However, after the initial construction of Xichuan was completed, the patriarchs of each ninja family took the initiative to give way to draw a line with the headquarters, which made the four of them suffer from gains and losses.

Fortunately, the rope tree did not take the Thousand Hands clan away, and the Konoha Foundation was also operating normally, and although the rope tree did not take the initiative to report the situation to Konoha during this time, he would seriously answer the letter from the headquarters and the tentative inquiries.

However, in response to the urge to return to Konoha, Rope Tree excused himself on the grounds that the initial establishment of the western territory was inseparable, and even the other three disciples of the Hokage refused to return to Konoha.

This ambiguous attitude really made the headquarters scratch their heads, but they couldn't dare to take measures, for fear that it would stimulate the rope tree and cause civil strife, so they could only continue to compromise and wait patiently, so guessing and guessing, the trust between the two sides will only become less and less, and sooner or later there will be problems.

But Rope Tree didn't plan to announce his plan to the three generations of Hokage and the others as before.

Since the last dismissal, Rope has realized that the situation in Konoha has begun to change.

The three generations of Hokage are too emotional, Danzo's ambitions begin to swell, and the two advisors also have selfish intentions, and if they don't make changes, Konoha will gradually decay and degenerate like in the original book. Even if Naruki succeeds in taking the position of Hokage in the end, it will be difficult for him to realize his plan under the balance of all parties.

So he simply took the three ninjas and 70,000 elites to start anew and establish an independent kingdom that was completely controlled by himself, so that he would have a lot less restraint in the future, and he could use foreign aid to suppress the forces of the older generation and improve his power.

What's even better is that this group of ninjas under the command of Rope Tree, in the original book, either died in battle or broke away from Konoha and flew away, which is also in line with the general trend of the plot, although the plot has changed greatly, but Rope Tree still does his best to maintain it.

In order to complete the future plan and not really break away from the headquarters, Rope Tree must use the way of politicians to express a signal to the headquarters, and it just so happens that now Nishikawa lacks Shinobi, so he simply writes to the headquarters and asks them to transfer all the shinobi who have graduated in recent years to the Nishikawa branch.

And after receiving the application of the rope tree, the Konoha headquarters was very happy instead of feeling excessive, because this move showed that the rope tree had no intention of completely splitting with it, and in recent years, there have been more and more lower ninjas in Konoha, and even the ninjas who lead the team are not enough There has been a situation where a leading teacher leads multiple lower ninja teams, and transferring a group of lower ninjas can reduce the burden on the headquarters.

So Konoha quickly and generously agreed to the request of the rope tree.

Less than two days later, Konoha's shinobi team arrived at the Xichuan branch, and Rope Tree personally led the high-level officials of the branch to greet them outside the village.

To the surprise of Rope Tree, the people at the head were none other than his three former teammates, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Uchiha Hikari, and Maite Dai!

Previously, due to the large gap in strength, Rope Tree was temporarily separated from the three of them, and he led 70,000 elite members of the older generation to conquer the Land of Rain, while these three teammates followed the Nara Patriarch to garrison the northern border of the Land of Fire with other new generation ninjas.

After all, the four of them hadn't seen each other for three years, and now Rope was fourteen years old, while Shinnosuke and Hikatsu, who were several years older than him, were eighteen years old, and Maite Dai was a young man in his twenties.

The three-year separation did not affect the relationship between the young companions, and the reunion after a long absence made them happy, and the four companions talked casually in front of everyone.

"Rope tree, I didn't expect you to grow about the same height as us after only three years! If you go on like this, won't you be taller than we are?" Shinnosuke stretched out his right hand and compared it to the forehead of the rope tree, even if he was an adult, he still couldn't change his arrogant personality, and as soon as they met, he began to pay attention to the problem of getting tall.

Shinnosuke has inherited three generations of genes, and his height is only medium, and his height should be about seven or eight meters.

After years of scientific exercise, the body has been perfectly developed, and at the age of fourteen, he is already one meter seventy-five, and these years are the period of his fastest development, and he will definitely grow to more than one or eight in the future.

Before the rope tree could answer, Maite Dai said with a serious face: "Don't give up! Shinnosuke! Youth has infinite possibilities, as long as you work hard, you will definitely grow taller! Let's have the 10,055th duel based on height! ”

Looking at Maite's thumbs up and the big teeth shining with white light, even Shinnosuke, who has seen it countless times, can't help but reflexively shudder, in the past few years, he has been entangled in this thick eyebrows, and every time the other party shows this expression, it must be fine.

However, when he glanced at the watermelon head opposite and found that he was half a head shorter than himself, he smiled proudly while gesturing: "This is already obvious, do you still need to compare?"

Of course, Maite Dai will not be stupid and can't tell who is taller and who is low, I saw the smile on his face and said even brighter: "Of course, it's not about the height gap, but about who will grow more in height in the next month, so work hard!" Shinnosuke! Don't lose to me in height! ”

"Wait...... Wait a minute! Shinnosuke said with an annoyed face, "Who wants to have such a childish competition with you stupid!" And elevating this kind of thing is not something that can be improved casually by hard work! If you can only work hard, how can you fool be the shortest of the four of us?"

"Is that so? It seems to make a lot of sense. What do you think?" Matte Dai asked the rope tree with a puzzled expression.

At this time, Rope Tree said with a smile on his face: "According to scientific research, a reasonable diet and exercise will indeed affect the height growth of the human body, and some people can grow taller at the age of twenty-four, and it is theoretically possible to continue to grow taller at the age of the two of you." And Shinnosuke should have the upper hand. ”

And so it was! You can do it with hard work! This is youth! After receiving the affirmation of the rope tree, Maite Dai regained his spirits again, "It's decided, Shinnosuke!" We'll have a showdown in a month! ”

Shinnosuke looked at Maite Dai like he had been beaten with chicken blood, and waved his hand whimsily: "It's up to you!" ”

"Hehehe......" Rope Tree said with a smile on his face: "I didn't expect that after three years, the bond between the two of you has become deeper and deeper, which is really gratifying." ”

The Uchiha Hikari on the side, who had been silent for a long time, also nodded with a smile on his face and agreed: "Yes! Oh, yes! From my observations over the years, Shinnosuke and Dai's personalities are getting more and more compatible. The two of them must become a lifelong bond! ”

"I think you two are a match made in heaven, and you smile exactly the same!" Shinnosuke said to the two of them with a cold face.

Maite Dai nodded in agreement.

"Uh......" Akiki and Hikaru didn't expect to be teased in reverse, and looked at each other awkwardly.

Then the four of them looked at each other strangely, looked at each other, and suddenly laughed together.

The crowd on the side really didn't understand why they laughed so much, but they were envious of the three of them who could talk casually with Rope Tree.

Only the three ninjas on the side tacitly exchanged a look and smiled.