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

The commander of the other army was Terauchi Yasuji.

Yes, it's another name full of flaws, especially when compared with Okamura Hisaichi.

The army has completed its reorganization and training, and its weapons are mainly assault rifles, supplemented by a large number of light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and so on.

However, one regiment of the Imperial Guard was already equipped with a large number of cars, armored vehicles, and a small number of tanks.

Yes, tanks.

Internal combustion engines have been manufactured, airplanes have begun to be manufactured, and tanks are no exception.

Although it might seem a bit wasteful for an island nation.

But since there is no shortage of steel resources, it's not a big deal.

What's lacking is oil.

Qi Ye was aware of all this; he had brought the two of them here for another reason.

"I'm here to tell you that a regiment will be drawn from each division to receive new equipment. Officers will also be coming in batches to report and relearn things like combined infantry and tank warfare, combined ground and air warfare, and so on."

That's right, Shichiya is going to upgrade the army's weaponry again.

To be honest, this makes many people feel excited.

What's the point of having so many weapons and equipment?

Clearly, they're planning a counterattack...

Pooh.

They're about to attack the mainland.

However, they were wrong; Shichiya did not have that idea.

Qiye was only using this as a defensive tactic; once he no longer needed to worry about him, he could go back to living the daily life he wanted.

After arranging things, he went to meet with other officials and generals.

At the same time, he also ordered people to carry out intelligence work and gather information about the Ninja Continent.

Intelligence is very important.

……

Konoha 57.

The construction of the army in the Land of Snow is basically complete.

The area already had a good industrial base, and the early spring scenery also left a very good impression.

Currently, in the military, apart from technical branches, many ordinary soldiers are beginning to retire and transfer to the reserves, while new soldiers are entering the military and starting training.

In the private sector, many officially supported flying troupes have emerged, primarily for performance purposes.

Larger aircraft also appeared, traveling between cities in the Snow Country, and training a large number of skilled pilots.

The naval fleet had also taken shape, but apart from a few small-scale anti-piracy operations, it rarely had the opportunity for actual combat.

Currently, its main function is escorting merchant ships. Two aircraft carriers have been built and are currently undergoing training.

At this point, it seems that Qiye can now gracefully retire.

In fact, that's exactly what Shichiya thought.

To be honest, even Qi Ye himself found it amazing that he was able to help Feng Hua Xiao Xue so much.

And Feng Hua Xiao Xue has grown up; she's already fifteen years old.

Although Qi Ye hasn't changed much and still looks like a young man, no one knows how he managed to do it.

Regardless, what Nanaya wanted was to return to the Welfare Shrine.

It's been a long time since I've drawn in a notebook.

I just managed to squeeze out some time last month to draw a book, which I had a caravan take to the Ninja Continent, in preparation for selling it again.

Anyway, Qi Ye bid farewell to Feng Hua Xiao Xue.

"Huh? Brother Qiye, you're going back to the shrine?"

Upon hearing this news, Feng Hua Xiaoxue could no longer remain calm.

Although she has been a daimyo for so many years and has been taught by Nanaya, she has matured a lot.

But her dependence on Qiye grew stronger and stronger. When she heard that Qiye was leaving, her eyes instantly reddened and she almost burst into tears.

We were in the back garden of Daming Prefecture, where we could only admire the snow scene.

There was no one else around, so she didn't care about the consequences and rushed straight into Qi Ye's arms.

"Don't go, Brother Qiye."

Her voice choked with emotion, just as it had been when her father had just died.

His increasingly mature face was filled with a pitiful expression, making him look incredibly endearing.

This left Qiye feeling somewhat helpless.

It was because of that expression that I was forced to handle all her political and military affairs for seven whole years.

Seven years! How many seven-year periods does one have in a lifetime?

Chapter 46: Declaration of War

"Little Xue'er, I'm not leaving. I'm just going back to the shrine. It's not far anyway. There's nothing going on in the Snow Country right now, so you can come visit me often."

"But that would mean less time with you, and without you by my side, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well at night."

"..."

It's as if Nana was right next to her when she was sleeping.

Yes, I was there for a period of time at the beginning, but we separated a long time ago, since we've grown up.

"Little Xue'er..."

"report!"

Just as Qi Ye was about to say a few more words of persuasion, a man in military uniform ran over.

Those were camouflage military uniforms, snow camouflage.

Qi Ye knew him; he was a staff officer in the General Staff Department, a major. Qi Ye had even come up with that whole military rank system.

Ultimately, titles like Jonin and Genin are similar to military ranks, although they can often represent strength.

But it's not absolute.

For example, encountering a perennial genin like Naruto Uzumaki.

However, military personnel rarely come here, which puzzled Qi Ye.

Feng Hua Xiao Xue also let go of Qi Ye, wiped away her tears, and returned to her Ice Queen appearance.

Because Qi Ye handles all the affairs, she rarely speaks, so she basically has no expression in front of outsiders.

Only in front of Qiye and a few close maids would she reveal her girlish side.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Urgent military situation."

"Urgent military situation?"

This is quite rare; it's the first time we've received this since the army was reorganized.

Of course, this has happened before, but none of them could alert Shichiya.

"what's the situation?"

"This is a telegram."

Seven Nights has created a telegraph machine, and it's a high-powered one at that. It can send telegrams back even from the Ninja Continent, and even further back to the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth.

In addition, there were telephones, military walkie-talkies, and so on.

For long distances, telegrams are still the preferred method.

Shichiya took it and saw that it was sent back by Navy Commander Isoroku Yamada.

"Our unit was escorting a merchant fleet through the waters of the Land of Water when, for some unknown reason, the other side abandoned its usual principle of non-aggression and launched an attack on us. We have repelled them, but one merchant ship was accidentally destroyed, all the books it was carrying were destroyed, two people died and fifteen were injured. Please give instructions."

books?

This merchant ship doesn't have any books to transport; the only books it has are...

"Holy crap... Has the Land of Water lost its mind? Daring to attack my merchant ship? Attacking it is one thing, but they even dared to destroy my book? Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable!"

Who is Qi Ye?

That's a character who was willing to participate in the Third Shinobi World War for the sake of doujinshi.

Well, we have no grudges against each other, but now the Land of Water has attacked the Land of Snow's merchant ships and destroyed the doujinshi he finally managed to publish.

Do they know how many people's happiness they've ruined? Do they know they're provoking the shrine? Do they know that doing this will anger shrine devotees and Japanese shoji fans worldwide?

"Declare war! I want to... oops, Little Xue'er..."

"Ah."

Feng Hua Xiao Xue nodded in agreement.

Now, Nanaya was relieved, as he could represent the Land of Snow.

"Notify Yamada Isoroku to send a letter of credence to the Land of Water. If they do not compensate us for our losses and hand over the murderer, we will declare war on them!"

"Yes!"

The major staff officer acknowledged the order and turned to leave.

But Qiye was biting her nails.

I was just about to go back to the shrine, but it seems that's not an option now.

But Feng Hua Xiao Xue became happy.