Chapter 7: Terumi Mei's experience in the country of fire
In the sixty-fourth year of Konoha, Terumi Mei, the Mizukage of Kirigakure Village, announced her visit to Konoha Village.
As soon as this news was released, it quickly spread throughout the entire ninja world. Before other ninja villages, large and small, could finish digesting the news, another blockbuster news came.
Sunagakure Village elected the fifth generation Kazekage, Gaara, the son of the fourth generation Kazekage. Similarly, as soon as Gaara took office as Kazekage, he also announced that he would visit Konoha.
This continuous news made Konoha, the host, confused.
In the office, Shikamaru was reviewing himself: "I didn't expect that the other party would announce it directly. Now Konoha will be the target of public criticism. I wonder what Iwagakure and Kumogakure will think."
In the original work, Konoha's momentum dropped again and again, showing a trend of continuous decline. It was not until Naruto returned from training that he regained his strength.
As for the current Konoha Village, because of Naruto's intervention, not only did it not appear to be declining, but it seemed to be getting stronger day by day.
No, the two leaders of Sunagakure and Kirigakure came to visit Konoha as soon as they took office, and it seemed that the three parties had the intention to unite, which greatly stimulated the remaining two major ninja villages.
"When soldiers come to block it, water comes to cover it," Naruto said to Shikamaru. "No matter what others think, we can just be ourselves. With me here, what if all the other four ninja villages unite?"
This sounded very arrogant, but Shikamaru heard it from the bottom of his heart and nodded in agreement.
That's right, as long as Naruto is here, what if all the four major ninja villages unite?
Naruto then added: "However, it is also a way to enhance one's own strength and make the opponent hesitate and dare not take action. How is the production of the chakra armor going?"
Shikamaru didn't even turn over the report in his hand, and answered without hesitation: "The Ninja Tool Class has analyzed the manufacturing technology of chakra armor and tried to establish an assembly line for production. The first batch of 500 pieces of chakra
The armor has been made."
Naruto asked again: "Have you tested the performance?"
"According to the test, after a genin puts on chakra armor, the chakra amount increases to the level of a chunin; similarly, when a chunin puts on chakra armor, the amount of chakra increases to the level of a jounin."
"However, for the jounin, the chakra armor provides more high-level protection. Compared with the jounin vest originally distributed by the village, the weight is increased, but the advantages brought by the increased protection are offset.
Eliminate the disadvantages ahead.”
"Overall, the pros outweigh the cons."
Shikamaru's summary profoundly reflected his level, making Naruto nod unconsciously to express his approval.
He relaxed, lay down on the armchair, and then said: "In that case, let the ninjas responsible for welcoming the Kazekage and Mizukage put on this set of chakra armor. Let them also look at Konoha
The prosperity of force."
Shikamaru hesitated and persuaded: "Doing this will make us look too arrogant in Konoha? It's like the time in the Ninja School when we deliberately rolled up our sleeves to show off the muscles on our arms."
Facing Shikamaru's hesitation, Naruto was very firm: "Don't be afraid to show force. This time, we will not only send them to welcome you, but we will also film it for publicity."
Now that his immediate superior had spoken, Shikamaru no longer tried to persuade him, but retreated to handle the matter.
The Kingdom of Water, Kirigakure Village.
The new Mizukage Terumi Mei was accompanied by two guards. After saying goodbye to everyone in the village, he boarded a merchant ship.
Of these two guards, one is Ao, and the other is Chojuro, who is short in stature, wears glasses, and always lowers his head unconsciously.
"Bring it on!" Mei Terumi slapped Chojuro on the shoulder: "You are the master of the twin swords, the Mizukage, and the guardian of the Mizukage!"
Not only did Terumi Mei's comfort not make Chojuro feel at ease, but it actually made him look even more sad.
He was extremely lacking in self-confidence, and was always worried that he would not be able to bear the name of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and was afraid that he would lose the name of Kirigakure Village.
Although there were people constantly comforting him and cheering him up, but time fast forwarded to the Boruto era, and after he became the Mizukage, Chojuro used his own strength to establish himself as the Mizukage.
"Alas, Kirigakure really can't find a stronger talent. It would be great if the three tails could be taken back." Terumi Mei thought in her mind.
If it weren't for the fact that the village had lost the Three-Tails and the Jinchūriki, the most powerful weapon in the village, how could Terumi Mei have made the decision to focus on the lost Ninja Sword?
For the rest of the trip, Terumi Mei and his party never got off the ship.
Under the guidance of the pilot, the merchant ship actually sailed into the interior of the Country of Fire and followed the waterway to Konoha.
This made Terumi Mei wary.
I have never seen such a canal on the map before?
Terumi Mei shudders just thinking about what this means.
If the merchant ship can sail all the way in, then Konoha can naturally send people to sail all the way out, even to the Kingdom of Water!
"Do you know when the canal here was built?" Qing took the initiative and asked the sailors.
"It wasn't long after it was opened. It was the ninjas who helped!" The crew member said with obvious pride.
"That must have used a lot of machinery... hmm? It was opened by ninjas?" Qing asked.
The sailor who was being questioned became a little alert. "Of course, you don't even know these things?"
"Six ninja masters took action together, and just overnight, a river appeared here."
Ao listened to the sailors bragging to each other, each word becoming more exaggerated than the last. But these exaggerations were basically exaggerations and praises for Konoha's new measures.
"Konoha invited ninjas to do such a thing and create a miracle here." Ao reported to Terumi Meike.
"Several shadow-level experts joined forces and used earth and water escape to create the miracle of leaving the canal overnight." Mei Terumi repeated, her tone lowering unconsciously.
"With so many Kage-level powerhouses, Konoha is indeed a big family, and there is such a foundation for such consumption." Terumi Mei was a little less interested.
I wonder when Kirigakure Village will have such a foundation?
"As long as you wait patiently, it will happen." Qing said to Mi Mei.
The three of them did not go directly to Konoha, but came down to various docks where merchant ships stopped along the way to have a look at the lives of the residents of the Land of Fire.
"It's too prosperous." This was Terumi Mei's first intuitive feeling about the Land of Fire.
Thanks to Naruto's policies, the commercial power in the Land of Fire has developed extremely rapidly, and the overall economic level has also continued to develop.
Along the way, they also saw many Konoha ninjas actually screening children in various villages, towns and cities in the Land of Fire, attracting a steady stream of new blood into Konoha.