Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

"Lord Tobirama, do you remember when we went to the Land of Waves to capture the Six-Tails, we stayed in Amada Village in the Land of Iron?"

Reminded by Torifu, Tobirama instantly recalled that he and Torifu had used aliases to be father and son and stayed in a village in the Land of Iron.

A little boy guarding the village let them stay overnight; could this be the one?

"He is that boy from back then, Mifune."

"He is now a disciple of the ruler of the Land of Iron."

Good heavens, a disciple of the ruler of the Land of Iron is no different from a disciple of the Hokage; they will both inherit their master's position in the future.

Tobirama slowly stood up and walked to him: "I never thought that little kid would grow up so much. How did you get that head injury?"

Mifune found it difficult to talk about; for a samurai, it was somewhat humiliating.

The ninjas, on the other hand, had fewer rules and regulations: "When Hanzo invaded the Land of Iron, not a single samurai dared to stop him, but Mifune stepped forward, but in the end he was no match for Hanzo."

After hearing this, Tobirama understood the whole story.

Mifune added, "Lord Hanzo's martial arts are superb. I am completely convinced of my defeat. Fortunately, a ninja from your village rescued me, and it was from him that I learned the whereabouts of my benefactor. That's why I've come to look for him."

"Benefactors?" Tobirama was puzzled. How did they become benefactors?

"I left him the knife and money, intending it as payment for lodging, but who would have thought he would remember it for so long."

After hearing this, Tobirama remembered it again. That memory wasn't anything unforgettable; it was just a small point in his long life.

It's normal not to remember.

But he vaguely remembered that it seemed to be a long sword that Qu Feng had deliberately left for him.

Although Hashirama, who was standing to the side, did not know the details of the matter, he had gleaned a general idea from the bits and pieces of the story he had overheard.

But these things are all from ancient times. I never expected that someone would remember such a small favor for twenty years.

Hashirama was deeply impressed by this perseverance and dedication.

"Mifune, right? Come and sit down. We old folks have some understanding of the samurai way. After all, before the ninja village was established, samurai were very active."

However, ever since Hashirama established the first ninja village, ninjas have dominated the ninja world.

The samurai class gradually declined.

However, judging from this situation, it seems that another remarkable figure is about to emerge among the samurai.

Chapter 421 The Gift of Fruit

"Mifune, right? Come and sit down. We old folks have some understanding of the samurai way. After all, before the ninja village was established, samurai were very active."

However, ever since Hashirama established the first ninja village, ninjas have dominated the ninja world.

The samurai class gradually declined.

However, judging from this situation, it seems that another remarkable figure is about to emerge among the samurai.

Hashirama pulled Mifune to sit on the sofa, while Torifu sat opposite Mifune.

This made Mifune, who was already somewhat reserved, even more nervous.

"Mifune, what is the purpose of your visit to Konoha? I heard that the Land of Iron was previously closed off; has it opened up now?"

Mifune took a deep breath and then nodded: "That's right, Lord Hashirama. Twenty years ago, when Lord Tobirama and Lord Torifu came to the Land of Iron, the Land of Iron was already seeing a large number of people abandoning their wives and children in pursuit of the so-called way of the samurai."

"Large amounts of farmland are abandoned, and many elderly people are left without care. For the past twenty years, the Commander has been trying to solve this problem, but in the end, there has been no relief. In addition, Hanzo's attack caused many people to die in the Land of Iron, which finally exposed a large number of cowardly fake samurai."

"The ruler has demoted them to commoners and made them do farming and other labor. The Iron Kingdom should gradually recover in the future."

Hashirama listened to the story with a furrowed brow. How could a country have no farmers left to work the land? What had they been eating all these years? Had the country been kept running solely by the remaining honest people?

This is really quite scary.

"Is the commander planning to cooperate with Konoha Village?"

Mifune smiled after hearing this: "The commander did indeed mean that, but he said he wanted me to see Konoha's attitude, since the relationship between ninjas and samurai is already tense."

Hashirama nodded. There was indeed some discord between ninjas and samurai, but it was mostly the samurai who were creating trouble for themselves.

From beginning to end, ninjas never intended to sever the samurai tradition, or anything like that. It was just that their own training methods and pursuits were different, which led to fewer and fewer people being interested in samurai.

That's why it gradually declined.

Ninjas are quick to become ninjas; as long as you have chakra, you can become a ninja without having to hone your character or pursue any so-called Bushido.

It was obvious to anyone with eyes that being a ninja was easier, so a large number of people chose to become ninjas, and over time, the samurai class declined more and more.

Samurai, by nature proud, were unwilling to acknowledge this obvious fact.

He chose to escape and cut off all contact with the ninjas.

However, it seems that something serious has happened.

"Our opinions don't count. You still need to consider Qu Feng's opinion, after all, he is the Hokage."

Mifune nodded after hearing this: "I understand. Lord Torifu is very interested in cooperation, but I do not have real power and cannot make decisions on my own."

It's clear from the wind that Mifune wants to change the status quo of the Land of Iron, so he's very enthusiastic about all the collaborations that Kano mentions.

However, since he had no authority, he couldn't finalize any of the decisions and could only wait until he returned to the Land of Iron and discussed the matter with the leader before making a choice.

There's no rush to extract the wind. Although the mineral production has decreased, it can still produce for about seven or eight years.

By then, new mineral veins might have been found, since it's not like the Iron Country is the only place that produces ore.

At worst, we can import them.

Just as they were chatting, a sound suddenly came from outside, and then the door was pushed open, and Tsunade walked in humming a little tune.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Qu Feng? What brings you here today?"

Torifu greeted him with a smile, then said, "We have foreign guests visiting Lord Tobirama, and I am here to accompany them."

Only after hearing this did Tsunade notice the strangely dressed man sitting in the middle of the sofa, who appeared to be a samurai.

She quickly covered her mouth: "Did I disturb you?"

Upon hearing this, Mifune waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, this must be Princess Tsunade, I've heard so much about her."

Tsuna pointed to himself: "Me? I've heard so much about you? What kind of reputation could I possibly have that foreigners already know about?"

Hashirama frowned slightly: "Tsunade, don't be rude. Go back to your room."

Seeing her grandfather pretending to be angry, Tsunade didn't argue with him and immediately put on a well-behaved act and went back to her room.

"My granddaughter is naughty, please forgive her, my friend Mifune. She is usually quite gentle and refined."

When Toru heard this, he almost spat it out. The words "gentle and refined" were completely inapplicable to Tsunade now.

Master probably wanted to leave a good impression on Mifune, so as to avoid him getting a bad reputation.

"Lord Hashirama need not worry. Princess Tsunade is just young and carefree. I don't see anything wrong with it, and please do not punish her."

"Then thank you very much for your understanding, young friend Mifune."

There are many etiquette rules to follow when strangers talk to each other. These days, Your Excellency has been using the word "Feng" almost constantly, after all, he is, after all, a foreign envoy.

We can't leave a bad impression.

The group then discussed the friendly exchanges between the two countries, mainly to help Mifune learn more about Konoha so that he would have something to say when he returned to report to the commander.

After all, to persuade the leader to cooperate with Konoha, one must offer something worthwhile to cooperate on.

Otherwise, simply talking about how good Konoha Village is won't have any effect whatsoever.

"Then I shall take my leave now, and visit you both again when I have time."

Hashirama and Tobirama also got up to see Mifune off.

When Toru reached the door, he whispered something to Mifune, who then went into the courtyard to wait.

Qu Feng turned around and took out a green fruit from his ring, which was constantly emitting a faint glow.

"Master, there's no need to explain what this is, right?"

Hashirama nodded: "The Fruit of Life, we all know that, but who is it for?"

Torifu pointed to the courtyard: "Ashina-senpai, he's getting old. We can't let Kushina be without any relatives in Konoha."

Hashirama, annoyed, retorted, "You child! What do you mean she has no relatives? Aren't we all her relatives?"

Qu Feng waved his hand: "That's different. After all, we're not related by blood, but they're grandfather and grandson. There's always a barrier between us. Besides, you old brothers don't need to count the days on your fingers anymore."

"Won't this affect you? How can you give away something so precious so easily?"

Chapter 422 Fiery Red Hair

Qu Feng waved his hand: "That's different. After all, we're not related by blood, but they're grandfather and grandson. There's always a barrier between us. Besides, you old brothers don't need to count the days on your fingers anymore."

"Won't this affect you? How can you give away something so precious so easily?"

"It's alright, I've already mastered the method of refining this stuff, and I have plenty more. I'll send you a few pounds over to eat some later."

Hashirama waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this: "Forget it, forget it. I'm not that obsessed with immortality. Maybe one day I won't want to live anymore, and I'll just die with a snap."

Qu Feng found his master's words somewhat amusing, but he didn't pay much attention to them, after all, his master still had a long life ahead of him.

It's not too late to give him fruit when he's almost exhausted.

After that, Toruka left the house and left with Mifune. After today, there was no need for him to follow Mifune personally anymore.

Just send your own secretary to accompany him. After all, Mifune can't make decisions about the Land of Iron, so there's no point in having more exchanges.

Even if Qu Feng had given him a knife when he was a child, that was too long ago and wouldn't be of much help to the cooperation between the two countries now.

Ultimately, they were just strangers who were somewhat familiar with each other. The fact that Qu Feng personally received and accompanied them these past two days was already a great honor.

"Hey, Ashina-san, I have something good for you."

Hashirama stood at the door calling out, and after a while Ashina came out of the house; he was really old now.

Every day, besides basking in the sun, I take walks in the yard.

Judging from his appearance, he doesn't have many years left to live. Hashirama couldn't bear to watch his brother die like this, but he couldn't ask his apprentice for anything.

We can only choose to slowly accept this reality.