I travel through thousands of worlds at the same time

The Ninja Alliance announced that they would accept the Sand Village and the Kingdom of Wind to join them, and made new administrative divisions for the Kingdom of Wind and the Sand Village. They were no longer called the Kingdom of Wind and the Sand Village, but were renamed and provided with a large number of personnel and materials, completely incorporating them into the Ninja Alliance...

A few days later, the newspapers of the Ninja Alliance published a series of breaking news, which shocked the remaining three major countries and a group of small countries in the Ninja World.

Many daimyos of small countries, nobles, and wandering ninjas learned from the newspapers and news released by the Ninja Alliance that the Wind Country, one of the five major countries, had followed the same fate as the Water Country, and that even the Sand Village had been disbanded and integrated into the Ninja Alliance.

This was not just a temporary alliance between two major ninja villages, or a marriage relationship between the daimyo of two major countries. It was a real superpower and its ninja village being completely digested by the Shinobi Alliance, including administrative power, military power, financial power, etc. Even the daimyo and nobles of the Wind Country, only a few of them were used as signs and temporarily took up new positions. The vast majority of the nobles lost their power or were even purged, and their resources and wealth became the spoils of the Shinobi Alliance.

After all, Li Mo would not step into something that he knew was a trap. With different examples such as the Red Bear, the Celestial Empire, and America in front of him, he naturally knew how serious the hidden dangers brought about by retaining the power and wealth of those daimyo and nobles were.

Even those cases that cannot be spoken of explicitly prove that the parasitic class such as the daimyo and the nobles are purely negative assets to the Ninja Alliance. Unless Li Mo is willing to use the seeds of extraordinary power or arrange ninjas to supervise at all times, these guys who have lost power will always want to take back their wealth, and they will even resort to the power of the other three major countries in the Ninja World and various ninja villages.

In the face of this possible hidden danger, Li Mo did not immediately start a massacre because there were other major countries and ninja villages. In addition, killing the old class without any reason would easily cause a huge negative impact. However, it does not mean that he has no way to deal with the daimyo and nobles. For example, the former daimyo and nobles of the Water Country have almost been cleaned out. Except for a few who have no bad reputation and are used as signs, the former daimyo and most of the nobles of the Water Country have lost the power to resist.

As for the Wind Country, for the Ninja Alliance, the situation is actually much easier to deal with than that of the Water Country. After all, the natural living environment of the Wind Country is indeed quite harsh. Most of the place is desert or Gobi, which limits the population of the Wind Country to less than five million. As a result, the population is small and there are far fewer nobles, so Li Mo has a relatively small workload to clean up and it is also convenient to manage.

Whether it was the Daimyo of the Land of Wind or those nobles who were more like desert tribal chiefs, they were all dealt with by the shadow soldiers and Anbu ninjas arranged by Li Mo. They obediently handed over the power in their hands and were sent to the territory of the Ninja World Alliance. Anyway, it was impossible for them to stay where they were, just like the Daimyo of the Land of Water and those nobles.

As for the Sand Village, which is one of the five major ninja villages, it was naturally given special care by Li Mo. Ye Cang's record of becoming the fifth Kazekage has not been broken, but the speed at which he lost the position of the fifth Kazekage can be compared to that of a certain Pot King.

At least, when Danzo Shimura, with the help of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, became the so-called sixth Hokage, he nominally held the position for quite a while before he was killed by Sasuke Uchiha. And Yekura served as the fifth Kazekage for no more than five days in total. He simply waited for the letter of recognition from the Daimyo of the Land of Wind to arrive, and then simply resigned from the position of Kazekage and directly merged the Sand Village.

Are you talking about the resistance of the Sand Village?

Just as Li Mo said, Ye Cang demonstrated his unparalleled strength, and he cleaned out the high-ranking officials and even most of the senior ninjas in the Sand Village. In addition, the Ninja Alliance quickly mobilized supplies and manpower, so the Sand Village, which was in a state of disarray, had no choice but to accept it.

Or, to be more precise, even if the Sand Village wanted to resist, it would be courting death if it had lost a group of top masters and elites such as the Fourth Kazekage, Chiyo, and Ebizo, and even had only Yashamaru as the only official jonin. What's more, with Ye Cang and a group of Anbu ninjas in charge, and cooperating with the ninja army that arrived later, they quickly controlled the situation and began to rebuild the Sand Village.

The situation in the former Mist Village, which has been renamed the Mist City, is very similar to that in other cities. The Ninja Alliance has quickly changed the situation in the Sand Village with a large number of urban infrastructure projects and generous rewards. Even the Sand Ninjas who secretly show a tough attitude still have to rely on completing various commissioned tasks to make a living.

As the Ninja Alliance led by Li Mo, it is very clear that if the ninja holding the sword cannot eat, the consequences can be referred to as America, which occupied the Camel Country in the Middle East but directly disbanded its hundreds of thousands of troops without resettling them. The many military expenses incurred later were much more than the severance pay. As for the Ninja Alliance, with Li Mo as the boss and no shortage of money and materials, it directly followed the method of conquering the Mist Village, spent a lot of money and resettled the Sand Ninja.

In the newly named Sand City, the Ninja Alliance demolished all kinds of landmark buildings of the original Sand Village, and the newly rebuilt barrier effectively blocked the invasion of wind and sand. Li Mo even made a special trip to transform the large Gobi desert around the Sand Village into an oasis, and popularized it with saxaul trees, sea buckthorn and various drought-resistant plants, which improved the living environment of the Sand City by several levels.

With this combination of a big stick in one hand and a sweet treat in the other, many Sand Ninjas who were no longer strong were separated and resettled, and their ninja schools were even cancelled. Instead, the Ninja World Alliance's ninja army training bases began to recruit students, absorbing those Sand Ninjas and ninja students. After a while, few people considered themselves to be Sand Ninjas.

Even Yashamaru, the brother-in-law of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, had no intention of avenging the Fourth Kazekage Rasa. His sister died in childbirth when giving birth to their third child, Gaara. But the Fourth Kazekage Rasa chose to use his third child, Gaara, as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tail Shukaku. As a result, the Jinchūriki of the Sand Village's sealing technique was not up to standard, which resulted in the young Gaara being easily affected by the One-Tail Shukaku and going berserk.

The Fourth Kazekage Rasa's attitude towards his three children was not very good. Even though he did not treat them badly, the death of his wife and his own character flaws prevented him from being too close to his children. He even wanted to kill his youngest son after discovering that Gaara was unable to control Shukaku, the one-tailed beast, which had caused considerable damage to the village on several occasions. It was only after Yashamaru said a few good words and the situation became unpredictable that he temporarily endured it.

For Yashamaru, who had just become an official jonin, he was taking care of Gaara, Temari and Kankuro when Yegura arrived at the Sand Village for revenge. As a result, he witnessed the Sand Village being severely damaged and finally chose to surrender to Yegura.

What made Yashamaru feel fortunate was that apart from acting very simply and brutally at the beginning, after taking control of the Sand Village and taking in the surrendered Sand Ninjas, the Ninja Alliance did not kill the remaining Sand Ninjas. Instead, it sent out strong men to upgrade the environment around the Sand Village to the level of a super-large oasis. After changing its name to the City of Sand, it recruited Sand Ninjas and civilians to work and paid them considerable rewards.

In this regard, the Ninja Alliance, which has no shortage of money or supplies, has allowed the residents of the City of Sand to experience what it means to be rich. A large number of infrastructure jobs do not require much technology and experience. As long as you have some strength, you can join and get a job. The reward for a hard day's work is enough to buy a lot of things. As for the Sand Ninjas, whether they are trained to engage in higher-end construction work or disbanded to join the Ninja Alliance's ninja army, they all have their own different ways out.

Even though Yashamaru was the brother-in-law of the fourth Kazekage, he was not treated differently in this regard. He, Kankuro, Temari, and Gaara were brought to Li Mo by Yekura. Apart from taking out and sealing the One-Tail Shukaku, Gaara did not seem to be harmed. Even the legacy of the fourth Kazekage Rasa was successfully inherited.

Of course, Yashamaru and his three children had to leave the City of Sand and go to live in other cities of the Ninja Alliance. This kind of thing was easier for Yashamaru to accept. He also knew that with their sensitive identities, it was not suitable for them to stay in the City of Sand. Even though many outsiders had been arranged to move into the City of Sand and many former ninjas and their families had been transferred, he still had to avoid suspicion.

This is not just Yashamaru's own business. He explained the situation to the three children as well. Then he took Gaara, Kankuro and Temari to another port city as arranged by the Ninja Alliance. He even arranged for the three children to be educated and allowed to join the Ninja Alliance's ninja training camp. It can be said that their future will be together with the Ninja Alliance. The former Sand Village, which was renamed "City of Sand", has nothing to do with Yashamaru and his companions.

Similarly, other hidden dangers of the Sand Village were eliminated in advance, most of the ninjas of the Sand Village were reorganized, and even the One-Tailed Shukaku was taken away by Li Mo for research. It can be said that the Sand Village, as the military pillar of the Wind Country, had even its traces of existence and its name erased. It was because the Sand Village was successfully taken down that the Sand Village and the Wind Country were swallowed up by the Ninja Alliance, and their strength and potential were much stronger than before.

When the Sand Village and the Kingdom of Wind joined the Ninja Alliance, the newly formed Ninja Alliance gained the territory and population of one of the five major countries and even expanded its control area to the Ninja Continent. The other parties in the Ninja World were shocked and reacted one after another!

Chapter 51 Reactions from all parties

"They even annexed the Wind Country and the Sand Village. The Ninja Alliance really can't be underestimated..."

When the Iwagakure of the Land of Earth received the news of the expansion of the Shinobi Alliance, the Third Tsuchikage looked at the map in front of him with a frown so sharp that it could pinch several flies to death. There was no trace of his previous indifferent attitude towards the establishment of the Shinobi Alliance.

Not only the Third Tsuchikage, but even the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, who was also immersed in wealth and glory in the past, responded with a very indifferent attitude when he first learned about the establishment of the Shinobi Alliance. The reason was that the Iwagakure was located in the inland area of ​​the Shinobi World, and was separated from the Shinobi Alliance, which was dominated by the ocean, by the Land of Fire, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Wind. Even if the Land of Earth wanted to be vigilant, it would not be its turn to be vigilant. The Third Tsuchikage only strengthened the intelligence gathering work on the Shinobi Alliance and did not have any extra ideas at all.

But the problem is that the Shinobi Alliance directly swallowed up the Wind Country and the Sand Village. Its sphere of influence is directly bordering the Fire Country, the Earth Country and several small countries. It is no longer the previous indifferent situation. The Rock Village and the Earth Country are both alerted by this!

"Tsuchikage-sama, what do we want?"

Hearing the words of the Third Tsuchikage, several elders of the Iwagakure who were summoned looked at each other. Then one of the elders, who was obviously older, stepped forward and whispered to the Third Tsuchikage of his own village, asking for instructions on how to proceed.

It should be said that the establishment of the Ninja Alliance would at most make the Fire Kingdom, Lightning Kingdom, and Wind Kingdom alert, but it swallowed up the Wind Kingdom and Sand Village in one breath. Now that it was bordering the Earth Kingdom, the Daimyo of the Earth Kingdom contacted the Iwagakure as soon as possible. The elders of the Iwagakure also read the Daimyo's letter. Excluding those tedious and useless nonsense, the core meaning was to pay money to let the Iwagakure quickly prepare for defense.

Compared to the ambitious Daimyo of Wind Country, he at least has a private ninja army at his disposal, and has gathered some rebellious ninjas and bounty hunters. In addition, the Sand Village has been defeated repeatedly and its strength has been seriously weakened, which has given him the idea of ​​control. The Daimyo of Earth Country is a pure parasite and a good-for-nothing. Fortunately, he is addicted to fine wine, beautiful women and delicious food and has a good understanding of himself. Apart from holding on to the protective forces and power around him, he leaves things like war to the Iwagakure to fight.

In this regard, the Third Tsuchikage, who was more or less aware of the original conflict between the Kingdom of Wind and the Sand Village, actually felt that it was not bad to have such a daimyo who knew himself well. However, now facing the daimyo's flattering behavior, he really wanted to curse out loud. However, in front of several elders of the Iwagakure, he, as the prestigious Third Tsuchikage, really did not want to do anything too rude.

Facing the question from the elder of the Iwagakure, the Third Tsuchikage thought silently for a long time before looking at the map of the Ninja Realm in front of him, clicking on the border of the Iwagakure, and making a seemingly conservative but rather steady decision:

"…Orders: Double the number of troops guarding the border of the Land of Wind, triple the number of spies entering the Ninja Alliance, and be on guard carefully!"

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Country of Fire, Konoha Village

Compared to a few months ago, when the war with the Cloud Village was still tense, the atmosphere in Konoha Village has obviously become more relaxed after signing a peace agreement and getting a few months of respite. There are more caravans and mission commissioners coming and going.

How to say it? As the nominal leader of the five major ninja villages, it fought three consecutive Ninja World Wars and fought with multiple ninja villages. After the Third Ninja World War, it gritted its teeth and fought with the Kumo Ninja Village until now, but still signed a peace agreement instead of sending Hyuga Hizashi away. The reputation of Konoha Village has not declined.

This is different from the original plot line of "Naruto", where Konoha Village, under the joint efforts of the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzo, had to take a punch from the Cloud Village and had to bow its head to let the Hyuga family hand over Hyuga Hizashi to die. Forced into a desperate situation by the abduction of the Hyuga family's eldest daughter, the Third Hokage gritted his teeth and led the Konoha Ninja Army to fight with the Cloud Ninja for several months before paying a not-too-much price and reaching a peace agreement with the Cloud Ninja with the help of the establishment of the Ninja World Alliance.

In the eyes of other people outside, the fact that Konoha Village has been losing heavy blood continuously but still fighting with the Kumogami Village without being defeated has already proved that its reputation as the first of the five major ninja villages is not nonsense. Naturally, more clients and caravans are willing to come to Konoha Village. After all, the greater the reputation of Konoha Village, the better it can complete the commissioned tasks. Ninjas who complete more commissioned tasks have money in their hands, so they are naturally willing to spend money and stimulate various consumption.

Especially the Konoha Village, located in the Land of Fire, the richest country in the ninja world, its natural conditions in all aspects are much better than other ninja villages, and it receives more annual funding from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. According to common sense, its recovery speed since the end of the war should be faster than other ninja villages, so the current lively scene is nothing special.

However, in the Hokage building of Konoha Village, the Third Hokage was no longer in the relaxed mood he had been in recently. He and the other three members of Konoha F4, as well as several elite jonin and ninja clan leaders, were all looking at the daimyo's letter in front of them with some worry!

"Are the Kingdom of Wind and the Sand Village gone just like that? Really..."

Seeing that the atmosphere in the conference room was too silent, Mitokado En from Konoha F4, at the signal of the Third Hokage, spoke up to break the silent atmosphere and expressed the sighs of many people present.

The Kingdom of Wind and the Sand Village are gone just like that?

It was after seeing the newspapers of the Ninja Alliance and some intelligence information sent back by Konoha's spies that the high-ranking officials of Konoha Village suddenly realized that the Sand Village, which had been pestering Konoha Village like a piece of taffy in the past, and the Wind Kingdom, which was mostly deserts and Gobi, had been swallowed up by the Ninja Alliance.

Even though Konoha Village has experienced many major events in recent years and all the ninjas have developed a big heart, they found that one of the old rivals that had been entangled with Konoha Village and the Fire Nation for decades, the Sand Village and the Wind Nation, just disappeared and became nutrients for the stronger Ninja Alliance. The high-level officials of Konoha Village also felt somewhat unacceptable. It was almost the same feeling as if a jackal that used to be entangled around them was eaten and replaced by a more terrifying tiger.

It is true that Konoha Village and Sand Village fought in three Ninja World Wars, but Sand Village always suffered a setback in front of the serious Konoha Village. However, it does not mean that Sand Village is really a small ninja village that poses no threat. Even though it is the last of the five major ninja villages, Sand Village still poses a certain threat to Konoha Village. In addition, there are other major ninja villages to restrain it. Otherwise, Konoha Village would not mind destroying Sand Village to ensure its own safety.

Unfortunately, the problem that Konoha Village is facing now is that it was caught off guard. The Sand Village and the Wind Country were directly attacked. The Ninja Alliance, which previously only felt threatened, has become a close neighbor of the Fire Country and Konoha Village!

"Okay! Let's stop discussing that nonsense and think about how to deal with it, shall we?!"

In response to Mizuto Kado En's speech, Shimura Danzo was a little anxious and interrupted the other party directly. However, when Mizuto Kado En and the others saw Shimura Danzo missing an arm, they knew that the other party had his arm torn off by the Fourth Raikage of the Kumo Village through ninjutsu when he was fighting with the Fourth Raikage of the Kumo Village. If the Root ninjas had not risked their lives to support him, he would have died. Even if they had some objections in their hearts, they did not speak out.

After all, Danzo Shimura is still one of the high-ranking officials of Konoha Village. Even though the Root suffered heavy losses in the battlefield with Kumogakure, and he himself lost an arm and is preparing to transplant a new one, the other party's remarks now are not over the line!

"Then, raise the level of the border of the original Wind Country and arrange intelligence personnel to strengthen the investigation. In addition, I plan to talk to the Third Tsuchikage..."

In response to Shimura Danzo's violent behavior, the Third Hokage silently took a puff of his lit pipe, and with a glance of his eyes that had become sharp after experiencing the baptism of war, he stunned Shimura Danzo and the others, and then spoke slowly.

At this time, Danzo Shimura, Mito Kado En, Utatane Koharu, Hyuga Hiashi and others might have different ideas, but unfortunately they could not speak up in front of the Third Hokage. Even Danzo Shimura, who had bargained with the Third Hokage in the past, could not disobey the order officially issued by the Third Hokage, not to mention that he was seriously injured and suffered heavy losses to the Root. When even Danzo Shimura did not speak up, others naturally would not object to the Third Hokage's proposal.

At the very least, Konoha Village really cannot withstand another war now, even if the enemy may be the original Sand Village. What's more, it is the Ninja Alliance that integrates the Mist Village, Sand Village and other forces. Naturally, it must increase its vigilance and attract allies!

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"Damn it, our Kumogakure is next to the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. The coast is the only threat that the Ninja Alliance can pose. How can we defend against it?"

On the other side, inside the Raikage Building of the Cloud Village, the Fourth Raikage seemed a little irritable. He looked at the letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning in front of him and felt that what the other party said about raising the alert was completely nonsense. He did not even look at the situation around the Land of Lightning. It was completely different. The Ninja Alliance had land borders, and it was hard to say whether the coastal areas were within the other party's sphere of influence. Raising the defense was simply paranoia.

"Lord Raikage, we should be more vigilant at the border and improve detection of the sky. After all, it is rumored that the Sand Village was occupied by the enemy from the sky..."

Compared to the Fourth Raikage who was straightforward and had a bad temper, the dark-skinned beauty ninja standing next to him seemed a little helpless. Fortunately, as the Raikage's secretary, she could be said to handle most of the daily affairs on behalf of the Fourth Raikage. Only a few important matters would be decided by the Fourth Raikage himself. And for example, this time's letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was a decision that the Fourth Raikage had to make personally.

At least, the Raikage's secretary is a sensible person. She was able to persuade the hot-tempered Fourth Raikage and she has demonstrated her ability within two years of taking office. Otherwise, the other high-ranking Cloud Ninjas would not be convinced and would not admit that she is qualified and capable of handling the daily affairs of the Cloud Ninja Village!

"Well, Ma Buyi, your suggestion is right, let's arrange it this way!"

After hearing what his secretary Ma Buyi said, the Fourth Raikage was wondering whether the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning was frightened by the destruction of the Land of Wind. He did not say this idea out loud. He just pondered for less than a second and felt that he could not think of any better way, so he directly agreed to his secretary's proposal.

Even the dignified Fourth Raikage did not like dealing with complicated daily affairs. What's more, the ethos of the Cloud Village is to worship strength. The Raikages of all generations were not the strongest in the Cloud Village, but they were definitely among the top few strong men in the Cloud Village. Even the Jinchūriki were qualified to compete for the Raikage candidate. As long as your fist was big enough and you defeated other competitors in the Cloud Village, there would be no doubt that you would become the Raikage. However, the Raikage won every time.

Now, the Fourth Raikage knows that he is not good at handling affairs. In addition, facing the expanding Ninja Alliance this time, the Cloud Village also has no good solution. He will not be stupid enough to rashly start a war with the strength of the Cloud Village alone. So what the Cloud Village can do now is to follow the suggestion of his secretary and increase the alert of the border of the Land of Lightning to be vigilant against air raids launched by the enemy.

However, the Cloud Village chose to increase its vigilance, the Iwagakure and the Konoha Village made similar choices, but in the other small ninja villages in the ninja world, except for the small ninja villages that have chosen to lie down and even secretly contacted the Ninja Alliance, there are people in the Rain Village who have other ideas!

Chapter 52: Dawn's First Move

Rain Country, Rain Village

This small country, sandwiched between the three major countries of Fire, Wind and Earth, and with neighboring small countries such as Grass and River, has become a battleground for major ninja villages since the beginning of the First Ninja World War and has become a brutal battlefield.

Even if there is a top ninja in the ninja world like the demigod Hanzo of Salamander, any big ninja village has its own strong people and trump cards. The Rain Village, which is the ceiling of the small ninja villages in the ninja world, was barely saved from being driven by the big ninja villages to become cannon fodder on the battlefield after Hanzo of Salamander defeated the Three Ninjas of Konoha. It really can't take care of other places in the Rain Country, and allows the ninjas of other ninja villages to act recklessly.

As the signature strongman of the Rain Village, the demigod Hanzo of the Salamander has always been regarded by the five major ninja villages as a very dangerous top-level Kage-level strongman. However, they do not know that the demigod Hanzo of the Salamander has already been declared defeated, and the one who truly rules the Rain Village is the Akatsuki organization composed of wandering orphans from the Land of the Rain.

The demigod Hanzo of the Salamander did attack the Akatsuki organization and killed Yahiko, one of the founders of the organization. However, Uzumaki Nagato was chosen by Uchiha Madara as another key chess piece. He was arranged by Uchiha Madara to keep his [Rinnegan]. Even if Uzumaki Nagato himself did not have Uchiha blood, the Uzumaki bloodline, which was considered a distant relative, was famous for its huge amount of chakra, so he could barely use the [Rinnegan].

Therefore, when Uzumaki Nagato saw Yahiko's death, he exploded and exerted the powerful power of the [Rinnegan] to successfully kill Salamander Hanzo. Then, with the help of another companion, Konan, he directly took control of the entire Rain Village with the remaining members of the Akatsuki as the backbone. However, few people in Rain Village and the Rain Country knew this fact. Even the intelligence personnel arranged by the five major ninja villages in the Rain Country still thought that the person who controlled Rain Village was still the Salamander Hanzo, the demigod of the ninja world.

Originally, Uzumaki Nagato was preparing to use his [Rinnegan] to control the [Ten Tails] which was a fusion of the nine tailed beasts that would make the world feel pain, and to use violent means to defeat several major ninja villages and achieve peace in the ninja world. For this reason, the newly born [Akatsuki] organization began to develop in the Rain Village, while low-key trying to win over the powerful rebel ninjas in the ninja world, and at the same time trying to collect information on the tailed beasts and accumulate funds.

In the original anime plot of "Naruto", the Akatsuki organization had been hiding for many years, waiting for the right opportunity and successfully obtaining almost all the tailed beasts and activating the Ten Tails. Uzumaki Nagato was badly tricked by Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu, and he died and his [Rinnegan] was taken away. Even the last relative who followed him, Konan, was killed by Uchiha Obito.

Now, despite the loss of Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu, Uzumaki Nagato was not affected too much, but the Rain Country where the Akatsuki organization was located soon felt that being neighbors with the Ninja Alliance was completely different from the previous Wind Country!

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On the border between the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Wind, there is a rare oasis area belonging to the Kingdom of Wind. Thanks to the strange weather in the Kingdom of Rain where it rains for more than half of the year, this area has no shortage of water. When there is enough water, vegetation and wild animals can gather, allowing humans to survive.

As for this area, it was occupied by the Kingdom of Wind in previous years. The people of the Kingdom of Rain knew that they were weak. Even though they were the last of the five major countries, the people of the Kingdom of Wind were still very rude to the Kingdom of Rain. This was especially true for the Kingdom of Wind, where deserts and Gobi occupy 90% of its area. In the past, the ownership of a desert oasis could lead to a fight between the two sides. For example, it was normal for some people to die in the fight for the ownership of this piece of land that had water sources from the Kingdom of Rain and a good environment.

In the past, the people of Rain Country had only been able to tolerate the actions of Wind Country. Even the demigod Hanzo of Salamander and the Daimyo of Rain Country would not start a war with Wind Country and Sand Village just because this buffer zone was occupied, resulting in the civilians of Rain Country having to retreat. The Ninja World Alliance swallowed up Wind Country and Sand Village, and in the eyes of the Daimyo of Rain Country, it seemed that the Wind Country was no different from before.

However, the civilians of the Rain Country soon discovered within a few months that the Ninja Alliance was indeed quite different from the Wind Country. Not only did it have abundant financial and material resources, it was also willing to invest heavily in infrastructure and trade!

"Look, these refined salts only cost 100 taels to buy one, which is enough for you and your family to eat for a month!"

"The River Development Team is still recruiting. As long as you are willing to work, you can get generous compensation. We are recruiting manual workers and logistics personnel. Anyone interested in signing up can come and have a look. For specific salaries, just look at the notice board outside. Sign up now with me."

"Buy herbs! Buy the green water lotus and rush from the Rain Country at a high price..."

In this traffic intersection area between the Rain Country and the Ninja Alliance, a market was created from scratch in less than a month. Merchants, civilians and even ninjas coming and going can be seen in the market. Scenes of various commodity trades and manpower recruitment make people feel that this market is like a vegetable market.

However, no matter whether they were from the Ninja Alliance or the merchants, civilians and ninjas from the Rain Country, they all obeyed the rules of the market. Excluding the fees for recruiting people to work, a 10% tax had to be paid for every trade at the market. A team of formal ninja soldiers and a large number of police officers stationed at the market ensured the safety and general fairness of the market. Even if people from the Ninja Alliance made mistakes, they would be severely punished. They had already established strong credibility.

It was the fair trade shown by the Ninja World Alliance that caused many civilians from the Rain Country to come here with their families to make a living in just a few months. Their status in the Rain Country was not very high. Even though the Rain Village was controlled by the Akatsuki organization and had a bottom line in their daily practices, the Daimyo and nobles of the Rain Country had no bottom line at all. They dared not complain about the ninjas from other large ninja villages, but when they thought they had suffered a great loss, they naturally had to plunder it back from the civilians.

It is no exaggeration to say that the civilians of the Rain Country did not gain any substantial benefits during the occupation of Rain Village by the Akatsuki organization. Naturally, they were not as hostile to the Ninja Alliance as the daimyos and nobles of the Rain Country. When they found that the Ninja Alliance was recruiting workers on a large scale and offering high salaries, more and more civilians of the Rain Country applied for temporary residence permits and chose to live and make a living around this new market.

The nobles and even daimyo of the Rain Country certainly felt that the Ninja Alliance as their neighbor was very dangerous, but they would not really reject all kinds of novel products from the Ninja Alliance. They privately sent people to organize caravans to buy all kinds of goods for sale, and also hired ninjas in the Rain Village for protection. They even sold these goods to neighboring countries such as the Earth Country and the Fire Country.

Therefore, Uzumaki Nagato, who was originally stationed in the Rain Village, heard about what the Ninja Alliance had done. He decided to take Konan out to check it out in person. When he made this decision, Konan, as his companion, naturally agreed!

"...Xiaonan, let's get out of here first!"

When a caravan from the Rain Country arrived at this border market, they disguised themselves as a disabled but wealthy young man named Uzumaki Nagato, wandered around for several days and confirmed his true situation. Then they spoke to Konan with a complicated expression.

"Okay! Nagato!"

Hearing what Uzumaki Nagato said, Konan, who had rarely changed from the black fire cloud robe of the Akatsuki organization into a set of common women's clothing, responded in a low voice. Her voice sounded pleasant to the ears, and judging from Konan's appearance, she could be said to be an absolute beauty.

In fact, as one of the three orphans who originally founded the Akatsuki organization, Konan is also the only girl. She also has a special talent that is almost equivalent to the bloodline limit [Paper Technique of the Gods]. She is also a beautiful girl herself, with light blue hair and beautiful eyes, giving people a unique temperament like an angel, and her own strength has also reached the threshold of quasi-kage. It can be said that with her unique ninjutsu, she can compete with quasi-kage-level ninjas, and even Kage-level strongmen can deal with her.

However, the relationship between Konan, Uzumaki Nagato and Yahiko is more like the close relationship between siblings. And now that Uzumaki Nagato wants to come out and see the Ninja Alliance, she also disguised herself before following Uzumaki Nagato out!

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"Nagato, are you happy?"

Later, looking at the lively scene of a canal being dug, Konan looked at Uzumaki Nagato who was controlling the six puppets to guard around with some confusion, and found that a rare smile appeared on his face. She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, as she had rarely seen Uzumaki Nagato smile since Yahiko's death.

"Happy?"

Hearing Konan's question, Uzumaki Nagato, who was already in very poor health due to the black rod condensed by the Truth-Seeking Jade and the huge consumption of the [Rinnegan] and had to rely on a wheelchair to move around, couldn't hide the smile on his face. He looked at the canal construction site that seemed to be in full swing, and his tone was particularly excited: "Yes, I am very happy, Konan, you know? This is a rare scene where I see ninjas not using the power of ninjutsu to kill others, but using it for construction..."

Even with Konan's cold mentality, she could feel the joy that Uzumaki Nagato could not conceal at this moment. She listened to Uzumaki Nagato's words and looked down at the canal construction site which was nearly ten kilometers away from the Gobi cliff. She could see tens of thousands of workers starting to dig this canal to the Rain Country in stages.

The overall environment of the Wind Country is in the desert and Gobi. If you want to change it quickly, in addition to the intervention of a strong man of Li Mo's level, you need to ensure that the desert and Gobi have enough water sources. It happens that in the Rain Country adjacent to the Wind Country, it rains most of the year and the water resources are a bit too abundant. The Ninja Alliance built a canal to supply water to the desert and Gobi. In the past, not many people would care about this issue, but now it has become a great thing that kills two birds with one stone.

At the very least, the Ninja Alliance used a large amount of money and resources to hire the Rain Country and its civilians to participate in the construction project, and even used the ninja's earth-style ninjutsu to speed up the construction of the canal. When the initial stage of this canal is completed, the somewhat overflowing water sources of the Rain Country can be diverted into the desert and Gobi. From the current point of view, except for the daimyo and nobles of the Rain Country who may be unhappy, everyone else will make a profit.

For Uzumaki Nagato, it was also the first time that he saw that ninjas did not use ninjutsu to kill but to build, and that civilians were no longer afraid of the ninja army and police of the Ninja World Alliance. Even the civilians of the Rain Country were treated equally, and their living standards were much better than when they were in the Rain Country.

For Uzumaki Nagato, who has always been an idealist, this was a scene that he could only see in his dreams. However, he still decided to take a good look around the Ninja Alliance with Konan to see whether it was just a coincidence or a change brought about by the Ninja Alliance!

(Picture of Xiaonan's character!)