"I've cleared everything here, how about your side?"
The air in the forest was filled with a strong smell of blood. Looking at the large number of ninja corpses lying on the ground around him, Ayane was asking about the situation at Liuli through a portable radio communicator.
This kind of portable radio communicator has been improved by the Demon Country's military. It is not only smaller and easier to carry, but also because receivers are secretly arranged in various areas of the Demon Country, it can be used as long as it is within the Ghost Country. Real-time communication takes place via this radio.
In terms of real-time exchange of information, it is more convenient than the sensory ninjutsu of the Konoha Nara clan.
Unless there is some special information that cannot be described in spoken words, in most cases, cooperative strategies can be developed using radio contact.
In a ninja battle, intelligence analysis and sharing is a very important part.
All previous ninja wars have also proven this. The ninja village that obtained the information first became more invincible on the battlefield.
"I have two more places here. It may take half a day."
Liuli's cold voice came through the radio. The main body is located on the other side of the boundary of the Kingdom of Demons, but now he can communicate with Ayane without any hindrance. In terms of communication technology, the Kingdom of Demons is no longer limited to a single type of ninjutsu. s method.
As long as the receiver is connected to the Ninja World and communicates within the entire Ninja World, it is theoretically possible.
This can optimize many new tactics that are different from the ninja tradition for the ninja troops in the Kingdom of Ghosts.
"no problem?"
Ayane laughed.
"Who do you think I am? This little guy can only warm me up a bit."
It is the mission of Ayane and Ruri to exterminate the underground black market ninjas who lurk into the Kingdom of Demons and attempt to carry out sabotage plans.
It is not difficult to deal with the ninjas in the underground black market who are of varying strength. Ayane and Liuli spend most of their time on allocating troops and looking for ninjas in the underground black market.
If the opponent concentrates and uses all their strength, they can wipe out all the underground black market ninjas who have sneaked in in less than half a minute.
Compared with the regularized ninja troops in the Kingdom of Ghosts, the underground black market ninjas who do not understand the tactics of ninja groups have an absolute disadvantage.
What's more, the team is led by the two most powerful warriors in the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Ayane didn't say anything about this. After knowing the situation on Liuli's side, she knew that there was no need to worry about the underground black market ninjas lurking into the Kingdom of Ghosts.
After cutting off the communication with Liuli, Ayane directed the surrounding Oni Country ninjas to clean the battlefield and handle the follow-up work.
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After Ayane eliminated the underground black market ninjas she was responsible for, she immediately returned to Aster City.
Unlike Ruri, who has no job and is light-hearted, as the leader of the Hyuga clan in the Kingdom of Demons, she now also shoulders the task of being the captain of the security force in the Kingdom of Demons.
The elimination of the underground black market ninjas who have sneaked into the Kingdom of Demons to cause trouble is originally under the jurisdiction of the police force. To deal with this group of secret rats, there is no need to dispatch the army. The security force has absorbed many outstanding ninjas from the military, and there are also elite ninjas in it, which is enough to deal with bounty hunters.
After all, although the overall strength of the security forces that maintain security within the Kingdom of Ghosts is not as good as that of the army, they are still sufficient to use force to stabilize security within the Kingdom of Ghosts.
Ayane returned home and prepared to change her clothes before going to work in the police force. After returning home, I found Shiraishi resting at home, sitting on the sofa in the living room, holding a newspaper in his hand.
"It's a little early to come back today, Shiraishi-kun."
"The work ended early, so it's more leisurely now. Have you solved it over there?"
Shiraishi asked, putting down the newspaper.
"It's solved. Liuli should still need some time. I'll probably come back tomorrow."
"Thank you for your hard work. The international environment has been a bit unstable recently. There has been a complete fight in the Country of Rain, and it may also affect the Country of Waves."
They seem to be two different countries. On the map, the locations of the two countries are also far apart.
Theoretically, no matter how chaotic the Kingdom of Rain is, it has nothing to do with the Kingdom of Waves, but this time the situation is different.
Because the trigger for civil strife in the Rain Country was controlled by major powers behind the scenes, including the Fire Country.
The Country of Waves is also a neighbor of the Country of Fire. Even though the Country of Fire has been somewhat weakened in recent years, it still has the power to control two small countries at the same time behind the scenes.
The five major countries have profound foundations, especially the extremely wide coverage of their personal networks. Countless nails have been planted by them in the surrounding small countries to prepare for war.
From this point of view, the Kingdom of Ghosts started late.
However, the expansion policy adopted by the Kingdom of Ghosts is fundamentally different from the existing model of a great power. The target subjects it recruits are also low-level civilians that the great powers have ignored. This is an area that the great powers have completely blanked out.
Therefore, even if the Kingdom of Ghosts started late, it is not difficult to catch up with the big powers.
The strength of the people at the bottom depends on whether they are organized, which is crucial.
Great powers and nobles looked down upon common people, and Shiraishi knew this very well.
Because the unorganized civilians are indeed a group of lambs without any resistance. They will be defeated one by one and will not cause any danger.
The Kingdom of Ghosts has a long way to go if it wants to become the core country that organizes the civilian class.
"Are Shiraishi-kun worried about that girl Ichiki?"
Ayane knew that Kazuhime had gone to the Country of Waves and planned to establish an outpost of the Country of Demons there to prepare for future wars.
But after all, the Country of Waves is adjacent to the Country of Fire. For the sake of international balance, the Country of Fire does not dare to make any extraordinary moves blatantly, but secretly it will definitely undermine the actions of the Kingdom of Ghosts in the Country of Waves.
"Yeah, I'm not too worried about Ichiki's personal safety. I'm just worried that she will misjudge the situation and cause problems in the order of attacks. Her current actions in the country of waves can only be said to be remarkable. .”
Through Cardo's report to him, Shiraishi had a clear understanding of Kazuki's deployment in the Land of Waves. It was not very impressive, but there were no obvious mistakes so far, and the methods and moves were still too rigid in conventional forms.
"Although he is a genius, he is still a child after all. After all, you have prepared a backup plan, right?"
Ayane smiled and said.
On the surface, this is just a test for Yiji.
However, if the test fails, countless people from the Kingdom of Waves will sacrifice their lives. This is not something that can be overshadowed by just one test.
She knew that Shiraishi was a person and would never be so careless when it came to matters involving human life. She allowed Kazuhime to go to the Land of Waves. This behavior itself was a bait and trap.
The real backhand is still dormant under the water, waiting for the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.
"We have to see how well she has learned in the past few years. But in the future, my side may not be too relaxed. There are a lot of forces involved in this matter."
Now Shiraishi can only take a break from his busy schedule.
There are some things that Yi Ji cannot make the decision on her own.
For example, the merchant alliance on the isolated island, or the top management of the Fire Country, these are behemoths that Ichiji cannot deal with with her own pure force.
Therefore, the series of measures that Ichiki launched in the Country of Waves were basically within Shiraishi's expectations. It seems that it has taken the initiative, but in fact it has always been in a passive defensive state and has never taken a dominant advantage.
At this point, the competition of strength between countries is fundamental. War and politics are both means to win victory.
"In other words, you are going to take action yourself next?"
"Well, I have communicated with you by radio before. The merchant alliance on the isolated island must be dealt with. If we want to open a gap in the Country of Fire, the merchant alliance on the isolated island is the key."
The current Fire Country is like an unbreakable rock, leaving Shiraishi unable to find a place to strike.
Because this time the opponent is not a purely military organization like Konoha, but the highest authority of the Fire Country - the Fire Country Daimyo.
To some extent, this is a being that is more difficult to deal with than Naruto.
So far, Shiraishi has not been able to discover the opponent's flaws, so he allowed Kazuto to unleash her plan in the Land of Waves, in order to find out the mistakes in the steps of the great names of the Land of Fire and tear apart the outer layer of the Land of Fire. protective film.
"Just be prepared. I'm going to work for the security team. I might not be back for dinner tonight. I'll leave it to you to supervise Cai's homework tonight."
Ayane, who had already changed her clothes, walked down from the second floor and said to Shiraishi.
"Is this too strict for Cai?"
Shiraishi asked.
"Although the future head of the Hyuga clan does not necessarily need him to inherit, since he has a ninja talent that is no less than mine, it cannot be wasted like this. He is not required to be able to surpass me quickly, but at least he must have the ability to protect himself. "
Ayane glanced at Shiraishi and said to him.
"Is that so? I understand. I was thinking that I would take him and Asuka out to relax at night when I have a rare free time today. It seems that the plan has been ruined."
Shiraishi smiled and shrugged, picking up the newspaper just enough to cover his face, and did not comment further on Ayane's words.
Ayane snorted slightly, as if she was not particularly satisfied with Shiraishi's indulgent behavior, but she didn't say anything and turned around to leave.
After Ayane left, Shiraishi put down the newspaper in his hand again, stood up from the sofa, walked to the window, looked at the sky outside the window, and didn't say a word for a long time.
Falling into some kind of thought, the atmosphere suddenly became dull.
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Konoha.
At dusk, the dojo was empty.
The sound of palm strikes continued. The little figure faced a wooden stake in the dojo, adjusted its pace and breathing, and kept hitting the wooden stake with its soft palms.
Although she has not yet reached school age, as the second daughter of the Hyuga clan leader clan, Hanabi is already able to master part of the body's chakra and use the soft fist that has been passed down from generation to generation of the Hyuga clan to a decent level.
The seemingly soft palm strikes are the essence of Rouquan.
As for the soft boxing that can directly attack the internal meridian system of the human body, the power of the soft boxing itself does not need to be very strong. If it comes into contact with the enemy's body, the enemy can be defeated easily.
Just as Hanabi was practicing Soft Fist, the door of the dojo suddenly opened.
Hanabi stopped waving her palms at the wooden stake and looked at the door of the dojo. A tall and majestic figure appeared there. It was Hinata Hinashi, the current leader of the Hyuga clan.
He was wearing the gray and white casual clothes he wore during his leisure time. His white pupils glanced at the dojo, and at a glance he spotted Hanabi who was practicing soft fists on a wooden stake.
"Are you practicing here alone, Hanabi?"
Hiashi looked at Hanabi, his majestic eyes softened, and asked her.
"Yes."
Hanabi nodded, not afraid to meet Hiashi's eyes.
"Pay attention to your time, don't practice too much, and relax and rest appropriately."
Rizu said earnestly.
Before Hanabi could say anything, Hizu continued: "Just in time, you have finished warming up now. I have something to ask of you."
"Please?"
Hanabi tilted her head, confused.
Hizu did not answer directly, but looked at the attendant outside the door, and his voice passed over: "Ask Natsu to bring Hinata over."
"Yes, Lord Hizu."
The attendant was a jounin from the Hyuga branch. After hearing Hizu's instructions, he respectfully stepped back.
Watching the conversation between Hizu and the attendant, Hanabi seemed to have guessed something, hiding it in her heart without saying anything.
Not long after, two women, one large and one small, came over with the Hinata branch jounin.
The older woman is a chuunin of the Hyuga clan. She is about twenty years old and her name is Hyuga Natsu. Because she has a gentle personality and is not good at fighting, she has stayed in the clan and has become the caretaker of Hina, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan. The maid of Tian and his second daughter Hanabi.
The younger one is Hinata, the eldest daughter of the clan leader Hizu, and the eldest daughter of the clan who will inherit the Hyuga clan in the future.
"Hizu-sama."
Hinata Natsu, Hinata's maid, bowed to Hinata to show respect.
Hizu waved his hand and glanced at Hinata.
Feeling her father's majestic gaze, Hinata lowered her head uneasily and said in a low voice: "Father, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Have you finished your homework?"
Hizu asked.
"Not yet."
Hinata replied in a soft tone.
"You're just a junior, so you shouldn't have much homework."
"Yes."
"In other words, you haven't finished your homework in the past two hours after school. As the eldest daughter of the Zong family, it's a bit shameful. When I was in school at your age, I had already finished my homework and concentrated my time on I’ve mastered soft fist training.”
Hidashi's majestic tone became stern.
"Um, Master Hizu, Master Hinata..."
The maid Hinata Natsu, who took a step forward and was about to defend Hinata, was about to speak out when she was coldly interrupted by Hinata:
"You don't need to defend her, Xia, just do your job. This is the Zong family's business."
"……yes."
Hinataxia's body trembled and she stopped talking.
Looking at Hinata, whose body was also trembling, her submissive and pitiful look made Hizu frown.
"Hinata."
"In the!"
Hinata responded in a panic, her voice a little louder.
"Let me test your recent training results and see how far you have developed your soft fist."
"I understand, Father, please enlighten me."
Hinata took a deep breath, mustered up her courage and walked to the center of the dojo, ready to accept the test.
But after waiting for a while, he and Hanabi were the only two people in the center of the dojo. Hinata became confused and asked Hizu: "Father, aren't you going to play?"
Even though Hinata asked this, Hizu had no intention of playing. Instead, he stood there very steadily and said with dignity: "I don't plan to test your strength personally this time. This time you come to practice with Hanabi. I’m responsible for watching from the side.”
"Sparring with Hanabi?" Hinata's face turned slightly pale. She looked at Hanabi, who was much thinner than herself, and said with difficulty: "But, father, Hanabi hasn't gone to school yet, and she has just started to learn soft fist... …”
Hinata couldn't understand why Rizu wanted her sister Hanabi, who was three or four years younger, to sparring with her. No matter how you looked at it, it was impossible to achieve the effect of sparring.
Firstly, Hanabi's body is too weak, and secondly, Hanabi, who is new to Soft Fist, is definitely not very proficient in Soft Fist.
If he accidentally hurt his sister, he would definitely feel extremely guilty.
"Don't underestimate Hanabi. Although Hanabi has not been exposed to Soft Fist for as long as you, I recognize Hanabi's talent. Ninjas cannot use common sense to judge. If you underestimate the enemy too much, you will always suffer the loss."
Hiashi warned Hinata.
But after hearing this, Hinata was only skeptical and did not believe that Hanabi could become her opponent.
"Sister, let's officially start."
While Hinata was still hesitating, Hanabi was already standing on the opposite side, arranging a soft fist posture. Her little face was full of seriousness like Hinata, and her eyes were staring at Hinata's whole body seriously.
"Wait, Hanabi, I don't want to hurt you. Father, please—"
Hinata hurriedly took a step back and asked Hizu for help.
"start."
Hizu ignored Hinata's shouts and coldly announced the start of the battle.
The moment Hiashi's voice landed, Hanabi raised her arm, rushed to Hinata quickly, threw out her arm, and hit her in the chest.
Hinata responded in a hurry and looked very embarrassed, but she managed to avoid Hanabi's attack.
But Hanabi's attack did not end there, but continued to approach. The soft palms covered Hinata's body overwhelmingly, forcing Hinata to fight back, and cold sweat ran down her face unknowingly.
So fast! Hinata was surprised by the speed of Hanabi's palm movements. More importantly, Hanabi's proficiency in using soft fists was no less than hers.
Although Hizu has praised Hanabi's talent more than once, Hinata does not think Hanabi will be her opponent.
Now that she saw Hanabi officially take action, she realized that if she didn't deal with it seriously, she might really be defeated by Hanabi.
Seeing the two sisters Hinata and Hanabi who were completely in love with each other, Hizu stared at their every move, keeping a serious expression on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.
As a maid, Hyuga Natsu looked at the competing sisters Hinata and Hanabi with great concern. She knew Hinata's character very well. Unlike Hanabi, who had a tough character, Hinata's character was, to a certain extent, very cowardly and Low self-esteem.
Such a duel would be very detrimental to Hinata.
But this was a duel arranged by the clan leader, Rizu. As a maid, she could only stand on the sidelines as a spectator, unable to step forward to stop it. If she goes beyond her duty, the members of the Zong family will touch the caged bird on her forehead without hesitation, making her miserable.
As expected by Hinata Xia, as the battle progressed, Hinata's steps began to become disordered and her breathing became rapid. Under the fierce pursuit of Hanabi, she quickly fell into a disadvantage.
"Drink!"
With quick eyes and quick hands, Hanabi stretched out her foot to trip behind Hinata's heel, and then landed a soft palm on Hinata's abdomen. Without any hesitation, Hinata's body flew out and rolled on the floor of the dojo. She let out a small cry of pain.
Because Hanabi controlled the force in the last blow, Hinata only suffered a little skin injury. After that, she was wiped with medicinal wine and she was fine.
Looking at Hinata who was lying on the ground, still recovering from the defeat, Hanabi glanced at her lightly and said, "I won, sister."
Hinata lowered her head even lower, panting, and stood up slowly from the ground without saying a word, seeming to accept her defeat.
"Hinata-sama."
Hinata Natsu walked to Hinata's side, dusted off her clothes, and checked her injuries.
"It's not okay for you to protect her like this, Natsu. Hinata is the eldest daughter of the clan and will inherit the Hyuga clan's family business in the future. But now she loses to her younger sister. As an older sister, it's really shameful. "
Hizu sighed, his tone full of disappointment.
"I'm sorry, Father..."
Hinata also knew that she had disappointed Hizu, so she lowered her head and apologized.
"You don't even have the determination to fight head-on. You shouldn't be like this. I'm very disappointed in you, Hinata. If you continue to be so cowardly, for the sake of the future of the Hyuga clan, I will reconsider the successor of the clan, Hanabi. There’s no better time than you.”
Although such words were very cruel, Hizu still told Hinata.
Losing her status as the heir of the clan means that Hinata will be marked as a branch of the clan.
And Hinata seemed to have remembered something very terrifying, her body was shaking more intensely and her breathing was becoming more rapid.
She has witnessed the faces of people who were separated from their families when they were punished by the Zong family. Their faces were filled with pain, and the way they knelt down and begged for mercy in front of the Zong family was still unforgettable to her.
She didn't understand why the family was divided into clans and branch families, and she didn't understand why the clan and branch families were divided into a clan and a branch family, and why they had to plant a cruel curse mark on the forehead of the branch family... But this is a tradition of the Hyuga clan since ancient times. It ensures the continuation of the Hyuga clan's orthodoxy and is the most correct way to rule.
This is what my father and the elders taught me.
Everything is for the continuation of the Hyuga clan, so the separated ninjas must be planted with curse seals.
"I-I will try my best, Father."
Not knowing how to answer Hizu, Hinata could only give this assurance.
"No, you still don't understand where you lost. Excessive kindness will make you fall into hell. This is the fate of the clan, and it may also become your fate. Think about your position after you go back, Hinata What this clan needs is not weakness."
Hinata's cold words made Hinata breathless, and she didn't even dare to raise her head and look at Hizu.
Just when the atmosphere was depressing to freezing point, footsteps sounded outside, and a figure knelt on one knee outside the door and said respectfully to Rizu:
"Hizu-sama, Elder Danzo is here to visit."
"I understand. Ask Elder Danzo to wait. I'll be there soon."
Rizu turned his head and replied.
"yes."
The figure disappeared from the door.
"I have something to deal with here. Natsu, Hinata and Hanabi will leave it to you. By the way, Hinata will supervise her to finish her homework. If she doesn't finish it, don't give her supper."
Rizu thought for a moment and gave instructions to Hinata Xia.
"Yes, Mr. Rizu, I will take good care of the two ladies."
Hinata Xia followed the order and answered.
"Trouble."
After Hizu finished speaking, he turned around and left the dojo to meet Danzo.
