Shimura Danzou frowned, shook his head, and then said: "Let's put this matter aside for the time being, the top priority now is to make some moves to show the country, so that they know that we are not doing things here." ”

A look of worry appeared under the department, and he said to Shimura Danzo, "But, my lord, both the country of wind and the country of earth have a large number of samurai in their ranks this time. From this point of view, they may have made up their minds to occupy a piece of territory in the Land of Rain. If we rashly clash with them, I am afraid that if we are not careful, we may escalate the conflict. ”

The reason why there are a large number of samurai in the ranks of the Land of Wind and Earth that the enemy will not retreat easily is because in this world, the samurai army represents the absolute authority of a country's daimyo and is an important support for the local garrisons of each country to collect taxes and maintain order.

Although the ninjas wield a large-scale, unimaginable, and huge amount of supernatural power, none of the ninja villages have tried to establish a state on their own, making the ninja village the supreme authority of the country. The reason for this is that, on the whole, the number of ninjas is still too small, and there is a lack of administrative personnel to establish a system of control over the grassroots at the national level.

The reason why ninjas can have their current status is that their core advantages are, first, powerful force, or mastery of supernatural powers, and second, large-scale effects.

When it comes to individual combat power, in fact, samurai, onmyoji, shrine maidens, and other professions are not weaker than ninjas at all when they cultivate to the highest level. Especially for Onmyoji, among the many professions, the average personal combat power of Onmyoji is the strongest.

Compared with the samurai and onmyoji, who once became the mainstream of cultivation, the reason why ninjas were able to finally stand out and establish a monopoly on cultivation is because of the scale effect of ninjas.

The organization of ninjas ensures that each ninja group can quickly and massively cultivate combat effectiveness that reaches a certain standard.

Although the samurai were mostly employed by noble lords, they seemed to be in groups on weekdays. But in fact, the samurai of that level, who are extremely accomplished in swordsmanship and can compete with ninjas, have the same way of daily life as onmyoji, and they all march independently, seeking a higher level of skill in their travels again and again.

Ninja are different, and anyone knows that even if they kill a ninja, the village and family behind it will definitely send other ninjas to investigate. In addition, ninjas are accustomed to living together, and the inheritance standards of ninjutsu are more relaxed than those of other professions. And this is enough to quickly train a large number of fighters whose ability to reach the passing line.

In this way, slowly, the ninja always wins in battles with other professionals. Correspondingly, ninjas have gained more and more status in various countries, until they become independent villages.

And once the ninja tries to build a nation on their own, the ninja's advantage of scale will be seriously eroded.

One or several ninjas working as local administrators, regardless of whether their knowledge can be compared with professional officials and officials, and regardless of whether they leave the village for a long time, the growth rate of strength slows down, even if they only look at their own safety, they are easily killed by the raids of the rebels.

In this way, the ninja group is actually in a state of constant blood loss, and the organization method is no longer fundamentally different from that of the Onmyoji, etc., and can only usher in the end of the road of destruction.

Besides, with the vastness of this world and the number of inhabitants, the number of ninjas is large, but it is far from being able to make such an attempt.

Therefore, in the end, the establishment of a dual power state such as "Konoha - the land of fire" became the only choice for ninjas. The reason why it is said that this is a state of dual power is that although the ninja villages of each country openly accept the leadership of their own daimyos, in reality, this is only an appearance.

The super independence of each ninja village is unacceptable to any daimyo under normal conditions.

Each ninja village has its own regular source of income, its own armed forces, and an organizational structure that is not interfered with by the Daimyo, and can almost be called a country within a country.

Under such circumstances, the Daimyo's rule over the Ninja Village was naturally superficial.

Eventually, therefore, the situation within the country gradually evolved into a situation in which the daimyo were in charge of the administrative officials and the ninjas were in control of the country's armed forces.

Of course, the large samurai forces of each country were the cornerstone of the Daimyo's rule, and the scale was also extremely large. However, compared to the strength of the ninja village, this samurai unit is more of a ninja version of the police force than an army, and its functions are limited to maintaining basic local law and order and escorting national tax revenues.

As for confronting other countries outward, or protecting them from aggression, it is difficult for them to do it.

Therefore, in the case that the country, the daimyo and the nobles to be exact, needed ninja escort, and the ninja needed the daimyo to provide them with huge logistical and economic support, the two sides naturally reached this compromise: the ninja village was responsible for preventing the country from foreign invasion, or to invade other countries. The daimyo provided the ninja with metal to make weapons, to maintain the life and production materials of the ninja village, and a large amount of "military expenses".

It is precisely for this reason that the presence of a large number of samurai in the forces of the Land of Wind and the Land Country indicates that both countries are likely preparing to establish their own de facto rule here.

In other words, since they came, they didn't plan to go again.

In front of the ninjas, these samurai naturally would not be used for battle. It will only be useful to help the local administrative officials from the country establish their rule after the ninjas of the country have repelled other forces.

This is also a common sight in the ninja world of inter-state wars. Ninjas fought on the front lines, while their samurai and officials were responsible for controlling the situation and establishing their rule over the territory they occupied.

After listening to his subordinates' words, a mysterious smile appeared on Shimura Danzo's face, and then said, "You don't have to worry about this. The country of wind and the country of earth are here to grab benefits, not to fight to the death with others. The more fierce the screaming on the face, the more desperate they are, the least likely in their hearts. ”

Speaking of this, Shimura Danzou changed his tone again and said to his subordinates solemnly: "However, we must not make too exaggerated provocations against them. They are all the face of a country, and if they really make a big mess, I am afraid that they will have to fight even if they don't want to. ”

The subordinate agreed, and then asked, "My lord, how do we ......?"

The meaning is naturally how to do something so that the people in the village can see it.

Shimura Danzo's eyes narrowed slightly, and his hand unconsciously patted the documents on the case, and then said: "Now, the people of the country of Taki-no-kuni and the country of rain will only be more anxious, and the opportunity to break the situation, they will create for us." ”

"And,"

There was some inexplicable meaning in Shimura Danzo's tone: "At this point, the man in Yuyin Village, who is known as the 'demigod', has not even moved, I am afraid there is something strange behind this." You first send more people to investigate the movements of the ninjas in Yuyin Village. If you just think about calculating others, maybe others are also trying to calculate us. ”