Red sand dust

With a graceful smile, Terumi Mei, who took the confused Ao away, disappeared from sight. Daimaru retracted his waving hand and breathed out hot breath to warm his cold fingers a little.

"What a willful leader. I don't know why 'Blood Mist' raised such a female ninja..."

Daimaru shook his head slightly, and his chakra suddenly exploded, blowing away the surrounding snowflakes. The snow that had fallen on his shoulders and hair was also cleared, and then he turned and walked into the house.

When he walked into the lounge prepared for Suna Ninja in the Kingdom of Iron, Gaara had already finished his pleasantries with Tsunade and was sitting at the coffee table drinking hot tea.

"It's really a lively scene, how do you feel?"

Daimaru got a cup of tea by himself, sat down diagonally opposite Gaara, took a sip, and asked casually.

"Excited, I feel okay..."

For the first time, he had close communication with the "shadows" of major ninja villages, and discussed the major events that determine the history of the ninja world on an equal footing. Young Gaara was still a little unaccustomed to it.

"It's a little different from what I originally expected, but I can adapt..."

"We have caught up with an era. Even a shadow rarely has such an experience a few times in his life..."

Daimaru nodded appreciatively. Lack of experience was not a big problem. Everyone was a novice. Onoki and Ai were veterans. Tsunade had a long history and was well-informed. Only Mizukage and Kazekage were newcomers.

Even so, the Five Kages are equal beings, and if the balance of the five great ninja villages is not destroyed, this pattern will not change.

Young Gaara is the one who is most likely to be questioned, but with the support of Daimaru, a master who can cleanly capture Lao Zi alive, and Ohnoki can't do anything, everyone can't hold their noses and accept it with the fourteen-year-old kid. The result of children sitting and talking.

The entire Sunagakure Village is behind Gaara. This is the confidence. If Hanzo had such a background back then, how could he have anything to do with the Akatsuki organization?

In this Five Kage Conference, the development of the situation did not go beyond Daimaru and Gaara's expectations. While drinking tea, they ate snacks sent by the samurai attendants to replenish their body's consumption.

"I didn't think so before, but now I understand a lot through close communication..."

I won’t talk about things that are too long ago. After the "Konoha Collapse Plan", Daimaru basically took the three siblings on missions, or Temari made an appearance. Stepping onto the stage for the first time opened Gaara's horizons a lot.

It is always limited to Sunagakure Village and the Kingdom of Wind, and "fighting wits and courage" with the elders and dignitaries. In the end, it is still a bit narrow-minded. As a Kazekage, you still need to have an "international perspective."

"For example, the Fifth Hokage, you can't feel it with casual acquaintances, but in private communication, you can find that this person is filled with a...'quack spirit', is that the word?"

"hey-hey……"

Daimaru grinned. Daimaru had mentioned this word many times when chatting with Temari and the others about the relationship between civilians, wandering ninjas, and low-level societies outside the sight of mainstream ninja villages.

"It is indeed a bit strange that the moral values ​​formed by the private semi-autonomous society, which are beyond the reach of the upper-level forces, appear in a "kage", but... the fifth generation of Hokage is quite special..."

In novels, it is called "Xia", and in clubs, it is called "loyalty first".

When she was young, Tsunade suffered from hemophobia due to the death of her relatives in the war. She ran away from the village and lived in gambling houses and taverns, where she inevitably interacted with all kinds of people. The experiences of the four Hokage were very different.

"If Tsunade knew that you commented on her like this, it might cause a diplomatic incident..."

"Just talking in private..."

Gaara chuckled.

There are some things that only Daimaru can have a good conversation with. As close relatives, Temari and Kankuro cannot joke with Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, on such matters without any barriers.

Outside, I don't know if other ninja villages are engaging in collusion, secret transactions, etc. Anyway, Suna ninja is not involved. The Four-Tails can be dealt with in any way. Gaara just needs to be responsible and agree. Seize the piece of land across the sea. It’s a hard work to live up to Daimaru.

The snow outside the window was falling harder and harder, half melted, and the solid white snow was once again covered with a thick layer.

"Daimaru, I saw Mizukage going out with you earlier, did you say anything?"

Daimaru shrugged and answered bluntly:

"I wanted to talk a little bit, but I pushed back, and then we talked about some insignificant personal matters..."

In this cold weather, it would be nice to have some dumplings. Daimaru took out a bottle of bright red "fermented drink", opened one for himself, and took a big sip.

"Would you like some?"

"I'm only fourteen years old..."

Gaara looked at Daimaru, who seemed to be a little wanton, with an innocent face, and he didn't even stop during the interval of the Five Kage Conference.

"Don't worry, this is grape juice..."

Daimaru filled the small glass in front of Gaara and pushed it over lightly.

“It’s made with fruits from the Awaji Village Experimental Garden. It’s really good..."

With enough light, any fruit that can grow to harvest will be obviously much sweeter than those produced in other places. The only shortcoming is that the desalinated seawater used for watering does not seem to be very clear and contains too many salts. If the fruit is eaten directly, the slightly astringent feeling cannot be removed no matter how hard it is, it is made into "juice", fermented and stored in the cellar. It's obviously much better.

Gaara picked up the glass hesitantly and took a small sip and said:

"Sour and sweet, the taste is okay, the fragrance is not strong, but the smell is very comfortable..."

"Am I right?"

Daimaru encouraged boldly,

"This thing is quite rare. I made it myself. One sip is less, and the environment will be different next year. The taste of the fruit will be different, and the quality of the prepared 'juice' will also vary greatly..."

"It's good, but..."

Gaara, who tasted a little and drank the cup, put it down and shook his head.

"External possessions and enjoyments can wear down one's will. Since they are precious, it's not easy to drink them for free..."

"It's up to you! Do you think I can sell a lot of money if I make a name for myself as a 'drink' that even the Kazekage Fifth Daime is reluctant to drink?"

Daimaru thought that this might be possible. Kazekage's name was still very resounding, and he could fool many people into paying for it!

"By the way, don't tell your sister. If she finds out, she will blame me for teaching you weird extravagant ways..."

"Fine!"

Although I felt something was wrong, I still reluctantly agreed with Daimaru's opinion.

While the two were waiting for the Five Shadows Conference to resume, there was a sudden noise outside...