The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

The moonlight was like silver, and the land of the Fire Country once again fell into darkness, with only a crescent moon hanging in the sky.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

…

Not far from the eastern port of the Land of Fire, a group of six ninjas were moving quickly through a forest.

"Let's get here today, rest here for one night, and then continue our journey tomorrow."

After a while, a ninja who was the leader of the six people suddenly spoke.

As he said that, he stopped where he was.

Seeing this, the other five ninjas also stopped.

After hearing the words of the leading ninja, the others found a convenient place to rest nearby and sat down casually.

The moonlight shines through the leaves of the big tree and onto several people, and the forehead protectors on their foreheads are also illuminated.

If someone who is familiar with the Five Great Ninja Villages saw it, they would probably be able to recognize it at a glance. This is the forehead protector of Kirigakure Village in the Land of Water.

Among the five people, there was a pair of male and female ninjas who seemed to be husband and wife. They were seen leaning together. The female ninja said to the person next to her: "Rong, I heard that Xun'er is more than seven months pregnant. In the Country of Fire,

Will she get used to it?"

"Don't worry." The male ninja...or Terumiei smiled and comforted his wife: "Last time I came to the Land of Fire, I stayed with the Shimada clan for a day, and Hanzo was still very attentive to Xun'er.

Yes, just feel at ease."

But his words obviously had no effect.

Terumi Rong was helpless. After all, she had not seen it with her own eyes, so she was not at ease with what others said.

"Elder Rong, you should be able to arrive in Konoha tomorrow morning."

Just as the couple were whispering, a clear voice suddenly came over. If Hanzo or someone from the Shimada clan were here, I'm afraid they would be able to recognize that this was Hanzo's former guard, and now Shimada is a branch of the clan.

The head of the family, the elder of Kirigakure Village, Shimada Motohisa.

The envoys Kirigakure sent to Konoha this time were headed by Terumiei and Motohisa.

The Mizukage's arrangement was also based on the fact that the two of them have some relationship with Konoha. Although the interests of the shinobi villages are paramount in negotiations, it may be convenient when there is a relationship.

Of course, from another perspective, the relationship between the two and Konoha may also cause them to betray Kirigakure's interests.

In order to prevent this situation from happening, Mizukage arranged for three other people to come together. These three people were Mizukage's eyes and ears.

"Yes, we should be able to arrive tomorrow morning. Elder Motojiu, let's rest first. You should also rest early." Terumi Rong nodded and then said.

"Yeah, that's fine."

After Yuanjiu heard this, he also walked towards the place where he rested.

…

Early the next morning in Konoha, Uchiha Kazuya, the elder in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took his subordinates to the gate of Konoha, waiting for the visit of the Kirigakure delegation.

Hanzo no longer ran around, but stayed quietly in the Hokage Building.

Although he did not need to go to the gate of Konoha to greet him, Hanzo still needed to come out to welcome Kazuya Uchiha when he brought the Kirigakure delegation to the Hokage Building.

"Kazuya-sama, is this all right?" Next to Uchiha Kazuya, Uchiha Nobuaki, a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asked.

This Uchiha Nobuaki is the subordinate that Uchiha Kazuya relies on most in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Since Ninja has almost no experience in formal diplomatic activities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has mostly referred to the diplomatic actions of Daming Prefectures in various countries since its establishment.

In addition, it is also combined with the ninja's own style of doing things.

But no matter what, for these people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is just a big girl getting into a sedan chair - it is the first time, so naturally they are a little uneasy.

"That's enough." Uchiha Kazuya shook his head and said: "Nobuaki, you have to remember that we are the strongest ninja village in Konoha now, and Kirigakure is far behind us. So in diplomacy

In fact, it’s not us that needs to worry, it’s them.”

Kazuya Uchiha, who was once responsible for intelligence work in the Uchiha clan, did not think as much as his subordinates thought.

In his opinion, such specifications are sufficient.

Hearing this, Uchiha Nobuaki could only nod in agreement.

The sun gradually moved towards the top of the head, and at this time, six figures appeared in the sight of Uchiha Kazuya and others.

Because the distance was too far, Uchiha Kazuya squinted his eyes slightly, and the next moment, a pair of three magatama sharingan eyes appeared in his eyes.

"...It's Kirigakure's forehead protector." Kazuya Uchiha thought to himself.

"Everyone, follow me to greet the Kirigakure delegation." Kazuya said, and then led the subordinates behind him towards the Kirigakure six.

"Elder Ei, Elder Motohisa, and a few others, welcome to Konoha." Kazuya Uchiha, who was walking at the front, said with a smile.

"You must be Elder Kazuya."

Seeing Uchiha Kazuya, Terumiei also smiled.

Although there are two elders in the mission, Terumi Rong is more experienced after all, and he is the leader of the mission.

Several people immediately started chatting at the gate of Konoha.

"Guys, Mr. Hokage is already waiting for you, why don't we go there first?"

After a while, Uchiha Kazuya said with a smile.

When Terumi Rong heard this, he immediately nodded and said: "Elder Kazuya arranged it, but we can't keep Hokage-sama waiting too long."

"Then, please come with me." After Uchiha Kazuya finished speaking, he turned around and led Kirigakure's delegation towards Konoha.

After entering Konoha, the members of the Kirigakure mission also began to observe the situation in Konoha.

It's no wonder they were curious. Due to Konoha's strength, other ninja villages have yet to send intelligence ninjas and spies into Konoha.

Therefore, Terumiei, Motohisa and others really don't know anything about Konoha's construction situation.

Upon seeing this, the members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs nearby also began to introduce the situation in Konoha to the Kirigakure mission.

After Uchiha Kazuya heard it, he had no reaction. After all, this was not confidential information.

As Konoha's commercial activities gradually become more abundant in the future, it will only be a matter of time before other shinobi villages figure out Konoha's plans, as long as important places are well protected.

But he didn't care, everyone in Kirigakure listened with interest.

"This Konoha does have many advantages over me, Kirigakure..."

While looking at the surrounding buildings, Terumi Rong sighed helplessly.

In Kirigakure, he is the elder responsible for the construction of the village.

Others didn't know it clearly, but he knew it very well. In just half a year, Konoha was able to build the village to this point, which must have required a huge amount of capital investment.

But in addition, in many cases, money is not everything.

Like the Water Country, which itself is short of resources and extremely dependent on ocean trade, importing materials will naturally cost Kirigakure more money.

In addition, based on his understanding of Konoha, the presence of Senju Hashirama may also be a major advantage for Konoha's construction.