It was the 51st year of Konoha and June, and it was a hot summer.

The third ninja war, which lasted for eight years, officially ended with Konoha and Yun Yin shaking hands.

Since the death of Konoha 4th Hokage Wave Feng Shui Gate three years ago, Yunyin has launched another attack on the Land of Fire, and a fierce exchange of fire has been launched on the eastern border of the Land of Fire and the area around the Land of Yu.

Although Yunyin's attack was ferocious, the losses were also quite heavy due to Konoha's extremely strong counterattack and the effect of the root's surprise attack strategy.

In addition, it has not been able to break through Konoha's defense line for three years, causing the truce faction in Yunyin Village to become louder and louder.

So, at the end of May, Yun Yin sent an envoy to Konoha Village to meet with the three generations of Hokage, expressing his willingness to sign the armistice agreement and draw a complete end to the Third Ninja World War.

As for the place where the armistice agreement was signed, the two sides had their own opinions, and after a long dispute, they finally agreed to formally sign this armistice agreement in Konoha in July under the stronger attitude of Yunyin, so as to inform the countries of the ninja world.

This is the first time in Konoha's history that an armistice agreement has been signed with another village in his own village. Clear-eyed people can already see that Konoha's attitude towards the outside world is getting weaker and weaker, and his strength can be said to have decreased to the freezing point in history.

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In the dead of night, when everything is silent.

The attacker in the darkness began to stir, crouching in the bushes in the corner of the courtyard, wearing an oil paint mask on his face, and his eyes fixed on the corridor of the courtyard.

Soon, he saw what he was aiming for.

The other party is a black-haired girl wearing twelve gorgeous clothes, and her demure and elegant posture all show the noble identity of this girl.

Behind her, two guards followed, judging by their attire and the knives they wielded, both skilled samurai.

The venerable maiden strolled down the corridor towards her room, the two guards silent, their sharp eyes vigilantly looking around to prevent accidents.

After all, Her Royal Highness the princess in front of her is an important 'item' that their country's daimyo regards as a treasure.

If an accident happens during their protection, the two of them will definitely be mercilessly executed by the daimyo, and even affect their families.

The girl gently opened the door of her room, and was about to walk in when the atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly changed.

The faces of the two samurai guards also changed.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, please be careful, enemy attack!"

After one of the guards finished speaking, he did not hesitate to pull out the blade on his waist, and cut a brilliant and cold sword light in the dark night, slashing at the attacker who was quickly approaching the girl.

The other samurai guard also drew his blade, but instead of acting on his own, he shortened the distance between himself and the girl, blocking his flesh and blood in front of the girl.

This sudden change naturally made the girl feel panicked, and her body took a step back in fear.

The samurai guard who started a duel with the attacker, the sword light he swung out, the attacker just sneered, deflected his posture, and easily dodged the attack of the sword light.

"What?"

Ordinary people will never be able to escape his sword, and the attacker in front of him is not an ordinary thief.

The samurai guards judged this, but it was already over.

The assailant pulled out a kunai and swept it over his throat faster than he could draw his sword.

Blood splattered, and the body of the samurai guard fell to the ground unwillingly, turning into a cold corpse.

In the courtyard, the frightened screams of the girl were soon heard, breaking the late-night silence of the luxurious mansion.

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"Rubbish!"

The Daimyo of Kuma no Kuni, dressed in a gorgeous costume, angrily threw the jade in his hand to the ground and shattered it to the ground.

The guards who knelt on the floor felt the Daimyo's unprecedented anger, and their bodies trembled in panic.

"That's a treasure that I've been carefully cultivating for more than ten years, and you dare to let her be taken away from the courtyard?"

Regarding the abduction of his daughter, as the daimyo of the Bear Country, he was naturally very angry.

Compared to the father's pain and anger at his daughter's abduction by thieves, there is actually no at all.

The real reason for his anger is the meaning of being a princess daughter - being able to 'sell' for a good price and bring him enough profit.

Therefore, his daughter is the 'treasure' in his hands, not a human being. Only objects are eligible to become his treasures.

But it had already happened, and even if all the guards who protected the princess's courtyard were put to death, it would be useless.

The Daimyo of the Bear Country frowned painfully, and randomly called out a name:

"Red Shadow."

After his voice fell, there was a young figure in the room.

Kneeling on one knee with his head down, he listened respectfully to the orders of the master of the Kuma no Kuni Daimyō.

"I'll leave this matter to you, no matter what, you have to get the princess back!"

"Yes."

With that, a ninja named Akakage disappeared from the room.

From beginning to end, his presence was very thin, and his departure was as unnoticeable as when he came.

"Get down, and if you make the next mistake, you'll come to me with your heads."

The Daimyo of the Bear Country snorted coldly and waved his hand to let the incompetent guards leave.

"Yes."

The guards breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and obeyed the orders of the Daimyo of the Bear Country and quickly exited the room.

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In the middle of the night, a dark shadow flashed through it.

The masked assailant was carrying a girl in a gorgeous costume with a sealed mouth cloth on her shoulder, and she ran quickly on the deserted road, and the guards of the Daimyo Mansion of Kuma no Kuni, who were chasing him, had been left far behind him.

"Haha, it's finally here, one of the treasures of the Bear Country, and it's a big fortune!"

Even if there is a mask to block it, you can't see the specific change in the attacker's facial expression, but I think that my eyebrows must be dancing at this moment.

The girl blinked her bright eyes, revealing a look of dazed and frightened color.

"Don't think about running away and committing suicide, Your Highness Princess, you are my most important purse."

For a bounty hunter like him, money is more important than life.

As the saying goes, people die for money, and birds die for food, which is a true portrayal of bounty hunters.

There is an age-old truth in the underground black market - in hell, money also speaks.

This phrase came from the mouth of a legendary bounty hunter.

Although the legendary bounty hunter seems to have washed his hands and made a fortune in other industries, many of his truths about money have been passed on by word of mouth on the underground black market.

One day, he will become the bounty hunter with the legendary name!

Let every bounty hunter remember his words of truth about money and immortalize them on the underground black market.

The kidnapping of the princess of the bear country is definitely the most rewarding and dangerous bounty mission in his career as a bounty hunter.

However, this time the bounty mission is actually quite strange.

That is, the rich merchant employer wants the living, not the dead.

In the underground black market, in general, it is enough to bring the body back for confirmation.

However, the employer stated that if it was the dead princess of the Bear Country, the bounty hunter who carried out this bounty mission would not only not get a penny, but would also be hunted down endlessly.

In view of this, the attackers were also afraid that something would happen to the princess halfway.

After all, there is a difference between the living and the dead.

On the way, it is really troublesome to have to take care of her food and housing.

Therefore, the requirements of those rich employers are always strange. But it is precisely because he is a living person that the difficulty of the task is increased, so the bounty will be very generous, which is why he is willing to take over this bounty task.

Getting the price right and meeting all the requirements of the employer is the only thing that all bounty hunters do.

Just as the attackers were imagining what they were going to do with the lucrative bounty, a thin figure suddenly appeared at the end of the street.

Dressed in black, he has a slightly younger complexion, and should not be more than twenty years old.

It was the guardian ninja Akakage, sent by the daimyo of the Bear Country.

"Ninja?"

The attacker stopped, and naturally understood that the mansion of a country's daimyo must not only be guarded by samurai, but also by powerful ninjas.

Immediately afterwards, a slightly hideous smile appeared on his face, looking at the age of the other party, he was probably also a hairy boy who had just debuted, and the murderous aura on his body was very light, so he probably hadn't seen much blood yet.

Unlike him, a bounty hunter who has been in the underground black market all year round, that is to say, he crushes the other party in terms of strength and experience.

Putting down the girl on his shoulder, the attacker took out the kunai, intending to quickly resolve the battle, and he didn't know how many ninjas would surround him from behind, and once he fell into the encirclement, he would feel tricky with his strength.

"You're out of luck, little ghost."

Kunwusupreme wrapped in a sharp aura, and his figure turned into a jet-black lightning bolt, rushing towards the red shadow standing in front of him.

Before Kunai could touch Akakage's body, the attacker's eyes widened sharply, and his body couldn't help but take a step back.

It's as if instinctively sensing some kind of danger, and the body reacts faster than its own consciousness.

Red Shadow raised his eyebrows slightly, this attacker's strength seemed to be not bad, and he originally wanted to end the battle in an instant.

"No, you little ghost seems to be a little bit uneasy......"

The attacker's voice was low, although he wondered why the murderous aura on Red Shadow's body was so light, but it did not hinder his intuition about danger, the opponent's strength was very strong, maybe he was the strongest opponent he encountered in the bounty mission.

Red Shadow's face remained unchanged, and he stepped forward, charging head-on at the attacker.

The action is so fast! Barely able to see the speed at which the red shadow was moving, the attacker was taken aback and immediately retreated.

"Wind Escape, Beast Wave Palm!"

A blade of wind tore through the air and slashed at Red Shadow's body.

The Wind Blade rushed towards him, and the Red Shadow didn't realize it, but continued to increase in speed.

"Is this kid going to die?"

The attacker was unable to comprehend Akakage's actions and even forgot his next move.

As the Wind Blade was about to touch his body, a strange glow flashed in Red Shadow's eyes.

I saw that the wind blade, which was enough to severely damage the human body, miraculously shuttled directly from the body of the red shadow, and flew towards the wall behind the red shadow, leaving a claw mark of the beast raging on the wall.

Seeing this scene, the attacker's face changed drastically, but it was too late, the indifferent face of the red shadow appeared in front of him, and a kunai stabbed on the heart inaccurately, ending the battle in an instant.

"Your ninjutsu...... Is it the Blood Inheritance Limit......"

The attacker smiled bitterly, understanding where Red Shadow's abilities came from.

It is a blood inheritance limit ability that surpasses ordinary ninjutsu.

In the ninja world, only a very small number of people can use noble talents.

Every Blood Inheritance Limit Ninja who grows up is a ninja with terrifying strength, which is the unquestionable consensus of ninjas.

It's a shame that I haven't been able to become the legendary bounty hunter, and I'm going to die an ordinary death here...... With this regret, the attacker's vision became darker and darker, and his body became heavier and heavier, and finally he fell to the ground weakly and died.

Red Shadow looked at the corpse of the attacker who had fallen to the ground, and his eyes were indifferent.

Then, he looked at the girl who was afraid to sit on the ground beside him.

"Keep up."

Akakage's gaze departed from the girl's delicate countenance, and she turned to return to the Daimyo's mansion.

"That...... My foot seems to be twisted ......."

The girl lowered her head slightly, her voice was weak, and she stroked her ankle, which was a little painful.

Red Shadow turned his head and glanced at the princess who was a little younger than herself, and the expression on her face was slightly impatient.

"Woman, trouble."

“？”

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"You've done a good job, Akakage, and you've lived up to the trust I placed in you. You are indeed the most perfect ninja. ”

From the praise and recognition of the Daimyo of the Bear Country, Red Shadow still stood aside with a blank face, as if the person who was praised was not himself.

The daimyo of the country of bears is also accustomed to it, and he doesn't care.

For ninjas who are loyal to him and capable, he still has this kind of tolerance.

Randomly, he looked at the girl who had been rescued by the Red Shadow, that is, his daughter, the Treasure Princess of the Bear Country.

"Daughter, it's great that you're okay, when you were captured by thieves, my father was sad for you for a long time."

The Daimyo of Kuma no Kuni wept with joy and kindly took the girl's palm to express his concern for her.

The girl just barely managed to squeeze a grateful smile out of her face.

"Thank you for your concern, Father. The daughter is fine. ”

The girl knew that her father had no so-called affection for her.

The reason why she is so concerned is also very simple, because she is the best looking one among the many princesses of the Bear Country.

The greedy and ambitious father only wanted to sell her daughter for a good price, not the kind of affection that the father had for his children.

"How can this be done, this incident has given the father a wake-up call. As the treasure of the bear country, you don't know how many thieves secretly think about you. So, it is the Father's intention to be around you with a little more protection. After all, you are the most beautiful jewel in the Father's hands. ”

There was a deep look of concern in the eyes of the Daimyo of Kuma no Kuni.

"But it's up to my father to decide."

The girl knew that she had no right to refuse, so she could only obey her father's arrangement.

The Daimyo of Kumanokuni was extremely satisfied with his daughter's deferential attitude, he looked at the taciturn Red Shadow on the side, hesitated for a moment and said, "Red Shadow, from today onwards, you will serve as Zhu Ji's personal bodyguard." ”

A ninja who has few desires and only knows how to obey orders is undoubtedly the best candidate to protect his daughter.

He didn't want this beautiful gem to fall into the hands of others again, otherwise, he would feel distressed for a long time.

"But ......"

Red Shadow was slightly dissatisfied in her heart, but she didn't show it.

Knowing what Red Shadow was going to say, the Daimyo of Kuma no Kuni closed the folding fan in his hand and said, "That's it." For fathers who love their daughters, their daughter's safety is the most important thing. ”

Idiot! Red Shadow made such an evaluation of the Daimyo of the Bear Country in his heart.

But even so, he must fulfill his duty, and he must not show hesitation and dissatisfaction at such a time, otherwise everything will be wasted.

Let this matter be decided by Lord Shiraishi. Red Shadow thought helplessly.

Sure enough, the woman is a symbol of trouble, which only hinders him from carrying out his tasks.

When it comes to the expansion plan of the Oni Country, he doesn't dare to be careless, and any unplanned accidents must be eliminated as soon as possible.

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After two years of continuous development, roads have been connected all over the country, and important facilities such as schools and hospitals are also in the plan, and they will be put in place by the end of next year, or the year after.

After all, the development of the Snow Country relies on the economic power of the Ghost Country to bring about such a big change in two years.

The next step is to follow the plan through to the end.

Speaking of which, this is thanks to the fact that when the wind and flowers came to power, in order to consolidate their status as a daimyo, a large number of nobles in the snow country were purged, and when Xiaoxue took the throne, the aristocratic forces of the snow country were basically tossed by the wind and flowers.

When the country of ghosts intervened, it was completely too late for the aristocratic forces to fight back.

After a lot of killing, the Snow Country has firmly grasped the 'destiny' system established by the Oni Country.

Now that I think about it, when I thought of Xiaoxue as his righteous daughter, Shiraishi thought it was a very wise political alliance.

"There's basically nothing to worry about over there. I've heard that there have been a lot of unidentified people who haven't lurked in the country through normal channels recently, is there such a thing? ”

Shiraishi put down the information documents of the Snow Country, and instead asked the intelligence department messenger in front of him about the matter.

"Yes, since November of the previous year, there has been a sudden increase in the number of foreign personnel who have been lurking in the country. Moreover, they are all smuggled into the country without formal channels. ”

"Is that so? It seems that the situation is more urgent than expected. ”

Shiraishi doesn't need to ask, he also knows what the identities of these foreign personnel lurking in the country of ghosts are.

Ninjas from the five great powers.

The initial development of the Oni Country was to rely on the Third Shinobi War as a cover, and was able to gradually grow stronger in this stable environment.

Based on this background, Aster Flower Pharmaceutical Company has become the largest giant company in the ninja pharmaceutical industry in one fell swoop.

With the Aster Flower Pharmaceutical Company as the main body, the medical industry in the country of ghosts spreads all over the ninja world, and the profits obtained every year in recent years have made even the five major countries have red eyes.

In addition, some of the other changes in the country of ghosts have also attracted the attention of various countries.

Now the five major powers are gradually unable to sit still.

They are probing into the core secrets of the Oni Country, and they are also determining whether a series of unknown changes in the Oni Nation will cause a violent conflict with their existing interests.

Shiraishi said for sure - the rise of the country of ghosts will inevitably cause unimaginable damage to the existing class of vested interests.

It's just that the ruling class of the five major powers can't predict such a situation.

Accustomed to being high up, they naturally can't see what threat the dust under their feet will pose to them.

The gap in intelligence information between the two sides is a very fatal point.

They came to inquire about the news of the Ghost Country, but it was actually more of a curious attitude.

Therefore, in a short period of time, because of the neutral status of the Oni Country, the five major powers will not act rashly.

Since it was known that the five great powers would not take action in the short term, it was natural that the expansion plan of the Oni Country could not be stopped at this time.

"Just keep a symbolic watch on them, don't startle them."

After pondering for a moment, Shiraishi gave such an order.

It is not yet possible to take decent countermeasures against the five major powers, and it is enough to turn a blind eye to these ninjas lurking in the country.

When the time is right, clean them up in one go.

"Yes."

"Is there any news from the rest of the place?"

"There's some important news coming from the Bear Country."

"Say."

The country of bears is the most important step in the expansion plan of the country of ghosts, and it is also a country that must be taken, so Shiraishi naturally does not dare to be careless.

With the truce between Konoha and Yunyin, the two sides will soon sign an armistice, and the future ninja world will usher in a period of relatively peaceful development, until then, everything must be planned.

"Recently, the former princess of the Bear Country was kidnapped, which made the Daimyo of the Bear Country angry."

"Is that the princess of Juhime, who is known as the treasure of the Bear Country?"

The daimyo of the country of bears had twenty-three wives and concubines, with a total of seventeen sons and thirteen daughters.

Among his thirteen daughters, Princess Zhu Ji is the most outstanding in appearance, famous for her beauty, and is regarded as the pearl of her palm by the daimyo of the Bear Country.

In terms of the food and clothing of his daughter Zhu Ji, the Daimyo of Kuma no Kuni can even compare to his eldest son, which shows the importance he attaches to him.

From another point of view, daughters who can sell at a high price will naturally receive more attention.

"It's that Princess Zhuhime. Because of its beauty, it is inevitable that some people will be worried, but this time the situation is more serious. ”

"Is there a conflict with our plans to deploy in the Land of Bears?"

Shiraishi is concerned with this kind of problem.

"Regarding this matter, in order to ensure the personal safety of Princess Zhuhime, the Daimyo of Kuma no Kuni has transferred the red shadow from his side and arranged for Princess Zhuhime to be by her side."

The intelligence officer sighed helplessly.

Red Shadow is an important spy placed by the Oni no Kuni military next to the Daimyo of Kuma no Kuni, and has a special ability to inherit the Limit of Blood, especially in assassination and concealment.

It is precisely because of the assistance of the Red Shadow that the military spies of the Oni Country can quickly infiltrate all aspects of the Bear Country.

The folk of the Bear Country are propagated by the wandering witches trained by the Oni Country military, making the Oni Country have a very good reputation among the Bear Nation.

As for the official of the Bear Country, it is infiltrated by Red Shadow and others, from officials to the cronies of the Daimyo, there are spies from the Ghost Country lurking in it, quietly interfering with the elite class of the Bear Country.

"It seems that this great name of the country of bears really loves money like life."

Shiraishi laughed with interest.

The Kumakuni Daimyo was an extremely ambitious and greedy man.

Over the years, he has used the Red Shadow to unknowingly solve the political enemies who oppose him, so that he has monopoly power in the country of bears. With the help of this ambition of the Daimyo of the Bear Country, the spies of the Oni Country were able to occupy an important position in the Bear Country so quickly.

At the end of the day, Shiraishi would like to thank this daimyo of the Bear Country for his ambitions that don't match his own strength.

If it weren't for him, it wouldn't be so easy for the Ghost Country to penetrate into all aspects of the Bear Country.

"Let the Red Shadow stand by and don't show her handle at this time. The work of guiding the Daimyo of Kuma no Kuni is naturally carried out by others. ”

When it comes to Red Shadow's abilities, Shiraishi is convinced.

Although the other party is a relatively sluggish type in terms of emotions and interpersonal communication, he is an excellent subordinate who is loyal to his duties.

Shiraishi began to think about what would he do to reward Red Shadow if he could successfully take the Bear Country by then.

With such a huge credit, it seems a bit vulgar to just reward money and ninjutsu.

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