meaning of his words has already been clearly expressed.

"The budgets of schools, hospitals, and logistics departments must not be moved."

Mito Menitis frowned,

"Since the reward for the recent mission commission has dropped by 30% compared to previous years, we can only reduce the share of the ninja after completing the mission. Other than that... ”

He secretly glanced at Ape Feiri, and seeing that he was still indifferent, he had to bite the bullet and continue:

"In addition, we can only reduce the budget of the Konoha Police Force. However, it was already cut last year, and if the budget of the Konoha Police Force continues to be cut this year, I am afraid that the Uchiha clan will be dissatisfied. ”

"It's all for the sake of the village. I know it's not fair to the Uchiha to cut the Konoha police force budget again, but it's a stopgap measure. When the village's income increases, some more subsidies can be given to the Konoha Police Force. The Uchiha clan is also part of Konoha and I'm sure they can understand. ”

Sarutobi interrupted Mitomonitan's words, not giving him a chance to continue,

"The key is the magnitude of the reduction, how much do the three elders think the reduction is more reasonable?"

"Another 20% cut this year?"

Mitomenitis asked hesitantly.

Koharu didn't speak, but turned his gaze to the three generations of Hokage apes to fly to the sun.

Tuan Zang lowered his eyebrows, looking like he didn't care about himself.

"Twenty percent is indeed a bit much, the Uchiha clan has hundreds of people up and down, and next year will be very difficult. Hey, it's all my Hokage who is incompetent and can't fight for more for Konoha. ”

Ape Feiri sighed, a little shame on his face.

"But the Konoha Police Force will be cut by two percent, and Konoha's finances will be able to maintain a balance next year?"

His words changed suddenly.

"The three... No, forty percent. If I think about other things, I should be able to achieve a rough balance. ”

Mito Menitis replied through gritted teeth.

"Well, that's all there is to it. I'm so ashamed of the Uchiha。。。。。。 ”

Ape Fei Ri Slash sighed deeply again, but he didn't hear much guilt.

"And the Uchiha over there?"

"I'll send the Shadow Department to ask the Uchiha to come over. Although it was the result of a discussion in the Council of Elders, it would be better for me to explain this decision directly to him. ”

Sarutobi sat back in his seat satisfied, his right palm landing on the long table with a soft thud, which was the end of the meeting.

The air in the room was a mixture of suspicion, incomprehension, triumph, and intrigue.

Four people, four different faces, and different minds, all looking forward to the beginning of a plan.