Naruto Reborn: The Rise of the Tsar

Chapter 261 Three Years

Time flies, and three years have passed since the sensational Kazama rebellion.

Although most of the witnesses of what happened that night have been arrested one after another in the Sunagakure Village dungeon in the past three years, and the Sandaime Kazekage-sama once issued a hush-hush order, people who are in dire need of entertainment will still Occasionally, I mentioned the incident that happened that year.

After that incident, the second-generation Kazekage was assassinated, and Sandstorm Renya was unanimously recommended as the third-generation Kazekage by the Elder Council, and the alliance with Konoha was also completely signed.

The alliance treaty between the two great powers, Wind and Fire, provided Konoha Village with a large amount of high-quality ore at low prices, but it made matters worse for the finances of the Country of Wind. The civilians of Sunagakure Village, who were not already wealthy, had an even more difficult life.

The commissions of the Sunagakure ninjas were also halved for a time, which also caused complaints from the middle and lower-class civilian ninjas.

However, after the Third Kazekage came to power, all the key positions in the village were assigned to the Sandstorm tribesmen, and a small number of benefits were distributed to those small and medium-sized families who were willing to defect to the Sandstorm. A large number of civilian ninjas and small ninja families were suppressed.

The favoritism towards the Sandstorm Clan undoubtedly gave it unprecedented prestige. Except for a few old stubborns, almost all the Sandstorm Clan ninjas sincerely volunteered to serve the new Kazekage.

This almost led to a sharper confrontation between the two Kazama and Sandstorm tribes than before. Sandstorm tribesmen who were constantly patrolling at night were assassinated and thrown in front of the newly built Kazekage building. This act forced the Sandaime Kazekage to greatly expand the power of the ANBU. Of course, the ANBU members were almost all Sandstorm members.

The Sandstorm tribesmen, who suddenly gained almost absolute power, began rounds of horrific bloody purges. From publicly expressing their dissatisfaction with the current regime to mocking and playing with a Sandstorm tribesman at a joint, they would be arrested by the secret service. Arrested, everyone in Sand Hidden Village was in danger for a while.

Despite the fact that Sunagakure Village appears to be stable on the surface, there are already undercurrents surging behind the scenes.

In the noisy tavern, with a loud bang, a strong man punched the wine table and yelled at his companion, "You know nothing! The 'Desert Death' passed by me back then, and I knew it clearly. When I saw him being seriously injured and being carried behind his back, he felt as if he was dead!"

"Haha, then why don't you go up and stab him with all your might? If that were the case, I'd probably be reused by Feng Ying a long time ago, hahaha."

"You." The strong man's face turned purple, "More than a dozen traitorous ninjas were surrounding him at that time. Besides, if he was so successful, would there be a bounty of 30 million taels?"

After that night, the two countries, Wind and Fire, jointly issued a reward for the 'Desert Death God'. With a stroke of his pen, Sarutobi Hiruzen tripled the S-level wanted notice issued by the Mizukage.

A total of 30 million taels was probably the highest reward in history, and it almost shocked the entire five major countries.

But the bounty hunters who have been walking in the darkness all year round shook their heads secretly. According to the price on the underground exchange,

C-level tasks generally have a bounty of between one and thirty thousand taels. These tasks are the most numerous and can be easily obtained by ninjas with a certain level of strength;

The bounty for a B-level mission is at least 100,000 taels. Even a Jonin needs to take this level of mission seriously and be fully prepared before attempting it to avoid capsizing;

The A-level mission has a bounty of one million taels, and the strength of non-elite ninjas cannot be seen at all. The difficulty of this mission is no less than breaking into some small ninja villages to assassinate the 'Shadow'. This is also a task that prohibits most bounty ninjas.

In the history of the underground exchange, no ninja has ever completed an S-level bounty. This kind of task is no less than launching a war. Even the five major countries cannot easily complete it with all their strength.

The 30 million level bounty is just a look for the bounty ninjas in the underground exchange. Rather than fulfilling this unrealistic dream, they are more curious about the nickname of 'Desert Death' The ninja world moves, but because Fushikawa doesn't like to go out, most of the ninjas in Sunagakure Village don't know much about him. Occasionally, people who have channels to get some inside information know that he is a jinchuriki, a member of the Kazama clan. A capable general, nothing more.

When the boss saw the strong man and his companions shouting loudly, he stepped forward slightly impatiently and interrupted, "Keep it down, you'll disturb the customers at other tables. If you make more noise, I'll ring the bell and call the patrol team to come in and take people away!" ” ˆ ˆ As soon as he heard the word ‘patrol’, the man’s momentum suddenly froze. He subconsciously looked around and saw that there were no Sandstorm people. His face turned purple and he was dissatisfied with the boss and said, “I just kept my voice down. How can you scare people like this?"

"Hahaha" came a young voice from the side, "I didn't expect you to be as timid as a mouse for such a big man!"

"What did you say, brat?" The man suddenly became angry. He was afraid of the patrol team, not others. "Say it again, brat!"

That man was considered a chuunin before and had served in the military. However, due to a change three years ago, the ninja assessment also changed drastically. The establishment of official middle and upper ninjas was greatly tilted towards big families such as Sandstorm. , and it is difficult for civilian ninjas without any family ninjutsu or background to succeed.

In addition, after forming an alliance with the Fire Country, a large amount of income from the sale of ore was virtually reduced, and Sunagakure Village also began to reduce the number of ninjas.

This strong man was also deprived of his official ninja title because he failed to meet the test standards, and he was also kicked out of the military. Since then, this man has become more and more depressed, and he often gathers three or five old friends who have experienced the same situation together in the tavern. Drink away your sorrows.

"I said." The young voice sounded again, "You are as timid as a mouse and now you may have to add that you bully the weak and fear the strong."

"What a boy!" The strong man couldn't help but flew into a rage, and with the strength of alcohol, he punched the opponent in the face.

Suddenly, the young man stood up suddenly and pushed forward, hitting his lower abdomen.

People around saw the man slamming forward into the opponent's hand, and then his whole body leaned back involuntarily, and finally sat on the ground with a plop.

He was at a loss. The push he felt just now was not very strong, but it happened to be stuck when his body shape was changing, so that he lost his balance with a slight push from the other party.

The corners of the strong man's eyes twitched suddenly, indicating that he had met an expert.

Having been on the battlefield for a long time, he realized that the move just now was not a simple crushing of strength, but a reflection of the keen combat intuition and rich physical skills experience cultivated in countless close combats.

In today's military, all such masters hold high positions above squad leader.

(End of this chapter)