After the talks in the Land of Rain, the structure of the ninja world was readjusted.
The Daming Mansion of the Country of Fire, in the form of an official announcement, is willing to transfer the honorary title of the leader of the five major countries to the Country of Thunder.
Similarly, Konoha has made the same decision as the Fire Country Daimyofu. It is aware that the military strength of the village has seriously declined. Therefore, in a very euphemistic way, it will respect Kumogakure Village in important events that determine major events in the ninja world. Decide.
He also stepped down from the throne of the Strongest Ninja Village in disguise, leaving it to the Cloud Hidden Village.
Although this so-called strongest does not actually have any rule effect, the so-called reputation of the country and the Ninja Village is also a very important part of the reason why the great powers are fighting each other.
The Kingdom of Thunder and the Kingdom of Fire have been fighting to the death for decades, just to get the No. 1 throne in the ninja world. Now, with the help of the Kingdom of Ghosts, it can be considered as a wish, and the long-cherished wish of decades has been fulfilled.
In this regard, the Land of Thunder and Kumogakure also expressed their hope for peace with the Country of Fire and Konoha. After returning to the village, Raikage immediately issued an order to evacuate the Kumogakure ninja regiment stationed at the border of Yuno Country. , making Konoha breath a sigh of relief. Generally speaking, the relationship between the two countries and the two ninja villages seems to be much harmonious.
But from a competitive perspective, the bad blood between the two countries and the two ninja villages has deepened.
This is exactly what Shiraishi wants to achieve.
As traditional super-large countries, the five major countries have a population, territory, and resources that are powerful lords that small countries cannot match.
If the five major countries do not carry out separatist actions, it will not be so easy for the Kingdom of Ghosts to truly enter the stage of history.
There is another thing, that is, among the five major countries, the country of fire, the country of thunder, the country of earth, and the country of water, the daimyo of the four countries, as well as the shadow of the shinobi village, jointly expressed their willingness to admit that the country of ghosts is the sixth identity of a great power.
After that, the Kingdom of Wind also spoke up, complied with the voices of the four major countries, and recognized the status of the Kingdom of Ghosts as the sixth largest nation.
However, due to the special national system of the Country of Demons, the military force representing the country is not the Ninja Village, but the military. The army of the Demon Country is a mixture of ninjas and ordinary people. Therefore, the five-shadow system did not form the six-shadow system.
According to known information, the number of troops in the Kingdom of Ghosts has reached more than 100,000.
However, the proportion of ninjas in the army is only one tenth, less than 10,000 people.
Comparing the number of over 10,000 ninjas in the five major ninja villages, the Kingdom of Demons does have a shortcoming in the training of ninjas.
However, compared with small countries, the power of the Ghost Country has reached more than one level.
Therefore, for the five major countries' joint declaration that the Kingdom of Oni has become the sixth largest country, the daimyo of the other small countries also expressed their congratulations and sent envoys to the Kingdom of Oni to meet with the miko.
Rather than congratulations, the powerful armed forces of the coveted ghost country are what these small countries really want.
Twenty Amegakure ninjas, with the help of their weapons, easily crushed the 800 ninjas from the Land of Fire.
For a small country that is weak and has no military power, if the country of ghosts can sell these extremely lethal weapons, it will at least have enough confidence to speak out in the international community, so that it will not be arbitrarily manipulated by big countries.
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To receive foreign missions, Shiraishi, the military minister, does not need to personally receive them. Unless it is a mission at the level of the five major countries or a mission from a small country, it is enough to let the diplomats from the government handle it.
As for selling weapons to small countries, this is still under consideration.
Trading arms is definitely a way to get rich, but it will inevitably be blocked by people from the five major countries.
After all, in the previous year, the traditional five major countries had sent missions to negotiate with the Kingdom of Ghosts, hoping that the weapons of the Kingdom of Ghosts would not be sold to small countries.
It's just that the Kingdom of Ghosts has been delaying, so it can provide the Amegakure ninja with new weapons and defeat the ninja army of the Country of Fire.
But with the end of this war, the great powers have a more intuitive view of the new weapons of the Ghost Country.
Their idea of prohibiting the Kingdom of Ghosts from selling arms to small countries has become even stronger.
Even the Kingdom of Iron, which remained neutral, sent a mission over, hoping that the Kingdom of Demons would comply with the wishes of the other major powers and avoid destroying the inherent balance of the ninja world.
Yes, in order to maintain peace, no class can cross.
This also made Shiraishi understand better that the ninja world is a hierarchical country.
People and countries only need to stay in their own fields and complete their work throughout their lives. Breaking down classes will inevitably be counterattacked by secular agreements.
The idea of Iron Kingdom is simple and easy to understand.
Because the weapons of the Kingdom of Ghosts are not sold to small countries, then the cold weapons business of the Kingdom of Iron can continue to be maintained.
The daimyos, nobles, and military of the Iron Kingdom all rely on selling their country's arms to survive.
If the weapons of the Kingdom of Ghosts are sold to small countries on a large scale, the arms trading system of the Kingdom of Iron will be hit like never before, causing national financial difficulties.
"I don't work hard to improve the country's environment, but I ask others to stay where they are and maintain the so-called balance. This is really..."
Shiraishi's mood was undoubtedly complicated when he saw the letter from the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Iron.
It also means that the road ahead for the Kingdom of Ghosts will be even more difficult.
Just by messing up a small country called the Country of Waves, investing a lot of money with no idea whether it could be repaid, and completely turning against the Country of Fire, it also alerted the Country of Thunder.
The so-called carp leaps over the dragon's gate. In a world where levels are solidified, Shiraishi has deeply understood how difficult it is.
In this world where people's wisdom is not yet widespread, even the common people at the bottom have no idea of struggle upward.
Only when you reach a dead end will you think of resisting.
At first, he also wanted to carry out reforms in the Kingdom of Waves in a gentle way.
However, reforming a country's most fundamental system, and even the ruling class, will inevitably be accompanied by violence and war.
Peaceful evolution is only a beautiful thing that exists in the ideal, but in fact it is simply not possible.
If the people at the bottom are not forced into desperation, they will not think about whether the hierarchy of this world should be like this.
If you take this path, you will either break the inherent tradition or die in the struggle.
The Kingdom of Waves will continue to be in turmoil, and the Kingdom of Fire will not stop there.
That is the gateway to the Kingdom of Fire. It is not in the interests of the Kingdom of Fire to allow the Kingdom of Ghosts to invade it at will.
Moreover, the Kingdom of Ghosts can no longer use the Kingdom of Thunder. The Kingdom of Earth stands aside and the Kingdom of Water will not intervene too much due to various reasons.
Next, the Kingdom of Ghosts will face the combined power of the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind.
A little carelessness may plunge the country of Waves into a state of eternal disaster, and the organized migrant workers will be massacred by ninjas.
This is the cruelty of resistance.
He could die at any time.
Indeed, in Shiraishi's view, as far as feudal rulers are concerned, they hope that civilians will always be civilians and nobles will always be nobles.
Ignorant people can just remain ignorant for the rest of their lives.
This is conducive to upper-level rule.
But to develop national strength, we must apply knowledge and wisdom.
This is where conflicts arise with the feudal ruling class.
Because the ignorant will not have any knowledge and wisdom. Therefore, in a world with fixed hierarchies, the development of national power will always be slow, and may even lead to regression and stagnation.
To facilitate governance, the hierarchy must be fixed.
It is beneficial for the country to become stronger and return to the weapon called knowledge, but new technologies created with knowledge will impact the original ruling class.
It’s not that Shiraishi doesn’t understand the idea of the Iron Kingdom.
But a country's development cannot rely on the idea of restricting other countries' technology.
Because the technology of the Ghost Country cannot be stopped, it will become more fighting spirit under the external blockade.
However, this inherent thought, even if Shiraishi said it, he did not think that the daimyo of the Iron Kingdom would do this, which would harm the interests of the daimyo and the nobles.
Moreover, the most important ones behind this are the five major countries.
The last thing they want is that the weapons of the Kingdom of Ghosts will spread to the territory of small countries.
"The pressure is much greater than imagined..."
Shiraishi frowned.
There are many ways to break the situation, so how to arrange the next policy?
Because his decision will affect the lives and deaths of many people.
Resistance requires sacrifice, but unnecessary sacrifice is meaningless.
This is a long-term struggle, and the outcome cannot be decided in a short time.
Just as Shiraishi was thinking about this, there was a knock on the office door.
"Come in."
Shiraishi relaxed his brows and looked towards the door.
A pretty adult woman appeared there, walked in calmly from the door, smiled at Shiraishi and said, "Teacher Shiraishi, I'm back. Are you still working?"
"It's you, Lin. What, are you and Obito's trip over?"
Shiraishi calmed down and asked with a smile.
Seeing his long-lost student, Shiraishi's mood rarely improved.
"Yes, not only that, we also brought back some unexpected 'gifts'."
A mysterious smile appeared on Lin's face.
"Gift?"
Shiraishi's face was slightly startled, wondering what trick Lin was playing.
"It has something to do with Akatsuki."
Lin spit out these words.
"dawn!"
When he heard that it was related to the Akatsuki organization, Shiraishi immediately became solemn.
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after an hour.
Shiraishi, Ayane, Ruri, and Lin appeared together in a large laboratory.
In the center of the laboratory, several staff members wearing white gloves used instruments to examine several stones on the table.
These stones were brought back from a place called Lietuo Kingdom.
According to Lin's report, Orochimaru sent his men to mine such stones in the Redo Kingdom, so she and Obito guessed that these stones must not be simple objects.
Because she and Obito really couldn't see the use of these stones, they brought them back for professional testing.
About half an hour passed, and several staff members communicated quietly for a while. One of them came over and said to Shiraishi, "Mr. Shiraishi, the test results are out."
"Well, what are these stones? They shouldn't be ordinary stones."
The staff member nodded and said: "These stones are indeed not ordinary stones. They are fossils that were born after the creatures died and their remains were covered by the sand and evolved over time."
"fossil!?"
Baishi and others looked shocked.
They guessed that the origin of these stones was extraordinary, but they did not expect to be linked to fossils.
"sure?"
"Yes, very sure. And if our test results are correct, these fossils were creatures called 'dinosaurs' when they were alive."
"..."
Associating Orochimaru with dinosaur fossils, Shiraishi suddenly felt that there was something inconsistent in the picture.
Lin also remembered something and said: "Speaking of which, when I was traveling in the Lietuo Kingdom, I heard someone say that in ancient times, there was a creature called the 'Dragon Beast' living in the Lietuo Kingdom. Then Is it a dinosaur?”
Lin was no stranger to dinosaurs. In some rare collections of books, it was indeed recorded that in ancient times, before humans were born, the earth was occupied by a group of creatures called "dinosaurs".
"Dragon beast? Those are different names due to different regions. At least in the academic system recognized by the ninja world, these creatures are called dinosaurs. Dragon beast should be the name of the people of Lietuo Kingdom, but the original meaning is the same kind of creature."
The staff member tilted his head and said.
This sentence was quite recognized by Shiraishi and others.
But then, the question arises, what is Orochimaru doing looking for these dinosaur fossils?
"Is it because their organization's funds are very tight, so they want to find dinosaur fossils and sell them for money?"
Ayane complained.
Liuli rarely agreed.
"If they have no other purpose, maybe this is the case."
Shiraishi was meditating there. In any case, selling fossils for money was not like Orochimaru's style.
Moreover, fossils may only have collection value in the hands of ordinary people, but it is a bit intriguing to see what changes will happen to ninjas like Orochimaru who take eccentric swordsmanship.
"Thank you for your hard work. You can continue to study these dinosaur fossils. If you have any additional gains, remember to report to me at any time."
Shiraishi said.
"yes."
The staff reassured.
After walking out of the laboratory, several people were walking in the corridor of the research institute. Ayane suddenly recalled something and said, "Speaking of which, it should be possible to extract the DNA of ancient organisms from fossils."
Shiraishi didn't expect Ayane to say such a thing, but he still nodded and answered her: "It can indeed be extracted. What's wrong?"
"I remember that Orochimaru used a forbidden technique in the past to summon the dead brothers, the First Hokage and the Second Hokage."
Ayane's expression became serious.
Because the technique is so special, Ayane still remembers Orochimaru's forbidden technique.
Hearing what Ayane said, the expressions of Shiraishi and others changed drastically, and they all noticed the crux of the problem.
"Reincarnation from the dirty soil!"
That's right, Orochimaru's forbidden technique of summoning the dead to fight is called Urushi Reincarnation.
It is a forbidden technique created by Tobirama Senju, the second Hokage of Konoha.
The art of reincarnation in dirty soil requires the DNA of the deceased to be reincarnated.
If Orochimaru's purpose in taking these fossils was not to collect and sell them for money, then he had only one purpose in collecting these fossils.
Extract dinosaur DNA from dinosaur fossils, and use forbidden techniques to revive ancient extinct dinosaurs and use them as combat tools.
Thinking of this possibility, Lin had an annoyed expression on her face.
"If I had known this, I should have asked Obito to take all those stones away. If I chase them now, it will probably be too late. The fossils must have been moved away by Orochimaru now."
Both she and Obito believed that even if these stones were extraordinary, they should not pose any threat, so they could just collect some of them and study them.
Looking at it now, Orochimaru probably went to the Redo Kingdom to remove the fossils in order to obtain the DNA of the dinosaurs.
Orochimaru wants to use the DNA in these dinosaur fossils to create a dinosaur army organized by dinosaurs.
"Are dinosaurs strong?"
Unlike Lin's focus, Liuli was concerned about whether this creature called a dinosaur was powerful.
Although she knew about the existence of dinosaurs, they were after all creatures that existed on the ancient earth. In terms of antiquity, they were older than the era when the Sage of Six Paths existed.
"For ordinary people, it should be said to be very strong. In fact, it is the same as a large psychic beast."
Shiraishi describes it in intuitive terms.
"If that's the case, it doesn't seem to be a troublesome existence."
As for the immortality of the reincarnation of the dirty land, just use the soul-type sealing technique to target it.
This is not a difficult problem for the country of ghosts.
"Indeed, if they are just ancient dinosaurs, they are indeed not strong for ninjas. Liuli, if you activate Susanoo, you should be able to make dinosaurs with one sword and one row. But I'm worried that's not the case. I'm worried that Orochimaru will Add some weird condiments to let the resurrected dinosaurs mutate."
The monsters in the Kingdom of Ghosts are mutants created by combining a large number of human negative emotions with chakra.
In the era when dinosaurs existed, chakra definitely did not exist.
Therefore, even if the ancient dinosaurs are resurrected in the contemporary era, they will face a one-sided massacre in the face of the supernatural abilities of ninjas.
But today's times are slightly different from ancient times. Shiraishi can't imagine what the dinosaurs would look like after combining with chakra.
It will definitely be much more difficult than normal ancient dinosaurs, and coupled with the immortality of the reincarnation of the dirt, it will be even more difficult.
The white stone hurt.
Compared with Jiraiya who can use senjutsu, the most troublesome person among the three ninjas is Orochimaru who masters many forbidden arts.
Although this idea is not the first time, the danger level of Orochimaru will be increased by several levels from now on.
"The mutated dinosaur sounds like a good opponent."
Ruri didn't have Shiraishi's worries. She would only care about the creatures called dinosaurs. When the time comes, slashing them with Susanoo would be more realistic than slashing people.
At this time, Lin spoke again: "What I brought back from the Redo Kingdom are not only these dinosaur fossils, but also the Six Paths Sage Secret Treasure that Orochimaru found, which Obito snatched back from Orochimaru. This is it."
Saying that, Lin took out a bamboo tube with a charm on it from her ninja tool bag.
"The Secret Treasure of the Immortal of Six Paths?"
Shiraishi picked up the bamboo tube handed over by Lin, showing curiosity.
However, it is impossible to know what is inside the bamboo tube just by looking at it from the outside. It needs to be tested next.
But since it is related to the Six Paths Immortal, it must not be a mortal thing.
"It is said that the Immortal of Six Paths suffered from a strange disease in the past. After going to Lietuo Kingdom, he split open a meteorite that fell from the sky and obtained a meteorite substance called 'polar particles' from it. Then the Immortal's strange disease was cured. Okay. This extremely particle material was divided into two parts by the Immortal of Six Paths, and one part was placed in the 'Six Lakes' of Lietuo Kingdom, which is the one we have in our hands now."
"Meteorite material? Something in space? But it can split meteorites falling from the sky. Can humans do such a thing?"
Shiraishi looked solemn.
Thinking of the legendary story of the Six Paths Immortal creating the moon, it might be true.
It is unimaginable that such a state can be achieved with the power of chakra.
Ayane responded to Shiraishi's question from the side.
"That depends on the size and weight of the meteorite, as well as how fast it falls. If it is a lighter or smaller meteorite, and the falling speed is not too outrageous, I can break it with a soft fist. However, after that, The body will definitely be overwhelmed.”
Because her body will be injured by the force of the falling meteorite.
"With human flesh and blood, it is indeed difficult to split meteorites. But if it were me, I could split slightly heavier and larger meteorites."
Liuli said calmly.
Her words immediately made Ayane raise her eyebrows.
"What you said is wrong. Although your Susanoo is strong, my Soft Fist is obviously better against meteorites. Because the power of my Soft Fist is more concentrated than your Susanoo's, and it can also Destroying objects from within. Your Susanoo is used to clean up weak soldiers, which is barely good."
"Saki Lei among the Eight Thunder Gods can make the power of Susanoo's sword even sharper. It can even split space, not to mention mere meteorites. My Susanoo can not only clean up miscellaneous soldiers, but also deal with strong enough As a ninja, it is obvious that my power is more concentrated. In contrast, although your divine air attack has a large scale of destruction, it will waste a lot of chakra and cannot be sustained. Therefore, whether it is the destructive power of the technique or the concentration In all the blows, I am obviously stronger."
Liuli was also the most merciless in her criticism. She crossed her hands on her chest and spoke in a calm tone stating the facts.
"Haha, it's really interesting. How about comparing it with a meteorite to see who is more powerful?"
Ayane smiled softly.
"A comparison is a comparison. No matter how you look at it, I am stronger."
Liuli waved his hand indifferently.
The two people's eyes met, and fierce sparks arose in the air.
The sound of sneers suddenly sounded in the corridor, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet and the space seemed to freeze.
"Teacher Shiraishi." Lin walked to Shiraishi and whispered, "With two such partners, your life should be very happy every day."
Even she, an outsider, could hear the strong smell of gunpowder.
Baishi was silent after hearing this, and suddenly realized that this was an extremely sad topic.
If I had known better, I shouldn't have been such a mean-spirited person, saying something like whether humans can split meteorites.
Unexpectedly, the two of them could quarrel over such a trivial matter.
Shiraishi shook his head and said: "Forget it, ignore them two, let me first analyze what this substance called polar particles is."
With that said, he left quickly without looking back, fearing that the fight between the two would be affected in the evening.
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"In other words, Lietuo Kingdom's mission is considered a failure, right?"
In the high tower of Amegakure Village, facing the returning Orochimaru and Konan, Nagato asked in a rather regretful tone.
Orochimaru pondered for a moment and replied: "It can't be said that it was a complete failure. At least I brought back many ancient documents there, including some ancient forbidden techniques. Moreover, I also brought back the dinosaur fossils. . If combined with the forbidden techniques brought back from the Lietuo Kingdom, the ancient dinosaurs can be completely resurrected, and then transformed using the power of the Samsara Eye, enough to form a powerful army of psychic beasts."
Nagato nodded slightly, what Orochimaru was talking about was his forbidden technique of the reincarnation eye.
The corpse can be transformed into a puppet, and even the vision can be received simultaneously. The human puppet skills of Scorpion and Scorpion each have their own advantages.
If you can resurrect ancient dinosaurs and use the reincarnation eye to transform them into psychic beasts, it will indeed be a powerful force.
At the same time, this legion can also be used to provide combat assistance to Akatsuki members who are out on missions.
"Furthermore, the polar particles were divided into two halves by the Sage of Six Paths. One half is in the Lieduo Kingdom. We can get the other half of the polar particles. But we must act as quickly as possible. Uchiha Obito also knows that there are other polar particles. Half, then the Kingdom of Ghosts will definitely find ways to get the remaining half of the polar particles. Our advantage is that we have solved all the mysteries in advance and can take action earlier than the Kingdom of Ghosts."
Polar particles are something left to future generations by the Sage of Six Paths. They are a mysterious substance from space. Not to mention whether this mysterious substance can make ninjas stronger, the research value itself is also a priceless treasure.
Orochimaru also felt unwilling to be able to obtain this kind of treasure.
He swore that the next time he met that Uchiha brat playing with the Space-Time Eye Technique, he would give him a piece of 'warmth'.
"In this case, without further ado, you should hurry up and get the other half of the polar particles back. I will personally monitor the movements of the Kingdom of Ghosts."
Nagato said with a serious expression.
Although he and Chiba Shiraishi had many cooperations before, they were united for the benefit of both parties.
Moreover, he also paid a huge price to let the Kingdom of Ghosts intervene. Not only that, the Kingdom of Ghosts also gained the status of the sixth largest country. In the game of the Civil War in the Kingdom of Rain, the sacrifices made by the Kingdom of Rain Undoubtedly huge. Even if the ninja troops of the Fire Country's Daming Mansion were wiped out, the name of the Country of Ghosts was still in effect.
The only benefit the Rain Country has gained is that it is officially out of the control of the Fire Country and can develop independently without having to take into account the agreements that Kanzo signed with the Fire Country and Konoha during the Third Ninja War that are not conducive to Amegakure and Rain. country's contract.
Orochimaru shook his head, stared at Nagato and said: "No, you still need to take action in this matter, Nagato. I know where the other half of the pole particles were placed by the Sage of Six Paths, but with my ability, I can't A way to get there.”
Konan remembered that Orochimaru had said the same thing when he was in the Redo Kingdom, and asked: "So, where did the other half of the pole particles be placed by the Sage of Six Paths?"
Orochimaru pointed upward.
Nagato and Konan raised their heads slightly and saw the ceiling of the room and the chandelier that emitted a dark light.
"At an altitude of about two hundred kilometers. The Sage of Six Paths sealed the remaining half of the polar particles in the meteorite, and used ninjutsu to turn the meteorite into a satellite like the moon, and ejected it into space to revolve around the earth."
"..."
Nagato and Konan fell into a long silence.
"Mr. Orochimaru, are you sure you're not kidding me?"
At an altitude of two hundred kilometers, is that a realm that humans can touch?
Let’s not talk about whether humans can reach an altitude of about two hundred kilometers. Even if they do, how to survive in that harsh environment is still a problem.
Even if a ninja's physique is much stronger than that of ordinary people, he cannot ignore the environment at an altitude of two hundred kilometers.
At least he can't do that now.
"Indeed, with the existing technology, it is very possible to reach such a high altitude. However, we have your Samsara Eye, and we can use the Samsara Eye technique to bring down meteorites. Since the Six Paths Immortal uses the Samsara Eye, he can launch meteorites to In the sky, the Samsara Eye can definitely summon meteorites down from space."
Orochimaru's words reminded Nagato.
"I see. Among the forbidden techniques of the Samsara Eye, there is indeed a move that can summon meteorites from space. The principle is the same as the Earth Explosion Star, but the attack method is slightly different."
Nagato thought of something and appreciated Orochimaru's quick thinking even more.
"Even so, how can we find the meteorite launched into space by the Immortal of Six Paths? After all, you also said that the meteorite that sealed the other half of the polar particles revolves around the earth and is moving every moment. "
Xiaonan said at this time.
Orochimaru chuckled, and under the horrified looks of Nagato and Konan, he opened his mouth, and a snake stretched out half of its body from the mouth. Then the snake opened its mouth and spit out a monocular astronomical telescope covered in slimy liquid.
Orochimaru didn't care about the strange looks in Nagato and Konan's eyes, and spoke in a complacent tone.
"To tell you the truth, I actually know a little bit about astronomy. Leave the task of finding that meteorite to me."
