Because of the complex terrain of the islands in the western waters of the Oni Country, and the vast area, the pirates were divided into groups of different sizes to carry out activities, and it took a week for Ruri to basically wipe out these pirates.

Of course, it is impossible to kill them all, some of them see that the situation is not good, so they run away directly, and some give up resistance, Shiraishi decides to give these pirates who give up resistance and choose to surrender, a chance to be a new person.

After all, these are free labor, and they don't need to pay any wages except for paying them three meals a day, so they save a lot of money.

The bandits that were exterminated in the territory of the Oni Country before were also dealt with in a similar way.

Centralize them and behave well, so that you can get out of the 'prisoner' status and start at the bottom.

As soon as Ruri's front foot pacified the western seas, Shiraishi immediately sent 300 official members to take over the surrendered pirates and began to build a military base on the islands in the western seas.

The western part of the Oni no Kuni has a wide range of islands, but none of them have any large islands, and the largest is a medium-sized island, with less than five islands.

The rest are small and micro islands, dotted around medium-sized island branches.

Considering the area required for military bases, it is only possible to build on medium-sized islands, and those small and micro islands can be set up on top of sentinels to maintain the security of the maritime area.

Building materials for the construction of military bases can only be transported by land.

The number and size of the surrounding ships are also difficult to meet the transportation needs of Baishi.

In order to increase efficiency, Shiraishi released his own water clone, the Water Dragon God, in the form of a giant python, and swam in the sea at a very fast speed, carrying a large number of building materials on his back, and transported them to various medium-sized islands.

It took more than a month, and in late June, the military base on the medium-sized island was basically completed.

The general buildings have been completed, and the training and experimental equipment that have been ordered long ago have also begun to be transported to the base to fill the internal vacancies and allow all aspects of the staff to be in place as soon as possible.

Originally, when the number of bases was not expanded, the number of people was very crowded.

However, as the number and scale of the base continued to increase, Shiraishi felt that manpower was in short supply.

However, the ninja school has only just been implemented, and the first enrollment is only more than one hundred and twenty students, which does not seem to be a small number, but these one hundred and twenty people will have to go through nine years of education before they can graduate from the school normally.

The strength of these students, Bai Shi is not worried, because he has already taught the learning method of natural energy to these more than one hundred and twenty students. After nine years of training, with the five major countries as the reference standard, the standard strength of these students when they graduate will at least start with the middle ninja, except for the lack of combat experience.

In other words, these students will be the backbone or backbone of the future, and they cannot be used at this time.

If you want to absorb more people, you can only use the initial direct recruitment model, which is to recruit adults from the poor strata of various countries, inject them with the strengthening potion synthesized by natural energy, and become mass-produced combatants.

The advantage is that through training for three months to half a year, a relatively intuitive combat effectiveness can be formed.

The disadvantage is that because they become stronger through potion injections, they cannot master the direct cultivation method of natural energy, and their strength will be determined by the degree of compatibility between their own physique and the strengthening potion. And the combat mode is mainly physical skills and weapons, and you will not be able to deal with some special situations.

However, when there is a shortage of people, Shiraishi doesn't have time to think about it so much.

The Third Shinobi War had begun, and he could predict it at the beginning, but the final direction of the war, and what kind of international environment it would usher in, was something that Shiraishi could not predict.

All he can do is to make himself strong as soon as possible when the five major powers are distracted by the war.

"How many Type II enhancement potions are still stored in the factory at the moment?"

Type II Enhancement Elixir, the synthetic material is based on natural energy, and it is an upgraded version of the first generation of Type I Enhancement Elixir.

The second-generation Type II body-strengthening potion has many effects such as increasing the body's resistance to blows, speed, and strength.

Even if an ordinary person takes it, he can master the agility of the ninja in a short period of time.

There are a very small number of ordinary people who are born with a good physique, and after being strengthened by medicine, their physical skills can be equal to those of Zhongnin.

"There are more than 4,300 more."

"Let the other side recruit a thousand...... No, just recruit another 1,500 people. ”

Although the Type II enhancement potion is sufficient, recruiting more than 4,000 people at once will make the management a little too busy, and many branches will be bloated.

And now he doesn't need so many people.

However, 1,000 is too little, and 1,500 is almost enough.

"Yes."

The people who passed the order went down.

After the messenger went down, Shiraishi picked up another report and read it.

"Stealing drug information?"

This is a report submitted by Aster Flower Pharmaceutical Company, and someone has infiltrated the research room of the company's headquarters building and stolen the drug information inside.

Shiraishi has seen this kind of thing many times, and the profits of Aster Flower Pharmaceutical Company are indeed so much that they have provoked the envy of their peers, and since its establishment, it has come to steal drug research materials no less than a hundred times.

However, this time the nature is different, because the person who came to steal the drug information this time is not a bounty hunter hired by his peers, but a ninja from the five major countries-

Cloud Hidden Ninja.

Although after the identity of the Cloud Hidden Ninja was revealed, he kept quibbling that he was not a Cloud Hidden Ninja, but just an ordinary hired bounty hunter.

Shiraishi rubbed his eyebrows and sighed softly.

If it weren't for the fact that Ayane didn't leave any clues about the Oni Country during the siege of the three generations of Thunder Shadow, including taking away the Amber Pure Bottle, Shiraishi would have wondered if this was Yun Yin's revenge on him.

But when I thought about it, it was impossible, if that was the case, Yun Yin would have sent troops over to exert pressure, instead of sneaking to the Ziyuan Flower Pharmaceutical Company to steal the drug information.

I just want to get the drug information that Aster Flower Pharmaceutical Company has worked so hard to research.

That's why I feel a lot of headaches.

If it is the rest of the villages in Konoha, it can still be solved through peaceful talks, but Yun Yin ...... Forget it.

For the style of this village, Baishi has long been like thunder.

Their way of negotiating is fists.

"Forget it, it's better not to make extraneous branches at this time."

For this matter, Shiraishi can only turn a blind eye.

Kill this Yun Yin ninja, and Yun Yin may make a big fuss about it.

Although Shiraishi is not afraid of Yun Yin's retaliation, now is a critical period of development, and he doesn't want to be dragged into the quagmire of war, so he just needs to throw out the lesson.

This Yunyin ninja quibbled that he was not from Yunyin Village, presumably the high-level Yunyin didn't want to have any international conflicts with the country of ghosts, everyone just had to tacitly do it.

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The matter of the Cloud Hidden Ninja, Shiraishi didn't take it to heart.

Yun Yin is now in a hurry to start a war with Iwakuin, and most of his attention is focused on the land of the earth, and the matter of the country of ghosts is at best a temptation, and it is not yet time to tear his face.

But this incident also gave Bai Shi a wake-up call, since Yun Yin started this way, the people in the other four ninja villages may not have this idea, but because of the identity of a neutral country, I am embarrassed to say it on the surface.

The suppression and restrictions of his peers, Shiraishi is not afraid, if the driving force behind the scenes is the five ninja villages, it will be a little troublesome.

But if you want Shiraishi to come up with an idea, there is actually no good way.

The size of the five ninja villages is there, and it is obviously not possible to fight head-on, so you can only pretend that nothing has happened, and you can do your own thing with peace of mind.

The task of recruiting 1,500 members could not be sent, and there was good progress every day.

In such an era of constant turmoil, even in times of peace, there is a serious problem of banditry in many countries.

In particular, small countries that have been affected by war have suffered the most.

Based on this background, many people will become unemployed, do not have enough to eat, and will not sleep well, and the daimyo and nobles will only care about themselves and completely ignore the feelings of the commoners, so naturally many people will become resentful and leave their homes to find life elsewhere.

In war-torn areas, it is not uncommon to see adult men dragging their families with them, and migrating wars that have affected relatively small countries to settle down.

And these adults who have no jobs, or are dragging their families out of their homeland, are exactly what Shiraishi wants to recruit.

In less than half a month, four or five hundred people were locked, and the success rate of recruitment was as high as 80 percent.

Although some people are very wary, there are also some people who really can't survive in their own country, and they don't want their wives and children to suffer, so they agree to the agreement.

At this rate, if you want to complete the recruitment task of 1,500 people, it will only take about two months to complete.

Shiraishi was not in a hurry at all, he didn't know when the Third Ninja World War would end, but at least in three or five years, this war would not be over.

Plenty of time for him to grow and develop.

After taking care of the matter at hand, Shiraishi once again came to the shrine where the witch Maitreya was located, the ruler of the country of demons.

"Long time no see, Mr. Shiraishi. This should be the second time we've met since you came to the Land of Demons. ”

Maitreya's voice is always serene and peaceful, neither warm nor cold, but a wonderful realm beyond things.

It is very similar to live slugs.

"Yes, Your Excellency Maitreya. In fact, I am here today with a very important matter to discuss with you. ”

Shiraishi sat on the cushion prepared by the maid, and his gaze swept to Maitreya, the witch who was sitting in the curtain.

The other party sat there upright, his curves hazy, and the air around him was affected by her, and it became very quiet.

"Please."

Maitreya thought about it for a while, although she didn't know what Shiraishi was going to say next, but it must be something related to the transformation of the country of ghosts.

Although she is not very interested in the government affairs of the Oni Country, if Shiraishi wants to transform the Oni Country, she needs to deal with the officials and nobles of the Oni Country, and those officials and nobles are loyal believers of the shrine maiden, and it is very easy for her to know the situation outside.

No matter how bad it is, Uchiha Sosuke and Uchiha Miyoko will also send some information to her regularly, so that she can understand the changes and development of the current Ghost Country.

For Shiraishi, Maitreya was more grateful and curious.

In this ninja world where classes and bloodlines are strictly separated, Shiraishi is the first person to open up a large number of educational resources to civilians.

Ninja Village opens up educational resources only to train ninjas, and the scope of benefits is only Ninja Village.

However, the opening of Baishi's educational resources is invested in the entire country of ghosts, from cities to small towns, from small towns to more remote villages, not a single regional specialization.

"I intend to merge the armies of the Oni no Kuni to form a unified military department. I wonder what His Excellency Maitreya thinks? ”

Shiraishi looked up at Maitreya behind the curtain.

"Unified military?"

Maitreya was a little puzzled by this statement.

"Yes."

"If I'm not mistaken, is that what Mr. Shiraishi meant by the fact that the soldiers and ninjas made up of ordinary people are grouped together?"

"That's it. What does Your Excellency Maitreya think? ”

Shiraishi nodded, and that's exactly what he meant.

"Can you tell us why you did that?"

Maitreya was thinking about it and did not give an answer.

"The system of one country and one village in the five major countries, I think His Excellency Maitreya is also very clear."

"Understood."

The one-country-one-village system of the five major countries has far-reaching implications.

In the past Warring States period, ninjas were a group of mercenaries in the form of families, and soldiers composed of ordinary people joined them in the conquest between major powers.

At that time, ninjas did not belong to a certain country, and ninjas often traveled around the ninja world for money, looking for suitable buyers.

After the establishment of the "one country, one village" system, the ninja village was established, and the ninja belonged to the country.

But even so, ninjas and ordinary soldiers exist separately and independently, and neither the daimyo nor the Five Shadows have integrated these two forces.

After all, after the establishment of the Ninja Village, ordinary soldiers were reduced to the existence of guarding the portal and did not participate in the war.

The war in the ninja village is the theme of the current era.

"The current ninja village seems to have become a member of the country, but in fact, there has always been a 'class' gap between ninjas and ordinary people. This system seems to have allowed the ninja village and the country to form a whole, but the development of the ninja village is still subject to the financial assistance of the daimyo and nobles. And if the daimyo and nobles want to get involved in the development of the ninja village, they will be excluded by the ninja village itself, preventing the power from falling into the hands of the daimyo and the nobles. Therefore, in essence, it is still a form of 'employment', but compared with the Warring States period, there is a more humane and stable 'long-term contract'. ”

Hearing Shiraishi say this, Maitreya nodded slightly, also thinking.

Although what Shiraishi said was a bit vague, the general meaning was that Maitreya could understand it.

To put it simply, the ninja village and the country are still not a whole, but the interests and survival issues make them have to unite.

If one day this 'interest' is disconnected, the system of one country and one village will cease to exist.

For example, if the economy of one of the five major countries is completely collapsed, and the ninjas in the ninja village are not engaged in production and cannot survive, they will surely make a new choice and choose a better 'buyer'.

This is what Shiraishi calls a 'long-term contract'.

It's just a contract, not a final belonging.

Because this part of the power is not only reused by the daimyo, but also feared by the daimyo of various countries, in many cases, the development of the ninja village is restricted from the economy, and a certain right to speak is obtained to influence the idea of the five shadows.

At the end of the day, ninjas are flesh and blood, and they need someone to provide food, medicine, money and a house to meet their material and spiritual needs.

And these are exactly what the daimyo and nobles were able to do.

Ninja Village is an existence that is not only within the state system, but is also feared and rejected by noble classes such as daimyo and nobles.

And the ninja village is worried that the daimyo will use the resources at his disposal to win over the people within the ninja village, so that the power will be divided into the hands of the daimyo.

Shinobi Village was feared by daimyo and nobles.

At the same time, the ninja village was afraid of the daimyo and the aristocracy interfering in the internal development.

"So, Mr. Shiraishi is planning to consolidate the military forces of the Oni Country?"

"A complete military force is the best guarantee for safeguarding the country's economy and politics."

"Mr. Shiraishi really thinks differently...... Well, it doesn't seem like a problem, I'll let the people below cooperate. ”

Maitreya said very simply.

Shiraishi was slightly stunned.

"Your Excellency Maitreya, is there no problem in agreeing so quickly?"

This is a bit different from what Shiraishi expected.

There was still a lot of unspoken words in his stomach, and Maitreya agreed so happily that it disrupted his rhythm.

In any case, he should be on guard to prevent him from seizing control of the country.

"No problem, the witch's spiritual vision can see many things that ordinary people can't see, such as good and evil in people's hearts."

“…… Does it mean to look naked and look naked? ”

Shiraishi made a metaphor that he thought was more vivid.

"Mr. Shiraishi, please don't say such things in a sacred shrine."

"Ah, I'm sorry, but I'm quick to talk."

Shiraishi apologized.

"It's okay, is there anything else Mr. Shiraishi wants to ask?"

Maitreya said he didn't care.

"It's not important, I heard that His Excellency Maitreya has basically lived in the shrine all along, and he doesn't leave much, won't he feel bored when he stays here?"

Shiraishi brought up a topic that had nothing to do with business.

"To say that it is boring is to feel depressed. But it's troublesome to go out casually. ”

Maitreya replied very casually.

"Trouble?"

"Because every time you see someone, there will be a scene of that person dying in front of you, and even if you are in a good mood at the beginning, you will feel bad when you see people who die in various ways and die tragically at some point in the future. It's better to stay inside the shrine than that. ”

"That's right."

Shiraishi didn't expect that Maitreya didn't want to go out because of this kind of thing.

Thinking about it this way, suddenly the profession of a shrine maiden is not easy to do.

But what the so-called predicting of the future is all about, probably some kind of technique.

Shiraishi did not delve into this matter from Maitreya, he was not interested in the so-called future.

After getting the answer he wanted, Shiraishi left the shrine.

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With Maitreya's approval, Shiraishi began to carry out drastic military restructuring within the country of ghosts.

In fact, this matter is not complicated at all, it is simple, it is to combine the organization where Shiraishi is located, as well as the original army of the Oni Country, into a whole.

Although they are united as a whole, the two sides only have a common name, and the assigned work is still the same as before, there is no difference.

This is something that Shiraishi has thought about a long time ago.

It's just that at that time, he needed to be familiar with the political environment of the Oni Country, so he didn't make this suggestion rashly.

Now that the time is ripe, you can convert the original organization into the military department of the Oni Country, which can be regarded as the official identity of the Oni Country, and no longer belong to the non-governmental organization, and you can save a lot of trouble when doing some things.

In order to facilitate Shiraishi's actions, Maitreya Shrine Maiden also gave him the official position of Minister of Military Affairs of the Oni Country, but did not declare it to the public, after all, Konoha is a traitor, and it is really not suitable for such a high-profile appearance.

Prior to this, there was no position of Minister of War in the Land of Demons, and it was Shiraishi who proposed the plan of military unification, which was proposed by Maitreya and installed in the official position.

"I didn't expect Xiao Baishi to become a high-ranking official in the country of ghosts all of a sudden, congratulations."

Shiraishi, who came to Uchiha Miyoko to discuss something, saw that the other party was sitting in the reception room, kneeling here, wearing a gorgeous and brightly colored kimono, holding a paper fan in her hand, and smiling like a middle-aged woman with a twenty-year-old daughter.

"Aunt Miyoko, don't you also have a temporary job in the country of ghosts?"

Shiraishi remembered that Miyoko was an official in the country of ghosts, and there were also temporary posts, although they used pseudonyms.

"It's not comparable to yours, after all, we husband and wife are businessmen, and making money is the main business. And you don't have to be so outside, it's actually okay to call me mom. Anyway, you and Liuli are going to get married sooner or later, I really want to hug my grandson soon. ”

Miyoko seems to be insanely hinting at something.

Shiraishi didn't know how to get in.

Miyoko laughed for a while, and then asked:

"Then Xiao Baishi came to me this time, do you have anything to ask?"

"About Maitreya Witch."

"Maitreya Shrine Maiden? What happened to her? ”

Miyoko tilted her head.

"I didn't expect that Maitreya would give me such an important position. Aunt Miyoko, you've known Maitreya Shrine Maiden for a long time, right? ”

"It turned out to be because of this. Well, Maitreya and I have known each other for a long time, and she feels that she doesn't care about anything, she is very ethereal and clean, and it is not right to say that she is ignorant of the world, and she understands the laws of the world better than anyone else, but she is not interested in many things. When I came here with Sosuke before, it was the same situation as Kobaishi. It probably has something to do with the unique beliefs and culture of this country. Comparing the five major powers, the existence of this country is strange in itself. ”

Miyoko also frowned incomprehensibly.

"That's right."

Shiraishi smiled bitterly.

The country of Oni is a country without a daimyo and has a unique shrine maiden culture, where all officials and nobles are shrine maidens.

It has always been that way.

It's a country that doesn't feel like a country at all.

It's completely wrapped in the skin of the country.,The essence is to worship the shrine maiden.,It's the same as a gathering place for believers who believe in shrine maidens.。

Even in remote mountain villages, there are many glorious deeds of witches, and you can imagine the corrosive nature of this culture and belief that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Even the smaller countries around it may have been affected to a certain extent.

In the message given to him by the living slug, there is not much about the country of ghosts and the shrine maiden, and it seems that he can only slowly peel off the true face of the shrine maiden in the future.