Chapter 112 For a Better Life
Although there were countless questions in his heart, the timid pharmacist Nono did not dare to ask too many questions at this moment.
She simply answered the middle-aged woman's question very honestly, "I am a ninja, and I am good at some lurking and camouflage techniques and a little bit of earth escape ninjutsu."
She had been undercover in the Iwagakure Village for many years, so she naturally knew a little bit about earth escape, but she was not proficient in it.
The middle-aged woman wrote down all of them, and then asked in surprise, "Can you do earth escape? Earth escape is great! The city is expanding recently, and earth escape ninjas are very popular. As long as you don't mind, you'll be able to find a job soon."
What does urban expansion have to do with ninjas? Yakushi Nono was completely confused.
She didn't understand, but she didn't dare to ask more questions, and then politely sent the enthusiastic middle-aged woman away.
She was thinking whether she should disguise herself and go out, pretending to be a local to get some information? This was her specialty.
But he was also worried that he would be out of control and be suspected of having plans against the Rain Kingdom if he was caught.
I was caught in a dilemma for a while.
After all, before coming here, she had already labeled Shiba Kiyokawa, the leader of the Rain Country, as a warmonger and the source of chaos in the ninja world in her mind, almost on par with Danzo, which caused her to be extremely cautious with every step she took now.
However, the surprises that the Rain Country brought her today were destined to have just begun.
Shortly afterwards, the person who introduced the job actually showed up, and arrived so quickly that Pharmacist Nono was caught off guard.
"Excuse me, is Pharmacist Nonoyu at home?"
"Yes, it's me. May I ask who you are?"
"Oh, I came to ask if you need a job? The construction site in the city is very short of people right now, and ninjas who can escape underground are preferred.
By the way, you are new here, so your ID card should not be issued yet? We can pay you daily wages first, and your points will be calculated normally. Do you want to consider it? "
Many terms that had never been heard before appeared. Pharmacist Nono nodded and agreed with the idea of collecting information, and followed the other party to the construction site.
When she arrived at the place, she was stunned!
I thought I would see a group of ninjas tidying up a mansion for some noble.
It turned out that there were no nobles at all, and no one could see who the employer was. There was only a group of ordinary people holding blueprints directing the ninjas to use earth escape techniques to dig pits and cover the ground.
As was his habit, Yakushi Nono asked right away, "Who is the employer of this commission?"
The man who came over smiled and explained, "The contractor here is a chamber of commerce from the Rain Country, and they have already paid taxes to the Akatsuki organization. Don't worry, I'm the person in charge here. If you want to do it, you can come to me if you have any problems in the future."
Yakushi Nono was very surprised, "Can a guild composed of only ordinary people afford to hire so many ninjas?"
The ninja who brought her here seemed to be an old member of the Akatsuki organization. He witnessed many changes here with his own eyes. Hearing this, he smiled and spoke.
"We definitely wouldn't have been able to do this last year, but everything has changed since Akatsuki took over.
The trade route was opened, and the Chamber of Commerce became richer. At the same time, the price of hiring ninjas also dropped a lot. Part of the remuneration would be deducted with points, which was considered as support from the Akatsuki organization. "
"What's the use of points?" asked pharmacist Nono.
"Points can be exchanged for ninjutsu."
This simple answer shocked Yakushi Nono once again.
"Can ninjutsu be obtained so easily? These tasks obviously don't seem to be difficult, so won't everyone be able to exchange them for ninjutsu in the future?" In many places she had been to in the past, ninjutsu was a powerful weapon for the ninja village to control the ninjas!
Of course, they also have their own high-sounding reasons: for example, they cannot allow hidden spies to easily obtain their village's ninjutsu.
But in fact, there are always far more of our own ninjas whose necks are choked by ninjutsu than spies from other villages.
In response to Yakushi Nono's question, the ninja who led her here smiled and replied, "Leader Shiba Kiyokawa has already given an answer to this question before.
He said that if a person is willing to work diligently in the Rain Country for a year or two just to exchange for an ordinary ninjutsu that is not up to the level of a forbidden technique, then no matter what his original intention is, he is worth it. "
Yakushi Nono was very shocked by such a broad mind, and she was keenly aware of another benefit of doing so -
Soil like this is destined to be difficult to hatch local ninjas who like to band together for warmth, monopolize and be selfish.
The problems that had troubled the major ninja villages for decades seemed to have been easily resolved by the Akatsuki organization.
What shocked Yakushi Nono even more was the next sentence said by the ninja who brought her here.
“Also, Chief Shiba Kiyokawa said that ninjas are also human beings, and even though many of them are not keen on fighting, there is nothing wrong with humans wanting to become stronger and to collect more skills.
Rather than suppressing it, it is better to channel it.
The purpose of our fighting should be to pursue a better life, not to suppress our desires for the sake of so-called justice, loyalty, and inexplicable will, and finally become a puppet that only knows how to fight. "
At that moment, Yakushi Nono's heart was hit hard!
She suddenly thought of her past life in Konoha, recalling how there was always someone nagging in her ears during those years!
"For the Will of Fire, you must make sacrifices!"
"For the sake of Konoha's cause, you must continue to lurk!"
"To prove your loyalty, you cannot retreat or leave. You must devote your all to the village until your death!"
Brainwashing like this has filled almost every corner of Yakushi Nono's mind in the past, leaving her no time to think about whether these statements are right or wrong.
Until this moment, a fellow ninja stood in front of her and told her lightly: "Ninjas are also human beings" and "The purpose of fighting should be to have a better life, not to continue to be tortured."
At that moment, Yakushi Nono felt a lump in his throat and he almost shed tears.
"Will you introduce jobs to every ninja who comes here for the first time? Also for... a better life?"
The ninja leading the way scratched his face and answered with a guilty conscience, "Yes, for a better life."
In fact, the more real reason is because Chief Shiba Kiyokawa once said: Any ninja who is unemployed but has certain strength is a major hidden danger to social stability!
The original words were to hang them with a carrot and find them a class to attend so that they would not have nowhere to vent their excessive energy.
Fortunately, this Akatsuki ninja was perceptive and knew how to hide the organization's true intentions from outsiders, so he chose a more beautiful excuse.
However, he didn't know yet: these words, which were already commonplace to the old members of the Akatsuki organization, now sounded like a lost traveler finally hearing a holy voice in the ears of Yakushi Nono.
She had been traveling in the ninja world for many years, but this was the first time she had felt an extremely strong desire to stay in one place.
She even began to think: If he was such a person, it seemed that there would be nothing wrong with him becoming a war maniac and sweeping across the entire ninja world.
(End of this chapter)
