Land of Fire.
The aging lord donned his battle robe and came to the training ground, watching with great pride the samurai who were sweating under the sun, training hard.
"Indeed, even without Konoha, my Land of Fire can still possess a military force."
He had never thought that he could recruit such a huge army capable of using Chakra without being shackled by Konoha.
Perhaps with this military force, he could conquer the entire ninja world.
Ninja?
They are already outdated!
Now we're back to the Warring States Period!
The minister interrupted the lord's delusions, saying, "My lord, we can no longer support the military expenses."
"Then increase the taxes!" the lord said nonchalantly.
"The tax rate has already been increased to the maximum," the minister said with a worried frown. "If we increase it any further, we might collapse before Konoha does."
