After reading, Hakushi suddenly found it interesting.
The Hidden Rock Village officially announced through a bulletin that they had successfully killed the Raikage using a trap tactic with a negligible sacrifice rate, claiming that the Raikage, one of the Five Kage, was reckless and foolish.
The Hidden Cloud Village, however, declared that the Third Raikage, knowing it was an enemy trap, chose to stay behind alone, solely to ensure the safe retreat of his comrades, not because of a tactical error, falling right into the Hidden Rock's trap.
He then fought independently against ten thousand Hidden Rock Ninjas for three days and nights, strongly killing half the enemies, before finally dying from exhaustion.
This showed the heroic battle of the Raikage who had died in service, embodying a fearless leader's spirit for protecting comrades by sacrificing himself.
In the account Ayane wrote, she specifies that the Hidden Rock eliminated the Third Raikage by deploying between four to five thousand ninjas, taking a total of twenty-six hours to finally cause the Raikage to exhaust himself to death. The Hidden Rock also suffered considerable losses, with approximately one thousand ninjas sacrificed on the battlefield and half injured.
Ayane's report contains neither the negligible sacrifices as stated by Hidden Rock, nor the exaggerated claim from Hidden Cloud of the Raikage fighting ten thousand ninjas for three days and nights until he died of exhaustion.
"All competing claims, huh."
Ruri appeared behind Hakushi, also seeing Ayane's report and, like Hakushi, found it interesting.
Hakushi was not surprised by Ruri's arrival but instead calmly smiled: "So this is history."
Hakushi was not surprised by this.
Both Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud acted from their own actual interests.
Facing real history, they propagated and altered it, forming a 'story' equivalent to history, passed down through generations.
Although the outcome remains unchanged, the process can be altered to determine how future generations evaluate this piece of history.
The Hidden Rock's records portray the Third Raikage as reckless and foolish, falling into a trap and dying, with Hidden Rock's sacrifices being negligible and the strategy flawless.
Hidden Cloud's records depict the Third Raikage as fighting bravely, sacrificing himself for comrades rather than a tactical mistake, dying with humiliation at the enemy's mercy.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Thanks to them, the pharmaceutical company's performance has improved a lot recently."
In war, both pharmaceuticals and munitions are highly profitable industries.
Currently, the Shion Flower Pharmaceutical Company, which has carved out a space in the sky, naturally attracts the approval from those Ninja Villages engaged in war.
Moreover, as a Neutral Country, the Land of Demons will never prohibit the sale of medicines to any country.
So far, cooperation with the Five Great Ninja Villages has been fairly good, establishing relatively deep friendships and cooperative foundations.
"The roads in the main towns have almost been completed, and the funding for schools and education has also been timely issued. We can now develop in other directions."
"Other?"
Ruri was curious about this.
"Currently, the company's model is somewhat singular, and I want to formally invest in the military industry. Improve biological Enhancing Potion, manufacture ships, and exploit ocean resources. First, the pirates in the western sea of the Land of Demons need to be eliminated."
The Land of Demons is bordered by land on the east, south, and north, while the west faces the sea.
Due to Ruri's previous sweep, the bandits inside the Land of Demons have vanished completely.
But a plan for the sea region hadn't started before, and now that time is available, it's natural to manage the pirates in the western sea. Also, Hakushi finds holding onto the idle money rather useless, so spending it is necessary.
Besides, Ayane brought back so many specialty ores from the Land of Earth this time, including many precious rare Chakra Metals, which would be a waste if not invested in the military industry.
If you want to control the ocean and exploit ocean resources, battleships for navigation must be built.
The prototype of the land combat troops has been formed, and the next step is to develop naval forces, advancing on two fronts.
As for units for air combat, who knows when that will happen, the development must proceed naturally.
"Will I need to make another visit?"
Ruri saw through Hakushi's thoughts.
Hakushi naturally didn't think such a small thought could be hidden from Ruri, but having Ruri handle it would ensure the highest efficiency.
Feeling deeply apologetic, Hakushi immediately embraced Ruri, sitting her on his lap comfortably. Feeling Ruri's soft body and warm breath, he instantly had a strong physical reaction.
"Idiot, the curtains haven't been drawn."