Chapter 87: The Fall of Wave Country

It seems that because of his professional preference, Kaisha's home is built on a small lake.

With the wooden house in the center of the lake as the target, Ryosuke and his friends set foot on the road built with wood.

Kaisha...

This name is not unfamiliar.

Although he is just a minor role in the original timeline, who only appears in memories, with Ryosuke's current flexibility of thinking, he still remembers him clearly.

"Father!"

A tender and surprised voice came from the house.

A child wearing a fisherman's hat and looking very cute ran out of the house and rushed to Kaisha, "Why are you back so early today? I thought..."

He just started to say something, but when he got closer, he noticed that there were many strangers beside his stepfather.

And they looked scary and strange.

So, his footsteps stopped beside the wooden house and he didn't dare to go forward.

"Inari! Don't disturb your father..."

Then, another gentle voice sounded in the house.

A beautiful woman walked out of the house with an expectant look on her face.

But then, when she saw the ninjas with her husband, she had a panic in her eyes. She took a step forward, pulled her son behind her, hesitated and said, "Kai... Kaisha?"

"Tsunami, this is the ninja from Konoha."

Paying attention to his wife's actions, Kaisha quickly explained: "The despicable merchant Kado has occupied our territory of the Wave Country and forced us to work for him. The ninjas from the Fire Country will definitely take care of this matter for us."

"Ah... I'm sorry! I was rude just now!"

Before Ryosuke and the others could speak, Tsunami had already bent down and bowed without hesitation to apologize for her actions just now.

"You don't have to be so polite. As a vassal state of our Fire Nation, we will definitely give you an explanation."

Facing their solemn look, Hyuga Hizashi coughed with some guilt in his heart, and stood up to answer, "Actually... we just negotiated this matter with Cardo..."

"If everything goes well, this territory will be governed by Cardo in the future, and our Fire Nation will become his partner."

At this time, Ryosuke, who had been silent, interrupted him and walked out of the crowd, "And I deeply sympathize with your previous experience."

"But unfortunately, you now have only two choices. The first is to become a member of our Fire Nation. As a citizen of our Fire Nation, you will be treated the same as all the people of the Fire Nation and be protected by us."

"And the second choice is to become a slave under Cardo and work for him in the future."

His tone was very gentle, and his expression was the same as usual.

But everyone present could feel the coldness and cruelty in his words.

Looking at the stunned family of three of Kaisha, Ryosuke paused and continued, "The same goes for the rest of your country. Now start with your family. I can guarantee that the decisions you make will be fulfilled truthfully."

It's better to make it clear in a few words than to hide it.

Ryosuke doesn't think there is anything wrong with his decision. At least...if they are willing to accept becoming the citizens of the Land of Fire, their lives will definitely be more stable than before.

Changing nationality is not an easy thing in any world, especially in a big country like theirs.

And...he doesn't know about other families, but Ryosuke knows very well that if he doesn't come to this family, Kaisha will be publicly executed by Cardo in a while.

Then pain and numbness will shroud this country, or this fishing village for many years, until Naruto and his friends graduate, and then they will be redeemed and released.

And now, Naruto and his friends' fate has changed. It is very likely that the Land of Waves will be under the control of Cardo in the coming days and cannot escape.

Unless there is a savior, or...a more greedy and powerful jackal, they may be able to get rid of Cardo.

Facing Ryosuke's words and the obedience of the others behind him, Kaisha could see that the person who spoke was not ordinary.

He forced himself to be flustered and smiled stiffly, "But...but our Wave Country is a subordinate country of the Fire Country, and we pay a lot of tribute every year..."

"In fact, your country's tribute every year can be said to be less and less every year. Although your nobles always lie that the grain production is insufficient and the treasury is empty, in fact, they enjoy and squander a lot."

But Ryosuke interrupted him, "But because the Wave Country is too small, and the tribute has always been too ordinary, our Fire Country does not attach much importance to it, and we have ignored these deceptions."

"As for why we came here this time, it is entirely because of some other reasons. I can tell you very clearly that originally... the Fire Country would not care about this matter."

"Then... start choosing now. Do you want to avenge this useless country and those nobles who only know how to enjoy themselves, or do you choose to become a citizen of our Fire Country and become one of us?"

After saying that, he quietly waited for Kaisha's decision.

Ryosuke was telling the truth. If the timeline had not changed, the Fire Country would not have sent any help at all.

He is not a saint, nor is he a particularly philanthropic person.

Ryosuke's love is very selfish, and his kindness is very, very rare. He can only give it to those he values.

As for other people, it is really difficult for him to give unconditionally without asking for anything in return.

He has done his best to give these people a chance to choose.

Looking at Ryosuke's eyes, the atmosphere gradually solidified.

Kaisha clenched his fists, somewhat hesitant.

He didn't know how ridiculous the top leaders of this country were before.

He only knew that their lives had always been peaceful.

And this tranquility was broken by the great villain Cardo.

But now, the Fire Nation, as their backer, wants them to bow to Cardo. What's the reason?

Faced with his silence, behind him, Tsunami couldn't help but gently stretch out her palm and hold his fist, "Kaisha..."

Wen Wan woke Kaisha up with a worried voice. He was stunned for a moment, turned around in confusion, and looked at his wife and children.

For a long time, he loosened his clenched fist...

The nobles and guards of the Wave Country have been cleared out by Cardo.

The rest are just some civilians, and the Kaisha family is the most popular among these people.

And under the leadership of Kaisha, every household in this village made the right choice, that is, to join the Fire Nation and give up this incompetent country.

Yes, incompetent country.

It only took less than half a day to wander around the entire Wave Country.

At night, of course, they stayed in the Wave Country temporarily.

Everything that happened today brought a lot of shock to this fishing village. The whole village was dead silent, without a trace of light.

Ryosuke leaned against the window, gazing at the beautiful moonlight.

After a long time, he shook his head helplessly, "Born in adversity, die in comfort. In such a ninja world, I didn't expect that there are such naive nobles in the Wave Country."

In such a cruel ninja world, steady progress is a manifestation of self-elimination.

The incompetent nobles of the Wave Country created a harmonious and stable atmosphere in the country, allowing everyone to fall into a short-term peace.

But in fact, it was just an illusion due to the small population.

The people here have always been exploited. The money, goods and food they paid were all accepted by the nobles for enjoyment, and there was no effect on the development of this country.

And the result is the demise of the Wave Country today.

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