Chapter seven hundred and forty-ninth the budding empire
Since the Ume Country Incident in mid-January, the full-scale war between Amegakure and Akatsuki, Hanzo's death, Kanzo's rise to power, Akatsuki has successively advanced the Amegakure front, and the Sunagakure and Iwagakure coalition forces have intervened, Akatsuki was defeated and retreated hundreds of miles away, entering
Hibernating state...
More than a week has passed since the above-mentioned disputes occurred. This week may be very long for Yahiko and others, but it is too short for Lei Luo and other senior leaders of the Fire Nation.
Today is the end of January in Konoha 45, January 25th to be precise, and the high-level military meeting just ended on the 21st.
In the intervening days, various arrangements were implemented, including but not limited to communicating with councilors, formally mobilizing military district ninjas and Konoha ninjas to gather, forming a national defense force, and organizing ninjas to check their equipment in order to cope with today's activities.
The festive atmosphere after the New Year is still strong, and the weather has not gotten warmer, but the people of the Fire Nation in the capital are still wrapped in thick autumn clothes, walking out of their homes and walking on the streets until they gather in the square in front of the Capitol Building.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the warm sunshine shines down, bringing a touch of warmth, which seems to indicate that today's speech event organized by Mr. Prime Minister will have a good start.
The crowds were bustling, rubbing shoulders, chatting with each other or greeting each other eagerly. There were more than 100,000 people living in the capital, but the Congress Square, which was extremely wide and paved with stone roads, did not seem crowded at all.
Since when he designed the Capitol Building, Lei Luo had considered that a situation like today would occur, so all the surrounding houses and shops had been cleared, and there were places within a few kilometers that could be settled comfortably.
The square directly in front of the Capitol Building is, strictly speaking, a straight street that is several kilometers wide and directly connects the east and west city gates. It can accommodate even one hundred thousand people, let alone one hundred thousand people.
Lei Luo, who was wearing a neat black suit, stood on the high platform built in front of the Capitol Building, looking at the endless crowd in the distance, feeling the roaring sound like the roaring waves of the vast ocean, and a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes, even as he held his speech.
The palm of the manuscript also trembled slightly for a moment.
Thirteen years have passed since the beginning of time travel...
Unknowingly, I have reached this point today.
The war of unification is finally about to begin.
Are you ready?
The rows of military and political subordinates sitting behind him had no idea of the various thoughts that came to mind. They only knew that a war was about to begin.
To be honest, today's speech, as well as the upcoming military parade, have been eagerly awaited by the congressmen, senior Ninja Army officials, and the civilians below.
The breeze blew by, and the fiery red flags stuck on the railings of the high platform fluttered, reflecting the national emblem of the Country of Fire embroidered on the front:
A simple flame pattern, alternating between orange-red and blazing white, consisting of three flame bodies of different lengths. Its lines are extremely clear, just like the development process of the Fire Nation, which has been moving forward steadily every step of the way since the reform.
Daimyo, Prime Minister, Prime Minister, Councilors, Minister of Intelligence, Minister of Roots, Dean of Scientific Research, Acting Hokage of Konoha, Second Village Hokage, all ninja clan heads of Konoha, all cabinet officials, business owners at all levels, all departments of the Industrial Park Research Institute
Supervise all technical workers...
There are 20,000 local ninjas in Konoha, 60,000 ninjas from the major military regions, 10,000 ninjas from the Second Village, more than 2,000 ninjas from the Intelligence Department, more than a thousand ninjas from the Roots, and 20,000 production ninjas from the Fire Country.
As well as the hundreds of thousands of Fire Nation people present...
Lei Luo, Mitsue, Nono U, Kageyama Mamoru, Orochimaru, Uchiha Fugaku, Hinata Tamaki, Uzumaki Makoto, Nara Shikaku, Namikaze Minato...
Those who can be named, those who cannot be named...
Countless people gathered in the capital, in front of the Capitol Building. If everyone moved slightly, a tsunami-like sound would be heard. With a slight exchange of words, a loud sound like a landslide and a cracking earth would spread for ten miles.
Countless wills, all condensed on the fluttering flags, evolved into the concept of country and collective. As the increasingly fierce patriotism turned into raging winds and sharp swords...
The hilt of the sword is held in the leader's hand...
Feel free to stab upward...
It's like piercing the clouds above your head...
Let the dazzling brilliance envelope the four countries of Fire Country, River Country, Tea Country, and Whirlpool Country, millions of square kilometers of land, nearly a quarter of the soil of the entire Shinobi World, and more than two million people.
hearts of the people.
No matter what happened in the past, no matter what happens in the future.
At least, today’s Fire Nation…
A majestic empire that is powerful enough to be called an enemy of all ninja villages and ninja villages in all other countries in the world. Its territory, economy, technology, and military fields surpass any other country in the history of the ninja world, and it exceeds the imagination of the world.
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As time passed slowly, a few minutes and ten minutes gradually passed, and the thoughts in the mind gradually calmed down, and the sea of people below also stopped communicating as if they felt something, and all looked upward.
Concentrated on the top of the high platform, there was a black figure.
Mr. Prime Minister Lei Luo——
For this man who was born as Hokage, initiated reforms, and now controls the country, unlike the ninjas, the people of the Fire Country are not too afraid of him to be honest. At most, they should be respected, or worshiped?
After all, I can see him giving speeches every two weeks, watching him complain hoarsely in front of the Capitol against the brutal rule of foreign countries. It is a little strange, and it has long been washed away by the exchanges of ideas over the past two years.
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Lei Luo is a ruler who is relatively close to the people and is willing to consider the interests of the common people. He is different from any previous daimyo and nobles - this is the impression that the people of the Fire Country have on him.
What's more, in the past two years after the reform, people's lives have indeed become much better than before. Production ninjas have vigorously built infrastructure, various emerging industrial products have entered the market, social welfare and security systems have been gradually implemented, and factories have provided a large number of high-wage jobs.
The most important thing is the chakra reagent that has the opportunity to achieve class crossing...
Each of these incidents is enough for every civilian to see the rapid changes in the Land of Fire, and to enthusiastically welcome the dawn of a new era without any psychological burden, and to pay the highest respect to their Prime Minister.
Under the cloudless sky, there were heads moving together like the sea and the sky. Under the gaze of countless eyes, Lei Luo took a deep breath and slowly opened his lips. The first words were received by the microphone on the podium,
Then through the countless loudspeakers set up near the square, it spread throughout the capital of the Kingdom of Fire:
"Eight days ago, something happened in the Kingdom of Rain."