Seeing Orochimaru agree, Jiraiya instead covered his mouth and sneered, and winked at Minato.
Indeed, Minato still had a way to seduce this lazy guy!
Of course, the current situation didn't make Konoha too cheerful.
Before controlling the Jinchūriki of Takigakure Village, Konoha would be the passive party, while Obito would be the active party.
The clans in Konoha had great goals and advantages, but of course, they also had disadvantages.
If Minato was alone, how could he be afraid of Obito?
"Alright. Let's talk about the next topic."
Minato took the time to discuss a matter.
As for what he discussed with Jiraiya earlier, how to "fairly and legally" annex the Land of Rain... no... into Konoha's territory.
This would allow Konoha to further break free from its economic dependence on the Land of Fire.
Everyone was very surprised after hearing this.
Who would have thought that the seemingly kind-hearted Minato was so ambitious?
Just becoming Hokage, had he already started considering annexing territory and taking control of the Land of Fire?
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As long as they were part of Konoha, who wouldn't like it?
They all hoped that Konoha's cake would get bigger and bigger so they could get a piece of it.
"Then who will be entrusted with the management of the Land of Rain?" Fugaku asked with burning eyes.
This was a big and profitable job. Although he wasn't greedy for anything, he could still gain a lot of political reputation and additional benefits.
It was very helpful in stabilizing the Uchiha Clan in Konoha. Again, he already had two sons, but Hiashi's wife immediately gave birth to a daughter.
Fugaku must be a little confused!
"Most of the affairs will be handed over to Konan, a former ninja of Amegakure Village."
"What? Handing it over to an enemy? Isn't that inappropriate?"
"Konan is a former student of mine, and I have convinced her. And as a former ninja of Amegakure Village, she is indeed more capable of winning hearts and calming Amegakure Village than anyone in Konoha. If something goes wrong with her in the future, I'm willing to be the first one responsible!"
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After all, everyone knew that it didn't matter who was assigned to manage.
What mattered was that the economic benefits generated by the Land of Rain could be channeled back to Konoha in the future.
From this perspective, sending a non-Konoha leader to manage could also reduce some disputes caused by the division of interests.