Why are all of us who transmigrated at the same time demons?

Favorable timing and geographical advantages are what we call "heavenly fortune." Even if a dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, if natural disasters and land calamities continue, causing residents' homes to be destroyed, leaving them without food or clothing to keep warm, then the "popularity" of that dynasty will be difficult to maintain for long.

"Heavenly fortune" and "human popularity" together constitute "luck," which determines the rise and fall of a civilization.

The so-called treasure of destiny is to regulate "heavenly fortune" and suppress "human popularity".

According to the supernatural, natural disasters and calamities are caused by imbalances in the Qi (vital energy). The world is composed of Yin and Yang Qi; when they are in harmony, there is favorable weather, while imbalance leads to frequent disasters. The Zhengyi sect believes that ghosts can release "recurring Qi" (i.e., calamity Qi), causing diseases and disasters in the human world.

Of course, these theories were later linked to the theory of "interaction between heaven and man". Some political figures linked the "qi" of heaven and earth to human behavior (especially good and evil). For example, the Taiping Jing believed that the moral decay of society would lead to the disorder of "yuanqi" and thus trigger natural disasters.

This part of the "interaction between heaven and man" theory might only be applicable to some powerful beings who can influence the climate of a place, such as immortals. Otherwise, ordinary people cannot influence nature with their minds alone.

However, the theory that this part of the primordial energy influences nature is still feasible. Therefore, this treasure of fortune can reduce the frequency and severity of natural disasters by regulating the flow of primordial energy on the Eastern Land.

Suppressing "popularity" involves the inner realm. This treasure of fortune will be projected into the inner realm in the future, forming a huge Dharma realm within it.

The Dharma realm will connect with the spirit of every enlightened being in the East through inner vision. Its specific function is to stabilize people's hearts, equivalent to a super-large-scale enhanced version of the calming mantra and the protection mantra. When people's hearts are at peace, their wisdom increases, society will naturally be stable, hostility will decrease, the environment will be more harmonious, talented people will emerge in abundance, and people will be more united in the face of natural disasters and external enemies.

It can even be used to create an external defense network, and even to confer titles upon the gods who protect the country, so that some evil events on the Eastern Land will be monitored, and demons and monsters will have nowhere to hide.

The combination of "popularity" and "divine favor" is equivalent to giving the Eastern Lands a civilization acceleration boost, which is destined to benefit generations to come, which is why the higher-ups attach such importance to it.

This unprecedented national treasure is not something that can be easily obtained through a mere divine craftsmanship process.

Someone needs to observe the hydrology and geography of various places, clarify the feng shui nodes, compile a model of the flow of vital energy in the entire eastern land, and then use unparalleled feng shui skills to create an unprecedentedly large energy pattern, just like Liu Bowen cut the dragon vein back then.

A large number of grassroots personnel are needed to collect the "qi" of people's hearts from various places. This "qi" is an important material related to "popularity".

A powerful industrial sector is needed to supply various special materials. The materials required for such an unprecedented treasure cannot be afforded by one person or even one company.

For a weapon refiner who has spent his entire life crafting only a few magical artifacts, such an enormous and complex magical treasure would probably be impossible to create even if he had been refining it tirelessly since the time of Yanhuang.

Only the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements could barely meet the requirements, but even the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements was insufficient for such a major project.

It requires a master craftsman who is an expert in weapon crafting to design the overall blueprint, and then to divide the work and cooperate, combining modern industrial power with extraordinary weapon crafting techniques to meet the requirements.

At the same time, a grandmaster proficient in Qimen Dunjia is needed to project the national treasure into the inner realm, creating a Dharma realm and closely linking the national treasure with the inner realm. This single operation alone is something that even the entire Qimen Dunjia sect couldn't handle together.

Not to mention that "fortune" is constantly changing. Even if you asked all the sorcerers in the entire East to calculate it, they would still not be able to meet the requirements even if they racked their brains until they were worn out.

This involves unprecedented new theories of divination and inner vision that combine with modern supercomputer technology.

Without a powerful civilization as its foundation, and without an extraordinary "immortal" to guide it, this thing could not be created.

Compared to the "becoming an immortal" that emphasizes personal transcendence, the forging of national treasures is a great achievement that embodies the wisdom of civilization, and its awe-inspiring power is in no way inferior to becoming an immortal.

Compared to the creation of this national treasure, the sordid affairs of the supernatural world are insignificant and not worth worrying about. Once the treasure is completed, suppressing the entire supernatural world will be a piece of cake.

Chapter 82 Naruto: Sand Village and the Daimyo

"The water is here! The water is here! The water is here!"

Excited shouts echoed throughout the many cities of the Wind Kingdom, as this desert nation, which had long suffered from water shortages, finally welcomed a source of water from outside.

While many people were celebrating, the atmosphere inside Sunagakure, one of the five great ninja villages, was rather strange.

Kazekage Rasa was furious. In his eyes, this was yet another humiliation of the Sand Village's dignity by the Daimyo of the Land of Wind.

The water of the Wind Kingdom comes from the Rain Kingdom, which borders it. These two kingdoms are quite peculiar. Despite being adjacent countries, one suffers from severe drought while the other is flooded.

After taking control of Amegakure, Loran devised a plan.

That is "rainwater delivered by wind". Since the rainwater resources of the Rain Country are so abundant that they are unacceptable, while the neighboring Wind Country is extremely thirsty for water, why not export the rainwater of the Rain Country to the Wind Country as a resource?

This isn't just something Loran was speculating about; it has a real material basis.

First, this project requires a certain level of industrial strength; the construction of those water pipelines is beyond the capabilities of ordinary, weak industrial nations. However, the Land of Rain's industrial foundation is not weak, as evidenced by the magnificent and complex pipeline system in the Hidden Rain Village.

The Land of Rain lacks agriculture and a stable production environment. Continuous heavy rains have caused severe soil acidification and erosion, rendering most of the land unsuitable for farming. Its strategic location between numerous powerful nations also contributes to the Land of Rain's lack of a stable production environment.

Therefore, Loran's first action was to use overwhelming force to sweep away the unstable forces within the Rain Kingdom and restore peace to the country.

Then came the revitalization of industrial and agricultural production, which required a large amount of capital. That's why Loran came up with the "Rain and Wind Transport" plan, exchanging surplus water resources for large amounts of resources and investment by transporting them to the Land of Wind.

However, in this world, weak nations have no right to negotiate with powerful nations. If it weren't for Loran demonstrating his formidable strength during his conquest of the Land of Rain, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind wouldn't have bothered negotiating with the Land of Rain at all.

Even after the deal was finalized, the Land of Wind repeatedly made things difficult and kept trying to lower the price.

However, these sounds disappeared after a mountain was blasted apart in front of visiting officials from the Wind Kingdom during the first phase of the project in Loran.

This project will benefit both the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain, but there is one force that refuses to participate – the Sand Village.

The Sand Village refused to allow the water pipeline to be installed, citing the fact that the project was led by the Rain Village and that the safety of the Sand Village was paramount. They even refused to allow the water pipeline to be buried near the Sand Village.

In reality, Sunagakure also suffered from water shortages, and their actions were merely a way to echo the daimyo of the Land of Wind.

The relationship between the Daimyo of the Land of Wind and the Sand Village was very strained. He even used funds that should have been allocated to the Sand Village to hire foreign ninjas, forcing the Sand Village to become so poor that they had to rely on the Kazekage's bloodline limit to mine gold in the desert to subsidize the village's finances.

Therefore, the fact that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind bypassed their Sand Village and directly contacted the Rain Village made the Sand Village ninja very unhappy. They wanted to use this opportunity to protest in order to prevent the Daimyo of the Land of Wind from endlessly trampling on the dignity of the Sand Village ninja.

"We want to show the Daimyo the backbone of the Sand Village."

This was the slogan that Rasa shouted at a high-level meeting in Sunagakure.

But the Daimyo of the Land of Wind thought, "I've finally decided to take you Sand Ninja on a trip, and you dare to be ungrateful and cause me trouble! You've gone too far!"

So the Daimyo of the Land of Wind completely ignored the Sand Village's protests and directly ordered his officials to change the pipeline route. So, you're not going through your Sand Village? Fine, then we won't go through your village. Don't come begging to me again.

Now it was Rasa and his group's turn to be in a bind. Especially the Sand Ninja who were on a domestic mission, seeing the large amounts of water gushing out of the newly built water pipelines in other places, felt like they had eaten a lemon.

They began to reflect: Do we really have to suffer for the sake of so-called face?

As a result, Rosa, who was the leader of the protests, has lost prestige and is now in a state of headache.

"How about we sneakily cut those water pipes?" a Sand Village Jonin suggested.

As ninjas, they lack the will to build, but they are skilled at destruction, and quite skilled at it.

Luo Sha maintained a composed demeanor on the surface, but inwardly he was scheming wildly.

This proposal actually aligned with his original plan. The reason he opposed the water supply project between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain on behalf of the Sand Ninja was actually to sabotage it from within. He wanted to use this matter to negotiate with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind and get the Daimyo to make concessions to the Sand Ninja on the allocation of funds.

Why would he object to the water supply if he has nothing better to do? As for the safety issues, are you kidding me? A single water pipe could threaten the safety of Sunagakure? Sunagakure would be utterly useless.

However, Rasa overestimated the importance of Sunagakure in the eyes of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, and underestimated the Daimyo's dislike of Sunagakure and his emphasis on the water diversion project.

Rasa never expected that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind would rather trample on the dignity of the Sand Village than ignore the Sand Village's "reasonable" demands, which is why he ended up losing more than he gained.

But this doesn't mean Rasa will bow down to the Daimyo of the Land of Wind. His prestige has already been shaken, and if he doesn't do something soon, the Kazekage's dignity will be in jeopardy. Rasa was a cold-blooded creature who betrayed the village's war hero to the enemy for the sake of the Kazekage's position. Expecting him to consider the overall interests of the residents of the Land of Wind is wishful thinking.

For the sake of "the interests of Sunagakure" in his mind, Rasa would do anything.

While ninjas may not be adept at accomplishing great things, no one excels at causing harm.

Rasa quickly ordered his secret agents to launch an operation and secretly sabotage the water pipelines. At the same time, they were instructed to maintain a covert operation to avoid giving the daimyo an excuse to continue cutting funding.

As for who to frame?

Okay, let's go with Iwagakure.

Being too close to Konoha makes it easy to get beaten up.

Yu Ren himself was the beneficiary of the water diversion project, so no one would believe the accusations against them.

However, the presence of the Iwa ninja as a troublemaker is more reasonable. Onoki enjoys stirring up trouble in various countries, so disguising himself as an Iwa ninja is perfect. Anyway, the Land of Rain is between the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, so Onoki can't reach the Sand ninja unless he starts a war.

The next day, water supply lines in many cities of the Land of Wind were cut off. City lords from various places reported the emergency to the daimyo, saying that ninjas suspected to be from the Iwagakure faction had damaged the local water supply system. They asked the daimyo to send people to repair it and to have ninjas protect them.

The daimyo of the Land of Wind was a somewhat portly and burly man. He slammed his large, fan-like hand on the table and roared, "Is the Kazekage showing off to someone?"

An official standing nearby advised the daimyo, "Your Highness, why worry? The Sand Village ninjas are only seeking revenge because they resent that the water diversion project didn't include them."

"Hmph! What does that have to do with me? They were the ones who started by claiming the water diversion project threatened the safety of the Sand Village, which is why I canceled the line. Now, they're blaming me instead?" The Daimyo of the Land of Wind was even more furious. "Am I, the Daimyo, supposed to be their ninja's scapegoat?"

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind knew very well what the Sand Village was really thinking when they opposed the water diversion project. Wasn't it just because of the annual government funding that the Sand Village received?

The daimyo dismissed this with disdain. Didn't the Land of Wind provide enough funding for the Sand Village in the first place? And what was the return on that investment?

Throughout the various Shinobi World Wars, the Sand Village has always been the absolute loser, and in fact, they were the ones who actively provoked the Third Shinobi World War.

Every time it's just loss, every time it's just compensation, and it just keeps failing to change.

After losing to Konoha, they lost to Iwagakure; after Iwagakure, they lost to Kirigakure; after Kirigakure, they might lose to Amegakure; after that, there's no more to lose to.

The Daimyo advised the Kazekage to first understand his village's military philosophy: whether to pursue external wars or focus on territorial defense.

Do you, the Sand Village, have the capability to wage war against foreign enemies? You don't even consider your own capabilities before jumping in on a whim, acting like a nuclear advisor.

Because most of its territory is desert, the Land of Wind is the weakest of the five great nations. Sand Village is also the weakest of the five great ninja villages. The First Hokage, Retsuto, even offered to use a Tailed Beast slot as payment in order to make money.

As a result, during each Shinobi World War, instead of forming alliances, the Sand Village would try to fight on multiple fronts like the Leaf Village.

The most amazing thing is that the Sand Ninja were actually able to fight the Mist Ninja.

Thinking about the idiotic decisions made by the Sand Village during the Third Shinobi World War, the Daimyo wanted to clean the sand out of Rasa's head.

No, bro, do you even know how far apart the Sand Village and the Mist Village are?

One lives deep on the mainland, and the other is far overseas, separated by at least the entire Land of Fire. They have no conflict of interest, yet they still fight. Shouldn't you unite and attack Konoha from both sides?

With such a ridiculous performance, Rasa still had the nerve to ask him for military funds. He always had that smug look on his face, thinking he was so wise. But when asked about his strategic plans, all he could come up with was attacking Konoha and seizing its territory. The Daimyo of the Land of Wind just thought he was out of his mind.

Dude, don't you see how weak the Sand Village is now? And you're still talking about dominating the ninja world and conquering Konoha?

You want money? No way!

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind would rather spend money to hire ninjas from outside, at least they can get things done, rather than throwing the Sand Ninjas onto a battlefield where there is no chance of winning and they make no sound, that would be a bottomless pit.

The daimyo had no intention of bowing down to the Sand Ninja, whom he considered incredibly stupid. With a quick glance and a wave of his hand, he made his decision.

"Find Yu Ren and tell her that this should be included in the after-sales service. I can add an extra amount equivalent to an S-level mission fee and have Yu Ren resolve this matter for me."

"And I told them that if this project pays off, I will place another order with them."

Chapter 83 Naruto: The Water Protection Team

The Hidden Rain Village has changed; at least the atmosphere is no longer so oppressive.

Aside from being ruthless when initially purging Hanzo's forces in Loran, Loran treated the Amegakure villagers quite well afterwards.

After all, Loran didn't have much material desire; he craved power and knowledge more than anything else. Moreover, having grown up in the East, he was averse to any form of terror or oppressive rule.

Therefore, thanks to Loran's swift and decisive action and his formidable personal strength, Amegakure quickly returned to peace.

After witnessing Loran's methods and power, the Rain Village actually came to support Loran.

It wasn't that the villagers of Amegakure hated Hanzo, but rather that people living in a chaotic world instinctively longed for a strong leader, even if that leader was too ruthless.

Moreover, after Loran cleansed the Rain Kingdom and restored peace to the country, Loran's personal reputation reached its peak.

The daimyo of the Land of Rain had virtually no presence, and Loran was too lazy to get involved in any political wrangling. He secretly manipulated the daimyo's will through the black rod, appointing himself as regent in the daimyo's name, thus directly consolidating the highest administrative and military power of the country into one.

The water diversion project was also negotiated by Loran in the name of regent with the Wind Kingdom. He set the general guidelines and bottom line, and the specific operation was handed over to a mixed delegation of Rain Ninjas and bureaucrats.

As the water diversion project unfolded, the investment from the Land of Wind provided the Land of Rain, which was in dire need of rebuilding, with initial capital. The entire water diversion project also spurred the development of industries in the Land of Rain, creating countless jobs, and the Land of Rain began to show signs of prosperity.

However, some people were dissatisfied. For example, the Sand Village ninja were quite dissatisfied, as were the Iwa Village ninja and the Konoha Village ninja.

In the plans of the three kingdoms, the Land of Rain was merely a buffer zone, preventing the war from spreading directly to each other's homelands in the event of a major conflict.

The Land of Rain can't be too strong, otherwise how can it serve as a buffer zone? It's best if it's half-dead.

If Loran hadn't demonstrated sufficient strength in purging the rebellious forces of the Rain Kingdom, the three kingdoms probably would have intervened directly with their troops long ago.

Even so, the assassination attempts against Loran never stopped, but they were mostly just for Loran's amusement.

Although it doesn't affect him, having mosquitoes constantly buzzing around his ears is still annoying.

Just then, Loran received an order from the Daimyo of the Land of Rain, and he began to make plans.

He planned to let the Rain Ninja show off their strength to the outside world; otherwise, if they only displayed their personal martial prowess, other forces would always have the misconception that he was just another Hanzo of the Salamander.

Let Sunagakure become the stepping stone for Amegakure's rise to fame. The title of the Five Great Ninja Villages will also be changed. He also needs to take this opportunity to bring out the Akatsuki organization, which he has put a lot of effort into.

The Akatsuki organization today is not the mercenary organization composed of many rogue ninjas from the original story. It is a private bodyguard independent of the Amegakure ninja system, loyal only to Loran himself.

Every ninja in the Akatsuki organization who has received an official title is at least at the level of an elite Jonin, no less than Kakashi Hatake during the Fourth Shinobi World War. Moreover, each of them has their own strengths, and there are even five strong ninjas who can be compared to Kage. Currently, the Akatsuki organization has ten ninjas who have received official titles and twenty subordinate ninjas.

Loran plans to have three Akatsuki members, who have received official titles, each lead an elite Rain Ninja squad. Akatsuki's White Tiger will be the commander-in-chief of the water protection mission. These people are enough to deal with the Sand Ninja.

With sufficient training, enough ninjutsu accumulation, and certain mission trials, ninjas can be cultivated.

Becoming a Kage-level ninja depends on talent, but most people can theoretically reach Jonin level as long as their talent isn't particularly bad, and at the very least, Chunin level is definitely achievable.

Does Loran lack ninjutsu? His ninjutsu library is absolutely the best in the ninja world. As long as you have enough merit, Loran has thousands of ninjutsu open to the public for you to choose from, ranging from D-rank to A-rank, and even S-rank can be considered for teaching.