"It's ...... What's going on? ”

On the wall of the city, which is as tall as a mountain wall, a scarred sand ninja is being firmly bound by a rope and hung in the air, becoming an extremely conspicuous sight.

The guards who came out in the morning immediately discovered this scene, and their faces showed shock.

There were also many people around who came up to watch, pointing at the sand ninjas hanging in the air, and talking nonsense.

"Spread out! Spread it all out! ”

The leader of the guards, who held the sword, immediately knew the seriousness of the matter.

Order the junior samurai to start holding their weapons and disperse the crowd of onlookers around them, keeping this place as far away from the view of the crowd as possible.

After the crowd was dispersed, the head of the guard immediately ordered the lower-level samurai to quickly lower these sand hidden ninjas from above, and at the same time sent people into the inner city of the Daimyo's Mansion to report to the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

Thinking of the strange things that had happened in the Daimyo's mansion in the past few days, the head of the guards also knew that someone was eyeing this place.

Yesterday morning, a team of government soldiers went out and rushed in the direction of Sand Hidden Village, but this morning, someone directly hung the Sand Hidden Ninja on the city wall, if there is no connection between them, the head of the guard does not believe it.

But even if he guessed something, he was just a little guard, and he didn't dare to talk about anything.

"My lord, there's another letter here."

"Letter? Where did you get it? ”

The leader of the guards took a letter from a junior samurai, looking puzzled.

"It fell out of the arms of Maki Kamishinobi."

Sand Shinobu Maki, in the Land of the Wind is a very prestigious Shinobi. He is also a close confidant of Lord Kazekage in Sand Hidden Village, and every time Kazekage comes to the Daimyo's Mansion to participate in a meeting, he will also let Kamino Maki take him with him.

Therefore, the guards of the Daimyo Mansion were not unfamiliar with this Shinobi in the sand, but were quite familiar with it.

"Maki Shangnin? I see, I'm going to give this letter to the Daimyo-sama."

Instead of opening the letter, the leader of the guards walked towards the inner city with the letter, preparing to present it to the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

In a short time, in the castle tower, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, who was sitting on the main seat of the castle tower, trembled faintly, his slightly blessed body trembled, and the muscles on his face also trembled, and he held the letter handed over by the head of the guard, and his eyes were about to erupt into flames, and he was extremely angry.

I thought that I had a stable night, and the situation would change from today, but I didn't expect the rats in the dark to be so arrogant.

Not only did he attack the Sand Hidden Ninja who came to support him overnight, but he also captured them and hung them on the walls of the Daimyo's Mansion...... It's like humiliating the incompetence of the Land of the Winds.

"Unforgivable! It's unforgivable! ”

Holding the envelope, in the other hand is a piece of paper, which is a bill.

It is clearly marked with the name of the aster flower, and is accompanied by the amount owed, as well as the exact date of return.

He also said that if the Wind Nation does not pay off its debts one day, then such similar actions will continue to be staged within the Wind Country.

The guards and ninjas all knelt down on one knee, and they could clearly feel the majestic anger emanating from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, and it was the first time they had seen such an angry Daimyo, and their hearts were full of nervousness.

"Pass the order, let Lord Kazekage from Sand Hidden Village come to me as soon as possible, there is something important to discuss!"

The Daimyo of the Land of the Wind had a cold voice as he stuffed the paper into an envelope and threw it on the ground.

"So what is going on here......

"Tell me the truth."

"Yes!"

After the guards and ninjas dispersed, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind looked out the window at the original sky, which was the direction of the Oni Country, and a hideous cold light burst out of his eyes:

"It seems that some people have forgotten now that the horror brought to them by the great powers, and it is necessary for them to re-experience the fear engraved in the depths of their souls."

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Kazekage Raksha arrived at the Daimyo Mansion sooner than anyone expected.

Along with Luo Sha, there are also many dark departments in Shayin Village, responsible for Luo Sha's safety work.

Compared to Maki, Raksha did not receive any attacks on the way to the Daimyo's Mansion, and arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion unimpeded.

The first thing he did when he came to the Daimyo's Mansion was that Raksha did not immediately go to see the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, but first found Maki and asked about some information.

"Kazekage-sama, I'm ......"

Seeing Luo Sha, Ma Ji was full of shame, and was speechless for a while, not knowing how to explain to Luo Sha.

He looked very embarrassed at the moment, his hands were all wrapped in bandages, he was in a plaster cast, his thighs and abdomen were also seriously injured, and he was unable to move, and he could not participate in the affairs of the battle for a short time.

"It doesn't matter, you're also ambushed by the enemy, as long as you're okay."

"Yes, Kazekage-sama, I won't fail next time."

Markey gritted his teeth and swore that the next time he met those hateful Oni Nation debt collectors, he would give them a look.

He was recuperating from his injuries in the Daimyo's Mansion, and when he woke up, he already knew that when he and his colleagues were in a coma, they were hung on the walls of the Daimyo's Mansion by the debt collectors of the Oni Country, and they were watched and pointed at by many people.

Fortunately, he was in a coma at the time, and if he was awake, Markey would have wanted to die.

He lost all the face of Shayin Village.

Rosha patted Markey on the shoulder as a sign of comfort.

"I can defeat you, it seems that the ninjas in the country of ghosts are not weak, I underestimated their strength."

Rosa said with a sigh.

When Markey heard this, he shook his head and replied, "That's not the case, Kazekage-sama. The strength of those debt collection ninjas was not strong enough to crush us, but they used despicable means to sneak up on us, and we were defeated by them. ”

"Oh, how do you say?"

"They have flying ninjas who attack us from above, and they don't even notice that they've been able to get their hands on us."

"Air raids? Are you sure, Markey? ”

Hearing this, Luo Sha's expression became serious.

"Yes. The people of the Oni Country should have achieved the effect of flying with the help of some kind of tool. ”

Macki nodded.

"That's ......"

Luo Sha thought for a moment.

He had never heard of the Oni no Kuni having such a strange flying prop, but if it were to talk about flying props...... During the Second Ninja War, the country of the sky that was wiped out by Konoha has studied this aspect.

However, the country of the sky was destroyed by Konoha a long time ago, and even if the Konoha ninja who destroyed the country of the sky, they did not use any flying props on the battlefield of the ninja world later.

It is conceivable that the flying ninja equipment of the country of the sky has long been lost.

If this kind of ninja is also developed, is it independently developed, or has it been inherited from the Land of the Sky?

Either way, the ability to fly means trouble.

Although he can also fly in the air with the help of the art of gold dusting, and he is also good at aerial combat, if the country of ghosts can develop that kind of flying ninja on a large scale, then things will be a bit tricky.

It's not that Shayin Village doesn't have anti-air capabilities, but in terms of anti-air, its capabilities are relatively weak and can't effectively strike.

However, this is just a guess on his part, and the truth of the matter still needs to be measured in detail to know the approximate situation.

"In addition to that kind of flying ninja, they also hold a strange firearm in their hands, which can fire kunai non-stop, and kunai will also attach wind attribute chakra, enhancing kunai's speed and power, and it will be very difficult for the lower ninja to deal with it. If the middle ninja and the upper ninja are not careful, they will also be shot. ”

After all, the human body is flesh and blood, but the upper ninja and the middle ninja have a more powerful comprehensive mobility ability than the lower ninja, and using the instantaneous body technique, it is not easy to be shot by that kind of firearm.

"In other words, they relied on those strange forbearance tools to catch you off guard, right?"

"Yes, Kazekage-sama, I'm sure."

Maki replied.

This sentence was not arrogant, but in the face of that new type of special forbearance, they could not adapt immediately at that time.

Once you get used to the enemy's style of play, it is only a matter of time before you counterattack. It's just that the debt collectors of the Oni Country didn't give them this opportunity, and directly threw the detonation charm from the air, causing their formation to be confused.

Putting aside those special ninja equipment, the combat power of the Sand Hidden Ninja is definitely beyond that group of debt collection ninjas.

"I know by and large. Markey, you're here to recuperate, and the Daimyo is still waiting for me there, and I'll talk about it when I get back. ”

"Yes, Kazekage-sama."

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"If I give it to others, others can take it, but if I don't want to give it, others can't take the initiative to come and take it, you know this reason, Kazekage?"

After Luo Sha saw the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, the other party's first sentence was this.

His face was calm, his tone was calm, and there was no anger in his face, only boundless calm.

But Rosha knew that it was just the calm before the storm. The real storm is already brewing.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

It's all your own people here, and Luo Sha doesn't need to be too hypocritical.

In the Third Ninja World War, the village of Sand Hide ransacked most of the country of rain, and even asked the daimyo and nobles of the country of rain to contribute materials to Sand Hide for free, which is the gap between large and small countries.

Weakness is the original sin in this ninja world.

The strong bully the weak and don't need a reason, it's just a matter of wanting to or not wanting to.

Because the rules are set by the five powers, but the five powers do not have to abide by such rules of the game.

However, Raksha also knew that this was just a way for the daimyo of the Land of Wind to vent his anger.

Therefore, it is possible to break the shackles of rules, but it is not possible to completely break the shackles of rules.

Breaking the rules completely can have terrible consequences.

The concept of the state and the ninja will also become very blurred, and the country of the wind will bear the brunt of the attack and become the target of the joint attack of other countries.

"It's just that I didn't expect that the Oni Nation would be so bold as to go directly to the Daimyo's Mansion to cause a riot."

This is the truth of Rosa.

The supreme power of the five great powers is the daimyo of the five great powers and the supreme leader of the country.

For ordinary people, this is a terrifying existence that they absolutely dare not provoke.

Because in the system of the five major powers, there are the five most powerful ninja groups in the ninja world, which are enough to deter everything.

"I didn't expect them to be so bold. Regardless of who is behind the scenes, who is controlling everything, or relying on the status of a neutral country, thinking that the Land of Wind will not dare to attack, this time I have to give them a color. ”

A fierce look flashed in the eyes of the Daimyo of the Land of Winds.

He lost so much face, even if he regretted it, it was too late.

If you can't earn back the lost face, once this kind of thing spreads, not only will it be ridiculed by the great names of other great powers, but its prestige in the Land of Wind will also decline.

"However, if you declare war directly, I'm afraid it's not very good, right?"

Raksha didn't think that declaring war directly on the country of ghosts was a good choice.

After all, the cause of this incident, in the final analysis, still appeared on them.

There is no justification for declaring war.

Moreover, the current environment in the ninja world is 'peace'.

Even if the apparent peace does not last long, it is necessary to do our best to maintain this balance at this moment.

If the Wind Nation takes the initiative to upset this balance, it will cause a lot of trouble.

The Daimyo of the Land of the Wind thought for a while and said, "Then use the military drill as an excuse to use the country of bears to carry out military deterrence against the country of ghosts." ”

The Land of the Wind and the Land of Oni do not border, and there is a Land of Bears in between.

If you want to deter the Oni Country militarily, the platform of the Bear Country cannot be bypassed.

"Is that so? This is a viable approach. So, to what extent does military deterrence need to be achieved? Is it good to take it, or ......"

Luo Sha's expression became serious.

"Try the bottom of the country of ghosts, and fight with their real guns. However, do not expand the scale of the battle, just local conflicts. And the conflict must not be provoked by us on our own initiative, even if it is to find an excuse, let them attack first. In this way, we have a reason to let the country of ghosts make compensation after the war, and then let them spit it out with interest. ”

Although the Daimyo of the Land of Wind wants to teach the Oni Country a lesson immediately, as a daimyo of a country, he cannot start a war against another country so easily, even if it is a small country, he needs to be cautious.

Although it has been determined that in the end it will be the Wind Country that ends up as the winner, the process is just as important.

If you do it properly, you can not only save the face you have lost, but also be able to scrape off a large piece of meat from the Oni Country.

"I see. However, although this is a short-term local conflict battle, I also hope that the Daimyo-sama will provide us with sufficient supplies, and this year's military spending has been almost used. ”

Rosa pleaded.

The Daimyo of the Land of the Wind closed the folding fan in his hand, and a smile appeared on his fat face: "Please rest assured, Kazekage, this time we are fighting side by side, don't worry about material matters, I will prepare enough for Kazekage." ”

"Well, please. The affairs of the Oni Country, please leave it to our Sand Hidden Village to deal with. Let them see the absolute gap between the ninjas of small countries and the ninjas of large countries. ”

Raksha also smiled knowingly, nodded at the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, and got up and walked out of the castle tower.

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"War against the Land of Demons...... So suddenly!? ”

Markey, who got the news, was immediately shocked.

He knew that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind would definitely take action against the side of the Land of Demons in order to save face, but was it too hasty to launch a war against the Country of Wind so suddenly?

The country of ghosts is a neutral country.,Many countries around it.,All have a good sense of the country of ghosts.,Especially the country of swamps and the country of seclusion with the same culture.,Within these two countries,The people's belief in witches,The sense of identity is very high.。

Although the country of seclusion and the country of marsh are weak, the combination of these small countries is also a great force.

What's more, after the previous battle, Markey did not despise the ninjas of the Oni Country as much as before.

"It's not about starting a war, it's just going to turn into a local conflict, and it's just a matter of letting the country of ghosts appreciate the power of our Sand Hide. And engrave this absolute oppressive force into their souls, and in the days to come, they will be honest and settle a little. ”

Raksha shook his head.

"But at that time, can you really control it?"

Markey was worried.

"As the upper ninja of the sand hide, you know the power of the sand hide, do you think that I, as the wind shadow, will not be able to control the battlefield of a small country?"

When he said this, Luo Sha's tone was full of confidence.

Once he was also from the battlefield of the Third Ninja World War, the sand gami shinobi who stood out, just like the yellow flash of Konoha.

Luo Sha never thinks that he is weaker than others, but he has become the fourth generation of wind shadows, he is expected by everyone, and there is no obstacle during the period, and the transfer of power is also very smooth, and there is harmony within Shayin.

Coupled with the retirement of the advisors Chiyo and Ebizo, most of the power of the sand is now owned by him...... The only pain point is that he has been on the throne for four generations, and he doesn't have any record that can be done.

"Yes, although I believe in Kazekage-sama's ability, I still think it's a bit too abrupt to do this, I'm afraid that when the time comes, we will be condemned by various countries in the world......"

Of course, Markey was not worried that the Sand Hidden Village would be defeated in the conflict with the Oni Country, but rather, he had never thought about this problem.

What do small countries compare to big ones?

Ninja?

Defeating him doesn't mean the defeat of Shayin Village.

Among the sand hidden's upper ninjas, he is not the strongest ninja, but just belongs to the stronger elite upper ninja.

There are not a few ninjas like him in Shayin Village.

In terms of the size of the country, as well as the number and quality of ninjas, it is not in the same order of magnitude at all.

Even if you have that kind of strange forbearance, you can only take advantage of the slightest.

Markey just thought it would be better not to declare war on a neutral country without a suitable reason.

Even if it is a local conflict, it is likely to turn into a full-blown conflict.

"A little condemnation can't shake our position as the land of sand and wind. You're thinking too much, Markey. You have to try to look at this matter from the perspective of the big picture, and the face of the daimyo must be saved no matter what. That group of notorious debt collectors has already caused riots in our Daimyo's Mansion in the Land of Winds, and if we don't give them a little color, what will happen next? ”

"Yes."

"Moreover, do you really think that His Excellency Daimyo is only going to trouble the Oni Country out of anger?"

"What?"

Markey was stunned.

"Since the start of the Third Ninja War, we don't know how much money the Oni no Kuni has made through this war. But according to professional statistics, at a time when our five major powers were weakening each other, the economy of the Oni Country took off. During the Third Ninja War, it was the only country whose national strength increased instead of decreasing. As far as I know, many years ago, they established a military structure to unify ordinary soldiers and ninjas, proving that they have ambitions to develop the military. ”

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

"Although it is a neutral country, it is also necessary to curb their development, the business ability of the country of ghosts, which has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years, has affected the treasury income of the country of wind, and many people in the country of wind have their money earned by the merchants of the country of ghosts. If you can't compete with them commercially, you can only use a certain amount of force to regain blood. Your Excellency, you don't just plan to do this to save face, but also for the follow-up development of the Land of Winds. ”

In this gladiatorial fight, it seems to be just an incident caused by debt collection, but in Luo Sha's view, it is just because of two words.

- Interests.

In the face of huge interests, any rules and principles can be broken, as long as there is enough strength, everything can be done.

In the previous ninja wars, no matter which big country it is, it has always been the default and has been tried and tested.

Because of the fighting, the environment of the great powers became more stable, and the rule became extremely smooth.

"The ninja world is a chessboard, a small country is a chess piece, and we are the chess players who dominate the victory or defeat of the chess game. The Sand Hidden and the Land of the Wind are one, and this is the obligation that I, as the Wind Shadow, must fulfill. I have obligations and responsibilities to strengthen the country and the village. ”

This is the eternal win-win contract between the village and the country.

I have to say that in Luo Sha's opinion, this kind of contract set by the ninja god is really a stroke of genius.

The interests of the nobles are safeguarded, the lives of the ninjas are better, and the country is becoming more and more stable, and in general, this balance is what Raksha wants to see.

"I see. I will heal my injuries as soon as possible and do my part. Please allow me to make meritorious contributions this time, Kazekage-sama. ”

Markey asks Rosha for instructions.

"Well, I'll give you room to play then. But don't push yourself too hard, in a short period of time, we still have to make detailed deployments, and we are not in a hurry to force the country of ghosts to take military action against us. Moreover, it is also necessary to guard against the flying props of the Oni Country in advance, so that they cannot be given any opportunities to take advantage of. ”

Rosa nodded in agreement with Markey's request.

"Well, then, you have a good rest here, Markey. I need to go back to the village and discuss with the elders how to deploy the operation. ”

"Please walk slowly, Kazekage-sama."

Rosa nodded, and turned away with the shadows.

The ultimate goal of the strategy is given, but the deployment of the process is also crucial.

And most importantly, how to get the country of ghosts to go to war first, triggering conflicts, so that the sand can carry out a legitimate 'defense' military action and force the country of ghosts to completely submit.

The only thing that worries is that the Oni Country is too afraid of the Wind Country's power to ignore the Wind Country's provocative behavior.

"Forget it, if the country of ghosts is not fooled by then, it is not impossible to direct and act a legitimate excuse for war, but in this way, it will inevitably end up ...... mouth"

But in the face of absolute interests, the gossip of some red-eyed people, Luo Sha thinks there is no need to pay attention to it.