The border between the Wind and Rain countries.
The Third Kazekage, clad in his Kage robes, signed his name on a document under the expectant gazes of many, then rose to shake hands with Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure.
"Congratulations, Lord Kazekage. The drought in the Land of Wind will be greatly alleviated from now on, and Sunagakure will become even stronger in the future."
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Hanzo of the Salamander said to the Third Kazekage, while also glancing at Shimizu, who was standing with the two villages' high-ranking officials not far away.
These young people nowadays are truly remarkable.
Such a young Jonin will surely become a top-tier powerhouse in the ninja world in the future.
Moreover, he is a capable and practical talent who can get things done.
If this person becomes the Kazekage in the future, Sunagakure might become even more prosperous than it is now.
Thinking of this, Hanzo felt a bit bitter in his heart.
He is already quite old, and will definitely decline from his peak within the next ten years.
However, the Land of Rain has yet to find someone who has the hope of taking over the country from his hands. Even with his personal guidance, the upper limit of these people is just a decent Jonin at best.
The Third Kazekage didn't know Hanzo's thoughts. Sunagakure is currently at its historical peak, and outstanding young people are emerging one after another in the village, so he doesn't have these worries at all.
"Lord Hanzo, you flatter me. The opening of the canal will bring tremendous changes to both the Wind and Rain countries in the future. With Lord Hanzo in the Land of Rain, why worry about its development?"
The Third Kazekage replied with a smile.
During the discussions before the construction of the canal, Hanzo had sent his request for an alliance through Ebizo.
Now, Sunagakure and Konoha are the two strongest ninja villages in the ninja world, but the geographical conditions of the Land of Fire cause it to be besieged in every ninja war, and it may not have the spare capacity to protect the Land of Rain.
Sunagakure is just right, and the younger generation is also quite strong, so there is no fear that the other party will suddenly weaken one day.
The Third Kazekage naturally agreed to the alliance.
Hanzo is powerful, and a close ally, whether it is to let the Land of Rain serve as a barrier for the Land of Wind, or to contain the power of the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire, can bring huge advantages to Sunagakure in the game of great powers.
With this canal, it is equivalent to binding the interests of both parties together.
The leaders of the two villages talked for a while, then walked together to a lever and placed their hands on it together.
Pressing down the lever activated the mechanism, and hundreds of meters away from the alliance signing site, the sluice gates in the river channel were opened.
In an instant, the rushing river water poured into the downstream channel, and the surging waves slapped against the riverbank, making every Sunagakure ninja who came to the scene feel surging in their hearts.
Everyone was looking forward to what changes this canal would bring to the Land of Wind and Sunagakure after it was built.
"Lord Rasa, we've captured a few suspicious individuals, possibly from Konoha."
A Sunagakure Anbu wearing a mask teleported to Rasa's side and brought up a few prisoners.
The joy on Rasa's face instantly changed. He walked to the side of the prisoners, reached out, and manipulated the gold dust to form a palm, prying open the prisoners' mouths.
He had just taken office as the captain of the Anbu division after the end of the war, and today, a year later, he was promoted to the position of deputy minister.
The promotion was so fast because he was in charge of the protection work related to this canal.
Anyone with eyes could see the benefits that this canal could bring to Sunagakure.
Several other great powers were unwilling to see Sunagakure continue to become stronger, and they had done a lot of things in the months of building the canal.
For example, disguising as Sunagakure ninjas to assassinate Amegakure ninjas, disguising as Amegakure ninjas to stir up the hatred of companions, etc.
They even sent spies and assassination squads to assassinate Shimizu, the important figure in charge of building the canal.
Fortunately, they were discovered in advance and stopped in time, which also allowed Rasa to lead the team to find many hidden lines of other villages in Sunagakure, accumulating merit extremely quickly.
"In that case, it is most likely the people of Iwagakure."
The Anbu speculated.
"That's not necessarily the case. Let the sealing team check if the curse mark on his body is real. It's best to ask Elder Chiyo to take action. She is the most proficient in sealing techniques in the village. Please ask her to use the Mind Puppet Switch Technique to identify it."
No mistake, one first, one inner, one capacity, one in one look!
Rasa looked at the puppet in front of him, feeling proud in his heart.
Another merit has been obtained.
"Yes, Lord Rasa, but… the interrogation team sent a message that they have obtained intelligence from the spies that Konoha has sent new elite spies into the country. If these people are not from Konoha, then where are they?"
The two looked at each other, both thinking of the same possibility.
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Shimizu was now walking side by side with Yekura, following behind the team.
The Third Kazekage and Hanzo were at the front of the team, walking along the riverbank, looking at the rushing water, discussing some military arrangements between the two villages in the future, such as jointly holding the Chunin Exams at the end of this year.
Shimizu was also chatting with Yekura about how to fuse chakra to create a kekkei genkai.
"I can barely fuse fire and wind chakra for a short period of time now, but the problem is that the explosiveness of fire release and the sustainability of wind release cannot be matched. If I continue to go in the current direction, I might be able to develop a ninjutsu that is not weak in power, but that's not what I want."
Yekura said to Shimizu with some annoyance.
"I have encountered similar problems when fusing chakra. The high-speed changes in the sustainability of wind release cause it to interrupt when fusing with the difficult-to-control form of lightning release chakra. Often, as soon as a part of the fusion is completed, it will automatically stop, maintaining at a lower level."
"But I already have some ideas. I'll tell you after I return to the village."
Shimizu noticed that an Amegakure guard was occasionally looking at him out of the corner of his eye, thinking he was eavesdropping, so he took the initiative to stop.
He didn't intend to talk about these things here in the first place.
Ninjutsu is related to a ninja's combat power to the greatest extent, and those involving cultivation methods are basically secrets.
Those things certainly cannot be said on such occasions, whether it is him or Yekura, they both know it in their hearts.
As for that Amegakure guard, even if the other party hid it very well and the movements were extremely subtle, it was still impossible to hide it from Shimizu, who had mastered the Transparent World.
