Helping each other with countless me.

Chapter 52: Before leaving, I leave a half poem as a commemoration
"If I'm not mistaken, you want to build a canal here, right?"

Li Zhongren reached out and tapped the map. There was a clear scratch between the Kingdom of Hot Spring and the Kingdom of Frost. It was obviously left by Minato Namikaze.

"Yes."

Minato Namikaze ran his finger across the map.

"The Kumo Ninja is a plateau mountainous terrain, from east to west, from high to low. Originally, it was the best to build a canal on the border between the Frost Country and the Lightning Country, but unfortunately the terrain there is still too high, so we can only settle for the next best thing and build a canal between the Frost Country and the Hot Spring Country to connect the North Sea and the East Sea."

"In this way, the Land of Earth, the coastal countries to the north of the Land of Fire, the Land of Fire and the East Sea countries can all conduct large-scale trade with the Land of Thunder through this canal. Even the East Sea countries, the North Sea countries and the Land of Earth can trade with each other. The Land of Thunder can make a lot of money just by collecting taxes through this canal."

"Then look here, at the very bottom. According to Jiraiya-sensei, this is the territory of a group called Hongzhou Merchant Ninja. They are right next to the Land of Sand. Although it is still a long way to the interior of the Land of Sand, it is still a road after all, not a miasma swamp like the Swamp Land and the Devil Land where you can't walk."

"If the Sand Village takes down the Red State Merchant Ninja, they can follow the seaport below, all the way east, and finally north. All the countries along the way can be connected. In a sense, this canal alone has completely connected the North Sea, the East Sea, and the South Sea."

"By the way, Nono is not really dead, is he?"

Li Zhongren looked at Minato Namikaze.

"You look like you're helping the Kumo Ninja."

"Hahaha, if you didn't figure it out, Mitsuha, then there shouldn't be any problem with my plan."

"It's not that I didn't see it, it's just that I can't tell you about Zheng Guoqu"

Li Zhongren secretly complained.

"So, Mr. Namikaze Minato, what if the Cloud Ninjas grit their teeth and hold on? Although the Lightning Nation's external reputation is not very good, its internal reputation is still very good. It can even be said that among the five major countries, the Lightning Nation has the most united people, which is enough for them to raise enough manpower, material resources and financial resources to build the canal. Coupled with this wave of population dividend, even if they spend a lot of people to build the canal, there will still be enough ninjas to protect it."

"But, Mitsuha, what kind of creature do you think a ninja is?"

"Ninja? It's a ninja."

"Ninjas are creatures that are superior to ordinary people. Whether you are willing to admit it or not, this is true."

Namikaze Minato sighed.

"You know what? When I first thought of this plan, I even thought I had found a way to bring the world to an end, but as long as I thought about it, I knew that this was impossible because ninjas and the general public are separated."

"Ninjas don't need to refer to the ideas of the general public. Hatred, greed, or anything else will make them do what they want at any time, and many times it doesn't even make sense or logical, or in other words, it conforms to their own logic."

"Ninjas, although they seem to be high and mighty, are in fact just a bunch of blood-sucking insects, fit only to roll around in the mud of the ninja world, forever."

"Hey, hey, you're so cruel, are you even scolding yourself?"

"I'm talking about a collective, a general trend. The ideas of a single individual are like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of the general trend."

Minato Namikaze tapped the canal with his fingers.

"The day this canal is successfully built will be the day when the other four major countries will join forces to fight against the Cloud Ninjas. Why? Because the biggest beneficiaries of this route are the Cloud Ninjas. It is like a giant hand that grabs all the countries. This is something the other major countries cannot tolerate. Now, there happens to be a waterway, hehe."

Hearing this, Li Zhongren could not deny it. He had indeed overlooked this point. In a world where great power belongs to oneself, many experiences from previous lives are not applicable. He vaguely remembered that before he traveled through time, China facilitated the reconciliation between Camel and Persia. It was not because China was invincible, but because it was the general trend. When the water reached this point, a certain person could not object. But if it was in the ninja world, sorry, you could really object.
"You worked so hard to come up with such a plan. Is there something wrong with the Sandaime's plan?"

"Shimura Danzo has a list of names of corrupt officials in the various ninja clans, such as Morinaga, who 'accidentally' interrogated Nonou to death. He secretly sold the information obtained from Konoha's interrogation to the black market. If I need these people in the future, I can send them to kill them."

"It seems like I'm slaughtering my fellow villagers, but as the Sandaime's plan is steadily implemented, those people will be labeled as rebels, and my actions will become cleaning up the mess for Konoha. However, after all, they are still my fellow villagers. I think it might be a better choice to judge them according to Konoha's laws."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze raised his head and looked at Li Zhongren quietly.

"I came here to ask you a favor. I'm leaving Nono in your care. I won't be back for at least ten years."

"it is good."

Li Zhongren nodded. Some things did not need to be explained. It was obvious that Namikaze Minato did not trust Shimura Danzo. In fact, he did not trust Sarutobi Hiruzen either. After all, it was hard to say whether a person who cared more and more about his reputation would change in the future.

"I will tell Sister Tsunade about this. I believe that with your teacher, there shouldn't be any big problems. By the way, didn't Master Jiraiya teach you any ninjutsu?" "No, I haven't had the time. The only Flying Thunder God is something I taught myself."

"Then you are probably just a teacher in name only."

Li Zhongren couldn't help but smile. It would be at least four years before Jiraiya returned to Konoha. By that time, he would probably have been registered as a member of the Kumo Ninja.
"fine."

Namikaze Minato pointed to the book in his hand.

"It is more precious than any other ninjutsu. I will always carry it with me. I think that if I can understand it more deeply, one day in the future, I can really find a way to make the ninja world peaceful forever."

"This is a question that no one has been able to figure out for more than a thousand years. You can think about it slowly. But I will wait for you to come back."

"Hey, hey, don't say such embarrassing things."

"I mean, when you come back, I will still visit your house."

"Can't you cook for yourself?"

"I am a lazy donkey. I don't want to move without carrots."

"Don't you have anything you want to do?"

"Well, I do have some, but I don't have such lofty ideals, like wanting to save the ninja world or something like that."

"So, what is it?"

"My name is Mitsuha Kotori. I live a free and happy life. Well, that's about it."

"Your wish is more difficult than me saving the world."

"when are you leaving?"

"After I see you."

"Fuck, you're trying to trick me?"

"Whoosh~"

With a flash, Minato Namikaze disappeared into the secret room. The handcuffs that locked him with a seal fell to the ground with a thud, along with a note that swayed back and forth in a zigzag shape in the air.

"Sanye, thank you for your promise and trust. I'm leaving now."

"The interrogation department is not a good position. Without enough connections in Konoha, this is a thankless job that will only offend people and waste the reputation of the Senju clan."

“So, this is a small gift for you.”

"Finally, before leaving, I leave this half poem as a commemoration"

"My god, it disappeared."

"But its chakra has been passed down."

“The world is still the same world.”

"Human life is still worthless."

“Thousands of Years of Merits and Faults”

“Who else can judge?”

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