Even the people in the Sand Village found it a little unbearable. The way of walking that they used to take for granted now felt a little... backward.
This desert terrain is really a challenge for the transportation industry, both supply and maintenance are big problems.
The few routes that caravans could take required paying various taxes and facing various dangers in the desert.
Taxes are not a big deal, as they are the strongest armed force in the country and they dare not mess around.
There are quite a few bandits even in the desert, and the security environment is much worse than that in the Rain Country.
Of course, these people used to be one of the main sources of missions for the Sand Village, but now they are an obstacle to development.
"Why haven't we seen any bandits or robbers in the Rain Country?"
"The construction of the Rain Country requires a large amount of manpower. Excellent laborers like bandits will be in great demand in the future, elder."
This answer instantly opened up the minds of Chiyo and others, it seems...
Finally they returned to their village, and the look in their eyes when they looked at the familiar scorpion was inevitably complicated.
It would be a lie to say that I didn't feel anything at all, after all, this is my own novice village.
It's a pity that I was taken to the final map to work overtime before I could make a name for myself after leaving the Novice Village. It's really miserable.
If I could have stayed dormant for a while longer...it wouldn't have worked.
Without Noah, there would be no advanced ideas for puppetry, and the loss would be even greater.
"Scorpion, how does it feel to be back in the village?"
"Hmm... so poor."
Chiyo's breathing stagnated. This child...
To be honest, the poverty of the Sand Village is not concealed at all. There is a huge gap next to the main gate that was temporarily filled with earth escape.
People who have never been here just think it is an alternative patchwork style decoration, but only those who know it know that this was created by Shukaku a few days ago.
The interior of the village is covered with fine yellow sand, and the gray place makes people's hearts dry and dark.
There were no caravans or mission commissioners coming and going, no children everywhere, only a few businessmen moving around.
The spirit and energy of the entire village seemed to have been destroyed by the three wars.
The loneliness of the Sand Ninjas is almost visible to the naked eye, especially for those who have just returned from the Rain Country.
"Welcome to the Akatsuki organization..."
Although Luo Sha was anxious, he also knew that he had to be reserved at this time. He couldn't lose his dignity as a Fengying, and at the same time, he had to build up momentum for the subsequent negotiations.
So he sent his trusted jonin to receive the Akatsuki delegation.
Maki, a talented young Sand Ninja, was given this task.
When they saw Scorpion they tried their best to ignore him, as Fengying had already received intelligence about the reappearance of this genius who had been missing for many years.
Elder Chiyo did not hide this fact, and in order to avoid misunderstanding, he sent back the excuse that Noah had helped to weave in advance.
Although Lord Kazekage had some complaints, a rebel ninja actually dared to appear on this land so brazenly.
But first of all, he is the only grandson of Elder Chiyo, and secondly, he is a member of the Akatsuki organization, so we can only ignore this issue of his background for the time being.
Maki took everyone on a casual walk around the village, visited the characteristic buildings of the Wind Kingdom, and introduced the towering Wind Shadow Conference Room.
“Statues of successive Kazekage are displayed there, with the stone statue of the strongest third-generation master in the middle.
If nothing goes wrong, we will go there for negotiations tomorrow."
Maki's eyes were full of reverence, for that was the most sacred place in the village.
Chiyo still felt very uncomfortable when talking about the Third Kazekage. Moreover, she had to negotiate under his gaze tomorrow. It was really a sin.
Scorpion had a blank expression on his face, having long forgotten about the Third Kazekage.
If this human puppet wasn't difficult to handle and it was a pity to throw it away, it would have been thrown into the Heart of Steel for remolding.
"Lord Kazekage will be able to take time out to receive you all tomorrow."
Maki's tour was very brief, and he quickly sent the Akatsuki organization to the post station.
If you walk a few more times, you will see the areas that were destroyed by Shukaku and the civilian area.
……
“The five great ninja villages really live up to their reputation.
Even though he is so lonely, his strength is still impressive."
Yahiko couldn't help but sigh. From his perception, the number of ninjas in the Sand Village was really not small.
Moreover, their average combat power is generally very strong, much stronger than the original ninjas of the Rain Country.
It's just that the murderous aura and gloomy aura on him are too strong, making it difficult for people to get close to him.
That familiar feeling made Yahiko feel as if he had returned to the period of the Rain Country during the Three Wars. The ninjas of the three countries of wind, fire and earth were all so hopeless.
Sadly, times have changed.
On the other side, in Fengying's office.
"Let's not deal with the Scorpion issue for now. This is the best outcome."
Everyone in the office nodded, but Fengying was still angry.
As a Kage, he was naturally very angry when he saw the ninjas in the village joining other organizations.
Or it could be said that this is a very taboo thing, and is clearly an act of treason.
It would be fine if he was just a minor character, but Scorpion was the recognized genius in the village at that time.
If Scorpion had joined the third war, perhaps we would not have lost so badly at Mount Kikyo.
It’s just that times have changed...the benefits thrown at us by Akatsuki are too great.
Luo Sha had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit in humiliation.
However, he always felt that Elder Chiyo played an indispensable role in this.
The Akatsuki organization first sent such tempting benefits through the elders, and then told them about Scorpion before returning.
As for the fact that Scorpion developed a lot of machinery for the village and facilitated this economic assistance, Luo Sha only half believed it.
Maybe it's atonement.
snort!
If the economic situation of the village was a little better, he would not accept this letter of intent for cooperation, and he would even use the Akatsuki organization as a sacrifice. Otherwise, no organization would dare to accept the rebel ninja from the Wind Country.
"Tomorrow I hope everyone will think more from the perspective of the village. The meeting is adjourned."
Everyone walked out with their eyes and noses in their eyes. What happened between Ying and the elder was not something that ordinary people could interfere with.
Chapter 174 Target: Daimyo
the next day.
After a simple greeting, Yahiko took out a rough plan and sent it to the top leaders of the Sand Village.
For a while, the only thing happening in the conference room was the flipping of papers.
Although they were mentally prepared and had read the preliminary analysis, everyone was still shocked by the big move of the Akatsuki organization.
It's true that he makes money, but... it's too big.
The people and resources involved are far beyond the limits of what a ninja village can support.
"Ahem, I want to ask. Can the Akatsuki organization's funds really support the operation of this plan?"
"Everyone, rest assured, we have sufficient start-up capital. As for subsequent investment, we will also strictly limit it, and only those who meet the qualifications will be gradually introduced."
"It seems that your organization believes in the benefits of this plan."
"Of course. The success of the Rain Country shows how bright the prospects for the development of the western region are. According to our preliminary calculations... in three years... in five years... the population... the economic growth..."
Yahiko listed the data deduced by Noah one by one, and the people in the Sand Village could hardly sit still after listening to them.
According to this plan, wouldn't it be possible to catch up with Mu Chaoyun in ten years? ?
"It's just about the economic size. It's also based on the fact that Konoha and Kumogakure have not made any leaps and bounds in the past ten years. More importantly, our economic mutual assistance platform was launched with peace as its main purpose. I hope everyone understands.
Let me emphasize again that Akatsuki is a peaceful organization."
Yahiko's reiteration did not attract any attention.
The idea of the Sand Village is still to attack Konoha once it has developed well. This is instinct.
As for emphasizing peace... Maki said that the more we lack something, the more we should emphasize it.
At this time, a ninja elder raised a key issue.
"All of this is based on the premise that the Daimyo agrees. What if he doesn't agree?"
"We brought a cooperation letter written by the Daimyo of the Rain Country, but we won't display it here. I believe the situation in the Rain Country will attract their attention."
Official correspondence is a matter of another system.
The Akatsuki organization had also made all the necessary preparations. They had stockpiled dozens of handwritten letters from the daimyo alone. With Flying Thunder God around, they would have enough time to write them right away.
"Finally, if you don't agree, we can build a small economic platform based on the resources of the Sand Village. The benefits will be much smaller, but... there is no other way. We have to abide by the rules."
The awareness of Akatsuki organization is still admired by the elders in the village.
There is no blind confidence, and plans have been made.
Even the backup plan based solely on the village was brought out, which was full of sincerity and so detailed that it was almost impossible to find any loopholes.
Chief Yahiko explained business matters in a very easy-to-understand manner, while technical matters were explained by Scorpion, who seemed to be very complicated.
Desert trains, desert mining, desert drilling, etc. all have better solutions with the extension of puppetry.
He is indeed a genius.
It's a pity that he is a genius in civilian technology. Of course, in peacetime, such people are really suitable for the development of the village.
Many issues were discussed from morning to night, and in the end there were not many questions left.
This thing seems to make money no matter how you look at it. Even some ninjas from the Sand Village are a little tempted. They think they can use their remaining assets to invest in it. The rate of return... is simply scary.
The Akatsuki organization was able to invest huge amounts of money and put a lot of effort into preparing to conquer the daimyo and nobles.
The explanation is still very confident.
Chief Yahiko did not completely ban private investment, but required a review of qualifications.
You should have the standard qualifications to be a Sand Village ninja. If not, we can all get together.
Seeing that people's hearts were a little unsettled, Luo Sha suspended the negotiations on the grounds that the village still needed to be considered. Ying's mentality was still a little more stable.
He couldn't agree immediately, even though he was very tempted.
In the next few days, Yahiko was frantically hyping up the project.
This is the style of instruction by Teacher Noah.
As long as you hype up the project's prospects and popularity, there will be countless people supporting you behind the scenes.
First of all, light industrial products from the Land of Rain became popular. For the Sand Village, such cheap and easy-to-use daily necessities and textiles were simply a dimensionality reduction attack.
Because the number of samples shipped back was limited, they were quickly sold out.
Let the people from the Rain Country and the Akatsuki organization become famous first.
After that, Yahiko and others often visited or accepted invitations from several ninja clans in the Sand Village, and almost every clan expressed their willingness to cooperate.
Not to mention, you can make a lot of money just by purchasing light industrial products, and there is also subsequent mineral development and so on.
The little yellow-haired boy seemed like a walking gold brick in the village at this moment.
After Luo Sha delayed for a few days, he could no longer suppress the atmosphere in the village. In these days, many people said openly or secretly that cooperation was a good thing, and as one of the five major ninja villages, we don't have to worry about any traps.
If we can carry it out, we will have a chance of revenge, or at least return to the top five.
That night, Yahiko came to visit Rasa privately.
Looking at the house that can be described as bare, you can tell how difficult Fengying's life is.
