Red sand dust

After entering Naruto Village, Rasa and Hayakura originally thought they would see a new town similar to Awaji Village, but more dynamic.

But what is unexpected is that no matter how you look at it, this place does not look like a subsidiary village of Sunagakure Village, or even a ninja village. Instead, it looks a bit like many nouveau riche who have prospered due to the rise of local wealthy families.

Apart from the fact that the manager of the village is Suna Ninja, there are no more characteristics of Sunagakure Village.

Even among the management, there are still many cadres who have been promoted to high positions because of their skills.

According to past traditions, only becoming a ninja is the stepping stone to an "official career". Occasionally ordinary people who are promoted with special talents are also extremely rare exceptions.

But in Naruto Village, ordinary people and ninjas combine to form an important department that maintains the operation of Naruto Village. It seems that it has been established in a certain agreed-upon system.

When the ninja's identity, combat power and ninjutsu cannot provide any advantage, ordinary people can also compete with ninjas on the same stage.

Don't underestimate this insignificant change and breakthrough. This may be the key to the transition of Sunagakure Village from a pure ninja village to a real government agency.

The distinction between ninjas and ordinary people is a common phenomenon in ninja villages in various countries. If this cornerstone of order begins to collapse, the future of Sunagakure Village, the Kingdom of Wind, and even the entire ninja world will be full of unknowns.

Hayakura may not have a deep understanding of it. Rasa, who has been a Kazekage for more than ten years and has a keen mind, soon had some guesses about what Gaara and Daimaru were going to do.

Because of the special national conditions of the Country of Wind, the relationship between Sunagakure Village and the daimyo of the Country of Wind is more complicated than that of Konoha Village and the daimyo of the Country of Fire.

In other countries, the daimyo and the shadow or the leader don't get along, and at most they don't see each other. If the Kazekage and the daimyo of the Land of Wind cannot maintain basic cooperation, the entire country will collapse.

Righteousness and force are the two most clearly separated and the most difficult to separate, creating a special relationship.

For decades, they have penetrated each other and maintained the tradition of not touching each other's taboos. As a result, the two parties may be held back at certain times, but most of the time they are relatively united.

In Sunagakure Village, many powerful families and top ninjas were married to local nobles and even daimyo. Sunagakure also knew the operations of daimyo and government very well.

"This is preparation for something big!" 』

All this time, Sunagakure Village has never expressed a real threat to the Daimyo of the Country of Wind. It is not that it lacks combat power and cannot be defeated, but that after fighting, it replaces the Daimyo of the Country of Wind and rules the Country of Wind. The result is that Sunagakure Village Say, it could be worse.

There is neither a grasp of the righteousness nor enough talents to fill the various management departments. It is not even possible to convince the ninja villages of other countries to recognize the "change of heaven" in the Kingdom of Wind.

There are always ninjas who assassinate daimyo every few years, and there are not just one or two organizations that intend to subvert the country. Basically, daimyo and shadow are not very harmonious, but bad things like launching a coup in the ninja village and driving the country's daimyo out of power will definitely happen. It attracted criticism and resistance from the entire ninja world, and even encirclement and suppression.

The daimyo occupies the title of Bingguo, and the ninja village gains actual benefits. This is the tradition of one country and one village.

But if one has enough strength and is not afraid of external interference, it seems not impossible to treat the daimyo as a clay statue or a rubber stamp and let the ninja rule on his behalf.

In the final analysis, it is better to let the daimyo bear the merits and demerits of governing the country. The ninjas may gain more benefits silently for their own benefit.

Nowadays, this tradition seems to be on the verge of being broken by Gaara and Daimaru.

"Today's young people really dare to think. In comparison, the decisions we made back then that we thought would determine the fate of history are really incomparable!" 』

If the snowy peaks on the plateau described by Daimaru really exist, it would be a unique miracle in the ninja world.

After these two days of introspection, Luo Sha finally found a quality in Daimaru that he didn't know whether it was an advantage or a disadvantage.

That is, he has many questions about things that everyone takes for granted, and he can always think from unexpected directions and find the key to subverting them.

For example, for a simple ninja mission, Tatsuna, a bridge-building expert from the Land of Waves, only invited Konoha ninjas to protect themselves until the "Naruto Bridge" was completed, including defeating the demons Zabuza and Haku. , from the beginning to the completion of the bridge, it will be good if it can be completed in two or three months. If there are some twists and turns, it may not be possible in half a year.

If Kodatsuna announced that Konoha ninjas would help build the bridge and let the ninjas use ninjutsu to assist, the bridge would probably be built in less than a month.

Why not?

On the one hand, the ninja does not directly master the bridge-building technology. The employer directly "guides" or "commands" the ninja to complete the task, which may cause troubles such as unclear division of credit and difficult settlement of commissions.

In addition, most of the ninja teams completing such tasks are for experience, not the task itself, and not simply for commissions.

To say the least, it is impossible for a ninja to accept being led by a layman like an "ordinary person".

Therefore, if Tatsuna dares to issue a D-level mission that hires Konoha ninjas to serve as workers and assist in building a bridge, whether there is a genin team to pick it up or not, Konoha Village's mission system review will fail.

Ninjas are not craftsmen. Even if there are tasks that require more professional skills to complete, they will tend to be completed by ninjas who are good at "craftsman ninjutsu" and "construction expertise". They will never send precious genin seedlings out to learn carpentry. Live, bridge building technology and so on.

Similarly, the young Sand Ninja people I saw two days ago were fishing directly on the water, taking care of offshore farms and pastures, loading and unloading goods at the dock, etc. They were far more flexible than professional fishing boats and various puppet machines.

This is why Daimaru believes that the existence of ninjas has distorted the technology tree of the ninja world.

Most of the best puppets and machines are made of precious wood and metal. They are not cheap to make and require skill to operate.

Until the efficiency of the puppet industry clearly exceeds that of "ninja craftsmen", ninjas will still be an obstacle restricting the development of the ninja world.

What is even more worrying is that many directions have been suppressed to the point where they have no chance of appearing. For example, early propeller aircraft, aircraft carriers, kerosene lamps, etc., were replaced by more advanced puppet technology before they became popular. The long technological climb in the middle was all forcibly passed by the Suna Ninja using ninjutsu.

Maybe there will be an opportunity to go back and "make up lessons" in the future, but now, absolutely no one will study these backward things that are neither practical nor economical.

Many of the above current situations are the result of the independent development of ordinary people and ninja villages on two parallel lines. Just like the secular world, there have been portable pistols, private cars, crawler-type and rail-type heavy artillery trains, etc., battles between ninjas , still stuck at the level of cold weapon fighting and ninjutsu fighting.

I can't say which one is better, it just suits their respective characteristics better.

But now, in Naruto Village, the two originally distinct civilizational development routes are showing signs of intersection.

In the northeastern corner of Naruto Village, close to the edge of the ocean currents in the Land of Fire, there is a well-located seabed pasture. Fish, shrimp, scallops and other seafood are sown on the bottom, allowing the sand ninja to make a lot of money. The key lies in traditional breeding techniques. and the ultra-efficient dispersal, monitoring, feeding, and fishing technologies of the deep-diving puppet mothership.

With just this undersea ranch, after meeting the consumption of the entire Sand Hidden Village every year, it can also export large quantities to the Country of Fire.

There are six marine farms and ranches of this size in Sand Hidden Village.

The vast ocean has great potential, and now, the entire South China Sea to the southeast corner of the Water Country is the sphere of influence of the Sand Ninja.

Before other nations and ninja villages realized the value of the ocean, the Suna Ninja had occupied the largest and most fertile sea area.

Why does Luo Sha think Daimaru has a big plan?

Sooner or later, the resources they possess will turn into strength and add to Sunagakure Village, allowing Sunagakure to seek more benefits and expand their influence until a "rebalance" is achieved.

In this process, the first person to be affected by the rise of Sand Hidden Village was undoubtedly the Daimyo of the Country of Wind.

The worried Luo Sha hinted to Chaoyan several times, but received no answer. He refused to disclose his identity because he could not be completely trusted.

The Fourth Kazekage, the former Fourth Generation Kazekage who was still thinking about Sunagakure Village even after his death, had no choice but to give up.

As for the other more powerful fighter, Ye Cang, whose alias was Yan Yanluo, after mercilessly burning several scurrying pirates into cokes, the dragon disappeared without a trace. Wherever it passed, the enemies were all inhuman form. After the difference of "somewhat familiar", the name of "Fire Mist Demon" as a guest has finally become popular among people.

In comparison, "Soul-pulling" Yamara is much more docile, but his skillful tactics and tactics have also made Naruto Village's guard force built with the guard force as the core obedient, but after being trained to be docile, it can become a little restless and uneasy at any time. All the demons, ghosts, ghosts and ghosts in the village who would have made big news have died down.

"When will you return to Sunagakure Village headquarters?"

After being asked many times, Xiao Chaoyan replied unfazed:

"After all, that is the core. The power controlled by Elder Ebizo is still closely monitored. The identities of the two of you cannot withstand careful inspection, scrutiny and testing right now. In order not to cause unnecessary trouble, I will wait for you later. After your deeds and reputation are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, then go back and see..."

The newly emerging Awaji Village and Naruto Village are Daimaru's territory. Arranging two guests with unknown origins is easy. The main village of Sunagakure is different. Maybe an old friend will recognize them.

Although I was a little dissatisfied with this explanation, at least it gave me enough face and did not embarrass the two "dead people" too much.

…

In Konoha Village, the third test of the annual joint chunin exam is finally about to begin. This time Gaara declined Tsunade's invitation because he was too busy. Kiri, who had an unpleasant quarrel with Konoha Village not long ago, The leader of the Hidden Village, the Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei, came to Konoha Village unexpectedly.

The Raikage didn't come as usual, and the Tsuchikage Sandaime Onoki used old age and infirmity as an excuse not to sit side by side with the Hokage.

Because many Suna Ninja were deployed to the "Relief Team", a large number of Suna Ninja stayed in Konoha Village all year round, and this place has almost become half of the Suna Ninja's home field.

On the eve of the third trial, Daimaru sat in the office for a long time. It was not because he was too busy to be lazy, but whenever there was a major event, his subordinates had to work overtime, and there were thousands of things that needed to be dealt with, and some procedural issues The document had to wait for Kurotsuchi from Shikamaru Nara to handle it.

Just after Daimaru was awakened from his second nap, he finally saw Nara Shikamaru with a tired face, holding a folder and handing in a job.

"It's not an important matter. I didn't expect you to be so serious..."

In fact, no one cares if you mess with it casually. Some meaningless but essential documents are eventually sealed in the corner of the warehouse, and no one will look at them again.

"It's your duty!"

Daimaru took the document with a chuckle and flipped through a few pages at random:

"Where's Kurotsuchi?"

"I've left. Let me forward the monthly assessment certificate to you..."

"I got it! You can leave early, and it won't be a delay if you turn it in tomorrow..."

"That's all I can do now..."

The young man who doesn't want to be looked down upon is very persistent.

Although it is not as good as Daimaru, it is a little uncomfortable, but the gap is too big and there is no comparison.

These days, even the little-known Iwa nin Kurotsuchi has shown extraordinary talents, which makes Nara Shikamaru, who has always been smart and reserved, feel a little pressure.

Putting away the documents in his hands, Daimaru stood up and patted his shoulder.

"I've grown a lot taller, but..."

Judging from his posture, it is probably hopeless to compare his height with Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, and he is about the same height as Hyuga Neji.

"The gap between the treatment of the protagonist and the supporting role is really too big! 』

He's over 1.7 meters tall in the ninja world, which is not too short. His height is just around the average. I don't know if it's Hyuga Neji and Nara Shikamaru who are special, or whether the other supporting characters are all at this level. Judging from the growth trend of Inuzuka Kiba in the past two days, it seems that Aburame Shino is tall, but a little thin.

"I don't know what you think. I hope I can find what I want to do..."

No matter how Daimaru felt in his heart, Nara Shikamaru didn't have much ill feelings towards this Suna ninja senior.

"What you want to say is something like Ninja Dao, right? In the past, I was too obsessed with 'jutsu' and ignored 'dao' until I saw what I lacked in other people, such as Daimaru-senpai, Kurotsuchi , even...Naruto!"

"I have a deep understanding!"

Daimaru responded lightly,

"The so-called "Ninja Way" is actually not that magical. Just like Uzumaki Naruto, his wish is to gain recognition from others through hard work, but his Ninja Way is to 'do what he says', isn't it? Strange, they don’t match at all? ‘Skill’ itself is not necessarily inferior to ‘Tao’. Have you ever heard of the saying ‘Skill is close to Tao’? When it comes to things like goals, it’s good to set them high. Sometimes you really can’t find what you want to do, so it’s not a bad thing to keep your goals, tolerance, or code of conduct vague..."

After Nara Shikamaru thought about it, he felt that what Daimaru said made sense. After hesitating for a moment, he tentatively asked:

"What do you think about 'try hard and never regret it in the future'...?"

"Ask yourself..."

Daimaru chuckled, turned around, opened the door and walked out.

"First of all, you have to understand under what circumstances you will regret it!"