In the middle of the office, Shiraishi held a paper in his hand.

This is what Kazuhime saw and felt in the Land of Fire and Konoha in every detail.

Although in Shiraishi's opinion, there are still many deficiencies in this paper, the more critical issues that exist in the Land of Fire and Konoha are all written by Kazuhime in the paper, so Shiraishi does not care about this small flaw.

"It can be seen that Ichihime, you are very attentive to observe the various problems of the Fire Country and Konoha, from their beliefs to the institutional level, they are basically seriously dissecting. Honestly, a bit more than I expected. ”

Shiraishi put down the thesis material in his hand, which was good enough for a nine-year-old child.

Although it is a good thing to keep improving, Shiraishi also feels that there is no need to rush this kind of thing, too much, too fast to let a person grow up, not necessarily a good thing.

"In other words, you passed, right?"

Kazuhime asked, looking up.

She did work hard to make this paper, and in the past two years, she has traveled through the entire Fire Country with the help of the channel of the Oni Country, and in addition, Konoha is also a key observation target.

In fact, there are many problems that she doesn't need to look for, and the Fire Country and Konoha have already taken the initiative to expose the problems themselves.

In Yihime's opinion, this should be her habit of living in the country of ghosts, and she suddenly entered a country with a completely different system, thoughts, and culture from the country of ghosts, and naturally she could quickly discover those problems.

From the aspect of the ninja system, in Kazuhime's view, ninja ...... From the Warring States period to the present, there has been no essential change.

In the past Warring States period, the way ninjas survived was to accept the employment of the daimyo of each country and help the daimyo of each country win the war.

Later, the patriarch of the Thousand Hands Clan, Thousand Hands Pillar, changed the original way and progressed to the era of one country and one village, and established the first ninja village in the ninja world - Konoha.

Subsequently, it was imitated by various countries, and it officially entered the fierce era of the five major powers competing for hegemony.

After the death of the Thousand Hands Pillar, this contradiction deepened day by day.

Afraid of the power of the Thousand Hands Pillar, the countries did not dare to make a move, but as long as the Thousand Hands Pillar died, this suppressive force naturally did not exist.

Behind the seemingly peaceful situation, in fact, the fundamental problem has always existed.

That's the mercenary model of ninjas, or is it the same as in the Sengoku period, a group of mercenaries, not real soldiers affiliated with a country.

It's better in Konoha that ninjas occasionally work for the ordinary residents of the village for free, but once they are in addition to Konoha Village, even if it is a nearby village, they need to pay to ask the ninja to help.

To eradicate the bandits, the residents of the Land of Fire also need to pay for ninjas themselves, and the Konoha ninjas will not contribute their strength for free.

On the surface, it is a fair trade...... But this kind of transaction, in Kazuhime's opinion, seems very distorted.

Who pays for the military in Ninja Village?

Aristocrats?

No, not really.

The military expenses of the Ninja Village were paid by the countless low-level laborers of the Fire Country.

These low-level laborers had to pay heavy taxes every year, which were collected by the daimyo and the major nobles, and then a part of it was given to the ninja village as military expenses for the ninja village to develop its military power.

Fundamentally, it was these low-level laborers who created the real wealth, not the daimyos, nobles, and ninjas.

Because those ninja villages don't do production, or rarely engage in production.

They still retain their traditional bad habits, taking people's money and eliminating disasters, and there is essentially no difference between them and the bounty hunters in the underground black market.

In Yiji's view, the state has the duty to protect civilians when they pay taxes, rather than collecting additional money and increasing the unnecessary burden on the people.

Because the richer the people, the more tax revenues will increase, and the more taxes will increase, the better the development of the country, which is a virtuous circle.

In the Land of Fire and Konoha bodies, Kazuhime didn't see these phenomena.

The daimyo and nobles collected more than ninety percent of the country's wealth, and then gave a small portion to the ninja village to maintain the 'contract' between them.

The ninja village, which has received development funds, will naturally not be free to fight against the daimyo and nobles for the sake of justice for the low-level workers who create real wealth.

In essence, Ninja Village also thinks from the perspective of people with vested interests.

Taking the hard-earned money of the low-level laborers, but not really serving the low-level personnel of the country, this is simply not like the military personnel that a country should have.

This is also the conclusion of why Kazuhime thinks that ninjas are not soldiers.

The essence of Konoha ninjas is mercenaries, living a life of taking people's money and eliminating disasters with people, Ninja Village, to say that it sounds good, it is a symbol of a country's military strength, and if it is ugly, it is a slightly larger mercenary cultivation base.

To call them military is the greatest humiliation to military personnel.

This drawback, if it had been eliminated from the beginning, it might not have developed such a deformity in the ninja world, but unfortunately, the first Hokage Senju Pillar, who established the era of one country and one village, did not realize the problem.

In other words, he simply does not have enough knowledge to support him to think about how to build a country with a benign system.

Therefore, Kazuhime felt that his old man was very powerful, and it was important to popularize education and eliminate illiteracy.

"Of course, for you now, it's good enough."

Shiraishi did not shy away from his praise.

Growth cannot be achieved overnight, and only by applying what you have learned can you better recognize the pattern and see the road ahead.

In addition to these, Kazuhime also mentioned the rest of the things, but overall, the others are secondary issues.

"So, what do you think needs to be done to break this deadlock?"

"In what way? Aren't you already doing this kind of thing, old man? ”

For Shiraishi's form of knowingly asking, Kazuhime is quite disdainful.

It is nothing more than to push the times forward through war, and completely destroy and ravage the inherent dross.

The pattern of today's ninja world has long been solidified, and the daimyo and nobles have considerable wealth, while the laborers at the bottom have no wealth. However, the wealth accumulated by the daimyo and nobles for generations was plundered from the lower classes. They have plundered most of the world's wealth, but they only maintain the status and authority of their superiors, and have not fulfilled their responsibilities.

Ninjas, too, unwittingly, have become tools for the daimyo and nobles to oppress the low.

As vested interests, they have been enemies from the beginning.

The gap between the systems, one day, the country of ghosts will not make a move on the five major powers, and the five major countries will also stretch out their war minions to the country of ghosts.

Instead of that, it is better to accumulate strength, strike preemptively, and take the situation completely into your own hands.

This can both buy time and destroy the connection between the five great powers, and the Fog Hidden Village is the best example of this.

"Really? It seems that you still remember the 'Xiao' thing I told you, and it didn't disappoint me. ”

Shiraishi smiled slightly.

The 'Xiao' in his mouth is not the 'Xiao' organization that Nagato now controls, but a patriotic organization spontaneously formed by many hot-blooded young people in the Land of Rain in the past in order to save the Land of Rain.

They have no accumulation of knowledge, no military and no economic foundation, and they only rely on their enthusiasm to save their country and people.

Many years ago, Shiraishi had expected that this organization would end in a dismal way.

The confusion and despair experienced by this organization are also recorded in the history books of the Oni no Kuni Ninja School, which can be said to be quite a powerful negative textbook.

Yiji can give such an answer, and it is obvious that she also remembers this history.

Akatsuki, led by Rain Ninja Yahiko, is not so much a product of the ninja war, but rather a product of the bottom that has been oppressed for a long time, and naturally someone will speak out for it.

When people can't survive, there will naturally be resistance.

This is also the reason why bandits continue to exist in the five major countries.

The predecessors of these bandits were the low-level people who were squeezed to the extreme, and they could only survive in this way.

Eradicating bandits is never about relying on the violence of ninjas, and if there is a problem in the system, using violence to solve it is just to increase more rebels.

In this kind of era, there are countless people who are not afraid of death, and they will never be killed.

"Next, rest at home for a while, and after that, I will arrange for you to go to Wuyin Village to study. I have already agreed with the fourth generation of Mizukage Yakura of Kigakure, and you can study there with peace of mind. ”

Shiraishi said to Kazuhime.

Kazuhime nodded.

The old-fashioned Konoha and the Fire Country have already seen it, and next, she wants to go and see the Fog Hidden Village, which is closer to the Land of Ghosts, which is an opportunity for change.

Moreover, Kirikuin is the secret alliance of the Oni Country, Ninja Village, and she used to strengthen the connection between the two sides, not just to study and research.

Shiraishi put away Kazuhime's thesis materials and was about to continue to say something when the instrument on his desk suddenly came into operation.

White paper with words written on it came out of it.

It's an urgent report.

Shiraishi glanced at the contents of the urgent report, and his face became grim.

"I wanted to talk to you about other things, but it seems that there is no time to spare. Yihime, don't move around here, I'll go out for a few days and solve some trouble. ”

The contents of the emergency report were very sudden, and in the western coastal areas of the country of ghosts, the central mountains, and the forests in the south, a large number of stone soldiers suddenly appeared, attacking the surrounding towns from various directions.

These stone soldiers even launched indiscriminate attacks on the surrounding countries in the areas of the Oni Realm.

It is necessary to suppress this turmoil before the matter becomes a big one.

The mastermind behind the control of these stone statue soldiers, Shiraishi naturally knows who it is, the monster that has survived since ancient times, in the country of ghosts, only the dragon can do such a thing.

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Shrine.

Only a few maidens dressed in shrine maiden costumes are waiting here, and Maitreya, who is the owner of the shrine, has long since disappeared.

Shiraishi also found out about this when he arrived at the shrine.

Entering the side hall of the shrine, the ancient stone door in the center of the circular altar has been opened at some point.

The air in the side hall was also full of natural freshness, and there was no depression and dullness like in the past, but Shiraishi was not happy about it.

This stone door is an important instrument for sealing the soul of the dragon.

The stone door opened, which meant that the soul of the dragon was freed.

The palm of his hand touches the open stone door.

Judging from the traces, it should have been not long ago for the spirit of the dragon to break free from its shackles.

The floor of the side hall, as well as the walls, have serious signs of wear and tear, and there are many cracks.

Apparently there was a battle here.

Not surprisingly, it should be the scene caused by the Maitreya witch and the spirit of the dragon.

Since Maitreya Witch and the soul of the dragon spirit are not here, then, where the two of them can go, there is only one place that Shiraishi can think of-

The country of swamps.

The soul and body of the dragon have always been sealed separately.

The soul is guarded by Maitreya Shrine Maiden, and the body is sealed in an active volcanic ancestral hall in the country of Numa, where it is quarantined.

In order to be resurrected in its entirety, it must obtain its physical body sealed in the volcano of the Swamp Country in order to regain its full strength.

And if Maitreya Witch wants to stop the dragon, she must also go to the country of swamps, wait for the dragon to arrive, and seal it again.

After Shiraishi figured these things out, he quickly left the shrine quietly.

The order has been conveyed, in fact, in order to deal with the stone statue legion that will appear sooner or later, there are actually ninja troops stationed in various urban areas.

While it is not possible to destroy these gargoyle legions, it is not a problem to prevent them from entering the town and causing damage.

The only problem is with the spirits.

As long as the power of the spirits continues to spread, these gargoyle legions will not stop attacking, and will continue to be produced and manufactured to attack the towns where humans gather.

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The sky above suddenly became gloomy.

One moment the sky was clear, the next it was covered with clouds.

Mighty and majestic stone soldiers emerged from the mountain path, holding huge stone blades with oppressive force, their eyes were red, and they took heavy steps, causing the earth to shake with each step.

At a glance, it looks like thousands of troops and horses are galloping.

In the distance, a kunai shot from a distance, with an detonation charm tied to it, and attacked a stone soldier.

Bite!

Kunai was bounced away by the steel-like body of the stone statues, and only sparks appeared, and then the detonation charm burst into flames, instantly surging the flames generated by the detonation, engulfing several surrounding stone soldiers.

When the light of the fire dissipated, the surface of several stone soldiers could not be said to be unscathed, but only wore out some openings that did not hinder their movements, and you can imagine how strong the bodies of these stone soldiers were.

His body is like steel, and his strength is like that of a giant elephant.

Such a stone soldier is not one or two, but a legion.

The military that has been formed, even if the ninja legion is facing head-on, will suffer heavy casualties.

The only thing to be thankful for is that these gargoire soldiers are clumsy, have no intelligence to speak of, and have no ability to automatically seek out enemies, so they can only rely on sorcerers to maintain their actions.

The fundamental solution to these stone soldiers is to find the sorcerer who is manipulating them behind the scenes, and just unravel the control.

Ayane stood on the top of the mountain, playing with a kunai in her hand, staring thoughtfully at the stone legion heading towards the town area of the Oni no Kuni.

These stone statues are invulnerable, invulnerable, and even if they are detonators, it is difficult for them to pose a deadly threat.

If the ninjas of the Oni no Kuni were to fight these stone soldiers head-on, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

"Ayane-sama, I brought a spell made at a nearby shrine."

A Oni no Kuni ninja hurried here.

Holding a wooden box in his arms, he placed it on the ground.

The dozen or so ninjas of the Oni Country around were all focused on the wooden box.

When opened, there were stacks of neatly cut spells in the wooden chest.

These spells were made by shrine maidens from various shrines in the country of Oni.

Unlike explosive charms such as Detonation Charms, these spells can inflict great damage on golems such as Gargoyles, which are interspersed with the effects of monsters.

Picking up a spell, Ayane rolled it up on the handle of Kunai, and without hesitation, fired it at one of the stone soldiers in the mountain path.

Ayane plans to experiment with the power of these spells for herself.

This time, Kunai was not bounced away by the stone soldier, but directly submerged into the body of the stone soldier.

The spell wrapped around the kunai handle quickly ignited blue sparks, engulfing the entire body of the stone soldier.

By the time the blue sparks faded away from the stone soldiers, all that was left on the ground was a pile of broken stones.

This scene surprised many ninjas in the country of ghosts, they didn't expect this spell to be so powerful.

The stone statue soldiers who can't even break through the detonation charm, and these rune papers, which don't seem to have powerful destructive power, can disintegrate the body of the stone statue soldiers from the inside, turning them into useless stones and scattering them all over the place.

Under the observation of Ayane's white eyes, the internal situation of the stone statue soldiers can be seen clearly.

The blue sparks that burned on the rune paper erased the purple-black Chuck from the body of the stone statue soldier without a trace.

Those purple-black chakras are the composition techniques that control the gargoyle soldiers.

As long as these purple-black chakras are erased, the gargoyle soldiers will be a pile of useless stones.

Seeing the power of the rune paper, Ayane nodded and instructed the Oni Country ninja beside her, "I'll leave it to you here, and I'll solve the magician." ”

"Look at us, there's no problem now."

The ninjas of the land of demons are full of confidence.

With these runes, the threat of the gargoyle soldiers is greatly reduced.

At this moment, blood-red sword light swept in from a distant place, descended from the sky, and slashed down in the narrow mountain path, causing a loud rumbling sound.

A large number of stone soldiers rolled in the air, their bodies and the stone blades in their hands were torn apart, and the battle was almost a one-sided slaughter.

Then, a sea of fire roared through the mountain road.

Most of the stone soldiers who walked forward were swept in, burned red by the scorching flames, and the surface of their bodies cracked crisply.

The ground and the mountain paths on both sides left cloudy scorched black marks, braving the terrifying heat that bent the air.

Hundreds of legions of gargoyle soldiers that made the ninjas of the Oni no Kuni feel troubled were easily eliminated.

It was so fast that they didn't even react.

Ayane also sighed and laughed helplessly: "It seems that you are not needed here, you go somewhere else to destroy the stone soldiers, be careful not to let the town be destroyed, otherwise the reconstruction work will be very troublesome." ”

"Yes."

Now that the stone soldiers here have been solved, there is no need for them to do it themselves.

Then, one by one, they disappeared from their places and diverted to other places to eliminate the stone statues.

Liuli didn't know when she appeared here, looking at the mountain road below, turning into a hot hell of a high-temperature steamer, her eyes turned into the form of a three-hook jade writing wheel, and her eyes were calm and indifferent.

"It's too slow. An opponent of this level would have to waste so much time. ”

Ayane turned to look at her, "No way, unlike you, I'm not very good at dealing with a lot of enemies." ”

This sentence is not wrong, her soft fist is more suitable for single-point breakthroughs.

Even if it is a large-scale destructive soft fist, the divine air strike, in fact, it is essentially a dangerous move to kill the enemy.

And it consumes a lot of chakra, so it must be used with caution.

Glass is different.

Although these stone soldiers are stiff and as powerful as giant elephants, they are slow to move and do not know how to adapt to this, and marching through narrow mountain passes into towns are undoubtedly the best targets for ninjas like Ruri, who are suitable for large-scale ninjutsu.

Even if it is a body as hard as steel, it can't resist Susanoo's blade, and it can't stop the high-temperature fire that can dissolve steel by fusing the immortal chakra.

"The border has been blocked, and then, all you need to do is deal with the monsters that control these stone soldiers behind the scenes."

"The country of swamps? According to the news I got not long ago, Shiraishi-kun has already taken the first step, and our side must also move quickly. ”

These gargoyle soldiers weren't a difficult opponent for a ninja of her calibre, and at best, they were a bit of a hassle to get their hands on.

The real key lies in the monster spirit, and if you can't seal it, no matter how many gargoyle soldiers you can deal with, it won't help.

The country of numa is located in the middle of the country of ghosts and the country of darkness.,It's a small country that occupies an extremely small area on the map of the ninja world.。

The body of the monster was sealed in a volcanic ancestral hall in the country of swamps.

In order to fully resurrect himself, he will definitely go to the volcanic ancestral hall of the country of swamps.

These stone soldiers seem to attack violently and with great momentum, but they are just smoke bombs thrown by the spirits, which are used to make a sound and attack the west.

Ayane and Ruri were about to leave when suddenly, in the mountain path below, which was still hot, a scarlet evil light lit up.

A stone blade struck through the air, and without the slightest warning, flew towards the back of Ayane's head.

Click!

The stone blade slammed into the back of Ayane's head, cracking open in an instant, shattering into pieces of stone scattered like a goddess scattering flowers.

When the scarlet evil gaze saw this scene, his faith suddenly wavered.

Was this woman's head made by a diamond?

I can't help but have such a question.

Not only did it fail to leave a wound in the back of the opponent's head, but it shattered with a hard stone blade projected out.

Ayane turned around casually and looked down.

A half-mutilated stone soldier stood there stubbornly, with nothing in his hands.

The stone blade that was projected at Ayane was its final attack.

"Spirits?"

The gargoyle soldiers have no intelligence, only the most basic mobility, and the action mods are very dull.

This kind of thing is not at all like the spontaneous behavior of a gargoyle soldier.

“…… Yes...... Fun ......"

The words came from the mouth of the half-crippled stone soldier, and the scarlet blood light in his eyes suddenly turned black, and the stone soldier stood there like a sculpture, not moving and letting the heat in the mountain path bake.

"Is your head okay? It probably won't affect the rest of the battle. ”

Ruri asked.

Ayane waved her hand and replied, "It's okay, I feel bitten by a mosquito." With this level of attack, there is no need to dodge at all. Let's go, let's hurry to the country of numa and join Shiraishi-kun. I've been at home for the past two years, and I can't go anywhere, so now it's time to get moving. ”

Ruri nodded, and then disappeared in place with Ayane using the teleportation technique.

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