As the fourth generation of Feng, Luo Sha must have certain political ambitions.
Not to mention surpassing the strongest Third Kage, at least he can't lose by a few points.
However, he lost the Ninja War just after taking office and was burdened with debt from Konoha.
After the Ninja War, we had to accept the stupid Daimyo's initiative to entrust the task to Konoha.
His lover died giving birth to Gaara, and since there was no suitable person, his youngest son became a Jinchūriki.
After a busy day at work, I have to go mining under the pretext of practicing the secret art of gold sand…
It can be said that the Yondaime was the most miserable Kazekage.
So facing the bait thrown by the Akatsuki organization, he made a decision after reading the letter more than three times and carefully studying Chiyo's letter.
No matter whether the bait in front of him was deadly poison or something else, Luo Sha drank it.
Immediately, the few remaining people in the village who had a say were brought over to hold a semi-incomplete high-level meeting.
Without Chiyo and Ebizo, the quality and average level of these jonin dropped significantly.
All those who had opposed Luo Sha were sent to the most brutal front line at the end of the Third World War, so almost all the people left were his own people.
Chapter 172 Walking in the Sunshine
"Everyone, this is a letter of intent for cooperation from the Akatsuki organization of the Rain Country. The information about the Five Kage Conference and the current situation of the Rain Country have been analyzed before, so I will not repeat it here.
The new economic mutual aid platform is an opportunity that the two elders who remained there fought for the village.
This is the project introduction and some opinions from Elder Chiyo. Let’s discuss it together.”
Just as Luo Sha thought, those who were able to attend the meeting had almost no objection to the cooperative development, and some were even very happy.
It's not like Fengying is the only one who's having a hard time. They all have bad lives too.
The Sand Village is a village where few people can earn extra money, unlike the Konoha ninja clan who have many other income channels.
The gap in consumption capacity and population between the two villages is very obvious.
Without income from missions, ninjas cannot practice ninjutsu or secret techniques, and will continue to lose if they lag behind in strength.
It is no longer a secret that the birth rate of the new generation is declining, and the number of Genin trained in ninja schools is decreasing year by year.
Everyone felt that if this continued, the village would most likely end in the hands of their generation.
The Sand Ninja's prediction was not wrong. By the time Gaara took over, it was already difficult for the village to return.
The only outstanding talents of the new generation are the Jinchūriki and the other two children of the village chief. There is almost no trace of other talents.
Gaara fought in the sky for a long time but no one was able to go up to support him. Even the mission of rescuing the Kazekage required asking Konoha for help.
At that time, the Sand Shinobi Village had to thank the fact that the villages below the top five were all very weak, otherwise its status would have been in jeopardy.
"Master Kazekage, what Elder Chiyo said certainly makes sense."
"Some of these don't seem very reasonable and don't conform to the logic of the ninja world. Moreover, various investments also involve the reform of the village."
"For example, the factory needs to train qualified ordinary people to operate the factory before it can provide jobs."
"But... this isn't a bad thing."
"The transformation of Konoha Village has been vigorous since the White Fang Son came to power, and the result is that the decayed village has regained its vitality.
They even solved the funding problem during the reform, which shows that this path is still worth reference.”
"Although our village has no money now, we will not lose to those wimps in terms of willpower."
"As for the Daimyo, he must also meet with the emperor. Many projects are not accessible to the Ninja Village."
"No wonder they are so rich. The economy of a rain country must be bigger than that of a ninja village...tsk tsk."
"But even if there is a conspiracy, we still have Kazekage-sama, Jinchūriki, and ninjas of the five major ninja villages to rely on."
"The one we should really be worried about is the Akatsuki organization."
The confidence of the five major ninja villages has not been lost yet. No matter what, there will be no secret organization in this world that can exceed the size of the village.
Strength is power. If Akatsuki knows what's good for them, they can cooperate and achieve mutual benefit.
If you don't know what's good for you... Humph.
Do you really think that the last of us five is a vegetarian?
After everyone's joint resolution, the top leaders of the Sand Village preliminarily approved the economic cooperation with the Akatsuki organization, but it still needs further discussion.
Luo Sha wrote back to Chiyo seriously, saying that he was willing to invite the Akatsuki organization to come to the Sand Village for detailed discussions on cooperation.
I hope that the two elders, Chiyo and Ebizo, can try their best to convey goodwill without hurting the dignity of the village.
……
Chiyo was speechless when she received the reply.
too fast.
The Anbu in the village must be exhausted from running back and forth, and what exactly did you discuss?
I ignored the influence of family affection and wrote so many concerns and speculations at the end of the letter, but you didn't listen at all to what I said about the possible evil intentions of the Akatsuki organization.
But thinking of the reality of the village, she sighed helplessly. Money~~~
If we didn't go to find Noah immediately, that would only make him look down on our village.
Chiyo suppressed her inner anxiety and continued to collect intelligence in the new town, and her collection was targeted.
We also conducted private inspections on heavy machinery, education and training, and several key cooperation projects.
After checking several points discussed that day and finding that there were indeed no major problems, I went to the tower again.
"Regarding our initial intention of cooperation..."
These few simple words lasted for a long time in the old man's mouth.
“So Lord Kazekage invited the relevant leaders of the Akatsuki organization to come to the village for exchanges.
As for the daimyo, we will make an introduction if our conversation is suitable."
"Okay, Akatsuki will organize a suitable business delegation to go there."
"Aren't you going?"
Chiyo was a little confused. In her opinion, this very scary and difficult guy was not going?
"Yes, we have dedicated personnel to be responsible for the initial communication of cooperation intentions."
Noah is very busy, so you can leave small matters like this to Yahiko and Sasori.
"Scorpion! How could he!!! How could he... go back to the village..."
Chiyo immediately stood up, completely panicked.
You know, Scorpion was... but... the one who assassinated Kazekage...
She never forgave the child for this matter.
Chiyo wished that her grandson would stay in the Rain Country and not go out, quietly studying his art to avoid being hunted down by the village.
Wouldn't it be walking into a trap if we go back like this? No matter how powerful an individual is, he will not be able to confront the five major ninja villages head-on until he transcends the limitations of being a ninja.
Even hiding in a puppet or modifying one's appearance would still be extremely risky, as a ninja would not track a person solely based on appearance.
Does Akatsuki want to use the life of his grandson as an excuse to start a war?
Caring too much makes one confused. Chiyo had thousands of thoughts in her mind.
"That... Elder Chiyo."
"The technical support person I mentioned earlier is Scorpion. He is the one who researches desert-type machinery and is very familiar with the terrain. He is the most suitable candidate."
"Xie has only been away from the village for many years to study puppetry. Although this is no different from betraying the village, with an elder like you here, it won't take much more than a word."
"This time he brought a huge amount of money and technology back to the village to build it. This is definitely an overseas Chinese entrepreneur."
"Don't you think your village can even do this?"
"Don't you want your grandson to walk in the sunshine?"
……
Walking in the Sunshine...
This made Chiyo freeze in place.
"The Third Kazekage is the strongest Kazekage. To this day, no one in the Sand Village, from the top leaders to the common people, believes that he is dead. They just think he is missing."
"And Scorpion was just an ordinary young genius back then."
"Not many people have connected the disappearance of these two people."
"When the time comes, I will give a heroic reason to let the villagers know that Scorpion is not a traitor to the village, but is fighting for the future of the village."
"I have returned now to help the village get back on track. Otherwise, why would Akatsuki cooperate with the Sand Village with such favorable conditions?"
"Besides Elder Chiyo...who else knows the truth..."
It is well-reasoned and the cause-effect relationship is clearly sorted out.
Chiyo remembered what her grandson once said about Noah.
"...You are such a devil."
Chapter 173 Welcome to Akatsuki
The Sand Ninja delegation that remained in the Rain Country will set off to return to their village today.
Also returning with them was the negotiation team from Akatsuki's economic mutual aid platform.
The team leader is Yahiko, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and there are several technicians and several Rain Ninjas.
The red-haired young man in the team attracted the attention of the Sand Ninjas.
"This is Scorpion, my grandson."
God knows how excited Chiyo was after saying this.
Perhaps this matter will just pass, as long as no one ever sees the...corpse of the Third Kazekage again.
It would be great if Scorpion could return to the village and become the mainstay.
With the support of himself and Ebizo, although the technique he practiced was not the magnetic sand-controlling technique of the Kage, the puppetry technique was also orthodox. Maybe he could even become the fifth Kazekage.
And it can also keep you away from that mysterious guy Noah. It couldn't be a better development.
Ebizo was a little worried. He always felt that his sister was not as capable as he said, and instead seemed to be being controlled by others.
When the matter of the scorpion was reported back to the village, they simply did not pursue the matter for the time being. This matter is not that simple.
But he also knew that he couldn't stop anything, because both the Akatsuki organization and the village had deviated from their original track.
So the delegation returned, bringing many mechanical samples and a large number of light industrial products to the village.
“This train is really convenient.”
The ninja delegation was not slow when they were walking, and they crossed mountains and hills almost without being affected by the terrain.
Intelligence scrolls can be put into the arms, while large and valuable items can be put into the sealing scrolls.
So the shock of the train was far less than that of ordinary businessmen.
It was not until we returned with some equipment samples and supplies that we realized the excellence of this means of transportation.
After getting off the train, we switched to an ordinary transport fleet and it was fine. The wide roads were also quite smooth to walk on.
Chiyo was kind of looking forward to the Kingdom of Wind also building such railways and highways, but... the daimyo is not so easy to convince.
Moreover, the cost of building such transportation roads in the Wind Country would be higher.
After leaving the Rain Country, the delegation's progress slowed down significantly, and this was a speed that could only be achieved if all members had the physical fitness of ninjas.
When you reach the desert area, you have to follow the winding routes on the map.
