Red sand dust

If you insist on characterizing what Daimaru has done in the past two years, it is actually not all positive.

As a center of influence in Sunagakure Village, Daimaru has actually gathered a large number of people and formed a faction based on interests and favors and based on strength and new technologies.

Daimaru and his subordinates do support the Kazekage Fifth Generation Gaara. They have a good personal relationship with the three siblings and will not make the two parties against each other.

But this group is different from the "old and young" members of the previous generations of Feng Ying headed by Ma Ji who joined the group to keep warm.

When Daimaru is still in control and has strong control, they can actually enjoy themselves. Once they lose control and this group has its own ideas, it will be a major constraint for Kazekage.

It is actually inaccurate to compare the ninja village to a country and regard "shadow" as the king.

In Daimaru's view, Ninja Village is more like a large joint-stock company that controls force. If you insist on finding a similar organization, its structure is somewhat similar to colonial development groups such as the East India Company.

"Shadow" is the chairman of the board, and the leaders of powerful families and factions are shareholders. They attack externally and fight for power internally.

The rise of Daimaru is also a process for a rising star to establish a new position, gathering a large number of frustrated people to compete for resources with seniors who have vested interests.

It's just that Daiwan did it more covertly and was good at making the pie bigger. Even if Daiwan gained a lot of benefits, others didn't suffer any loss, so the contradiction was not obvious.

When the whole village is developing rapidly, some problems will be covered up. Maybe in a few years, the previous troubles will disappear invisible. But once the decline is revealed, without external supplement, the already barren Sand Hidden Village will shrink in the wind. Due to internal strife in the country, there will definitely be a reshuffle between the upstarts and the old-timers.

And these are not necessarily good things for Gaara.

To put it bluntly, what should we do if Awaji Village develops and grows, and with the important transfer station guarding the enclave across the sea, becomes more powerful and prosperous than Sunagakure Village in the future, and turns away from being the mainstay of tourists?

How could a village located deep inland compete with a major coastal town?

Using an external stronghold to support the Sunagakure Village headquarters, over time the host and the guest have shifted, but it is not just a matter of internal struggle for power.

Of course, most of Daimaru's subordinates, who have just escaped from poverty and have barely gained some influence and status, have not considered that much.

But in Daimaru's position, there are some things that have to be prepared for a rainy day.

There are so many things to consider, and Daimaru doesn’t know where to start first. However, he first uses a gimmick like the "Konoha Village Puppet Assistance Plan" to play "shared puppets" with Miss Saya's group. "The guys as well as Markey and others unite to advance and retreat together, lest the "mountain-top doctrine" goes too far and cannot turn back.

Temari tries her best to persuade Daimaru not to do the stupid thing of "dedicate yourself to death". In fact, she is reminding Daimaru that she can take everyone to play together, which can not only make herself more relaxed, but also unite her compatriots and share risks.

only……

"I thought you didn't like my dealings with Miss Saya..."

There is a high proportion of female ninjas under Daimaru, which may seem strange, but there is a reason for this. For example, young girls like Saho and Hashiya Aika, who were promoted by Daimaru from apprentices in the puppet workshop, Temari never seemed to care about them. Daimaru had doubts about their relationship.

From the age when ninja school graduates to adulthood, apprentices are recruited from losers. When Daimaru first selected talents, he actually did not treat them differently based on gender.

When they were first recruited, male apprentices even made up a slight majority.

But after a few weeks, most of the people who stayed, or even got around, were young girls.

Daimaru was surprised at first, thinking that the yin in Sunagakure Village was strong and the yang was weak. Because of the girl's unique delicacy and patience, female ninjas generally had better qualifications than men.

However, there are very few successful female ninjas in Sunagakure Village, which is really hard to understand.

It wasn't until later, after spending more time with those people, that Daimaru realized what he was doing.

The conservative tradition of Sunagakure Village results in very few paths for losers. If the students who graduate from the ninja school are boys, they may have a chance to turn over, but most girls can only do odd jobs and get married when they are old.

If you don't want to have a husband and raise children, you can only work hard to become a ninja and be self-reliant, and then you have a chance to control your own future destiny.

The same poverty, different world backgrounds, and similar bitter endings.

If they don't study well and have insufficient qualifications, they can only work hard. With the opportunity to try again, the female apprentices are far more motivated than the male apprentices.

The adolescent boys in Sunagakure Village were far inferior to girls in their ability to grasp second chances, which also left Daimaru speechless.

Talents are selected based on the standards of second-tier puppet apprentices and genin. Effort is valued more than so-called fighting ability and talent, so it is not surprising that there are more girls than boys under Daimaru's command.

In fact, what happened to Hashiya Aika made Daimaru realize that he had encountered many malicious speculations.

Over the past six months, a large number of male apprentices have been eliminated. Watching one female apprentice after another become a ninja, the eyes of envy and jealousy have never been less. Daimaru's stigma of "selecting people based on sex" has been mentioned from time to time. .

This is by no means comparable to the damage that those insignificant scandals can cause.

Daimaru had no intention of testing the hearts and minds of the conservative Sunagakure villagers in the sensitive area of ​​gender differences, but reality inadvertently created the current situation, leaving Daimaru unable to explain even if he wanted to.

How many traditional boys who have high self-esteem feel that they are inferior to delicate girls? He will only blame his failure on the unfair selection of Daimaru!

As for these nonsense, a careless guy like Daimaru would never have thought of this if Chiwa Yome, who had also worked hard from the bottom and had a hard time, told him tactfully.

Temari, on the other hand, truly believes that Daimaru is so proud that she will not play such boring tricks, but...

"You have to be careful about that guy Saya! Her sister Shanai, an innocent guy who seems smart but is actually confused, is far easier to deal with than Saya. Don't let her go..."

Temari grabbed Daimaru's arm and exerted a slight force, trying to get Daimaru to pay more attention to her, and said in a deep voice,

"Lack of common sense does not mean that you are not smart! In the past, you were just too lazy to use your brain. If you really have to use your mind, the skills you have developed through the influence of your ears and eyes are really hard to guard against..."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

Daimaru laughed awkwardly.

Apart from being a little dull, acting strangely, and making it difficult to guess his thoughts, I didn't think there was anything sinister about my long-time neighbor!