Chapter 37: The Land of Tea 2
After finding the location of the client recorded on the mission, Zhou You and the others came to the front of a house.
This is the client's home! Zhou You looked at the small courtyard in front of him.
Kakashi showed off his Konoha logo in front of the servant at the door. The people of this house entered the main hall with Zhou You and others.
Everyone sat down next to each other on the benches, and after a while, a trembling old man came to a place in the middle of the main hall and sat down with the support of the young man.
Kakashi and the others stood up one by one and saluted.
"You saviors don't need to salute, I don't know why you Konoha ninjas are here? Isn't the detailed commission already written on the quest scroll? The young man standing next to the old man spoke.
"That's right, according to the mission, these bandits in the Tea Country are displayed. What is the reason for its existence? And has anything changed now? Do you know it's been nearly 3 months since the mission materials arrived? I'm very curious about all of this, and I hope the client can explain to us in detail why? Kakashi asked.
At this time, the servants brought tea, and Zhou You and the others all served the teacups and tasted them slowly, waiting for the other party's reply.
The two hesitated for a moment, and finally the young man couldn't help it, and was about to open his mouth when he was interrupted by the old man raising his hand.
The old man took a sip of tea and said, "Actually, about the thieves, hey" The old man sighed.
Then he continued: "In fact, this is inseparable from the war between your five major countries, and the country of tea has basically nothing to show for its specialties except tea. Because of your war, the sales of tea have been affected, and most of the tea farmers have to work as robbers because they can't sell their tea and live in poverty. With the end of the war, it seems that everything has changed for the better, cough cough" said Here the old man coughed, and the young man next to him hurriedly patted the old man on the back, and then handed the teacup to the old man who had just finished coughing.
After the old man took another sip, his face was a little better, and he was about to continue talking, when the young man next to him interjected:
"Grandpa, just take a break. Let me explain it!"
After speaking, looking at the reactions of Kakashi and the others and the old man next to him, Kakashi looked at the old man's state and nodded.
Indeed, this old man is too old to explain it.
"The people in power also understand that most of these thieves are forced by life, so they don't pursue them too much. It turned out that everything was going well, and more and more thieves were influenced to put down their butcher knives and live a civilian life, and I was one of them. Saying this, he looked at the old man next to him apologetically.
After Kakashi raised his hand to show that he didn't care about this layer at all, the young man continued:
"After all these years, the thieves who were originally all over the country of tea have almost disappeared, and only these few remain! And the benevolent ruler had to leave his position in power due to illness. Now that the new ruler has completely changed the order of the previous one, the merchants who were originally plundered would have received some compensation, but now it has been completely canceled, and the bandits only plundered the goods and did not harm the people, due to the cancellation of this decree, the merchants began to rebel, resulting in casualties on both sides. And the thieves gradually began to become more and more unscrupulous. As time passed, fewer and fewer merchants came to the tea country, and the situation showed signs of further deterioration, so I asked you to settle the bill. ”
"Hey, why do you know all this in such detail? Can you explain? "The more you listen, the more you feel that something is wrong, this group of people can't help but see too far, right? And the young man's former bandit status?
With the words of Zhou You, it was obvious that the words that the young man was about to speak were held back in his stomach. The old man sitting in the middle turned his head to look at Zhou You, and said:
"This young man is very good and he was able to grasp the points right away. Let's explain it to you! After all, I still know the Konoha ninja's course of action, so I didn't invite the fog ninja who was closer to us. ”
"Actually, I was originally the previous ruler, and I had to give up my power because of my illness. In fact, the original bandits had almost disappeared by the end of the war, and the rest was actually just a drama that I directed and acted in. My grandson, on the other hand, chose to infiltrate the bandits for his future career, hoping to convince them to pave the way for the future. Unexpectedly, all kinds of unforeseen reasons have led to the current situation, and it has affected the livelihood of the entire country. ”
After saying that, he paused for a while, thought for a moment and continued:
"At the end of the war, everyone needs to have a goal to work together, ignoring the changes in life around us that have not improved much over the years. And the thieves who already existed became my chosen target. Therefore, it can temporarily cover up the living situation of everyone's hard work and not much improvement, and most of the mistakes can be attributed to them. And these thieves were originally villagers who couldn't survive, so they were able to get some tolerance and understanding from everyone. After announcing the governing philosophy I announced at that time, it was quickly endorsed by everyone. In fact, it also influenced many civilians who joined the thieves because of a moment of confusion. ”
After saying this big thing, the old man was also a little out of breath, picked up the teacup and handed it to his lips to take a sip, while the young man continued to caress the old man's back.
Zhou You thought in his heart: "Maybe it's because of your dirtiness and connivance that you have now!" ”
"We see," Kakashi began, "so may I ask if there is anything else you want to say about these thieves now?" ”
"Actually, it's nothing, most of the thieves are what I call civilians who are forced to make a living, except for the Storm Thieves! These people should have been infiltrated into our country by other countries, as if there were people behind them. There seem to be ninjas and samurai among them, and the last time they sent troops to encircle them, it was because they seemed to have ninjas among them, so they had to withdraw from this operation. If they can be eliminated, the other teams of thieves will probably panic! When the time comes, under the deterrence of the ninjas, they will only be punished, because they should be able to unload their armor and return to the field! The old man said.
"I see, I probably know how to do it, excuse me," Kakashi said, getting up and saying goodbye.
Zhou You and the others also followed Kakashi's movements and got up to say goodbye, and the group left the client's house.
The four of them came to the hotel in the village, in the room of the tour. Yao Fukaki, Hinata Okita, and Zhou Yu sat around a table.
"According to the client, the only one in the group of thieves here who is worthy of alarm is the Wind Thief! Because there are ninjas inside, and the surrounding bandit group is vaguely led by the Wind Bandits. Zhou You said.
"Yes, the introduction of the client mentions that they once sent troops to encircle and suppress each other, and only then did they discover the ninjas and samurai of the other party. And the hint does not seem to be the people of their country, so there is no mercy at all. Ready to kill the chicken and worship the monkey but was defeated by the other party, so there is the current situation, because those thieves who are unarmed and return to the field are also needed to provide some ulterior motives for their future careers, so I hope we don't kill them all but cooperate with them to receive? Hinata Okita said with some openings in his own mind.
"Uh, these politicians are so dirty!" Fu Xiyao interjected.
"Dirty or not, no matter our business! We just need to complete the mission! To put it mildly, at least in my eyes, they are decent leaders, at least they know the future of the country. At this moment, Zhou You thought of his past life and complained.
"Then let's settle down on the location of the Wind Thieves, even though there are ninjas among them! But the ninjas who can be discovered by these civilians are not very powerful, and they don't even have the strength to shinobi, but they just happen to be able to practice Chakra and learn a little ninjutsu. Fu Xiyao said.
"Although, I also want to agree with you," Zhou You said here, touching his chest, which was still a little painful, and then continued, "It's better to understand clearly." ”
Hinata Okita and Fukuxi Yao looked at Zhou You apologetically, and Zhou You shook his head to indicate that he was fine.
The three of them opened the mission map, carefully examined the location of the Wind Thieves, and began to discuss rough tactics.