April is the season of spring flowers.

However, for the village of Shayin, deep in the heart of the desert, the change of seasons here is not particularly obvious.

Sandstone and yellow sand everywhere make for a spectacular view.

In the center of Shayin Village, a huge spherical building stands there, and a thick word 'wind' is painted on the outer wall, which is the very iconic Fengying Building of Shayin Village, which is the highest administrative area of Shayin Village.

In a conference room, a round table was placed there, and the upper echelons of the Sand Hidden Village sat around it, as well as the four generations of Wind Shadow Luosha.

They held a meeting here to talk about the Bear Country.

At the beginning of the meeting, an elder of the Sand Hide reported on the intelligence materials in hand: "At present, the daimyo of the country of bears is seriously ill and abdicated, Princess Zhuji has ascended the throne, and has submitted her credentials to the country of ghosts, and the two countries have begun to connect. Although the intelligence claims that the country of bears is only a vassal state of the country of ghosts, the specific situation is probably not that simple. ”

Yes, it's certainly not that simple. This is the unanimous thinking of all the senior leaders here.

It may be a vassal country now, but in the near future, it is not impossible to directly change its appearance and plant the flag of the country of ghosts.

With the hard-line style of the Oni Country, which is like the Thunder Country, there is a chance that this kind of thing will happen in the near future.

"What about the Star Ninja Village? How's the action over there? ”

Luo Sha narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice.

In response to Luo Sha's inquiry, another senior executive in charge said: "The attitude of the Star Ninja Village is obedient, without the slightest protest, it is estimated that the same as the Daimyo Mansion of the Bear Country, it has already been infiltrated by the people of the Ghost Country. The current leader of the Star Ninja Village, Akakage, is the husband of Princess Suhime, and his resume before joining the Daimyo camp of the Bear Country is very vague, which may be related to the military of the Oni Country. ”

After saying this, everyone's faces were solemn, and they couldn't help but show a look of fear and a rare sense of happiness.

Fortunately, in the previous year's Wind Country War, their Wind Country stopped in time and did not try to fight the Ghost Country further.

If the war continues, and the Oni Country is dragged into the Bear Country area, and is suddenly backstabbed by the Star Ninja Village, the Sand Hidden Village is likely to collapse in this war.

They knew that the country of ghosts might have a back hand in the war of the country of wind, but they didn't expect it to be the small country ninja village that was overlooked.

From this point of view, inside the Star Ninja Village, there must be a secret army of the Oni Country hidden.

"I remember that at the end of the previous year, the village sent someone to the Star Ninja Village to investigate some things...... It seems that we have all been fooled. ”

Rosa sighed.

It's no wonder that Uchiha Ruri was able to directly cross the area of the Bear Country unimpeded and quietly enter the Land of the Wind, if it was the Star Ninja Village to cover it, then, it was indeed not easy to be discovered, and he could be caught off guard.

This also makes it more certain that the War of the Land of the Wind is a deliberate war of the Oni Country, not of an accidental nature.

Control the Star Ninja Village in advance, if there is a sudden change in the war of the Wind Country, you can lure the enemy deeper, encircle and annihilate, and completely damage the sand hide.

It's just that Sha Yin didn't hold on to the Star Ninja Village, and he was defeated by the Oni Country, which is really embarrassing.

"The leader of the ninja village of a small country said that he would change it, and he did it without knowing it, and the organizational power of the ghost country to infiltrate other countries was very strong. Those wandering shrine maidens all over the world probably have made a lot of contributions to them. ”

Raksha sneered.

It is not so easy to infiltrate the power apparatus of a country.

Because once it is exposed before success, it will be a catastrophe.

Therefore, the intelligence system must be strong in order to grasp the center of power in the country and then achieve the effect of control.

And it's not an immediate effect in a short period of time.

The layout of the Oni Country in the Bear Country is sure to have been launched at least five years ago.

"The Hokage of Konoha told me that the country of ghosts is very good at cultivating spies, especially the people, and it is the easiest place for the country of ghosts to infiltrate. This is particularly noteworthy. ”

Because those wandering witches appeared in the folk of the Bear Country from the beginning, and earned a great reputation in the bear country, resulting in the current Bear Country moving closer to the Ghost Country, and there is not much opposition from the people, but they think it's a good thing.

This is the terrifying role of the wandering shrine maiden.

Not only the infiltration of espionage, but also the infiltration of public opinion is even more terrifying.

From the nobles to the commoners, most of them agreed to become a vassal state of the Oni Country, and this kind of thing can only be delayed for a while if other countries interfere, and it is impossible to really stop it.

Unless the wandering shrine maidens of the Oni Country are lost in the Bear Country area, it will be possible to turn this matter around.

But the country of ghosts is using a conspiracy in this matter, which is difficult to crack.

Even if it is cracked, it may usher in the revenge of the Oni Country afterwards.

Moreover, if the new daimyo agrees to something that other countries intervene again, isn't it a legitimate excuse for the army of the Oni Country to suppress the territory?

Therefore, even if Luo Sha is unwilling, he does not dare to take any action against the country of bears.

He is very aware of the strength of the Ghost Country, and with the current Sand Hide, he is not able to compete with the Ghost Country at all. Only by linking up with the Fire Country and using the influence of the Fire Country can you resist the infiltration of the Ghost Country into the Wind Country.

"Indeed, some of the actions of the Oni Country must be restricted."

Although the wandering shrine maidens of the Oni Country have not begun to penetrate the big countries, many small countries and regions, especially the poor and backward small country areas, have appeared one after another.

Their role is to deliver information to the country of ghosts and gather fame.

It is not a threat to a great power now, but that does not mean that it will not be a threat in the future.

As long as the country of ghosts eats the intelligence system of a small country thoroughly, it is self-evident what to do next.

This approach is even better than that of Lei Zhiguo.

"It's not easy to restrict the country of ghosts, although the country of thunder no longer assists the country of ghosts, the only country of fire that is completely-for-tat with the country of ghosts, and the country of ghosts is too far away."

Luo Sha's words were very heavy.

Although Sand Hidden and Konoha have been united, it doesn't mean that they can really defeat the country of ghosts.

The Fire Country is stronger than the Wind Country, but its territory is not in the western part of the continent, and even by sea, there is a large sea area between it and the Land of Demons.

When the time comes, it will only turn into a head-on conflict between the Land of Demons and the Land of Wind.

The country of ghosts that did not absorb the country of bears was already quite terrifying, and now that it has absorbed the country of bears, the power of the country of ghosts will be even stronger.

And the land country is still sitting firmly on the watch, and it is extremely annoying to watch the show, and there is no real intention to unite with the country of wind to suppress the country of ghosts.

The three generations of Tsuchikage Onoki are too stable, and they will hardly take the initiative until the situation is unclear.

The last time I made a move, it was because the Isolated Island Alliance was profitable, and then Iwakuin Village fell silent again, ostensibly uniting with Shayin, but many times it was just a symbolic action, and the approach was quite cunning and shameless.

If the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire do anything unfavorable against the Land of Demons at this time, the first unlucky one will be the Land of Wind, not the Land of Fire.

Therefore, even if you want to take action against the country of ghosts, you must wait for the country of fire to act.

If the Fire Nation does not act and the Wind Nation takes the lead, it will be too reckless and easy for the Oni Nation to seize the handle.

Now in the Land of Winds, any step of caution can no longer afford to fail greatly.

"Kazekage-sama's words are a bit pessimistic, but it's not without good news, according to the news from Shimura Danzo on Konoha's side, the situation on the side of the country of waves seems to have changed somewhat. The Peasant and Labor Regiment, an organization that rebelled against the nobility, seemed to be dissatisfied with the control of the Oni Country, and began to contact the Thunder Light Regiment in the underground black market, trying to get rid of the remote command of the Oni Country military. From this point of view, the plans of the Oni Country in the Land of Waves are likely to be in vain. ”

A high-ranking elder said with a smile.

"Thunder Light Regiment? If it were this group of mercenaries who licked blood from their blades, they would indeed fight against the country of ghosts for money. ”

For the bounty mercenaries in the underground black market, as the high-level of the sand hide, they are also very clear about their personalities.

Among them, many high-level officials have also secretly used the power of the underground black market.

Not to mention, because the black market western industry has been wantonly suppressed by the country of ghosts, there is no declaration of war on the surface, but secretly the country of ghosts has already exchanged fire.

This time the matter of letting the Thunder Light Group take over the country of waves may be the revenge of the underground black market against the country of ghosts.

"Not only that, but it seems that Konoha and the Daimyo Mansion of the Fire Country are also planning to secretly fund the Peasants' and Workers' Troupe, in an attempt to support the new magnates and make the country of waves independent and free from the remote control of the country of ghosts."

"If that's the case, what are we going to do on our side?"

Now that the Fire Nation has taken action, they, as allies, also know the truth of cold lips and teeth.

The arrogance of the Ghost Country must not be too arrogant, otherwise the living space of the Wind Country and the Sand Hidden in the west will become smaller and smaller.

"At present, these battles are all carried out in secret, and there is no declaration of war on the surface, so we only need to help the Fire Country pay attention to the movements of the Ghost Country, and it is not appropriate to make a big show against the Ghost Country."

Compared to the distant country of fire, the country of wind is closer to the country of ghosts, and the land is also bordered by the country of ghosts, so monitoring some of the movements of the country of ghosts, the news is also better than that of the country of fire.

If the Oni Country really plans to take any large-scale action, you can also communicate with the Fire Country in advance to discuss countermeasures.

"Let's do it, I'll let the Shadows take charge of this matter and monitor the movements of the Oni Country. Hopefully, the Fire Nation will succeed, that's all we can do at the moment. ”

Luo Sha nodded, and the final word was settled.

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The land of ghosts.

"The shadows of the Land of the Wind seem to be in action."

With the information gathered, Ayane went to Shiraishi's office and immediately reported the incident to him.

"Unexpectedly, during the last Rain Country talks, the partnership between Konoha and Sungakure was significantly further advanced. The Land of Fire began to woo the Peasants and Workers, and of course the Land of the Wind would take action and take care of each other. ”

Shiraishi rubbed the teacup in his hand and spoke.

"Then you want to pull out the shadows of the Land of Winds?"

Ayane asked.

"No, just let them watch."

If a purge operation is launched, not to mention whether it is possible to uproot all the dark parts of the sand and hide, doing so will undoubtedly be scaring the grass and telling the sand and that the military of the country of ghosts will take action next.

Unfortunately, he wasn't going to do anything next.

Surveillance from the Sand Shadow Department is unlikely to get any useful information.

However, it is not a bad thing to do so, so that Sha Yin can feel a little more at ease.

"Won't it affect the country of waves?"

"No, I didn't expect the Peasants' Workers' Regiment to shake the behemoth of the Fire Country, they only need to digest the interior of the Land of Waves."

After all, the knowledge level of the members of the Peasants' and Workers' League is too low, and it is easy to cause problems in the country's management system.

A country cannot be without technical personnel, but it cannot lack management talents.

Without technology, the power of the country cannot develop, but without management, the country will be in turmoil and unstable.

Compared to the Fire Country, the Power of the Wave Country is too weak.

Even if you give the country of waves another ten years of development, it is unlikely that it will really pose any threat to the land of fire.

At that time, the main force attacking the Fire Country will inevitably be the army of the Oni Country, not the Peasants and Workers of the Wave Country.

If the peasants' and workers' regiments were involved, it would be just a few more senseless sacrifices.

Because of the duel between the strong, the weak who were involved in the innocent and tragic death of the weak people, this kind of scene Shiraishi has seen countless times in the ninja war.

In his opinion, the country of waves is the innocent and weak who are involved in the strong between the country of ghosts and the country of fire, and there is no power to choose life and death.

He only needs the Peasants' Workers' League to provide him with a platform to transit at that time, and in addition, the Peasants' Workers' League has the only task of developing its own country.

Once things are done superfluously, it will inevitably attract the revenge of the Fire Nation.

Although the country of ghosts is not afraid, the destruction of the country of waves is an inevitable result.

If you don't want a large number of victims to appear in the country of waves, you need to artificially create a crisis of distrust between the country of ghosts and the country of waves, so that the country of fire will feel that there is an opportunity to avoid frontal conflicts, turn the scale of the conflict into the shadows, and reduce the sacrifice rate.

This is also the reason why the Lei Guang Regiment is hired by the top management of the Peasants' and Workers' League.

With the support of the armed force of the Thunder Light Regiment, the Peasants and Workers Regiment must be able to slowly gain a foothold in the country of waves, without worrying about the counterattack of the noble forces of the country of waves.

Because the Daimyo of the Fire Nation has given up these old aristocratic forces, they can only wait for death slowly under the joint oppression of the Peasants' and Workers' Regiments and the Fire Country, or surrender and hand over all the land and resources in their hands, which can ensure the continuation of the family.

"Compared to this, I'm going to meet the envoys of the great powers next, as well as the envoys of the Iron Country, the attitude of the neutral countries is really a headache."

Shiraishi smiled wryly.

Because the Iron Country is not a neutral country in the general sense, it is also a neutral platform for major powers to mediate disputes.

To some extent, the importance of the platform of the Iron Country is heavier than that of a great power.

Since the Warring States period, the great powers have attacked each other, and the relationship of trust between them has been capricious.

That's when a mediator comes in.

And the mediator between this great power is the country of the neutral national railway.

Mifune, the current general of the Iron Country, is a rare master of sword use in the ninja world, and the swordsmanship is so fast that the ninja has no time to seal, which can make the ninja's ninjutsu completely sealed.

Although his strength is not as good as that of the Five Shadows, he is also a rare swordsmanship master in the ninja world.

Moreover, the samurai troops under his command are numerous.

Leads to the combined military power of a neutral country, second only to the great powers.

Strong military power, as well as neutral status, is the origin of the status of the mediator of the Iron Nation.

The great powers sometimes relied not only on war to resolve disputes, but also on the Iron Country.

Coupled with the credibility of the Iron Country, it has also been recognized by all countries in the ninja world.

Once the Iron Country's reputation against the Ghost Country is reversed, then the next time you go to the Iron Country with the rest of the big countries to mediate disputes, there may be hidden dangers.

Even a neutral country needs to live, and the sale of cold weapons and arms to other countries is the most important financial income of the Iron Country.

If the arms business of the Iron Country is curbed, the attitude of the neutral country cannot be truly neutral.

"Is it okay to not negotiate with the Iron Country?"

Ayane was slightly surprised.

The envoys of the Land of Iron did not come to the Land of Oni for a day or two, and after the talks in the Land of Rain, they stayed in Ziyuan City to discuss the issue of arms restrictions.

"How can it be so simple, if we really do what the Iron Country does, and don't sell arms to small countries, then the War in the Land of Rain, we will have a wave of advertising in vain. Not only that, but the envoys of the great powers must also receive them, and they cannot be delayed. ”

The big countries will definitely have a demand for the arms of the Oni Country, but the small countries will need it more than the big ones.

They urgently need strong armed forces to protect themselves from the military threat of the great powers.

Because of this, after the War of the Land of Rain, it was the biggest business opportunity in the history of the Land of Ghosts.

As long as this opportunity is taken advantage of, the Oni Country can further amass more wealth that can be used for civil and military production.

However, what he can think of, the rest of the great powers can definitely think of.

The first to bear the brunt is the Iron Country, which attaches the most importance to the arms trade.

It is said that this month's arms turnover in the Iron Country was less than one-third of the previous month's.

Because the rest of the small countries can't wait to communicate with the country of ghosts, get more advanced weapons to use to protect themselves, and they begin to dislike the weapons produced by the country of iron.

This is still the case that the country of ghosts has not let go, if the country of ghosts relents and agrees to the requests of those small countries, the arms market of the country of iron will directly collapse completely.

"What then? How about uniting small countries that need the Oni Country's arms and putting pressure on them? ”

"If that happens, the big powers will do the same. They are still the ones who are in charge, even if they are already going downhill. The voice of a small country will be completely drowned out. As for the Iron Country, two methods have been given, one is that we avoid the markets of small countries, so that the arms business of the Iron Country can barely operate. ”

"What about the second option?"

"Surrendering the manufacturing technology does not require the country of ghosts to work and pay, but in the end, there will be a share of the country of ghosts."

Speaking of this, whether it was Shiraishi or Ayane, a cold light flashed in their eyes.

The weapon-making technology of the Oni Country is not a precious thing that can be exchanged for money.

The birth of every weapon is a huge investment of manpower and material resources, as well as time.

It was accompanied by countless failures, and finally it was also polished countless times before it took shape.

Later weapon improvements also followed a cycle of such a process.

The Iron Nation only wants to pay money to get these precious technologies, which is simply whimsical.

"How dare they think."

"With the support of the other big countries behind it, of course the confidence will be different."

"It's better to start a war against the Iron Country, I think it's a little quicker to solve it this way."

"It's not that yet, and now they're just like businessmen, asking for prices and paying back on the ground."

First give an impossible condition, but wait for the country of ghosts to relax, and slowly take people with momentum, so as to achieve the result of making the country of ghosts compromise.

This method has been used by Shiraishi himself in the past, and at the Five Shadows Conference, he and Yakura have doubled each other to meet their own political needs.

The current situation is just a transfer from the position of the Five Shadows Conference, and it has become the threatened side.

However, the land of demons is not the land of wind.

Even if it is a compromise, the other party must give up its interests.

Even if the country of ghosts is doing things in a high-profile way now, it has never thought of eating white food.

In the War of the Land of Rain, the Country of Ghosts also spent a lot of manpower and material resources to promote the negotiations of the Land of Rain.

Now that the big countries want to give nothing, they want to limit the development steps of the country of ghosts, how is this possible.

Therefore, the first option can be considered in the case of benefits. But the second plan, Shiraishi didn't have to think about it, and directly rejected it in his heart.

"Then we want to send the Iron Country, it is probably not that simple."

Ayane spread her hands helplessly.

The Land of Iron is obviously a pawn of a great power to ask for directions, and the Land of Iron is willing to become a pawn of a great power.

Because it involves the very foundation of the country, they have to do it.

Unless they find another way to earn a living.

However, it is clear that the Iron Nation will not be able to carry out commercial transformation in the short term, and will still rely on the cold weapon type arms trade.

"It's just the downside of the momentum moving too fast."

Many countries prefer to be neighbors to weak countries rather than neighbors to strong countries.

Because in this way can we take the initiative diplomatically.

The strength of the country of ghosts has aroused the alarm of many large countries.

It is perfectly normal for countries to be targeted because they are strong.

From this point of view, it is also a good thing.

Because, weak countries are not qualified to be targeted, nor are they qualified to negotiate fairly in front of strong countries.

The fact that they are targeting the country of ghosts in this way proves that the country of ghosts is powerful.

As long as we can break through this blockade, the development of the Oni Country will become smoother in the future.

"Anyway, I'll negotiate with the envoys of the Great Powers and the Iron Country. Recently, the security of the city has been handed over to you, and it will be very troublesome if these envoys have an accident here. ”

Although he dealt with a lot of spies who infiltrated the country, Shiraishi was more afraid that these messengers would take the initiative to find something to do in the country of ghosts.

For example, at the end of the Third Ninja War, the Yunyin envoy went to Konoha to negotiate and sign an armistice agreement, but used the Hyuga clan to muddy the waters, completely making Konoha passive, and almost sacrificing the dignity of the Hyuga clan in exchange for peace.

This incident gave Shiraishi a wake-up call.

Shiraishi is not afraid of legitimate diplomacy, but if he plays this kind of rogue move, it will be quite troublesome to deal with.

That's why he asked Ayane to pay attention to the security of Zion City, and not let some envoys with ulterior motives direct and act out some farces that were attacked and killed, so that the country of ghosts fell into an embarrassing situation.

The kind of farce between Yun Yin and the Konoha Hyuga clan cannot be reproduced in Shion City.