Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Even if they only occupy a city or a place, as long as they have some territory, some men, and some noble blood, they dare to call themselves a country.

However, apart from a few large countries, there's no need to worry about the smaller ones, because they might be wiped out at any time, which is why they aren't marked on the map.

The speed at which map labels are modified is slower than the speed at which small countries change dynasties.

Large countries are relatively more stable.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was indeed a very powerful figure.

Before the establishment of ninja villages, ninjas relied on clans as the main body, fighting each other to seize territory.

After the establishment of the ninja village, most of the battles, large and small, had ended. However, what followed was a larger-scale battle between the five great ninja nations.

But this was a milestone. The establishment of the ninja village marked a shift in the ninja world's battles, which were previously primarily fought by clans, towards a focus on nations.

By relying on the ninja villages, the status of the Five Great Nations was established. The rules of the Five Great Nations were the rules of the ninja world, and the war between the Five Great Nations was equivalent to a world war. Other countries existed in dependence on the Five Great Nations.

Yes, the Five Great Ninja Nations are the five major rogue states of this world...

This is not important.

After the establishment of the ninja village, the situation stabilized, and no major power was easily destroyed. The succession of these major powers was relatively stable.

Besides the five great nations of fire, water, earth, wind, and thunder, there are also nations such as the land of rivers, the land of rain, the land of waterfalls, the land of grass, the land of frost, the land of iron, and the land of hot water. These nations have relatively stable lineages and rarely experience destruction.

However, these are all countries on the Ninja Continent. Only a few countries, such as the Land of Water, are located on islands, but they are all relatively close to the Ninja Continent.

The Land of Snow is also a country with a stable history, but its geographical location...

"It's even farther from the Land of Water than the Ninja Continent!"

Qi Ye stared at the map, biting his nails in deep thought.

Judging from the map, the Land of Snow has a very large territory, no smaller than any of the Five Great Ninja Nations, and even if compared with the Five Great Ninja Nations, it would rank among the top three in the ninja world.

It's just too far from the Ninja Continent.

Moreover, it is said that the area is covered by ice and snow all year round, so the color of the land can hardly be seen. Food and other necessities are basically imported. Resources are scarce and mining is difficult, so it is a relatively poor country.

For this reason, even though the territory is very large, no country has any intention of conquering the Snow Country. There would be little benefit in taking it over; on the contrary, it would only create an additional burden. The population of these countries is not yet large enough to warrant colonies.

Despite its vast territory, poverty, and distance from the Ninja Continent, war has almost never befallen that country, whether during the Warring States period or now. Whether this is fortunate or unfortunate is hard to say.

"This world is quite big!"

Qi Ye muttered something, rolled up the map, and continued to enjoy being fed by the mechanical arm.

Chapter Thirteen: For the Sake of the Book

Time flies.

Konoha remains mired in the battlefield, unable to extricate itself, and so do its opponents.

But a large-scale battle seems to be brewing on the front lines.

Konoha began preparing various war supplies, and the research department accelerated the production of airships.

It must be said that ninjas, when pushed to the limit, have enormous potential.

Including ordinary craftsmen and ninjas, several thousand people were mobilized and all were put into the production of airships. In just over a month, more than forty airships were produced, almost one per day.

Of course, production wasn't limited to Konoha. With the assistance of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, other cities in the Land of Fire also mobilized manpower to help with production.

It truly lives up to its reputation as the world's richest country; its war potential is ridiculously high, it's just that no one has been able to unleash it before.

The speed at which airships are manufactured is a testament to this.

Sacrificing other aspects, it was designed specifically for transporting supplies, and each airship can carry several tons of supplies.

After a few days of emergency training, the operators were put to work, piloting airships to transport supplies to the front lines with the assistance of ninjas. However, these were all small-scale operations, with only two or three airships going at a time, while the majority remained on standby.

The main problem was a shortage of personnel, so even ordinary people started getting involved in the war.

This was unavoidable, because the Third Hokage received news that the Iwagakure ninjas, who had remained silent since the start of the war, seemed to be getting restless and ready to make their move.

Opening another front would be detrimental to Konoha, but things are already very difficult, with years of fighting leading to shortages of various supplies.

Food and weapons are essential for the continuation of a war.

The Land of Fire is wealthy and has no problem with food, but weapons are a major challenge.

So the Third Hokage stayed quiet for more than a month before coming back to find Shichiya.

Qi Ye was still sitting in the living room, leaning on the table, being fed snacks and tea by two mechanical arms, just like before.

This guy is really done for.

Seeing this, the Third Hokage felt very unbalanced. He was an old man who was still working hard for Konoha and the Land of Fire, while this young man, Nanaya, was staying at home and living such a useless life.

Where is justice? Where is justice?!

Sitting in front of Qi Ye, he puffed on his cigarette, exhaling clouds of smoke.

Seven Nights didn't really like the smell of smoke, so he frowned.

He sat upright, his red left eye staring at the old man.

"You've come here but haven't said a word, just been smoking. What exactly do you want?"

"Old man, don't you know what I want to do, Seven Nights?"

"I don't know, I don't know at all. The gate is over there. If you have nothing else to do, please leave quickly."

Nanaya pointed in the direction of the shrine gate, then continued to lie on the table.

However, the Third Hokage showed no intention of leaving.

Looking at Qiye, who was still enjoying snacks and tea, I couldn't help but sigh again.

He also understood that if he didn't speak, Qiye wouldn't speak either.

So he spoke up.

"Seven Nights, you're supposed to be the head of the research department. You haven't been to work for over a month. Isn't that a bit much?"

"It's not a good idea... Well, wait here, I'll write you a resignation letter right away."

"No need to write it, I disagree."

Just kidding, you can tell how amazing Shichiya is just by looking at the airship.

They're incredibly skilled at invention; they can make things that fly into the sky, so they can definitely do other things too.

Having finally discovered such a talented individual, the Third Hokage was unwilling to let him leave so easily.

We'll have to wait until at least the war is over.

After thinking it over carefully, I decided to vent my frustrations.

"Seven Nights, please understand this old man's situation. The frontline battles are not progressing much, and the Hidden Stone Village in the Land of Earth to the northwest is stirring up trouble again. Most of those who can be sent to the battlefield have been called up. The rest have to stay behind to guard Konoha and also to defend against the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning to the northeast. We are not worried about food for the time being, but the problem is weapons. I don't expect you to go to the battlefield, but if you help us find ways to produce more kunai, shuriken, explosive tags, and the like, that would be a great contribution to us. If you help us win the war, you will be a hero."

Many people aspire to be heroes.

Just like in Konoha, many people want to become Hokage, and even if they don't want to be Hokage, they want to be heroes like the Legendary Sannin.

Unfortunately, there can only be one Hokage position, and the Three Legendary Sannin are just that—Three Legendary Sannin, not Ten or Hundred Legendary Sannin.

Of course, it doesn't matter, because Qiye doesn't want to be a hero, he just wants to live his daily life.

Although living a slice-of-life life in a shonen anime seems like a mistake.

So Shichiya just closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, snoring away.

Seeing this, the Third Hokage started smoking even more frequently.

After pondering for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and made a decision.

Since appealing to their emotions won't work, we'll have to resort to offering them benefits.

"Seven Nights, this old man has decided to order a batch of books from you."

"Ok?"

Qi Ye opened his left eye.

All the books he has here are notebooks.

So, is the Third Hokage planning to include doujinshi in military supplies? Just imagine, every ninja in Konoha will have a copy of a doujinshi published by the shrine...

It looks pretty good.

Qi Ye's eyes flickered a few times, and then he started biting his nails again.

Seeing that he seemed very interested, the Third Hokage decided to strike while the iron was hot.

"Not only will I order it, but I can also help you sell the books to other countries and other ninja villages."

"Ok?"

"As long as we win the war, that's fine. When we sign the contract, we can add a clause that we must buy a certain number of books from you every month."

It's actually a doujinshi, but the Third Hokage couldn't say it directly.

But hearing this really piqued Qiye's interest.

He planned to sell his doujinshi throughout the entire ninja world, ensuring that every ninja in the world owned a copy of his work, and even sell it to ordinary people...

"This looks like a lot of fun!"

Qiye continued biting her nails.

I had thought about this problem before, but I felt it was too troublesome, so I didn't put it into action.

However, having official backing reduces a lot of trouble.

All you need to do is print them out. Konoha will naturally arrange for people to send stacks of copies to other countries. There's no need to worry about transportation; you can just sit at home and collect the money...

"Ok."

Seven Nights made up her mind.

For the sake of the Japanese, we must win this war.

I'll help you this once.

"very good."