In the afternoon, when the sun was still bright, Shiraishi walked towards home.

All work matters have been taken care of. Thanks to many smart and capable subordinates, his workload has been greatly reduced in the past few years, and he rarely works overtime at night.

For Shiraishi, if he handles everything, it will prove nothing except the incompetence of his subordinates.

As a leader, it is necessary to cultivate talented subordinates and let them share the pressure on themselves.

No matter how powerful a person is, there are limits.

The country is a huge, complex and sophisticated machine, and it requires professionals from all walks of life to run the country machine perfectly.

When I got home, Liuli and Ayane were not at home. They had a mission to go out.

Because the next target of the expansion plan is the Bear Country, the two of them also need to be prepared.

"Dad, welcome back."

A soft and vague sound sounded from the entrance.

Shiraishi recognized it as the voice of his youngest son Aya.

Chiba Aya was the child he and Ayane gave birth to three years ago.

He inherited half of the blood of the Hyuga clan, so when he grows up, he has a chance of awakening the blood successor's Byakugan.

But Shiraishi doesn't particularly care about whether his youngest son will awaken the Byakugan. It is true that the Byakugan's power is outstanding, but in this world, there are too many ways to become stronger without relying on the Byakugan.

He doesn't want to put too much psychological pressure on his children, including his attitude towards his eldest son Feiniao.

After all, there is not even one freak like Yiji in hundreds of years.

"Well, I'll be back..."

Without saying the word 'already', Shiraishi raised his head and looked at the expression of his youngest son Chiba Aya. His expression immediately froze and became extremely strange.

Because in front of him was a child with an androgynous appearance, wearing a fitted white skirt, with his bare feet on the floor. This did not look like a boy's attire.

"color?"

Shiraishi was a little unsure whether the 'girl' in front of him was his son.

Although my son’s face and appearance tend to be neutral, he is a real boy... Why do you want to wear a skirt?

Shiraishi's brain couldn't function for a while. Aya...doesn't he have any special sexual fetish?

Thinking of this, Shiraishi felt that it was necessary to correct Aya's values.

No matter how much freedom he allowed, his son still couldn't let his strange hobby develop freely.

"What's wrong, Dad?"

Cai opened her black pupils and looked at Shiraishi with confusion.

"No, it's nothing...Um, what's going on with your outfit?"

Shiraishi pointed to the skirt on Cai's body.

Things at work have been resolved, but the issue of children's education seems to have become an urgent matter.

"Dress up?" Cai tugged at the hem of her skirt to cover her feet, and then said, "This is what Sister Yi Ji asked for."

"Ichiji?"

"Yes, because she said she would look cute if she wore it this way. Dad, am I cute like this?"

Cai looked at Shiraishi expectantly.

Shiraishi had an even bigger headache. Although he looked cute in a skirt because of his androgynous face, if Ayane saw Ayane like this, would she have to remove all his bones?

What strange things did that stinky girl instill in Cai? Shiraishi shook his head helplessly.

Not only Asuka, but also such a young brother started to abuse him, leaving Shiraishi not knowing what to say.

"Cai, change your clothes."

"Eh? Why?"

"There are so many reasons. Do you think it is appropriate for you to dress like this?"

Shiraishi sighed.

"I feel quite comfortable, just a little bit weird."

Cai tweaked her body slightly, and her fair skin flushed slightly.

"..."

Shiraishi's face turned a little dark.

It seems that when Yiji comes back from school, it is necessary to educate her on how to be a qualified sister, instead of unscrupulously poisoning her younger brother's young and innocent mind.

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A team of two hundred people in total set out from the Kingdom of Ghosts to the Border of Bear Country.

They deliberately walked on small roads instead of taking the main roads where they could be easily observed.

At the front of the team, a woman who looked to be twenty years old was leading the team.

In fact, his real age is close to thirty, but because he takes good care of himself, he looks much younger than his real age.

Wearing white ninja clothes, his hands were covered with white fingerless gloves made of an unknown material, and his pure white pupils shone like a sharp sword.

"Lord Ayane, we have ten minutes to go to the next stronghold."

A ninja in the team caught up and said to the woman.

"We will take a short rest there. In addition, we must also complete the contact work with the Star Ninja Village."

Ayane was in no rush to march.

The Star Ninja Village of the Bear Country is just a piece of cake, but in order to avoid trouble, you still have to follow the official procedures of the Bear Country.

According to the expansion plan that the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts has already prepared, the Kingdom of Bears is the first target.

If you want to capture the Bear Country, you cannot avoid the Hoshi Ninja Village located in the Bear Country.

It can be said that as long as the Star Ninja Village is captured, you can then slowly encroach on the Bear Country with peace of mind.

There are more than 670 ninjas in Star Ninja Village. Among the various small countries, it can be regarded as a quite powerful ninja village.

Like many small countries, not only does it not have a ninja village, but the profession of ninja does not even exist, and its territory is so small that it is not even displayed on the map of the ninja world.

Every time a war breaks out, these small countries that are not even shown on the map of the ninja world are the most vulnerable to the crisis of national annihilation.

For example, during the Second Ninja War, the Kingdom of Kong declared war on the five major powers.

Their territory is the huge stone fortress that can fly in the sky. The reason why they declared war on the five major powers is because of their expansion of ambition. They want to take advantage of the war between the major powers to plunder more territory and population and show their strength.

The Bear Country is slightly different. Among the small countries in the ninja world, its territory is not small, and it has the ability to build its own ninja village. This shows that the foundation of the Bear Country exists.

Moreover, the Star Ninja Village has its own secret technique inherited, which is unique in the ninja world.

If you want to quietly take down a place like the Star Ninja Village, in addition to extremely powerful force, you must also exert pressure from the official level of the Bear Country.

The current ambitious name of the Bear Country was the best candidate they selected.

"The person in charge of the connection has already gone there first, so there is no need to worry too much about that. Compared with this, the Daiming's mansion is the key."

In the plan to encroach on the Star Ninja Village, the official cover of the Bear Country is an extremely important link.

As early as two months ago, the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts had already dispatched a hundred ninjas to lurk in the Kingdom of Bears to make arrangements.

This time, Ayane personally led a team of two hundred ninjas, a total of three hundred people, which was the total force to attack the Hoshi Ninja Village.

"Let's do our job well first. Don't worry about the Daimyos of the Bear Country. Others will be responsible for the operation there."

Ayane knew very well how much preparation the military had made in advance to encroach on the Bear Country.

It can be said that this plan was secretly prepared three years ago.

A huge amount of manpower and material resources have been invested in order to ensure that the Star Ninja Village can be captured without fail, and then at the right time, the entire Bear Country can be swallowed up in one fell swoop.

There is no room for error in this plan to encroach on the Star Ninja Village.

Everything is ready, and all that remains is the final work of closing the net.

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In the courtyard on a hot summer day, one can hear the chirping of cicadas one after another.

Princess Zhuhime, a black-haired girl wearing twelve gorgeous clothes, looked at the beautiful scenery in the courtyard with a smile on her face and was in a daze.

Soon, the smile on her face disappeared, turning into a look of deep sadness, and she sighed softly.

In her memory after she became sensible, her world seemed to be as big as this courtyard.

Looking at the tall walls surrounding the courtyard, they were exquisite cages used to seal her off.

And he is not a flesh and blood person, he is just a beautiful vase deliberately decorated by his father, who is the Daimyo of the Bear Country.

One day, my father, who is a daimyo, will treat it as 'goods' and sell it to the dignitaries of other countries.

The kidnapping incident that happened a few days ago undoubtedly proved this point. Her father was not concerned about the safety of his daughter, but was concerned about whether an 'item' had any traces of damage.
To be continued...