Escape From Konoha

Late November.

With the help of workers such as Dazna, the International Workers' and Civilian Cooperative founded by the Shion Flower Merchant Association in the Country of Waves is temporarily on the right track.

Of course, the workers' cooperative established in the Country of Waves can only be regarded as the first branch established, and its headquarters will be established in the Country of Ghosts.

Even if it is a branch, the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, which is backed by the military, has spent all its efforts to establish a branch of the Workers' and Citizens' Cooperative in the Country of Waves.

Although it is a trial work, in the distant future, it may become one of the decisive factors in the reform of the ninja world.

Unlike other countries, Ichiji, who has received orthodox education in the Kingdom of Ghosts since childhood, understands the so-called mass line and the power of the masses.

The prosperous Ghost Country seems to be led by her father Chiba Shiraishi, but the overall implementation steps are just simple methods of opening up people's wisdom and emancipating their minds.

The Demon Country's eclectic approach soon attracted all kinds of talents from all over the ninja world, making these talents serve the Demon Country wholeheartedly.

They, who were not ninjas, spent more than ten years building the poor and weak Demon Country into a military power that was not weaker than the five major countries.

Economically, it surpasses any of the five major countries.

These assets will not be revealed to the public. It is a strategy that her father, Chiba Shiraishi, always likes to use.

Based on this kind of education, Yiji knows very well what kind of hidden power the so-called "mass" has.

Perhaps 99% of them are mediocre people, but as long as the remaining 1% become elites, it will be enough to bring about huge changes in the world.

In the face of such a torrent of change, even the extraordinary power of ninjas may be replaced.

Choosing a balance and union between technology and ninja tradition is the path that the Kingdom of Ghosts will pursue.

Instead of focusing on the training of a very small number of ninjas day after day, it is better to cover all human beings and use a wide net to make fundamental changes.

How many ninjas are there in the five major countries?

fifty thousand? One hundred thousand?

However, the total proportion of special jounin and jounin is less than ten percent.

This is the so-called elite ninja number.

But how many humans are there in the ninja world?

This number will be astonishing.

Even if the elites of all mankind account for less than one percent of the total number of mankind, they are far from being comparable in number to the ninjas of the five major countries.

The value created by concentrating the wisdom of one percent of the elite to mobilize the labor force of ninety-nine percent of humanity is a level that is probably unreachable in any era of the ninja world so far.

For this, the Land of Waves is a beginning.

The International Workers' and Civilians' Cooperative was proposed based on this concept - an organization for the human community.

This is by no means the end.

Whether the Kingdom of Ghosts will be destroyed or not, the seeds have already been produced.

Human beings who have obtained the fire will only rush forward one after another.

In the face of such a will, death also becomes extremely small.

With the small country as the base, it will form a siege to the big country, and at the right time, it will crush the very small part of the 'elite' system in the past.

The Kingdom of Rain fell into civil war.

The Kingdom of Ghosts has begun to intervene.

The Fire Nation and the Earth Nation are eyeing each other.

The Kingdom of Wind watched from the sidelines.

Although it is not as perfect as planned, the current situation can still be controlled.

After comparing the current ninja world structure, Kazuhime also began to formally start the affairs of the wave country.

Building a factory is just a cover. Her real purpose has always been to set up a worker-peasant cooperative to unite the workers and farmers in the Kingdom of Waves.

The people without unity are just mobs, and the people who form an organization will form an extremely terrifying torrent that pushes the wheel of the times forward.

Whether the power of the people is strong is different from being dispersed or being organized.

Now it is considered to be winter. The country of Namachi, which is already very humid, has become colder after entering winter.

Compared with October, the construction progress of the factory is relatively slow.

Occasionally, Yiji would go over to greet her relatives and bring some condolences, which made the workers led by Dazna feel grateful.

At present, workers' and civilians' cooperatives have joined in the largest number of workers' groups.

There are more than 1,300 workers recorded in the register.

This is Dazna's credit.

The second is farmers. There are about 300 registered farmers, which is relatively small.

However, Yiji was not dissatisfied with this, and these numbers of people gathered together could be regarded as an extremely impressive force.

This is the number of people recruited under the malicious suppression of the daimyo of the land of waves.

If there were no daimyos from the Land of Waves to interfere, the number of people recruited would be even greater.

The reason is also very simple. Among them, the country of fire is behind the inspiration, noticing the potential harm of the workers' cooperatives, and wanting to nip the danger in the bud. Compared with the 'new era' that the Kingdom of Ghosts wants, the old-style countries headed by the five major countries do not need the wisdom of the people, they only need them to obey and be dominated.

To open such an opening in the Land of Waves, the road will undoubtedly be very difficult.

The blood, the fighting, the collision of the old and the new world, will eventually lead to the most savage war.

"By the end of this year, the worker-minor cooperative should be able to recruit 3,000 people."

Looking at the names on the roster, Yiji sat in an office with only simple tables and chairs and made this rough estimate.

At present, 1,600 people have joined. As long as we can win people's hearts with the most simple interests, it is not difficult to double the number of members by the end of the year.

After all, this is also a pilot exercise.

At present, the workers' cooperatives of the Country of Waves do not have any ability to support the Country of Ghosts. All materials need to be taken out of the Country of Ghosts' own pockets to supply the Country of Waves.

Those who joined were the lowest workers and farmers. They relied on barely self-sufficient production capacity and it was extremely hard just to stay alive, let alone create additional wealth for the cooperative.

However, everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as you get through this difficulty, the road ahead will be much easier.

Next, based on the number of people and the situation faced by the country of wave, how to invest and how much money to invest need to be calculated by the headquarters.

Whether it is the struggle to emancipate the mind or the violent war between people, it is a very money-consuming behavior.

The reason why the Kingdom of Ghosts dares to intervene in the internal situations of several small countries at the same time is because its economic foundation is solid enough, otherwise it would not be possible to adopt a strategy of multi-front warfare.

"According to the progress, it is not a problem to recruit 3,000 workers and peasants by the end of the year. By next year, it seems that it is not only the construction of factories, but also the purchase of other industries to gather the labor force of idle workers and peasants."

Cardo said.

This is also a matter of course.

Ghost Country is not a charity, and it is impossible to give blindly.

If these workers and peasants are unable to create wealth that belongs to mankind, then there is no need for investment in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Strive to spend every fund wisely, which is the purpose of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"How's the public opinion going?"

Yiji has been training as a ninja in the stronghold recently and doesn't pay much attention to information from the outside world.

"Basically, we have it under control. After all, we are providing real benefits, using preferential policies to exchange materials and money in the hands of workers and peasants who join the cooperative. Although the method is a bit stupid and consumes a lot of money, it has achieved initial results. Undoubtedly remarkable.”

Using money to clear the way is the simplest and crudest way to win people's hearts.

But again, this method of win-over is very low-level and very easy to be destroyed.

Using money to maintain governance is just like the mercenary model of the Ninja Village. It has more than enough self-preservation but a serious lack of expansion.

"Just continue at this pace. We are not the ones who are anxious now."

The current situation is somewhat similar to the previous war in the Kingdom of Wind.

The Kingdom of Ghosts is all on the offensive side, and every step is taken steadily and steadily. They do not take advantage of others and make progress while maintaining stability. They just need to maintain their advantage and crush them with absolute momentum.

Whether it is competing for military strength or economic foundation, compared with the current Fire Country, the Ghost Country has sufficient confidence.

The current Fire Nation is just barely maintaining its throne as the largest nation based on its victory in the Third Ninja War.

But with such a flashy first throne, Ichiji could only see the afterglow of the Fire Nation's decline.

And as the Kingdom of Ghosts continues to grow stronger, the so-called ‘first’ is just the pride of the old era.

As for other countries, the previous Five Shadows Conference has exposed the many contradictions within the five major countries.

What the Kingdom of Ghosts is afraid of is the five great powers that are united, not the five great powers that are scattered.

"Yes, as the eldest lady said, we are not the ones who are anxious now. Just wait until they expose their flaws."

Cardo pushed up the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose and showed a more sinister smile.

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"Workers' cooperative? Is it true that Huo Daiming is worried about such a thing?"

Located in a castle-style mansion, big businessmen from the isolated island gather here.

The conference room is very large and the decoration is very gorgeous.

The castle, built with huge sums of money, reflects the extraordinary status of the owner of the castle, both in appearance and inside.

Although it has been decided to completely eliminate the forces belonging to the Kingdom of Demons in the Kingdom of Waves, there is no accurate conclusion on how to do this and how to implement the plan.

Because the will of the businessmen has not been unified.

Half of the businessmen plan to drive the Kingdom of Ghosts out of the Country of Waves through normal business competition.

The other half of the businessmen plan to use radical methods and adopt efficient and direct assassination plans to deter the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Such discussions have always been the focus of discussion among businessmen.

In particular, the Fire Country urged them to resolve the workers' cooperative established by the Ghost Country in the Wave Country as soon as possible, which made the businessmen's discussions become more intense.

"I don't think there is any need to worry about this kind of thing. With our strength, we don't need to be too radical. We can achieve our goal by directly launching a business war against the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce."

"But this will take a long time. We don't have much time to waste now. No one knows how the civil war in the Rain Country will end. If the Ghost Country succeeds in involving the Fire Country in the Rain Country, Part of the energy, then for us, the action will be extremely passive."

Although the interests of the merchant alliance on the isolated island are not completely consistent with those of the Fire Nation, they are currently in a cooperative relationship.

If the Fire Country is at a disadvantage in the fight against the Ghost Country, then their plan to build the Wave Country into a second paradise island will undoubtedly end in failure.

"Not only the Country of Fire, but the Country of Earth is also opposed to the Kingdom of Ghosts entering the Country of Rain. I think it is better to expel the Kingdom of Ghosts forces in the Country of Waves through a stable commercial war. It might be too radical. Like the Kingdom of Wind a few months ago, it will be severely beaten by the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Not all business people like to take risks.

The plan has finally reached this stage, and the best way is to stabilize one's own advantages.

By means of assassination, although the goal can be achieved quickly, regardless of success or failure, the follow-up may cause more serious problems.

"No, normal business war progresses too slowly, and the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce is not a small chamber of commerce. Once a business war starts, it will not be limited to the country of Waves, and it will easily form a stalemate."

The businessmen hold their own opinions. Although they all contribute to the alliance, they will also disagree with each other due to differences of opinion.

"Then, one group focuses on commercial warfare, and the other plans assassination plans. How about implementing the two strategies together?"

In the end, a businessman had no choice but to speak and expressed his opinion.

There are not a few businessmen with radical ideas, and it is obviously unrealistic to persuade these people to give up in a short period of time.

If the debate goes on like this, it is easy to delay the good opportunity.

The kingdom of ghosts has begun to press forward. If their forces cannot be unified, they will be defeated by the kingdom of ghosts.

Only when they unite can they show the power that the kingdom of ghosts fears.

This is also the reason why they are not worried that the Kingdom of Ghosts will use force to eliminate them.

The chain of interests behind them is complex, involving the underground black market and many countries, including officials from some major countries who have stakes. If the Demon Country wants to use force to eliminate them, it will be equivalent to declaring war on many countries in the ninja world, and it will be truly isolated internationally.

As long as the decision-makers in the Kingdom of Ghosts are smarter, they will never use violence foolishly.

Therefore, the assassination plan of the radical businessman is not without merit.

"Are the two strategies to be carried out together? This is a good idea. However, I declare in advance that if you want to carry out an assassination, do not kill this girl, but capture her alive. She is Chiba, the daughter of Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri. Yiji. If we accidentally kill her, it will be very difficult to deal with the subsequent problems."

One businessman took out a photo and placed it on the table for the other businessmen to see.

"In other words, she will be used as a bargaining chip in the end, right?"

The businessmen in charge of the assassination plan looked at the girl in the photo with interest.

"I wonder if the Sharingan has been awakened? After all, this is a rare blood inheritance limit. However, even if I catch her, I can't use her for my own use. It's a pity."

Many businessmen expressed regret.

They are all frequent visitors to the Lonely Island Arena, and they have recruited many special ninjas under their command.

In particular, ninjas who master secret techniques and blood inheritance limit abilities are their favorite type of ninja.

Because the secret technique and the blood inheritance limit mean special, and special means powerful.

Coupled with their wealth, sooner or later, the merchant alliance on the isolated island will become a super-large force that controls the structure of the ninja world, and they no longer need to look at the big powers to speak.

Just like the rapidly rising ghost country today.

It's just that Ichiki's identity is special. Both her parents are famous ninjas in the ninja world. They can't take her for their own use, and they can't kill her hastily, otherwise it will attract crazy revenge from the country of ghosts.

And by capturing Yiji alive, they would have the confidence to bargain with the Kingdom of Ghosts, giving them room to turn things around, so that they would not be at a disadvantage when negotiating with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Then, the assassination plan will be left to you. Prioritize getting rid of Kado around her, and the worker representative Dazna. I believe that as long as she loses her official spokesperson, she will have to come forward to face us personally. .”

"Don't worry about this. This time we will dispatch our elite ninjas to ensure that the plan is foolproof."

"That side of the fire daimyo..."

"A workers' and citizens' cooperative? When a rabble gathers together, it will always be just a rabble. As long as we expel the Kingdom of Demons from the Country of Waves as soon as possible, the Fire Daimyo will have nothing to say."

Different from the attitude of the Fire Nation daimyo, the businessmen believed that workers and farmers were just a bunch of rabble, and no matter how many they gathered together, they could not change their nature as a rabble.

Although some businessmen think it is inappropriate, most businessmen do not feel that the workers' and peasants' cooperative society will play any role in the subsequent game, and think there is no need to pay attention to it.

The most important thing right now is to expel the Kingdom of Demons from the Kingdom of Waves, rather than wasting energy on a group of rabble.

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"Dad, it seems that our family can get through this winter easily."

At Tazuna's house, her daughter Tsunami said to Tazuna very happily.

Because Dazna joined the Workers' and People's Cooperative, his family quickly received feedback on the Workers' and People's Cooperative's preferential policies for member families.

For example, when purchasing supplies or using money to purchase daily necessities, any family member who joins the cooperative will enjoy internal discounts and benefits. And if it is a family whose livelihood is a problem, the cooperative society will distribute necessary daily necessities for free, but in contrast, labor is required to compensate, which also indirectly solves the unemployment distress of poor families.

This is a real offer, and Tsunami, who has been worrying about how to spend this winter, can't help but have a smile on her face.

Dazna picked up the bottle and took a sip of wine, then wiped the drink that accidentally dripped from the corner of his mouth and said: "I didn't expect that Miss Yiji really planned to redeem these preferential policies. I always feel that she is more famous than us. More concerned about the lives of those of us at the bottom.”

At first, out of gratitude to Yi Ji, Dazna led some workers to join the so-called workers' cooperative.

However, with the effective implementation of the cooperative's preferential policies, there was no need for Dazna to personally publicize it. The workers who had received the benefits had already begun to actively promote the workers' cooperative.

This gave Tatsuna the illusion that Ichiki was the famous name of their country of Waves.

No...even a famous person would not be able to spread money in such a bold way.

For Dazna, as long as taxes are not increased, it is time to thank the nobles for their mercy.

"It would be nice if Miss Ichiji could be the daimyo of our country. What do you think, dad?"

Tsunami said jokingly.

"Tsunami, you really dare to think about it. It would be quite troublesome if others heard this."

Dazna looked helplessly at his daughter.

"I know, I won't go around talking about it."

"Compared to this, I think it's better for you to find a husband to rely on. If I can't work anymore, at least there will be someone in the family to support me."

Dazuna said intentionally or unintentionally.

Tsunami glared at Tatsuna.

"Dad, I don't want to think about this kind of thing now. I have to take care of Inari, so how can I have time to find a man? Besides, who would fall in love with a widow like me whose husband has died?"

Although she was not yet thirty, Tsunami was still capable of giving birth, but her status as a widow was destined not to be accepted by many men.

Tsunami was already prepared to become a widow in the future.

As for the issue of remarriage, Tsunami has long given up hope.

Dazna smiled bitterly, seeing that her daughter was so determined and stopped mentioning the matter of making her consider remarrying.

"Speaking of which, where is Inari?"

Dazna asked.

"He went out to play with his friends and will be back before dinner."

Tsunami replied.

"Children are really carefree."

"You are still young after all."

"In two years, he can follow me and learn some simple crafts to make a living. Things passed down from our ancestors cannot be cut off from my generation."

Dazuna said drunkenly.

Tsunami nodded, cleaned up the messy things in the room, and said to Dazuna: "Dad, I went over to cook, and drink less wine."

After saying that, she left the room and walked to the kitchen.

After Tsunami left, Tatsuna sat in the room for a while, then stood up, wanting to move his body.

Suddenly, there was a screeching sound from the half-open window, which made Dazna suddenly wake up from his drunken state, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the window.

Following the sound just now, the window was opened at some point, and a black shadow approached like a gust of wind, making Dazna's eyes widen in horror.

Ninja!

Although he was not wearing a forehead protector, the opponent held a kunai and moved flexibly, allowing Dazuna to instantly determine the opponent's identity.

Because he was too scared, and it was the first time he encountered such a thrilling scene, Dazuna forgot to dodge. Seeing that kunai was about to smear his throat and end his life, a bolt of lightning shot out from nowhere, The kunai covers the entire body of the ninja.

"ah!"

The ninja screamed in pain, and the thunder and lightning paralyzed his body, unable to move, and he lay down on the ground.

"Dad, what happened? Why did I hear someone screaming in the room?"

Tsunami heard the screams in the room and ran into the room quickly. She saw the ninja who was paralyzed by lightning and fell to the ground helplessly, showing a look of surprise.

"This is……"

"Don't worry, ma'am, these fish can't hurt you at all."

A soft voice sounded in the room.

It was a dark, feline-like four-legged cub. On top of its head, there was a horn that was different from ordinary creatures, with dense blue electric light gathering on it.

He raised one of his forelimbs and greeted Tatsuna and Tsunami in a friendly manner.

It is Thunder Pill.

"Y-youkai!?"

Dazuna looked at Thundermaru who was talking and could easily think of the existence of monsters.

"I'm not a monster, I'm a psychic beast, and I'm currently working for the eldest lady. Forget it, I'll talk about the details later. There are a few guys peeping here, I'll go over and deal with them."

Thundermaru turned around and grasped the ground tightly with his limbs. The chakra in his body began to circulate. The current on the horn quickly covered his whole body, covering his whole body in electric light.

Afterwards, Thunder Pill suddenly disappeared from the room without any warning, and a weak electric current still remained on the floor, proving that Thunder Pill had existed there before.

Outside the house, screams sounded one after another, and Dazna could even smell the smell of blood gradually spreading in the air.

About half a minute passed, and the screams outside the house finally stopped. Lei Mingwan jumped into the room from the window as if nothing had happened, with fresh human blood remaining on his paws.