It sounds like they are on the same level, they are all village-level ninja villages, but the difference is almost unimaginable unless you see it with your own eyes.
Konoha is the largest hidden village in the entire ninja world. Although it is still described as a "village", it can actually be regarded as a huge town with its own complete system, whether it is a production chain or a food chain.
Or else, it can be self-sufficient.
Konoha can be thought of as a country within a country within the Land of Fire.
But Kusakuin Village in the Country of Grass is really a "village" as it is called.
In other words, except for the Five Hidden Villages, the small hidden villages created by other small countries imitating these hidden villages are all about the same size as Cao Yin Village.
Hidden villages like this one cover a small area, and at the same time, the country is also lacking in supplies. As a small country caught in the middle, if they want to survive, they must rely on the support of some big countries.
For example, a caravan traveling between the Land of Grass and the Land of Fire would not be able to smoothly travel back and forth between the two countries without the approval of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and the high-level officials of Konoha.
It can be seen from this caravan that Konoha intends to take Kusagakure Village as its younger brother. Toneri estimates that Tsunade's task is to discuss cooperation matters with some people in charge of Kusugakure Village on behalf of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
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After meeting the ninjas of Takigakure Village on the way this time and understanding some of Takigakure Village's policy directions, Tsunade's conversation with the senior officials of Kusagakure Village will definitely go smoother, because Konoha has already grasped their handle, or rather
Weakness.
After getting the token of the completion of the mission, the three of Toneri were going to take a short rest in Caoyin Village and replenish basic supplies.
After shopping around for a while, they realized that this was a luxury.
Apart from anything else, I wanted to replenish the kunai and shurikens that were consumed during the mission, but I found that these items are actually very scarce materials in Kusagakure Village and are difficult to find. I finally found a ninja tool shop.
This is for sale, and the price is ridiculously high.
Fortunately, we only encountered a wave of ninjas along the way, so the consumption was not huge, so even if we didn't replenish it, it wouldn't be a big problem.
But eating to fill one's stomach is a big deal, especially for a sacrificial person.
Fortunately, although the food made by the food shop in Caoyin Village does not taste very good, as long as you have enough money, the quantity is still good.
Uchiha Yoshinari and Nara Yoshino, who have relatively high requirements for food, put down their utensils after taking a few simple bites. However, they accepted everyone and stuffed their food into their mouths.
And their behavior, coupled with the forehead protectors on their heads that represented Konoha ninjas, also successfully attracted the attention of some ninjas in Kusagakure Village.
"Jun Sheren... we've almost eaten, let's go."
Nara Yoshino seems to be very uncomfortable with the different views of people around her.
Even a man as proud as Uchiha Yoshinari tried his best to restrain the arrogant expression on his face at this time.
A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake.
Hearing this, Shiren raised his head and looked around.
Although no one took the initiative to provoke him, he clearly felt the rejection of people from outside the village.
After only hesitating for less than a second, even though he was not full, he nodded heartily, stood up and left.
However, their behavior not only did not make the grass ninjas who were watching them leave, but they followed them out of the restaurant.
After it was confirmed that Toneri and the others were indeed leaving Kusakuin Village, the hostile Kusanagi gradually dispersed.
Nara Yoshino, who noticed this scene, let out a long breath and patted his chest.
"Are all the ninjas in Xiaoyin Village so xenophobic?"
Uchiha Yoshinari, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.
"This is someone else's chassis, you say..."
Suddenly, the sound of breaking through the air sounded from my ears.
Toneri's expression changed slightly, and he moved his foot, directly kicking Uchiha Yoshinari's butt, causing him to stagger.
"What are you doing..."
Uchiha Yoshinari, who was kicked for no reason, looked slightly angry. He had been trying hard to accept Toneri, but he didn't expect to be kicked suddenly.
Ding!
I saw a black shadow passing by Uchiha Yoshinari's shoulder and falling on the rocky road with a crisp sound.
It was a dark shuriken with a slightly strange light on it, probably coated with some kind of paint.
Being attacked by such a sneak attack, Toneri's expression did not change, but Uchiha Yoshinari's expression turned ugly.
Toneri stretched out his hand to stop Uchiha Yoshinari, who was about to rush out, and turned to look at the roof of a building wrapped with green vines.
"Who are you?"
"Don't you know that speaking rudely in other hidden villages is very rude?"
On the roof, an exceptionally good-looking young woman stared at Uchiha Yoshinari and Toneri below, with doubts and a hint of resentment in her tone.
Knowing that he was at fault, Shiren didn't say much, and just explained politely, "I'm sorry, my companion's unintentional words did not mean to offend Caoyin Village."
"Oh? How do I know if you are one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes?"
The girl didn't give in at all and seemed aggressive.
By now, Sheren finally understood that this person was just here to provoke.
Uchiha Yoshinari obviously understood this, and silently took out a dark kunai from his ninja bag and put on an attack stance.
Sheren also put down his hands and stopped blocking him.
"I have long wanted to see how powerful the ninjas of the big countries are compared to the ninjas of our small hidden villages."
The girl once again took out several black shurikens painted with special paint from her ninja bag.
A little bit of luster shimmered under the bright moonlight.
"Konoha ninja, pay attention. These shurikens are all covered with poison. Don't blame me for not warning you."
As soon as the clear and sweet voice fell, the girl standing on the roof suddenly turned into flying petals, slowly falling in the air.
Uchiha Yoshinari's eyes turned blood red, with the black magatama spinning crazily, catching the girl.
Tonero and Nara Yoshino stood still, and Uchiha Yoshinari seemed to have caught the girl's trace and ejected.
"Hmm - looking at his posture, Ji Cheng wants to achieve enlightenment." Sheren sighed.
"Huh? Proof?" Nara Yoshino, who was a little nervous, was confused by what he said.
Testimony for killing sister?
But then, Toneri's expression changed slightly, and he pulled out the short knife from his waist.
At some point, the girl quietly appeared behind him.
The hand holding the handle of the sword moved instantly, but as soon as he made the slash, he saw a kunai blocking the path of the short sword.
"You lose.
Great country ninjas are nothing more than that, Konoha ninjas."
With a chuckle and a hint of pride, the girl gently leaned on Toneri's shoulder, as if she wanted to hold him tightly in her arms.
He held a kunai in his right hand and held it against Toneri's short sword, while his other hand held an unreal senbon and placed it on Toneri's neck. His pink lips were slightly opened, and he exhaled a little orchid-scented breath.
A smile slowly appeared on Shiren's face.
It seems that he should be the one who kills his sister to prove the truth...
"Stop! Toner!"
"Stop! Xia Yan!"
Suddenly, two voices came into their ears. One of them was very familiar to Toneri, it was Tsunade.
The other one was a middle-aged man with the same hair color and similar face as this grass ninja girl.
But both of their eyes fell on the back of a girl named Natsuki.
Xia Yan, who noticed something strange, turned his head slightly and saw an identical person being hugged by him.
There was a deep smile on his face, and the short knife in his hand was covered with light blue luster, and it was only less than one centimeter away from the girl's shoulder.
I believe that if Tsunade hadn't called a stop in time, Toneri might have achieved enlightenment today.
It is not a good thing to have your enlightenment and ascension interrupted.
Bang!
The shadow clone disappeared.
However, the moment the shadow clone disappeared, "Toneri" looked across the street in the distance and saw a slightly embarrassed red-haired figure.
Um?
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ps: To celebrate writing the 100th chapter, I really need to attain enlightenment!
