Ninja Ice House

It is undoubtedly somewhat unreliable to draw conclusions about who is stronger and who is weaker just through superficial comparison of victory and defeat.

Even so, Luo Sha still wanted to believe that the recent events in the ninja world were enough to prove many truths that had not been noticed in the past.

During the Third Ninja War, the main opponent of the Konoha Ninja Army led by Orochimaru was the Iwa Ninja. Rasa also encountered Orochimaru on the battlefield. Although there were not many direct battles that could be used as a reference, there were also differences between them.

known.

After so many years, the enemy who was one of the "Three Ninjas" who was expected to become the Fourth Hokage is now wandering around the ninja world like a lost dog, which makes Rasa's evaluation of him a bit lower.

To be able to become the fourth generation of the Kazekage, Rasa's strength is also extremely strong. The outside world generally believes that he is slightly inferior to the third generation of the Kazekage, but that is just the impression of the past.

Whether the current Rasa is stronger or weaker than the Sandaime before his death, no one knows without having fought.

As for the former descendant of Red Sand Scorpion, if he had not defected, relying on Chiyo's prestige, his status would probably be higher than that of Luo Sha.

It's a pity that nothing happened, so we can only guess what such a world would be like.

"Scorpion, you have no choice but to follow my orders."

"It's really unpleasant. In fact, I don't mind doing something for Sunagakure Village. It's just idle time anyway. It's just that your attitude makes me very dissatisfied."

The slightly lazy voice of Red Sand Scorpion came out, and it seemed that he didn't take Luo Sha's threat to heart at all.

"This village has never learned a lesson. You are so militaristic and desperate to develop armaments. Are you going to start another war? You couldn't win the war more than ten years ago, but now there is hope?"

"This is not your concern. How to make the village strong is my responsibility..."

"Come on, this world doesn't make much difference without anyone. You see, the Sandaime and I disappeared at the same time. Didn't the Sand Ninja still launch the war regardless of it? Without you, the village will not perish, and there will naturally be consequences.

People hold up the back of Sand Ninja. You... overestimate your own importance."

"So what? You used to be the grandson of a famous elder, a puppet master highly regarded by the third generation. You have never truly experienced the hardships of ordinary sand ninjas since you were a child. Therefore, don't stand on the highest moral point and evaluate our hard work.

A living mortal."

Don’t tell others to be kind without having suffered others’ suffering!

Even in the barren Sand Hidden Village, the Red Sand Scorpion had no other extraordinary hardships except experiencing the pain of his parents dying on the battlefield.

In all the previous great ninja wars, how many ordinary villagers in Sunagakure Village died on the battlefield without any relatives?

It’s not just one family or two families that have been wiped out!

In comparison, the experience of the Red Sand Scorpion is really nothing.

"It seems that you have made your decision. No wonder the atmosphere in the village has not been very good in the past few years."

"You who defected actually know a lot of inside stories in the village. It seems that there are many people planted in the village. Should I be grateful that I redeemed you? There may be hope that we can wipe out all those people who are cheating on others.

"acmite

After asking his confidants to take the Red Sand Scorpion down, Luo Sha pondered for a long time alone before calling Ma Ji in who had been waiting for a long time.

"The information you sent back said that the position of the Kosugi family seems to be inconsistent with that of the Leaf Village?"

"It's not entirely consistent..."

Markey added,

"They want a Konoha village that is strong enough to support the dominance of the Fire Nation, but they don't want the Konoha ninjas to be so powerful that they are not respectful enough to the Fire Nation daimyo and the Furugi family."

"Then... what is your attitude now? Konoha Village is already weak enough. The fourth generation died early in the battle, the three ninjas left one after another, the Senju retreated, and the Uchiha were exterminated. Aren't you still satisfied?"

"I'm sorry that my ability is limited and I cannot judge the evaluation criteria of the Kosugi family. However, in my opinion, the young governor of the Kosugi family is still preparing to weaken Konoha Village. It seems that he has seen something unusual in Konoha Village.

Something. In addition..."

Markie lowered his voice and said:

"Many unknown secrets happened on the night when the Uchiha clan was exterminated, and there are still many gossips circulating in the Land of Fire. Some people believe that the Fusagi family was more or less involved in what happened that night, or at least one of the insiders

.In any case, it is probably true to sit back and watch the Uchiha family being killed."

Nowadays, the only Uchiha clan members in the ninja world openly are the two brothers Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke.

Uchiha Sasuke is now the only one left in Konoha Village, and is closely watched. The matter of Uchiha Itachi is very mysterious. On the night of the genocide, no one knows what position this ruthless man, who is said to have killed everyone in his family, stands.

have no idea.

The Red Sand Scorpion and he were members of the same rebel ninja organization, so they should know something about it. However, it was not easy to pry information out of the Red Sand Scorpion.

He was a ruthless puppet master who was cruel to others and even more cruel to himself. He cut himself into a regenerative core and made his body into a human puppet. All torture was useless. He didn't want to say it, and no one could force him.

"We, the Sand Ninjas, have conflicts with the Daimyos of the Country of Wind, and the problem of the Country of Fire seems to be more serious."

After thinking about it for a while, Luo Sha came to this conclusion, but Ma Ji had a different view.

"The Fourth Generation, I think this Furugi family may become a more terrifying existence than Konoha Village in the future. They..."

After thinking for a while, I really couldn't find the right words to describe Ma Ji, so I could only explain it from another angle:

"The conflict between the Konoha Village and the Fusagi family focuses on who has the right to speak as the overlord of the ninja world. The overt and covert fights between them just show that they do not regard other forces as opponents at all. No matter it is us Sand Ninja

, Iwa Ninja, Mist Ninja or Cloud Ninja, it seems that as long as the Konoha Ninja or the Gusugi family become serious, there is no threat. Only in this way can we explain what they did..."

"Are their only rivals each other?"

Luo Sha couldn't help but murmur to herself, not knowing whether she should be grateful for being looked down upon or angry that she was looked down upon.

"Yes, as long as they are a little afraid, they will not let back masters like Scorpion and Deidara. It is precisely because they feel that one more S-level rebellious ninja and one less S-level rebellious ninja have nothing to do with the overall situation, so we have

Opportunity will redeem them."

What you regard as a treasure is just one of the dispensable bargaining chips in the eyes of others. This gap is really too big.

"Let's not mention these for now, can those powerful puppets be redeemed?"

"In principle, it's possible. Major Governor Gu Shan didn't show any particular rejection. The problem is, we can't offer more favorable terms."

"If they don't get it back in a short time, have they said what they will do with it? Sell it, or digest it internally?"

"In the entire ninja world, apart from us Sand Ninja, how can any other force be able to digest the 'legacy' of the Red Sand Scorpion? Selling it is just a joke, it won't be worth much money. Apart from making transactions with us Sand Ninja, it will be used internally."

The problem is that the Furusugi family does not seem to have an inheritance of puppetry, and even the Leaf Village is not very good in this field.

The unique puppet master of Sunagakure Village has no similar secret technique in the ninja world.

"At this point, it's better not to be too optimistic, Marky..."

Luo Sha shook her head slightly and expressed a different view,

"The Country of Fire...especially the Fusagi family is very powerful in the field of machinery, and the research on scientific ninja tools is also very in-depth. To put it bluntly, the puppet technique is just a relatively advanced 'scientific ninja tool'. With enough time to study, it is

It will be cracked sooner or later."

"What you are saying, Yondaime, is that I was careless."

"It must be redeemed as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary complications."

Selling land?

In order to redeem the Red Sand Scorpion, a wave of sales has been carried out, and there are not many valuable strongholds and seaports left.

The first batch of commercial sites have not yet been built, and the second batch cannot be sold at a reasonable price.

Apart from land, the sand ninja really can't bring out any other good things, so they can't sell sand, right?

This is different from the river sand used as building materials. It is too finely divided and has too high alkali content, making it useless at all.

"Major Governor Gu Shan said that sand can also be used, but the value is too low. I don't know how long it will take to pay off the debt. If there is sand iron, placer gold, copper ore, crystal, clay, etc., it is not impossible to consider."

The Kingdom of Wind is so big, there must be some decent mineral deposits, right?

It's just that it's too difficult to mine, so it may not be able to provide enough.

It would be a good idea to ask the Fourth Kazekage Rasa himself to supply placer gold, but selling too much would also affect the combat effectiveness.

After much calculation, there seems to be no feasible solution.

After eliminating the possibilities one by one, there is only one possibility left.

Poor countries with nothing can only provide one commodity if they want to integrate into the world economic order, and that is cheap labor.

For Sunagakure Village, the situation is even better. Although the price of ninjas in Sunagakure Village is lower than that of Konoha ninjas, they are essentially highly productive units and are far more capable than ordinary people.

"Is it possible that we can only sacrifice the amount of tasks in exchange for money? What did Major Governor Gu Shan say, did he agree?"

"The fourth generation, for a behemoth like the Furusugi family, the number of ninjas will never be enough. The only thing that can limit them is the speed of making money. However, this generation of young governor Fushigi is the best in history. Folks jokingly claim

The Furusugi family is enough to buy the entire ninja world, which is a bit exaggerated, but it is probably enough to buy our Sunagakure Village."

If it were a real fight, Suna Ninja felt that he would not lose, but when competing for wealth, it was not on the same level at all, and he was not even qualified to compete in Taiwan.

Now, the condition offered to them by Kosugi Bushui is that the daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind will use land as a guarantee to let Sunagakure Village borrow money from the Kosugi family's bank to buy a lot of puppets, and then Sunagakure will use "manpower"

"Dispatch" method, accepting employment from the Gushan family to pay off debts.

This pattern, after several twists and turns, seems to connect everyone together.

What Luo Sha really cares about is whether it is appropriate to spread the cost of redeeming the Red Sand Scorpion and the Puppet equally to every Sand Ninja.

The Kazekage makes decisions and all villagers bear the price. There should be no doubt that this is for the sake of Sunagakure Village. The question is whether the Red Sand Scorpion is worth the price.

However, after hesitating for a while, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa suppressed this idea in his heart.

When has it been?

The entire Sand Hidden Village is about to go bankrupt. In order to continue to survive, Luo Sandu plans to resort to violence and risk his life. The other sands endure a "small debt", which is really not worth mentioning.

If you win, you will have a new and glorious future. If you lose, we will talk about it when the time comes.

I believe that the wisdom of future generations will always find a solution.

Luosha had no choice but to think this way and ordered Ma Ji:

"You continue to keep in touch with Major Governor Gu Shan. In principle, I agree. As long as the conditions are not particularly excessive, I will agree to it. We will talk about it after passing this level..."

After the puppets are obtained, the manpower will be trained and adapted to form a powerful puppet army to provide assistance in the future.

…

More than ten days later, a series of Wind Kingdom strongholds in the southern border of the Kingdom of Sichuan changed hands and were secretly stationed by the "Zahe Zhong". At the same time, several places in the southern border of the Kingdom of Wind that were good locations and suitable for building trade ports were sent by the Gushan family.

After the people captured it, they began to lay out commercial stations and docks, and opened up residential areas one by one.

Among them, a large number of sand ninjas were hired as construction workers to add bricks and tiles to the "concession" envisaged by Gushan Bushui.

Among them, there was Maki, who was initially appointed as the leader of the team. He took the three children of the Kazekage Yondaime family and was very busy digging mountains and building bridges when encountering water. He also didn’t know about Luo Sha and the three siblings.

What he said, at least now, Gaara's mental condition is not bad, he has no intention of killing people at every turn, and he still obeys simple orders.

Even so, Markey did not dare to take them with other large troops.

Generally speaking, no one dared to approach the place where Gaara was. A few teenagers who were full of hormones who were attracted by Temari's appearance would spy from a distance from time to time, but were scared away by the murderous aura emanating from Gaara's body.

There was only one reckless young man with short reddish-brown hair and a somewhat troubled mind. He didn't know whether his perception was too slow or he couldn't see the atmosphere clearly, so he approached despite the strange looks of several people.

You could say it was because he was being friendly, he always said something irritating, which made Temari want to hit someone.

After finally getting rid of the entangled guy, Temari breathed a sigh of relief.

Dealing with this kind of incomprehensible guy is more tiring than fighting with real swords and guns. He is an intellectual who claims to be a tactical expert, but he can't figure out the behavior pattern of the delinquent boy named Daimaru. It is really a failure.

Already.

"That guy is Daimaru who loved to play pranks and bully people since childhood? He's getting uglier as he grows older!"

Kankuro, who was carrying the puppet on his back, glanced at Gaara and saw that there seemed to be nothing unusual before he said to his sister Temari,

"My strength is average, my temper is too reckless, I have been in danger for less than a year after becoming a ninja, and my luck is not that good. I estimate that I will not survive for three years. I used to bully people when I was a child, but when I grow up, I still don't change my bad behavior. How can you

Don’t you want to teach me a lesson?”