If it weren't for its status as a neutral country and the possibility of utilizing the abilities of mikos in the future, Luo Sha would not take the Kingdom of Ghosts seriously at all.

Without strong military power as a foundation, a stacked business empire is nothing more than a castle in the air, easily shattered at a touch.

It’s not that we are afraid of the status of a neutral country. In history, there are many examples of neutral countries being involved in wars. The Kingdom of Ghosts is just a little bit special among neutral countries.

For the Kingdom of Wind, using military force to oppress neutral countries is not a matter of whether it is possible, but rather whether it wants to do so.

In the final analysis, the country of ghosts still views the ninja world with the traditional mentality of a weak country.

In this ninja world, the strong have always been respected.

The power of ninja is the only eternal theme in this ninja world.

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In the office, Shiraishi was making hot tea while casually looking at the reports submitted by the diplomatic officials, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

"As expected, they really plan to do this."

In fact, he can know all the contents of this report without interpreting it in detail.

He had anticipated this situation since Sunagakure Village postponed the repayment date more than two years ago.

Considering the ugly appearance of Sand Hidden Village in the Land of Rain, Shiraishi was not surprised to do such a thing.

"What should we do next, Master Shiraishi?"

The man standing in front of Shiraishi asked.

His face was ordinary, his fingernails were cracked, and his skin was rough. He looked like a farmer who often worked in the fields.

His actual identity is that he is a member of the military intelligence department of the Kingdom of Demons and serves as the captain.

Codenamed Chou Niu, he is Shiraishi's trusted subordinate.

"The prerequisites for bordering the Kingdom of Wind are almost complete. Next, we just need to guide the situation in a direction that is beneficial to the Kingdom of Ghosts."

"That is to say..."

The ugly cow narrowed his eyes.

"Well, just like you thought, the net can be closed down in the Bear Country. I'll leave it to you to pass the order, Ugly Cow."

"Yes, I understand."

Ugly Niu nodded, and it was his task to assist the Ghost Country ninjas from the Bear Country to complete their plan to conquer the Bear Country.

Over the years, the Kingdom of Ghosts has been secretly operating in the Kingdom of Bears for a long time. Even many officials of the Kingdom of Bears have replaced their people, not to mention the underlying organizations, and the base is even larger.

The reason why I chose to take action now is to prevent flaws in the plan, which would cause the entire plan to be blocked.

However, looking at it now, there is no need to be so low-key at all.

"Then, Master Shiraishi, I'll take my leave now."

"Go ahead."

Baishi nodded and watched the ugly cow leave.

After Chou Niu left, Shiraishi took out a new document and started scanning it.

Not long after, the door rang again, and a man walked in from outside.

Wearing a black coat embroidered with an aster flower emblem, and carrying a heavy-looking black leather box in his hand, he gave people a taciturn and mysterious image.

There is also a golden circular nameplate made of pure gold hanging on his chest, which also has an aster flower pattern on it.

This kind of nameplate represents the identity of the debt collector of the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association, and it is also the highest level gold medal debt collector.

"Mr. Kakuzu, I haven't seen you for a long time, and there's still no change at all."

Shiraishi put down the documents in his hand and smiled at this gold medal debt collector.

"We have each other in this regard."

Kakuzu stared at Shiraishi's face.

In the past few years, Shiraishi's appearance seemed to him to have remained basically unchanged.

He is obviously a man in his thirties, but he still looks like a young man in his twenties.

The same goes for the two women beside him, who maintain their beautiful youthfulness of eighteen or nineteen years old.

Considering that the other party was a medical ninja, and was once a student of Tsunade, one of the three ninjas in Konoha, Kakuzu was not surprised.

In the ninja world, there are many kinds of ninjutsu, and the types are also different. Ninjutsu that maintains youth and prolongs life also exists in the ninja world.

I myself am the best example.

As long as you can replenish enough hearts, you can live forever and watch all the vicissitudes of history in this world.

"Actually, I asked Mr. Kakuto, who is a gold medal debt collector, to come over this time because I have something to ask of you."

Shiraishi straightened his face and got down to business.

"I don't think it's an easy thing for you to ask me for in person."

When Shiraishi came to him suddenly, Kakuzu knew that the other party came to entrust him with something, and it would definitely not be an easy task to complete.

"This is a bill sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Please take a look at it, Mr. Kakuzu."

Shiraishi picked up a form.

Kakuzu stepped forward to take it and quickly glanced at it.

"I see. Sunagakure Village has exceeded the deadline and failed to repay on time. Does it need to collect debts? However, things of this level should not be something that I, a debt collector, can handle."

Kakuzu said to the point.

Even if he has become the only gold medal debt collector in the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce with his extraordinary ability in recent years, he is not qualified to interfere in this kind of thing.

This kind of matter cannot be managed by a debt collector. It involves the national level and requires formal negotiation between diplomats and the Country of Wind.

"But now the Kazekage of Sunagakure Village and the daimyo of Wind Country are shirking responsibility to each other, and no one is willing to give an accurate answer. This makes our diplomats very headache. It can be imagined that they have no sincerity at all.

Pay back the money you owe."

"So, what do you mean..."

Jiaodu narrowed his eyes and his voice was slightly muffled.

He had long known that the Kingdom of Ghosts would not be content with the status quo.

On the surface, business is prosperous, but what is more terrifying than business is the military organization that is hidden in the depths and never shows up.

People's understanding of the Kingdom of Ghosts is limited to the tip of the iceberg.

When the entire iceberg emerges from the water, it will definitely shock the entire ninja world.

"Since they are playing ball with each other, we can only use our own methods to collect the debts. After all, isn't it a natural thing to repay debts?"

At this time, Shiraishi put his hands on the table, raised his chin casually, and asked everyone with a smile.

"Haha... Yes, repaying debts is indeed a matter of course. But I didn't expect that you were planning the Kingdom of Wind so early. The military's ambitions are really big."

Kakuzu also smiled, not so much because he had any bad intentions, but because he saw something very interesting to him.

He didn't know about the military's plans because he had no interest in work other than debt collection.

He could only make these guesses based on enough information to come up with an answer that was in the best interest of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

But he didn't expect that the first target of the Ghost Country would be a country at the level of the five major powers.

"Then, I will leave it to Mr. Kakuzu to handle the debt collection work in the Kingdom of Wind."

"I understand. Collecting debt from a country is really an unprecedented challenge, and I will complete it."

Kakuzu sighed and accepted Shiraishi's request.

Maybe he will see some very interesting things next. The era when the five major powers dominated the ninja world may be gone forever.

But what does this have to do with him?

He is just a debt collector.

Debt collection is his job.

Regardless of whether the person who owes money is an individual, an organization, or a country, all debt collectors will treat them equally.

No one can match a debt collector's obsession with money.

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Sunny morning.

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind got up and dressed normally under the care of the maid. Suddenly, the maid let out a low cry, as if she had seen something incredible.

"What's wrong?"

The daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind had a bloated and slightly old face, with wrinkled skin and flesh. He was very dissatisfied with the maid's fussy behavior.

"Lord Daimyo, this..."

The maid picked up a piece of clean white paper from the bedside. The back of the white paper was red, with red fonts clearly written on the back.
To be continued...