Although many major events have happened in the Land of Rain one after another, although they have a great impact on ninjas and high-level people, for ordinary people, their daily lives have not been affected much. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAnyway, it's already miserable, not to mention that even if the Fire Nation doesn't come, they have been experiencing a life that has been affected by the civil war.

At this time, the weather has warmed slightly, although it is still rainy, but some civilians can still be seen on the street leading their children around, although there is not much laughter, but it is not too depressing. Looking at the innocent faces of the children, even the most serious people can't help but relieve the depression in their hearts and reveal a little softness.

As the three of them walked through the road that the civilians had voluntarily vacated, the number of pedestrians on the street gradually decreased, and the shops and houses became sparse until they reached his destination, the center of the town and the residence of the daimyo of the Land of Rain.

But at this time, under the clouds, the door of the once core was closed. The doorway is high and deep, and there seems to be an unwashed dark red on the front steps. Although it was also shrouded in the same silence as before, it was a deliberate silence then, and now it was truly quiet - a little more lonely than when its previous lord had control, and now that it had changed to the actual master.

"Open the door." Zhao Kun's puppet motioned to his subordinates behind him, and a tall and thin middle-aged Shangnin nodded, stepped forward and pushed open the door.

Stepping into the long corridor, the courtyards, the rockeries, the white stone pavilions, which had been the scene of a chaotic battle, had never been restored to the scene when its previous owners were there, but had barely cleaned up. And there is no one living here anymore, and the courtyards are hardly clean.

Not even the wreckage of the houses has been cleaned up, let alone restored, with several load-bearing walls standing alone, in stark contrast to the intact buildings that surround them.

"This is it." Kazuya Nakai slowly spoke, and gave an order in this scattered complex of buildings that were demolished by the Konoha ninja: "This courtyard and other houses around it, find someone to clean it out today and build a Buddhist hall here." ”

There's still some secret stuff in this building, but it's long since it's been empty - since it's a ninja on a mission, don't try to hide anything in this way.

Someone wasn't here for those things, though, but to officially move into the building that had been the core of the Rain Country's power. This was also the request of the daimyo's lady who favored her son in the Land of Fire, and after killing Hanzo to ignite the flames of war, he was not in a hurry to move in. But now it's different, the plan he planned to attack the country of rain has almost been realized, and as the abbot of the Fire Temple, one of Nakai Kazuya's missions is to protect the bloodline of the Ashikaga family. So, if there were no other tasks, he would have to move in to protect Zhao Kun's other puppet before receiving further requests from the Daimyo.

So, when Kazuya Nakai returned this time, he directly brought people to the former castle tower and prepared to take over. After the Buddhist hall is built, this house can be regarded as truly fully utilized.

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As the current owner of this mansion, Ashikaga Yoshito occupies less than half of the original Daimyo's mansion.

For him, there was no point in being the guardian of the Land of Rain, and he preferred to decorate the mansion as one of those small four-story Japanese castles, the one with greater military use. And the fact that he is now huddled in the area of the mansion that is easy to defend is also based on this consideration. Who kept the Konoha ninja busy at this time, and the situation was relatively chaotic?

Before the mixed state of fish and dragons brought about by the surrender of the rebel has changed, unless the manpower of protection is increased, Ashikaga Yoshito, who has no combat power at all, can only choose to shrink for safety.

"The abbot has moved here?" After standing in the courtyard for a while, he suddenly asked, "I can rest assured with him." ”

"Yes, sir." The shinobi who was guarding him replied respectfully.

"By the way, don't put these flowers and plants in the house in the future."

"Yes, sir."

"As an aspiring daimyo, there should be cherry blossoms in my yard, but unfortunately the weather in the Land of Rain is ......" Ashikaga Yoshito shook his head, as if he suddenly opened his mouth, and closed his mouth abruptly.

Cherry blossoms are a favorite flower of many ninjas, and they wither at their brightest, and the image of cherry blossoms on the blade is also considered to represent the life of ninjas. But cherry blossoms really have no other meaning for the daimyo who have no martial arts tradition in this world for a long time, and they naturally won't understand what Zhao Kun means.

"Fifty years in the world is nothing more than a small thing compared to heaven and earth. Looking at the world, dreamy like water, let life be for a while, and then disappear and then ...... Looking at the world, in the sea and the sky, is there any immortal? ”

The ninja behind him was directly confused, not knowing how this adult made a poem, and what does this poem have to do with cherry blossoms...... I had to put on a warm expression and smile.

Fortunately, the sudden appearance of the shadows saved the bewildered guards.

"My lord, the envoys of the daimyo and the Hokage are here." The Konoha Shadow Ninja, who was half-kneeling on the ground, was very respectful.

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The temperature difference between the warm and spring-like rooms made the window covered with a layer of vague moisture, and Ashikaga Yoshito took off his formal clothes very rarely, wearing only a white robe, and sat quietly on the sofa.

Also in the same room as him were Konoha's representative, Shimura Danzo, and the emissary of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"So, the daimyo is no longer satisfied with the twenty-one tripartite agreement that was drawn up before?" Ashikaga Yoshito sighed, too lazy to complain about the somewhat insatiable pit son Daimyo in front of the high-ranking officials of the Fire Country.

Pressing his temples, Ashikaga Yoshito looked at Danzou with his eyes. Looking at the dark color of Tuanzang, he sighed again, "I don't have any opinion, so everything is based on my father's will." ”

"Ashikaga-sama doesn't have any opinions?" The unexpectedly talkative Ashikaga Yoshito surprised the daimyo envoy a little, "As the initiator of the plan, the pavilion still values your opinion. ”

"My opinion is that if you want to eat more, you might as well eat thoroughly. Anyway, they all said that they wanted to treat the country of rain as a subject country instead of the nominal alliance that they had said before, and it was already ugly, so it might as well be a little more ugly. Ashikaga Yoshito sneered and mocked.

According to the original plan, it was to create a military alliance, with the Fire Country as the main and the Rain Country as the supplement. Of course, secretly the Land of Rain must be an exploited little brother, similar to an economic colony controlled by the Land of Fire. In the original plan, this was to avoid further irritating the Land Country and the Wind Country, and to make concessions at the expense of the Land Country if needed. If this is not the case, it will definitely be difficult to promote this military adventure just by the pillow wind of the daimyo lady who feels sorry for her son. Even if Konoha had the intention to strike first, he would definitely sign a peace treaty with the Rain Ninja Village in the end--in this era, there was basically no way for a country like the Rain Country to be directly annexed, and even if Konoha attacked the Rain Ninja Village, it would be difficult for the Fire Country to eat the Rain Country in one bite - they would need to give great benefits to them to engage in regime subversion.

But now that the daimyo wants to go further, let him be. Since Konoha Fang has no objection, there is not much room for Ashikaga Yoshito to object, anyway, it is better than being a monk for more than ten years and waiting for his Lao Tzu to hang up, and then relying on blood relations to mix with the official position of the Fire Country. The real Ashikaga Yoshito may have other ideas, but Zhao Kun is not that kind of native, the goal is different, and it is nothing to agree.

Maybe something happened to Chen Bing's Sand Ninja Army and Iwa Ninja Army on the border, or maybe Konoha was sure to win the battle? It's a pity that these are all things that the Hokage needs to consider. Maybe ten years later, he can successfully usurp power and do that chair, but now Zhao Kun still chooses not to be in his position and not seek politics.

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The Daisuke Miyauchi left with a satisfied look and a copy of the Fire and Rain Security Agreement.

He came prepared, and with the drafts he had taken the time to make, he explained the meaning of the treaties to Ashikaga Yoshito, and the latter signed them, and the security agreement was completed.

The treaty consists of a preamble, five main articles and a supplementary document.

The main point of the text is simply - to determine the country of rain as the country of fire; The Land of Fire has the right to station ninjas in and around the Land of Rain; At the request of the Daimyo of the Land of Rain, the Konoha Ninja could suppress riots and riots in the Land of Rain or participate in wars; Konoha Ninja Residency Conditions (including the status and privileges of the Rain Ninja, the Rain Country providing bases and facilities to Konoha and recognizing Konoha to use, manage and defend these bases and facilities, the Konoha Ninja and their families commit crimes, and the Rain Country has no jurisdiction to judge; The Land of Rain pays Konoha 155 million taels a year for its defense, etc.), determines the military alliance between the two Contracting Parties (an armed attack on either side would endanger peace and security, the two sides need to take action with the Fire Nation as the main force to deal with the common danger, and the Rain Country chooses to follow the Fire Nation diplomatically), as well as a number of economic privileges for the Fire Nation.

In terms of supplementary documents, the main text, especially some of the fire and rain friendly contents, are explained in detail:

As a vassal state, the Fire Nation can lease three cities on the border of Fire and Rain for 99 years.

In the Shogunate of the Land of Rain, the nobles of the Land of Fire must be hired as advisors to the political, financial, and military affairs, and the Land of Fire has the right to recommend, recommend, and decide on the selection of officials at all levels.

There has always been a conflict between the two countries, and the ninja has caused trouble. Therefore, it is necessary to make the necessary Rain Ninja School a joint operation of Konoha and Rain Ninja, and change it to a three-year system plus a three-year school system - the first three years in Rain Ninja and the last three years in Konoha for further study. The newly established Rain Ninja Village must hire Konoha ninjas as advisors, teachers, and captains to plan and improve the quality of ninjas in the Land of Rain.

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At the end of the treaty, there were also some contents of the nobles of the Fire Country who transferred the fiefdom of the Land of Rain, and as a meritorious minister, the daimyo also gave the Land of Rain Takaiwa Castle to Kazuya Nakai.

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On the surface, he didn't know that he actually knew that he could turn into a vassal, and Nakai Kazuya took small steps, walking on the street with an umbrella.

In fact, there is basically nothing to do when he comes back this time, if you don't consider the task of protecting a guy who doesn't need protection at all. After all, when it comes to combat effectiveness, the two puppets are about the same, and the difference is only in the difference in endurance caused by the number of hearts in the body.

As for cultivation, that's a matter for the deity of Nara red deer. He already knew that this world would turn into a shadow-level ninja and a tailed beast throwing map cannons at each other in the later stage, and he knew that he didn't have the capital to relax now, but the puppet cultivated a yarn!

However, he may not be able to go anywhere.

Well, the Land of Rain is ostensibly a big deal, and there will definitely be no shortage of miscellaneous odds and ends.

Although the small countries that were supposed to be buffer zones for various countries are not small on the surface, in fact the military buffer zone is indeed missing a piece. Therefore, it is conceivable that even if the two countries are not prepared for a full-scale war and choose to retreat under the various means of Konoha and the Fire Country, the Land of Rain may not be able to settle down. At least enemy ninjas infiltrate and infiltrate to spy on intelligence is inevitable, even if it doesn't fight, trivial things are indispensable.

In addition, as the Hokage, Sarutobi Hizashi is balancing again. In the end, it was the Hokage, not only did he have the right to pick the fruit, but he could also do it in a high-sounding manner - take turns to take a break and celebrate......

In fact, this has happened since the beginning. For example, not long after Hanzo's death, Shimura Danzo was thunderous and changed generals. Weakening and attacking the big family has been the consistent policy of the three generations after they ascended the throne, but Danzo, who originally regarded the country of rain as a bag, never expected that it would be Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade who would pick up the fruit behind the main force of the battle with a large number of new forces, and the new commanders were also these three.

I heard that Tuan Zangwei has not had a good temper recently, and his anger and voice in high-level meetings are relatively loud.

Unfortunately, just as the noisiest person in a class may not be the strongest. The right to speak in a collective, strength is the first element. As for talking? The willingness to listen to you and the willingness to listen to you have to say have always been two very different concepts.

Ape Flying Sun is not a paternalistic - refers to a kind of matriarch who is a bully grandfather - the same kind of superior as the one who has no majesty. In a sense, that would mean showing weakness to the various powerful factions in the village. Judging from his consistent style since he took office, before he grows old, that Chang Kaishen-style leader will exist for a long time.

In fact, Zhao Kun didn't care too much about the Hokage's political tricks, but when he played political tricks, it caused the rain country to be even more chaotic, which was very dissatisfying. Even if the Konoha ninja hangs and blasts the sky, isn't there no bad effect just by swapping it back and forth? (To be continued.) )