Soon after, the Hokage's third generation Sarutobi Hizashi summoned a meeting of several advisor elders to discuss the matter of the ninja school, especially the location of the foreign students.

"Over the past few decades, we have recruited a lot of civilian students in the Fire Country, and there are very few children of nobles, and families with the slightest bit of education will not let their children become ninjas. However, things have changed in recent years......

Although the ninja came to pay quickly, he also died quickly. The level of danger is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Coupled with the ultra-high elimination rate and not low investment, the well-off family is reluctant to come to Konoha Village to beg for a living, and only restless children with mud legs who have a narrow way out but are unwilling to do nothing will be willing to take the risk of being a precarious ninja.

Gu Shanbushui is not the first noble child to come to Konoha Village Ninja School, but he is the biggest one. Since he began, more and more visitors from outside the village began to mingle in Konoha Village, even if they have been educated in a ninja school, it is basically impossible for them to become official ninjas, except for contributing a large amount of tuition to Konoha Village, it will not really have an impact on the system of Konoha ninjas.

If Konoha Village takes a fancy to individual talented talents, it can be won over by some means.

But Bai is different, and behind him stands a big financier and big creditor who can't be provoked at will - Gu Shanbu Shui.

"That kid from the Gushan family who is not easy to mess with, the meaning of his words is very clear. It's okay to fool around before, but if you really take the power that belongs to the daimyo side for yourself, you must make your rights and responsibilities clear. If there is a conflict between the orders of the Daimyo and the Hokage, who should they listen to, and should the Konoha ninja obey the direct orders of the Daimyo......

The Konoha ninja obeys the orders of the Hokage, and the Hokage is directly responsible to the Daimyo of the Fire Country, but the Daimyo will not give orders to specific ninjas, but through the mode of mission contract, he will redeem the force of the Konoha Ninja for his own use.

To put it bluntly, Konoha Village is still a ninja organization rooted in the Land of Fire, but it is nominally part of the Land of Fire, but in essence it is a "country within a country", and it is basically impossible for the Daimyo's order to enter Konoha Village.

Regarding the ownership of Bai, it is a good opportunity for both parties to put their respective requirements on the table, talk about them in detail, and run in a closer cooperation model.

The words of the ape flying day slash made everyone frown, and Shimura Danzo, who had already controlled his new body well, looked at the face of his compatriot silently, and forcibly pressed the words he wanted to say back into his stomach.

Mito Menyan thought for a while and said:

"This year's coming-of-age festival, would you like to invite the daimyo to watch the ceremony? The last time there was a big name was when the second generation was alive."

"Yes."

It's not a problem for a few people to discuss an internal plan, but if the daimyo doesn't agree, it's a good thing, so it's a good thing to find an opportunity to sit down and discuss some substantive issues.

The matter of this discussion is not particularly important, but the impact on the future is far-reaching, and the daimyo should not lose face. Of course, the daimyo will definitely not be in charge of specific affairs, and the person in charge of negotiations should be Masakoto Furusugi, who will succeed the Taisei Minister not long ago.

As a "son-in-law", going to the status of one person and above ten thousand people is enough to prove this person's ability. Even though in the current political structure of the Fire Country, the left minister and the right minister share a large part of the authority, the prime minister is still the veritable head of the prime minister.

"Their family is really united enough, and they don't suspect it at all?"

Zhuan Koharu complained dissatisfiedly,

"After so many years, I haven't heard of anything dirty between the two families, it's too abnormal, right?"

Mito Menyan sighed:

"Originally, it was a separate family developed by two brothers who were in the same spirit, and there were marriages every three or five times, saying that it was two families, but in fact it was two mountains of a family. Speaking of which, what made them what they are now was the handiwork of Hatsudaime and Madara Uchiha......

If it weren't for the Konoha Village at its peak, who forced the Taira clan to bow to Genji, the Fire Country might have split into two great powers, the East and the West.

Although the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Furusugi family also have open and secret battles, it is probably the internal competition between you and me, and I have you

The relationship, in terms of grabbing the right to speak with Konoha Village, must be consistent with the outside world.

"Obviously powerful, why let such a behemoth as the Fire Nation eliminate internal turmoil? Teacher...... If you are sure to subdue those great nobles, haven't you considered that your descendants don't have that ability?"

Shimura Danzo expressed his dissatisfaction to everyone present very much in line with the hawkish temperament, and when he heard this, Sarutobi replied with a frown:

"In the end, the Ninja Village is an organization rooted in the grassroots, and without the backing of a strong country, the three ninja wars have long since dragged us down."

It is precisely because of the strong and wealthy Fire Nation that after each ninja war, Konoha Village can quickly regain its strength and win the next challenge.

The Land of Fire, which has constant internal strife, will inevitably affect the reconstruction of Konoha Village.

"But...... Isn't it too strong?"

On this point, Zhuan Xiaochun has a little consensus with Shimura Danzang,

"When the second generation is still around, how can there be such a thing? Whoever becomes the Hokage is up to us to discuss, and we don't need to care about the Daimyo's opinion. Now, if you want to recruit a gifted child, you still have so many scruples."

Lack of strength and control by others. In the final analysis, this is the case, especially in recent years, the strength of the Gushan family has swelled too much, and there is even a suspicion of directly crossing Konoha Village and Wuyin Village and Yunyin Village to negotiate.

The independence of Konoha Village seems to have been challenged.

"Don't talk about destroying the rapprochement between the village and the Daimyo, we need to work together to get through this now."

The clothing, food, housing and transportation of Konoha Village, which one does not need the convenience of the Gushan family?

The current debt of the entire village is staggeringly high, and if it really fights with the daimyo and the Kosugi family, more than half of the villagers will go bankrupt immediately.

A fire on the night of the Uchiha's extermination destroyed half of Konoha Village, and Konoha Village also made many concessions to make the Furusugi family make up their minds to support the reconstruction of Konoha Village.

It's not terrible to have a heavy debt on your back, and the Konoha ninjas can afford it, but if the tacit understanding of sincere cooperation is broken, it will be dangerous.

Fighting and killing is only one part of the necessary work to maintain a ninja village, even a small part, how to feed more villagers and keep the ninja team strong and energetic is not an easy task.

"Don't say anything superfluous, now we have to confirm the bottom line, what conditions are acceptable, and which ones exceed the firm disagreement."

Mito Menyan thought for a while and said:

"To put it bluntly, the problem we encountered was that we did not have enough money, not enough money to protect the villagers, and our ability to resist risks was too poor. And one more point......

After a pause, Uncle Mito Menyan, who was in charge of intelligence, said calmly:

"The martial artists who are making a lot of noise in the Land of Fire have formed many guilds, large and small, and have put a lot of pressure on the ninja's mission?"

"Huh? The so-called "Martial Artists League" is not just an association of like-minded fighters, but a spoiler who steals business with ninjas?"

"Can't say that."

Mito Menitis pushed the thick-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and replied,

"They are not like ninjas who sell their force to complete their missions, but like movie stars and well-known writers, they follow the image packaging, sell influence and surrounding profit. Although it doesn't compete directly with the Ninja Village, the tasks submitted to the ninja in the society have indeed decreased."

"No, I often go to the mission hall to check, and the total amount doesn't seem to change. Wait......"

Ape Fei Ri's face changed, and he suddenly understood something.

The demand for ninjas in the Fire Nation society is decreasing, but the total number of quests is rising, indicating that the number of tasks of individual financiers is extremely large. The reason for this bizarre phenomenon directly points to the Furusugi family, who are deeply involved in the reconstruction plan of Konoha Village.

Once the cooperation between the ancient Sugi Busui and Konoha Village is interrupted, the ninjas will have to drink the northwest wind. The heavily squeezed Fire Nation community is gradually getting rid of its dependence on ninja force, and in turn, Konoha Village seems to be separated from the support of the Furusugi family, and it is difficult to even be self-sufficient.

This, of course, is the worst possible outcome

, it may happen in the future, but now it is only a clue, far less serious.

Even so, Ape Fei Ri couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.

"Is this a coincidence or an intention?"

The former is okay to say, Konoha Village is strong, as long as it has a strong force, it is not afraid of all kinds of challenges, if it is the latter, everyone here has to think about how to protect the interests of the village from being infringed on in this war without gunpowder.

After discussing for a long time, several people still reached a consensus that they would not waver in respecting the daimyo, and they would go all out to recruit a genius like Bai, even if they sacrificed some unimportant interests.

The core competitiveness of the Ninja Village is to be able to fight, and if this point doesn't exist, it really won't be able to stand up to the Daimyo of the Fire Country.

……

On Shiki Island, the "King of Fighters" Regional Challenge has come to an end, and the number of visitors has not decreased, and after the adult festival, the island will not accept outside visitors until the spring festival, close to the rematch and the finals.

In less than half a month, the island will be closed again, and many people who are moved by the news will cherish this limited holiday time even more.

The festival celebration of the Gushan family is indeed very different from the outside world.

"There is also a round of fireworks tonight, and the seats on the observation deck are already full, and the ticket price has doubled and the demand is still in short supply. The most exaggerated is the Soul Sacrifice Lamp, which was in short supply overnight, so it had to be limited in the name of fire prevention......

The so-called sacrificial soul lantern is divided into two kinds, one is a paper lantern that drifts down the river like a cotton stream sacrifice, worships the ancestors and regulates the soul, and eliminates disasters; One is the lantern in the style of Kong Ming lantern to worship the sky and pray for blessings.

This kind of event is everywhere in the ninja world, each with its own characteristics, but none of them are as famous as those held by the Furusugi family.

Hundreds of years ago, this was a ritual that only the royal gods could participate in, and now it is also popular. "In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people", and the ninja world is no exception.

The dew was heavy at night, the sea breeze was gentle, and he rode a carriage to the rooftop that was opened up by the Gushan family's great festival, and Xiang Lian led the rickety Hiiragi to put the lamp, and the yawning Si and Kagami seemed to feel the festive atmosphere, and they didn't sleep, and they were blown by the cold sea breeze, and they suddenly opened their eyes and looked at the lights swaying in the sky and on the water.

"Xianglian, but it wasn't until he was four years old that he watched the lanterns here for the first time, and you took advantage of it."

"Heh......

The father's teasing words made Momiji smile and take out a handkerchief and wipe the saliva next to the child's mouth,

"It's so young, I won't necessarily remember when I first came."

"Hmm."

Gu Shanbu Shui grabbed two threads that tied the soul sacrifice lamp, let Si and the mirror catch it, and the two little guys curiously pulled it for a long time, and only let it go when they were tired of playing, and let the lights fly into the sky and go away with the wind.

"I went to look at the report of the Internal Affairs Office, and I sold the viewing ticket and the Soul Sacrifice Lamp, and I earned back the money for thirty S-class tasks, how many S-class tasks are completed in Konoha Village in a year?"

"In peacetime, there are hundreds, an average of one every three days."

Gu Shanbushui thought for a moment and replied,

"Konoha Murakami Shinobu who dies in the line of duty every year, about three, and the S-level mission cordon in Konoha Village is stuck at about five percent, and three is considered low."

Therefore, in one day today, the money earned by Gu Shanbu Shui, Konoha Village has to sacrifice a level of forbearance to earn it back.

"In the world of fighting and killing, strength is very important, but if you only know how to fight and kill, your life will be a life of making knives for others."

Madara Uchiha and Senju Tsuruma teamed up to establish Konoha Village is correct, with the size of one family, against the entire country, it is actually a great loss, except for the behemoths of the Uchiha family and the Thousand Hands family, in most cases, the monarchs of the great powers can still control the situation.

Now, even if it's a situation where the Ninja Village and the Daimyo are competing with each other, it's actually okay, and everyone is living a very nourishing life within their own cognitive range.

However, times are constantly changing, and Ninja Village will not always be a thug in the dark, and the daimyo is afraid that one day it will be taken

And instead.

"It's not good if you don't have the strength at all, you're too weak, and you don't even have the qualifications to compete in Taiwan."

Thinking of the disaster of the extermination of the Vortex Country, Momiji sighed, then changed the topic and asked,

"How's going on Uncle Jiki's side? I heard that the atmosphere was awkward......

"I don't know, I didn't go."

"So take the child out to watch the lanterns and hide from right and wrong?"

At this point, Momiji guessed quite accurately.

In the past, when the family was reunited, there would always be an awkward atmosphere because of the red leaves and the incense burn, but in the future, there will be a cousin of Jiji to take the place and bear the accusations of the older generation.

"That Madame Mai Trin has a good temper, and has always behaved very well, even when others are very impolite, and responds politely."

"It's not a matter of *** heart. I hope there won't be any problems on Uncle Ji's side......

Start a family early, it's best to give birth to the child at the end of the year, pay attention to it, and you can have a second or third child or something.

"Has the ninja world been too dull lately? You have to do something big, attract attention, and don't have anything to do with your eyes on the Gushan family."