Red sand dust

It is common for young people to have unstable minds. Those who set a lofty goal since childhood and move forward unswervingly towards the goal will be judged as having a strong mind and extraordinary talent if they succeed. If they fail, they will be judged as being stubborn, stupid and overconfident.

Most of them are actually mediocre people who have neither self-awareness nor the ability to make the right choices at critical moments. Young people like Nara Shikamaru who can accurately position themselves are just young people who have no dreams or do not think much about the future. , is already quite excellent.

Like unpolished gems, it takes time to polish them to reveal their true talents.

"It's a pity that, being born in Konoha Village, in this era, the only option is to be the protagonist's good partner!"

No longer paying attention to the thoughts and actions of the Konoha boy behind him, Daimaru had to sigh with regret.

If it were other ninja villages, highly intelligent talents like Nara Shikamaru would have a much greater use.

Nara Shikaku, who is now the Hokage's advisor, is fully capable of serving as Hokage in terms of his contribution, qualifications and talents, but the entire Konoha Village has not taken him into consideration.

If there was any other choice, it would not be the turn of a second-rate family who was neither a direct descendant of the Hokage nor a distant relative of Shimura Danzo to be the head of Konoha Village.

Bloodline and inheritance are not the decisive factors in Konoha Village where there are numerous talents and fierce competition, but they can play a decisive role in the critical moment of stalemate.

The three families of Nara, Akimichi and Yamanaka have joined forces and achieved great fame, but in the end they are only part of the "Ino Shika Butterfly". If you want to rely on such a foundation to go further, you must let the Nara family go further, not to mention the Senju family. To be on par with the Uchiha family, one must at least have a power that is not weaker than that of the Hyuga family.

The so-called second-rate is only a matter of degree. Staring at the name of the Nara family and living in the same era as Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke and others are basically the fate of a dedicated secretary.

If there were talents like Nara Shikamaru in Kirigakure Village, there would be no chance that Chojuro would become the Sixth Mizukage. In Iwagakure and Kumogakure Villages, there is also hope of trying for the position of village chief.

"Drought will lead to drought, and flood will lead to death! Theoretically, fate is fair to everyone, but talent, although there is no distinction between high and low, has a real difference in value, and making the best use of it is the same thing. It’s a difficult thing, just like Rock Lee and Zi Luo, there are so many taijutsu talents in the ninja world that have not been discovered and are buried!”

Thinking of the current situation of Sunagakure Village, Daimaru couldn't help but feel worried.

Not to mention high-IQ talents like Nara Shikamaru, even people with good brains like Temari are rare. Even if there are a few talents like Sen, Yami, Rakuman, and Yanya who are simple and capable, worth cultivating, and can take the lead on their own. Very rarely.

On the one hand, the teaching staff of Sunagakure Village Ninja School is not as good as that of Konoha Village. It is also an indisputable fact that there is a huge gap in the growth environment. The rapid development momentum that is blossoming everywhere has clearly exposed the huge weakness of Sunagakure Village's lack of foundation.

Whether it is the high-tech world without extraordinary power in Daimaru's previous life, or the ninja world where the power of ninjutsu and the secular world go hand in hand, in the end it is the competition of talents that determines the winner.

The competition between country and country, and between Sunagakure Village and Konoha Village, has returned to the most essential issue. After Daimaru smoothed the gap of the huge insurmountable material gap, a sufficient base of people and scientific and practical education The system is the ultimate winner, and the competition in the above two fields can use economic and military advantages to form a huge boost.

While ensuring that the top forces in Ninja Village are not at an absolute disadvantage, we can make more money, maintain investment in education in advantageous areas, widen the gap in technology, tap more talents, and dig deeper into the moat.

In addition, the right to speak in the field of cultural construction and publicity must also be firmly grasped.

Looking back, in order to maintain such a situation of going hand in hand, the direct talents of Sunagakure Village must unite. They must first be strong enough to absorb blood from many sources and develop rapidly. Otherwise, openness, compatibility, and rapid development will be eliminated. The situation is riddled with infiltration from all sides. What sounds nice is cultural compatibility and racial assimilation, but in reality it is just a magpie's nest, being plundered by others, free riding on the dividends of the rapid development of Sunagakure Village.

"Tap potential internally, poach talents externally, use soft power such as economic and cultural advantages to consolidate results, then use force to protect yourself, and even further import rules to maintain influence..."

Daimaru felt that he could no longer do anything by himself, and when he was working behind closed doors in the Kingdom of Wind, he still didn't realize that coming to Konohagakure, the undisputed center of the ninja world, was not like the previous experience with the Kazekage family. The three siblings were cautious when they came to be "protons". Instead, they really participated in the power game at the top of the five ninja villages, and some problems would surface.

Unless Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara have the strength to overwhelm the entire ninja world, or they plan to collect the seals of the nine tailed beasts from the outside demons to form the Ten Tails like Nagato and Uchiha Obito, and rule the entire world by force, If Sunagakure Village wants to develop and grow in the order of the Five Ninja Villages and the Five Great Nations, and take advantage of the opportunity of the Fourth Ninja World War to move from being the balancing chip of the Five Ninja Villages to becoming a real contender for hegemony, it must be more active. a little.

In my heart, I envy the many talents in Konoha Village, but it is difficult for this village to have great talents. Even Daimaru, who has the power to use the power of the dead, returns to the hotel where he is staying worriedly. He sees Temari and Kankuro, siblings having a late night snack. Sitting in the living room of the suite, drinking tea leisurely.

"Have all the arrangements been made for those candidates?"

Daimaru took off his light gown, shook off the dust, and hung it on the coat rack in the entrance hall.

I poured myself a glass of juice with ice.

Not many important events have happened in the past two days, but some small things that require decision-making cannot be avoided, such as Luo Shaye Ye Cang's arrangements.

Seeing that Daimaru didn't pay attention to his appearance at all and was only wearing a short shirt, he was leaning lazily on the sofa. Temari frowned slightly and sniffed with some displeasure. Except for the smell of sweat evaporation, she found nothing unusual. , later responded:

"The candidates who were shortlisted for the third test this year are quite average, with nothing particularly eye-catching. However, other ninja villages are similar, so it doesn't mean that there will be no chance of performance tomorrow..."

"let it go……"

Daimaru shook his head noncommittally.

In every chuunin exam, the candidates in Sunagakure Village did not perform too badly, but there were very few candidates who stood out. Like three years ago, Temari, Kankuro, Gaara and Daimaru fooled the Konoha ninjas around. Last year, Saya Murasaki's terrifying combat power, as well as the dark horse Chaofeng and others who were caught off guard, it was a rare good year.

This year is just a return to normal. Three candidates were shortlisted for the third test. Even if the final ranking is not high, it can already prove the strength of Sunagakure Village.

You know, among Konohagakure genin candidates, only five candidates advanced to the third test this year. The other two places were taken away by Kumo ninja. The Iwa ninja who had been idle and the Kiri ninja who had almost given up struggling had their heads shaved again.

Not paying attention to it is one reason, but failing to make it to the final stage for two consecutive years actually proves a lot of truth.

Konoha Village is still strong, Kumo Ninja is well-deserved, and Suna Ninja, who has made a lot of moves recently, is indeed showing signs of rising. In terms of training of reserve talents, it is no less than the two traditional powers in the ninja world.

Next, Daimaru and his siblings chatted for a while to relieve their fatigue, then left and went to wash up and take a shower inside.

It's already very hot in Konoha Village in July. It's still slightly cool at night, but it's really uncomfortably hot during the day.

After Daimaru left, the two siblings looked at each other. Kankuro silently put down the newspaper he had read several times and asked leisurely:

"Don't you have a question you want him to answer? Why...are you hesitating?"

"I suddenly remembered that if I asked him directly, I might be ignored. It was better to ask Qian, she might know better..."

"ask her?"

Kankuro muttered dissatisfiedly,

"If I were your best friend, I wouldn't tell you the truth! After all, the two of them are childhood sweethearts, and they get along more..."

Temari smiled reservedly and responded:

"Although I am a little unhappy that Daimaru kept it from me, I may not be relieved if I know it. Moreover, I know that with Daimaru's brain, intelligence will not be absent, but it will occasionally be a little late..."

Many people will think that a person who behaves well and is very pleasing in front of themselves or in front of everyone is because of high emotional intelligence.

To be honest, this thing is only related to IQ and experience in dealing with people. People who usually have high IQs and are very clumsy towards themselves should be in true love. If they can get favorable impressions just right in every situation, or they don’t really like them, IQ Occupy the high ground, be very perfunctory, or have ulterior motives.

Of course, if it's the other way around, and one party hints very clearly and the other party doesn't understand it at all, it doesn't necessarily mean that the other party has poor emotional intelligence, but that he really doesn't like you and doesn't regard you as a person of the opposite sex at all, so he laughs at the other party. Before your emotional intelligence is low, you should reflect on yourself. You may not be as attractive as you think.

Real communication between people is not so simple. The right soul mate is also hard to find. It is also very good to find a caring boyfriend who respects each other as a guest and treats each other equally well, get married and have children together, and stay together until old age.

It is not incomprehensible that Daimaru, an ordinary Suna ninja who is not handsome and does not have a remarkable background at first glance, has become the focus of many people.

Uchiha Sasuke is recognized as a handsome guy with a paralyzed face. There are many girls who like him, but he has never become a playboy.

It is not uncommon for people who have no good looks and only rely on their talents to attract the opposite sex, such as Daimaru. Although they have a bad reputation and are rumored to have scandals from time to time, they actually don't flirt with women in private, which is pretty good.

It's just that Daimaru had too many secret plans that he didn't make public. Some Temari knew about it, but most others didn't know anything about it. Especially since Miss Saya and Kurama Yakumo were involved, she could only complain afterwards, and she was inevitably a little uneasy.

Kankuro glanced at his sister who was worried about gains and losses, and asked strangely:

"You mean, Daimaru knows that you have doubts, but he still hides some things from you, or even deliberately avoids you? It's a bit strange. If it is a business matter, there is no need to hide it, but if it is a private matter...has he changed his mind? Want to cheat?"

Seeing that Kankuro said something serious, Temari came to her senses, laughed a few times and responded:

"No! If he were to fall in love with someone else, he would definitely tell me to break up with me and find a new love..."

After a pause, the blonde girl stretched her arms lazily and whispered:

"A long time ago, Daimaru gave me a serious gift for the first time. Instead of throwing a toad or a chameleon, it was just a bouquet of sunflowers. He was tricked by him at that time. He accepted it without understanding and walked across the street. Let many people see it, and I can’t explain it anymore..."

"That time..."

Kankuro hummed a few times with a deep nasal voice.

"Earlier, he pretended to be a fool who was powerless in love. When he used his brain, he kept doing one thing after another. I misjudged him..."

"No, that's because he's stupid and really doesn't understand! Either he's so straightforward that it's annoying, or he's so calculating that it's hard to understand..."

Temari said helplessly,

"Although Daimaru appears to be a bit arrogant and informal, he is actually a very traditional and conservative man. I didn't think so at first, but after getting along with him more, I discovered some clues. I asked Qianduo for confirmation, and it proved this... …”

"Is this happening?"

Kankuro was a little surprised. He broke the traditions of Sunagakure Village to an unknown extent. Most of the ninja world recognized him as a troublesome guy who subverted the order. Unexpectedly, the people closest to him had completely opposite opinions.

Temari patiently explained:

"Conservatism and tradition are methods and attitudes of life. Daimaru appears to be more radical because his moral standards are a bit different from those of the traditional Suna ninja and even the entire ninja world. In many cases, Daimaru's most conservative views are He is more open and arrogant than Suna Ninja, but in some unknown areas, he is more stubborn than the most rigid Suna Ninja senior..."

"For example?"

Kankuro asked curiously, becoming interested.

"Um……"

After thinking for a moment, Temari smiled and whispered,

"Just like those pornographic magazines, even if you are a 'homebody' like you, you secretly hide a few, but Daimaru never reads them..."

"how do you know?"

"No one can escape Yami's eyes, and the inseparable Qian Ziran also knows..."

Temari covered her mouth and snickered,

"Talking back to the gift of sunflowers, I thought it was a sign of silent and deep love. Later I realized that it was a hint that 'I only have eyes for you.' The meaning of flowers is actually very vague. If you don't take into account the situation at the time, , it’s really easy to ignore…”

At that time, rumors about Daimaru's affair with Miss Saya were spreading. Kurama Yakumo was also unclear about him. There were also rumors that Temari was pregnant out of wedlock and went to Konoha Village to give birth secretly. It was really confusing.

"It turns out that it was not just a calculation, but a tactful explanation and clarification..."

Kankuro said suddenly,

"Can't you just say no?"

"If the name is not right, then the words will not be right. At that time, we were not boyfriend and girlfriend. What's the explanation? Then he promised me to give him a child?"

Ever since he was beaten up for speaking arrogant words, Daimaru had been paying attention to maintaining the distance between the two. While rejecting other girls' hints or even explicit statements, he silently showed himself off, waiting for Temari's approval, and did not even pretend to be a man. They consider themselves friends, except for a few jokes, and they stay close to each other without breaking the rules before Temari expressly agrees. This is very different from the scandals that are spreading outside.