At this year's King of Fighters Challenge, the number of participants has once again reached a new high, and the scope of influence is far greater than in previous years.

Even in the snowy country far away in the North Sea, there are wandering ninjas who come in teams to try their luck.

Year after year, the name of "Martial Artist" has become more and more popular, attracting more attention.

After two and a half months of auditions, nearly 180 players of all ages entered the semi-finals, including 48 in the individual competition, and the others participated in the team group.

The junior competition is an important warm-up field, and only a team competition of three people is set up, and the number of people is much smaller.

Last year, Yayoi, a member of the "Female Fighter" team, went to Konoha Village to study, and this year, he formed a new "Female Fighter" team with Hoshi Shinobi Sasame and Kageno to compete, and it was a little girl who was "Xiangcheng", dressed in a very simple samurai dress, wearing a dark red ribbon, and looking like a strong lady, in fact, one of the many "secret guards" of the Gusugi family, similar to Chai Zhou, and the ancestors have been loyal servants for dozens of generations.

For hundreds of years, these henchmen have multiplied from generation to generation, and there are not a few people, but they still maintain the tradition of cultivating the outstanding children of the family into talents and using them for the Gushan family.

If the Shimura group and the "root" organization are the dark side of Konoha Village, these groups that cling to the Gusugi family to develop and grow are the henchmen that the young family governor relies on the most.

Compared with those ninja village elites who were afraid that their reputation would not be loud enough to attract money from the gold lord, Gu Shanbushui felt that his group of people were more like ninjas in the traditional sense.

If it weren't for the Six Realms Immortal Dharma Ninja Sect, the ninja would be just a servant who could be given by the great nobles, and his status would not be as good as that of a farmer who could provide taxes and use his own flesh and blood to support the lord's family.

Chakra and ninjutsu have changed everything, and now, those special forces who bear the name of "ninja" and are actually "demonic and martial arts" have reversed the stereotype of low social status by relying on their own force.

In the "servant of the world" group, not everyone has to contribute everything they have to the main family, only the top talents will be accepted as the backbone of the Gushan family's control of the forces under their command.

Xiang Cheng originally envisioned a route to become a kanban lady in a barbecue restaurant, grow up as an ordinary girl, get married, have children, and live her life.

After the opening of the Inaba Academy, as a "own person" who broke into the student group, Xiangcheng showed an extremely good physical talent, and was unanimously favored by the Konoha ninjas who came to "teach".

Although she is a slightly old-fashioned, and inflexible traditional little girl, in the end, she has also received a very strict enlightenment education and classical samurai training, and in terms of foundation and mental recuperation, nine-year-old Kasumi is better than most children in Konoha Village Ninja School.

As for the suggestion that the enthusiastic Mizuki wanted to shoot the ass of the ancient sugi Bushui and invite Xiangcheng to go to Konoha Village for further study, the young family governor had to give up due to some unspoken rules.

Ordinary Konoha ninjas with low status are not clear, but the Hokage and the advisory elders of the past generations understand that in the Land of Fire and the surrounding areas, large and small ninja groups such as Kaga, Yin Hezhong, and Xuanyuan are either spokespersons directly controlled by the Furusugi family, or thugs who are funded and indirectly controlled.

Even the underground bounty office, which seems to have little intersection, has the Gushan family intervening.

They are not worth mentioning individually, and together they are not a weak force.

The young family governor, who took over the power of the family and consulted a lot of past information, was surprised to find that his family actually had "business dealings" with the "Xiao" organization, which really shocked the "well-informed" Gu Shanbushui.

Tsuchikage Sandaime Onoki hired members of the "Akatsuki" organization to intervene in local wars between small countries, of course, it is a problem to raise tigers, and the Furusugi family also provided support at the beginning of the creation of the behind-the-scenes villain who will be a scourge in the ninja world in the future, and its purpose is very easy to understand, at the beginning of the establishment of the "Akatsuki" organization, it was similar to other ninja organizations of all sizes, and there were one or two leaders with good abilities, and it looked like that kind of program, and the start was also very smooth.

The Land of Rain was really chaotic at that time, and there was such a "gripper" that could affect its interior, so it was understandable to try to pull it.

As for the "Xiao" organization's later "deterioration" and becoming a notorious rebel group, it is actually a matter of recent years, and when Gu Shanbushui gradually grows up, the relationship on the side of the country of rain will be ruined.

For example, a child like Xiangcheng, who was born in the heart of the Gushan family, is not easy to be sent to Konoha Village at will.

With such a basic talent, Gu Shanbu Water actually didn't think about how to use it, so he let it develop freely.

When Hanzaki asks Furusugi Busui to support the "Female Fighters" team, so that Sasa and Kageno can make a name for themselves and make a name for the Star Ninja Village, this girl of the right age and strength will have a place to play.

Compared with the "physical crossover method" of Akira, which often breaks hands and feet and hurts people, the "ancient martial arts" school that Kasumi learned is essentially a samurai's cultivation method, which emphasizes the tempering of spiritual will, rather than a pure means of killing.

Although it is not sharp enough, it is very suitable in the ring, sassy and majestic, but it overshadows the limelight of Sasa and Kageno.

Fortunately, there are really no outstanding children in this year's junior group, and the "female martial artists" team fought hard all the way and won the championship without danger.

After all, they are fledgling children, Kasumi proudly brings the winner's garland, the slightly shy Sasame is a little weak, and Kageno is relatively cold, looking like he is thousands of miles away.

The three of them formed a team for the first time, and they also had some friendship, and they agreed to compete in the all-age group next year.

The junior group has been conquered, and the next step is naturally to go one step further and show its style on a bigger stage.

In the distance, watching the audience applaud and congratulate the three energetic little girls, Gu Shanbushui said to the Chai Zhou beside him:

"Are there more girls like this in the 'Shadows'?"

"There is no second one in the same age group."

Chai Zhou smiled bitterly in embarrassment,

"Young master, you also know, the old guy there adheres to the tradition to the point of being almost harsh, the threshold for women's selection is extremely high, and the number is limited, the more excellent the girl, the more she is regarded as a mother who gives birth to an excellent heir."

Cultivating traditional "female ninjas", except for a few individuals who are proficient in camouflage, infiltration and intelligence detection, that is, giving full play to women's specialties - seduction and directly taking the enemy's vital points, other combat missions are all completed by men.

Excellent girls are to train excellent men to assist, not to train them to be elites to go to the front line.

"It's useless to complain to me, those seniors who are older than me and my parents combined, but in the Warring States Period, they wielded a knife and beheaded people, and at the age of thirteen, they took down a hundred people, and there are many madmen who planned the assassination plan against Madara Uchiha and Senju Pillar."

Once the young family governor was also full of confidence to go to those "living fossils" who were out of the times, nested in the nests of the deep mountains and old forests, and adhered to the ancient rules, and were pushed back by the sentence "The ancient Shanjia Temple is not easy, and the ancestors are immutable".

To put it bluntly, everything there is set up to cultivate "consumables" who dedicate themselves and heart to the Gusugi family and are absolutely loyal. It is not at all incompatible to think of them as "root" tissues with no backbones in the back of the head.

As for the assassination of Senju Tsuruma and Madara Uchiha that Governor Furusugi said in his mouth, it is definitely not a joke, not only them, but even the daimyo of the Fire Country, the disobedient retainers, and the traitors who are rampant in the ninja world have all had similar "Heavenly Punishment" plans, no matter who the opponent is, as long as it is an enemy of the Gusugi family, it will become their imaginary enemy.

Each plan, lying in the family's secret cabinet, was once presented to a certain head of the family, and as long as the master nodded, they would go forward and complete it at all costs.

Of course, absolutely loyal subordinates can come up with "reasonable" plans at all costs, and the head of the Gusugi family, who is in his right head, will weigh the pros and cons and will not put these risky plans into practice.

A few years ago, the young governor of Furusugi received a plan for Konoha Village and Xiangri, about sending bodyguards to escort him and take charge of Xiangri's safety.

In the past, there would never have been such a suggestion that was a little too caring, because an illegitimate daughter without status was not recognized as the offspring of the owner at all.

Now the situation has changed slightly, even if there is no decisive reversal, at least some of the elites of the clan have begun to realize Gu Shanbushui's determination, and the possibility of serving a female family head in the future cannot be ruled out, so it is necessary to prepare in advance.

"There are a few second-class ones, but they are not as calm as Xiangcheng. Actually, Xiangcheng is not without shortcomings, she has been successfully educated by those old guys, once she recognizes something, it will be difficult to be persuaded. ”

Stubbornness and admitting death are advantages most of the time, and occasionally become fatal flaws.

"Don't worry, Xianglian still has several years to graduate, and now she is still gathering momentum, and it is too early to set off a storm. I also have a few nice kids under me, and now it's barely enough. ”

"Young master, the family is actually not ready to welcome the next female head of the family, the sudden arrival of Princess Liuli has caught people off guard, the turmoil on the surface has subsided, and the undercurrent is still ......"

"I understand."

Gu Shanbushui's marital status has overturned many people's calculations because of the accidental intervention of red leaves, if Xiang Lian comes again, where can he find an excellent son on the various mountains under his command to join in?

In the end, it is cheaper for outsiders?

Once three generations have not formed a marital alliance with the interior, centrifugation is inevitable, unless there is a greater interest that cannot be separated.

"We'll talk about that then. Xiangcheng's fighting style, although it is also a steel fist, is also very different from Akira in the Dragon Hall, and she has to arrange a suitable growth environment. ”

If the physical steel fist of Maitkai, Akira and others is the eight-pole fist of the hard bridge and hard horse, Kasumi's fighting style is like a combination of sumo, judo and wrestling, and it belongs to the close-quarters throwing type, making full use of the body, and the perfect combination of control and striking is a terminator.

"I don't know what those old guys think, isn't it a bit abnormal to let a girl learn this style?"

The complaining Gu Shanbushui chuckled and shook his head, and Chai Zhou replied very calmly:

"This is a preparation for the battle maid who is the eldest son who may be born to the young master, so there is not much need for weapon skills and too sharp killing methods. Once it works well, move on. Just ......"

I didn't expect Gu Shanbushui's first child to come so early, and he was an illegitimate daughter, which disrupted the plan.

"Okay!"

Gu Shanbushui was silent for a moment, and then commanded,

"I remember that the Gushan clan has a relatively unpopular branch called Dongtang, and the people are not prosperous. The Xiangcheng family was included in it and given the Miao character of 'Fujitang'. Then, let Kasumi go to Fushimi Palace, where my daughter often moves, and where Akira and his private classes are located, although they can't get the true inheritance, they can also have a few rivals. ”

"As you wish."

Several newcomers who came out of Fushimi Palace, among them, the performance of Jun Maro, who was born out of nowhere, was the most eye-catching, and it was precisely because the young family governor of Fushisugi "led" one outstanding child after another from the outside, so that the old guy in the "Shadow of the Shadow" also had a sense of distress.

If the next head of the Gusugi family no longer relied on the power of tradition, the blow to them would be too great, so there were people like Xiangcheng who were not very mature and had just the right age to be pushed out.

The two of them, who were discussing important matters and the progress of the construction of the country of vortex, suddenly heard a commotion below, and after the "King of Fighters" challenge in the junior group, the rematch of the all-age group officially kicked off.

The first to appear on the stage was Jun Maro, whose face showed a sudden look, and opposite him, was a young man who put on a physical technique and was ready to fight, and it seemed that the two of them were about the same age.

"Huh? That person is your son, I have a little impression, is it for a friend, fighting with the eldest child, going home with a wound, afraid of his mother's blame and not daring to speak out, hiding and tucking, and suffering a lot of little ghosts? ”

"It's him, his name is Jing, and you personally took it from the young master. After so many years, I didn't expect you to remember. ”

"The bear child who stole the tribute at the Obon Festival, was discovered by the incense, and wanted to buy it with a small favor is for sure, but I didn't expect that he was so old that he could enter the semi-finals, which is really amazing."

Chai Zhou modestly responded:

"It's still a bit of host convenience, although there is no cheating, and the draw is not ghostly, but each opponent has someone to analyze the strengths and weaknesses and make a battle plan. It's still a lot worse than Jun Malu's real ability to come over hard. ”

"It's not bad to have the ability to seize opportunities, but if you don't have enough strength, no matter how many 'staff officers' you have, it won't help."

Expecting the result, the audience below was a little impatient.

"What's the matter, it's already an adult group, why are there two little ghosts on stage."

"Shut up, it's an all-age group, not an adult group, and children can do it if they have the ability. Don't think that young people are not great. Take a look at this year's betting guide, these two little guys are already very good, especially the one named Junmaro, and a lot of 'inside information' tends to upset and get good results. ”