From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 217 Xiaonan: I want to know the world in his eyes (6k)

Konan's communication with Sawara Kiri lasted for a long time.

No.

Rather than "communication", it is more like passively receiving some brand new content that you have never imagined before, and creating, building, and changing the relationship between the world and people.

As a child who grew up in a war-torn era, Xiaonan has the impulse and ideal to change the world, but he lacks the methods and ways to do so.

Even though Sawara Kiri talked to her for a long time, she still inexplicably felt that this period of time was too short, too short.

She was like a sponge that had been dry for a long time, constantly absorbing the moisture overflowing from the depths of the man in front of her, constantly replenishing herself.

By the end, even she herself didn't know what she was thinking.

Xiaonan only knew that what he had done before and his previous naive ideas seemed absurd and ridiculous in front of these practitioners of the true path.

She almost forgot that she was a prisoner.

Until the end, the conversation ended with "Use your own eyes to witness it."

Xiaonan didn't know how he answered. He was in a daze and didn't even notice that his body was untied from the torture rack and the ropes on his body were removed. His mind was blank.

"Sahara-sama?"

The interrogation-type jonin who had been standing aside like a wooden man and said nothing since leading Sahara Kiri into the interrogation room finally spoke carefully, brushed up his long hair, and whispered:
"We're just going to let her go?"

She couldn't quite understand what was going on.

Ever since she led Sahara Kiri into the torture room, Lord Sahara only exchanged glances with the woman tied to the torture rack, and she immediately fell into a dazed state as if she were under an illusion.

Lord Sawara Kiri took off the other person's coat without saying a word, and began to write and draw on the woman's body with a sealing pen. In the end, he completed a large-scale sealing ritual that looked quite complicated - she didn't know what the sealing ritual was used for.

At the end, the woman seemed to wake up suddenly, and then stared at Lord Sawara for a long time with a very complicated look.

The two seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding. Lord Sawara didn't say anything and directly untied all the restraints on the other person.

This is the prisoner she is in charge of.

Lord Sawara just let the person go like that, what should she do?
The poor torture jonin was lost in confusion.

"Don't worry, I will follow the rules." Sawara Kiri understood the little jonin's concerns and patted her shoulder gently.

Then, he turned around and said to Xiaonan: "Since you have made meritorious contributions while serving your sentence, we will send you to the Third Farm of Konoha for labor reform."

"All the chakra in your body has been sealed. I advise you not to do anything tricky."

"As for how long the labor camp will last, that depends on your performance."

"Do you understand, Miss Xiaonan?"

It was not until she heard his words that Xiao Nan suddenly came back to her senses from the blank state she had just been in after absorbing too much knowledge in one breath. She looked at him in astonishment, as if puzzled, and lowered her head to look at her graceful body with some doubt.

"Labor. Reform?" Xiaonan subconsciously repeated the unfamiliar word.

Although it is indeed a good thing that she is not forced to sacrifice herself, she should still be considered a beauty, right?

Although she did not develop further relationships with either Nagato or Yahiko in Takigakure Village before, and rejected all the suitors who appeared around her, this was not because she did not understand her beauty, but because she still had ideals in her heart that she was pursuing.

What's more, the unheard-of knowledge that Sawara Kiri possessed also had a fatal attraction to her - compared to how to get out, she now actually wanted to know what kind of career Sawara Kiri was accomplishing now.

"No, don't you need someone else to look after you?" She asked subconsciously.

Even Konan herself didn't realize that when she looked at Sawara Kiri, there was a brilliance in her eyes that couldn't even be concealed by her weak expression.

The torture jonin next to him narrowed his eyes slightly, showing some disgust.

Sawara Kiri said as a matter of course: "That's not something you need to know."

"Take her there."

This sentence was said to the young Jonin next to him.

"Yes!"

After a while, Konan, led by the torture ninja beside him, walked out of the dark torture room.

The moment she breathed in the fresh air, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of dislocation.

Could it be that she is really not as important as she thinks?

The fact is obviously not the case.

After walking out of the torture room, Sawara Kiri turned around and took the elevator to the top floor of the new Hokage building, to the office of the third Hokage's assistant, which was next to the Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze was waiting in his office.

It was not until Sawara Kiri opened the door and stood by the French window, watching Namikaze Minato, who was led by Konan and others to the farm, that he spoke in confusion:

"fog."

"Her companion is quite dangerous. Are we just going to leave her out here like this?"

Apparently, not only the torturer jonin, but even Minato was puzzled by his actions.

As a good friend, he knew a little about the secret that Sahara Kiri, the strongest in the ninja world, was actually very shy in private and even secretly provided a large number of color illustrations for Jiraiya's imperial novels.

However, before, Sawara Kiri had never neglected her work because of this "little hobby".

Minato didn't want to doubt his friend in this regard.

However, the beauty of this female prisoner and Wu Jun's somewhat subtle attitude forced him to think in this direction.

You kid.?

"Peace of mind."

Sahara Kiri smiled and comforted him.

Although he did covet the woman's body, his covetousness was not the same as Jiraiya's.

"You should still remember it, right?"

"Beside this trio, there should be a guy with extraordinary hidden abilities."

"After this woman is captured, the other two will never give up. Instead, there is a high probability that they will come and try to rescue her under the leadership of that guy."

Sahara Kiri sat on the sofa and explained simply: "As you know, if a battle of our level were to take place in the center of Konoha Village, the economic losses caused would be so great that it would be difficult to make up for it."

"Since it is unavoidable, why don't we take the initiative to choose a venue with less loss."

"Most of the people on the farm are prisoners, there are not many cash crops, and the surrounding area is relatively empty, so it is perfect for a battlefield."

Hearing this, Minato Namikaze sat down opposite him with an understanding expression.

indeed.

Although the village’s financial revenue is now much higher than before, after the initial completion of the village’s institutional reform, the economic pressure has also increased significantly, which is far from being solved by the rough management in the past.

Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze couldn't help feeling a little guilty for his unreasonable guess just now, and scratched his cheek embarrassedly.

really.

Mr. Fog is still the same Mr. Fog.

"Feel sorry."

"So that's what happened."

"Did you dig something out of her mouth just now?"

Precisely because he had fought with Nagato before and had been at a disadvantage at one point, Namikaze Minato is now one of the very few people among the top leaders of the village who is most interested in the news. As for other people, the immature Nagato and others are just one of the countless small characters dealt with over the years, and they are far from being as fearful of a formidable enemy as when they faced the leader of the Akatsuki organization in the original online novel.

Anyway, Sawara Kiri will definitely be able to be dealt with as easily as before.

“It’s a bit of a success.”

As Sawara Kiri spoke, he simply recounted the origins of Nagato and the others and what happened later according to his memory.

It was obvious from the very beginning that his torture was not in the real world.

Whether it was the "crystal ball" he showed to Xiaonan, or the various scenes and remarks that Xiaonan saw, they were all completed by him within the scope of "Mirror Flowers and Water Moons".

The control of the five senses has such capabilities.

Chaldea and the Near Future Lens do have the ability to observe the past and the future, but it is not as easy as he said.

As for observing the actions of Nagato, Yahiko and others in real time, that is nonsense.

If he had that power, he would have rushed over and killed Black Zetsu long ago.

Among the words he said to Xiaonan, the few true words were probably the refutation of her naive ideals.

However, the rhetoric of nine truths and one lie always works well.

After his repeated attempts, Xiaonan should have been tempted by his words.

However, this does not mean that she can just win the food and follow the crowd under her "kingly aura".

Completely convincing the other party is still a long task.

Still need to continue grinding.

Sawara Kiri was looking forward to seeing what kind of reaction Konan would have after undergoing a period of "labor reform" and seeing with his own eyes the differences between Konoha and other villages.

Finally, there was a place to spend his scarce bond points.

At this time, Xiaonan was not as relaxed as he had imagined at first.

Although she didn't know what kind of methods Sawara Kiri had used on her body during the conversation just now, it was true that all the chakra in her body had been sealed as the other party said.

Although she still retains the reactions and fighting instincts of a powerful ninja, she can easily beat ten ordinary people at once. However, it is another matter when facing ninjas.

Since being brought to this prison farm, she was led by a female Chunin to the female prisoner area and received basic living supplies and two sets of change of clothes.

Because she was one of the prisoners marked as of special concern by her superiors, she had an extra pair of wear-resistant sleeves compared to others.

When she was led to the dormitory by the guard, she was stunned when she saw the gray brick building in front of her.

"You will live in this dormitory from now on, bed number four in room 301." "Don't make any small moves, we will keep an eye on you."

The female guard, who tried her best to look serious but still looked a little immature due to her age, said a few words according to the regulations and left quickly.

When Xiaonan entered the dormitory, she saw two women, one old and one young, sitting by the bed and chatting about something. When they saw her come in, they stopped talking and turned their heads to observe her carefully.

Xiaonan didn't care about the eyes of the people around him, and walked into the dormitory to put down his clothes and supplies.

"Is it possible that even prisoners can live in such a place?"

'How much will this cost?'

As one of the former management of Takigakure Village, Konan, who is in charge of logistics, always pays most attention to this aspect.

She had no doubt whether this was a show set up for her by Sahara Kiri, because when she came in, she had already seen the buildings erected in this prison area.

Although it is far from the skyscrapers in Konoha New City, this is where ordinary people live.

For cost considerations, Konan doesn't think that everyone here can enjoy the treatment of having the whole body chakra sealed like himself. If they are captured ninjas from the enemy village, they must be living somewhere else.

According to the common sense that Konan knows, the difference in treatment between ninjas and civilians can be described as that between heaven and earth.

You know, in the original storyline, when Naruto and other Konoha ninjas were already enjoying the electrified age and their entertainment options were playing games and watching movies, the family of Dazna, the famous bridge builder from the Land of Waves, still lived in a thatched hut by the lake, and most of the young people made a living by fishing.

This is not only the norm for civilians in the Land of Waves, but also the norm for ordinary people in the Land of Fire.

But now, this 'normal' has clearly begun to change.

"You came in from outside the city too?"

Xiaonan had just put down what he was holding when he heard the younger girl next to him speak curiously.

Noticing Xiaonan's glance, the dark-skinned girl smiled at her, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "My name is Azhi. I just sneaked in from outside with the convoy a few days ago, and I was immediately caught by those white eyes."

"It's just like what everyone said. We are really lucky."

"luck?"

Xiaonan was immediately attracted by her words.

The girl who called herself Azhi looked only fifteen or sixteen years old. She was thin but had some flesh on her arms. Although she was locked up in the prison area, she looked very happy.

"Eh? Are you from Konoha?"

Seeing her puzzled look, Azhi's smile suddenly faded a lot.

Since he is a local, he must have broken the law to get in.

Turns out to be a bad woman.

Xiaonan was not in a hurry when she saw this. God knew how long she would be kept in prison. There would be plenty of time to find out later.

Just after I finished cleaning up, a series of ding ding ding sounds came from the loudspeakers outside.

Azhi and the middle-aged woman next to him who had been silent stood up and followed the crowd towards a tall building outside.

Xiaonan also followed the crowd and glanced at the words on the building.

Women's canteen.

It turned out to be time for dinner.

Without needing anyone's instructions, Konan had already followed the others and lined up behind them. Together with the others, he received two rice balls and a dish of food at the serving counter. Occasionally, someone in the line would be pulled out by the Konoha patrol officers with armbands on their hands for cutting in line, criticized and educated, and then thrown to the back of the line.

Although the meal was not rich, many prisoners like her started to wolf it down without even waiting to sit down, and when they finished eating they lined up at the back to wait.

'Deep pockets.'

This is the only comment Konan can give on Konoha's behavior.

Civilians are different from ninjas, and this is a matter of course in the ninja world.

All the preferential treatment given to ninjas must be repaid in battle, but these preferential treatments themselves are enough to elevate ordinary people who were originally civilians to an entire class.

This is also the reason why, although the various entrance examinations of ninja schools are obviously very strict, there are still many parents who send their children in when they are five or six years old - of course there are children like Naruto who are naughty and will not be expelled, but the only ones who can be as leisurely as him and still stay in the ninja school are rich or noble people like Shikamaru and Choji.

The only way for an unknown person to gain wealth and status is to fight for his life.

But now, Konoha is spreading the white rice to ordinary people.

Xiaonan thought about it but said nothing.

She looked around with the plate in her hand and strode over to Azhi, who was wolfing down his food like everyone else.

Hearing the sound beside him, Azhi subconsciously looked up at her, and his eyes suddenly became a little alert.

However, when he saw the rice ball handed over by Xiaonan, his eyes lit up again.

"Well, I can't finish this much."

"Really?"

Azhi looked at her, then quickly took it, put it in his mouth and took a bite, "You are a nice person!"

It's been a long time since anyone said this to her.

Xiaonan has lived a hard life and will not waste money like those ninja clan children. At this time, he ate his meal slowly and said:

"How did you get in here? This is where the prisoners are kept."

"That doesn't matter." Azhi said nonchalantly, "I heard from the people in the village that if you enter the city without a pass and get caught, you will be sent here. Do a little work every day, and then you can eat a lot of white rice that is usually used to pay taxes. I have only eaten a small bowl of rice when I was six years old. Here, I eat it every day."

Azhi's expression became distressed again when he said, "But without a pass, you will only be locked up for a month. It's almost halfway through. If you want to find a job in Konoha, you need a temporary residence permit! You can't stay here at all."

"Why? No one in Konoha would hire you?" Konan wondered.

"They say things like you can't hire child labor. If you're caught, you'll be fined a lot of money. And the accommodation is expensive, so it's better to be in the prison area."

This is true.

Xiaonan thought to himself.

For civilians, perhaps even life in Konoha's prison is many times better than at home.

After all, here you don't have to deal with the greedy nobles and tax farmers from all over the place.

However, the welfare of the ninja world has not been extended to ordinary people, not because they don’t want to, but because there are simply not enough resources.

Where did Konoha get the food and resources to feed even these civilians?
After Xiaonan expressed this doubt, he was greeted with a mysterious smile from Aori.

"You probably haven't seen it either, have you?"

"Those ninja-sama's ninjutsu!"

"Ninjutsu?"

Xiaonan's confusion deepened.

What ninjutsu can increase land productivity?
"You'll know later."

The topic then flew to all sorts of wild and unfocused topics as Azhi wolfed down his food and made small talk. Xiaonan just responded in a disjointed manner. All kinds of interesting rural stories in the context of peacetime that she had never experienced before went in one ear and out the other. Even though those little things were something that she could only dream of when she was young, when she really heard them, she was not that interested.

The short life that Xiaonan experienced was much more eventful than what happened in a small village.

It was not until the ding ding ding bell rang again that the two of them followed the crowd to another field.

The prisoners in the women's area were divided into small teams and assigned to numbered plots of land. Each person was given a small bag of seeds. Xiaonan heard that they were rapeseed or bean seeds, but she couldn't tell which.

Several 'seniors' demonstrated how to plant crops to them, the newcomers who knew nothing about farming, and she learned it after watching once.

It's not difficult, just pure hard work.

After a while, Azhi grabbed her sleeve and raised his chin towards the distance:

"Xiao Nan, look!"

"That ninja master is about to cast a spell!"

Xiaonan's pupils, which had been dilated in a daze, finally focused again.

The Konoha ninjas that came to this area were obviously a whole team. Some of them were not even older than Aori, but they were already quite capable.

The ninjas of that team separated and came to different plots of land. The seals in their hands were quite long, more than forty in total, which were obviously not suitable for frontal combat.

But with a shout, the whole earth began to surge.

"Earth escape technique: turning the soil into ridges!"

The land in front of them was like waves, rising and falling one after another. The dry soil and grass roots on the surface were lifted up to the sky, while the dark-colored land below surged to the upper layer and fell heavily, gathering into ridges as if they had life.

"oh--!"

It was clearly only a C- or B-level ninjutsu, but it made Aori, who was standing next to Konan, open her mouth into an O shape as if she had seen a miracle.

For a farm girl, this most strenuous work of the year is completed in an instant and is much more useful than tricks like spraying a ball of fire or summoning a pool of water.

How difficult is this?

Is this the secret to Konoha's increased food supply?
Xiaonan, who had never touched the land, couldn't understand, she just watched.

After all this was done, she followed the team step by step, put her feet into the soil, slowly bent over and planted, as if she wanted to discover some secret from this action.

However, she still didn't understand what was so great about it until she dragged her slightly tired body back to the dormitory to take a shower with the almost paralyzed Azhi.

However, because of what Sawara Kiri said, she still kept it in mind.

As there was still some time before bedtime, she asked the guard for a piece of paper and pen, and sat on the bed to write down her thoughts of the day.

He just sat at the head of the bed, staring at the white paper in his hand and thinking for a long time. Thinking back to everything he heard and experienced from Sawara Kiri today, Xiaonan didn't know how to start writing.

In the end, I was left with a problem.

"What does the world look like in Sawara Kiri's eyes?"

"I want to know."

(End of this chapter)