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

Because he ousted Shichiya, Shichiya stopped drawing doujinshi and selling them on the Ninja Continent, so they still haven't received the doujinshi that Shichiya promised that day.

This time, Orochimaru intends to summon Nanaya to avenge the arrow wound he suffered.

But are we going to cause trouble together with Orochimaru?

Qi Ye didn't want to.

The world is vast, but nothing is more important than his daily life.

"I can't be bothered with him!"

He casually tossed the letter aside and forgot about it forever.

He devoted himself to guiding Honglian's cultivation.

Guren is a Crystal Release ninja, and Shichiya doesn't know much about bloodline limits.

Moreover, there are too many bloodline limits in this world, and even more secret techniques.

However, what Shichiya guided was only the training of Sage Mode.

However, Qi Ye was also a little confused. Did he break the balance by doing this?

Before this, it was only possible to cultivate in Sage Mode in a few places.

For example, Mount Myoboku, Ryongchi Cave, and so on.

In the ninja world, those who can use Sage Mode can be counted on one hand; they are among the top masters in the ninja world.

However, the immortal forms that have been passed down from these places all have very obvious characteristics.

For example, some toad or snake-like features may appear on their bodies.

Of course, the more perfectly one uses Sage Mode, the less obvious these characteristics become.

However, the Sage Mode created by Shichiya had no extra changes at all, and didn't even have a face.

So, is this the most suitable immortal mode for human cultivation?

maybe.

It is estimated that the original method of cultivating natural energy was simply the cultivation method of toads and the like, which was later taught to humans.

Hmm, it seems the first one to learn from was the Sage of Six Paths.

It's not surprising that when the cultivation methods of toads are applied to humans, toad-like characteristics may appear.

Nanaya's method was developed specifically for humans, and it has subtle differences from the methods practiced by Yukata, Hinata Hanabi, and Guren.

You could say it was tailor-made for you.

Therefore, there will be no unnecessary changes in features.

However, if simply combining natural energy and chakra is enough to become Sage Mode, then what about Nanaya, who merely uses natural energy? A true Sage?

Okay, that's not important.

In short, time passed slowly as I guided Honglian in her cultivation.

Nanagi didn't reply to Orochimaru, but the other party probably understood Nanagi's meaning: he didn't have time to deal with him.

Orochimaru probably anticipated this, after all, those who had contact with Shichiya before understood his personality very well.

In May, however, Shichiya received another message.

It's related to the official Snow Country government, not to Nanaya personally.

"What did you say? Two merchants were killed in the Land of Waves?"

"Ah."

Fuuka Koyuki, who had taken some time to visit the shrine, nodded.

That's why she came.

Perhaps to many people, it's just that two people were killed; people die every day in the ninja world, so it's not that strange.

But those were merchants from the Land of Snow. If the Land of Snow doesn't make any move after its own merchants are killed, it will be difficult to continue leading the Land of Snow.

"What exactly happened?"

"It was a merchant named Kado who monopolized the commerce of the Land of Waves. Our people didn't know this before, so they went there to do business, and then they were killed by him."

"Kado..."

Seven Nights grinned.

Why does this name sound so familiar?

No, no, that's not important.

The important thing is that the other party actually dared to target the people of the Snow Country for the sake of their own business.

"He did it himself?"

"It was done by a hired ninja. A rogue ninja from Kirigakure named Zabuza has been active in the Land of Waves for a long time."

"You know it quite well."

"The message came from the Daimyo of the Land of Waves; he also hopes that we can help him get rid of this scourge, Kado."

"oh oh……"

Qi Ye started biting her nails.

Zabuza? He remembered him. He was a rogue ninja from Kirigakure, along with a guy who knew Ice Release. They appeared as the first enemies.

It must be said that these two people had a significant influence on Naruto Uzumaki.

However, it seems that someone from the Land of Waves has already gone to Konoha for help; it appears to be someone who is repairing a bridge.

"Was it the Daimyo of the Land of Waves who personally sought our help?"

"Correct."

Feng Hua Xiaoxue nodded; she was absolutely right about that.

Regardless of the circumstances, the merchants from the Land of Snow died in the Land of Waves, so they have to give an explanation, and they have to be humble and respectful.

Otherwise, the Snow Country fleet that was roaming around their father would have dealt them a devastating blow immediately.

The Land of Waves is also an island nation, but all its access to the sea is controlled by Gato. As a result, Gato is extremely wealthy, while the Land of Waves is very poor, even poorer than the original Land of Snow.

Gato didn't even take the Daimyo of the Land of Waves seriously, but now that he had foolishly killed a merchant from the Land of Snow, it seemed that he saw an opportunity.

"Why didn't he seek help from the Land of Fire before?"

"He probably did think about it, but the Land of Fire might ignore him. Or perhaps, none of the people who went out to ask for help left the Land of Waves alive. The daimyo of the Land of Waves is being closely watched by Gato. This time, it was our people who personally made contact with him."

"For a daimyo to act to this extent... he might as well not have done it at all!"

Qi Ye shook his head.

This is unavoidable. Although the major ninja villages are nominally under the leadership of various countries, some smaller ninja villages will obey the orders of the daimyo of their respective countries.

However, there are some countries without ninja villages where the daimyo or similar figures can easily be wiped out by wandering ninjas or rogue ninjas, leading to a change of dynasty.

The current situation on the Ninja Continent is: relative peace between major powers, and constant conflict between smaller powers.

These conflicts were mostly caused by wandering ninjas and rogue ninjas.

However, all of that was alright. As an island nation, the Land of Waves was isolated from the outside world because its access to the sea was controlled by a merchant.

Zabuza was a formidable fighter, and the Daimyo of the Land of Waves was powerless to resist him; he could only cower like a coward.

But this time, the envoy from the Land of Snow came to him in person, perhaps giving him an opportunity.

A daimyo is still a daimyo, and even the least ambitious daimyo would not want their status to plummet.

Did they offer any terms?

"some."

Feng Hua Xiaoxue nodded.

No one would help them without the right conditions.

It is important to understand that between nations, there are only permanent interests, not permanent friends.

Humans are inherently selfish. From an individual's perspective, they will seek benefits for themselves; from a family's perspective, they will seek benefits for their family; from a political group's perspective, they will seek benefits for their political group; and from a nation's perspective, they will seek benefits for their nation.

These are all essentially the same.

Chapter 62: Unstoppable

"They said they could open treaty ports, form a military alliance with us, and pay us a certain amount of military expenses every year."

Military spending is essentially protection money or something similar.

But when Qi Ye heard this, he scoffed.

"How much military spending can such a poor country afford to give us? Can they even afford it?"

Putting everything else aside, oil alone is something that money can't buy in the ninja world right now. What use is the Land of Waves's meager military budget? It's not even enough to cover the cost of a single large-scale military campaign.

"I think so too."

Feng Hua Xiaoxue nodded.

She's increasingly developing the air of a famous person.

His thinking has become more comprehensive, and he will eventually become a qualified daimyo.

“We do not accept military alliances, but we can agree to other things. In addition, we need them to allow us to explore for mineral resources in the Land of Waves and have priority mining rights. They also need to designate a deep-water port and the surrounding land for us to station troops there. Of course, we can lease it.”

"..."

Isn't that a concession?

The land of snow...

And it's getting more and more... you know.

"They agreed?"

"You have to agree, whether you like it or not."