Chapter 226 Recruitment From Various Countries (Subscription Required)

"During the meeting of the Rain Country, the teams of the Wind Country and the Sand Village suddenly left the meeting because the tailed beasts were captured by the Akatsuki organization."

"Afterwards, according to the proposal of the new monarch of the Rain Country, Akebi, we continued the parliament."

"In the parliament, representatives of various countries once again raised the issue of resources and land packaged and sold at low prices raised by Akebi before, but this time, Akebi's attitude was completely different. He proposed to re-issue the topic and start negotiating the conditions from the beginning!"

"And the reason why he is so confident is that the Rain Country has won the entry of the ninja family, the original Konoha Hyuga clan!"

As the iron of the samurai country, In the capital of the Kingdom of Fire,

In the general's mansion,

A middle-aged man with a full beard, strong and thin, had a serious face. After listening to his subordinates' reports, he said in a cold voice, "Quickly pass the news to Okisuke, and try to secretly win Hyuga to our Iron Kingdom."

"And... Rijiao, you organize a diplomatic team now, go to the Kingdom of Fire as soon as possible, and meet the head of the Hyuga family before Konoha moves, to explain our goodwill..."

One afternoon later, when the messenger galloped back to the Kingdom of Hot Springs under the cover of night,

In the daimyo's mansion in the Kingdom of Entertainment, a slightly fat bald man was rolling a cigar.

"Hyuga..."

He hesitated and murmured, but made a decisive decision. He looked at the soup ninja jonin beside him and ordered, "Be careful, hide your identity and try to contact the Hyuga family, and tell them the conditions we can offer."

"And if they are tempted and willing to move to another country, tell them the truth about our affiliated forces."

"But if they don't accept, we must not reveal our identities. We are currently a neutral country and do not participate in the disputes in the ninja world."

After the news that the Hyuga will move to the Rain Country was confirmed,

not only the Fire Country, but also other countries had a big reaction.

The first to know, of course, were the allied countries heading to the Rain Country.

The representatives of the various countries' forces had already passed the news back to their respective countries before the news was confirmed.

And the monarchs, daimyo, and generals of each country, including the two neutral countries of the Iron Country and the Soup Country, all issued almost the same orders, that is, to recruit the Hyuga clan.

They even assembled a diplomatic team in a short time and went to Konoha in the Land of Fire, hoping to negotiate directly with Hyuga Hiashi.

The one who moved the fastest was, of course, the monarch of the Land of Snow, Fuuka Nutao.

He personally went from the Land of Snow to the Land of Rain to participate in the meeting in the Land of Rain.

Because he was the monarch, after the meeting was suspended, he directly found the Hyuga team in the Land of Rain and met with Hyuga Iroha.

Unfortunately, Hyuga Iroha gave him a very clear answer.

He was just a person who followed orders. If he wanted to negotiate matters in this regard, he could go to Konoha and talk in detail with the head of the Hyuga family who made the decision and issued the order.

As a monarch, Fuuka Nutao was also a decisive person. After directly entrusting the affairs of the Land of Rain to his snow ninjas, he reassembled a team and went directly from the Land of Rain to Konoha, so he was the fastest person among several forces to arrive in Konoha and meet with Hyuga Hiashi.

"I'm sorry, we have reached an agreement with the Rain Country. If we suddenly change our mind, it would seem insincere."

Hyuga clan, main family.

After Fenghua Nutao arrived in Konoha, he paid a visit to the door as soon as possible.

But unfortunately, his idea was quickly rejected by Hyuga Hiashi as soon as he mentioned it.

Just kidding, this issue involves the credibility of a force. If the cooperation partner is changed at will, then Hyuga's promise is inevitably too casual and childish.

If the object is Konoha, there can be some explanation, and compensation can be made to the Rain Country.

But once the object is changed from the Rain Country to the Snow Country, the current situation of the Rain Country will become very embarrassing, and the credibility of the Hyuga in the ninja world will become extremely low.

Besides... the Snow Country is not a suitable choice.

"Please give it some thought, Hyuga clan leader!"

Although Feng Hana Nutao looked like a tough guy, he was surprisingly humble. "We have the most advanced technology in the ninja world in the Snow Country. If Hyuga needs it, we can invest more resources to equip each member of the Hyuga team with a suitable set of armor!"

"I'm sorry."

But this condition did not even make Hyuga Hiashi hesitate a bit.

Auxiliary combat ninja tools? They are also researching them in their clan.

It is no secret in Konoha that the Snow Country has advanced chakra armor research and development technology.

Once, Kakashi from the village had gone deep into the Snow Country to carry out a mission and confronted the owner of the chakra armor head-on.

Although from the intelligence, the chakra armor of the Snow Country is indeed a good technology that can greatly improve the combat power of ninjas, but the talent is not only in the Snow Country, nor is it only in the Snow Country that chakra armor with auxiliary combat functions can be developed.

Hyuga Hiashi's attitude is very firm, which also makes Fenghana Nutao leave with regret.

If Hyuga is unwilling, they in the Snow Country have no way.

However, before leaving, Hyuga Hiashi still promised very friendly that there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future as allies.

After Fenghana Nutao came to the door, many representatives of forces came to visit, hoping to win over Hyuga.

There are Iron Country, Craftsman Country, Hot Spring Country...

And Hyuga Hiashi politely rejected their lobbying one by one.

Among them, of course, there are some people who are unwilling to reveal their own forces and only explain the conditions for winning over. For them, Hyuga Hiashi also treats them equally.

In addition to other forces coming to win over Hyuga one after another, the Hyuga family also wants to win over other forces.

"I'm really sorry, Ryosuke!"

With his hair combed like a watermelon, Rock Lee closed his eyes tightly and bent over 90 degrees to apologize, "Although I am very grateful for Ryosuke's care for me over the years, it is impossible for Mr. Gai to leave Konoha, so I..."

Rock Lee was struggling in his heart.

On the one hand, he was a friend who led him in finding a good teacher, and Hinata would occasionally provide him with medical support and equipment over the years. He knew that this was all because of Ryosuke, so he always wanted to find an opportunity to repay him.

But on the other hand, he was also a mentor who had been with him for many years.

It was Might Guy who made him a ninja when he could not use ninjutsu.

Both of these were extremely important to Rock Lee, so he was a little difficult to choose.

"No need to be like this, Xiao Li."

Ryosuke smiled helplessly, "I just mentioned it casually. Even if you refuse, you don't have to feel guilty."

"No one wants to leave Konoha for no reason, and I am the same."

"But young birds will always leave the warm nest, spread their wings and fly high to conquer the sky. We Hyuga are just doing what we should do at this stage."

As he spoke, he waved to Rock Lee, "We agreed to have a meal together before leaving. If you do this, you won't be able to eat this meal."

In his heart, Ryosuke was not surprised that Rock Lee rejected him. On the contrary, he really did as he said, just casually mentioned it with a try-and-see attitude.

Investment is like this, it is difficult to predict whether it will pay off.

When he was a child, the words and favors he gave to Rock Lee and other people in the village were just a matter of convenience.

In the end, whether it will bear fruit, in fact, Ryosuke cannot fully predict it, whether it is the attitude of the investor or his own attitude, it is impossible to predict.

Life is so changeable. If everything can be planned and carried out according to the plan, it would not be a real life.

"Ryosuke..."

Lock Lee raised his thick eyebrows and was easily moved to tears.

He felt more and more guilty, and he didn't know if he would have the chance to repay Ryosuke's kindness after this separation.

There are actually many people like Rock Lee in the village.

Hinata has accumulated a lot of connections in Konoha over the years. Not only the major families, but also those ordinary ninja families and even civilians, they have contact.

And this time, they also selected those who are worth recruiting and can try to recruit from these connections, and secretly invited these people.

Hinata Hiashi is responsible for entertaining those who come to win them over, while Ryosuke, Hinata and others are responsible for secretly winning over the connections accumulated over the years to see if anyone is willing to leave with them.

But it is obvious that because the temporary decision was a bit hasty and many things were not ready, not many people responded to them.

Of course, part of the reason is that the Konoha high-level officials, including Jiraiya, anticipated this matter in advance and guessed that they would not easily abandon the accumulation of these years and would definitely take action.

So they held a meeting in advance to appease people's hearts, so that more people did not leave.

As for these things, both the Hyuga family and Konoha tacitly did not interfere with each other.

This is a peaceful solution based on the relative balance of combat power between each other.

"But it's great that it can go smoothly."

At night,

After a tiring day of work, Hinata rested lazily at home, "I was a little worried that I would have disputes with some people in the village."

"After all, this kind of thing is a bit like a husband and wife divorcing, the wife not only took the children away, but also pried away a large sum of wealth, leaving the husband who lost his home in financial difficulties."

If the family moved and left Konoha, if it was a relatively weak family, it would inevitably have to pay a price before it could be successfully achieved, and it might even be directly wiped out by the entire family.

If it is a family that has a good relationship with Konoha, such as Ino-Shika-Cho, it is very likely that there is some kind of mission, such as some strategy to develop a branch village of Konoha in the Iron Country.

Of course, if the migration target is the Uchiha who has been exterminated, there may be no friendly communication at all, and the village may define it as a rebellion of the entire clan against the village.

The fact that the Hyuga can now leave Konoha smoothly and even secretly poach people from Konoha is within their expectations, but it is also beyond the situation.

Because the development of things is too smooth, some back-up arrangements have not been used.

"But I am really reluctant to leave here."

But soon, Hinata became a little sad again, "It has been migrated part by part according to the plan."

"According to the current progress, in about two weeks, our entire clan should be able to leave Konoha smoothly."

As she spoke, she stood up, came to the courtyard, and looked at the starry night sky.

Two weeks later, maybe I will stand in another place and look at this night sky.

Ryosuke also stood up and came to her side, "You must be very melancholy, there is a feeling of... emptiness?"

Hinata nodded, "It's very uncomfortable, there is a feeling of panic."

This emotion has not appeared in her for a long time. Since she made up her mind to change when she was four years old, these cowardly emotions have rarely occupied her mind.

"After all, you have been in Konoha almost 99% of the time since you were born."

Ryosuke stretched out his palm naturally, holding her cold little hand tightly, and wrapped it tightly in his palm, "The road of life, the life you have to face at each stage is different. When you get used to separation, you won't have so much melancholy."

"Besides... I will accompany you, and so will my father and Hanabi."

Compared to Hinata, who has relatively little experience, Ryosuke has long been accustomed to this separation.

Whenever entering a strange environment, it is natural for newcomers who have no life and social experience to feel hesitant and uneasy.

Even he would have similar emotions at the beginning.

But once you get used to leaving your comfort zone, you will slowly become like a seasoned veteran, able to easily adapt to every environment.

Whether you leave a familiar school or change jobs from a company where you are like a fish in water, you can quickly face a new life. This is also a kind of growth, a forced and active growth.

"Hmm..."

After a slight response, Hinata moved closer and leaned on Ryosuke.

Feeling the familiar smell and warm touch from the other person, she tightened her hand held by the other person.

In fact, this comfort did not make Hinata feel more at ease. Instead, it made her start thinking about her future life.

Just like Hinata will eventually leave Konoha for better development,

In the future, in order to grow better, I will inevitably leave Ryosuke's protection and face all kinds of difficulties.

But... can I really be prepared for this? Can I really stand on my own?

This self-doubting thought made Hinata recall her life before the age of four.

Her personality was changed by Ryosuke, and her confidence was also brought by Ryosuke.

Many things happened, and after growing up, she thought about it a little bit, and she knew clearly that the other party had deliberately arranged it.

But... that was not the step she took after all, so there is still some difference.

Compared with the weak and ignorant self at the beginning, although the current self is weak, it is still very good at thinking, so Hinata rationally understands her current situation.

So what is the source of Ryosuke's confidence all the time?