Escape From Konoha

"It seems that Mr. Dazna has discovered something. Do you want to warn him?"

Kado saw the way Dazna was running away, pushed up the glasses on his nose, and showed a meaningful smile on his face.

"There is no need to do so much. He is a smart man and knows that there are some things that cannot be said out loud. And originally, this does not require any clever means. It is just taking advantage of the completely unequal information gap between us and them. Just lead these people to the positions we need. It is expected that Dazna will find some problems."

After all, the Kingdom of Ghosts cannot put all its bets on this group of workers from the Kingdom of Waves, who have extremely poor organizational skills. It must place its own manpower among the people, who can take the lead when necessary.

The composition of the Ghost Kingdom's military is inherently complex.

Most of the people inside are from small countries, and many of them are natives of the Country of Waves. In terms of identity, he is completely perfect, and he is an out-and-out worker and farmer.

No matter how shrewd the Fire Country is, they would never guess that as early as the Third Ninja War, the Ghost Country had actually extended its tentacles to the Wave Country. A group of honest workers and farmers had joined the Ghost Country's military a long time ago. Now that they have returned to the Land of Waves, they have naturally become the spies of the Ghost Country's military.

It's just that at that time, the Kingdom of Ghosts had insufficient power reserves and was far from having the strong international influence it has today. The plans for how to lay out the Kingdom of Waves were also very crude and unsystematic. It was not until recent years that the entire process began to be gradually improved and restructured.

The manpower involved in the plan, the amount of funds to start, how to prevent changes in the plan, etc., took more than ten times of sorting out before it finally took shape.

It can be said that all circumstances are taken into consideration. All that remains is a matter of time.

What the Kingdom of Fire can see is always only what the Kingdom of Ghosts wants them to see.

People like Dazna, at best, only put things on the surface for others to see.

The real fuse that detonated the bomb was hidden in a bottomless location.

"However, it is also thanks to the fact that the daimyo and nobles of Wave Country are not righteous in the first place. Otherwise, our plan would not have gone so smoothly."

From this point of view, Kazuki really wants to thank the nobles of Wave Country.

There are many shady secrets among the top management of the country of Waves. If they are exposed even slightly, it can be fatal.

This also saves the time for the Kingdom of Demons to create black spots for the noble class of the Kingdom of Waves.

"Then, Miss, I won't disturb your rest. This country is expected to be in chaos soon, and I have to make preparations, otherwise there will inevitably be some mistakes. And tomorrow I will receive the Daimyo of the Country of Waves, so It takes some talking."

Kado gave a slight salute, and retreated respectfully.

Yi Ji nodded and signaled that Kado could leave.

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The second day.

Four p.m.

The Daimyo of Wave Country held the invitation in his hand, feeling like it was a hot potato, and his face became worried.

"This guy Cardo is not easy to deal with. With a powerful country like the Kingdom of Ghosts on his back, alas..."

The invitation was sent by someone from Cardo, saying that he was invited to a banquet, but it was probably because he wanted to ask about the treasure trove that had been exposed recently.

Because the national treasury was empty, the Country of Waves had legitimate reasons to default on its debts to the Country of Ghosts.

But this does not mean that the Kingdom of Ghosts does not intend to recover this huge amount of debt.

In addition, the current international status of the Kingdom of Ghosts is different from that in the past. If the direct announcement of borrowing money from the Kingdom of Ghosts is untrue, then the Kingdom of Wind is the best example for the Kingdom of Waves.

The Kingdom of Ghosts directly sent troops to attack the Kingdom of Waves, and even the Kingdom of Fire did not have a sufficient excuse to interfere in the actions of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Although he thought so, the Daimyo of Wave Country was still reluctant to make up the debt.

For him and the local nobles, life, money, and power are equally important things. Giving up any of them is no less than cutting off a piece of their heart, and they will feel heartbroken for a long time without being able to make up for it.

In the past, the empty treasury could be used as an excuse to default, but now that the treasure house has been exposed, the Daimyo of Wave Country knew that he must go over and explain this matter no matter what.

Otherwise, instead of trying to reason with him verbally, the troops from the Kingdom of Ghosts will come to reason with him.

This made the Daimyo of Wave Country extremely angry at Kesha who discovered the treasure house, although he knew that there must be some problems in it when the other party discovered the treasure house.

But the other party gritted his teeth and would rather accept the brutal torture than let go and succumb to the torture, which made him really unable to do anything.

In the past, no matter how hard-boned a person was, as long as he entered the prison, it would not take long before he would tell everything he had hidden and seek a painful death.

But here in Kesha, the horrifying torture has lost its effect.

The daimyo of Wave Kingdom rubbed his brows, but Kesha still didn't let go. Cardo now sent someone over to invite him to the banquet, and the other nobles had almost received the invitations.

In the past, he could have refused on the grounds that he was busy at work. But this time, he couldn't refuse.

By doing this, Kado must have confirmed the authenticity of the treasure's existence.

This matter was caused by the country of waves. If the country of ghosts cannot be given a reasonable explanation, the consequences will be disastrous.

He would not think that the Kingdom of Ghosts was really seeking help from the Kingdom of Waves for its former peace and harmony. It was only because of the Country of Fire on the side that they were more polite in their attitude.

If there is no operational interference from the Nation of Fire, whether it is the closure of the factory or the closure of the workers' cooperatives, it will be enough for the Nation of Waves to eat a pot.

The home field is not in the Kingdom of Ghosts, so the Kingdom of Ghosts lies dormant and uses normal diplomatic means to negotiate.

But now that the home court has been changed to the Country of Demons, the Daimyo of the Country of Waves can expect that the other party will be tough in the subsequent diplomatic negotiations and will no longer be polite to discuss matters with the Country of Waves.

Rather than inviting him to the banquet, it was more of a hidden threat. The hidden meaning was that even if he was a famous person, he would have to go. If he did, he would still be able to bargain, but if he didn't go, he wouldn't even be qualified to bargain.

The situation is compelling.

The Daimyo of Wave Country had a gloomy look on his face, but finally he let out a deep sigh.

Get up from your seat and prepare to attend the banquet.

If you really can't avoid it and must replace the debt, then increase this year's tax by another 10%. The Daimyo of Wave Country thought to himself.

As for how many people will starve to death after the tax increase, it is not within his scope of consideration.

As a daimyo, he is somewhat unable to protect himself. As his people, we should also consider his situation as a daimyo.

Thinking of this, the Daimyo of Wave Country felt much better.

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At about eight o'clock in the evening, the Daimyo of Wave Country returned to his mansion with a gloomy look.

As expected, the content of the banquet was related to debt matters.

Although he had already made preparations, Kaduo's superior attitude still made him feel very uncomfortable.

However, he did not dare to break out at the banquet. In addition to making people laugh, it is impossible to properly settle the debt.

In order to show his sincerity, Kado also told him about the decision of the government of the Ghost Kingdom, which only gave the Kingdom of Waves one week to collect the debt.

If after this time, the Kingdom of Waves still fails to pay the debt in full, then the army of the Kingdom of Ghosts will immediately descend on the Kingdom of Waves, and will not rule out the use of force and other tough means to solve the problem, and hope that The Land of Waves can put the overall situation first, and don't make some irrational moves.

The Daimyos of the Land of Waves, who originally wanted to have a good relationship with the Kingdom of Demons, also began to consider whether they should completely switch to the side of the Kingdom of Fire and use the power of the Kingdom of Fire to contain the Kingdom of Demons.

But thinking of the current situation of the Fire Nation, it seems that it is not much better.

The small countries caught in the struggle between the big countries are in the most difficult situation.

The Daimyo of Wave Country deeply felt this hopeless feeling of helplessness.

There was a knock on the door, and Namiko Daimyo said in a bad mood, "Come in."

People from the outside opened the door and came in. They were two officials from the Kingdom of Waves, and they were also nobles from the Kingdom of Waves who accompanied him to the banquet tonight.

"Lord Daimyo."

The two officials knelt down in front of the Namanokuni daimyo, bent down and saluted.

"No need, just tell me if you have anything to say."

The Daimyo of Wave Country sighed.

The two officials looked at each other, and one of them asked: "What we want to ask is, Daimyo, do you really want to pay off the debt at this time?"

The Daimyo of Wave Country sighed: "Otherwise? You also saw Cardo's attitude at the banquet. He has clearly given a deadline. If you delay it at this time, you will face the army of the Kingdom of Ghosts. The situation is over. That is the country that defeated the Kingdom of Wind. What can we do to resist?"

The two officials fell silent.

Indeed, no matter how you look at it, there is only one result of launching a war, which is to end with the victory of the Kingdom of Demons and the complete defeat of the Kingdom of Waves.

And the Kingdom of Waves will be defeated without any suspense.

The Kingdom of Wind, one of the five major nations, was defeated. They were not even a major nation, and they had no strength to fight against the powerful army of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Speaking of which, the treasure house was leaked at the wrong time."

The officials complained.

"It's not as good as God. No one knew that at this time, the treasure house would be leaked, but it was exposed by a fisherman. It made such a big commotion, and the Kingdom of Ghosts didn't get to the bottom of it. It's really... "

Naomi Daimyo was so annoyed that he couldn't breathe in pain and couldn't continue.

If it weren't for that damn fisherman Kesha, the treasure house wouldn't have been leaked, and they could still use the empty treasury as an excuse to delay the debt for a long time.

If you don’t have money, the Kingdom of Ghosts definitely needs to understand it, show its country’s demeanor, and not press too hard.

But things are different now.

This kind of deception made the Kingdom of Demons very angry. If it wasn't for the sake of face, they probably wouldn't want to give the Kingdom of Waves a break even for a week.

Relations between the two countries have also reached a freezing point.

"Lord Daimyo, please put that fisherman to death immediately as a warning to others! Let the people below see the consequences of revealing the secret!"

There was a hint of cruelty in the eyes of the two officials, and they showed no mercy.

The Daimyo of Wave Country shook his head and replied: "No, that fisherman Kesha can't die yet. I'm more worried about our collusion with pirates being exposed than the debt. This fisherman must know something. I'm sending people to covertly Find out who went to sea with this fisherman that day, find out all suspicious people and monitor them to prevent further leaks."

He knows that some things can be done, but they cannot be exposed to the public.

Collaborating with pirates and killing the people of our own country is a black spot that must not be exposed. A little carelessness can cause national unrest.

"Daimyo-sama, you are too worried. We have the noblest bloodline that rules this country. Even if these untouchables know something, at most they will just come over and make useless protests like before, and then forget it as time goes by. A group of people from the mountains who have not received formal education do not know how to run a country at all. Neither we nor other countries will allow a group of wild monkeys to come to the stage. Compared with this, the issue of debt deserves our attention more .”

The official said confidently.

"However, I am still a little worried. Moreover, we have completely fallen into a passive position regarding the debt issue and cannot delay it any longer. In fact, it is not a big deal if we think about it. We will pay off the debt and then make money from other places. The money would be nice.”

"The daimyo-sama means..."

The eyes of the two officials suddenly lit up.

"I'm going to raise this year's taxes even higher. Anyway, a few people won't starve to death. However, in the next few years, the expenses for ostentation will be simplified."

The daimyo of the land of waves felt very sorry.

For a noble person like him, a lot of money is needed for daily food and clothing, as well as ostentation on important days.

Otherwise, if the ostentation is small, it will affect the majesty of the daimyo. The people will not be able to admire the majestic aura of his daimyo, and will not be able to distinguish the gap between himself and ordinary people.

For famous people, this is a matter of face and cannot be dealt with carelessly.

However, the pressure from the Kingdom of Ghosts is too tight, so the cost of food and clothing will naturally need to be reduced in the future.

After hearing this, the two officials also sighed bitterly.

Famous families need a certain amount of pomp to show their master's status, and their families naturally need a certain amount of pomp to show their corresponding aristocratic status.

If they don't have these, doesn't it mean that their family is the same as the common people?

This is intolerable to the nobles.

"Now that the Daimyo has made a decision, we will fully support it. We must first pass the Demon Country."

"That's it, it's getting late, you guys..."

The Daimyo of Wave Country nodded, and just as he was about to stand up, a close attendant trotted in from the side door with a flustered expression on his face, and whispered a few words in his ear.

After listening to what the attendant reported, the Daimyo of Wave Country suddenly stood up, with an extremely angry expression on his face.

"My lord, what happened?"

The two officials didn't know what happened, but when they saw the Daimyo of Wave Country looking like this, they knew something big had happened, otherwise they wouldn't have shown such a terrifying expression.

The Daimyo of the Country of Waves said one word at a time: "Someone has robbed the prison!"

"Prison robbery? Could it be that..."

The two officials seemed to have guessed something, with shock on their faces.

"You guessed it right, the fisherman Kesha was rescued..."

The face of the Daimyo of Wave Country was as gloomy as water, and there was a biting coldness in his voice.

"We can't sit back and wait for death now. We must capture the person as soon as possible. We must see him alive and see his body after death..."

Terrifying murderous intent is brewing in the eyes of the Daimyo of Wave Country.

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Inside an abandoned factory.

The workers who rescued Kesha laid him down on an old bed, took out healing medicine, and applied it to the wounds on his body to help him stop bleeding and recover from the trauma.

Seeing the shocking marks of whipping on Kesha's body, the surrounding workers were extremely angry.

Those who plead for the people have been treated so unfairly.

In addition, the daimyo of the land of waves colluded with the pirates to carry out behind-the-scenes transactions, and the anger accumulated in his heart has already filled the chest of everyone present.

After Dazna applied the ointment to Kesha, he saw the extremely angry eyes of everyone and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, knowing that some things may be irreversible.

People all have a herd mentality.

A man stood up.

The second person will naturally stand up too.

Then the third person, the fourth person, the fifth person... and then more people will step forward and gather together.

What's more, they now all have a common enemy - daimyo, nobles.

In essence, it is not much different from Kesha taking the lead to cause trouble in the famous family.

The only difference is that this time it is not as simple as making trouble, but it is going to turn the whole country upside down, and it will not subside by then.

The path this country will take in the future is not decided by them, but...someone has already made arrangements.

A twelve-year-old girl—Chiba Kazuki.

Or maybe it's the country she relies on - the country of ghosts.

It's really a good idea. When we first established the factory, we also organized the workers' and peasants' cooperative to accumulate manpower among the people... Were they also prepared for today?

Dazna felt that his guess might be very close to the answer.

But getting closer to the answer is only getting closer to the answer. After all, it is just speculation and there is no actual evidence.

On the contrary, the charge of colluding with pirates has been proven.

All the spearheads have been pointed at the top leaders of the Country of Waves.

At least in the minds of the workers, this accusation was completely confirmed, and there was no room for excuse.

Because of the pirate rebellion, countless young people from the Kingdom of Waves were killed, and many families were torn apart.

The nobles of the Kingdom of Waves, who colluded with the pirates, now have an sworn hatred with them.

Even Dazna had anger in his heart.

His son-in-law also died in the battle against pirates.

Leaving him, an old man, with orphans and widows at home, living a very difficult life.

Although he told himself that he needed reason, the anger of revenge could not be suppressed no matter what.

It is hard to guess what crazy things people will do under such extreme circumstances.

"D...Mr. Dazna...I am..."

Kesha's voice sounded extremely weak in Dazna's ear.

Dazna also came back to his senses, and looked at Kaisha who had woken up.

The other party's body is very weak. After being tortured continuously for so long, his body has already reached its limit.

Dazna also admired the opponent's stamina. For ordinary people, even if they were not dead, they would not be able to regain consciousness so quickly.

Exactly how much he suffered inside was something that Dazna could not imagine.

"It's all right, Kaisha, it's safe here, don't worry about the soldiers from the Daming Mansion coming over."

Before planning the prison robbery plan, they had drawn up a retreat.

In fact, after they made the plan to rob the prison, whether they faced it calmly or regretted such an unwise move, there was no way back.

resist.

This kind of thing appeared in the hearts of Dazna and others for the first time.

They don't know the way forward, and they don't know how to do it, but they don't intend to accept the name of killing people like this, which is their common understanding in their hearts.

They need a ruler who can really think about his own people.

Instead of standing on the heads of the people and constantly sucking blood, squeezing their lives and dignity, and playing with them like clowns.

"Sorry, it's all because of me..."

A look of guilt appeared on Kaisha's face.

Even he understands that Dazna and others will be detected by the daimyo sooner or later.

The action is too big to hide from it at all.

It was only a matter of time before it was discovered.

"This has nothing to do with you, Kesha. There is one thing you don't know yet. We have learned from Miss Yiji that the name of our country has colluded with the vicious pirates outside. This is something we cannot do. Something to tolerate.”

Dazna's voice was also full of firmness.

Running away won't solve the problem.

Even if it is known that this is a situation deliberately led by Yi Ji and even the kingdom of ghosts, so what?

He has no strength, only passive obedience. Even the so-called ‘truth’ may not need to be explored.

Everything is arranged.

Under such a general situation, as the leader of the workers, he can only drift with the tide and be drowned by the voices of the crowd.

"Miss Ichiki...has she returned to the Country of Waves?"

"Yes."

Kesha was slightly surprised when he received Dazna's affirmative reply.

Not only because of Kazuki's return to the Country of Waves, but because Tatsuna and others actually knew that the daimyo of the Country of Waves colluded with pirates outside, which caused a sharp decline in the young labor force of the Country of Waves in the past. It was also in prison that he was awakened by the Daimyo of Wave Country, and he finally sorted out the cause and effect.

However, the timing of Ichiki's return was too coincidental.

The time of return was just around the time of his imprisonment.

Moreover, he also told Dazuna and others the behind-the-scenes secret that the powerful people in the Kingdom of Waves had colluded with pirates. In other words, that group of pirates was originally another force supported by the powerful.

Reminiscent of the fact that Namanokuni Daimyo was surprised that he was able to find the treasure house and come out alive.

It was also revealed that the treasure trove was guarded not only by the samurai of the Daming Mansion, but also by a pirate force.

But he and Tatsuna only saw the daimyo's samurai, not the pirates. After ruling out all the possibilities, there was only one answer left - the pirates near the treasure house had been disappeared. It was solved unconsciously.

That's why he and Dazna were able to come out safely.

The Daimyo of Wave Country did not understand this matter, so he kept him alive and did not execute him immediately. He firmly believed that he still had accomplices.

was taken advantage of. Kesha realized the result and smiled helplessly.

Surprisingly, there wasn't much anger in my heart.

If you have to explain it carefully, you will be more puzzled and perplexed.

A person like me never imagined that one day he would be 'taken seriously' by others.

It seems that it is necessary to find out the truth of the matter from Miss Yiji in the future. Such thoughts appeared in Kesha's mind.

He needs someone to answer the questions that have puzzled him for a long time.

No matter whether the answer makes me agree or not, this country is destined not to be peaceful, and has already begun to turbulent.

Just lightly ignite the fuse, and the country can be completely exploded from the inside.