The importance of strength for a ninja is beyond doubt; a ninja without strength walks the line between life and death on every mission.
As for longevity, not only ninjas, Yokokawa Tsutomu believes that anyone would want as eternal a life as possible.
So Yokokawa Tsutomu feels that if everyone were given a wish, most people would choose one of these two.
Zetsu found it strange, "Didn't you say, Lord Yokokawa Tsutomu, that the Box of Bliss can't fulfill these wishes?"
"That's because I don't believe, but you do." Yokokawa Tsutomu said with a smile.
Zetsu thought for a moment, then looked at Yokokawa Tsutomu seriously and said:
"Even if the Box of Bliss could grant all wishes, I would still wish for the same thing as before."
"There are always endless wars in the Ninja World, if the entire Ninja World were under one power, then the wars should disappear, and my son could live in a world without war."
Yokokawa Tsutomu was taken aback, he had thought Zetsu would say something about loyalty to the Grass Ninjas, but it turned out for this reason.
Yokokawa Tsutomu smiled and patted Zetsu on the shoulder, "It seems you really love your child, but don't spoil him too much. Be strict when you train him. I'm looking forward to the Grass Village producing another genius."
Yokokawa Tsutomu didn't mind that Zetsu's answer contained selfish motives, because it's impossible to be without a bit of self-interest.
Like himself, although he hadn't said it outright, Yokokawa Tsutomu aimed not only for the rise of Grass Ninja but also to enhance his own strength.
He wanted to become a top-tier powerhouse, the kind that a whole Ninja Village would take seriously because of him alone.
Such words, as a leader, he certainly couldn't say out loud, as it would not be conducive to unity.
"Leader, the people from Flower are looking for you..." As Yokokawa Tsutomu and Zetsu were conversing, a member of the Grass Village's Anbu walked over and whispered in Yokokawa Tsutomu's ear.
"Keep an eye on things here, don't let anything happen to the Box." Yokokawa Tsutomu instructed Zetsu, then left the underground base and headed to the Grass Village's office building.
In the Grass Ninja Leader's office, Yokokawa Tsutomu pushed the door open and immediately saw the Leader of the Grass Flower sitting in the only office chair in the room.
Seeing Yokokawa Tsutomu enter, the Leader of the Grass Flower immediately wanted to make things difficult but was interrupted.
"I am the leader." Yokokawa Tsutomu reminded.
Although the other is a faction leader, he is currently the leader of the entire Grass Ninja Village, a grade above.
"Who's to blame for this office only having one chair?" The Leader of the Grass Flower had to stand up and explained.
"If you save on Flower's expenses, I'll add another chair to the office." Yokokawa Tsutomu sat back into his leader's chair with a smile.
The Leader of the Grass Flower rolled their eyes at Yokokawa Tsutomu, thinking this was too good.
The Grass Village's Anbu standing at the door gave a silent thumbs-up to Yokokawa Tsutomu, no wonder he could become the leader, defusing the tense atmosphere in just a few words.
"Yokokawa, what tasks have the ninjas in the village been doing recently? I see there are a bit fewer ninjas in the village." The Leader of the Grass Flower remembered the purpose of their visit.
Yokokawa Tsutomu's expression remained unchanged, "There are so many tasks in the village every day, how can I remember all of them? You can check it yourself."
Yokokawa Tsutomu had already fabricated the task records, no way the Flower high-ups could find anything.
The Leader of the Grass Flower stared into Yokokawa Tsutomu's eyes, seemingly wanting to find a flaw, but Yokokawa Tsutomu calmly met the Leader of the Grass Flower's gaze with a clear conscience.
"Recently, numerous war refugees have been pouring into the village, it might be wise to dispatch more ninjas to maintain order in the village and surrounding areas." The Leader of the Grass Flower finally withdrew his gaze and said.
Yokokawa Tsutomu was now the leader of Grass Ninja, and it wasn't appropriate for the subordinate to question too much, as it would undermine the leader's authority.
"Too many refugees are indeed a problem, I will organize the handling of it." Yokokawa Tsutomu nodded.
"Yokokawa, don't forget, the Land of Grass has survived until now by navigating the waters and maintaining neutrality, avoid taking risky actions." The Leader of the Grass Flower couldn't help but remind before leaving.
Whether it's Grass Seed or Grass Flower, they are all Grass Village ninjas, not enemies, just differing views on the village's development measures.
"What, Ryuhi, you want to pull me into the Grass Flower faction, I am the leader of Grass Seed." Yokokawa Tsutomu said jokingly.
"How can we change the current situation without taking risks, those Great Ninja Villages won't just sit by as we slowly develop."
Ryuhi turned straight away and left the leader's office to investigate the task records.
They were old rivals after all, Ryuhi knew one sentence couldn't change Yokokawa Tsutomu's mind.
Watching Ryuhi's departing figure, Yokokawa Tsutomu took out a plan book to carefully check if there were any issues with his layout.
Apart from the uncontrollable factor like the Box of Bliss, he would ensure that the plan doesn't go awry.
PS: Damn it, encountered something and couldn't make it.
Then, worried, I googled and found similarities with glaucoma symptoms, my heart stopped instantly.
Tomorrow, I'll cancel everything and get it checked. Please don't let it be glaucoma...
Hopefully, Google information exaggerated things.