Chapter 218
"Wood Release·The Sea of Trees is born!"
"Wood Release·The Sea of Trees is born!"
"..."
Outside the Kingdom of Loulan, five Konoha ninjas lined up in a row and tacitly released the same ninjutsu towards the desert ahead.
Rumble!
Rumble!
……
Countless saplings emerged from the desert and grew rapidly. Under the input of chakra, they soon grew into lush trees.
Five members of the Senju clan who mastered the Wood Release technique forced a dense forest to grow in the desert ahead.
"Water Style: Great Water Flow Technique!"
Streams of surging water gushed out of the mouths of other ninjas, pouring towards the forest like rivers.
Luo Sha stood behind and watched the scene quietly, with a certain expectation in his eyes.
If there were more green spaces in the desert, it would at least alleviate the current shortage of food and resources in the Sand Village.
Yes, he finally couldn't resist the temptation of Konoha. Lu Nie's promises, not to mention him, even the voices of disagreement within the village on this large-scale cooperative mission, suddenly fell silent.
Let’s not talk about whether this mission can be successful or what the subsequent investment will be. Just these promises alone made the Sand Ninja leaders feel uncontrollably excited. They selected ninjas with talent in sealing techniques overnight and sent them to Rasa.
There are jonin, chuunin and genin, all three generations are complete.
"The energy consumption of this technique is quite high. The desert environment has somewhat restrained our wood escape technique."
Senju Kei stopped the technique, looked at the forest in front of him and sighed, and whispered to Lu Nie. Although his Wood Release was not comparable to the first generation, it was only used to affect the growth of saplings. The range of the technique was not large, but the consumption actually reduced his chakra by nearly a quarter.
You have to know that the Senju clan has a yang-attributed physique, and their chakra amount is far beyond that of other ninjas. After he awakened the Wood Release Bloodline, his already abundant chakra amount increased again.
But at the moment he could only release four Tree Sea Descents of the same size at most. It was obvious that the desert environment had greatly suppressed his Wood Release and greatly increased the consumption of his techniques.
As for the other four members of the same tribe, two of them were already out of breath.
"The vitality of a Wood Release tree is consumed much faster than that of a normal tree. A normal tree can last for hundreds or thousands of years if nothing unexpected happens.
However, the lifespan of a tree created by Wood Release depends on when the chakra that sustains its vitality dissipates. Once the chakra is gone, the tree will be affected by the environment and will quickly decay and wither."
Seeing Luo Sha approaching with a smile, Senju Qi took the initiative to explain.
"Of course, if it is the Wood Release of the First Generation, the trees he summoned to grow can also absorb external energy and grow like normal trees after the internal chakra is consumed."
Senju Kei added a sentence later, specifically picking out the first Hokage. It means that it is not that Wood Release is not good, but that they have not reached the level of the first generation's Wood Release.
"So, we need to find a suitable energy source for them."
Luo Sha nodded in approval when he heard what Senju Kei said. If it is really possible to extract the power of the dragon vein to replace the ninja's chakra supply, so that this artificially created forest can be maintained for a long time and play a role in improving the environment, then after a period of governance and maintenance, an oasis can indeed be formed.
In other words, whether the Wind Kingdom, which is mostly desert, can be transformed into the Fire Kingdom with fertile land is not discussed for the time being, at least the large and small oases promised in the mission should be able to be achieved.
As long as we can guide the underground dragon veins and extend and spread its energy.
But the dragon vein is not a tailed beast, and moving and sorting it is indeed a huge project, a huge project that requires the cooperation of two major ninja villages.
Among them, sealing technique is definitely the most important.
If guiding the dragon vein is likened to digging a well, then in addition to detection, if it is to be dug out as safely as groundwater and benefit the whole area, sealing technology is indispensable.
"When can we see the verification place you mentioned at the earliest?" Luo Sha looked at Lu Nie and asked him in a deep voice.
Asking this question clearly meant that he had completely accepted the alliance with Konoha. At least until this mission failed and ended, the Sand Village was tied to Konoha's chariot.
The alliance may have been signed under compulsion, but it can be torn apart and backstabbed at any time when necessary.
But this time, once they get on board, they will become a closely-knit group of stakeholders. Not to mention the attitude of the Daimyo of the Wind Country, there will be more voices of opposition even within the Sand Village.
Who doesn't want an oasis in the desert?
The nobles thought.
The Sand Ninjas wanted to too.
No one could understand the Sand Ninja and the nobles' enthusiasm for water and land. So in addition to coveting the land of the Land of Fire, the Sand Ninja also had some inexplicable enthusiasm for the environment of the Land of Water. Even though they knew that the Hidden Mist Village had nothing to do with them and its environment was not suitable, they still had some interest in it.
At least the water-style jutsu and ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village are very popular among the people of the Hidden Sand Village.
It was in this state of mind that Luo Sha understood the mentality of the daimyo and nobles of the Kingdom of Wind too well. Even though they were still maintaining a certain degree of reserve for the time being, only some merchants and minor nobles of the Kingdom of Wind were jumping around and being active.
But as long as Lu Nie can really build a verification site in the desert outside Loulan and create a long-term oasis from scratch, neither the nobles nor the daimyo will continue to sit idly by, but will decisively step in and get involved.
The money invested there now is just a test, and Luo Sha also hopes that Lu Nie can succeed.
Even so, he and the Sand Ninja he leads will be tied to Konoha, but at least the Sand Village will be able to recover quickly with subsequent financial investment.
Using blood inheritance gold mining to supplement the village's expenses is, in theory, his duty as a Kage, doing everything he can to keep the village running. But looking at the Kages of other major ninja villages, are there any who are as embarrassed as him?
Compared to the other four kingdoms, the Kingdom of Wind is not rich, but the daimyo and nobles of the Kingdom of Wind are not short of money. It's just that the environment makes them "stingy" and they won't spend money until they see the rabbit. The Sand Village failed to meet the daimyo's psychological expectations in the war, so the military expenditure was cut again and again, and even the cut military expenditure was thrown to Konoha. In Rasa's eyes, it is hard to say what kind of mentality this behavior is.
But for him as a shadow, this was undoubtedly a humiliation.
"We need members of the Hyuga clan, as well as Seniors Minato and Kushina to come and explore before we can make a conclusion. The initial plan is to use Loulan as the center, first detect the direction of the dragon vein energy, and then carry out transformation in the surrounding area.
This is a big project. Apart from Konoha, no other ninja village can help you do it." Lu Nie replied softly.
Yellow Flash and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?
It seems that Konoha really wants to do its best to achieve this plan.
As for what Lu Nie said, "Except for Konoha, no other ninja village can do this for the Sand Village," Rasa did not refute it, and he even agreed with it in his heart.
Because it is true that only Konoha can do it.
Corresponding bloodline, it is the village with the most sealing techniques and the most sophisticated ones.
For the Ninja Village, Ninjutsu is technology! Ninja is talent!
It is simply impossible for other ninja villages to come up with enough ninjas who are skilled in sealing, nor are they able to use sealing techniques to change the direction and spread of dragon veins.
Like the medical ninjas, the seal ninjas are rare strategic talents in every ninja village. Even in battle, they will only be allowed to take action after other ninjas rush forward to deal with the enemy.
"But as for the verification place, it will be quick." Lu Nie changed the tone and promised Luo Sha.
Under Luo Sha's inquiring gaze, Lu Nie added: "The so-called verification place is just to prove to you and the high-level officials of the Wind Country that Konoha has the ability to quickly build an oasis with the support of dragon vein energy.
The normal procedure is to detect the direction of the dragon vein energy, bind them, and then form the eye of the formation on the ground. This method takes a lot of time in the early stage.
But there is also a simple method, which is to bypass this step directly, use sealing techniques to cut out a part of the chakra core from the dragon vein of Loulan, and based on the energy in the chakra core, simply create a verification place.
As long as it succeeds, it means that this plan is feasible, and you can rest assured without having to worry about this plan as some kind of deception."
"Will this not affect the dragon veins?"
Luo Sha also knew that the dragon veins were the power of the earth. If they were exploited too much, there might be some huge hidden dangers. This was not what he wanted to see.
"Intercepting a certain amount will not have any impact." Lu Nie explained, "This is just an unconventional way of using it. The intercepted power will eventually return to the earth after use. The power intercepted from the dragon vein will also recover over time.
As long as you don't squeeze too much, there will be no serious consequences.
Simply put, this method is a verification. How long the oasis that depends on it can last depends entirely on how long it takes for the intercepted dragon vein energy to be consumed.
It has no roots and cannot last forever.
There is no need to worry that this plan will consume too much energy from the dragon veins. In the early stages of environmental transformation, consumption may exist, but after the later environmental changes, consumption will be greatly reduced, or even close to zero.
After a few decades or a hundred years, the desert of the Wind Country may become fertile land like the Fire Country."
"I hope so." Luo Sha nodded slightly with anticipation. Although he also knew that Lu Nie was just making empty promises, who could resist such promises?
At least he can do this. Even if he only accomplishes this during his term of office, he will become the greatest Kage in the history of the Sand Village, right?
Other Kages at most won a war or created a ninja system, but what about him? He changed the environment and ecology of the entire Wind Kingdom!
They stayed outside the forest for a while. After nightfall, the branches and leaves of the forest created by Wood Release had begun to wither and decay. It was obvious that the chakra inside had been consumed.
If it were somewhere else, this forest could last at least two or three days. Even if the chakra maintaining it was exhausted, it could still exist for nearly half a month before completely disappearing.
But in the harsh environment of the desert, consumption is accelerated invisibly, and even the time to absorb a certain amount of energy from the outside world to survive is impossible.
Perhaps there is no need to wait for the sun to rise again, this forest will be completely buried by the yellow sand, covering up all traces of its existence.
Minato Namikaze, who had rushed over alone from Konoha using the Flying Thunder God after finishing his duties, nodded in approval after hearing about Kaname's plan.
Although he did not recommend abusing the power of the dragon veins, he would not be pedantic and refuse to use it moderately without affecting the operation of the dragon veins.
By tying the Sand Village to Konoha's chariot, Konoha will no longer fight alone, at least for a long time.
It's a point of pride to say that they always win when attacked by other ninja villages, but in fact, only Konoha itself understands the pain.
Every major war results in huge losses. Konoha, which fights on multiple fronts, is almost like walking on a tightrope, performing extreme operations in the war.
Even during the Second Ninja World War, if it weren't for the existence of Konoha White Fang, perhaps Konoha Village would have been captured for the first time by the Sand Village who took advantage of the opportunity and launched a sneak attack.
Konoha has produced many talented people in every Ninja World War, but even so, they are all tragic victories under the limit.
If there really is a trustworthy ally who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Konoha, it can at least help Konoha share some of the pressure in future wars that may occur.
The Sand Village is an attempt.
At least the attitude of the Wind Country Daimyo towards Konoha is much better than that of the Daimyo and Kage of other major countries. Konoha and Sand Village also have an agreement and alliance.
Everyone came underground and with the help of Queen Sarah, they released the dragon vein power that was sealed in the center of the formation. A brilliant purple column of light shot up into the sky, and a part of it was intercepted by Minato Namikaze using a specially made kunai.
Queen Sarah then closed the center of the formation again and tried hard to suppress the dragon vein that was becoming restless like a volcano about to erupt.
After she did this, she breathed a sigh of relief. This was her first time trying to control the dragon veins in this way, and the gradual explosion of the dragon veins almost made her unable to control it.
The purple light dissipated, leaving only an irregular purple crystal the size of a watermelon. Luo Sha looked at the dragon vein energy core that was intercepted by the sealing technique with a somewhat eager gaze.
In his opinion, the power of the dragon vein might be more useful than the power of the tailed beast. If the corresponding sealing technique can be mastered, can the Sand Village create a few dragon vein Jinchūriki?
Even if he's not as strong as the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, he's at least stronger than the average ninja, right?
(End of this chapter)