Watching the backs of Ye Cang and the others disappearing into the horizon, Lei Luo didn't speak for a while. If he didn't speak, the Kusanagi ninjas naturally didn't dare to disturb them, and the atmosphere fell into a strange silence for a while.
Why should Ye Cang be let go?
The answer can be complicated or simple, just leave it as you like.
With Lei Luo's current status, when he insists on doing something, he naturally does not need to consider anyone's opinion.
He doesn't care about his position, strength, relationships, influence... he is a ninja, but he is also an empire ruler who controls the fate of millions of people. The reason is that simple.
As for why you want to put Yecang?
Specifically, who can tell?
In short, in the context of the era when the Fire Nation's military front sweeps the entire world, how much impact can one Ye Cang and two Ye Cang, alive or dead, have?
"Hokage-sama, how should I contact you in the future?"
The cautious tone interrupted Lei Luo's thoughts. He looked back and saw four Kusanagi elders standing respectfully behind him, leaning forward slightly, as if they were bowing their heads and obeying orders.
Lei Luo sighed softly, turned around, his expression quickly returned to calm, and directly issued orders to these new subordinates:
"You are temporarily under the jurisdiction of the General Staff Headquarters stationed in Amegakure Village. If there is any emergency, you can find me through Nara Shikaku."
"In addition, you should also know what kind of character I, Lei Luo, am. If you work hard with sincerity, the Fire Country will not treat you badly."
After giving some words of encouragement to the elders of Kusagakure, Lei Luo couldn't see their expressions because all four old guys were wearing masks, but judging from their posture and tone, Kusanagi's surrender attitude was still very clear.
In the following time, everyone chatted for a while, most of the topics focused on the strategies of Takino Country and Yuno Country, and how Kusagakure cooperated with Orochimaru's tribe on the side battlefield to share the pressure from Kumogakure... these aspects.
After half an hour passed, and seeing that it was getting late, Lei Luo planned to say goodbye to the Kusanagi. However, before leaving, the Kusanagi elders made a request that surprised Lei Luo somewhat.
"Ghost Castle? Is that the ninja prison?"
Ghost Lantern Castle was built by the leaders of various countries on the request of Caoyin Village when the major ninja villages were first built. It was a large prison specifically responsible for imprisoning ninjas who committed crimes in each village. Lei Luo had heard about it before, but he had never had much contact with it.
That’s all.
The horse-faced hooded elder nodded, first waved to the back of the crowd, called a young grass ninja with long black hair and a calm face, and then introduced to Lei Luo:
"Lord Hokage, this is the most outstanding genius Jonin in our Kusanagi Village, and he is also the new Lord of Ghost Light City, Wuwei, who has just taken office."
"If possible, we hope that you can temporarily take Wuwei to the battlefields of the two countries, until the Fire Nation captures some coalition ninjas that are inconvenient to handle..."
"Please be sure to hand them over to Wuwei and send them to Ghost Light City for imprisonment through Wuwei's channels. In this way, we and Cao Yin will be satisfied."
The request of the Kusagakure elders is not excessive. From a macro perspective in the entire ninja world, there are a large number of worthless feudal die-hard ninjas that cannot be accommodated in the Fire Country's prisons and scientific research institutes. Killing them all would harm Tenwa.
It would be a good idea to send them to Ghost Lantern City in exchange for the loyalty of Caoyin Village.
As for the motivation behind this request…
Lei Luo initially judged that the Caoyin elders probably wanted to expand the scale of Ghost Lantern City and then declare a political existence in order to occupy a place in the future empire structure.
Lei Luo took a look at Wuwei and saw that the young grass ninja behaved well and had the demeanor of a general. When he looked over, he bowed in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, and then nodded slowly and agreed:
"Is Wuwei right? It's a good name to do something and not do something..."
"Okay, I agree to this. Come with me."
Whether it was Elder Cao Yin or a Cao Ninja like Wuwei present, it was obviously impossible for him to have read Mencius in Lei Luo's previous life.
Therefore, they were destined to not know the reason for this famous and philosophical aphorism. However, seeing that Lei Luo did not show any intention of rejecting Wuwei, the elders of Caoyin also let go of their worries.
Finally, he exchanged a few polite words with Elder Kusakure and said goodbye to all the Kusakure ninjas. Lei Luo also embarked on his journey back to the original Yugakure village and now the headquarters of the National Defense Forces.
I went out on this trip to have fun, met Ye Cang by chance, learned some of the drought and the secrets of the Evil God Cult, successfully attracted Kusagakure to join the new social camp, and gained a Jonin subordinate. It was a worthwhile trip.
"Wuwei, are you airsick?"
Walking on the road, Lei Luo looked at the young grass ninja next to him and saw that he had always maintained a serious expression. He was a rare serious person. He couldn't help but smile and asked a question.
"Airsick?"
Wuwei obviously didn't understand the meaning of these two words, and he couldn't help but be full of confusion on his face. Before he could ask any more questions, Lei Luo's palm had already gently rested on his shoulder.
Silver lightning flashed in the night sky.
…
Half a minute later, the dark iron sand disk was flying straight in the sky. Lei Luo stood on the edge of the platform with his arms folded, looking at the stars in the sky. His black hair, accompanied by a white cloak, was fluttering in the oncoming strong wind.
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He glanced at Wuwei who was lying not far away, and his eyes paused for a moment on his slightly whitened eyeballs and the food residue at the corner of his mouth. Then he quickly looked away and began to admire the night view high in the sky.
Although his expression remained calm, Lei Luo secretly despised this so-called Kusakure's most outstanding genius Jonin.
After just three moves of the electric field, Wuwei actually vomited all over the floor. This kind of endurance and willpower may even be inferior to Nonoyu's. How can he still be a jounin?
Wuwei couldn't adapt to the sub-light speed of electric field movement. With such a drag bottle, Lei Luo had no choice but to find another way to travel, choosing a slow-speed aircraft such as an iron sand disc to move forward.
It can't even reach the speed of sound, and I don't know how long it will take to get back to the base camp.
"Fire...Hokage-sama...I'm feeling better. Let's continue moving in the same way as before."
Hearing the weak voice coming from his ear, Lei Luo glanced sideways at Wu Wei, who had just sat up and was wiping the corners of his mouth, pretending to be strong, and then replied lightly:
"No need, just take a good rest. There's no rush anyway."
Seeing Lei Luo's decisive refusal, Wuwei's family knew about his own affairs, so he stopped insisting.
Rather, it would be better for him to avoid making a fool of himself.
The reason why I made that suggestion was just because I didn't want to give in and let Lei Luo underestimate Cao Yin.