Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 37 Two Methods
"On the contrary, I want your position as leader of Akatsuki. At that time, you will not be qualified to lead Akatsuki!"

Faced with the bet proposed by Bai Ye, Yahiko did not agree immediately, but began to think calmly.

Based on his understanding of Bai Ye, Bai Ye is an extremely cautious person and would never make such a bet without absolute certainty.

But Hanzo of the Salamander is a hero of the Rain Country. In the last war, he led the Rain Country to fight against the invasion of other major countries.

This war was prevented from spreading to the territory of the Rain Country only because of the existence of Hanzo Salamander. There was no reason or need for such a hero to attack the Akatsuki organization.

But what if? What if Hanzo of the Salamander really attacks the Akatsuki organization?
Yahiko didn't dare to imagine, and didn't know what would happen at that time.

However, one thing is certain, that is, he really did not have the qualifications to be the leader of Akatsuki at that time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was a sinner of Akatsuki.

After hesitating for a while, Yahiko nodded and joined the bet: "Bai Ye, I agree to your bet. If Hanzo really attacks Akatsuki, the position of leader will definitely be yours."

"Very good, the bet is established!"

Bai Ye nodded with satisfaction and made a bet with Yahiko.

He just wanted to make a bet with Yahiko so that when Hanzo attacks Akatsuki in the future, he could give Yahiko a good slap in the face. He really had no interest in the position of leader of Akatsuki.

As for whether Hanzo will take action against Akatsuki?
Even if Hanzo did not take action against Akatsuki within three years, Akatsuki would have launched an attack on the Hidden Rain Village. The reason is very simple.

The Rain Country is too small, and its narrow area is not enough to accommodate two ninja organizations.

No matter what happens, the new Akatsuki organization will sooner or later confront the Hidden Rain Village. The two sides can only annex each other and it is impossible for them to coexist peacefully.

After the little episode about the bet ended, Bai Ye brought up the main issue: "By the way, how is the contribution system going recently?"

The bet was just a spur of the moment decision. He did not forget the real purpose of looking for Yahiko, which was to understand the current situation of Akatsuki so as to formulate plans for the next stage.

Yahiko thought for a moment, then said, "The contribution system is currently running well, and everyone is generally satisfied, but there are still some unsatisfactory aspects."

"For example, the contributions of ninjas who go out on missions can be easily calculated, but it is difficult to measure the value of ninjas who stay at the base. Although everyone has no objections on the surface, there are already complaints in private."

"What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of distribution..." Bai Ye commented.

"What do you mean?" Yahiko fell into a knowledge blind spot and was a little confused.

"It means that we can accept not having something, but we cannot accept unfairness. Before the contribution points were introduced, everyone was selfless and used to a life of giving without getting anything in return."

"But now that the contribution system has been introduced, people can no longer accept the unfairness of the situation."

After listening to Bai Ye's explanation, Yahiko nodded and said, "As expected of Bai Ye, you pointed out the problem of the contribution system directly. What solutions do you have?"

Bai Ye asked back: "There are two ways. Do you want to temporarily alleviate it or completely eradicate it?"

As soon as he heard the choice from Bai Ye's mouth, Yahiko had a bad feeling, but he still said, "Tell me both ways, I'll see which one is better."

"If we want to completely eradicate it, we can just disband the Akatsuki organization. Without an organization, there is no need for distribution."

Bai Ye glanced at Yahiko, and in the other's speechless eyes, he said the second solution: "The second solution is to constantly adjust the existing system based on feedback and find a solution that most people can accept."

"That's a good idea..." Yahiko nodded slightly.

Looking at the enthusiastic Yahiko, Bai Ye poured cold water on him and said:
"I know you will choose the second one, but the reality is that the first one is very likely. The organization's finances will soon be in deficit, and then they won't worry about distribution issues because there will be nothing left." "A financial crisis again? There is still plenty of money on paper."

Yahiko widened his eyes. Bai Ye seemed to have given a solution just now, but it seemed that the organization was facing a financial crisis again, even though the current financial situation was still very good.

Bai Ye pointed to his throat, and Yahiko quickly poured him a cup of tea.

After moistening his throat, Bai Ye said:
"Remember what I just said about our organization being in crisis? The crisis doesn't just come from the ninjas, the financial crisis is also a crisis. Konoha and Iwagakure are not fighting large-scale wars anymore. Who will Konan sell the detonating tags she produces to?"

"Don't forget, the detonating talismans are now sold at high prices to barely support the financial expenditure."

"Once prices return to normal, organizations should either stop recruiting or do less to win people over. Don't let them go back to hard times just after a few days of comfort."

Yahiko was silent. What Byakuya was talking about was the current situation of Akatsuki organization.

Currently, Akatsuki only has two ways to earn money: missions and selling detonating tags. The income from the former is negligible.

In this case, if the price of detonating talismans drops, a financial crisis may occur in a matter of minutes.

The only way to solve this problem is to start a war again, but this is not in line with the purpose of Akatsuki.

But if they stop recruiting people, Akatsuki will stop developing and will not be able to bring peace to more ordinary people, and will almost be trapped in a vicious circle.

Looking at Yahiko's sad face, Bai Ye felt much happier.

Although the ninja world is a world where force is supreme, before one has super shadow or even six path level strength, the rules are not much different from those in the previous life.

The war between ninja villages was a competition of strategy and tactics from the very beginning.

Once the stalemate period comes, the competition will be about whether the country behind the ninja village is financially strong.

This is also the reason why Konoha did not gain any benefits in every Ninja World War, but was always able to recover quickly, because the Fire Country behind Konoha is the richest country.

However, the small ninja villages outside the five major ninja villages are completely different.

For example, in the Rain Country, although they were lucky enough to have a strong man like Hanzo, due to the lack of national foundation, even if they achieved temporary success, it could not be sustained.

Eventually, it was reduced to its original form and forced to implement a strategy of isolation.

The reason why Akatsuki during Yahiko's time did not encounter this problem was because the organization was too small.

Once a ninja village has reached a certain scale, even if it is only a small ninja village with a few hundred people, financial issues have to be considered. Otherwise, the Akatsuki organization during the time of Nagato and Konan would not be keen on accepting bounty missions to raise war funds.

However, the Akatsuki organization at that time had long since abandoned Yahiko's ideals and turned completely evil.

After Yahiko pondered for a moment, he looked at Bai Ye again.

Bai Ye, who had been prepared for this, slowly stretched out two fingers and said a solution: "Two methods. One is to secretly provoke a war, which you will definitely not agree to."

"Second, while you still have money, you can acquire some profitable industries and develop new products. In the future, you can rely on the industries to keep the organization running, and you don't have to rely on selling detonating talismans to make a living. I think you will choose this."

(End of this chapter)