Uchiha's opinion

Chapter 442: Choices in a World of Great Conflict

Another day of missing Asura.

Huang Tu, exhausted both physically and mentally, trudged out of Tsuchikage's office, took out a Ufan cigarette from his arms and held it in his mouth.

"What's wrong with you! Learn from other people's smoking!"

Before he could light the fire, there was an angry scolding from his father and Tsuchikage, the respected Lord Onoki: "Put out the cigarette for me! You don't even take the three ninja taboos seriously, do you? Don't you think it's okay? I can't control you as an assistant and as the Jonin squad leader!"

Loess just feels suffocated.

But he didn't throw away the cigarette as he was told. Instead, he turned around, condensed a small ball of chakra flame on his fingertips, lit the cigarette and took a long puff.

"call……"

The smoke column, like a sharp arrow, shot in the direction of Onoki.

"you……"

Before the stunned Onoki could react, Huangtu immediately stamped his feet and left!

"Lord Tsuchikage, please be patient. Maybe it's the soil that helps the young man's character. In fact, some rebellion is completely understandable..."

A senior executive who had a bad relationship with Loess immediately leaned into Ohnoki's ear and bit his tongue. Although it sounded like he was trying to comfort him, in fact, the factors behind his words were completely stoking trouble.

After the elders who originally supported Yellow Earth's ascendancy were suppressed by Ohnoki in various ways, although Yellow Earth still carried the name of Tsuchikage assistant and Jonin class leader, their real power had been deprived of almost all
How can you continue to realize your ideals if you can't even protect the base of the final southern garrison ninja army?
As for the other senior executives who are centrists or from the ninja clan, all of them are just outsiders, and colluding with them is to seek the skin of a tiger.

"It's really unpleasant..."

Standing on the edge of the cliff outside Yanyin Village, Huangtu shook off the cigarette butt in his hand and sighed.

……

"Have the prices of food increased recently?"

Ashura asked a grocer in a small town on the western border of the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Fire.

"It's gone up a little bit, but the price of salt has dropped a lot. Would you like to buy some, Master Seng?"

The grocer who sells only loose salt but not rice enthusiastically promoted the product.

"Need not."

Asura said seriously: "If I don't buy it, he won't sell it. The price of salt will drop tomorrow!"

"He is indeed a learned monk, and what he says makes sense!"

The civilians who were queuing up to buy rice immediately praised him.

"...then walk slowly!"

The grocer looked unhappy, but he didn't dare to use harsh words to scare people.

After all, Asura's casserole-sized fists are not just for decoration.

"...it's the common people who are suffering!"

Asura did not continue to amuse him, and left after asking the answer he wanted to know.

The shogunate's purchasing power is increasing, but the supply of food and other necessities cannot be increased in a short time. In addition, the Kingdom of Rain needs to import a large amount of food from the Kingdom of Fire, so as the relationship between supply and demand changes, , civilian grain storage also began to decrease, and prices naturally began to rise; however, due to the existence of the joint company and Sanshouyu Hanzo's request for price intervention from the rain ninjas, salt, cloth, etc. were not included in the military The prices of commodities for purchasing and storing supplies were then proactively lowered, which could be regarded as relieving some of the burden on civilians who were under pressure from rising food prices.

To be honest, this is the first time Asura has seen this method.

Moreover, although it does not seem to be a big deal, it actually offsets part of the impact of rising food prices, and it is not a big deal for the shrinking agricultural farmers in the countryside of the Country of Rain. Small benefits.

After traveling in the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain for a period of time, Asura felt that he was getting closer and closer to the ninja world, and at least he learned to look at certain grand narrative issues from a bottom-level perspective.

For example, in fact, the common people don't care at all who the ruler is, and they are indifferent to the loss or bankruptcy of the nobles and even gloat about it. All they can see are the three meals that they have to work for every day when they open their eyes, and the things they want to do. Try your best to squeeze out the grain from your teeth so that it can be replaced with cotton to make quilts and winter clothes.

Therefore, the joint companies that sell low-level industrial products such as cotton cloth and salt to them at low prices have become "good people" in the eyes of farmers.

As for the ongoing tide of ninjas replacing nobles in the ninja world, they don't care and can't care.

Moreover, he also began to be very interested in the legendary "demigod" who led the rise of Yu Ninja Village, and is now said to be enjoying himself in Yu Ninja Village all day long.

What made a ninja who was considered a hero even in the eyes of Asura choose to perish?
Ashura was very curious about this.

……

"I would like to see the leader Hanzo. How can I register or apply?"

After Asura arrived at the headquarters of Yu Ninja Village, he took the initiative to consult Yu Ninja who was sitting idle at the door.

"Hanzo-sama is not something you can just see if you want!"

It was obvious that the rain ninja guarding the door did not like Asura who looked like an ascetic scholar monk.

"I have this..."

Asura thought for a while, took out the shogunate pass number plate given to him by Uchiha Tokumitsu from his arms, and waved it in front of the gatekeeper Yunin.

"You are……"

The gatekeeper Yu Ren was stunned for a moment, and then a flower-like smile appeared on his face: "Which lord of the shogunate is your distinguished guest? What mission does he have? Why do you want to meet Hanzo-sama?"

Judging from the hair color, he is definitely not a member of the Uchiha clan. Among the wealthy families in Konoha, those with such hair color and a universal license plate are most likely to be nobles of the Senju clan...

The gatekeeper Yu Ren could not help but think about it.

Then, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.

It turns out that this is the legendary former arrogant and later Gong...

Asura slowly put away his number plate, "I am not from the shogunate..."

The face of the gatekeeper Yu Ren immediately changed.

"But my relationship with General Deguang is pretty good, and we can talk a few words..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the face of the gatekeeper Yu Ren, who was changing expressions, immediately squeezed out a bright smile: "Okay, please register. I will arrange accommodation for you first, and then ask Master Hanzo for instructions..."

"...Actually, your unruly look just now was quite good."

Asura picked up the registration form handed over by the guardian rain nin and filled in his name. After thinking for a while, he also wrote the serial number of the pass plate, leaving all other information such as the purpose of the visit blank.

"Asura..."

The gatekeeper, Yu Ren, read out the names on the registration form.

It's a bit familiar, seems like I've heard it somewhere...

"I've been pardoned."

Asura also saw the confusion of the gatekeeper Yu Nin, so he took the initiative to mention it.

"It's you!"

The gatekeeper Yu Nin suddenly took a breath of cold air.

First wanted and then pardoned, it can be regarded as a classic legend of a generation!

What's more, according to the information learned by the gatekeeper Yu Ninja, this former wanted criminal Asura of unknown origin and origin is extremely closely connected with magical caves such as Mt. Miaomu!
Although outsiders did not know the inside story, this did not prevent the gatekeeper Yu Ninja from summoning a team of ninjas, and selected one of them to go to the high tower of Yu Ninja Village to report, while the others followed him to watch Asura.

Asura didn't care either.

During this period of traveling in the ninja world, he has learned to see problems from different perspectives, so he can treat things with a normal mind when facing such events that were intolerable in the past.

After a while, the ninja who went to the tower to report ran back and whispered a few words in the ear of the gatekeeper Yu Nin.

"...Hanzo-sama wants to see you."

The gatekeeper Yu Nin was a little surprised, but then he regained his composure and led Asura towards the interior of the Yu Ninja Village.

Rain Ninja Village is an extremely unique Ninja Village.

Due to constant rain all year round, in order to prevent flooding, most of the buildings in Yuren Village are in the shape of tall towers.Coupled with the continuous erosion and erosion by rain, the material on the building's surface gives people a gloomy and slippery feeling.

Different from the uniform high-rise housing in Konoha's new district, the towers in Yunin Village look...

Asura thought for a while and found an adjective:

"...Yu Ninja Village is quite unique."

The gatekeeper Yu Nin didn't answer, but just walked forward with Asura, but he probably couldn't tell whether what Asura said was irony or not.

"...This is it." The gatekeeper Yu Nin stood at the entrance of the tower. He bowed slightly to the ninja guarding the entrance, then turned around and made a gesture of invitation to Asura.

Asura then stepped into the tower.

Asura first took off his rain boots under the guidance of the guarding ninja, then took off his hat and raincoat, wiped his face with a hot towel, then put on a robe that was still steaming, and finally walked into a room under the guidance The magnificent lobby.

But this was not the place where Sanshouyu Hanzo met Asura, it was just the elevator hall at the top of the tower.

"Such luxury is beyond the reach of ninjas..."

Although Ashura disapproved in his heart, he remained calm on the surface. Under the leadership of the guarding ninja, he successfully passed through the heavy security and arrived at the banquet hall where Sanshouyu Hanzo was.

"Leader Hanzo, I have admired my name for a long time..."

After seeing Sansho Hanzo sitting on a high seat, Asura took the lead in saluting.

"Don't be too polite, sit down!"

Different from the image in the rumors, Hanzo, the Sansho fish in the table, did not wear the iconic gas mask. Instead, his face was exposed, and he was cutting a piece of steak with bloodshot eyes with a knife and fork.

As Sanshouyu Hanzo's breathing rose and fell, a weak green poisonous gas emerged from his nose, but before it had time to spread, it was sucked away by a tubular exhaust device above his head.

Moreover, there are sealing techniques in a circle around his seat, which seem to be used to prevent the leakage of poisonous gas.

Under the leadership of the guard, Asura sat down behind a long table. Immediately, a waiter placed the same large steak and poured a full glass of sparkling wine.

Although Asura was not a drinker, he still unexpectedly twirled his glass.

In his opinion, a strong man like Sansho Hanzo would like strong liquor.

"If I drink too much hard liquor, I may not be able to control my breathing, which may cause the release of poisonous gas beyond the limit of the gas collection device."

Sanshouyu Hanzo, who was cutting the steak, spoke without raising his head.

"terribly sorry……"

Asura immediately apologized for his unfounded speculation.

As for why Sanshouyu Hanzo knew his own thoughts, Asura did not delve into it.

After all, for the strong men who emerged from the bloody turmoil in the ninja world, observing words and emotions is the most basic skill.

"I have been keeping in touch with General Deguang, so I also know something about you..."

After Sanshouyu Hanzo cut the steak into eight pieces, he ate it with big mouthfuls and said at the same time: "However, your choice is correct."

"……how you said that?"

Asura was a little surprised.

"You also have some old grudges against Myobokuyama, right?"

Sanshouyu Hanzo said unabashedly: "Well, congratulations on your escaping the fate of being destroyed together with Miaomu Mountain."

"This……"

Asura frowned, not knowing what to say.

"I have already received a letter from General Tokumitsu... and I have to do recovery training after eating this meal, so I can't chat with you for long... After all, I heard from Tokumitsu-kun that you are quite talkative. people."

Sanshouyu Hanzo said to himself.

Asura's brows frowned more and more.

Could this be said everywhere in the letter?
Asura's heart was full of curses.

"Tell me, what do you want to know?"

Sansho Hanzo finished the last piece of beef on the plate, then pushed the empty plate, wiped his mouth, and said seriously.

"So direct..."

Asura was a little surprised.

"I heard that you are going to write a travelogue, and the shogunate will publish it on your behalf..."

Sanshouyu Hanzo said without changing his expression.

"Understood……"

Asura laughed dumbly.

"Does the shogunate's war preparations have something to do with Mt. Myoboku?"

"Do you still think that such a big battle is to deal with the defeated generals of Yunyin Yanyin?"

Sanshouyu Hanzo drank a glass of sparkling wine and said, "Where did they get such a big name!"

"So, Lord Hanzo..."

Asura asked with a hint of temptation.

"I have accepted the call from the shogunate."

Sanshouyu Hanzo said: "It's a pity that the beautiful days have to stop for a while..."

After finishing speaking, Sanshouyu Hanzo couldn't help but touch the fat on his abdomen.

"I'd like to ask you something. Have you dared to ask whether Yu Ren has joined the shogunate?"

Asura asked again.

"What difference does it make if you join or not?"

Sanshouyu Hanzo asked: "Everyone of the ninjas under my command wants to receive the salary of the shogunate. As the leader, can I still clean them all?"

"..."

Asura was speechless.

Based on the public information he collected, coupled with his travels, he felt that the Rain Country and even the Rain Ninja Village today seemed to be a production base or ninja training base for the shogunate or a joint company, and not the half-shogunate, half-ninja village society as rumored .

But it's normal if you think about it carefully. After all, if it weren't for the existence of the shogunate, the United Company wouldn't be able to help stabilize prices.

Therefore, although Sanshouyu Hanzo sacrificed the independence of the Ninja Village, what he gained was a way out for the Land of Rain and even all Rain Ninjas.

Perhaps, for a small country, survival is the most important thing...

"But wouldn't indulge in the pleasures of wine, meat, wealth and sex wear down the ninja's will?"

Asura decided to change the subject.

"I've been fighting for half my life, what's wrong with enjoying it!"

Sanshouyu Hanzo snorted coldly, and the waiter immediately brought a steaming steak and placed it on the table.

"Besides, how much money you can spend on some food and drinks is nothing compared to the whole country's efforts to raise armaments!"

"...You have a point!"

Asura, who had nothing to say, laughed dryly, then lowered his head to cut the steak.

"But you are right..."

Sanshouyu Hanzo suddenly said: "Luxury of wine, meat and wealth will indeed weaken the fighting spirit of ninjas..."

"so what?"

Asura immediately raised his head.

This is the first time his "mouth escape" has worked!

"It's really embarrassing now that my buttocks are resurrected..."

Sanshouyu Hanzo shook his head and sighed, while Asura nodded repeatedly.

"so!"

Sanshouyu Hanzo said categorically: "Starting tomorrow, stop drinking!"

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