Ninja Ice House

Not long after, the third generation of the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, convened a meeting with several advisors and elders for the first time in a long time to discuss matters regarding the ninja school, especially the positioning of foreign students.

"In the past few decades, we have recruited many civilian students in the Land of Fire. There are very few noble children. Families with a little bit of connections will not let their children become ninjas. However, things have changed in recent years..."

Although ninjas make money quickly, they also die quickly. The level of danger is far beyond ordinary people's imagination. Coupled with the extremely high elimination rate and high investment, well-off families are not willing to come to Konoha Village to seek a living.

Only a restless child who has a narrow way out but is unwilling to be a fool with nothing to achieve will be willing to take risks and become a precarious ninja.

Fusugi Bosui is not the first nobleman to come to Konoha Village Ninja School, but he is the one with the biggest background. Since him, more and more visitors from outside the village have begun to mix in Konoha Village. Even if they have been subjected to ninjas

With school education, it is basically impossible to become an official ninja. Apart from contributing a large amount of tuition to Konoha Village, it will not really have an impact on the Konoha ninja system.

If Konoha Village takes a fancy to some talented individuals, it can win them over with some tricks.

But Bai was different. Behind him stood a big benefactor and creditor who couldn't be messed with at will - Gushan Bushui.

"The meaning of the words of that troublesome boy from the Furusugi family is very clear. It's okay to fool him before, but if you really want to take the power that belongs to the daimyo as your own, you must clearly explain your rights and responsibilities.

.The distinction between special armed forces such as Anbu and Guardian Ninja. If the orders of the daimyo and the Hokage conflict, who should be listened to? Should the Konoha ninjas obey the direct orders of the daimyo..."

The Konoha ninjas obey the Hokage, and the Hokage is directly responsible to the daimyo of the Land of Fire. However, the daimyo will not issue orders to specific ninjas. Instead, they use the mission contract model to redeem the force of the Konoha ninjas for their own use.

To put it bluntly, Konoha Village is still a ninja organization rooted in the Country of Fire. It belongs to the Country of Fire in name only. In essence, it is a "country within a country". It is basically impossible for the daimyo's orders to enter Konoha Village.

Regarding Bai's ownership, it is a good opportunity for both parties to put their respective requirements on the table, talk about them in detail, and work out a closer cooperation model.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's words made everyone frown. Shimura Danzo, who had already controlled his new body well, looked at the faces of his compatriots calmly and forced what he wanted to say back into his stomach.

Mito Menyan thought for a while and then said:

"This year's coming-of-age ceremony, shall we invite the daimyo to attend the ceremony? The last time a daimyo attended was when the second generation was still alive."

"Can."

It is not a problem for a few people to discuss an internal plan, but if the big name does not agree, it is useless. It is also a good thing to find an opportunity to sit down and discuss some substantive issues.

The matter discussed this time is not particularly important, but it will have a far-reaching impact on the future. The daimyo will not deny face. Of course, the daimyo will definitely not personally take part in specific matters. The person in charge of the negotiations should be the minister who has succeeded Taizheng soon.

Kosugi Masaki.

As a "brother-in-law", reaching a position below one person and above ten thousand people is enough to prove this person's ability. Even in the current political structure of the Fire Country, the left minister and the right minister share a large part of the power, too

The Minister of State is still the veritable head of the Council of Ministers.

"Their family is really united and not suspicious at all?"

After going to bed, Xiaochun complained dissatisfiedly,

"In all these years, I haven't heard of anything bad happening between the two families. Isn't it so abnormal?"

Mitomon Yan sighed:

"It was originally a branch family that developed from two brothers who were in love with each other. They got married every now and then. They were said to be two families, but in fact they were two parts of the same family. Speaking of which, it was the early generations who made them what they are now.

Me and Uchiha Madara’s handiwork..."

If the Konoha Village at its peak had not forced the Taira clan to bow to the Gen clan, the Fire Nation might have been split into two great powers, the East and the West.

Although the Daimyos of the Land of Fire and the Furugi clan also fought openly and secretly, it was mostly an internal competition between you and me, and you among me.

Relations, in terms of competing for the right to speak with the Leaf Village, must be consistent with the outside world.

"Obviously they have the strength, why do they want a behemoth like the Fire Nation to eliminate internal discord? Teachers...we are sure of subduing the great nobles, but haven't we considered that future generations will not be able to do that?"

Shimura Danzo expressed his dissatisfaction to everyone present in a very hawkish manner. Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and replied:

"After all, the Ninja Village is an organization rooted at the grassroots level. Without a strong country as its backing, the three Ninja War would have brought us down long ago."

Precisely because of the powerful and wealthy Fire Nation as its backing, Konoha Village can quickly recover its strength after every ninja war and win the next challenge.

The Fire Nation, which is experiencing constant internal disputes, will inevitably affect the reconstruction of Konoha Village.

"But... isn't it a little too strong?"

On this point, Koharu and Shimura Danzo agree a bit.

"How could such a thing happen when the Nidaime was still there? Who should be the Hokage is decided by ourselves, and we don't need to care about the opinions of the daimyo. Now, if you want to recruit a talented child, you still have so many scruples.

"

Insufficient power and being controlled by others. In the final analysis, this is what it is. Especially in recent years, the strength of the Fusagi family has expanded too much, and there is even suspicion of directly negotiating with Kirigakure and Kumogakure villages across Konoha Village.

The independence of Konoha Village seems to be challenged.

"It's better not to say anything about destroying the harmonious relationship between the village and the daimyo. We now need to work together to tide over the difficulties."

In terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation in Konoha Village, what kind of convenience would not be provided by the Furusugi family?

The current debt of the entire village is astonishingly high. If there is a real conflict with the Daimyo and the Furusugi family, more than half of the villagers will immediately go bankrupt.

A fire on the night of the Uchiha genocide destroyed half of Konoha Village. Konoha Village also made many concessions before the Kosugi family made up its mind to support the reconstruction of Konoha Village.

Carrying a heavy debt is not terrible, the Konoha ninjas can afford it, but if the tacit understanding of sincere cooperation is broken, it will be dangerous.

Fighting and killing is only a part, or even a small part, of the necessary work to maintain a ninja village. How to feed more villagers and keep the ninja team motivated and energetic is not an easy task.

"Don't say unnecessary words. Now we have to confirm the bottom line, what conditions are acceptable, and which ones exceed the limit and we firmly disagree."

Mito Menyan thought for a while and then said:

"To put it bluntly, the problems we encounter are still due to insufficient foundation, insufficient money to support the villagers, and poor ability to resist risks. There is another point..."

After a pause, Uncle Mitomon, who was in charge of the intelligence power, said calmly:

"The fighters who are making a fuss in the Land of Fire now have formed many guilds, large and small, which has put a lot of pressure on the ninja's mission?"

"Huh? The so-called "Fighters Alliance" is not just an association of enthusiasts, but a disruptor that competes with ninjas for business?"

"You can't say that."

Mito Kabuto pushed up the thick-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and replied,

"They are not like ninjas who sell their force to complete tasks, but like movie stars and famous writers, they are self-disciplined commercial associations that package their image, sell influence and make profits around it. Although they do not directly compete with the ninja village, they are submitted to the society from a social perspective.

The ninja's tasks have indeed been reduced."

"No, I often go to the mission hall to check, and the total amount seems to have not changed. Wait..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed, and he suddenly understood something.

The demand for ninjas in the Fire Country society is declining, but the total number of tasks is increasing, indicating that individual donors have a huge task load. The reason for this bizarre phenomenon directly points to the Furusugi family, which is deeply involved in the reconstruction plan of Konoha Village.

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Once Gusugi Bushui breaks off cooperation with Konoha Village, the ninjas will drink from the northwest wind. The heavily squeezed Fire Country community is gradually getting rid of its dependence on ninja force. In turn, Konoha Village seems to be leaving.

Without the support of the Gushan family, it is difficult to even be self-sufficient.

Of course, this is the worst result

, it may happen in the future, but now it is just a hint, far from that serious.

Even so, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but take a few deep breaths of cool air.

"Is this a coincidence or intentional?"

It's okay to say that the former is the case. Konoha Village is strong. As long as it possesses extremely strong force, it will not be afraid of various challenges. If it is the latter, everyone here has to think about how to maintain the village in this war without gunpowder.

The interests are not violated.

After a long discussion, several people reached a consensus that they would not waver in their respect for the name and would do their best to recruit talents like Bai, even if they sacrificed some unimportant interests.

The core competitiveness of the Ninja Village is to be able to fight. If this does not exist at all, it will really be unable to stand up against the great names of the Fire Country.

…

On Yuqi Island, the "King of Fighting" Regional Challenge has come to an end, and the number of tourists coming and going has not decreased. After the Adult Festival, the island will not receive external tourists until the Spring Festival, close to the semi-finals and finals.

In less than half a month, Yuqi Island will be closed again. Many people who heard the news cherished this limited holiday time more and more.

The Gushan family's festival celebrations are indeed very different from those of the outside world.

"There will be a round of fireworks show tonight, and the seats on the observation deck have long been full. The ticket price has doubled and the supply is still in short supply. The most exaggerated thing is the soul-sacrifice lanterns. The workshop has been working all night and the supply is in short supply, so we have to limit the supply in the name of preventing fires.

flow……"

The so-called soul-sacrifice lanterns are divided into two types. One is a paper lantern that floats along the river like a cotton stream sacrifice to worship ancestors, requiem their souls, and eliminate disasters; the other is a Kongming lantern-style lantern that worships the heaven and prays for blessings.

This kind of event can be found everywhere in the ninja world, each with its own characteristics, but none is as famous as the one held by the Kosugi family.

A few hundred years ago, this was a ceremony that only the royal family could participate in. Nowadays, it has become popular. The trend of "in the old days, kings would fly into the homes of ordinary people", and the ninja world is no exception.

At night, the dew was heavy and the sea breeze was gentle. Riding a carriage on the rooftop that was opened for the Furugi family's grand festival, Xiang Rin led the swaying little Hiiragi to put out the lanterns. The yawning Si Hejing seemed to feel the festive atmosphere, and felt strong

I couldn't sleep, and I was shaken by the cold sea breeze. I immediately opened my eyes and looked at the swaying lights in the sky and on the water.

"Xiang Lin didn't watch lanterns here for the first time until she was four years old. You guys took a big advantage."

"Oh……"

The father's teasing words made Hongye smile and take out his handkerchief and wipe the saliva around the child's mouth.

"You are so young, you may not remember the first time you came here in the future."

"Um."

Gu Shanbu Shui grabbed the two threads tied to the soul-sacrifice lamp and asked Si and Jing to grab them. The two little guys held on curiously for a long time. When they were tired, they let go and let the lights fly up into the sky, drifting away with the wind.

go.

"I took a look at the report from the Internal Affairs Office, and I just sold viewing tickets and soul-sacrifice lanterns, and I earned the money for thirty S-level missions. How many S-level missions are completed in Konoha Village in a year?"

"In peacetime, there must be hundreds of them, one every three days on average."

Gushan Bushui thought for a while and then replied,

"Every year, there are about three Jounin of Konoha Village who are killed in the line of duty. Konoha Village's S-level mission warning line is stuck at about 5%. Three is considered low."

Therefore, in one day today, Konoha Village would have to sacrifice one jounin to earn back the money Gusugi Bushui made.

"In the world of fighting and killing, strength is very important, but if you only know how to fight and kill, you will spend your whole life making swords for others."

Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama's move to join forces to establish Konoha Village was correct. With the size of a family, it would actually be very disadvantageous to confront the entire country. Except for behemoths like the Uchiha family and the Senju family, the big

In some cases, the monarchs of large countries can still control the situation.

Now, the situation between the Ninja Village and the Daimyo Chamber is actually not bad. Everyone is living a comfortable life within the scope of their own cognition.

However, times are constantly changing, and the ninja village will not always be a secret thug, and the name will be taken away one day.

Instead.

"It doesn't matter if you don't have any strength at all. You are too weak and you are not even qualified to compete in Taiwan."

Thinking of the genocide in the Whirlpool Kingdom, Hongye sighed, then changed the subject and asked,

"How's it going with Cousin Zhiji? I heard the atmosphere is very awkward..."

"How would I know? I didn't go."

"So you take your children out to watch the lanterns and hide from the trouble?"

Hong Ye guessed this quite accurately.

In the past, when family members got together, the atmosphere would always be a bit awkward because of the incident between Momiji and Xianglin. From now on, cousin Yuji will take his place and bear the criticism of the older generation.

"Mrs. Mikoto has a good temper. She always behaves appropriately. Even if others are rude, she still responds politely."

"This is not a matter of your heart. I hope there won't be any problems with cousin Zhiji..."

If you start a family early, it is best to have a child by the end of the year. If you hurry up, you can have a second or third child.

"Isn't the ninja world too dull recently? We need to do something big to attract attention, and focus on the Furusugi family."