meanwhile

In the country of seclusion, Maite and his son finished their morning exercise as usual, and began to plant seedlings in the field and sort out the rice they had worked so hard to plant.

It's been more than two years since I've been sent here to guard here.

There was no salary, no condolences, not even a basic letter of promise, and sometimes they wondered if the Hokage had forgotten about them.

Although they were eager to know these answers, they still did not think of leaving their posts without permission and going back to the village to have a look.

Even during the boiling ninja war that was rumored some time ago, they didn't think about leaving here and reporting back to the village.

All they could do was to entrust someone else to send some of the specialties they had grown back to the village and give them to the Hokage, hoping that they would not forget.

Although there is nothing here, the foundation that Yusuke has laid in the country of Hidden Birds before, everyone here is very longing for the Hokage.

As Konoha ninjas, although they didn't have such a grand treatment, some courtesy and slight help would still greet them from time to time.

And the simple Maite father and son are not ruthless, and the basic reciprocation allowed the two of them to take on a deep friendship with the surrounding villagers.

Even Akai, a hot-blooded man with tendons, met a girl with a very gentle temperament during this period, and it was almost time to talk about marriage.

If it weren't for the delay in the dispatch from the village, Dai might have started to prepare for Akai's wedding.

The weather has begun to cool, and after a morning of snorting, there is still no warmth in the rice fields.

Lifting the soles of his feet after an afternoon of soaking in cold water, Akai was about to change his position and finish the small piece.

At this moment, a soft female voice came from a distance.

"Kai, it's time to eat!"

Hearing this voice, Akai's heart warmed, and he was about to respond.

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and in the slippery rice field, he involuntarily stumbled and fell into the muddy water.

As soon as he got up, he didn't even care about the muddy water on his body, and he appeared next to the woman in a flash, and then looked at the mountain stream with a solemn face.

At some point, a large thick black fog had swept through the entire canyon, and it was spreading towards this place at an extremely fast speed.

Well, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, it was Dai.

Dai, who had just come back, also looked at the mountain stream with a solemn face at this time, and his expression was extremely solemn.

"Dad, that's ..............."

Dai said solemnly: "The abnormal chakra has appeared........ This is the task that Hokage-sama has given us. ”

Akai wondered, "What the hell is that?" It seems to be very weird. ”

Dai shook his head: "I don't know, but it is said that many people have died here, and it is an incomprehensible monster to think of." ”

"You leave first with Ryoko, I'm going to go over and have a look."

Akai frowned: "You are too ........... alone." ”

Dai interrupted him: "The task in the village is to ask us to pay attention to the anomaly, our mission has been completed here, and what you have to do now is how to protect your beloved and send the news back to the village." ”

"The fog is already coming, there is no time, leave it to me here, you hurry up and help the villagers leave, I will try to see if I can delay the time."

As soon as the words fell, the thick chakra swept through, and Dai instantly turned into a touch of green light and rushed into the distant fog.

Konoha Village Conference Room

A tall woman, accompanied by many guards, slowly inferior to the conference room.

As soon as the door opened, Jie got up with a smile and said, "Her Majesty Queen Loulan is here in person, Konoha Village is shining, please forgive me for not being able to welcome you from afar." ”

Queen Loulan smiled: "If so, Hokage-sama has every opportunity, and it is a supreme honor to be able to meet my subjects of a small and remote country in his busy schedule." ”

Jie waved his hand: "Be modest, although Loulan is located in the desert, its excellent diplomatic relations make it have good relations with various countries and constant trade." ”

"There are hundreds of countries in the ninja world, large and small, and nearly thirty percent are looking up to Loulan and surviving, don't mention the word "remote and small country" again."

Hearing this, Queen Loulan raised her eyebrows, paused, and she hesitated: "Loulan is mainly sand, with no one in a radius of thousands of miles, no farming, no fishing and hunting, no self-production, all dependent on foreign trade. ”

"Compared with Sichuan, Taki, Yu and other countries, we have been relying on the snort of others to live, and the fate of one country is tied to the body of other countries, which is the patent of a small country."

Knowing that the other party was worried that Konoha would be held accountable for Loulan's trade and trade with the coalition countries, Jie smiled and said, "Okay, whether Loulan is a big country or a small country, I have decided to cooperate with Her Majesty the Queen, and this time I invited you to come for this purpose." ”

Queen Loulan was stunned: "Cooperation!" The Land of Fire and Loulan working together? ”

Jie nodded sincerely: "That's right." ”

Queen Loulan's expression was happy, and she paused, and she was surprised: "Hokage-sama is not joking, the land of fire is vast, the population is sufficient, and the products are abundant, my Loulan is just a partial land, what can I do with you?" Do you also like to play with sand? ”

Hearing this, Jie pouted and was a little speechless, and the dignified Hokage went to play with sand? is really an open-mouthed guy, such rude in front of big people, it is a loss of quality for the leader of a country.

But Queen Loulan didn't feel the slightest inappropriateness in her words, and when she didn't speak, she thought that the other party was really interested in Taosha.

In the next second, her eyes lit up, and she said confidently: "I have always heard that the country of fire has developed scientific and technological strength and extraordinary smelting technology, and my Loulan has nothing, but there is a lot of sand everywhere." ”

"Its gold sand, glue sand, mineral sand, magnetic sand and other high-quality sand content is several times higher than that of the terroir."

"It's easy to mine, easy to transport, and there's an infinite amount of ready-made manpower to provide."

"With the refining power of the Fire Country, as long as it is mined properly, it will definitely only make money and not lose money, I have to sigh that Hokage-sama has a unique vision."

Hearing this, he unconsciously pinched his fingers, raised his head, and looked at her with an extremely indifferent gaze.

Time flowed, and Jie just kept watching her silently.

It wasn't until Queen Loulan was covered in hair and felt uncomfortable that he smiled suddenly: "It can be seen that Loulan has had a very difficult time over the years, Her Majesty the Queen has borne such a lot of pressure at a young age, which is really embarrassing and full of emotion at the same time." ”

"I regret a little, while exterminating the remnants of those prisoners, I should have ordered the country of Sichuan to give Loulan more help."

Hearing this, Queen Loulan's pupils shrank: "What does Hokage-sama mean by this?" Didn't it ............ in the first place. ”

Suke nodded and said deliberately: "At the beginning, the country of Sichuan was chaotic and the country of wind was arrogant, and there were rebellions in many places, and countless places were attacked by the people who died in the country. ”

"At that time, I had just established the River Ninja, so I took the initiative to send ninjas to help some places quell the chaos and save them from the invasion of war, and Loulan was in the ranks."

Queen Loulan's face was stunned, she was silent for a few breaths, and she sighed: "River Ren! No wonder so many rebels died inexplicably in the end, it turned out that Kawashinobu helped us behind the scenes. ”

As she spoke, she smiled and said, "Kawashinobi was established by Hokage-sama?" This hasn't spread in the ninja world yet, has it? Am I getting a rare secret? ”

Knowing that the other party was suspicious of his friendship, Jie pouted: "Sand Ninja and Konoha are at war, and those who can balance Sand Ninja will be allies, and the Daimyo of Kawanokuni is extremely far-sighted, and the purpose of establishing River Ninja is also this, I hope Her Majesty can keep this secret." ”

Queen Loulan's expression moved, nodded and said, "Speaking of which, I really want to thank Hokage-sama, if it weren't for you, maybe Loulan would have disappeared into the long river of history." ”

"But, thank you, I beg my pardon for not being able to help you much in the matter of trade."

Jie praised: "The interests of the people and the interests of the country are very clearly distinguished, and he is worthy of being the head of a country. ”

"Since Her Majesty is so happy, then I won't beat around the bush, I'm very interested in your country's dragon vein, can I make a price?"