Red sand dust

Not many big things happened in the new year.

Jiraiya returned to the village with the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, which did not cause any shock to ordinary people, but only attracted the attention of a group of high-ranking ninjas.

In comparison, the impact of the sand ninja's big actions on lower-level ninjas and even the world was even more horrifying.

Before the major ninja villages had time to make necessary responses, residents within the Country of Wind spontaneously began to move.

In a prosperous land like the Fire Country, the vast majority of residents are farmers or tenants, and their economic, status, spiritual and even mobility are not enough to enable them to escape the shackles of the land.

The so-called way of making a living by going out to work, doing business, etc., does not exist at all. Without the basis to leave the home environment at will, you will only become a lonely and helpless refugee. You will either die in a foreign country or be exploited by bandits, or even become a wandering ninja or thief. The gang's cannon fodder.

Industry and commerce can only be played by those with certain economic strength and social status. The class of the ninja world is solidified. Although it is not a complete backwater because of the existence of ninjas, the channels for ordinary people to rise are also quite narrow.

A simple truth can be understood. Ninjas are nominally an employment profession that does not pay attention to their positions. Whoever has more money can help. Of course, most of this power is used to protect vested interest groups, and those who are rich and powerful Would people in the world spend a lot of money to hire ninjas to cut off their own flesh and feed it to mud-legged people who are facing the loess and their backs are in the sky?

The mission of the Seventh Konoha Genin Team to the Country of Waves is a typical example. The bridge-building expert who pinned the hope of a country cannot even pay for the B-level mission. The entire country is controlled by the collusion of merchants and bandits. If it were not required by the "plot", There would simply be no story about the "Ghost Man" Zabuza and others later.

Officially because of this, becoming a ninja, especially for the civilians of Sunagakure Village, is an opportunity to change their destiny and master extraordinary power. Even if they are just genin, it is actually equivalent to having a "guaranteed", at least they will not be unable to eat.

The Country of Wind is slightly different. The residents actually have even less choice. Wherever there is an oasis and water, that is where they will move.

The plateau snow peaks built by Daimaru and his subordinates, the rivers and ditches dug by a large number of low-level ninjas, and the ever-spreading green grasslands and windbreaks, with the blessing of Mudun, spread in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Of course, the nearest residents of the Kingdom of Wind began to head towards the land with abundant water and grass. Further afield, people who got the news later were also ready to take action.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that a coalition composed of Suna Ninja as the center, a large number of apprentice workshops and ordinary people is forming.

Because of the different perspectives, the top management of Konohagakure focused on the improvement of Suna Ninja's strength, so there were inevitable omissions.

"The Ninja Village is not a country. If this continues, the consequences will be unpredictable..."

Gaara looked worriedly at the farming settlements built with low-level sand ninjas as the core, attracting batches of refugees from the Kingdom of Wind from afar.

Daimaru shrugged and responded nonchalantly:

"Did the daimyo send another envoy?"

"Obvious things..."

If this central area of ​​the Country of Wind is completely transformed into a fertile land capable of developing agriculture, it will support tens or even hundreds of millions of residents. Even though the total population may not even be one percent now, this trend is obvious. .

How many people are there in the Kingdom of Wind today?

Just over 30 million, which is the figure after repelling Yanyin Village and recovering the lost territory in the north.

The vital land in front of me was obtained by the Suna Ninja from the daimyo in exchange for various benefits. It was under the direct control of the land, and the government had no control over how it was developed.

As a result, Suna Ninja made a lot of troubles and told the outside world that this place could support three times the current population of the Kingdom of Wind. What do you want the Daimyo to think?

Words such as subject and object shift, Tai Ah inversion, and the following can all be used.

The government supported by the daimyo got its name, managed the secular world, benefited the ninja village, and was in charge of military equipment. The system of one village and one country was implemented by the Konoha Village jointly established by Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, and has been maintained for more than sixty years. , now in the Kingdom of Wind, there seems to be a trend of collapse.

Gaara thought about it for a while and then asked Daimaru:

"We must give an explanation to reassure the daimyo..."

"It's impossible..."

Daimaru smiled and said,

"Actually, we Sunagakure have long exceeded the bottom line allowed by the daimyo. The population of Sunagakure Village has not increased much, but the development of Awaji Village on the south coast, coupled with the settlements on the islands at sea, its potential is very extraordinary. , if you add Naruto Village across from Shanghai..."

It's a fairly good area close to the Land of Earth, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Sichuan. It's barely habitable and has a low food self-sufficiency rate. It's relatively close to the national border and can easily import foreign resources, which makes it look more inland than inland. Be prosperous.

In those traditional areas controlled by daimyo, Suna Ninja only displayed military power and did not participate in civil affairs.

It was only after the Sunagakure successfully developed on the south coast and took control of Naruto Village that they began to have room for maneuver. In the past, the Sunagakure Village headquarters relied on hundreds of thousands of people, and the scope of selection was terrifyingly narrow.

The situation has actually changed a long time ago, but Awaji Village is far in the south and is a traditional barren land that is not taken seriously. Naruto Village is even more of an enclave.

Because of its relatively short history, the daimyo and the government did not know the true power of the newly-administered land in Sunagakure Village, so they did not take it to heart.

Until now, a plateau snow peak rising from the ground has completely broken the original balance and stability.

Gaara shook his head:

"I'm not here to listen to you brag about the great achievements of Mr. Red Sand Dust. If this matter is not handled well, I'm afraid that before the Suna Ninja and Konoha Village can compete with each other, civil war and division will break out in the Kingdom of Wind. ”

"The current Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind is an innocent guy with ideals..."

Daimaru responded,

"As long as you give me a step down, I won't care too much..."

"The daimyo may be easy to persuade, but there is almost no chance that his ministers and nobles are all idiots. We cannot expect them to do nothing in the face of tangible threats..."

"Then what you mean is to hand over the hope of us Sand Ninjas to those arty nobles who can only recite poems and write poems?"

Daimaru pointed to the heated scene outside and said with a mocking face,

"In our country of wind, the conflicts between daimyo and shadow are no smaller than those in other countries. The reason for the lack of conflicts is that we are poor and do not even have the strength to fight for power. Even if we win, the benefits will be limited..."

The "pie" is only so big, and even if you grab it all, it's just that, and it's not worth the risk of breaking the original tacit understanding.

Now that the "cake" has become bigger, even if it is not completely baked, it has attracted the greedy eyes of many people.

Daimaru restrained his frivolous smile and said leisurely:

"The secret war between the Fire Nation daimyo and the Hokage over 'Jade' has been going on for many years. We Sand Ninjas want to continue to move forward, but there are some thorns on the way forward that we cannot avoid..."

Some of the daimyo's bodyguards in the Land of Wind are recommended by Sunagakure Village, and a very small number are even confidants assigned by the Kazekage. Individual Suna ninjas within Sunagakure Village are the ears, eyes, and spokesmen of the daimyo.

This kind of scene is unimaginable in the Land of Fire.

Supporting each other, fighting without breaking up, and even providing appropriate conveniences are the traditions of the daimyo and Kazekage of the Wind Country, and this tacit understanding may no longer exist as the strength of Sunagakure Village increases.

"you mean……"

Gaara's heart was shaken, and he looked at Daimaru's expected expression with some surprise.

"Similar to you, I actually hate unnecessary fights, but it is absolutely unacceptable to stop one's progress because of concerns about others..."

After a pause, Daimaru continued to explain:

"On the road to growth, there cannot be only blessings and praises, there are also curses and tests. The daimyo needs comfort, but there is no need to be too anxious. Even if a war breaks out, so what? Even if Konoha Village wants to maintain the order of one village and one country, To unite the entire ninja world to intervene, we have to fight first. It is impossible to send a few envoys and the name of Daiyi to let us give away our interests..."

"A war...many people will die!"

Daimaru said calmly:

"If a war doesn't break out, many people will die every day. Now, we must not show our fear of war or death, otherwise it will be difficult to advance in the future..."

In a real fight, with the power of the Sand Ninja, it would not be difficult to overthrow the Daimyo. The trouble lies in the follow-up.

One village, one country is an international rule and order recognized by the entire ninja world. Even if a wandering ninja steals the power of a small country, it must be done secretly. Once exposed, it will provoke interference. In the Bird Country a few years ago, the Daimyo was assassinated. , the authority was subverted, the exiled nobles came to Sunagakure Village to issue tasks, and Sunagakure went to collect and help restore the country.

Once Sunagakure Village flips the table and tears off the daimyo's fig leaf, the ones who come to "account" will not be a certain genin team, but a serious ninja army.

"Negotiations can continue. Send some dim-eyed elder to deal with it. We must treat concerns from abroad with caution. We must not admit all accusations, express a position, do not oppose all proposals, and do not take responsibility for anything. Try to delay it until the Fourth Ninja War. The outbreak, as for the post-war order, we will talk about it when the time comes. Even if we really have to spit out some of the benefits, it can be used as a necessary bargaining chip. I will be responsible for it when the time comes, and I guarantee that I will not suffer any loss..."

"What if it doesn't work?"

"Then let's fight..."

Daimaru replied very calmly,

"We Sand Ninjas are not good-tempered people to begin with. As for how far the fight will go, it's hard to say. I personally prefer to prolong the war..."

"Isn't that going to implicate a lot of innocent people?"

Gaara's face looked a little ugly. Once the entire Kingdom of Wind was in chaos, this would go against his thoughts.

Daimaru smiled and replied:

"You are overthinking it. The daimyo has the final say when the war starts, but how it is fought and how it ends is not up to him! Have you ever heard of the term 'sit-down war'?"

Even if they really break their skin, it won't be Sunagakure Village that suffers the most damage.

Fortunately, in other countries, even if there are no ninjas, playing music and dancing will not have much impact. In a region with a harsh environment like the Kingdom of Wind, if there are no extraordinary powers mastered by ninjas to help the civilians tide over the difficulties, I am afraid that famine will be extremely severe. Sweeping the entire country in a short period of time, it is estimated that the daimyo's food, clothing, housing and transportation will not be guaranteed, and the so-called rule will all collapse.

"Gaara, you haven't realized that Sunagakure Village is in a subordinate position politically, but its true control over the country is much deeper than that of the other four great powers. Why do we Didn't he care too much about the infiltration of Sunagakure Village by the daimyo and the government? The Sunagakure would have a harder time without the daimyo, but without the support of the Kazekage, the daimyo couldn't even hold his position. In the last ninja world war, the daimyo could They pressured us to give 30% of the mission to Konoha Village, not because he is stronger, but because our Sunagakure Village was defeated..."

In Daimaru's previous life, he used foreign resources to enrich himself and support bandits, so the Kazekage's behavior was actually a way of suppressing the Sand Ninja in Konohagakure.

The Sunagakure Village is not afraid of the daimyo of the Land of Wind, but it does not want to challenge the order of the entire ninja world.

Before reaching a certain level of strength, even Konoha ninjas would not dare to do such things as overturning tables, let alone Suna ninjas. Otherwise, other ninja villages would not mind taking advantage of the Fire Nation's busy time to "serve justice."

Daimaru did not take the threat from the daimyo and the government to heart, because he had thought that even in the worst possible outcome, if the two parties turned against each other and fought each other, the Sand Ninja would be able to suppress all the secular forces of the Wind Country in a short period of time. As for the daimyo, just sit back and watch "self-defeat".

The theoretical leader of the country, the daimyo, was offered up, and the government was allowed to run as he pleased. Suna Ninja only had to keep his one-third of an acre of land and silently reap the benefits.

"That's what you planned..."

Gaara breathed a long sigh of relief;

"But this matter must have an outcome..."

Daimaru waved his hand:

"What's so difficult about this? Since the daimyo wants to maintain his status and reputation, just give it to him. We in Sunagakure Village don't even mind giving benefits, such as..."

Speaking of this, Daimaru, who showed a narrow smile, rubbed his hands and said frivolously:

"How about you bow down to the daimyo on behalf of Suna Ninja, and even be willing to accept titles such as 'General of the Conquering Barbarians' and 'Minister of Regent'..."

The so-called names are actually just that. Maybe they have special significance in the field of status and mysticism, but to put them into practice, they still need real power.

Ninjas are not samurai, but they don't mind using their methods.

The establishment of a shogunate and the establishment of a country of martial arts with the "Wind Shadow" as the core does not violate the tradition of one village and one country in principle, but the core of the country's operation has undergone great changes.

I had seen Daimaru in countless political models in his previous life, so I expected that there were many systems that could be learned from.

The samurai in the ninja world have long been eliminated. Ninjas are actually another type of mercenary with a far inferior status. It is not impossible not to seek social status. The private benefits can already satisfy the appetite. It is natural to live in harmony. Best of all, once the daimyo wants to take advantage of it, the ninjas don't mind showing off their fangs.

Shimura Danzo can scare the Fire Country Daimyo to the point of restlessness, and so can the Suna Ninja.