Chapter 220 Red Hair with Mixed Moods (Subscription Request)

Yellow sand filled the sky,

and sand cities rose one after another.

The Kingdom of Wind is a powerful country built on the desert. Eighty percent of its land area is loess desert. The mineral resources and oil and gas produced are the foundation of their country.

However, these foundations cannot meet the necessary resources for everyone's survival.

So they often have to use the resources in their hands to exchange food, water resources, etc. with other countries.

In this desert country, the Sand Village is the military force of this country, and its status in the ninja world is equal to that of Konoha Village.

However, the relationship between the Sand Village and the Kingdom of Wind is different from the equal status between Konoha Village and the Kingdom of Fire.

Although the Sand Village is a powerful ninja force, they are actually at a disadvantage in this employment relationship.

Because they often pay compensation as a defeated country, the Sand Village cannot be in a transcendent position like Konoha for the Wind Country, the financial sponsor that provides most of their survival resources.

So often, their funding supply will be cut off for various reasons and excuses.

The Sand Village could do nothing about this.

They couldn't beat other countries, and they didn't have any achievements to show for it. Instead, they often made other countries lose money and land. They really didn't have the face to ask for money.

Fortunately, in recent years, because of the commercial alliance, both the Wind Country and the Sand Village have been doing well.

After the alliance was reached, merchants from various countries exchanged what they had, and the resources accumulated in their treasuries could be sold at a more suitable price, or exchanged in the form of barter. Therefore, they attached great importance to and were satisfied with this alliance.

"Although the resources produced in the Rain Country cannot be compared with our Wind Country, the main resources overlap with our country, mainly minerals."

In the central area of ​​the Sand Village, in the office of the Wind Shadow,

The fourth generation Wind Shadow Luo Sha was negotiating with the old senior in the village, Chiyo, about the matter of the Rain Country joining the alliance this time.

"In order to join the alliance and get protection, the representative of the Rain Country has been very humble, even offering to sell the country's resources at a low price. He only hopes that the country can be safe and sound, and is unwilling to participate in any disputes."

Luo Sha half-squinted his eyes and looked at the old man sitting opposite him in a deep voice, "Although this seems to be a good thing, but... Elder Chiyo, what do you think?"

"There is no doubt that this matter is extremely disadvantageous to us."

Chiyo replied in a hoarse and old voice: "The low-priced outflow of the same resources will inevitably lower the status and return of our Wind Country within the alliance. This matter has an impact on us. Although the size of the impact cannot be estimated for the time being, it is definitely not developing in a good direction."

Luo Sha asked again: "Then how do you think we should prevent this from happening?"

"Two solutions."

Chiyo replied in a deep voice, "Either...they change the conditions for joining the Rain Country."

"Or, we send people to disrupt the meetings of the Rain Country, disrupt the impressions of all parties on the Rain Country, and then refuse and resist the joining of the Rain Country!"

Although the joining of the Rain Country is definitely a good thing for the current alliance,

After all, the Rain Country was once a medium-sized force. Although the Hidden Rain Village has been destroyed, its own management system, humanities, and resources are complete. Once it joins the Allied Powers, it can make the alliance more stable and the situation in the ninja world more stable.

But...if the victims of this stability are their Wind Country and their Sand Village, then it is no longer a good thing.

The spirit of sacrificing oneself, fulfilling others, and maintaining the stability of the ninja world is not possessed by the Wind Country and the Sand Village.

"Then it's decided. I will pass the message to Elder Ebizo and ask him to try to contact the representative of the Rain Country in private to see what his attitude is."

Rosa made a prompt decision and began to write a letter, "If it is impossible, then we will try to disrupt this meeting."

"There are many people going to the Rain Country to participate in the meeting and negotiation this time. If we just act in secret, there should be no need to send more troops."

"After all, there are not many people available in our village."

Because the war in the ninja world has stopped because of the alliance,

the opportunity to show off in front of other countries is these military exercises and meetings within the alliance from time to time,

so the scale of the troops sent out by the Sand Village this time is not small.

"I would like to emphasize that any task to disrupt the internal behavior of the alliance should be assigned to Maki. Although Sunagami has a long career, he is not as capable or calm as Maki."

Chiyo added, "My brother has a good relationship with Sunagami. I am afraid that he will give the wrong order and put our Sand Village in danger."

"Disrupting the meeting is not a trivial matter. Although with the strength of our Wind Country, we will not be kicked out of the alliance because of the Rain Country, it is better to do this kind of thing in a covert way."

Luo Sha nodded, without saying anything more, and silently wrote on the letter.

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the window, shaking the earth!

The earth seemed to be shaking because of the sound,

Then, an unimaginable violent chakra filled the entire Sand Village!

"Not good! Can Shukaku not control it again?"

Luo Sha, who was writing a letter, stopped writing, frowned and looked out the window,

But then, his eyes stopped...

"That time and space gate can really be left behind!"

"In this case, we may need to re-deploy our future plans, focusing on the second plan decided at the beginning, and we should change our goal."

"At present, the only country in the ninja world that meets our requirements is the Rain Country, but... the qualifications of the Rain Country are still too shallow. After the destruction of the Rain Village, this country is not much different from ordinary small countries. I think we need a family meeting to discuss a new direction together."

The meeting hall of Hyuga ushered in a new problem.

After the Saki family faced the attack of the giants from another world, the Saki family intended to cooperate with the Hyuga clan.

But after all, Saki Nozomi is just an ordinary person, and he is an old man. It will take some time to travel, so Ryosuke and others did not stay and wait, but returned to the village first.

They had other things to communicate with Hyuga Hiashi.

Hyuga Hiashi just heard about the results of Ryosuke and others' trip to Saki Castle, and excitedly decided to speed up the speed of the family's independence as a force, which coincided with Ryosuke's idea.

Afterwards, in the arrangement of a few days, the important people in the clan who were outside were called back for a meeting.

"This is good news. Although the Rain Country is in chaos now, if we intervene, we will have a great degree of voice and complete control of this country, and it will not take too much energy. I agree with the choice of the Rain Country."

In the clan, an elder raised his arm and said.

"I also agree with this proposal."

Another elder spoke up and agreed with this idea.

"But... there is one thing you don't seem to realize. The rules for the certification of the time-space gate are so perfect. Perhaps there is some existence behind the rules."

At this time, the oldest elder in the clan spoke slowly, sweeping his turbid eyes across the crowd, "This kind of thing is definitely not a natural occurrence. There is definitely some consciousness interfering."

"The existence behind being able to connect different times through the time-space gate may be far beyond our imagination. It is very likely that it is a god more powerful than the ancestor of the Shinobi Sect, the Six Paths Sage!"

This sentence made Ryosuke look at him more.

This elder also thought a lot.

And the other people at the conference table also looked solemn because of the words of the great elder.

"I think if this existence has malicious intentions, with His ability to connect various worlds, there is no need to complicate things."

"What if He just treats this as a game?"

"I don't know why, it seems a bit depressing."

Thinking too much is a common problem for everyone in the Hyuga clan.

For a moment, the questions in this conference room gradually shifted from the future development of the family to the existence behind this space-time gate.

One idea after another was proposed, but the answers were getting fewer and fewer, until finally, the entire conference hall was completely silent.

Everyone frowned, they couldn't figure this out.

Is their world really just a game in the eyes of some beings?

"Grand Elder, I don't think this is something we should consider now."

But soon, Hinata, who was sitting next to Ryosuke, stood up and broke the silence, "No matter what the meaning of such interference behind this is, we are absolutely not qualified to think about this issue now."

"Instead of entangled in this issue, we might as well discuss Shanks' attitude towards us. In short, Hyuga must not be a stepping stone for other worlds. We must take advantage of this wind and soar into the sky!"

She seemed unusually calm. Although she also realized this, perhaps because of her age and experience, she avoided thinking deeply about this issue.

The Great Elder also realized that it was a bit hasty to raise such a problem that could not be solved at this stage in such a meeting, so he quickly changed the subject, "Hinata-chan is right, this problem is not something we can think about now, let's put aside our thoughts on this aspect for the time being and think about other things."

At this time, Ryosuke, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, "This Shanks came with the head of the Saki family. Calculating the speed and time of an ordinary carriage, it should be here after so many days."

"Is this Konoha Village?"

At the entrance of Konoha Village,

A red-haired man in a black robe got off an exquisite carriage pulled by two strong horses in the dense flow of people coming and going.

Behind him, there was a white-haired old man who looked very energetic.

"It seems to be a little different from what I imagined, the core military organization of a country."

Scratching his head awkwardly, Shanks looked at the small village in front of him, which was no different from an ordinary village. It was really hard to accept that this was the so-called Konoha, the strongest force in the ninja world.

Having seen places of interest such as Sky Island, Sabaody Archipelago, Fishman Island, etc., it is really impossible to compare the small village in front of him with them.

Kyoto City at least has a little bit of retro architecture,

But here... maybe it's similar to Luffy's hometown, Windmill Village?

"These ninjas don't care about any enjoyment or beautiful scenery."

Next to him, Nozomi Saki, who had registered for entry procedures at the gate ninja, came over with a smile, "Get in the car, I'll introduce you to this so-called ninja village along the way."

But he still felt a little weird.

In this ninja world, even a wild man in the mountains should know what the ninja profession values ​​most, right?

In his heart, he had more doubts about Shanks' identity.

Although Shanks was a little disappointed, he still followed Nozomi Saki back to the carriage.

Snap——

As the coachman raised the whip slightly, the two horses started again, carrying the carriage into Konoha Village.

Shanks opened the window and lay by the window, looking at the village that seemed a little strange in front of him.

The low houses and the green forests and grasslands in the village that were almost not trimmed were all displayed in his eyes.

"Ninjas are a group of guys who can fight no matter what kind of danger they are in."

Nozomi Saki sat next to him and explained softly: "Because fighting is just a daily routine for these people."

"Once a large-scale war breaks out, raids and invasions between villages will be completely commonplace."

"Walls, waterfalls, cliffs, these complex and rugged terrains that are difficult for ordinary people to cross are easy for ninjas. Ordinary border defenses are difficult to resist the infiltration of ninjas."

"So instead of spending money and energy to build a beautiful and magnificent village, it is better to consider practicality. After all, once a fight breaks out, a large area of ​​buildings and houses can be destroyed at will..."

With Nozomi Saki's explanation and the figures running fast on the houses in front of him, Shanks gradually understood what the so-called ninja village was.

Indeed, as a military organization, there is no need to focus on appearance.

It is also his own preconceived ideas that bring in the rules of his own world.

Compared with considering aesthetics, such low buildings and numerous and complex forests are definitely more suitable for counterattacks when enemies invade, as well as post-war repairs.

"Is this the village where Hyuga Ryosuke is located? It's just like a naval training camp."

Shanks muttered to himself,

Not far from the carriage, there were several children who looked young, swinging sharp kunai for sparring, which was really unbelievable.

The other people around seemed to be accustomed to such a scene, and there was no surprise or movement to stop it.

"If every ninja village in this world is like Konoha, it may be a big shock to us once the time-space gate connecting the two worlds is opened."

Shanks thought to himself,

This world is not as easy to talk to as the monster world. Once the two worlds are connected and cannot be properly negotiated, it may be an unimaginable super-scale war.

Thinking of this, he felt a little heavy.

What about the high-end combat power that was promised to be the jonin?

Because of the wrong intelligence at the beginning, the development of the situation is now somewhat out of his control.

But no matter what Shanks' mentality is, he has finally reached an agreement with the Hyuga family.

"This is the Hyuga family's land."

The Saki family is still very famous in the Land of Fire and Konoha Village, so this carriage is almost unimpeded in Konoha, directly entering the inner area of ​​Konoha and arriving at the gate of the Hyuga family's land.

"Is it the head of the Saki family and Mr. Shanks?"

As soon as the carriage stopped, the gatekeeper of the Hyuga family came forward kindly and greeted the two people inside from the window.

Nozomi Saki nodded, "Yes, I'm Nozomi Saki. Please inform this Chunin."

As he spoke, the gatekeeper of the Hyuga family first greeted them apologetically, then opened his Byakugan to confirm inside the carriage, and then smiled and let them go, "Lord Ryosuke has already instructed that you two don't need to inform us of your visit."

"I'll arrange a clan member to lead the way for you two."

As he said that, he turned around and casually found a Genin who was on duty with him.

This ninja was not vague. After greeting the two, he sat down next to the groom and led the way for him.

The interior of Hyuga was more solemn and dignified than that of Konoha Village. The ninjas coming and going were in a hurry. When passing by the nearby training ground, Shanks also saw what the real ninjas in this world were like.

Perhaps... I shouldn't have used the Conqueror's Haki directly at the beginning, but should have given them some opportunities to attack.

Shanks regretted it secretly in his heart.

After all, it was still preconceived. In their world, the confrontation between the top strong men was to test each other's will with Conqueror's Haki first, and if they couldn't even resist the opponent's spirit, there was no need to fight.

But this world was obviously different. It was really hasty to directly conclude that their strength was not strong just because they couldn't resist 50% of his Conqueror's Haki.

"You two, I haven't seen you for a few days, but there is no change."

When the carriage stopped at the central area of ​​Hyuga, which is also the ancestral house of the main family, Ryosuke's family had been waiting for a while.

As early as when Shanks and his friends appeared in Konoha and registered to enter the village, some clan members had already come to the meeting hall to report.

Since the central figure of the problem has arrived, they can't drag it out. After making a simple decision to make friendly contact, they temporarily ended the meeting and went home to welcome the two guests who came from afar.