I became inert and purchased a large amount of medicine from Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Company every year.

This is true for Konoha, which has a relatively complete medical structure, not to mention other shinobi villages. The inertia is probably even more serious than Konoha.

If one day Shionhua Pharmaceutical Company stops supplying medicines, just thinking about the consequences made Tsunade break into a cold sweat behind her back.

Fortunately, the Kingdom of Ghosts is a neutral country and is not a member of the five major countries. It has no ambitions to expand its territory, does not favor any party, and treats all countries equally.

It would be better for a country like this to remain neutral. Tsunade thought to herself.

From a personal standpoint, she appreciates the various unreasonable policies of the Kingdom of Ghosts, but she is a Konoha ninja, and behind her is the entire Kingdom of Fire.

If the Kingdom of Ghosts continues to develop at this terrifying speed, sooner or later it will affect the Kingdom of Fire, affect the GDP of the Kingdom of Fire, and then affect the development of Konoha.

Once the GDP of the Fire Country decreases, the funds supplied to Konoha will decrease, which is something Tsunade does not want to see.

However, as to how to report this matter to Konoha, Tsunade thought it would be better to report it to Minato, the newly appointed Hokage, after meeting the miko.

Tsunade found the diplomatic officials from the Kingdom of Demons who received her in Shion City.

Tsunade came to the Kingdom of Demons this time with official documents from Konoha, and it was a diplomatic matter.

Otherwise, Tsunade would never be able to meet the miko herself from the Kingdom of Demons.

The shrine maiden of the Demon Country is no less noble than a daimyo of a country and is the king of a country.

The process of meeting a shrine maiden is very complicated.

Tsunade is not from the country of ghosts, so she doesn't need to use this method. If she wants to see the miko herself, she can only look at her mood.

Even if the other party is unwilling to meet her, Tsunade can't find a reason to refute.

But with Konoha's official documents, you don't need so much trouble.

"Tsunade-dono, I'm very sorry, Maitreya-dono is temporarily unable to meet anyone."

The diplomat from the Kingdom of Oni handed back Konoha's document and answered Tsunade with an apologetic expression.

"What does this mean? Why do you say you can't see anyone for the time being?"

Tsunade was stunned.

"His Majesty Maitreya has evacuated the maids and guards from the shrine palace since May of last year, and issued an order not to allow anyone to approach the shrine where she is located for nineteen months."

"What happened?"

"People in the military may know that as soon as the order was issued, the army surrounded the shrine and prohibited anyone from entering. But in my opinion, it must be related to monsters. His Highness Maitreya does not want the disaster of monsters to affect ordinary people.

"

Diplomats responded.

Monster? Tsunade frowned.

Are there monsters and sprites that have been passed down from generation to generation in the land of ghosts?

There is indeed a record in Konoha's classics that every few decades in the Kingdom of Demons, a disaster caused by monsters will occur. Every time a disaster occurs, it is sealed by the miko herself.

Could it be said that the country of ghosts has reached a time when monsters are causing trouble once in decades?

It seemed that it was not the right time. Tsunade sighed inwardly.

"If Tsunade-dono has anything important to discuss with Maitreya-sama, please wait a few months before Maitreya-sama lifts the ban."

"I heard that the military is now in charge of the Kingdom of Ghosts. Is this true?"

"I don't know much about this matter, but the military's actions have always been personally directed by His Highness Maitreya."

The diplomats answered in a flawless manner.

"Then can I go and visit?"

"This requires the approval of His Highness Maitreya. The military's will is determined by His Highness Maitreya."

To put it simply, it means refusing Tsunade's intention to investigate the Demon Country's military.

As for whether the will of the military is determined by the miko Miroku, Tsunade is not an insider of the Kingdom of Demons, so naturally she doesn't understand.

It's just that many places in this country reveal a mysterious and weird feeling.

Tsunade wants to collect more information about this country.

She already had a rough understanding of the prosperity and benefits system of the Ghost Kingdom.

The most important remaining military forces require a closer look.

But for now, it seems that the people of the Demon Country will not let her explore the true and false status of the military in her official capacity of Konoha.

That's right, how can a country's military strength be easily known to outsiders?

At present, I don’t know much about this country, so I’ll investigate slowly in the future.

"Let's go, Shizune."

After leaving the diplomat's residence, Tsunade said something to Shizune.

"Tsunade-sama isn't going to Shionka Pharmaceutical Company?"

"No."

It's no longer necessary.

The Kingdom of Ghosts strictly examines all aspects, and the technical protection of Shionhua Pharmaceutical Company is even stricter. So far, no one has been stolen, which shows the protective power there and the extent to which the technology of Shionhua Pharmaceutical Company is taken care of by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Otherwise, those barbarians in Yunyin Village would not have taken action until now.

It may have been tested early, but the people sent here have most likely disappeared.

"Are we going to other countries next, Tsunade-sama?"

"Well, but before going to other countries, I need to go somewhere."

A smile appeared on Tsunade's face.

"Where?"

"Headquarters of the Aster Flower Merchant Association."

"Aster Flower Merchant Guild? What are you going to do there?"

Shizune looked confused.

It was a place where businessmen would go to talk about work. Tsunade had no interest in doing business, so going to the headquarters of the Shion Flower Merchant Association didn't make much sense in Shizune's opinion.

"As one of the few large chambers of commerce in the ninja world, I have already researched the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce, especially in terms of loans. The business chain is complete, the interest rates are not high, and it has an excellent reputation in the industry."

"Loan, loan!? Tsunade-sama, do you want to..."

Shizune suddenly thought of something and had a bad feeling in her heart.

"That's right!" A bright smile appeared on Tsunade's face: "Now that the official business is done, it's my turn to do my personal business. This is a top priority, Shizune, don't say anything depressing at this time, otherwise

I will throw you back to Konoha."

"But why do you need a loan? Lord Minato, didn't you give us five hundred thousand taels of public funds?"

And the top priority, in Shizune's opinion, is gambling, which can easily teach bad things to children.

I really don’t know where Tsunade-sama inherited her bad habits. She should really preach about the source of all evil.

Shizune thought angrily.

"Come on, what's five hundred thousand taels enough? Throw the dice a few times and it's gone. That boy Minato is really serious, so he only gave me five hundred thousand taels of public money. I will chew some ears from Kushina's place in the future."

Tsunade complained on the street without caring about anyone.

Shizune looked dumbfounded, not knowing how to say good things to Tsunade.

Now Konoha is in dire straits and has not yet recovered from the shadow of war. How can there be so much money being squandered.

Besides, five hundred thousand taels is quite a lot. They usually live frugally, which is enough for them to travel for a long time.

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Tsunade left the Kingdom of Demons less than a week after arriving.

Later, Tsunade also wrote a letter, detailing what she saw and heard in the Kingdom of Ghosts, and sent it back to Konoha through secret channels.

Within a few days, Minato received a letter from Tsunade.

"The Kingdom of Ghosts..."

Although Tsunade wrote a lot of opinions about the Kingdom of Demons in the letter, Minato, who lacked sufficient knowledge, still didn't understand where Tsunade's focus was.

However, Minato could see that Tsunade attached great importance to the Kingdom of Demons.

So, Minato sent people to find Lu Jiu.

The other party is from the Nara clan, has a flexible and intelligent mind, and has a good grasp of the overall situation.

During the Third Ninja War, many refreshing strategies were also proposed at the meeting, which reduced Konoha's losses.

Shikaku picked up Tsunade's letter and scanned it quickly.

"How's it going, Shikaku? What do you think of Tsunade-sama's proposal?"
To be continued...