Shibuya Castle Minami, in a deserted courtyard. A few people who are dressed similarly, but have very different momentum, and are tense. Waiting, their young, but extremely ambitious and capable young master.

"People say that the mountains eat the mountains, and the sea eats the sea. But lately, the ocean has not been very calm! Don't you say? Brother Meiji! ”

The big man Imai Ryugui said to Meiji Nagasawa with a smile.

Nagasawa Meiji glanced at Long Gui's forehead and replied in a cold and disgusted tone, "Yes and no!" ”

"Sometimes the position is different, and the feeling of facing change is also different."

Meiji Nagasawa glanced at the crowd in twos and threes before he spoke again, "I don't think that this storm will affect my livelihood." On the contrary, I feel that with this wind, I can collect more seafood! ”

"Heh~" After hearing Meiji Nagasawa's words, Imai Ryugui sneered inexplicably, and then said: "The more you live, the more you look like a fisherman!" ”

"You should be glad that because of Genji, you didn't go too far. Otherwise~ you should accompany those guys and be sunk into the sea to feed the fish! Imai Ryugui didn't know whether he was envious or jealous.

I have the privilege to participate in this secret meeting, rather than following my former companions and sinking their bodies in some unknown trench. But he was so imai that he finally got the opportunity.

And what about the sworn enemy on the other side?

Because of Genji's special identity, the captain of the third team, Nagasawa Meiji, actually became the first to get the news and be co-opted. This makes Imai Ryugui very unhappy!

As the third brother of Meiji Nagasawa, Genji Nagasawa was once subordinate to the Naval Secret Investigation Bureau. And the real direct superior agency of this investigation bureau is Kaguya Sota's Kaguya Thirteen Guards.

Originally, as soon as Zong Tai died, no one would have thought that this secret investigation bureau was still operating. Everyone is doing their own thing, and they are kings.

But now, who would have thought? The little ghost who once had a relationship with one side can still get up.

And in the past two years, Genji Nagasawa, who has never severed contact with Kaguya's thirteen guards, has become a "fragrant dumpling".

Long Gui's heart, not to mention how disgusting it was. But he was victorious, and in the face of the slightest threat from Kaguya's thirteen guards, he was very coerced to agree to unconditional allegiance.

Otherwise...... He was horrified when he thought about what had happened recently.

First of all, the fourth team and the first team had accidents one after another, then the second team, the sixth team, and then the eighth and ninth teams.

No one knows how the little ghost, who should have lost power in their eyes, found such a group of powerful and ruthless people.

Nagasawa Meiji just laughed at Imai Ryugui's words. His cold face and smile can only give people a feeling of awkwardness.

After laughing, Nagasawa Meiji continued to sarcastically ridicule Imai Ryugui and said: "Relatives are such a thing, you can't envy the big buffalo!" (⊙o⊙) Oh, sorry, I should call you "Big Sand Cow" (Silly Cow) by now! You should continue to enjoy the grinding of your lonely family! ”

"At least, the next time you don't have to be cheeky, you don't have to worry about being seen with your ugly face."

"Humph!" There was a loud shout, accompanied by the stone table in front of Imai Ryugui, which was smashed into slag by his punch.

"Bang~Bang!" Applause erupted.

With the appearance of this applause, everyone in the courtyard stared at the people at the gate.

Seeing this person, everyone instantly held their breath and stared. And Imai Ryugui, who had just smashed the stone table with a fist in anger, and was about to stage a full-fledged martial arts with Meiji Nagasawa, also immediately wilted.

"I haven't seen you for two years, but Captain Long Gui is still so energetic!" The person who came was Zhou Zhu, and at this time, he was full of pressure and his face was indifferent, like a natural king.

"It seems that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind is worried about how to maintain the vitality of our Captain Longgui!"

The words of such heart-wrenching words made Long Gui's head sweat coldly.

The four captains who came to the secret meeting this time were the most embarrassing of his status.

Just because ...... After the independence of the Nine Fan Teams, he officially defected to the Land of Wind! Now, even the forehead guard on his head has been transformed into the forehead guard of Shayin Village. (This is also the reason why Meiji Nagasawa used the "big sand cow" to mock him before.) ）

What is the seventh captain of the Fog Hidden Navy? This typical wall-riding faction had already done what was most in line with its own interests when the Kaguya Sect was too vain and the colleagues of the Nine Great Fan Team had ghosts.

That is - take refuge in the land of the winds near the sea!

This time, if it weren't for the fact that Kaguya's Thirteen Guards had previously wanted to reduce his threat, he wouldn't have come back and joined the command of Kaguya Shusuke, the young master.

And in fact, if it weren't for Kaguya Shusuke's sudden rise, he would definitely be the most open of the nine captains.

Didn't you look at the old and cunning guys such as Xuecun and Fang, who have been desperately developing in the northern seas for more than two years, what is it for?

It's not for the sake of finding a backer to take refuge in the country of fire, thunder, and earth.

And the goal that Yukimura Kazubo wants to pursue with all his heart, he, who looks stupid but is actually very showy, has already done it!

However, how successful he was before, now he is a failure in the face of Kaguya Shusuke.

As Meiji Nagasawa said, he is now like a loner. For Shayin Village, he is an untrustworthy outsider. But because he controls the sea, it is very important for the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, so he has lived a very nourishing life for the past two years.

For the captain of the other foreign naval forces of Wuyin, his current situation is also the one who is isolated because of the identity of Sha Shinobi.

Faced with the threat of Kaguya Shusuke to kill him, he, a lonely man, really couldn't move to the rescuers of Shayin Village. He could only bow his head to Kaguya Shusuke.

Faced with Zhou Zhu's heart-wrenching words as soon as he came up, Imai Ryugui hurriedly defended: "The subordinates are just confused for a while, if the young master doesn't like it, I will immediately take all the members of the Qifan team and betray the country of wind!" ”

Zhou Zhu waved his hand and objected, "Don't worry, it's too late to praise you!" It's your ability to blend into the sand, and there's no need to put such a good situation. ”

Savoring Zhou Suke's words, Imai Ryugui was not a simple-minded guy in the first place, and he immediately tasted some of them.

He was ready to test his words again to prove his conjectures: "Young master, you want to ......"

But before Imai Longgui continued to speak, Zhou Zhu directly interrupted: "I'll talk about these later, everyone finally gathered here once, let's talk about what you care about the most!" ”

Zhou Zhu walked through the courtyard gate, walked through the crowd, and walked to the steps of the dilapidated main hall.

He looked at the stairs covered in fallen leaves and dirt, and then looked at the stone kneeling warrior statue next to him.

"Looks okay!" With that, he leaned over and sat on the samurai's shoulder.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Boyong, who had been standing in the courtyard and had never spoken, frowned.

In the land of water, the stone carvings of the samurai in the courtyard are very exquisite. This kind of statue represents the recognition and remembrance of a samurai.

The posture of kneeling on the ground depicts the difference in status between the samurai and the lord of the Buddha. No matter how much you have made a contribution, you can't change it.

Generally, it is in the house of the noble lord that there is this kind of life-size carved stone statue of the meritorious warrior.

Imagine that in the Warring States era, there were many samurai. To be carved into a stone statue and remain in the Lord's house forever is a privilege that a powerful warrior can receive.

But now, the young master, who is six years younger than himself, is really doing whatever he wants. Say ride you, ride you!

And Heinomiya Nosuke on the side, it was meaningful, and after a glance, Imai Ryugui, who was interrupted by Zhou Suke, fell into silence.

He thought more in his heart, "Isn't it like a samurai who was loyal to the previous lord of Tibet?" But for the newly succeeded lord, they are like the statue of a warrior who was ridden by the young lord under the crotch. Before they prove their strength and make meritorious contributions to the Lord of Fan, their position will be very embarrassing. ”

And among these people, Imai Ryugui is definitely the most embarrassing one!

Looking around the audience, Zhou Zhu didn't care about what these people were thinking. For him, today's secret meeting is a tight schedule and a heavy task.

In this way, he cleared his throat and said directly: "You can get to this position today, and you are invited by me to gather here. Presumably, in terms of intelligence, it will not be too lonely. ”

"That's right! The Nine Captains who signed the pact with the fog hidden before, now there are only four of you left! ”

"This time, I solved five guys in one go, eating inside and out. Although it makes me look very ruthless. But in fact, this is also a decision that I was forced to make! ”

"So...... For the sake of the future, you should put it down this morning, because of the friendship of colleagues in the past, and the memory of them, live the present! ”

Listening to Zhou Zhu's words, the corners of his mouth twitched from the captains to the important members on the field.

Especially in the sea area under his jurisdiction in the past two years, Yuan Boyong, who has been invaded countless times, snorted coldly, "What kind of bullshit comradeship? ”

Yuan Boyong glanced at Imai Ryugui and asked directly, "Do the two of us have any friendship?"

Although Imai Ryugui was made nervous by Zhou Zhu, he was still very domineering towards Hara Boyong, the junior in his eyes.

He glanced at Yuan Boyong coldly, and replied, "There is ~ a fart!" Mention your dead brother, and there is still a little friendship. ”

Imai Ryugui said this, which surprised Yuan Boyong a little. I thought, "Do they all have it, just because I'm a generation younger, so I don't?" ”

But the next moment, he was dispelled by what Imai Ryugui said next, and his doubts about himself were dispelled.

Imai Ryugui continued, and said in his previous words: "Of course...... Not the camaraderie of colleagues, but the camaraderie of enemies! The kind that never dies! It's a pity that your brother died early, and I didn't wait for the opportunity! ”

"Aha?" (Nick Young question mark face)

Zhou Zhu looked at the cold situation in the field, and it seemed that what he said was a little wrong.

Simply, he didn't mention anything anymore.

He said directly to the point: "All of a sudden, I was vacant, and the captain position of the five teams was vacant." Originally, I wanted to directly assign the remaining personnel and family business of these five teams to you to manage. ”

"But a few days ago, when I was dealing with Yukimura and Fang, I accidentally shook my hand. The personnel and ships of the Liufan team can no longer be divided. ”

Everyone present understood that this was Zhou Zhu in Liwei. "The ghost's hand shook (⊙o⊙) Oh, Snow Village and Fang don't want to save face? All members of the Liufan team, don't want to lose face? They look like some sticky object. ”

"But that's fine, there are exactly four of you, and one of you is divided into a team to strengthen the strength of your own team."

"This kind of troublesome matter of the handover of the team will be discussed with you in detail by the people of the Thirteen Guards of Kaguya. I won't say much about it here! ”

"This time, I have to leave your team in person and come to the secret meeting because I have more important things to arrange for you!"

Zhou Zhu said this, his eyes scanned the people present, paying attention to the change in their expressions.

Imai Ryugui had expected such an expression for a long time. And Meiji Nagasawa's expression has never changed.

On the contrary, it was the original Hiroyu and the peace palace nosuke, with an inquiring look.

Zhou Zhu swept the expressions of these people before he spoke again, "Your forces are in a very embarrassing situation now. Although you have signed the Entente with the Water Nation before, you have been forced by war after all. ”

"After a long time, there will be trouble! What's more, now, I have also eliminated a few captains, which makes it even more likely that you will be targeted. ”

"The Land of Water has a deep grudge against you, but because of the losses in the three wars, you can't spare your hands before."

"And without the support of the actual state power, you will be targeted by other countries if you are floating on the sea."

"Now that you are loyal to me, of course I have to think about the safety of my subordinates." High-sounding words, Zhou Zhu came easily.

Zhou Zhu pointed at Imai Longgui and said, "Captain Longgui's choice, I think it's very good. ”

"Everyone gathers together, because of the glory of the former foreign subordinate of the Admiralty, it is bound to be-for-tat by various countries."

"Instead of floating on the sea with weal and woe, it is better to find the right place to go and break into the enemy!"

"Countries are now very focused on the development of the ocean domain because of what we have done in the past. This is also the advantage that you can easily break the pattern and choose a country to penetrate. ”

"Wait until you succeed in joining a great power and become a subordinate power of that country. When we grow stronger, we can echo each other in the ninja world and prosper forever! ”

Imai Ryugui, a person with vested interests, is of course the most useful after hearing about Zhou Suke's plan.

He nodded like pounding garlic, if it weren't for so many colleagues watching, he couldn't wait to pull down his old face and exclaim: "The young master is wise and martial!" ”

Compared to Imai Ryugui's joy, Nagasawa Meiji disagreed with Zhou Suke's idea after hearing it.

He said: "The young master's idea is good. But in fact, the big powers have a deep sense of guard against us, the navies that were once subordinate to the fog. ”

"What they want is our experience and methods. Or even the nautical charts we have accumulated over the years. ”

"Once one day, we become useless. The butcher knives of those big ninja villages will be directly on our necks! ”

"So...... Please think twice! ”