We found a secluded private room, and Fusugi Fusui and Terumi Mei sat across from each other.
On this hot day, my clothes stick to my skin, which is a bit uncomfortable. Fortunately, the luxurious private room is air-conditioned, and the cool breeze makes me feel comfortable.
"Master Bu Shui, have you seen me before?"
"I think should not be."
"That's weird."
Mei Terumi couldn't remember when she had interacted with the Furusugi family. Even after an unexpected encounter, it was impossible for such a gentle and elegant young master to be completely unimpressed.
As for fame, the Kingdom of Water is isolated overseas. There is very little news about that archipelago country in the ninja continent, and there are not many famous fog ninjas.
There is a joke that reflects this fact very well.
In the Third Ninja World War, when the Seven Ninja Swordsmen invaded the hinterland of the Land of Fire and were defeated by Matt Dai using the Eight Gate Armor Formation, few ninjas could name all of them.
As for the later Momochi Zabuza, it was because he assassinated the daimyo and launched a rebellion, which was too shocking, and combined with his previous evil deeds of bloodbathing his compatriots, that he became so famous.
There are also many Kirito ninjas who are not bad in strength, even stronger than "Keijin", but they are unknown because they have not done anything famous in the ninja world.
Strength is stronger than fame, which is obvious in the Mist Ninja. Once you meet an expert outside the standard, an unknown person, you will definitely be surprised.
Gushan Bushui didn't want to discuss whether the Kirigakure Village, which was thousands of miles away, was worthy of its name. He asked the waiter to serve a few plates of side dishes and a bottle of wine, skillfully filled the wine bottle and handed it over.
"I won't mention the trivial matters. Miss Terumi's double-blooded successor is still very famous."
"Aren't you being questioned?"
"It's all groundless. I've seen Haru Yu and Ringo Yuri. The mist ninjas I've never even heard of before were so powerful that they had to use the 'Shunshen Shisui' to make them retreat."
"That's right. We Kiri ninja are used to being looked down upon by ninjas on the mainland, especially Konoha ninjas."
"It's not always like this. It's because there is too little communication. Just like this year's Chunin Exams, there must be a stage for performance."
Incompatible blood inheritance boundaries are the norm in the ninja world. Terumi Mei breaks people's inherent concepts. It is natural that they will be doubted until they see it with their own eyes or have clear achievements.
A further example is the elimination of the blood successor of the Third Tsuchikage Onoki - Dust Release and Original Realm Peeling Technique. It was a reputation that was founded by the second generation Tsuchikage Megumi and passed on to his successors. After decades of bloody storms, Terumi Mei, who was in her early twenties, did not have such a status until she led the rebels to defeat Gouju. Before successfully conquering the warehouse, it is difficult for outsiders to have an intuitive understanding.
"Let's talk about it next year."
The predicament of being inactive is also very obvious in Kirigakure Village. In recent years, there are really not many people who are good at it. If you reluctantly go out to fight, you will only humiliate yourself. It is better to hide your clumsiness and look better.
Pouting her lips frivolously, her slightly mature face revealed a hint of the little girl's attitude that had not yet completely gone away. Terumi Mei changed the subject and said,
"Let's get back to the subject. Lord Mizukage sent me here this time to ask about the intentions of the Kosugi family. Not to mention rebuilding the Country of Whirlpool, which disrupted the peace of the entire East China Sea; also, those guys from the Country of Bears, in The northern part of the Kingdom of Water picked up a lot of people, but they didn’t even say hello to our Kirigakure Village. Isn’t it a bit arrogant?”
"Do you take those poor people who are not even ninjas and are no different from refugees?"
"This is not a question of whether they are important or not, but a protest against your Fire Nation's overreaching..."
"All right."
Regardless of whether it is fat or lean meat, even if it is bones and dregs, if it rots in the pot, it belongs to you, and no outsider can touch it.
After taking a few sips of wine, Gu Shan Bu Shui considered his words and hesitated for a while before saying:
"Our Furusugi family has accepted the matter of rebuilding the Uzumaki Country. During the Warring States Period for nearly a thousand years, our Furusugi clan and the Uzumaki Family have been allies. The Uzumaki Country and the Izumo Country are mutually exclusive. If it weren't for the marriage between Princess Mito and Senju Hashirama, it would be hard to predict the pattern of the ninja world. I also know a little bit about the truth behind the destruction of the Uzumaki Kingdom. Of course, this is not to settle old scores. The dead will not be resurrected anyway, and the living will not be resurrected. People have to look forward.”
"Would the remnants of the Uzumaki clan want revenge?"
It is not something that ordinary forces can do to completely destroy a medium-sized country with good combat power. If you look at the people around you who are eyeing it, you can know who did it.
The Kumogakure and Kirigakure villages took turns taking action, with the former killing people and stealing goods, and the latter plundering. The Uzumaki clan's accumulated wealth in the past millennium was divided up by the two ninja villages.
It is unclear whether the two major ninja villages have joined forces, but at least they have a tacit agreement to cut off the allies of the Leaf Village and reap some benefits by the way.
The destruction of the Uzumaki Kingdom occurred before Gu Shanbu Shui was born, but the robbery of the Uzumaki survivors continued for many years, so that the lucky ones alive no longer considered themselves Uzumaki tribe members, and bright red hair became increasingly rare.
Nowadays, the Kingdom of Whirlpool has been completely deserted and overgrown with weeds. It is no longer as prosperous as before. The so-called reconstruction means that it is probably impossible to restore it to its original state. Without the accumulation of two or three generations, it will be difficult to be self-sufficient.
The Mist Ninja was a little worried about the reappearance of the Country of Whirlpool. In the strategic location of the buffer zone, if a country that hated itself appeared, everyone would have to ask questions.
Don't think that you can get away with what you did back then by hiding your identity. The ninja world is so big, the east coast is vast, and there are only these few companies that can get on the stage. It's not you but you, let alone everyone. I haven't wronged you.
"I think the truth of this world is not so unreasonable. We must respect the facts and cannot turn a blind eye to what happened. We cannot avoid talking about the unhappiness in the past, let alone treat it as if it never happened. But..."
Smiling Gushan Bushui suggested,
"We must look forward. Peaceful coexistence cannot be achieved by completely erasing existence or even guarding against it. Bearing in mind the lessons of the past, preventing tragedies from happening again, and getting along well in the future is the right path."
"It looks so troublesome."
Terumi Mei was actually a little displeased with these tortuous activities. Fusugi Fusui's words made sense, but the results were too slow.
"In most cases, it is indeed much more difficult to solve problems than to solve the people who caused them, so we are always used to taking shortcuts. Arrogance and rashness, coupled with laziness, will inevitably make conflicts worse."
After chewing on Kosugi Bosui's words, Terumi thought for a while and then asked:
"Does Kumo Ninja have no objections?"
"Those hot-tempered guys?"
Gushan Bushui, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, replied,
"They didn't take the Kingdom of Whirlpool seriously. They just sent a few patrols to check it out and then left."
Kumo Ninja has strategic weapons and an unsinkable sea base - Giant Turtle Island. Whether the offense is strong or not depends on the specific situation. The defense is definitely more than enough.
The core interests of the Cloud Ninja are around the Country of Iron, the Country of Fields, the Country of Frost, the Country of Taki and the Country of Grass. They go south to compete with Konoha Village for the dominance of the ninja world, and to the west to seize the territory of the Iwa Ninja. The sea territory in the southeast, It's not the lifeline.
Only the Kingdom of Water, which faces the east coast of the Ninja Continent, needs to compete for strategic locations on the sea.
In order to dispel Terumi Mei's concerns, Fusugi Fusui frankly confessed:
"No one can predict things that are too long-term. However, for twenty or thirty years, the country of Whirlpool will not be able to control the situation. After that, it will be left to future generations to worry about. The order of one village and one country in the ninja world is also It has only been established for more than fifty years, so why should your Kirigakure Village be worried about worries that are far away?"
"I'm not uneasy, just a little strange. If we don't respond, are you going to push the battle even further? If you advance the battle line to the Country of Whirlpool today, won't you be going to take away the Blood Successor Ninja Clan of Kirigakure Village tomorrow?"
"Come on, don't even give it to me. Our Gushan family is a serious and noble family, why do we need so many unruly ninjas?"
Minazuki is an arrogant family whose pride is not inferior to that of the Uchiha, so they were beaten the hardest. The Kaguya clan with corpse veins is not only mentally ill, but also suffers from severe blood diseases. They have such a group of manic mental patients under their control. Preventing their out-of-control rebellion requires a lot of effort, and the gain outweighs the loss.
What Gusugi Bosui wants is the Fuma clan that has declined to the point of surrender, the fugitive Uchiha who has lost all his energy and spirit, the helpless red-eyed Ranmaru and the owner of the mutated ice escape - Shiro, and the one who is always ready to contribute. The powerful mermaid clan.
Even the Kurama family is regarded as foreign aid in the position of Kosugi Bosui, and they are expected to be recruited as retainers similar to Togakushi and Yasukawa in the future.
If there is a breakthrough in biotechnology research in the future, we can also think of ways to work on corpse veins.
Other than that, only the first-generation cells are worth looking forward to.
"Master Bu Shui's words are really impeccable. The Wind Demon Clan is trying to make a move in the Kingdom of Water, and they want to push them all away?"
"That's not the case. After all, I recruited you here, so I won't deny it. However, it is a normal intercourse between people, and there is no intention to target anyone."
The development of the ninja world is very strange, because the existence of ninjutsu provides extremely high production capacity, directly bypassing the bloody primitive accumulation of capital, cross-regional colonization and large-scale slave trade do not exist, driving out those unarmed civilians The efficiency of doing heavy work is really low. Hiring a ninja and using a few ninjutsu can make Gaoxia go out of Pinghu Lake and the natural chasm become a thoroughfare.
To put it bluntly, ordinary people can't even pick up trash compared to a fledgling genin team.
Therefore, it is obvious that attracting ordinary people in large quantities is not cost-effective.
Gushan Bushui needs talents, not just individuals.
On this point, most of the forces in the ninja world actually have similar views.
"I also believe that you don't have any evil intentions, but if you are caught out of bounds, you won't be able to save your face..."
To put it bluntly, vanity is still at work. The dignified residents of the Water Country don’t even want to stay in their own country. They would rather go to a small country with poor mountains and rivers like the Bear Country to “suffer”. From the Daimyo of the Water Country to the Mizukage, everyone feels Very embarrassing.
"That's it!"
Gu Shan Bu Shui lowered his head slightly, thought for a while and said,
"It's definitely not possible to ask us to stop. After all, Hansaki didn't do anything bad. It was neither human trafficking nor smuggling. It was just a normal welfare payment. As for those refugees who yearn for a life in the Ninja Continent, it is even more difficult to find There is nothing wrong. It is not advisable to cut off contact directly, it is against humanity. However, I can save the face of the Kingdom of Water..."
Gu Shanbu Shui paused as he spoke and continued to explain:
"Later, I will ask several coastal countries to set up ambassador-level offices in your place and issue 'labor certificates' and 'visit family visas' to local people. These are time-limited and do not count as abandoning the country. As for whether they are willing to go back, That's another thing. At the same time, the Kingdom of Water can also send people to visit the mainland to do similar things. If there are comings and goings, it will seem much normal. In this matter, our Gushan family You can make the decision to reach a formal agreement with the Kingdom of Water, and everyone will follow suit in the future."
"This seems feasible."
After listening, Terumi Mei nodded in agreement.
"In times of peace, there are more and more interactions between countries. It is indeed necessary to establish formal rules to avoid disputes."
"This is just the beginning. There are still many things that need to be dealt with in the future? For example, consular jurisdiction, tax agreements, extradition treaties, etc., we must slowly keep up."
"I don't know about this, let the Daimyo worry about it."
Mentioning specific matters, Terumi Mei waved her hands impatiently.
"Although I don't fully understand what you said, I will tell the Daimyo and Mizukage exactly what they said, and I will continue to follow up..."
"Oh? Then let's do it Miss Terumi. It's hard to get along with this bad old man. There must be something like a generation gap, hehe..."
Not to mention the extremely old-fashioned Qing, the last opponent Chun Yu was also a strict guy, gentle on the surface, but actually not very easy to talk to.
"Master Bu Shui, you really made a somewhat embarrassing request. This kind of matter needs to be weighed by the superiors before making a decision. I am just a explorer. Specific matters still need to be discussed by professionals."
"It's all the same. Miss Terumi thinks I will discuss the specific clauses one by one with those scholars who are proficient in law and ethics? Give me a rough idea of what you want to achieve and how to do it. You must let others do it. In the end, I will sign and agree. .”
This is true for many things. If the boss really wants to do everything, then he will be exhausted. With so many talented people of all kinds under his command, they will not be just for free.
"The Country of Fire is a good place and feels pretty good. I haven't been to Inaba and Yuki Island yet. I heard that the 'King of Fighters' challenge is very lively. I would like to visit if I have the chance."
"It's a pity that I missed it this year. Please come early next year. I will let people receive you then, and I will make Miss Terumi feel at home."
"With your kind words, that's it for today. Thank you for your candor."
