The Land of Wind, Sand Hidden Village.

The vast yellow sand is laid on the earth, as far as the eye can see.

In this endless sea of sand and dust, the Sand Hidden Ninja Village was built in such a harsh environment.

Except for the color of the sand, there are basically no other bright colors in the vicinity of Sand Hidden Village.

The village is surrounded by steep sandstone, and the topography of the medium and low perimeter heights brings good enough security to Shayin Village, and is also conducive to the dredging of underground water veins.

Taking advantage of this natural geographical advantage, the outer layer of the village is tightly surrounded, and the sand ninja standing guard there can be condescending and have an unobstructed view of the environment below.

Only the main entrance has a narrow passage that runs through the inside and outside of the village, known as the 'Ray of Heaven'.

Unless it is an invasion from the air, it is difficult for outsiders to raid from the front without permission.

The treacherous environment of the sky will make the invaders daunting.

Based on this favorable environment, the village has survived comfortably in the desert for decades.

In the yellow sand, the spherical sandstone buildings are the landmark buildings of the Sand Hidden Village, from the houses to the Fengying buildings, which basically adopt this sleek architectural structure, which is conducive to preventing the sand and dust environment in the desert.

At this moment, in the conference room of the Wind Shadow Building, the high-level Sand Hide, led by the fourth generation of Wind Shadow Luosha, is holding a large-scale meeting once a month.

Twelve chairs surround a large stone round table in the center, and in addition to that, the room is filled with potted cacti in a quiet and empty environment.

This also has to do with the geography of the Land of Winds.

Most of the country's environment is a desert with no resources to use, and there is a lack of plants, and wooden furniture is a very expensive thing for Shayin Village.

The village also has very little land suitable for growing herbs, which makes it difficult to scale up despite the first-class medical technology in the village, which is the root cause.

However, for this, Luo Sha, as a contemporary wind shadow, can only choose to give in, and the environment of Shayin Village is so bad.

And many times, most of the funds that the Sand Hidden Village took from the daimyo of the Land of Wind were used for military development.

For example, research tailed beast technology, expand the scale of ninjas, and develop sophisticated ninja tools to ensure that during wartime, there will be no shortage of combat power.

The twelve seats were full of people, except for Kazekage Rasha, the remaining eleven people were the elders of the Sand Hidden Village, or the extremely influential Shangnin in the village, holding important management positions.

“…… As for the planning and training of the younger generation of ninjas in the next few years, let's continue to implement the previous policy. In the next few years of this year, I hope that you will cooperate a lot. ”

Luo Sha made a brief summary of the ninja cultivation program in Sand Hidden Village, and hoped to work together with all the Sand Hidden Elders.

"Kazekage-sama is polite, in the past few years, excellent juniors have been emerging in our village, and Kazekage-sama's leading role is indispensable."

An elder said with a smile.

The rest of the elders also nodded frequently, not to mention the strength, just the Wind Shadow Luo Sha's one-handed gold dust technique solved many problems in the Sand Hidden Village.

The large amount of military funds in their village now is earned by using Luo Sha to mine placer gold using his own ability, not just from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

In view of this, Sand Hidden Village has already recovered from the weakening period after the Third Ninja World War in recent years, and it is even stronger than the Third Ninja World War period.

"I wouldn't have been able to get to this point without the elders working together. In short, let's move forward together. ”

Rosha responded with a smile.

The Land of the Wind is the most resource-scarce of the five powers, and most of its land area is uncultivateable desert.

Food and water are both major problems and are heavily dependent on imports.

Food mainly comes from the surrounding small countries such as the country of bears, the country of ghosts, and the country of birds, and the water source mainly comes from the country of rain, which rains all year round.

Just in case, inside the village, there is also a storage space, which is stocked with a large amount of food and water in case of emergency.

"This is the end of the planning of the village. As for the content of the upcoming meeting, there is a question about the country of ghosts, and I need to discuss and resolve it with you. ”

Luo Sha said this, his face was quite embarrassed.

"The land of ghosts? Are they here again? What a hassle. ”

Hearing Luo Sha mention the name of this country, the elders of Sha Yin present all mentioned God.

Since the Third Shinobi War, the Oni no Kuni has achieved an economic boom that has made the five major powers look for it.

Countless big businessmen gathered in Ziyuan City to do business, making it the most prosperous commercial metropolis in the ninja world, according to the statistics of professionals, the tax revenue of the country of ghosts in the past three years, close to the first of the five powers, the country of fire, its economic strength, among the best in the ninja world.

The developed pharmaceutical industry, entertainment industry, shipbuilding industry, machinery industrialization capacity, etc., are the capital that many businessmen rush to.

As a result, the Shion Flower Chamber of Commerce has developed into the first chamber of commerce in the ninja world, and in terms of the status of the business world, it has surpassed the Fire Country Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and has become a truly rich country.

It stands to reason that this country and Shayin Village will not have much connection.

The crux of the matter is that during the Third Shinobi War, due to the shortage of funds for the battle in the Sand Hidden Village at that time, the diplomats of the Land of Wind negotiated with the managers of the Shion Flower Chamber of Commerce in the Land of Oni to guarantee the Sand Hidden Village, hoping that the Shion Flower Chamber of Commerce would open a huge loan to the Sand Hidden Village.

At that time, the loan business of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce had just started, and in the face of such a big customer as Shayin Village, and with the official personnel of the Wind Country as a guarantee, they happily approved a large amount of military expenses for war in Shayin Village.

The village also promised to repay the loan within the specified time.

After calculating the time, in fact, more than two years ago, it was the date when the Sand Hidden Village should pay off the loan, but because of diplomatic interference, the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce was asked to continue to forgive some days.

At this time, it is mentioned that the grace date of proving more than two years ago has also arrived.

The elders of Sha Yin sitting in the conference room, like Luo Sha, were somewhat embarrassed.

The reason is very simple, the loan amount is huge, in order to develop military strength in Shayin Village in recent years, it has already used the funds approved above, where can it still be able to repay the loan of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce?

Luo Sha also saw the embarrassment of the elders, so he coughed and said: "Just in the morning, the diplomats of the Ghost Country have come here, and I hope that we will repay this loan as soon as possible, so as not to cause a dishonest situation and not be able to borrow again." ”

"The country of ghosts is not short of development funds, can't they be graced for a while?"

The Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce is not a private chamber of commerce in the country of ghosts.,But it's officially owned by the country of ghosts.,It's a government official of the country of ghosts.,In the back, the real power holding.,It is said that it is inextricably linked with the military of the country of ghosts.,It can basically represent the official financial department of the country of ghosts.。

The reason why it is still named after the Chamber of Commerce is because the Shion Flower Chamber of Commerce was originally a private Chamber of Commerce, and later merged into the Oni no Kuni government system.

"It can't be said that we should have repaid that loan more than two years ago. For the sake of the face of our Shayin Village, the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce has continued to grace for more than two years, and it has been benevolent and righteous. I think that it should be possible to appropriately reduce military spending, make up the share of arrears, and repay it to the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible, so as not to lose trust. ”

One of the elders shook his head.

"But then, how are we going to develop the village? The military money that the daimyo gave us every year was fixed. It's not that we don't want to pay it back, it's that we really can't afford to pay it back. ”

"There's still something to squeeze into, right?"

"The village needs money to develop."

Another elder directly blocked the conversation, and most of the elders agreed with this point of view in their hearts.

Although this matter is the fault of Shayin Village, the amount of loan to the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce at that time was too large, and if it is made up at this time, it is likely to affect the development plan of Shayin Village in the next few years, which is equivalent to making Shayin Village do nothing in the next few years.

Such a thing must not happen.

The era of peace is one of the few important transitional periods when they can accelerate the development of military power, and this is the time to have a racing spirit and be fully prepared for the next ninja war.

If the loan is repaid, the Sand Hidden Village will lose to the rest of the Ninja Village in the race, and this kind of thing is impossible.

"Kazekage-sama, what's your idea?"

After arguing about this matter, it was actually only around the question of whether to pay it back or not, but in the end, it was up to Kazekage himself to make the decision.

After Luo Sha looked around the conference room, he said to all the Sand Hidden Elders: "Actually, I think that this kind of thing cannot be decided by our Sand Hidden Village alone, as we all know, our Sand Hidden Village is a military institution belonging to the Wind Country, even if it borrows from other countries, it stands to reason that it should be from the Daimyo's Mansion. After all, when the loan was first taken, it was guaranteed by an official next to the daimyo. ”

"Kazekage-sama means ......"

None of the elders present at Sha Yin were stupid people, and they immediately understood Sha Yin's intentions.

"Kazekage-sama is reasonable, since the daimyo sent officials as a guarantee at that time, the repayment of the loan is still left to the daimyo to do. We have no right to interfere in this kind of thing. ”

"Yes, the daimyo is the top administrator of the Wind Country, and it is really unruly for the people from the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce to come to us to ask for the arrears."

The wind changed immediately, and everyone knew it was a good idea.

Anyway, you can't let the Sand Hidden Village take out this money, otherwise the development of the Sand Hidden Village in the next few years will stop developing, and the gap with powerful ninja villages such as Konoha will become bigger and bigger.

"Since the elders have agreed, then I will respond to the diplomats of the Oni Country like this."

Luo Sha breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In fact, before that, he had already negotiated with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, and his decision was actually approved by the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

As long as both of them keep passing the buck to each other and extend the repayment date indefinitely.

With the military power of the country of wind, the country of ghosts, as a small country, would not dare to make a military threat.

As for the economic threat, let the Sand Hidden Ninja Force walk around the Oni Country at that time, and the matter can be resolved satisfactorily.

In Luo Sha's view, this matter has finally passed smoothly.

He didn't believe that the Oni Country had always dared to hold on to this matter, and dared to provoke both the Wind Shadow and the Wind Country Daimyo at the same time.

If it weren't for the status of its neutral country, it might also be possible to use the power of the shrine maiden in the future, and Raksha would not have taken the country of ghosts into account at all.

Without a strong military force as a foundation, the business empire that has been piled up is nothing more than a castle in the air, which can be shattered at the slightest touch.

It is not that the identity of a neutral country is jealous, and there are many examples of neutral countries being involved in wars in history. The Land of Oni is just a little different from the neutral ones.

For the country of wind, the military oppression of neutral countries is not whether they can or not, but whether they want to think about it.

In the final analysis, the country of ghosts is still looking at the ninja world with the thinking of a traditional weak country.

This ninja world has always been respected by the strong.

The power of ninjas is the only eternal theme in this ninja world.

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In the office, Shiraishi made hot tea while casually reading the report presented by the diplomat, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

"As I expected, the Sand Hidden Village really plans to do this."

In fact, he doesn't need to read in detail, he can know the whole content of this report.

He had anticipated this situation more than two years ago when the repayment date was postponed in Shayin Village.

With the ugly appearance of Sand Hidden Village in the Land of Rain in the past, Shiraishi was not surprised to do such a thing.

"What's next, Lady Shiraishi?"

The man standing in front of Shiraishi asked.

His face was ordinary, with cracked fingernails and rough skin, and he looked like a farmer who often worked in the fields.

The actual identity is a member of the military intelligence department of the Oni no Kuni, serving as the captain.

Codenamed Ugly Cow, he is a subordinate that Shiraishi trusts.

"The preconditions for bordering the country of wind are almost complete. Next, it is only necessary to steer the situation in a direction that is favorable to the country of ghosts. ”

"That is to say......"

The ugly cow narrowed his eyes.

"Well, as you think, the Bear Country can close the net. I'll leave the matter to you, ugly cow. ”

"Yes, I see."

The ugly cow nodded, assisting the ninjas of the Ghost Country of the Bear Country and completing the plan to take over the Bear Country was his task.

Over the years, the Ghost Country has secretly operated in the Bear Country for a long time, and even many officials of the Bear Country have replaced their people, not to mention the low-level organization, which has a larger base.

The reason why we chose to do it now is to prevent a mistake in the plan, which could lead to the whole plan being blocked.

Now, however, there is no need to keep such a low profile.

"Then, Lord Shiraishi, I'll take my leave."

"Go ahead."

Shiraishi nodded and watched the ugly cow leave.

After the ugly cow left, Shiraishi began to take out a new document and start scanning.

A short time later, the door rang again, and a man walked in from outside.

Wearing a black coat embroidered with the emblem of the aster flower, and carrying a heavy black leather case in his hand, he gives people a mysterious image of taciturn.

On his chest, there is also a golden round nameplate made of pure gold, which also has the pattern of an aster flower.

And this nameplate represents the identity of the debt collector of the Shi Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, and it is also the highest level of gold medal debt collector.

"Mr. Kakuto, it's been a long time, and it still hasn't changed at all."

Shiraishi put down the document in his hand and smiled at the gold medal debt collector.

"We're each other in this regard."

Kakudu stared at Shiraishi's face.

In the past few years, Shiraishi's appearance has basically not changed in his opinion.

Even though he was already a man in his thirties, he still looked like a young man in his twenties.

The two women beside him are the same, maintaining a beautiful youth of eighteen or nineteen.

Thinking that the other party was a medical ninja, and that he had been a student of Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, in Konoha in the past, it was not surprising that Kakudo was the corner.

There are thousands of kinds of ninjutsu in the ninja world, and the types are not the same, and ninjutsu that keeps you young and prolongs your life also exists in the ninja world.

I myself am a prime example of this.

As long as you can replenish enough heart, you can live forever and see all the vicissitudes of history in this world for a long time.

"Actually, there is one thing I want to ask Mr. Kakuto, who is a gold medal debt collector, to come over this time."

Shiraishi straightened his face and got down to business.

"I don't think it's easy for you to ask for it personally."

was suddenly approached by Shiraishi, and Kakuto knew that the other party had come to ask for his own affairs, and it would definitely not be a task that could be completed simply.

"This is a bill from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, please take a look, Mr. Kakuto."

Shiraishi picked up a form.

Kakudu stepped forward to take it, his eyes quickly scanning it.

"I see, Shayin Village has exceeded the deadline and failed to repay the loan on time, do you need to collect debts? However, this level of work should not be a job that I can reach as a debt collector. ”

Kakudu said pertinently.

Even if he has become the only gold medal debt collector in the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce in the past few years, he is not qualified to meddle in this kind of thing.

This kind of thing is not something that a debt collector can manage, it involves the national level, and it needs to be formally negotiated by diplomats and the country of wind.

"But now the Wind Shadow of Sand Hidden Village and the Daimyo of Wind Country are both shirking their responsibilities to each other, and neither of them is willing to give an accurate answer. This is a great headache for our diplomats, who are not at all sincere in paying back the money they owe. ”

"So, what do you mean......"

Kakudu's eyes narrowed, and his voice was slightly muffled.

He had known for a long time that the Oni Country would not rest on its laurels.

On the surface, business is prosperous, but what is even more terrifying than business is the military establishment hidden in the depths and never revealed.

People's understanding of the country of ghosts is only the tip of the iceberg.

When the entire iceberg under the water is fully revealed, it will definitely shock the entire ninja world.

"Since they play ball with each other, we have to use our own means to collect the debt. After all, isn't it a matter of course to repay debts? ”

At this time, Shiraishi put his hands on the table, put his chin up casually, and asked with a smile on the opposite corner.

"Huh...... That's right, it is indeed a matter of course to repay debts. It's just that I didn't expect that so early on, you were planning the Land of Winds. The ambitions of the military are really big enough. ”

Kakuto smiled too, not so much because he had bad intentions, but because he had seen something very interesting to him.

He didn't know about the military's plans, because he was completely uninterested in work other than debt collection.

He was able to make these guesses, but on the basis of enough information, he could only come up with an answer that was most in line with the interests of the Oni Country.

It's just that he didn't expect that the first target of the Ghost Country would be a country at the level of the Five Great Powers.

"Then, for the next debt collection work in the Land of Winds, please ask Mr. Kakuto."

"I see. Collecting debt from a country is an unprecedented challenge, and I will do it. ”

Kakuto sighed and accepted Shiraishi's request.

Maybe he will see something very interesting next, the era of the five great powers dominating the ninja world is likely to be gone forever.

But what does this have to do with him?

He's just a debt collector.

Debt collection is his job.

Whether it is an individual, an organization, or a state, all of them are treated equally in front of debt collectors.

No one can match a debt collector's obsession with money.

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Sunny morning.

The daimyo of the Land of the Wind got up and dressed normally under the service of the maid, and suddenly, the maid let out a low cry, as if she had seen something incredible.

"What's wrong?"

The daimyo of the Land of the Wind had a bloated and slightly old face, and his skin and flesh were wrinkled together, and he was very dissatisfied with the maid's fuss.

"Daimyo-sama, this ......"

The maid picked up a clean piece of white paper from the side of the bed, the back of the white paper was red, and the back was clearly written in red letters.

"What is this? Did you put it? ”

The Daimyo of the Land of the Wind narrowed his eyes, he didn't remember that he had such a paper next to his bed last night.

"No, I just found out."

"Look at what is written on it."

"Yes."

The maid nodded tremblingly, and unfolded the font on the white paper, on which the words 'pay back' were written in bright red paint.

Pay back?

The Daimyo of the Land of the Wind frowned, these two words reminded him of a very unpleasant thing.

Moreover, who put this piece of paper in?

With such doubts, he took the paper from the maid's hand, crumpled it violently, threw it on the ground, and walked out of the room quickly.

Walking outside, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind suddenly saw two ninja guards waiting at the door, and they had passed out on the ground at some point.

In the courtyard, red and white colors complement each other.

The white paper is smeared with red letters, whether it is on the walls, the pillars, the edges of the ponds, and even the floor.

And the white paper without exception is written with the words 'pay back'.

The face of the Daimyo of the Land of the Wind, full of meat, immediately trembled with anger, and the words 'return the money' on the white paper made his eyes feel extremely stinging.

Who exactly?

Who dares to be so bold and dare to do anything wrong in the Daimyo's mansion, and don't want to die?

And thinking that the ninja guard at the door fainted to the ground, and the rest of the ninjas who protected him in the shadows did not react to the things in the courtyard, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind suddenly thought of something, and then showed a look of fear on his face.

To be able to knock the ninja guards around him unconscious without a sound, if the person who did such a thing had the intention of killing him, wouldn't it be ......

The Daimyo of the Land of the Wind trembled, and a sense of horror rose from the bottom of his heart.