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

They don't even have enough to eat, so how could they possibly have time for snacks?

I wear the same clothes for years, and only replace them when I can no longer fit into them, by buying some secondhand clothes.

Having clothes to wear is good enough; who cares if they look good or not?

Anyway, these kids are all waiting. They'll wait a few years until they graduate, become ninjas, and go on missions. Then they'll be able to save money and live a good life.

At least, that's what the teachers told them.

But Yukata also discovered that even becoming a ninja doesn't guarantee an easy life, because there aren't necessarily many missions available, and missions don't necessarily come with high commission rates.

This is especially true for genin (lower-ranking ninja).

Even surviving a mission can be a problem.

The mortality rate for ordinary ninjas was very high, far lower than that of those who were specially trained.

Why is this happening?

Because those who are given special training are led by Jonin, or at least Special Jonin, while they are just Chunin, at best elite Chunin. If they encounter a slightly troublesome opponent, there may be casualties.

So why is this happening? They are clearly orphans of martyrs.

Yukata couldn't understand.

So one evening, during dinner, she asked Nana this question.

To this, Shichiya simply shook his head.

"War is all because of war!"

"war?"

"Yes, if there were no war, many people wouldn't have to die. If they didn't die, their children would be able to be cared for, and they wouldn't be in this situation where even having enough to eat and wear is a problem. War is for profit, but if they win, not much of the profit goes to these lower and middle classes. If they lose, they have to pay a heavy price. So tell me, isn't it because of the war?"

"Oh!"

Yukata nodded, seemingly understanding.

She's just a little girl.

But another problem immediately arose.

"That war was for interests, but whose interests were they for?"

"Naturally, it's someone from the higher-ups."

"What about the interests of those at the bottom?"

"Who cares about you people at the bottom of society? When they're eating meat, they're lucky if they can even give you a sip of soup."

Qi Ye pouted.

That's how the world is. Ninjas, as possessors of great power, serve the daimyo and those nobles, protecting their vested interests.

As for ordinary people...

Those living in the Land of Fire were somewhat better off. The Land of Fire was wealthy, and while the nobles ate meat, they drank soup—at least it was meat soup.

But what about other countries?

Ordinary people should just stick to digging for wild vegetables, eating grass and drinking clear soup.

Even so, there are still many places where this cannot be guaranteed.

Why is this happening?

"There's nothing we can do. The powerful forces are in the hands of the ninjas, and the ninjas are in the hands of the privileged class, such as the daimyo!"

ability.

If it weren't for the ninjas suppressing them, someone would have already raised the flag of rebellion.

The reason I don't have it isn't because I don't want to, but because I can't.

Because no ninja would support them; instead, they would be the first to be wiped out.

How could an ordinary person possibly defeat a ninja?

Ninjas were part of the privileged class, able to easily acquire wealth and status; for ordinary people, rebelling against a daimyo was tantamount to rebelling against ninjas.

Who the hell would join others in rebelling against themselves?

Even if some lower-ranking ninjas wanted to, they couldn't defeat those powerful ninjas.

You should know that the truly powerful ninjas are mostly from various clans; those are the elites, while commoner ninjas...

Throughout history, how many commoner ninjas have become famous?

The most representative example is Minato Namikaze.

However, if he hadn't been of good character and exceptional talent, Jiraiya might not have taken him as a disciple. Without that, he wouldn't have been able to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, a ninjutsu that is difficult for ordinary people to access, and thus wouldn't have been able to become the Yellow Flash, let alone the Hokage.

That's based on a strong foundation. How many ordinary civilian ninjas can become Jonin?

There aren't many Jonin, let alone Kage.

Therefore, in this world, it is very difficult for ordinary people to have a chance to rise above their circumstances.

"So no matter how many times the Ninja World War is fought, whether we win or lose, it's always ordinary people who suffer?"

"That's basically it. Of course, if we win, at least we can improve our lives a bit."

Improve your life...

Well, for ordinary people, this is all they can hope for.

In the ninja world, this is indeed a luxury.

Is there no way to change this?

"What can you do? Unless you unify the ninja world!"

Qi Ye shrugged.

Unifying the ninja world...

It seems that no one has been able to do it yet, and Qi Ye doesn't think he can either.

Although he is indeed very powerful, he is someone who possesses three abilities.

Even with all their methods, they still couldn't compete with so many elite Jonin and the Five Kage.

It's important to know that elite Jonin are at the level of the Five Kage; each one is a candidate for Kage.

Nanaya was confident that with his spatial abilities, no one in the ninja world could rival him in a one-on-one fight.

However, if someone really wants to disrupt the current balance of the five great nations in the ninja world, they will definitely join forces to eliminate the other party.

Take Obito Uchiha for example. Don't be fooled by his declaration of war against the five great ninja villages, which made him seem very powerful.

The truth is, there's no other way. No matter how much he declares war, once his intentions are exposed, others will still join forces to deal with him.

Therefore, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council will not allow new thugs to rise.

Including the Land of Snow.

Due to resource and survival issues, the Land of Snow will inevitably embark on a path of external expansion sooner or later.

When the time comes, the ninja world will deal with the Land of Snow. At first, it may only be one or two ninja villages, but as time goes on, the Allied Shinobi Forces will deal with the Land of Snow.

Obito Uchiha might even be secretly stirring things up.

"Entering a wealthy family is like entering a deep, dark sea!"

Qi Ye shook his head and sighed.

He looked thoughtful, wearing a yukata.

Chapter 56: Sixty Years of Konoha

Hyuga family.

Hiashi Hyuga was very frustrated, extremely frustrated.

Nanaya kidnapped Hinata Hanabi, saying she would return her in a few days.

But a few days later, there was still no news.

Thinking that perhaps it was just a delay, I patiently waited a few more days.

Then a few more days passed, and then a few more days...

Well, several months have passed, and we still haven't seen Qiye bring the person back.

He could no longer remain calm. He immediately dispatched members of his clan to search for them and also sought help from the Third Hokage, making official representations to the Land of Snow.

After all, the Land of Fire and the Land of Snow are allies, though they don't have any formal alliance. Their relationship is merely a bond formed over a long period of doing business, a bond that is easily destroyed.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Back then, no one took a country that was far from the Ninja Continent and dirt poor seriously.

Who would have thought that the enemy had developed a new type of weapon, which easily destroyed a fleet of the Land of Water with just a few booming sounds, and also killed many ninjas.

At this time, the Land of Fire wanted to sign a military alliance agreement with the Land of Snow.

However, the Land of Snow refused, only signing a supplementary treaty on trade in goods, rather than a military alliance agreement.

Nanaya's original intention was to prevent the Land of Fire from using the military alliance to get the Land of Snow involved in the war on the Ninja Continent.

But what others think is none of Qiye's business.

Anyway, business cooperation is still cooperation, and it can be considered an alliance.

As an ally, if they need your help, you should naturally help them.

Therefore, Hiashi Hyuga's question was quickly answered.

"Lord Qiye is traveling abroad and has not yet returned. We know nothing about your daughter. Please forgive us."

And then, that was it.

Simply put, the Snow Country doesn't know about Nanaya's situation, so they can't help.

In this situation, Hiashi Hyuga could only place his hopes on the ninjas who went out to search.