Red sand dust

The trade negotiations between Konoha Village and Sunagakure Village did not go smoothly. As expected, the key to the problem was not the transaction itself, but its impact.

In comparison, Konoha Village is much more calm. Although several elders of Sunagakure Village have made up their minds, they still spent a lot of time suppressing their objections.

After several days of delay, Sarutobi Asuma signed the purchase agreement on behalf of the Leaf Village.

The bearded man returned in a hurry. After reporting the mission to Tsunade, he was once again ordered to visit the Daimyo of the Country of Fire to discuss diplomatic affairs with the Country of Water.

As the former daimyo's guardian nin, he was about to pay a visit to the daimyo, and he was filled with emotions.

Many of the twelve guardian ninja who guarded the daimyo had been killed in battle, and the rest were scattered everywhere. Except for the good relationship between the land and the land, there was still some contact, but there was no news about the others.

Thinking of his "former comrades" who had civil strife due to disagreement over their ideas and ended up fighting, Asuma Sarutobi felt melancholy, and he didn't know if he would be able to see some acquaintances he wanted to meet this time.

During the break in the mission, the bearded man got two days off. He thought that he had not had a regular gathering with the subordinates of Team 10 for a long time because he was too busy, so he invited Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino and Akimichi Choji to have barbecue.

With Nara Shikamaru, a smart guy, and Sarutobi Asuma, the team teacher, it is actually quite easy to worry about. The only thing that makes Sarutobi Asuma feel distressed is that every time he engages in "team building activities", Akimichi Choji The food intake is so large that my wallet is always not "full".

Sarutobi Asuma, who was drinking a small drink as usual, suddenly asked:

"Any of you interested in flying?"

The three students were stunned for a moment, as if they had some realization.

The descendant of the famous "Inar-Deer Butterfly" is naturally well-informed. Ino Yamanaka is not very impressed. Akimichi Choji and Nara Shikamaru were "educated" by Uchiha Sasuke who mastered the ability to fly last year, and they almost died. .

"So sudden?"

Nara Shikamaru asked with some confusion,

"Isn't the quota already determined? It's so expensive that people can't believe it..."

The bearded man swung his wine glass and chuckled:

"The transaction between you and me is nothing more than interests and favors. As long as you think about it, there will always be a way..."

"I'll forget it! The family's secret shadow skills are enough to study for a lifetime!"

Nara Shikamaru refused!

The wealthy Nara family spent money to buy a quota and sent a side descendant.

Most ninja clans with inheritance are like this. They base themselves on themselves and tap into their potential, but they do not exclude more unique inheritances.

Next, Akimichi Chouji and Yamanaka Ino refused for similar reasons.

The Akimichi family's doubling technique and the Yamanaka family's psychic secret technique have much greater potential than the flying ninjas.

"really!"

Sarutobi Asuma, who seemed to have expected it, sighed,

"I bought the wing armor, but not the manufacturing technology. It was just a stopgap measure. The air combat unit of Sunagakure Village seems to be majestic, but in fact it is very weak. Learning to control the wing armor is not as promising as imagined... "

Inexperienced Konoha ninjas may not be able to sum up the term "core competitiveness", but they still understand the principle.

Of course, learning to control wing armor does not mean that there are no other benefits.

Essentially, flying with wing armor is using chakra shape changes to control the air flow on the surface of the wings, which is a kind of practice in itself.

If you are proficient to a certain level and have enough chakra, you can completely abandon the wing armor like Daimaru, rely on the ninja's own control to fly, and become a true flying ninja.

However, this is too difficult. There is still some hope for the Wind Release Ninja, but other possibilities are too small; the biggest difficulty is actually the amount of chakra.

Daimaru is gifted with spiritual power. The life force and chakra provided by the clones of Ukon and White Zetsu are not as good as those of the gifted tailed beasts and jinchūriki. However, they are much richer than those of ordinary ninjas, and their recovery speed is far beyond normal. Man, this can support his consumption of flying into the blue sky.

The three students didn't quite understand the drunken bearded man's emotion, and they couldn't talk to him.

"I'm afraid the village also has the idea of ​​buying back samples of wing armor, dismantling them and making imitations, but I don't think there's any chance..."

Sarutobi Asuma, who complained to himself, drank the remaining liquid in the wine glass in one gulp.

"Stop talking about this! Let me tell you a piece of news that will make you feel ashamed. Daimaru and Gaara, who competed with you last year, are already jounin..."

"I really... did it!"

Nara Shikamaru muttered to himself with a complicated expression.

When he left Konoha Village last year, Daimaru's big words had come true. He and his companions didn't even know when they would be promoted to chuunin.

"Because he is the commander of Sunagakure Village's highly decorated aerial combat unit, it is understandable that he would be promoted to Jonin. Gaara is a jinchuriki, and his strength has improved rapidly. It is said that he may be promoted to the fifth generation of the Kazekage..."

"Feng Ying? No way, the gap is so big?"

Nara Shikamaru frowned and asked; Yamanaka Ino's eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face; only Akimichi Choji still silently put the barbecue into his bowl.

"They are indeed very good. They met at a good time and have made great contributions. Of course, you are not bad either. For the Joint Chuunin Examination next year, you must seize the opportunity and catch up..."

Sarutobi Asuma knew that his students were excellent and that his family's inheritance was also very impressive. Although he didn't usually show it, his introverted pride could be felt by anyone who cared.

Only competition with peers can make them nervous and more motivated to improve themselves.

Among the new generation of ninjas, the young Suna ninja has begun to step onto the stage of the ninja world and show off his talents wantonly. Although the ninjas of Konoha are not bad in strength and have great stamina, they have fallen behind in terms of momentum.

Silent competition is everywhere, not just a battle of wills, but also affecting the mission client's perception of the major ninja villages. Ninja villages with strong strength and reputation will definitely be more trusted.

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The Kingdom of Rain, a country that has long been run by "gods" and "angels", is the highest spire, the legendary residence of "gods", "Uchiha Madara" remained calm, and Tendo Payne listened indifferently. Zetsu, with a yin and yang face, reported valuable information.

"Sand ninjas, air combat ninjas, etc. Such trivial matters don't matter. Just keep an eye on Ichibi..."

Payne impatiently interrupted Jue's messy nonsense.

After looking at the indifferent "Uchiha Madara", Zetsu patiently explained:

"Of course it's meaningless in front of your 'God's Eye'. However, Scorpion and Deidara, who are responsible for capturing the One-Tail, don't have such ability..."