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"Reduce the military budget?" the hawkish elder slammed his hand on the table. "Are you joking? Iwagakure has always been eyeing us like a hawk. If they learn that we've reduced our military budget, those monkeys might just launch another war!"
"That's why we need an alliance! An alliance!" the reformist elder of Sunagakure retorted, a dark shadow crossing his eyes.
An alliance. This was the agreed-upon strategy from the beginning.
The original plan was to form an alliance with Kirigakure, leveraging their ninjas to counter Iwagakure. The offering for this alliance was Pakura. Under the guise of a secret mission, they would transfer Pakura to Kirigakure, and whatever happened afterward...would be Kirigakure's concern. They would handle everything.
However, just as this secret transaction was about to commence, Kirigakure unexpectedly imploded.
The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, with whom they had negotiated, suddenly changed his tune, refusing contact with their envoy and instead forming an alliance with Konoha.
Konoha!
In Sunagakure's list of enemies, Iwagakure ranked first, and Konoha a close second. Allying with the friend of an enemy was unthinkable.
That left only one village for a potential alliance-Kumogakure.
"Kumogakure also harbors deep resentment towards Iwagakure. If we exploit this resentment, Iwagakure will be forced to turn their attention to Kumogakure, naturally reducing the pressure on us," the reformist elder explained.
His words prompted deep thought among the assembled elders, sparking a flurry of ideas:
"We could emulate the Konoha-Kiri Alliance, establishing a mutual defense pact with Kumogakure. This would alleviate the defensive pressure on our borders. If those Iwa monkeys attack us regardless, Kumogakure can send reinforcements or even launch an attack within Iwagakure's territory."
"Unable to focus on both fronts, Iwagakure would be hesitant to invade the Land of Wind, even if they wanted to."
"This way, the funds allocated for military development can be reallocated."
Based on the concept proposed by an unnamed political scientist from the Land of Fire:
The more a village spends on military development, the less it spends on public welfare. Less spending on economic development leads to lower GDP, which in turn leads to less funding for military development...
Thus, creating a vicious cycle. The reformist elder firmly believed in this concept. The solution to breaking this cycle was simple-
An alliance! It was akin to transferring the burden of their village's military expenditure onto another village, sharing the pressure of national and village defense.
The remaining funds could then be used for public welfare, boosting the village's GDP. Come to think of it, Sunagakure wasn't short on local specialties. There was gold buried beneath the desert, chakra metal mines waiting to be excavated, and an abundance of desert shinobi beast meat...
It was just that the village was too impoverished. Every year, a significant portion of their budget was spent on maintaining ninja tools eroded by wind and sand, as well as maintaining puppets, subsidizing ninjas, funding the Ninja Academy, and other military-related expenses.
If these funds were consistently invested in Sunagakure's economic development, it was unimaginable how prosperous the village could become!
A cloth on our heads, but the richest in the shinobi world!
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