Uchiha girl, ignites a group pet war in Konoha

Kazuko is an outstanding woman with courage and insight. She is the leader of this group of refugees and the first person to propose to join Uchiha.

Unlike her old and thin appearance, she is actually not old, only 30 years old. But Kazuko, who is only 30 years old, has experienced pain that ordinary people cannot bear in this short life.

Born in a remote village in the Land of Fire, she used to live a peaceful farming life with her husband and children, but in the spring of a certain year, two hostile ninjas came to the village where she lived. It was the first time in her life that she met a ninja, the first time she saw the gorgeous ninjutsu, and the first time she saw a tragic death - her husband died because of it.

In the same year, just after the group of ninjas left, terrible natural disasters followed one after another, and the rice seedlings in the fields did not grow at all. But when autumn came, the noble tax collector still came, and the taxes to be collected did not decrease in the slightest because of her misfortune, so her fields and houses were gone.

After that, Kazuko's family became refugees and wandered around the Land of Fire. It was hard for others to imagine the pain and separation of life and death they experienced. Kazuko once had a happy family, but now she was the only one left to survive.

"Ah, please accept my condolences..."

Kamizuki's expression was blank for a moment after she learned of Kazuko's tragic past. She didn't even know how to comfort this woman with a miserable life.

Even though she knew that the civilians in the ninja world were like living on a tightrope and would fall into the abyss if they were not careful, she was still shocked and speechless when such a bloody tragedy was placed in front of her.

"Those sad things are over."

Kazuko smiled with the corners of her lips pulled. Her face, which was wrinkled by endless suffering, showed a sad color. Her miserable eyes were filled with bitterness. Everyone could see that she was not sincere.

"People always have to keep looking forward."

It can be said that almost all the civilians gathered here have a highly similar tragic past - they were affected by the war, lost their homes and loved ones, and wandered around in the huge Fire Country, living a miserable life of hunger and cold.

Suffering will make people lament, but too much suffering and misery will only make people numb.

"Ms. Kazuko, why did you think of coming to Konoha?"

Thinking back to the days at the beginning of the month, Shen Yue originally thought that many people would come to sign up under the temptation of the fields, but she really underestimated the notoriety of ninjas and Uchiha.

During that period, let alone people coming, there was not even a single outsider willing to approach the Uchiha clan.

She used to wonder why no one was willing to come, but now she understands that this plan, which seemed to her to be non-threatening, is no different from a pie wrapped in poison bait in the eyes of civilians. No one knows whether it will be pierced or really full after eating it.

The first person to try something new is a warrior, and the first person who dares to come to Uchiha is even more of a warrior among warriors. Kazuko's courage and perseverance are really admirable, but it also makes Shenyue suspicious.

She was a victim who was persecuted by ninjas and lost her husband and home! According to common sense, Kazuko should have hated ninjas to the bone, but she chose to put aside her hatred and surrender to her enemies, which is really incomprehensible.

"To survive."

Kazuko answered Shenyue's question calmly. She raised her head and followed the white clouds in the sky all the way back to her home that had been burned to ashes thousands of miles away. Recalling the sorrow and pain along the way after being forced to leave home, she felt sad.

"Sir Shenyue, I think you have never left Konoha."

Shenyue nodded. She was only five years old, of course, she had never left Konoha. Even if she wanted to go out and take a look, Uchiha Madara would not allow her to leave his power.

"There are not many refugees like me in the capital of the daimyo. Everyone either cannot escape or dies on the way. The land of the Land of Fire is full of bandits and wandering ninjas. It is difficult for people like us to escape even if we want to."

Kazuko's tone was still so calm, as if she was talking about something ordinary and not worth mentioning, but her words were so creepy.

"Commoners are not allowed to leave their homeland, but once they lose their land, if they don't flee, they can only become slaves of nobles. But the slaves of nobles are not people, but animals like cattle and horses. If you don't want to become such animals, you have to flee."

"Avoiding thieves and wandering ninjas along the way, begging all the way with an empty stomach, only those who are lucky can avoid starvation and freezing to death, and only the luckiest people can escape to the capital of the daimyo."

KazukoTurning around, his eyes were as calm as a pool of dead water, and there was only a coldness in his eyes.

"But even if you go to the capital of the daimyo, it is just another hell. Have you ever seen a person who was just walking on the road and was hit by a noble car because he was blocking the road? Have you ever seen a samurai standing on the street and killing passers-by one by one in order to sharpen his blade?"

Hezi's miserable past was just the tip of the iceberg, which made Shenyue's stomach churn and almost vomit. The cruelty of the nobles was beyond her imagination!

"So, you want to join the ninja?"

"Ninjas kill people just to complete their missions, but nobles kill people just for fun."

Hezi nodded silently, quietly looking at Shenyue who was reluctant and shocked in front of her. When she spoke again, her voice was hoarse and her eyes were filled with endless sadness.

"Whether we come to Konoha or seek refuge with you, sir, we have only one goal - just want to live as long as possible."

Saying words that others could neither understand nor join, Shenyue and Kazuko left the main group unknowingly and walked aimlessly along the neat fields.

Kazuko would stop from time to time, bend down and crouch in front of the fields, reverently holding a handful of soil, letting the black soil fall from her fingers.

At this time, she would always spread her palms and touch the supreme god with her cheek.

"Sir Shenyue, I have a question for you, why did you think of opening up the fields?"

Kazuko raised her head and stared at Shenyue, who was the same age as her young daughter in her memory. She could now confirm that this idea undoubtedly came from the young girl in front of her.

But why is this?

"This is not what ninjas would do."

Ninjas are obviously just tools used by nobles to kill, and their purpose of existence is only to destroy and ruin. The thousands of years of the Warring States period have proved this truth countless times, but now, they want to open up farmland. This is ridiculous and incredible. When have the ninjas ever done such a thing?

Hearing Kazuko's question, Shen Yue was also confused. Before this, she had never thought about why she wanted to do this.

"Why... Yes, what is it for?"

Staring at the seemingly endless farmland, Shen Yue's doubts in her heart were like boiling water, bubbling up uncontrollably. She couldn't help but ask herself why she wanted to do these things?

Is it because she is dissatisfied with the current living standards, so she instinctively wants to do something to improve her life?

Or because she wants to gain the support of civilians, so she has to do something to gain their trust?

Or...

Because she was born in that wealthy country and knows what kind of posture true peace has, she wants everyone around her to have the same happiness as she did at that time?

After thinking for a long time without being able to figure out the reason, Shen Yue followed He Zi's example and simply sat on the field, rubbing her head and thinking hard. After a while, she said these words like a dream:

"No matter what you want to do, you really have to let people eat before that."

"...What? What kind of answer is this? Hahaha!"

After a long silence, He Zi burst out laughing. She seemed to be amused by Shen Yue's words, and she laughed so hard that even tears came out of her eyes.

"You are such a weird person."

After laughing for a long time, He Zi held her stomach for a long time before finally coming back to her senses. Shen Yue looked at her laughing and thought with embarrassment that what she said was not that funny.

"Is it so funny?"

"Such an innocent ideal can only be possessed by a child like you."

The gloomy and decadent clouds that had been hanging over Kazuko's head were suddenly parted, and the scorching and dazzling light shone through the gap, breaking through all the darkness in just a moment, and illuminating Kazuko's calm and gentle smile.

"But I really want to see what that future will look like."

Bathed in the long-lost sunshine, Shen Yue and Kazuko enjoyed this short time of harmony together. However, such time is always short, and the gravity of reality is always pulling people's souls at any time, but it is precisely because of this that ideals appear so charming.

"Sir Shen Yue, when the harvest comes, how much interest do you plan to ask for?"

After getting his mood in order, Kazuko went straight to the point and asked the refugees what they were most concerned about.The problem of the heart. Shen Yue was not vague. This problem has troubled her for a long time, making her think about it even when she was sleeping for several days.

"30%!"

As a person who received nine years of compulsory education in the previous life, Shen Yue certainly knew that interest and taxes were so important that they could affect the survival of a company or even a country!

How could she dare to take it lightly? On the one hand, she must increase the income of civilians, but on the other hand, the Uchiha who invested a large amount of money must also get a corresponding return.

Too much is certainly not okay, and too little is absolutely not okay. How to balance the gains of both parties, this difficult task almost made Shen Yue die suddenly.

It's bitter!

She was a five-year-old kid, and she had to do this kind of work that capitalists, emperors, daimyo and Hokage had to do, but Shen Yue thought about it and found that Hashirama Senju and subsequent Hokage didn't seem to need to do this hard work. Konoha's source of funds actually relied on the commission of task rewards and the financial support of daimyo, and the latter was the real big head.

It's no wonder that the ninja world has to go to war every ten years or so. How can so many ninjas be supported with such little money!

"30%! Not a cent less!"

Shen Yue gritted her teeth and said this number that she thought was relatively reasonable.

She had read the agreement signed by the daimyo, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. Konoha was a land that was completely autonomous for ninjas. The daimyo and the nobles could not levy various taxes in Konoha. To show their sincerity, they transferred this power to the ninjas.

This means that on this land belonging to Uchiha, she has the full power to formulate new land taxes.

Shen Yue certainly knew that she could learn from the greedy noble landlords of the Land of Fire and directly rob the farmers of all their harvests with heavy land taxes.

Of course, doing this would bring a lot of bloody money at once, and Uchiha would not even have to worry about these civilians rebelling all day like those nobles.

But Shen Yue definitely didn't want this. She didn't need the bloody money, let alone slaves without freedom.

30% can not only ensure that Uchiha will not lose money but also allow civilians to get most of the benefits. This is certainly not a light tax, but it is also within Shenyue's bottom line.

"30%..."

Hezi widened her eyes in disbelief. She first murmured, then increased her voice and repeated it again. Soon, this calm woman suddenly let go of all her guard and grabbed Shenyue just to confirm the accuracy of this number again and again.

"Are you sure? Is it really 30%?!"

"That's 30%! The price of renting the land to you is 30% of your harvest."

Shenyue thought that Hezi was complaining too much. She immediately put on a cold face and thought about how to convince this smart woman, but the next moment Shenyue was dumbfounded because Hezi's eyes were red and tears flowed from her eyes.

"Am I dreaming? It's only 30% tax! Lord Shenyue, you are too kind!"

Shenyue was completely dumbfounded. She didn't understand. This is a full 30% tax, which is almost taking away one-third of their harvest. Is this too little?

At this time, she realized that she seemed to have missed a very important question - she seemed to be busy recalling the contents of history books and farming articles these days, but forgot to investigate the tax system of the daimyo.

So, to what extent did the daimyo suck the marrow out of the bones?

"Well, Ms. Hezi, how much tax does the daimyo collect?"

"Don't you know? The Land of Fire has always been six dukes and four commoners, and it has never changed?"

Hezi wiped her tears and looked at Shenyue in surprise. She didn't expect that she didn't know.

After all, the first impression Shenyue gave her was that she did things flawlessly and had wild ideas. She really couldn't understand how Shenyue could miss such basic and important information.

"What, 60%, 60%? 60% tax? 60%! My God, is the daimyo crazy?"

The foolish and ignorant Uchiha Shenyue, once again faced the inhumane exploitation of the lower class by the feudal society, suffered nearly 10,000 points of mental damage, and had a new understanding of the beastly degree of the daimyo and the nobles.

A full 60% tax, no wonder that the Fire Country, which is obviously the richest, has no one from ninjas to civilians who can eat enough! It turns out that the money and food have all gone to the nobles!

With such a ruler, how can the people survive? Shenyue wondered, with the faces of the daimyo and the nobles, how could no one come to rebel!

Oh, by the way, why did I forget that the nobles can also hire ninjas.

Suddenly, Shenyue was startled, and suddenly realized, she held her forehead and smiled bitterly, and understood how the daimyo and the nobles dared to do thisThe confidence to do evil without restraint.

In front of the ninja, no matter how many civilians come to rebel, it is useless. If one fireball is not enough, then throw another one. After two fireballs, everyone will die. How can they rebel?