Chapter 217
Crossing the River Country and passing the border of the Wind Country, the Sand Village's senior ninja Maki had been waiting with his team for a long time.
"Lord Fengying is waiting for you in Loulan."
After seeing Lu Nie and greeting each other, Maki took the initiative.
"Loulan?"
Lu Nie raised his eyebrows, but he was not surprised. After all, once the dragon vein and the cooperative relationship were known to the Sand Village, no matter what, with the arrogance and arrogance of a big country, they would definitely find ways to bring Loulan under their control.
Unless Loulan is a neutral country recognized by the ninja world.
For example, the Kingdom of Demons, or the Kingdom of Iron.
But these two countries are able to remain neutral because of their remote or harsh geographical location and environment, and because each of them bears certain responsibilities that cannot be replaced by the five major powers.
For example, the witches of the Demon Country need to suppress the sealed demons in the Demon Country. As for the Iron Country, it has served as the location and responsibility for holding the Five Kage Conference for the five major countries since the establishment of the Ninja Village.
Loulan is obviously not among them.
Especially since the queen of Loulan had died at the hands of Baizu, and her descendants were still young. Judging from the inheritance logic of the ninja world for thousands of years, the daimyo of the Wind Country would not and could not deprive the queen's young daughter of her inheritance rights. What the Sand Village could do was to establish a stable cooperative relationship with her as the representative of the Wind Country before she grew up and could truly control the country of Loulan.
At least for now, the Sand Ninjas' protection of the Queen's young daughter is comparable to that of nobles and dignitaries.
After all, the only one who can control the power of the dragon veins now is the queen's young daughter.
The Sand Ninja needed her, the Daimyo of the Wind Country needed her, and perhaps Konoha Village also needed her. This made her importance rise again and again.
Returning to Loulan again, looking at the building that was still a miracle in the desert, Itachi and Asuma beside Lu Nie felt a little dazed. But soon, Asuma introduced the story of Loulan to Kabuto beside him again.
During this period, Kabuto was very much to his liking. Not only could he always make him happy with his words, but he could also use medical ninjutsu to help him relieve pain and speed up his recovery when he was tired after training.
This made him feel as if his daily practice time, or his free time, was inexplicably longer.
Facts have proved that Kabuto is not the mediocre and incompetent person he imagined. At least in terms of medical ninjutsu, he is indeed extremely talented as the intelligence said.
In addition, the other party is very good at observing people's expressions and collecting intelligence.
These are what he and Itachi are not good at and lack for the time being.
So even though they had only been getting to know each other for a few days, Asuma temporarily accepted the other person and acknowledged his existence.
Even though he hated him, it was useless, and he couldn't really drive Dou out. But if the team members didn't get along, couldn't form a tacit understanding and trust, then when they went out to perform combat missions, the probability of facing danger and accidents was not low.
Passing through the outer wall of Loulan and entering the interior where tall buildings stand, the environment inside and outside the wall is like two different worlds.
Perhaps the only contribution that Baizu made to this country was to use the dragon veins to transform the country into an oasis.
There was no shortage of precious water and plants in the desert in Loulan, but after the centipede's destruction, at least one-third of the young and strong residents in Loulan were killed.
After Luo Sha, who was wearing the Kazekage's bamboo hat, shook hands with Lu Nie, he looked at his young face and felt a little emotional for a moment: "I really envy you Konoha. Even after the war, you still have a new generation like you."
Like the Iwagakure Village, the Sand Village is facing a situation where there is a lack of young talent and successors.
Especially the Kazekage, he is even more envious of Orochimaru who has already firmly sat on the position of Hokage. He took over the position of Hokage earlier than Orochimaru, but now in the Sand Village, he cannot have the final say.
The voices within the Sand Village and the competitors who were pushed to the front made his heart full of complicated and resentful emotions at this moment.
If the Daimyo of the Wind Country had not given the order this time, many nobles would have expected that the Sand Village led by him did not actually want to join forces with Konoha to develop the dragon veins.
Why should a power as strong as the tailed beasts be shared with other ninja villages? Wouldn't it be better for the Sand Village to have it all to itself?
Similar arguments continued even after Maki returned to the Sand Village and reported the details of the mission. This was true even with the pressure from the daimyo.
However, after bringing people to Loulan and observing and studying the seal and power of the dragon vein, everyone, including Luo Sha, had to admit that without the help of Konoha, they might really only be able to watch the "dragon" and sigh.
As a ninja force that is proficient in barriers and sealing techniques, Konoha Village has been the leading existence since the fall of the Land of Whirlpools.
The second was to plunder the Hidden Cloud Village, which had taken over a considerable portion of the heritage of the Land of Whirlpools. Because of the rampage of the Eight-Tails, the Hidden Cloud Village, which wanted to perfect the seal of the Jinchūriki, took advantage of the end of the Second Ninja World War and led people to attack the Land of Whirlpools. Several other ninja villages also got involved and each gained something.
However, the knowledge of sealing techniques mastered by the Sand Village is not enough to deal with the dragon veins.
Ninja is a profession that excels at destruction and killing. Research talents like Orochimaru are rare among ninjas.
After the greetings, the two groups entered the high tower in the center of the city together and sat on both sides of a long table.
Sitting in the main seat was a girl who looked not much older than Itachi. She was trying hard to keep a straight face and was presiding over the meeting under the guidance of several Loulan ministers behind her.
Although it was a tripartite meeting, it was obvious that neither the Sand Ninja nor the Konoha Ninja took Loulan into account.
Especially the succeeding Queen Sarah, who looked at Luosha with a look of helplessness. It was obvious that the Sand Ninja had not been very happy with her during this period in Loulan.
The Nara clan sent two clan members to take charge of the village and negotiate the details with the Sand Ninja on behalf of Luna. However, Rasa and Luna let the two groups of people argue at the meeting, standing in front of the window of the high tower, looking at the neat and tidy streets and buildings below, and remained silent.
"What are you doing this for?"
Suddenly, Luo Sha withdrew his gaze from the window, looked at Lu Ni who was standing beside him, and couldn't help but speak.
"What do you mean by Kazekage?" Lu Nie blinked and asked back. "I have never seen such a mission before! Ninjas are associated with killing, they represent violence, and they are tools in the hands of the daimyo. Only the medical ninja system established by Tsunade has given ninjas a different meaning.
What on earth were you and your teacher thinking? Letting a Wood Release Ninja come to the desert to plant trees?" Luo Sha was a little confused.
That's Wood Release!
The first Hokage used Wood Release to end the chaos of the Ninja clan and made him the god of the Ninja world! Any ninja will have a strong filter for Wood Release.
Especially after a member of the Senju clan awakened the Wood Release technique again, this filter became clearer and more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Even though they knew that some people's Wood Release could not compare with the First Hokage's, this kind of bloodline must be the highest secret of a village and was protected as strictly as the tailed beasts.
They were not sent out to fight, but to study how to plant trees in the desert? Did Orochimaru already have this kind of prestige when he just took the throne?
“Chakra is a magical power that ninjas use for more than just fighting and killing, to inflict violence on other lives.
If we change our mindset and use the power of ninja in other ways, it can also have amazing effects.
For example, we should turn the desert of the Kingdom of Wind into an oasis and make the residents of the Kingdom of Wind rich. Only when ordinary people become rich can the economy improve.
When you are a Chunin or Jonin, you may just need to obey the village and be a tool. But being the Shadow of a Village is a whole different game."
"Do you think this cooperation can really help the economy of Sand Village?"
Luo Sha understood what Lu Nie said and felt the same way.
Ninja and Kage are indeed two completely different professions! The experience accumulated during the ninja period is either not very applicable after becoming a Kage, or simply has no effect at all. Even the confusing problems that need to be faced are growing every day.
That’s really another way to play the track!
For example, money?
Ninjas only need to accept missions from the village and collect the rewards for the missions, but if the village Kage wants to make money, can he also accept missions and collect rewards? He needs to bring merchants to the village, ask for military funds from the daimyo, and beg for alms from the nobles.
If all of the above cannot be done, and there is no inflow of external money, what will Ying do when the villagers are struggling to make ends meet?
Luo Sha chose to use his bloodline limit to go to the desert to pan for gold, and then use the gold he collected to make up for the village's losses.
This is just the money level!
The distribution of benefits, the appeasement and use of various factions in the village, the training of village ninjas, and future planning.
Ninjas only need to fight, but Kages have a lot to consider.
This period of time was painful and torturous for Luo Sha. It took him some time to find his position again and recognize the situation he was facing.
So he was really touched by Lu Nie's words, and believed that Lu Nie was already a qualified successor with the vision of the Shadow of a Village.
Luo Sha is now thinking about getting more funds, because only with money can all his plans and the village talk about the future.
Without the investment of funds, the development of the village will be greatly limited. Especially in the bad situation where the Daimyo of Wind Country likes to throw tasks to Konoha Village, the future of Sand Village will be even more dark and gloomy.
This time he personally went out to cooperate with Konoha, just wanting to get a piece of the pie from this big project and get the money to subsidize and develop the village.
"As long as the covenant is not broken, Konoha Village can provide Sand Village with a large amount of food at a low price every year, as well as resources such as detonating talismans, healing talismans, kunai and materials.
If the relationship is close enough, Konoha can even regularly accept a group of Genin and Chunin from the Wind Country for training every year. Help the Sand Village to establish and improve the medical system. "
Lu Nie's calm words made Luo Sha beside him dazed for a moment. However, he quickly adjusted his mind and did not agree immediately, but thought about Lu Nie's words.
Without a doubt, this is a great gift!
Let’s put aside the attractive conditions such as food and resources for now.
Everyone wants to establish a complete medical system like Konoha, but so far, only Konoha, which has Princess Tsunade, has truly achieved this.
Konoha's team can really do more than half of the assigned to a medical ninja! The remaining half, there are also many who master some simple medical ninjutsu, can provide emergency treatment for themselves and their partners.
Konoha's system has always been the object of study and copying by other ninja villages, but some things, once they involve a complex system, cannot be copied perfectly by simple study and hard work.
Luo Sha really envied Konoha's medical training system. Once he could really replicate this system in the Sand Village, if nothing else, at least this would become a highlight of his tenure as Kage!
Just like the Second Kazekage invented puppetry, it will definitely be remembered!
The benefits of being close to home will also greatly increase his prestige and his voice in the village! He no longer needs to be wary of competitors and opponents.
But he also knew that this system was a very expensive system! If the Sand Village did not have enough funds, even if he knew how to build this medical system, he could only put it aside for the time being.
Luo Sha's heart was already beating rapidly in his chest, and what Lu Nie said next undoubtedly added fuel to the fire in his heart.
"One-Tail, it's time to replace the Jinchūriki, right?" Seeing Rasa's sudden change of expression, Lu Nie hurriedly said: "I just inferred it based on some information.
You should know that both of Iwagakure's Jinchuriki had fallen into Konoha's hands, but after the war with Iwagakure, Iwagakure took back their Jinchuriki.
Konoha already has the Nine-Tails, and has no desire for the tailed beasts. But if Sand Village needs it, Konoha can provide some sealing assistance."
"No need!" Luo Sha rejected Lu Nie's request without thinking.
Although Konoha's sealing technique for the tailed beasts is unique in the entire ninja world, Rasa does not expect Konoha to use the best tailed beast sealing technique to help the Sand Ninja seal the One-Tail.
What's more, the tailed beasts are an important strategic force for a village, and this power must be completely controlled by the village.
If the tailed beasts are handed over to Konoha to be sealed, who knows if Konoha will tamper with the seal? What if the tailed beasts go crazy and cause serious damage to the village, who will be responsible for the loss?
So no matter what, Rasa would never let the ninjas of Konoha touch the tailed beasts of Sand Village.
"Provide the corresponding sealing technique knowledge, and then let the Sand Ninja learn it thoroughly and perfect his own tailed beast sealing technique, isn't that possible?" Lu Nie spoke again.
(End of this chapter)