Off the field, the Konoha ninjas were restoring the field to prepare for the finals.
In the lounge, Shiro was concentrating with his eyes closed. The opponent on the other side was also a Konoha ninja.
Already fifteen years old, he is about to leave the stage of being called a "child", but he has to compete with Bai, who is more than two years younger, to win. It is a bit embarrassing to do so.
Even if he knew that he had little chance of winning, he still had to fight hard for his chuunin qualifications.
This is the third time I have participated in the Chunin Examination. In the first two years, I did not have a strong opponent, but I was not strong enough and failed to achieve good results. After finally waiting until this year, my body has grown up and my strength has improved a lot, but I just... Meeting Bai makes people unable to resist.
"Are you nervous?"
Bai, who had been waiting, opened his eyes and talked to his opponent in the air.
"I've been waiting for several years, just thinking about making a big splash. How can I not be nervous? What's more..."
The young man who solemnly wore a forehead protector on his head and wore slim-fitting training clothes could be regarded as a talented person, much more pleasing to the eye than his compatriots who were dressed in strange shapes.
Unfortunately, compared with the handsome Bai Yi, he is obviously far behind.
"Perform well. As long as you are strong enough, even if you lose in the end, there is a high chance that you will be awarded the chuunin qualification. You are so timid and unable to show your strength that you will lose points..."
"Thank you for reminding."
As an opponent, I must be a little dissatisfied with the calmness of a strong man in Bai's body. However, the gap in strength is so clear that anyone with a discerning eye can see that none of this year's candidates can be an obstacle to Bai.
"It's about to start, get ready!"
In the stands, as the examiner gave final instructions to the two candidates who were leaving, he announced the start of the finals.
Gui Zhiji watched it for less than a minute and said in amazement:
"That kid is so powerful. He suppressed his opponent without using all his strength."
"Cousin, do you know a little bit about it?"
"After staying in Konoha Village for so long, I should have some awareness. After watching the Chunin Exams for a few years, I have a rough understanding of who is strong and who is weak."
Gui Zhiji replied very calmly,
"How did you pick this gifted child out of the refugee ship from the Kingdom of Water?"
"Geniuses don't need to be cultivated deliberately. As long as they have a certain foundation for growth, they will emerge quickly and be picked out by the selection mechanism..."
The Kingdom of Water and Kirigakure Village have no such foundation.
In a normally functioning society, it is difficult to guarantee absolute fairness, but the possibility of upward and downward mobility cannot be completely eliminated. Promotion channels must be reserved for real talents, otherwise...
Running water does not rot, and door hinges do not become beetles.
Although a pool of stagnant water is stable, it is also a good opportunity for restless careerists to become active.
"Stop talking about this, cousin, have the assets here been almost disposed of?"
"There are not many fixed assets left, and there are still some final payments and procedures that need to be processed. Early contracts need to be fulfilled, and reputation cannot be taken lightly just because the strategy has been fine-tuned."
"Well! Don't worry about this. In September, after autumn, we will gradually shrink and transfer the main body of the family business to Shinjuku Town and Konoha Village. What should be kept should be kept. We are just shrinking our influence, not really Do cutting with Konoha ninjas. You still have to earn the money you should earn."
How could so many Konoha ninjas just walk away after having mortgage payments for twenty or thirty years?
"You, building a prosperous town so close to Konoha Village, doesn't this obviously increase their influence? Many merchants don't come to Konoha Village, but go to Shinjuku Town to set up business stations. This news Chief, how many business opportunities have been taken away from Konoha Village?"
"You can't blame me for this. Those businessmen, big and small, are not my subordinates. I can't give orders to them what to do, right?"
"Okay, okay, I'm not the Hokage. I don't have any objections to what you do. I just... feel like I can't bear to bully these ninjas who don't even understand the basic laws of economics and are obsessed with fighting and killing. .”
"Could not bear?"
Gu Shan Bu Shui shrugged,
"I don't mean to do anything to them. As long as these Konoha ninjas actively or passively take on debts and are willing to repay the debts. Just add carrots and whips and whip them to work quickly. In the past, apart from tasks and When fighting a great ninja war, I don’t have to worry about anything, it’s so comfortable.”
As the most productive group in the ninja world, if we don't work hard, how can we contribute to the development of the world?
Gushan Bushui is also preparing to launch a series of infrastructure plans next year, such as widening canals, building railway networks, building bridges across mountains and rivers, and launching a primary mechanized large farm plan to monopolize basic grain rations and create a new A batch of high-quality marine fisheries, etc., from all aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation, and the birth, old age, illness and death of human beings in the entire Ninja world.
No, that should be called providing high-quality goods and services.
Now that heavy industry is not developed enough, ninjas can only help.
Thinking of the future scene, Gushan Bushui couldn't help but smile with relief.
Ten minutes later, Haku, who did not use all his abilities, steadily defeated his opponent and won this year's Chunin Exam. Immediately, Sarutobi Hiruzen announced in front of everyone that Haku was promoted to Chunin.
As for other people, whether they can be promoted will need to be comprehensively evaluated later before a conclusion is made.
And today, the one who steals the limelight is undoubtedly Bai Bai.
In the stands, Bai's parents and their young son were among the cheering crowd, overjoyed.
The poor and humble family that lived in poverty back then can now be regarded as a well-to-do family with some financial resources.
"In fact, as long as we, who are in charge of wealth distribution, give a little tilt to these people at the bottom, their lives will be greatly improved, but..."
Gu Shan Bu Shui applauded and said to his thoughtful cousin Zhi Ji,
"We have no motivation to take the initiative to slow down the sickle that is cutting leeks. The gap between the rich and the poor is increasing, and some people always say that vested interests are greedy. But, is this really the case?"
"I can see it, Bu Shui."
Gui Zhiji said calmly,
"No matter how fair the system is, no matter how conscientious the wealthy family is, the speed of wealth growth is still not comparable to that of ordinary people. In the past two years, except for calculating Konoha Village and other great ninja villages, you have not done anything about the Fire Country. The people are exploited too much, but just let nature take its course. No matter how hard those people try, wealth is flowing to us..."
"There is no inequality between the strong and the weak!"
Gu Shan Bu Shui sighed,
"It's like the 'King of Fighters' Challenge. Why are all age groups and youth groups separated? No matter how well-armed a kid is, no matter how talented he is, it's hard to beat an average fighter in a rematch."
Inequality is almost always present.
There are only a few geniuses like Bai who are extremely talented and can transcend the constraints of class.
The vast majority of people, just like the common people at Inaba Academy, have struggled for half their lives to provide a higher starting platform for the next generation. After two or three generations of accumulation, it may be possible to cross class.
"What are you going to do? Bu Shui, I believe you haven't always wanted to be a guy who extends the lives of the corrupt old nobles, right?"
"have no idea!"
Gu Shan Bu Shui replied calmly,
"I can't force people in the same camp as myself to cut off my flesh and help those who need help..."
"I wanted to do this before, but then I couldn't find this person."
"If you use extraordinary power to forcibly change the rules of society, you can, but if you use violence to achieve your goals, you will definitely be shattered by more powerful violence. If the so-called fairness in this world is only based on a few powerful gods 'In terms of conscience, even if this 'god' is me, it is still unreliable. Maybe one day I have a sudden thought and change my mind, then this world will have no future."
"You don't even have confidence in yourself?"
"I have no faith in all human nature and biological instincts, including myself. How to restrain my desire to torment is actually quite troublesome, so..."
Gushan Bushui continued to explain,
"Since the trend of wealth accumulation in my hands cannot be changed, then use this wealth to do something practical! Strengthen the infrastructure of the ninja world and raise the 'lower limit' of ordinary people. At least, they will no longer lack food and clothing. , no danger of death falling from the sky.”
The more we learn, the more helpless we feel about the fundamental problems of human society.
Being able to provide basic protection for the daily lives of the general public can be regarded as one of the signs of the progress of the times.
"Are you... so pessimistic?"
Gui Zhiji asked strangely,
"I thought you could develop your family to this point and master terrifying extraordinary power. There should be more ways to do it."
"Thinking too much, Cousin Zhiji! The so-called civilization of human beings is actually only one step away from returning to primitiveness. The history, culture, art, glory, etc. that we are proud of are not worth mentioning. Destruction is just a matter of seconds..."
Whether in the ninja world or in his previous life, Gusugi Bushui fully realized how fragile and vulnerable the so-called intelligent species confined to the interior of the planet were.
Even if it is not destroyed by natural disasters, it is always facing the crisis of self-destruction.
After the chuunin exam ended, Haruji's cousin continued to be busy with his work, and Kosugi Fusui went to meet Shiro, Yayoi and others, gave them a few words of encouragement, and then took his daughters to the Myojinkan hot springs. Wash away the fatigue of the past few days.
Fusugi Bosui, who was soaking in the hot spring and relaxing with his eyes closed, said to Otsutsuki Kaguya, who had the same idea:
"Even if you, the Otsutsuki clan, look at the entire universe and the sea of stars, in fact, it's just that. It's too difficult to transcend the level of life itself."
"I thought that as a time traveler, you actually didn't have much affection for the indigenous humans in the ninja world. You just cared about your family and friends. It turns out that you have really considered their future!"
"You think so?"
"If I didn't think about it specially, I wouldn't be able to say something like raising the lower limit of life for humans in the ninja world. After all the troubles, this is the only one that at least allows the dividends of the progress of the times to benefit the general public."
"Looking at things from a 'god's' point of view is a little different after all."
In his previous life, Gu Shan Bu Shui had seen too many so-called isms and countless doctrines. Let’s not evaluate their merits and demerits for now. One thing is almost the same, that is, they value human nature, devote themselves to improving the status of disadvantaged groups, and work hard to improve the status of disadvantaged groups. Eradicate individual differences and respect the value of everyone’s life.
Judging it from the ninja world, it's actually clear what can be done.
In the ninja world where the right to life cannot be guaranteed, the first priority is to prevent the weak from losing their lives due to sudden killings, and from being deprived of food and clothing due to poverty. That is enough.
There’s more to it, let’s talk about it after the first step is achieved.
"In fact, the Otsutsuki clan does the same thing every time they colonize a new life planet. They try to maintain the ecosystem to the maximum extent and support more valuable intelligent life. To a certain extent, we prefer that the indigenous people prosper. Prosperous, because in this way, it is more conducive for us to cultivate the sacred tree and harvest the fruits of the sacred tree."
"Right! At the end of evolution, they are all pretty much the same thing."
Gushan Bu Shui uncovered the towel covering his forehead.
“It’s hard for me to change the ever-diminishing class conflict, but it’s still possible to do what you can.”
Elevating the grassroots level will make them more capable of resisting risks. Even if they cannot avoid the fate of leeks, Gu Shanbu Shui hopes that they can be more resistant to cutting.
Otsutsuki Kaguya said happily:
"You already have the mentality of a 'visitor from outside the world', which is good. It will help you get through the mental confusion period from short-lived species to long-lived species as soon as possible."
"Well! God loves the world. They are all my lambs. How can you give up so easily?"
With a self-deprecating smile, Gu Shan Bu Shui seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but ask,
"It's been a while since you took advantage of Si Jianshen's position. How was your harvest?"
"After the New Year, when you harvest the first fruit of the sacred tree, I will start planting the seeds of the sacred tree. For the time being, there is no rush to hatch and grow..."
"You still have hope for Hei Jue! It's up to you..."
Gu Shan Bu Shui shrugged,
"Let's make an agreement first. I won't take the initiative to help you unblock you. I won't help you after you come out. How to withstand the backlash of fate is your business. I just want to keep your last hope of making a comeback. "
"As it should be!"
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Several hundred meters away at the Hokage's house, several jounin and senior teachers were grading the genin in the chunin exam.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was not directly involved, but was in another small conference room with Shimura Danzo, discussing other matters.
"Orochimaru's side has been really active recently. Because the protection is very tight, I can't detect if a newcomer named Sora has appeared for the time being. However, there are indeed some abnormalities in his experimental supplies. Some of them are for supply. The sealing formation is partly needed to eliminate the corrosive damage of violent chakra."
"Then...that's probably it!"
Some ninja consumables are not used under normal circumstances.
"At least, that guy is now starting to study tailed beast chakra and jinchūriki."
