Naruto: Accidentally Unlocking a Fantasy Era

I didn't expect to run into you here.

Would you like one?

The boss wasn't as fierce as before; instead, he seemed more amiable.

"We have no money."

Yahiko shook his head. Jiraiya-sensei had always taken care of their meals, so there was no need to think of any other solutions.

"It's yours for the taking." The fish stall owner smiled and shook his head. "After all, it's rare to see someone like you who steals something and then returns it."

"Hehe." Yahiko chuckled twice.

In order to become disciples of the Three Ninjas, they returned all the stolen items.

After all, they only stole it to survive, and they couldn't waste it if they didn't need it anymore. Besides, they also felt somewhat indebted.

"Take it."

The shopkeeper used a fishing net to catch the fish and handed it to Yahiko.

Yahiko accepted it without hesitation and responded politely.

"Thank you."

Although Jiraiya-sensei could bring them food, such fish were still rare.

"When you grow up, it would be best if you joined the army of the Land of Rain. There is plenty of food and drink there, and there is no danger."

The boss gave a reminder.

"The army of the Land of Rain?"

The three of them, Yahiko and his companions, were filled with questions and exchanged glances.

Does the Land of Rain have such a thing?

Seeing that the three didn't understand, the boss explained, "It was said to have been established to protect the Land of Rain, and many young people and children have joined it."

"I heard the food is pretty good, and they even give out money every month."

Although some people said that the money was due to domestic tax issues in the Rain Kingdom, they didn't find any taxes, and on the contrary, they felt that things were cheaper than before.

As a fish stall owner, he knew the answer.

Previously, the nobles collected taxes, taking as much as they could. Now, the Land of Rain only takes a symbolic amount.

It didn't have much of an impact on them.

Although they collected a lot more items, it still didn't add up to what those nobles collected in a single day.

"Is there such a good thing?"

Isn't that stupid?

The three of them exchanged glances, all feeling the absurdity of the situation.

They did know about armies; many cities and noble families had armies, but those armies weren't very strong. They would run away quickly when they encountered ninjas, and they had never seen soldiers paid.

Isn't it just that when a nobleman gives an order, a group of farmers gather and become an army?

I've never heard of anyone giving you food and money at the same time.

"There's a recruitment office over there; you can go take a look."

The stall owner pointed to the end of the street.

Filled with doubt, the three of them headed towards the recruitment office, unable to fathom what kind of army would provide both money and food.

They had never heard of it before, and soon the three of them arrived at the so-called recruitment office.

I saw that the area in front of me was wrapped up in layers upon layers.

"How lively!" Yahiko looked at the scene in surprise. The noisy sounds gathered together, but instead of being jarring, they gave him a strange sense of peace.

The Land of Rain hasn't seen a scene like this in a long time.

"Quiet! Quiet down!" A man stood on the platform with a megaphone, silencing everyone.

"The Rain Army is now fully recruited! Only the Money Army is left. The Money Army requires that the limbs be intact and the age be no less than twelve and no more than thirty."

At the sound of the man's voice, everyone stopped as if a pause button had been pressed.

Everyone's face showed a struggle, as if they wanted to sign up but were also terrified.

"Brother, what's going on?"

Yahiko pulled the adult next to him aside and asked curiously.

The man looked down at the three children beside him and sighed, "You've just arrived in the new city, haven't you?"

Yahiko and the other two nodded.

"The two armies established in the new city are the Rain Army led by the demigod Hanzo and the Money Army led by a man named Kakuzu."

"However, the Rain Army has stricter requirements, making it difficult to get in, while the Money Army has much simpler requirements, yet many people have been killed by Lord Kakuzu for making mistakes."

"How could you do this?" Xiao Nan glared at the man angrily. "Why should someone be killed for making a mistake?"

Even Yahiko frowned.

He hates people who kill indiscriminately.

But the most important thing is.

"Why would Lord Hanzo lead an army? And how can ninjas form an army alongside ordinary people?"

Wouldn't ordinary people then become a burden?

Yahiko looked puzzled.

The man looked Yahiko up and down.

"Don't you know? The ninjas of the Land of Rain have become an army, and by joining the army, we can also have the same power as the ninjas." The man felt that something was off and explained, "You should say that we've become ninjas, just with a different name."

"How is that possible?" Yahiko and the other three Sannin looked at each other in disbelief. Didn't their teacher Jiraiya say that people without the talent to condense chakra cannot become ninjas?

"I don't know the specifics, but it seems to have been done by the newly appointed Daimyo of the Land of Rain. Moreover, these armies were also formed by the Daimyo of the Land of Rain. Even Lord Hanzo was willing to give up his identity as a ninja for the sake of the Daimyo."

Of course, these are all just rumors.

"Didn't the Daimyo abandon the Land of Rain?"

Yahiko and the other two felt their minds were in complete disarray.

"Yes, so he's newly appointed. I heard that Lord Kakuzu saved him by accident. Having witnessed the chaos in the Land of Rain, the new daimyo decided to build an army for the Land of Rain, just to protect it, like the Land of Iron."

The above are mostly speculations, but they are widely circulated in the new city.

The three children left the new city in a daze.

After all, the information received in a single day reconstructed the perceptions of the three individuals.

They didn't even have time to ask Qian Jun about the murder.

on the road.

Yahiko suddenly raised his fist and roared, "I've made up my mind."

So what have you decided now?

Nagato and Konan looked at Yahiko.

"I have decided to join the military after graduating from Jiraiya-sensei, and then form an army to bring peace to the world."

"I've already thought of a name."

"Let's call him Xiaojun!"

Chapter 195 The Land of Rain Gets Back on Track

"It's barely on the right track."

Jin sighed as he looked at the documents on the table.

There are just so many things to deal with.

Managing a city is really not easy, and the key is that there's nothing to learn from it.

The major cities in the Land of Fire are somewhat better off; at least the Land of Fire values ​​its image, and its major cities also need to develop.

While there is oppression, it's not as severe as in smaller countries. At most, people only receive half of their income, and with hard work, the next generation still has a chance to escape poverty and become wealthy.

Of course, if you have too much money, it might attract the covetous eyes of nobles, who might take it all away.

This kind of thing happens all the time in the world.

However, this applies to city management.

The aristocratic management methods in this world can be divided into three levels.

In this day and age, the most common approach is to leave ordinary people with just enough money to survive; anything beyond that is taxed.

This is the lowest grade.

The second tier consists of those who only accept half of the income of commoners; such city lords, nobles, and high-ranking officials all have a good reputation.

The third tier is relatively rare. These are people who are so wealthy that they sometimes don't even care about their own people and leave their commoners to fend for themselves.

Such cities are generally developing well.

The Land of Rain belongs to the first tier; they keep only enough money from all their income to make ends meet, and work for the nobles all year round.

It can be said that they ride roughshod over everyone.

Jin even felt that even without the war, the people of the Rain Country were not living very well.

They all lived in dire straits.

It's just a matter of waiting to die versus dying immediately; the difference isn't actually that significant.

Haha.

What a hell joke.

Nowadays, most of the nobles of the Rain Country who could leave have already done so; the rest have died in the Rain Country.