In early February, it was already relatively warm in the inland Konoha Village. This year's Ninja School Entrance Ceremony, there were obviously more children participating in the selection than in previous years.
In addition to the children who were sent by the Gushan family to go through the motions, there were also many people from outside the village who came here because of the reputation.
Not all civilians are ignorant and do not realize the role of education in the future of their children.
Some families are really in trouble and want to try their luck, and some families are in a decent financial situation, with enough food and clothing, but lack the necessary skills and connections to cross the class ceiling. The Konoha Ninja School is a good platform.
Inaba Academy on the east coast is also an opportunity, but its reputation is too small. It was founded not long ago, and its physical facilities are very complete, but there is a serious shortage of teachers, and it is far from being recognized.
"It will be great when the school I run has such popularity. It is really difficult to ask grandpa and grandma to let illiterate parents send their children to school. There are only practical things like taking care of food and giving money." The benefits will open their eyes." Gushan Bushui, with arms folded across his chest and a face as heavy as water, stood in the crowd, watching the sweaty children performing hard and a large group of parents watching and waiting for the results, and couldn't help but sigh. .
It has been nearly ten days since his father, Kosugi Masaki, came to Konoha Village to discuss a new cooperation plan. He originally thought that a consensus could be reached as soon as possible, but it turned out that the difficulty was beyond imagination.
When it comes to core interests, the conflicts are more obvious and are not easy to resolve. Until Gushan Bushui arrived, the situation was still in a stalemate.
Fortunately, although the two sides have great differences, the atmosphere of the negotiations is still relatively harmonious. Before there was substantial progress, Gusugi Fusui was not suitable to act in advance with great fanfare, so he had no choice but to wander around, visit relatives and friends, and stop by the Ninja School to see the future of Konoha Village.
The lazy ninja with white messy hair and a forehead protector covering his eyes, while listening to Gu Shanbu Shui's complaints, responded casually: "If you, the young governor, just stay here and reduce the pressure on the guards, I will thank God." ”
"That's not the answer, Kakashi. After all, we are also students of the same grade who have interacted with each other before, so you don't need to be so polite. As you know, I don't actually need any guards. It's just that there have been too many big events recently, so I am prepared. The Sandaime... is too nervous. "
"I know that although you were very strong before, at the level of Ebisu and Genma, you were much less of a threat than Kai. Now when I'm around you, I feel a thorn in my back. You... have become a lot stronger. "Old father Masaki Kosugi and the daimyo have been with the Hokage Sandaime and are protected by ANBU, so there is no need to worry. Kosugi Bushui is a noble child who has some ability, but his strength has not been proven and his record is mediocre. , there will always be people trying to take risks.
Let Hatake Kakashi be responsible for protection, not because there is any real danger, but to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"It's such an honor for the future Hokage to be my personal bodyguard."
"Thank you for your kind words." Hatake Kakashi shrugged without caring, put away the book in his hand, raised his head, glanced around with lazy eyes, found nothing unusual, and then made a gesture to let An Qin take charge. Subordinates who maintain order have their defense level reduced.
"I have also secretly observed the child named Bai. To be honest, you were able to fish out such a genius from under the eyes of Kirigakure Village. This ability to pick up leaks is truly amazing. Over there... just No comments?"
"My personal relationship with Terumi Mei is not bad. The Kiri ninja owes me two favors and has not repaid them. It's just a small matter, so there won't be any trouble. Don't you know that the baby-faced Yondaime Mizukage is going to kill his own people?" Neither of them showed any mercy, but Mizu no Yue and Kaguya were not convinced, so they gave up..." They would rather let the two powerful blood successors, Ice Release and Corpse Vein, disappear in Kirigakure Village, and carry out the reform to the end, Gouju Ya Cang is a ruthless person.
"Teimi Mei? I have a bit of an impression..."
"That's it? Let me tell you, that female Mist ninja is definitely the next Mizukage. No one among the seven ninja swordsmen in a head-on conflict can be her opponent..."
"Rumors say that Orochimaru suffered some losses at her hands. It seems true?"
"Ask someone else, I'm sure I'm too lazy to answer." Gushan Bushui curled his lips.
"Among your peers in Konoha Village, you and Kai are the only ones who are qualified to compare with him. The others are far behind."
"how about you?"
"I'm not a Konoha ninja. There is no substantive conflict between the Furusugi family and Kirigakure. In fact, civil cooperation is quite frequent. As long as there is no war, the relationship is okay. It would be better if they had fewer rebellious ninjas and didn't cause trouble. Every year in the Land of Waves, the Land of Tea and the Land of Bears, more than 20 defective Mist ninjas above Chunin and above are intercepted and killed, which is too many..." Most of them are paid by underground bounties, and a small number are paid by various organizations. The high-level officials arrested and individually entrusted Konoha Murakashi to capture and kill him. In the past two years, Hatake Kakashi has been dispatched three times for this matter.
It's not a big deal, but it's too many, too complicated, and annoying.
"Ha..." The Copy Ninja, who chuckled a few times, tilted his head and motioned Gushan Bu Shui to step aside and find a quiet place to talk about something.
A few minutes later, in a relatively secluded reception room of the ninja school, Fusugi Fusui and Hatake Kakashi sat and talked.
"Tell me, what does the Sandaime have to say?"
"About Orochimaru..."
"Huh?" Gu Shan Bu Shui was stunned.
"What does he... have to do with me?"
"The Sandaime wants to know what he did in the Kingdom of Water. In the past few years, our secret posts in the Kingdom of Water have been almost uprooted. The intelligence there is really weak."
"So, you want to start from the Gushan family?" Gushan Bushui said after thinking for a while,
"It seems to be a feud between the previous generation. In fact, it has only been more than five years since Orochimaru defected. Since the beginning of the Fourth Generation Hokage competition, the Nine-Tails attacked the village, and the 'Golden Flash' couple died in the battle. Cloud Ninja's plan Stealing the Byakugan blood succession limit, abducting the Hyuga clan daughter, causing Hyuga Hizashi to commit suicide, Orochimaru was expelled and defected, and the Uchiha clan was exterminated, a series of events that took place nearly nine years ago." Fusugi Fusui said. He laughed self-deprecatingly: "I went from being a ninja school dropout who couldn't graduate to a financial owner who is now waving banknotes and slapping me in the face..."
"You don't just have money..." Hatake Kakashi said seriously,
"There are many financial backers who have money and leisure, and they are not as difficult to deal with as you."
"Because I almost became one of you, so I know the basics." Gushan Bushui responded without hesitation,
"Don't worry, the difference between the daimyo and the Hokage is the right to speak and the interests. The meat is blocked in the pot, and it is a matter of eating more and less. Back to the subject, regarding Orochimaru, I am very curious about the attitude of you Konoha ninjas. I shouted I shouted to kill him, but I didn't actually think about doing anything to him." With a wave of his hand, Gusugi Bushui stopped Hatake Kakashi's defense.
"I don't care what you say, just do it. The ANBU's pursuit of Orochimaru is just a perfunctory job, not as active as the 'root' organization. I don't believe that Elder Danzo and Orochimaru 'fall in love and kill each other'. The Sandaime has no idea at all. I don't know. So, this is intriguing..." As long as it does not harm one of its own people, Konoha Village has very little enthusiasm for hunting down traitors at the Jonin level.
If you pay more and gain less, you might as well devote your limited manpower and material resources to entrusted tasks. In fact, all the major ninja villages seem to have this strategy.
Unless the defector is a Jinchuuriki, or there is a very special reason, the ANBU pursuit is just a show.
Of course, there are exceptions. If those traitorous ninjas do something so outrageous that a clan like the Kosugi family offers a huge bounty, the Leaf Village won't mind showing off their true abilities.
"See through but don't tell, young governor, these are your wise words."
"Come on, just call me Bu Shui." Gu Shan Bu Shui lazily leaned on the sofa and took a sip of hot tea.
"After signing the agreement, I will provide you with the information about the Kingdom of Water. Of course, only the part that concerns Orochimaru. After all, making money from the Mist Ninja is quite satisfying."
"I will tell the Sandaime..."
"Yeah! I'm kindly giving you some inside information. What you are worried about is very reasonable. Spend some money to get the information and you won't suffer any loss."
"I really have to cheer up to talk to you. Maybe I will be betrayed by you at some point. I have to thank you."
"Just think of it as a compliment." Gushan Bushui changed the subject and started talking about personal matters.
"I remember reminding him and Lin about what happened with Obito back then. I always felt like they were being plotted against."
"Yes, the teacher said so too, but the clue is broken."
"Obito's body hasn't been found yet?"
"I know what you mean. The Uchiha family also spent great efforts to search, but found nothing. Due to the general trend, they did not take back the Sharingan Obito gave me, but they could not sit back and watch another one disappear. I doubt Obito. Earth's body was stolen, and then there were more than one or two people who stole the Sharingan. The disruptor who appeared on the night of the Uchiha genocide had revealed the Sharingan, and he might have been a chess piece pushed out by the mastermind behind the scenes. "
"Is this how your Konoha village interprets it?" Hearing Hatake Kakashi's words, Gusugi Bushui was also a little surprised.
The aftermath of the Battle of Kannabi Bridge was greater than imagined. Neither the Leaf Village nor the Uchiha family gave up on the Sharingan on Uchiha Obito. However, as time passed, the hope of getting it back became more and more important. Smaller.
"Is there a problem? I personally think the guess is reasonable..."
"It's not a question of rationality, but..." Gushan Bushui sneered,
"Without the promotion of stakeholders, it's a bit unjustifiable. After doing so much, you have to do something, right? Eliminate all possibilities and return to the core of Obito. I have some doubts. You said that the mastermind behind the scenes has taken a fancy to him. Which point? In other words, what roles do you and Lin play in it?"
"What do you know?" Hatake Kakashi asked in a deep voice with a solemn expression.
"Onlookers should be clear. I have no interest entanglements, so I feel strange. The battle of Kannabi Bridge, and the subsequent incident of Nohara Rin's Three-Tailed Jinchuuriki. Konoha Village, Kirigakure Village, and Iwagakure Village were all victims, so who gets it? Is it any good?" Although the outcome of the ninja war is mutual harm and no winner, there is still a certain context to follow when it comes to specific things.
Events caused by a series of coincidences are unlucky enough to happen once. If they happen one after another, there must be some force driving it.
"I'll remember what you said, but I'm just an ordinary jounin, so some things don't count."
"Heh..." Gu Shanbu Shui said with a slightly mocking smile,
"I can't stand and talk without pain in my back. It doesn't have much to do with me anyway. The Uchiha family's affairs will not be buried just because of the night of genocide. The water here is very deep. Now is not the time to lift the lid. You ……Be careful."
"Do you know?" Hatake Kakashi's pupils shrank, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he stabbed Gushan Bu Shui,
"Your Gushan family's intelligence is really good."
"Look forward and don't dwell on the past." Fusugi Bushui was not nervous at all because of Hatake Kakashi's attitude.
"Don't be anxious if you have doubts. The so-called clues on the night of genocide are just bait to deceive others and do not touch the real key."
"What's the key? The battle of Kannabi Bridge?" If the opponent was not the young master of the Furusugi family, Kakashi Hatake would have wanted to arrest him and lynch him.
"If you don't know something yet, it means you haven't reached the level of carrying this heavy truth. Kakashi, no matter if it is the third generation or who entrusts you, or even if you investigate on your own initiative, just show off. "
"No wonder we are running into obstacles everywhere. It turns out that the Furusugi family really has a share." Kakashi Hatake sighed, and Fushigi Bushui curled his lips disdainfully: "Our Fushigi family has not deliberately made things difficult for 'copying ninjas'. You can even think of it with your heels. Besides the Leaf Village, who else can make you hit the wall everywhere?" Gushan Bushui pointed at the sky.
"There are people above who don't want you to be troublesome. As for us Gushan, how can we have time to care about the grievances and disputes between you ninjas? If you think it is our hand, then someone must have paid a huge price to hope that we will do this."
"So, Uchiha... someone really escaped?"
"Do you want them all to die, or do you think some will survive? Even if Uchiha Itachi colludes with foreign enemies, what is the possibility that the entire family can be killed silently?" Some things cannot withstand scrutiny.
If the defense system of Konoha Village is so fragile, it is impossible to survive to this day. In fact, in September last year, there was news that the Leaf Village realized that the Uchiha family was very likely to slip through the net. At that time, the war was in chaos, and there were too many opportunities to fish in troubled waters.
After checking for more than half a year, there are no substantive results. After eliminating one suspect after another, the remaining
There are not many "suspects", and the Gushan family is particularly conspicuous among them. There may be a time when the scandal will be revealed to the world, but it is definitely not now. Konoha Village needs time to lick its wounds, and Gusugi Bosui does not want to cause trouble at this time.
"Uchiha Mikoto, maybe this is a clever move. Things like bonds are often more important than strength.
When her daughter is born, should she contact Uchiha Itachi? This is a high-quality tool man who values emotions.
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