Chapter 718 Times have changed
The Kingdom of Rain, Six Paths City.
Yahiko walked with some ninjas wearing the uniforms of the Rain Ninja Village in the Six Paths City. Looking at the bustling streets, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Who would have imagined that just a few years ago, this was a wasteland with only a few old and small villages."
I didn't feel anything bad when I was in Liudao City every day before.
Later, he mainly worked in Yuren Village, and there were few opportunities to come back. Only then did Yahiko realize that Liudao City was developing so fast, and it was changing with each passing day.
When he comes back every once in a while, he can find new changes in Liudao City.
Yahiko was a veteran of the Ninja Sect who joined the Ninja Sect when it was first founded, and participated in the initial construction of the Six Paths Castle, so seeing these feelings was extra deep.
The Amegakure jounin who followed Yahiko had a complicated expression.
In the beginning, compared to Yuren Village, Liudaocheng was a small village in a remote area.
In just a few years, Liudao City became far more prosperous than the Rain Ninja Village, and even surpassed the capital of the Kingdom of Rain, changing the economic center of the Kingdom of Rain from the central part to the east.
"Everything is thanks to Soyousuke-sama." Amegakure Jounin said with a yearning look on his face.
Most rain ninjas will not be too entangled in the development of Liudou Castle and rain ninja village, because now most of the ninjas in rain ninja village also have the identity of ninja sect.
Ninjas from the Ninja Sect can work in the Rain Ninja Village, and those who have joined the Ninja Sect can also work in the Six Paths City.
In the eyes of many people, the Rain Ninja Village and the Ninja Sect have only not announced their fusion on the surface, but are actually already one ninja force.
In fact, there was also a proposal within the Ninja Sect to directly merge the Rain Ninja Village into the Ninja Sect, but it was rejected by Soyousuke.
"Yes." The other Amegakure jounin nodded.
Before Soyousuke took over the Rain Ninja Village, he already had a group of supporters in the Rain Ninja Village for various reasons. After taking over the Rain Ninja Village, the number and fanaticism of his supporters were no less than those of Hanzo. Even more than that.
Most rain ninjas regard Soyousuke as the real savior of the Rain Country, and believe that only Soyousuke can lead the Rain Country to prosperity.
Under such a premise, there will naturally be no conflict because Liudao City is more prosperous than Yu Ninja Village. The Yu Ninjas will only feel that he is worthy of being their savior and that he is powerful.
Yahiko smiled and led his men towards the Ninja Sect's office building.
At the stage of the confrontation between the Ninja Sect and the Rain Ninja Village, Yahiko really didn't expect that the final result would be so good.
He originally thought that the best outcome would be for the Ninja Sect to defeat the Rain Ninja Village, cripple the Rain Ninja Village, and then recruit some ninjas who agreed with the Ninja Sect's ideals.
Unexpectedly, Soyousuke took down the entire Rain Ninja Village almost without a single blow.
"Yahiko."×2
Just when Yahiko was about to reach the office building, a soft female voice and a slightly surprised male voice came into Yahiko's ears.
Yahiko turned around and saw Nagato Konan and Scorpion.
Yahiko responded with a smile, then walked forward quickly.
"Director Xion, long time no see." Yahiko greeted Xie.
In the end, Xia did not leave the Ninja Sect. Due to his merits in inventing the puppet prosthetic limb, he was specially promoted to the director of the Chakra Technology Bureau of the Ninja Sect.
"Well, Minister Yahiko, long time no see." Xie responded quietly.
In addition to his position in the Rain Ninja Village, Yahiko also has a nominal deputy minister of military affairs in the Ninja Sect.
After saying hello to Scorpion, Yahiko touched Nagato's chest lightly with his fist and asked with a smile:
"How did you feel after visiting the branch? Did you gain anything?"
After the innovation of ninjutsu scrolls, he was promoted to the squad leader of the Jōnin class in Rain Ninja Village. Nagato was also transferred from the Ninja Sect headquarters and transferred to the Ninja Sect branch in the Kingdom of Birds to work.
Yahiko was quite envious of Nagato. At that time, he actually applied to go to the Land of Birds, but he failed in the end.
After all, if they want to go to the Kingdom of Birds, they will have to do the same things that Sosuke once did in the Kingdom of Rain. For Yahiko, who is determined to achieve peace in the ninja world, the sense of accomplishment is simply not too great.
Of course, being the leader of the ninja class in the Rain Ninja Village can also work for the peace of the ninja world. If the power of the position is calculated, Yahiko's position is higher than Nagato's.
Since Soyousuke, the de facto leader, is basically not in Ameno Village, other high-level officials in Ameno Village are also headed by Yahiko, and Yahiko is almost in charge of Ameno Village.
It's just that it would be more to his liking to go to the Bird Kingdom branch to fight for peace.
"There are a lot of gains, but I won't be able to explain it for a while." Nagato thought for a while and replied.
It is difficult to describe in a long story what he has gained from actually presiding over the work in the Bird Country, and now that the meeting is about to begin, he will not go into details.
Yahiko's eyes lit up, "Let's have a good chat after the meeting."
He was very curious about what Nagato had experienced in the Bird Country and what he felt about it.
Nagato nodded, he also wanted to share his experience with Yahiko.
Then several people walked into the office building together.
"Minister Yahiko, Minister Nagato..."
On the way, several people met many senior members of the Ninja Sect who came to the meeting and greeted each other.
Today is the annual meeting of the Ninja Sect. It is necessary to summarize the work of the year and determine the work for the next year. Basically, all Ninja Sect ninjas who hold important positions have to attend the meeting.
"Teacher Soyousuke!"
When the Ninja ninjas entered the conference room and saw the man in white sitting in the main seat, they subconsciously raised their heads and chests to show their best.
Mu Yue smiled and nodded in response.
"In the past year, due to the end of the war, the economy of the entire ninja world has been steadily improving. Our sect's Ministry of Finance has achieved rapid growth in fiscal revenue through a series of effective measures.
First of all, thanks to technological breakthroughs, the sale of ninja tools has become the main source of financial revenue. Both the daimyo and the major ninja villages are willing to spend high prices to buy our ninjutsu scrolls. Our prosthetics are also very popular in the ninja world, bringing a lot of income..."
Kakuzu was the first to stand up and report as the Minister of Finance.
"In terms of expenditure, the Ministry of Finance has always adhered to the 'people-centered' development philosophy and accurately invested limited financial resources in key areas related to people's livelihood, social development and people's security. It has increased investment in people's livelihood areas such as education and medical care. …”
Mu Yue nodded as she listened.
Probably because of his sensitivity to money, Kakuzu, the Minister of Finance, did a good job and implemented Mu Yue's ideas very well.
In the eyes of the five major ninja villages, the ninja sect is ambitious and everything they do is to expand their power and enhance their military strength.
In fact, the Ninja clan did not spend much of its finances on military matters, but mainly on construction, people's livelihood, education, and technology.
The reason why Mu Yue made such an arrangement was very simple. He didn't even think about relying on the ninjas of the Ninja Sect to fight the war.
Because even if the Ninja Sect spends all their money on military affairs, it is impossible to rise to the level of the five major Ninja Villages in a short time.
The great ninja villagers in Iwagakure have always been afraid of Soyousuke's ninja sect, not the ninja sect. Moreover, although the military expenditure was not too much, they had made technological breakthroughs. In fact, the military strength of the Ninja Sect had been greatly improved.
In addition to the Rain Country where the Ninja Sect's headquarters is located, the Bird Country branch also has ninjas reporting, including Lao Zi and Nagato, but their work directions are different.
"Last year, the Bird Country Ninja Branch had a total of ninety new Ninjas who recognized Ninja's ideas, and the public's recognition of Ninja increased..."
"In terms of security, the chaotic ninja organizations and wandering ninjas in the eastern and central areas of Bird Country have been eliminated..."
After everyone has completed the summary work, it is time to discuss the work of the new year.
"We must pay attention to the development of chakra technology. Even if there are no results in the short term, we cannot give up research." Mu Yue emphasized.
"Not only military technology must be developed, but civilian technology must also be developed. Of course, the most important thing is to improve productivity."
Things like people's livelihood construction are what Ninja Sect has been doing, and Mu Yue is not worried that anyone will forget about it.
However, scientific development, due to Kakuzu's ninja origins, is always easy to ignore and consider it unimportant, especially in the civilian field.
This is not a problem with Kakuzu and the others, but with all ninjas and ninjas in the entire ninja world.
After the Ninja sect was disbanded, the theme of ninjas gradually evolved into battles and wars.
Currently, there are no ninjutsu used for production in the ninja world. Those handed down in the past, or developed in modern times, are all ninjutsu developed for combat.
The ninjas of the Ninja Sect nodded. Although some of them didn't quite understand Soyousuke's intentions, they still recognized it in their hearts.
If you want to ask why, there is only one answer - Lord Soyousuke must have a reason for having such an idea.
Except for technology, Mu Yue basically let the Ninja ninjas perform freely, and then he checked for leaks and filled in the gaps.
Until the meeting came to an end, Mu Yue spoke again:
"I think the Ninja branch of the Kawa Country can be put on the agenda."
Thanks to the efforts of Kakuzu, Lao Zi, and Nagato, the Ninja branch of the Bird Country has been completely constructed. It no longer needs the support of the headquarters and can independently complete the maintenance of the Bird Country.
Mu Yue felt that the time had come to take another step forward.
"Isn't it a little early? Although there are no ninja villages in Kawakuni, the ninja power is not weak, and the three major ninja villages of Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure will probably not sit back and watch us grow again." Kakuzu thought for a moment. said.
If the Great Ninja Village does not take action, it will not be difficult for the Ninja Sect to deal with the ninja clan of the ninja organization in the Kingdom of Sichuan, but Kakuzu feels that the Great Ninja Village will definitely take action.
If the situation is better, it may be that he secretly set up a stumbling block for the Ninja Sect, and then secretly supported the ninja forces in Kawa no Kuni.
If the situation is worse, he may have to break his face directly and openly use his ninja power to stop the Ninja sect's actions.
Kakuzu's idea is that the Ninja Sect still has a lot of potential, and it can take some more time to develop, so that the entire Ninja Sect will not become a burden to Soyousuke when the war begins.
“It does feel too fast.”
"No, the work in the Bird Country is almost over."
"The goal of our Ninja Sect is world peace, how can we not take action because we are afraid of the Great Ninja Village!"
There was a quarrel in the conference room for a while. Most people supported Sosuke, but some ninjas supported Kakuzu.
Boom boom.
Mu Yue tapped the table with her fingers, and the conference room fell silent instantly.
"Just do it with peace of mind. The Great Ninja Villages will not be an obstacle to the Ninja Sect." Mu Yue said with a faint smile.
If the Great Ninja Village feels that the actions of the Ninja Sect pose a threat to them and wants to do something, Mu Yue will let them know what the real threat is.
When he only had a few hundred thousand chakra, the ninja clan needed to keep a low profile. Now that he has more than 4 million chakra, he still needs to look at the faces of those great ninja villages? Then his chakra wasn't increased in vain.
"That can indeed be put on the agenda." Kakuzu instantly understood what Soyousuke meant.
The mood in the conference room immediately changed, and no one opposed the establishment of a branch in Kawakuni.
"Fighting against the Great Ninja Village with one person's power? Sosuke, what other methods do you have that you haven't shown yet?" Kakuzu wondered curiously.
Now even if Soyousuke and Kakuzu say that he is the reincarnation of the Six Paths Sage, Kakuzu still believes it.
Soyousuke once said that he may make mistakes, so he should question when he should question and object when he should object.
But Soyousuke did not make any mistakes. Even if it was a controversial decision, time finally proved Soyousuke was correct.
With such extraordinary wisdom and unparalleled strength, it is not an outrageous thing to be the reincarnation of the Immortal of Six Paths.
"To say he is reincarnated is to underestimate him. He is the Six Paths Sage of this era." Kakuzu sighed in his heart.
Perhaps Soyousuke's contribution now is not as good as that of the Six Paths Sage in ancient times, but in the hearts of many Ninja ninjas, Soyousuke is the Six Paths Sage of the current era.
Even if the real Six Paths Sage is resurrected in history, the Ninja ninjas will only follow Sosuke, not the so-called Six Paths Sage.
"In addition, I am planning to hold another large-scale martial arts competition in Liudao City. This time there will be no age limit or other restrictions. Strong men from the entire ninja world are welcome to come and participate in the competition." Mu Yue continued.
"Are you participating too?" Kakuzu asked.
"I won't compete. If No. 1 is interested, you can challenge me and I will accept it." Mu Yue shook her head and replied.
In this martial arts meeting, he mainly wanted his disciples to improve their performance and let the veterans in the ninja world know that times have changed.
Kakuzu thought about it and thought it was quite reasonable. Otherwise, if the news about Sosuke's participation was released, a lot of people would be too scared to come.
After the meeting, Mu Yue called Yahiko, Nagato, and Xiaonan and took them to the office.
"Sichuan Country Branch, I want you to work as a team to do it." Mu Yue said.
The reason why he asked Nagato Yahiko and the others to do different things was to train them, and now it was time to test the results of the training.
Yahiko has experience in managing ninja villages, Nagato has experience in establishing branches, and Konan has learned a lot of miscellaneous skills from Kakuzu, and can serve as the glue and logistics for the two.
Both Yahiko and Nagato showed expressions of surprise.
When it was determined at the meeting that the Kawano Kuni branch would be established, they had already decided to apply to go to Kawano Kuni. Unexpectedly, Soyousuke had already decided to hand over this important task to them.
The three of them looked at each other and smiled.
They can work together for world peace again.
(End of chapter)