"Dad, the bandits on the beach have been a bit serious recently, if you can't go fishing there, it's better not to go."

When I had breakfast, I received advice from my daughter Tsunami.

She looked at her father, Dazna, worriedly.

As one of the leading bridge builders in the country of waves, he has a very good skill in construction, so he is also very good at building bridges, roads and houses. Because of these skills, but also courage, responsibility, and helpfulness, Dazner is very famous in the local area and is a celebrity.

It's just that the country of waves, which is a small country, does not have ninjas as a military guarantee.

Although the big countries don't care about the internal environment of the country of waves, the outbreak of war between the ninjas of the big countries often leads to all kinds of serious bandits in the surrounding small countries.

These robbers are likely to be composed of homeless people in the war zone, and they can't survive, so they can only rely on robbery to survive.

But in this way, it has suffered the people of the country of waves.

The inaction of the daimyo and nobles, and the weak combat effectiveness of the soldiers under their command, led to the increasing number of pirates raiding the coastal towns of the country of waves.

Even the people who went to the sea to fish were greatly affected, and life gradually declined.

"It's okay with this kind of thing, Tsunami. And going out to sea to fish is also considered a job. Although I am a famous bridge builder, I also have to think about my family's livelihood. ”

Dazna said to his daughter Tsunami, eating pickled cucumbers and holding steamed buns in his hand.

"But ......"

"No way, now the only person in the family who can go out to work is me, and when Yi grows up, he can come to take over my job and support my family."

Dazna said earnestly, but also full of helplessness.

Ina is the son of his daughter Tsunami, who was supposed to have a full childhood, but the daimyo and nobles forced conscription in the country in order to target the pirates at sea, and many young people were conscripted to fight the pirates.

His son-in-law died in the crusade against pirates.

There are many more such examples, and many young men from families have died in the battle against the pirates.

Most of the people who stay at home are the elderly, women, and young children.

"Be careful, then."

"Don't worry, there are still many workers who have gone with me, and even if they encounter pirates, so many people have the power to protect themselves."

Dazna nodded, accepting the kindness of his daughter Tsunami.

After all, in recent years, there have been fewer and fewer businessmen who have entrusted him to build bridges, and he can no longer do his own full-time work, and can only rely on fishing to maintain his family's livelihood. It's also a job to support a family.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, which caught the attention of Dazna and Tsunami.

"What's the matter, it's not time to set off to go fishing at sea, is it so early?"

Dazna put down the steamed bun in his hand and couldn't help but complain.

There should be an hour to prepare before the agreed time.

Before Dazna could stand up, Tsunami took the first step to stand up.

"I'll do it, Daddy."

With that, he walked through the hallway towards the entrance.

After a long time, there was no movement.

Dazna felt strange and shouted, "Tsunami, why is there no sound?" ”

After a while, Tsunami came back with a strange face.

"What's wrong? Who's coming? ”

Dazna asked curiously.

"They didn't say it."

"Them?"

"Well, it's very formal, they want to see Daddy, they have something to talk about. Maybe it's a commission. ”

Tsunami said with a smile.

It would be nice if that was the case, because it was too dangerous to go out to fish, and even if you went with the rest of the workers, you would inevitably suffer casualties if you were targeted by pirates.

If Dazna falls, Tsunami really doesn't know what to do.

"Entrustment? The country is so poor, where will anyone come......"

Despite saying this, Dazna stood up from his seat very sincerely, and walked to the entrance together under the leadership of Tsunami.

The door was open, and five people could be seen standing outside.

The leader was a very young girl, about twelve or thirteen years old, with long black hair as gorgeous as silk, a shallow smile on her face, and her clothes were of the highest quality.

Behind her, four adults, both male and female, dressed in uniform and uniform clothes, wore black overcoats, maintaining an atmosphere of solemnity and majesty.

Is it a noble lady who travels? This confusion arose in Dazner's mind.

"Hello, miss, may I ask you for something you came to me for this bad old man?"

Dazna knew that the girl in front of him was the leader, so he asked her.

"Hello, Mr. Dazna, my name is Chiba Kazuhime, and I am from the land of ghosts."

"The land of ghosts?"

Listening to the girl's story, Dazna was slightly stunned.

Only then did he notice that the black coats of the four guards behind Ichihime were embroidered with some kind of floral pattern.

That's an aster flower.

It is the national flower of the country of ghosts.

This time, the shrine maiden was also named after the aster flower.

"What's the matter with the people of the Oni Country coming to me? It's the daimyo who owes the money, and it has nothing to do with a small citizen like me. ”

Dazner said.

It is not uncommon for daimyo to owe money.

The country of ghosts has the most powerful business power in the ninja world, the Shion Flower Chamber of Commerce, and the industry is spread all over the countries of the ninja world, and it will also provide loan business for the daimyo and nobles of each country. It is because the daimyo of the country of waves did not make up the arrears on time that he was targeted by the debt collectors of the country of ghosts.

"Joke, Mr. Dazner. I'm here today just to pay a visit to you. ”

"Visit?"

"That's right. I heard that you are an expert in bridge construction and a well-known person in the local area, and I would like to recruit some workers here in Ha no Kuni to help me with some work, and I think it would be much easier to recruit workers with Mr. Dazner's help. ”

"Recruiting workers? Are you looking for something to do in the Land of Waves? ”

Dazna looked at Kazuhime strangely.

As we all know, the country of waves is a small island country with extremely few resources, and even though it is surrounded by the sea, the fishing and shipping industry is greatly restricted due to the prevalence of piracy in the surrounding area.

"The specific plan, let's talk about it later. Well, I'll not bother Dazna for breakfast, goodbye. ”

Yiji bowed slightly, took the four guards, and turned around and left here.

"What a strange little girl, but from the land of ghosts......"

Recently, the affairs of the country of ghosts have been very fierce.

Even the country of waves, which is ill-informed, has also obtained some rumors.

War with a big country or something, it is not at all a level that a small citizen like him can come into contact with.

Watching Kazuhime and the others leave, Dazna stood in the doorway, lost in a brief contemplation.

"That, Daddy......"

"What's the matter, Tsunami?"

"That lady seems to have sent a gift."

Tsunami pointed to the beautiful gift box that had been placed at the door at some point.

"Uh...... How did you take it? ”

Dazna's brow furrowed.

If you accept this gift, then many things, it will not be as easy to refuse as you imagined.

He couldn't figure out what Kazuhime's purpose was for visiting him now.

Although he is indeed a well-known local bridge building expert in the country of waves, the so-called fame is only more accessible to the working class.

However, in the upper class of the country of waves, he has no so-called authority at all.

The momentum on Kazuhime's body always gave him a sense of majesty that was more majestic than that of the Daimyo of the Land of Waves.

Can such a big man look down on these insignificant network resources in his hands?

All kinds of places are full of dissonance and weirdness.

"I can't help it, I'll find out when they're gone."

Tsunami smiled bitterly.

"Well, take it, but don't take it apart. If it's troublesome for her to ask me for something, it's easy to say no. ”

Dazna didn't know what was in the box, but it was definitely a precious treasure that a construction worker like him would never have seen in his life.

Because of this, if he really opened the things inside, if things were very complicated later, he would not even have a way to regret it.

"Don't worry, Dad, it's not the first time I've seen this kind of thing, I'll take care of it after that, don't open it casually."

Tsunami also knew what was going on with her father, Dazna.

Behind the seemingly celebrities, there are also a lot of sad experiences.

Especially when dealing with people from the upper class, you must be even more cautious, so as not to be calculated.

"Alas......"

Dazna sighed and looked at the morning sun.

It's getting harder and harder. He sighed in his heart.

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After visiting Dazna, Kazuhime did not rush back to the sea cruise ship as a temporary residence, but went to the town of Ha no Kuni and began a practical investigation.

For practical investigations, Kazuhime has always liked to do it herself, and she has learned from Konoha and Mistin, and she also has her own set of practices, rather than simply reading from the book and calling all cognitions the truth.

You can't trust the things in the textbooks, and the things that are too beautiful sound very close to heaven, but if you don't pay attention to the actual situation, but blindly carry out the reform roughly, it is best to only come up with something that is not like the four, and it may be closer to hell.

Any system is actually just a transitional product.

The so-called forward is to constantly forward new ideas, rather than holding on to the glory of the past and indulging in the vanity of the past.

Konoha's Uchiha was defeated by the complex political environment within Konoha, but on the other hand, Konoha's Uchiha would not be reused if he was suddenly placed in the country of ghosts. The core values are completely different, how can it be integrated. It will take a long time to renovate.

As for the murderer of the race, Uchiha Itachi, in this regard, Yihime only sighed a little and sighed for a while.

Walking through the towns of Ha no Kuni, even in the center of the town, the crowds are very sparse, not to mention the variety of shops, giving people the feeling of a Great Depression.

In hidden corners, you can also see some unscrupulous shops in pink clubhouses in business.

Fierce and vicious thugs, with strange hairstyles and colorful hair, and iron rods and knives and guns in their hands, in the dark alleys, like greedy evil spirits staring at the people passing by in the streets, as if looking for suitable prey for them. Next to the garbage heap.

The black market, gambling, pornography, even during the day, you can feel the atmosphere.

Not only pirates, but also gangsters within the country, which have become powerful local snakes, relying on various illegal enterprises to obtain funds and territory.

It wasn't until the sun set at dusk that Kazuhime finished his day's practice.

But it was only one town, and there are many such towns in the country of waves, and you need to visit them one by one to know what this country is really like.

Back on the cruise ship at sea, in the lounge, Kazuhime took the information he had collected in his hand, turned through the pages, and began to think about what the next strategy was.

"Special clubs, casinos, gangster forces...... There are so many problems in this country that I am afraid that it will not be a matter of time or a half to solve them. ”

Kazuhime frowned in annoyance.

She knew that the situation in the country of waves might not be as good as she imagined, but she didn't expect that she could secretly accumulate such a huge industrial chain of underworld and evil, which was deeply rooted in the country of waves.

"Miss."

After knocking on the door and getting permission, a Oni no Kuni ninja walked into the lounge and said respectfully to Kazuhime.

"What's the matter?"

"President Cador is back."

"Oh? Looks like he's got some results over there, let him come over. ”

Cardo has been visiting the daimyo of the country of waves since yesterday morning, and I think there will always be a saying over there as a day passes.

And what is the situation between the daimyo and the nobles of the country of waves, she also wants to know more about it.

"Yes."

After the oni ninja went down, it wasn't long before there was another knock on the door.

"Come in."

As Kazuhime's words fell, the door to the lounge was pushed open.

A middle-aged man with a short stature and a black formal suit walked in.

With a mustache and a pair of round-framed sunglasses, you can faintly see the sharp eyes hidden under the sunglasses, which is very aggressive.

He also held a black iron cane in his hand, which he needed to use to walk.

Cardo.

It was the name of the middle-aged man.

She was a veteran who followed her father Shiraishi in the early days, and served in the senior management of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, leading the development direction of the Aster Flower Pharmaceutical Technology Company, and later transferred to the shipping company under the Chamber of Commerce as the president. He has strong connections in various countries and is a very powerful business talent.

"How's it going, what's the situation on the Daimyo's side? Still can't get the debt back? ”

When Cardo came in, Kazuhime glanced at Cardo and asked him.

"I'm very sorry, Miss. The daimyo of the country of waves are unable to repay their debts. He wants us to have a little more grace. ”

Cardo told the truth.

This has already been confirmed, and Cardo went over this time just to confirm it again.

Or rather, to say hello to the country of waves.

"Expectedly, then, what exactly are the funds they borrowed from the Chamber of Commerce used for?"

Kazuhime continued to ask.

"They claim that it is used for the construction of the country and the army, as well as the development of the domestic shipping industry and fishery."

The country of Wave is an island country surrounded by the sea, and has a good environment for the development of the shipping industry and fishery, which is why the Shion Flower Shokai was willing to grant a loan to the daimyo of the country of Wave in the first place.

After all, the purpose of the Chamber of Commerce is to make money, and if it can't return to its roots, it won't have anything to do with the Daimyo of Wave Country from the beginning.

As for the verbal title that Cardo is talking about, it is a rather vague concept.

"As a result, they are secretly financing pirates at sea, robbing the merchants of the country of waves, and using them to develop the black business in the country, right?"

Kazuhime seemed to see through something and spoke.

"Does the eldest lady already know?"

"The fighting power of those pirates is too strong, and the weapons are also very sophisticated, ordinary people can't raise such fat pirate strength. Moreover, in the dark places of the country, where the black business is so rampant, as a result, there is no internal turmoil in the country, but a stable balance is maintained...... It's clear that there are already external and internal troubles, which is a bit abnormal no matter how you look at it. ”

Kazuhime told her guess.

Cardo nodded, a sinister smile on his lips.

"Indeed, with normal development, how can there be faster money than the profiteering industries such as pornography, gambling and drugs, which is a profitable thing."

Although the country of waves has a good foundation for the development of the shipbuilding industry and fishery, these industries require a large amount of capital and long-term investment.

Moreover, there is no guarantee that it will bring tangible benefits to itself.

After all, the country of waves is a small country with a very small territory, and there are not many people who usually come to this country.

In order to settle in for more benefits, open up some special industry privileges to some businessmen in the ninja world, and you can make money lying down.

As for the pirates at sea, it may be the forces under the daimyo of the country of waves, or it may be some big people who have privately funded the army, just under the banner of pirates.

At the same time, this also shows that the country of waves is in a difficult situation, and it makes people feel that they really can't come up with the money to pay off their debts.

"Find the vault hidden by the Daimyo of the Wave Country and those nobles as soon as possible, they must have hidden the collected funds somewhere in this country."

This time she came to the country of waves, and there were ninjas from the Hyuga clan in her team.

In front of the white eyes, those treasures can never be hidden.

In a small country like the country of waves, it is estimated that it will be difficult to recruit any powerful ninjas, so just be careful.

"Yes."

"In addition, find someone to publicize this matter and try to create a certain influence among the people of the country of waves. Warm up the atmosphere first. ”

Kazuhime made another request.

The reason for this is simply to arouse public opinion, make them question the upper class of the country of waves, deepen the conflict, and lay the groundwork for future reform plans.

The country of waves is very close to the country of fire, and she should pay attention not only to the internal forces of the country of waves, but also to the external forces.

That's why she needs to co-opt working-class forces like Dazner.

As long as the country of ghosts does not take the initiative to intervene, there will be no reason for the country of fire to intervene.

As for how to operate in secret, it depends on each person's ability.

At least the balance on the surface cannot be broken.

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After Kakashi's hard work for many days, the garrison department was finally successfully activated again.

Since the Uchiha clan of Konoha has been wiped out, the newly-born garrison team has been temporarily divided into the department of the dark department and has become another special force to manage various violations of law and discipline within Konoha and other incidents.

In this way, the Hokage's power has also been expanded in a new round, and in this regard, the root reaction is still very calm, without the slightest targeted action, as if acquiescing to such an act.

Although Mito Menyan and Koharu, who were the adviser duo, complained about this and proposed to separate the guard from the shadows, this proposal was vetoed by the three generations of Hokage.

As a result, under the resolute promotion of the three generations of Hokage, a new garrison was established to replace the functions of the previous Uchiha garrison to manage various violations of law and discipline within Konoha, and the new head of the dark department, Kakashi Hachiki, temporarily took over the management position.

"Tsunade-sama still hasn't given an accurate reply?"

As the leader of the Konoha Kamishinobi squad, Kakuku is now more concerned about the candidate for the next Hokage than the formation of the garrison.

Judging from the difficulties that Konoha is currently facing, the three generations of Hokage are obviously lacking in strength, and they need a more courageous Hokage to sweep away Konoha's decline.

And whether it is Ri Slash, or him, the leader of the upper ninja squad, the perfect candidate in his mind, is one of the three ninjas.

Senju's direct lineage, the granddaughter of the original Hokage, the advocate of medical reform, etc., a variety of factors are taken into account, and now among Konoha people, there is no more suitable candidate for the Hokage than Tsunade.

"Jiraiya is trying to convince him, but there is no guarantee when it will succeed."

Hizai took a puff with a cigarette stick, exhaling softly, and his words were full of helplessness.

Once upon a time, Konoha was full of talents, and powerful ninjas who deterred various countries emerged one after another, so that enemy countries did not dare to act rashly.

But with the passage of time and the outbreak of the Third Ninja World War, these advantages of Konoha were lost for a while.

White Fang committed suicide, Chiba Shiraishi, Uchiha Ruri, and Hinata Ayanehara's three members of the White Fang team defected en masse, Tsunade left the Konoha political center, Mizumon unfortunately died, Orochimaru defected and fled the village, and Jiraiya traveled around the world, and also chose to stay away from the political center of Konoha......

Hizai also fantasized that if he hadn't made a mistake in the past, would he be able to undo all this tragedy?

No matter what, it won't make Konoha come to an embarrassing situation.

The country of ghosts rose, and the Uchiha and Hyuga families split up there, and the development was impressive, but there were many people behind the scenes who maliciously ridiculed Konoha for his incompetence and weakness.

When people get old, they always like to get caught up in the memories of the past, and Hichigi as the Hokage is no exception.

Or maybe it's because there are so many places of regret and remorse that it's easier to fall into such unrealistic fantasies.

Lu Jiu nodded, he just asked casually to understand the situation.

"There is no need to worry about the affairs of the garrison anymore, and as for the reaction, it will take a while to know. But according to my guess, it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

After all, the personnel of the garrison were selected by him and Kakashi themselves, and they were screened and screened from a comprehensive level such as strength, character, and the degree of belief in the will of fire, and it can be said that they are all ninjas loyal to Konoha and the Hokage.

They will never act against the interests of the village.

"I've seen it too, and the members in it are very good, as long as they can be put on the agenda as soon as possible. By the way, there's one more thing I want to discuss with you. ”

Hisashi took out a scroll from the drawer and placed it in Shikaku's hand.

After Lu Jiuna, when he opened it and looked at it, his brows furrowed.

"Settled in the Land of Waves? What is this trying to do in the country of ghosts? ”

The scroll depicts a ship from the Oni no Kuni docked in the port of the Wave Country, with a number of ninjas and debt collectors, all of whom are dangerous and powerful with strong force.

As a neighbor of the Land of Fire, the country of waves, now that the territory is being landed and settled by the forces of the country of Oni from afar, it is a bit unusual to look at things.

"On the surface, they use debt collection as an excuse, but secretly they may intend to stay in the country of waves for a long time and do something."

There was a look of alarm in Hiza's eyes.

Lu Jiu pondered.

Hizashi said, and took out another photo, which was a full-body photo of a person.

A twelve-year-old girl with three hooks and jade chakras is presented in the photograph with long black hair pouring down and a sheathed blade hanging from her waist.

"I remember this girl......"

"Her name is Chiba Kazuhime, the daughter of Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri, who once assumed the pseudonym Masahi Kazuhime and entered the Konoha Ninja School as a princess of the Oni Country. Judging from the fact that she has the Sangotama Writing Wheel Eye, she has perfectly inherited the power of the Uchiha clan. She is the leader of the Oni no Kuni troops who have entered the country of waves. Strength...... I'm afraid that among the upper ninjas, he is also the best. ”

Hizaki told the information he had gotten.

Shikaku's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and it was obvious that he sensed the trickiness of the matter.

"What did the daimyo say?"

"He hopes that Konoha's side will stand still for the time being, and the officials on their side will regulate it."

As soon as Ri Chop's words fell, Lu Jiu understood the truth and said meaningfully: "It seems that the situation over there is more complicated than we imagined. Still, I suggest sending a team of shadows to investigate the matter. With the power of the daimyo alone, I think it is likely that it will not be able to hold back in the end. This is a bad situation, and our side will not be in a passive position. ”

"You can forward this order to Kakashi, and ask him to select a squad of elite shadows as soon as possible to infiltrate the territory of the country of waves to investigate. This is likely to be a new conspiracy in the country of ghosts, and we have to guard against it. ”

"Yes, then, I'll go down first, Hokage-sama."

Lu Jiu nodded solemnly and turned to leave.

After Lu Jiu left, Hizai stood by the window, his hands behind his back, his cloudy eyes looked at the village scenery outside the window, and his melancholy look resurfaced on his old wrinkled face again, sighing.

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