Build the Swarm Tech Tree in Konoha

Chapter 286 The deal with the “devil”

After the avatar rushed into the car formation, he immediately saw the melancholy red-haired girl. Even though her face was full of sadness, she still looked like stars holding the moon, sitting on the high frame of the car.

The Avatar did not go directly to it, but hid under the nearest large car because White Eye Bug reminded him that a ninja came from the oasis, and he did not want to cause trouble.

After a while, the man on patrol sounded the alarm, but everyone stayed in place, neither running nor shouting, as if they had turned into wooden sculptures.

"Okay!" The red-haired girl stood up and shouted in a slightly hoarse voice: "Just do whatever you have to do. I will naturally handle the people coming from Sunagakure Village!"

The girl's voice turned out to be quite loud, allowing all the Loulan immigrants to regain their mobility, but the atmosphere of despair was already so thick that it almost condensed into rain, and even more so, they were numb.

This time, the avatar confirmed that the girl's identity was indeed Queen Sarah, and her prestige was actually quite high.

I saw two Sunagakure ninjas arriving at the outskirts of the car formation. They drove away the two patrolling men unceremoniously, and even punched one of the men down. Then they pushed a large car away and walked in.

After they came in, they went straight to Sarah and asked for rent for the overnight venue and money for firewood, which aroused anger in the numb crowd.

A young boy couldn't help but yelled: "We are the firewood..."

Before he could finish his words, a thousand coins flew past him and smashed two of his front teeth.

The puppet master who controlled the puppet to launch Qianben saw that he had hit the target and laughed proudly: "Boy, it's not easy to live to such an old age with such a big temper. I will teach you a lesson this time, and you will be better next time.

Dead."

The boy with his mouth full of blood covered his mouth and huddled on the sand. The anger in his eyes disappeared and turned into fear and cowering.

Queen Sarah's heroic eyebrows were raised and she angrily said: "There is an alliance between Sand Hidden Village and Loulan Kingdom. Is this how you execute the contract of the Third Kazekage?"

Hearing Queen Sarah's words, the four sand ninjas immediately softened their attitudes. Only the puppet master muttered: "The Third Kazekage has died long ago..."

The leading chuunin among the sand ninjas immediately slapped the puppet master and shouted angrily in a low voice: "Stop, don't embarrass the Sand Hidden Village!"

Then he turned back, stared at the red-haired girl with dangerous eyes, and said in a sinister and mocking tone: "Your Excellency, Queen Sara of the Loulan Kingdom, the covenant is unbreakable, but the amount of money that must be paid cannot be less.

Otherwise, this would also be a violation of the covenant."

Queen Sarah raised her head proudly and clenched her hands so tightly that her whole body was trembling, but in the end she took out the money.

Soon, several sand ninjas were satisfied and walked out of the car array with their money.

After Queen Sara handed over the money, she lost her toughness and turned into a weak girl again. She murmured: "Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto..., I hate you, all your promises have come to nothing.

Already."

The sand ninjas who were passing through the cart heard the queen's whisper, and all four of them showed mocking expressions. The puppet master who got slapped by the captain even laughed wildly: "Okay! Queen Sarah, stop bragging!

There is no Uzumaki Naruto in Konoha Village, and there is no such ninja in the entire ninja world!"

"I have been frightened by you for several months in vain, and how much money have we underpaid!"

The four ninjas laughed wildly and left, leaving only the Loulan remnants whose morale was even lower, and Queen Sarah, who was struck by lightning.

At the same time, there is also the incarnation of the dumbfounded Aburame Tetsumaru under the car.

When Queen Sara whispered the name "Naruto", he could tell that the girl was acting, intending to use the name of the Konoha ninja to intimidate the other party and stop them from coming again.

Perhaps similar tricks have been used many times, and this girl's performance is vivid and has few flaws.

Moreover, this sentence also proves that the plot of Loulan Ancient Kingdom has already happened, but they have already seen the sealing technique of the Fourth Hokage, so it is at most circumstantial evidence, nothing remarkable.

But the next "Uzumaki Naruto" was really like a bolt from the blue, and the Avatar was completely stunned. Let me go, the name Uzumaki Naruto is so familiar.

This name was the first thing that flew away after the large bug Aburame Tetsumaru flapped its wings. When this name appeared again, it could only prove one thing.

"Parallel time and space exist!"

"I have decided, I am connected with Dragon Vein, and I want to specialize in time-based abilities!" The avatar's eyes gradually became firmer, "From today on, my name is 'Zhulong'."

…

Sarah was severely hit by the puppet master's words before leaving, and she could not return to her original appearance until others brought dinner.

But facing the little girl who came to deliver the meal, the girl was unwilling to pass on her low pressure to the child, so she managed to force out a smile.

She took the dinner, which was a very simple tuber paste. Because some dried meat powder and spices were sprinkled on it, it still smelled very fragrant.

The portion of rice was not large, so the queen finished the dinner in a few mouthfuls and handed the bowl to the little girl.

At this time, all the immigrants in Loulan started to eat. Everyone ate the same meal. Only the men who were responsible for heavy physical labor could eat an extra portion.

Sarah looked at her most loyal people. Most of them finished their portion in several mouthfuls like her. Many of them filled their bowls with hot water again, drank them cleanly, and mixed them up.

Full of water.

A few old people secretly gave less food to their children, asking them to eat as many bites as possible, but they didn't dare to give them all. They were worried that if they didn't eat at all, they would collapse from hunger.

If you don't, your own children will have a more difficult time.

The old man's entanglement in repeatedly weighing how much food to portion out deeply hurt Queen LS's heart and made her almost breathless. She grabbed her chest and gasped for air.

At this moment, a completely unfamiliar voice suddenly appeared: "How on earth did you end up like this?"

Sarah, who was in deep pain, woke up the moment she heard the words. She looked over warily, only to find that it was a ninja without any forehead protector. She was immediately frightened and her whole body tensed up.

Although the Sand Ninja just had a bad attitude, they would not kill anyone unless absolutely necessary. This is a rule that the Great Ninja Village has spent a lot of effort to establish.

The five major ninja villages did not achieve their current status simply by relying on force. Although in Aburame Tetsumaru's view, the welfare benefits of the ninja villages are nonsense, it at least ensures that their ninjas have a certain bottom line.

The quality of the ninjas in Xiao Ninja Village is a little worse. If you encounter them in a deserted place, you must be careful, but there will be no problem in such a place not far from a populated area.

The main problem with Xiao Ninja Village is that the village is too weak to investigate what its ninjas are doing outside. It is inevitable that their ninjas will occasionally steal.

The most dangerous ones are definitely the rebellious ninjas who have a line on their foreheads, especially those who have just broken through the restraints. The madness and fear in their hearts are most likely to turn into murderous intentions. They will kill them even if they see a root.

The stem is broken.

The most difficult thing to figure out is meeting ninjas without any markings. These are wandering ninjas, just like stray cats. Some good wandering ninjas are no worse than the five major ninja villages in terms of personality and strength. Some bad ones have committed

The rebels would be dumbfounded when they saw this crime.

Sarah asked carefully: "Who are you?"

Zhulong said boldly: "I am here to help you."

Sarah: "..., please forgive me for not believing it."

Zhulong was neither angry nor anxious, so he changed his question directly: "Then just think that I am interested in Loulan's past, and tell me why you are like this."

"Also, why did the Sand Ninja come to blackmail you? It seems this is not the first time."

Sara observed carefully with the help of the firelight. She could not see the face of this ninja who was wearing a long windbreaker and sunglasses in the middle of the night, but she could feel that he did not have murderous intent, so she lowered her guard a little.

Then Sara laughed to herself. The opponent was a ninja, and stronger than the four sand ninjas just now. It seemed that there was no difference between her being alert or not.

So Sara began to tell what happened in the ancient country of Loulan after Naruto Uzumaki left.

At first, everything was going in a good direction. People were working hard. Queen Sarah was also working hard to learn the knowledge that the king should master. With the arrival of two great harvests, everyone felt that life was promising and happy.

Full of feeling.

But the good times did not last long. A few years later, Loulan's underground water veins suddenly cut off, and one-third of Loulan's water sources dried up almost overnight.

A month later, all the water sources dried up, let alone irrigation, and even drinking water could not be found. As a desert kingdom, if the water source is gone, there is nothing, and people have to start fleeing.

"It's impossible to walk. In the desert, if you don't drink water for a few days, you will die. Only a little dew is enough for a few people to drink."

"I was still young at that time and didn't understand anything. I could only watch everyone and let them embark on the road of escape in such a chaotic way."

"In the end, my most loyal people found me and wanted to take me with them." Sara looked dim, "We also left Loulan."

"Later I found out that most of the people who fled earlier never left the desert, and those who survived by chance were also missing. They were probably heartbroken."

"But here I have the ministerial organization and arrangements, but I went out well." Sara said self-deprecatingly, "Only since I left Loulan did I realize how difficult life is without a country."

"Everywhere you go, people chase you away and look at you with contempt. Naruto told me that Konoha Village is a good place, but we can't even enter the Land of Fire."

"The Konoha ninjas on the border will also attack us with weapons, but they are rich and use larger kunai, while the sand ninjas use thin needles."

Zhulong asked: "The Konoha ninjas also blackmailed you?"

Sara shook her head: "No, he just wouldn't let us enter the Land of Fire. I was too naive at the time and thought that Konoha ninjas were all good people and wouldn't..."

Suddenly she choked up, took a few deep breaths to regain her composure, and continued: "In order to protect me, the minister died like this, and I have really grown up."

"The minister died, and his previous livelihood channels were gone. Later, I took everyone around the Kingdom of Wind, selling some goods. Fortunately, I have a good eye, and I can still make a living."

"But the road is not easy. The people who follow me can't stand it. They walk and die. Now these are the only ones left."

"..." Zhulong didn't know what to say for a moment. This girl's life was really miserable.

"When did these sand ninjas start blackmailing you?"

"It started two or three years ago. These sand ninjas seem to be getting poorer and poorer, their puppets are getting worse and worse, and their extortion is getting more and more powerful."

"Especially the ninjas stationed in the oasis, they are the most ruthless!"

This is normal. One of the costs of the Sand Ninja's defeat in the Third Ninja War was that they ceded a considerable part of the mission market, causing them to be financially strapped.

Originally, life in Sunagakure Village was tight, but it could still go on. Who knows what the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was thinking. He suddenly decided to hand over all his tasks to the Leaf Village three years ago, and also cut off

Half the military spending!

This was completely fatal. Not only did the Fourth Kazekage have to work hard to find gold, but the training of ninjas was forced to become elite. Even the remuneration for low-level ninjas to perform village defense tasks was discounted.

The mid- to high-level ninjas who were able to receive missions had little impact, but the lower ninjas were in dire straits, and it was normal to make ends meet.

If you let a starved cat visit the salted fish warehouse, even if the cat is loyal enough, it will continue to catch mice, but it will never refuse the fish in its mouth.

"The number of times the Sand Ninja blackmails are increasing day by day, and the reasons are becoming more and more shameless. I can't stand it any longer."

"It wasn't until three months ago that I accidentally said Naruto's name, and the sand ninja returned the money to me. Haha, Naruto-kun actually saved me again. I'm so grateful to him."

"Later, I used his name to block him many times, but now it seems that it's really no longer possible. The sand ninja will only extort more money now, saying that I cheated them."

"...Naruto-kun, did you really appear?"

Uzumaki Naruto really appeared, but now there is only Namikaze Naruto. It is estimated that the Sand Ninja was also worried about Sara's relationship with the Fourth Hokage, so he "reluctantly" gave up his financial resources.

It wasn't until Sara possibly accidentally mentioned the surname Uzumaki that they thought they had been deceived by an ordinary person, so they intensified their extortion efforts.

Zhulong was silent for a while and suddenly said: "Now Loulan has water again, but..."

"Giggle, no need to say it." Sarah laughed and stopped the incarnation's words, "People are separated and can never be reunited. There are really too few people who are still with me. Lou Lan will come back no matter what.

If you don’t go, you will be kicked out.”

"I now understand very well that no matter what happens, it all depends on myself in the end, and I can't count on others."

After talking a lot, the pent-up annoyance in Sarah's heart dissipated a lot, and she even showed a hearty smile. Even though the bonfire had been extinguished to save firewood, this smile was still so bright under the starlight.

Zhulong's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, and he couldn't help but wonder: I'm still a human being, so where does my heartbeat come from?

However, this little emotion only affected Zhulong for a moment. He asked: "If I use a piece of safe and fertile land to buy something from you, will you be willing to sell it?"

Sara's little mouth opened wide, and she was stunned for a long time, and finally she said: "Are you the devil?"

Zhulong: Girl! What do you mean?

(End of chapter)