Leaving Shiraishi's office, Kazuhime returned to the Thorns Team break room with the roster of the Shinobi.

As a special spearhead unit set up by the military of the Oni Country, every time the military has a major task in its hands, or what kind of dangerous enemy it faces, it is the Thorn Team that is the first to rush to the forefront of the battlefield and become a sharp knife in the hands of the military that stabs the enemy's heart.

Based on this, the treatment of the Thorn Team in the military is naturally excellent, and the military has also given great benefits to the members of the Thorn Team in the rest room and office space.

When Kazuhime returned here, he found that only two people were left in the spacious and luxurious lounge, and the others were nowhere to be found, making the lounge look extremely empty.

"Is it just the two of you here, where have the rest of us gone?"

Kazuhime held the roster of the upper ninja and did not open it for the first time, but asked the only two people in the lounge.

Both of them are rare female ninjas in the Thorns group, one large and one small.

The older women are in their thirties, but they look like they are in their twenties, and they look very young.

She stood here quietly, holding a teacup in her hand, and her long black hair was vertical, giving people a sense of beauty in the eyes of classical women.

Summer Star. That's the name of the female ninja.

Originally a star ninja murakami ninja, after the star ninja village was incorporated into the ghost country military, he successfully stood out from the group of ninjas with his strong strength, and was successfully selected into the thorn group, good at peacock magic, is an extremely rare air combat ninja. In terms of mobility and flexibility, the peacock magic method it has mastered is even better than the flying ninja produced in the country of ghosts.

The other person is slightly petite, like Xia Rixing, with long black straight hair, white pupils, sitting on the sofa, wrapped in a quiet atmosphere, giving people a quiet and gentle temperament.

Hyuga Flower.

He looks like he is only about twenty years old, which is the same age as Kazuhime, and he is one of the best among the younger generation of the Hyuga clan in the country of ghosts, and in terms of strength alone, he can also rank in the forefront of the ninjas in the country of ghosts.

It's just that because he was selected into the thorn group early, his reputation is not obvious, but he also likes a quiet character, and he doesn't seem to attach much importance to things like fame. Overall, he is a ninja who doesn't pay much attention to fame and fortune, but pays too much attention to self-improvement.

Entering the Thorn Group, I was also thinking about how to improve my ninja strength faster.

Ichihime always felt that the Hyuga clan in the country of ghosts now,It doesn't seem to pay much attention to the cultivation of appearance and temperament.,Under the leadership of her 'little mother' Hinata Ayane,The Hyuga clan is very fond of the cultivation of force.,Gradually and the characteristics of the Uchiha clan began to coincide.。

This may have something to do with the personality of the leader of the clan.

Seeing Kazuhime come in, Hinata Aoi stood up from the sofa and quickly responded to Kazuhime's question: "They said they were going out to relax and treat themselves in the barbecue restaurant." Captain, is there anything important that you need to call a few of them back? ”

Yiji thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Forget it, since a few of them are partying, it is a bit out of place in the past now, so there is no need to disturb them." Moreover, it is not a particularly important thing. ”

As she spoke, she picked up the roster between her arms and raised it slightly at Hinata and Summer Star.

"Captain, this is ......"

It's not just Hinata Aoi, but Summer Star is curious about the documents in Kazuhime's hand.

"This is the roster of the old man who gave me the upper ninja, he just told me in the office that the completion of the recent thorn team tasks is not very satisfactory to him, and he needs to fill in some combat power."

Yiji's face was not red, and her heart was not beating.

She can't attack and say that the strength of the team members is too poor, so that she, the captain, can't use her strength well.

Therefore, Kazuhime did not hesitate to press the proposer of this plan to Shiraishi's head.

Anyway, the old man of his own family is already a resentful existence outside, and if there are more lice on his body, he shouldn't take it seriously.

Summer Star and Hyuga Aoi glanced at each other, and then lowered their heads a little ashamedly, feeling uneasy.

Although I don't know what I did wrong, since the leaders at the highest level of the military have said such things, it is not unreasonable.

"But you two don't have to worry too much, that old thing is already forty years old, and he is probably about to get dementia. Recently, when I do things, I am inevitably a little forward-looking, dissatisfied here and dissatisfied there, just like a menopausal woman. After all, no matter how brilliant the achievements were in the past, now he is just a middle-aged greasy man with a big belly and a lot of hard work. So do your part. ”

Ichihime comforted the two of them, and made a look of righteous indignation on their faces, like an upright leader who upholds justice and grievances for his subordinates, and there is no room for sand in his eyes.

Hearing this, Summer Star and Hinata Blossom felt a little comforted and grateful.

Compared with the unattainable Minister of War, the captain of Kazuhime, who usually has frequent contact with them, can also make them have a sense of identity.

It's just that the two of them don't think that the Minister of War is a so-called middle-aged greasy man, and they can't imagine the other party's pot-bellied and lazy appearance, after all, two years ago, the other party directly led people to capture Miaomu Mountain, one of the three holy places, such a leader dare not say that it is unique, at least in terms of force, let others feel at ease.

These malicious comments spit out from the mouth of a concubine are mostly 'warm' daily life only between father and daughter.

"Well, bring back this document for the sake of ......"

Hinata Aoi looked at the document in Kazuhime's hand and had a guess in her heart.

"As you guessed, the old man asked me to pick a few capable Shangnin from the roster to make up for the lack of combat effectiveness of the group. Although I would love to refuse to come. ”

Kazuhime sat casually on the sofa opposite Hiroshi Hinata, put down the shinobi roster in his hand, and threw a little lice at Shiraishi's body without hurrying.

And Xia Rixing hurriedly prepared a glass of cold juice for her.

Yiji picked up the Bingzhen juice and drank it all in one go, in this hot season, the most comfortable thing is to blow the air conditioner in the office, drink the Bingzhen juice, and then spend time leisurely, waiting to go home from work to rest.

However, Kazuhime's idle appearance made Hinata, who had a more serious personality, feel a lot of pressure, and she took the shinobi roster and began to study them carefully one by one, trying to find some companions who could join the Thorn Group and work with them.

It's just that the military of the Ghost Country has grown so far, and the number of Shangninja has already surged to three hundred.

This amount doesn't seem to be much, but the number of upper ninjas taken out by the rest of the Great Ninja Villages alone will never exceed this number. In this regard, only Yun Yin, who is also extremely strong in military power, is qualified to be compared to the country of ghosts in this regard.

Followed by the fog and Konoha, the rock and the sand are countdown, and the number of possible upper ninja is just over two hundred. Both villages have been taken care of by the military.

Even so, the information of more than 300 shinobi, Hinata Aoi wants to browse it, it will take a long time, not to mention, such an important roster, it is impossible to browse roughly, if you want to find a suitable shinobi to join the team, at least you have to turn this roster back and forth more than a dozen times before you can stop.

Finally, it depends on whether I am willing to work in the thorn group, the other party is unwilling, and I can't force the other party to join, otherwise it is easy to cause disagreement among colleagues.

"Captain, what do you think?"

Compared to Hinata Aoi, who has entered the state of picking, Xia Rixing knows that Kazuhime's thoughts are the most important, judging from her gesture of throwing the roster away, it is estimated that she can't look down on the shinobi on the roster.

It's a bit rude to say this, but Xia Rixing thinks that the Thorn Group has dragged down the development of Yiji.

With the strength of the other party, he could have killed all four sides in the operation and fought without scruples.

The thorn group is more like a heritage under the name of Yiji, but it is also a shackle on the other party.

Thinking of this, Xia Rixing directly asked about Kazuhime's thoughts.

"These upper ninjas, in conventional warfare, have the ability."

Yiji put down the empty cup in his hand, put it on the coffee table in front of him, and commented such a sentence without being salty or light.

Ninjas who reach the upper ninja level are a group of beings who have developed their own unique abilities. In this, even the weakest special upper ninja will pull a huge gap compared to the regular middle ninja. It can be said that none of the ninjas who can do this are mediocre.

Yiji's evaluation is just telling the truth.

But Xia Rixing heard another meaning, although these upper ninja abilities are good, but the Thorn Group needs stronger ninjas than them to join.

In the past, she participated in the management of the village as the upper ninja of the star ninja village, so there are also some experiences in the selection and appointment of people, and Hinata Aoi has strong strength at a young age, but the management ability is slightly inferior to the ninja, she is not only extremely good in strength, but also has rich management experience.

She is one of the few members of the Thorns Group who can discuss the group's development plan with Kazuhime.

Therefore, with this hint from Yiji, Xia Rixing couldn't help frowning in embarrassment.

In fact, there is no shortage of top-level ninjas in the military of the Oni Country, and ninjas of the level of the Five Shadows, it is not too difficult to find them seriously and pick out a dozen or so people.

But these top ninjas are either in important positions and cannot be easily transferred from their posts without instructions from their superiors, or they are team leaders themselves and will not be subservient. Even if Kazuhime personally went over to invite him, they would not serve in the Thorn Group and give Kazuhime a hand.

"Captain, how is Sasuke Uchiha? The other party is a newcomer to the military, and he has the ability to defeat the Itachi of the Sharingan and the ability to attack Konoha. ”

With strong strength and insufficient background, such a newcomer, in the eyes of Xia Rixing, the other party is the easiest group of top ninjas to attract in.

As far as she knew, many high-level cadres in the military had their eyes on each other and wanted to transfer him to her command.

"No, the old man said that he wouldn't be subservient, and besides, he was now involved with Kakashi Hachiki of the Ministry of Intelligence, and most likely wouldn't be invited. Even if invited, he will follow Kakashi Hachiki. ”

Kazuhime shook her head.

"So, what about Shinobu Ayagami?"

Summer Star proposes again, thinking of Kazuhime's half-brother.

Although there is already a white-eyed ninja in the Thorns group, there is no special rule in the group that ninjas with the same blood inheritance limit are not allowed to join together.

In the impression of Xia Rixing, the half-brother of his own captain is not only humble and low-key, but also has good strength, and is definitely qualified to be the number two person in the group.

"He's been working in the garrison recently, and it's hard to transfer."

Yiji also considered Cai's younger brother and asked him to join the thorns group, and by the way, he contacted the relationship between his sister and brother.

But the little mother who always fishes and holds afternoon tea parties in the office and at home will never let people go easily.

Summer Star was even more distressed.

Sure enough, the excellent ninja has long been arranged by the superiors, and he will not be idle at all, waiting for others to dig it.

"In that case, there is only one option. Captain, do you remember the last time we captured the Void Ninja who used the Explosion Escape? His abilities seem to be good. ”

After being reminded by the summer starlight, Yiji's eyes suddenly lit up, and then she thought of something, and her brows frowned subconsciously.

"I remember that he was sent to the southern mining area to serve his sentence for rehabilitation, and it was not easy to get people from there."

"Since the superiors feel that our thorn group is not strong enough, then, in this regard, I think we can let them be a little more accommodating to us."

Summer Star said solemnly.

Kazuhime nodded slowly and stood up from the couch.

"Then I'll go to the old man and explain it, and ask for a handwritten letter. You go and tell the rest of the people that tomorrow morning we will leave for the southern mines. ”

"Yes."

Summer Star agreed, and watched Ichihime leave again.

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Finally after the morning of mining work under the extremely hot sun, Deidara was dragging her tired body and eating with the workers in the large collective canteen.

The meal consists of two meats, one vegetable and one soup, and the white rice with full grains is nutritionally balanced. Deidara looked at the working meal in front of him, and felt more than once that the treatment here was too high, and when he used to travel with the scorpion, he basically took cold and hard rice balls and took water on the spot to solve the problem of hunger and thirst.

Occasionally, when I settle down, I treat myself to a hot meal.

After all, most countries in the ninja world are poor, ordinary people live a precarious life, and food is always the number one issue. In addition, when the ninjas travel on missions, they are used to sleeping in the open, as long as they can fill their stomachs and not starve to death.

Subconsciously, Deidara suddenly felt that mining here was also a promising career, at least without worrying about food and clothing, and it was extremely attractive to wandering ninjas who were hungry for a meal. Just look at most of the miners who work honestly here, and they have been smoothed out and began to consider retirement in the mining area.

If you want to say that the only bad thing is that Chakra is sealed, there is no way to study his own art, otherwise such a day will be too fulfilling.

When she thought of this, Deidara couldn't help but feel a little itchy in her hands.

Unfortunately, there is no clay to work with, and it is simply unrealistic to pinch something out.

Moreover, even if something is pinched out, it is completely meaningless.

Art that doesn't explode can't be called art at all, it's just a bunch of boring clay dolls. And this kind of thing is by no means a shoddy work of art that he wants to make.

So, Deidara sighed, worried about the road ahead, and glanced at the position next to him.

This location was originally the place where the flight section was located, but now it is empty. The reason why there was no one was because the other party suddenly had a nervous attack last night, and he attacked the staff here with a dinner fork, and shouted 'Long live the evil god'.

In the end, he was beaten into a dead dog by the ninjas of the Oni no Kuni who walked in with a black face, and he is still basking in the sun outside.

According to the previous practice, he would be hung for at least half a month, during which he would only be given some water and food to ensure that he would not die of hunger and thirst.

Deidara's desire to make trouble was dispelled.

It's not that he's afraid, but he doesn't like Feiduan's courageous and unscrupulous approach. In addition to asking for hardships and making his future even more bleak and worrisome, it has no effect.

He felt that Fei Duan would not want to come out of the mining area in this life, and he could only mine here for the rest of his life until he died of old age.

If you want to leave here, you have to follow the rules here, which is the fastest and only way to get free.

Although the treatment here is good, and there is no need to worry about food and clothing, Deidara tells herself that she must not fall so easily.

Set a small goal first, that is, to get the Excellence Award for the recognition of the three good miners at the end of this year!

"Number 95! Number 95! ”

The sudden shout interrupted Deidara's thoughts, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at a heavily armed Oni no Kuni ninja standing at the door, shouting his number.

Prisoners serving sentences in the mining area have no names, but are only addressed by number. Deidara's number is exactly 95.

He got up from his seat and walked towards the oni ninja.

The other party called himself over, obviously something.

"Number 95, someone wants to see you, come with me."

The ninja of the Oni Country glanced at Deidara, dropped this sentence, ignored Deidara, and led the way directly in front, signaling the other party to follow.

After hearing this, Deidara was full of doubts.

But after all, he didn't say a word, endured his doubts, and wore shackles and shackles at the same speed, quickly keeping up with the other party's footsteps.

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Rest area at the rear of the mine.

In a simple conference room, Yi Ji crossed his legs, holding two pieces of personnel information in his hand, and glanced at it.

One of them is Deidara and the other is Feidan.

However, on the white paper on which the flight section was recorded, there was a big red font - Danger.

Kazuhime knew that this cultist called Feiduan had an extremely dangerous inhumane personality, and if he released it rashly, it would cause a lot of trouble.

Coupled with the bad performance of the other party's southern mining area, the managers here have begun to consider whether to extradite such a difficult management thorn to the mining area of the Snow Country to dig potatoes, and there is a shortage of manpower there.

In contrast, although Deidara's performance was not bright, his honest behavior still added a lot of points to the manager's side.

Knowing this, Kazuhime felt that Deidara could get out of the mine from Shiraishi's side, but it was impossible to fly out.

This cultist with a serious anti-human personality can only go to the snow country to dig potatoes next, and when he comes out is up to fate.

Therefore, Kazuhime simply threw the data file of the flying section into the trash can and left Deidara's data behind.

It wasn't long before there was a knock on the door.

Without raising his head, Yiji shouted to the people outside the door, "Please come in." ”

The oni ninja outside the door pushed open the door and brought in Deidara, whose hair had become a little dry and wilted.

As long as you work here, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, but after all, you don't have anything to do with the word freedom.

Especially for a ninja like Deidara who pursues his art, it simply kills his nature and makes him unable to touch his art again. Therefore, the expression on Deidara's face looked very sluggish and had an air of decay.

The Oni no Kuni ninja brought Deidara with him, and he took the initiative to walk out, leaving the space for Ichihime and Deidara.

"I thought it was her, but it turned out to be Her Royal Highness the Princess. What's the matter with a prisoner like me? Well. ”

Deidara grinned reluctantly, she became like this, it can be said that she was due to the other party.

"You don't seem convinced."

Kazuhime raised her eyebrows, sat down in the chair, continued to keep her legs crossed, and stared at Deidara with her hands on her chest, with a condescending posture.

"Of course, you have defeated my art in a dastardly manner. If it's an open-board showdown, it's hard to say who wins and who loses. Well. ”

Deidara was so unashamed.

On the one hand, he is dissatisfied with the behavior of the Thorn Group to capture him in a despicable way, and on the other hand, he is extremely confident in his own art.

If it is an upright competition, he firmly believes that he will never lose.

It is this strong belief that he expresses not to yield to people, and even the hard labor in the mining area cannot erase his unwilling thoughts.

"Originally, I thought that the work here would smooth out your edges and corners a little, but it doesn't seem to have any effect. However, ninja fighting is not despicable or despicable, it is something that only children care. ”

Yiji's attitude is still cold and arrogant, and the posture of looking down on people makes Deidara feel a little aggrieved, but she also knows that it is meaningless to take advantage of her tongue.

And if he wants to prove his strength with practical actions, he is now in the capacity of a prisoner of his ranks, which basically excludes this possibility.

However, Yiji's next words surprised him.

I saw that Yiji looked indifferent and said: "Since this is the case, then I will give you a chance to prove yourself again and convince you." ”

"A chance to prove yourself?"

Deidara was stunned.

"That's right, it's to fight me with your art. Defeat me, and you will be free immediately, and from now on, the ninjas of the Oni Country will never be your enemy, nor will they appear within ten meters of you. But if you fail, I will judge your future life! ”

Kazuhime looked at Deidara, who was completely intimidated by her momentum, and showed a satisfied look on her face:

"The conditions are here, and it's your freedom to choose. However, I don't think you want to spend your whole life mining here and burying your art, right? ”

Provocative words resounded loudly in the room.

(PS: Still a little dizzy...... ）

(End of chapter)