Konoha 47, mid-January.

Although the weather is not sunny, the milky white sky is much brighter than the snowy sky.

In the cold and frozen forest, there are no flying birds, no lush vegetation, only footprints in twos and threes on the snowy ground, proving that someone is moving here.

Then, in the silent forest, there was a sudden sound of gunshots tearing through the air.

The bullet penetrated through the center of the target hanging on the tree, and penetrated deep into the tree behind the target, where a deep hole the size of a peanut could be clearly seen.

Hard trees are penetrated so deeply by bullets, and if they hit a flesh-and-blood human body, what will happen can be imagined.

"It seems that the marksmanship has been practiced very well. With the eyes of the Hyuga clan, even in a complex environment, they can accurately hit the enemy's body."

Asuka watched Aya Chiba use a short flintlock gun, and said in a good mood.

Because it was a day off, he rarely went to work in his workshop, but took advantage of the Chinese New Year to spend as much time with his family as possible.

Yiji also nodded her head. Compared with the others, she had a dazzling color. No matter what environment she was in, she could capture the enemy's movement trajectory, which greatly reduced the difficulty of use.

"It's not bad, but I think the range of the bullet is still a little short."

Cai frowned, although she also felt that the flintlock gun was very helpful for ninjas in battle, especially in unexpected situations, it could quickly kill the enemy.

But for him who has white eyes, this range is still too close.

"The effective range is more than 40 meters. Normally, no ninjutsu can reach this level."

Asuka explained.

Because of the space that can be manipulated, or because of the current technology, the effective range of the flintlock gun, he can only adjust to the limit distance of 40 meters.

In fact, when it exceeds 30 meters, the bullet will deviate from the original trajectory, but the angle of deviation cannot be detected without careful observation, so Asuka thinks it is not a big problem.

At least it's much better than the cumbersome, low-range weapons like the Kunai Gun.

"In other words, can't you adjust the longer range? Asuksan?"

Cai asked.

"Well, because the flintlock gun has very little space to operate, and there is no breakthrough in technology and materials today, although mass production is intended, it is currently impossible. But..."

Asuka took a serious look at Cai, smiled and said: "Your words can also remind you, you are right, if it is an ordinary ninja, the range of this distance is enough, but for the Hyuga clan, There's something wrong with such a short range."

Yiji, who was beside her, also pondered for a while, and quickly understood the key.

"It's because the effective observation distance of the white eyes can reach more than two kilometers. If the effective range of firearms and bullets is increased to more than two kilometers, then the Hinata clan ninjas with white eyes can be safe without touching the enemy. Area snipe the enemy."

Because the white eyes can see through all obstacles and accurately capture the enemy's position.

No matter how complicated the environment is, it can't affect Baiyan's performance, unless he uses targeted techniques to confuse Baiyan's insight.

In this way, Cai's idea is actually very suitable for the characteristics of Baiyan.

The adult Hinata clan's ninja started with a blind eye's observation distance of two kilometers. As powerful as Lingyin, the effective observation distance can reach more than ten kilometers, and all grass and trees cannot escape.

"What you said is the ideal situation. The advancement of technology is not achieved overnight, but is based on the usual accumulation and experimentation. Moreover, every time the range of one meter is broken, it takes a lot of effort, and the requirements for bullets will also be higher. Even if it can be operated by increasing the capacity space of the firearm, it will take a long time.

Asuka looked at Yiji speechlessly.

How could such a thing be said to exist?

"How to improve the convenience of weapons is the work of your researchers, and it has nothing to do with me. I just need to use this to fight and kill the enemy."

Kazuhime paid no heed to Asuka's complaints.

Asuka sighed, still the same old-fashioned personality.

"Anyway, I'll give it a try. Well, it's almost time, let's go back."

Kazuhime and Cai did not object and nodded in agreement.

"Yo, the eldest miss and the young masters are back. It's really hard to go out."

Entering the courtyard, I saw Lei Mingwan, like a watchdog, lying on his own site basking in the sun, while eating snacks he had rummaged through at home.

After returning from the country of waves, it basically eats and does it here every day. After all, there is no special war in the country of ghosts, so his combat clone is useless. And cultivation or something, this kind of thing is completely unnecessary, and their own 'system' does not have the ability to cultivate.

So, the days were very leisurely.

After seeing the three of Ichiji coming back, they immediately said hello.

This sentence made Asuka unable to complain.

Obviously he is the oldest brother, why is he called 'little master'.

As a younger sister, Kazuhime is called the 'eldest miss'.

Asuka felt that Lei Mingmaru really looked more and more like a loyal dog wagging its tail at its master.

Discrimination is too serious.

"By the way, Lord Father asked you to go to his study, Mrs. Father. It seems that there was an accident in the country of waves."

Lei Mingmaru remembered something and said to Kazuhime.

"The country of waves?"

Kazuhime frowned and pondered for a while, but she still didn't know what happened to the situation in the country of waves.

"I see, then I'll take a step first."

Kazuhime left the team quickly, entered the villa building, and walked all the way to the study on the second floor.

In front of the study door, Yiji first knocked on the door, and soon came a "come in" from inside. It was only then that Kazuhime twisted the door handle, pushed the door open and entered the study.

The study has a large space. There are no less than 100,000 books placed here, and there is also an office area.

On the desk, there are more important confidential files, which are sorted into different categories.

"Old man, are you looking for me?"

After Yiji came in, she asked straight to the point.

Shiraishi, who was sitting on the office chair, was looking out the window, and after Ichiji spoke, he turned to look at her.

"Yes, there is a small situation in the country of waves. Although it is not very important, I will let you know so that you can be mentally prepared."

Shiraishi said.

"What's the situation? The merchant alliance on the isolated island has been eradicated, and the remnants of the party have also been captured without fail. They will go to the construction site for labor reform. I don't think the current country of fire dares to do excessive behavior."

Kazuhime said based on her own guesses.

"This time is different from the past. A few years ago, Hokage III took the leader of the Nara Shikahisa to visit the daimyo of the land of fire in private. We have no way of knowing the content of the conversation between them, but the decision to cooperate was at that time. It has been decided. Moreover, among Konoha, there is a hard-line leader Shimura Danzo who is more difficult to deal with than the third generation. With our side and the Kingdom of Thunder pressing step by step, the Kingdom of Fire will inevitably change another attitude. Contact us."

Shiraishi said.

Although I can't believe that the third-generation Hokage has such a strong day, but the country of fire's tough turnaround was originally a possibility in the alternative.

Unlike the three generations of Hokage Sarutobi Hidden, the daimyo of the country of fire and the root leader Shimura Danzo are all ambitious.

If these two people completely agree with the tough plan, then, in order to consider the balance between the domestic and Konoha, the three generations of Hokage must also compromise the decision of the two.

In political matters, the two sides are constantly compromising, and then they go to the other side.

The fire country daimyo, Sarutobi Hizan, Shimura Danzo, the three of them are friends from childhood to adulthood.

The most important thing is that the daimyo of the land of fire is not like the daimyo of the land of wind. It is not controlled by the land of ghosts at all. Like an old fox, it wraps itself tightly and does not give the land of ghosts a chance to penetrate.

It is basically impossible to disintegrate the cooperative alliance of the three from the inside.

"Is the informant in Konoha Village unable to contain the footsteps of the three generations of Hokage?"

"Let's not say it can't be done, even if it can be done, now is not the time for them to stand in front of the stage."

Shiraishi shook his head.

"So, what happened in the country of waves?"

"The branch of the worker-community cooperative established in the country of Wave was sealed up by the soldiers of the Daimyo Prefecture in the country of Wave just this morning. The reason was that it would damage the national defense and security of the country of Wave."

The country's national defense?

Does that country really have such a thing as national defense?

The people of my own country are very clear about the things that even the pirates can't solve. Where can I use it as a national defense force?

Isn't this just talking nonsense?

Ichiki was slightly speechless.

"Although the worker-civilian cooperative is only a first step, the response among the people of Poland has been very good, and it has also helped many poor families in the country of Poland to survive this difficult winter... In addition, I bought a lot of workers before. With such a mess, is the country of wave planning to push all of its own people to our side?"

Ichiki said with a frown.

She could have expected that when the worker-civilian cooperative was closed down, the voices of the people of Poland would definitely boil over.

It affects not thousands of people, but thousands of families.

For a small country like the Land of Waves, the public opinion united by thousands of families is enough for a big name to eat a pot, and if the situation cannot be controlled, it will easily lead to riots by workers and peasants.

Originally, in order to crusade against pirates, the country of Wave lost a lot of young and middle-aged people, and taxes also increased every year, but the income of workers and farmers did not increase year by year.

This also led to the poverty of the country of waves.

It made the land of waves, which was not rich, even more impoverished.

After finally getting through the worker-civilian cooperative, I was able to barely make a living, but now it has been seized by the soldiers of the Daming Prefecture.

"It's hard to say that it wasn't the daimyo of the Land of Fire who inspired it."

"I don't think the Fire Country Daimyo is that stupid."

Ichiki said so.

Although the daimyo of the land of fire is very greedy in dealing with the island, and intends to take it all by himself, not giving the rest of the country a chance, but that also proves that the land of fire is capable of balancing the subsequent influence. It was only because the Kingdom of Ghosts intervened and wooed the rest of the great powers that the plan of the Kingdom of Fire failed.

To be able to dominate such a huge country, the Fire Nation's daimyo would not be unaware of the consequences of closing down the worker-civilian cooperative.

"It's because there is a back-up plan to start. Either in the territory of the country of waves, or in..."

"The Land of Rain!"

Kazuhime said these three words on behalf of Shiraishi, and her face became solemn.

Such reckless suppression of the influence of the Kingdom of Ghosts in the central part of the continent can only mean that Damyo of the Kingdom of Fire has the next move.

Although the Country of Waves and the Country of Rain are located in different locations, their nature is actually the same.

The kingdom of fire and the kingdom of ghosts both intervene.

One side is troubled, and the other side is bound to be greatly affected.

"According to the report of the wandering witch in the land of ghosts, I didn't notice any changes in the ninja troops of the Daming House. This is also natural. After all, behind the scenes, the group hides the lead and arranges the chess game in the dark. He is a veteran, and he will definitely not. It's easy for us to notice the traces of his actions. Just like when he and Orochimaru calculated Hanzo in Yuyin Village."

Shiraishi took a long sip of tea.

"Knowing that the country of fire is about to have a big move, are you in no hurry, old man?"

Seeing that Shiraishi was still drinking tea leisurely, Kazuhime asked.

"It's not just me who is anxious. Don't forget, the country in the northeast corner is also anxious."

Shiraishi laughed.

Kazuhime nodded. Indeed, it was not the Ghost Kingdom family that targeted the Kingdom of Fire. The Kingdom of Thunder, located in the northeast of the Ninja World, was more pressing to suppress the Kingdom of Fire than the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The battles between the five traditional kingdoms are also very fierce, even more fierce than the battle between the kingdom of ghosts and the kingdom of fire.

"Since this kind of thing happened, I'll go back to the country of waves now. I'll deal with it as soon as possible."

Ichiki said.

"It's okay to go back, but now you don't need to come forward. We can't help them all the time. Everything has to be done on our own. Otherwise, it's doting! In the end, it's just a bunch of useless people."

Shiraishi looked directly into Kazuhime's eyes.

Yiji was stunned for a moment, and then she understood something.

"Indeed, although it is not good for the country of ghosts at the moment, this is also an opportunity."

With this incident of the closure of the worker-civilian cooperative, it might be possible to make the people's grievances boil again.

After all, there is a very important seed buried there. The bud has grown out of the soil, and now it is only about breaking out of the soil and bearing fruit.

"These **** soldiers from the Daming Mansion are really ruthless!"

The Land of Waves, the Dazna family.

Dazner was sitting on a straw mat with his waist straight at this time. There was only an oven for heating in the room, but most of the room was still cold.

He took off his clothes, his waist was bruised and bruised, obviously.

Daughter Tsunami was taking out the medicinal wine and rubbing his wound with a cotton ball, causing Dazner to hiss cold air.

"Tsunami, please slow down, these old bones are about to fall apart."

"It's not Dad, what kind of prestige are you trying to show? You are so old, why are you still like a young man, going to a famous house to make trouble. Isn't this looking for guilt?"

Tsunami glared at her father angrily, blaming him for going to the famous mansion to make trouble.

Is that a place where civilians can go?

Since ancient times, the people did not fight against the merchants, and the merchants did not fight against the officials.

They couldn't even fight against businessmen. They went to the door of the famous house to make trouble. It was purely an act of courting death.

"I don't want to either... But Daimyo has gone too far this time, so I won't talk about the factory, and this time the worker-community cooperative opened in the country of ghosts has also been closed. That's the bottom line for many workers to live. Now This bottom line is gone, so naturally I will go to the big masters and reason with those big masters."

Dazner smiled wryly.

With the worker-civilian cooperative, although the factory stopped construction, the family's life was barely able to live a good life.

You don't have to work hard to go out to sea to fish. If you encounter a robber attack, then it's really unreasonable to say.

But it's strange to say that in the past month or two, I haven't heard any rumors of pirates attacking the coastal areas.

However, it is still a dangerous thing to go fishing in the country of waves.

With a stable source of life, who would want to do that kind of dangerous thing, the fish caught can't be exchanged for a little money from a stingy businessman.

Compared with money, what they lack is the necessities of life.

Salt seasonings, brown rice flour, and cotton-padded stoves for winter.

The worker-civilian cooperatives can exchange for these living materials with very cheap labor, so that they can maintain a state of eating and sleeping warm in life.

That's why, it's just that the worker-civilian cooperative, which has been in operation for less than two months, has so much appeal.

At first it was just workers, but later many peasants joined in.

That's the kind of favor that big masters can't bestow on them. As the saying goes, they have short mouths and short hands. Naturally, they have to help the civic cooperative to go to big names to judge.

No matter how much you squeeze them, you can't deprive them of their right to survive.

If even this is deprived, then everyone gathers together and confronts the daimyo to reason.

As a lord's name, it's impossible not to even speak the truth.

One person can't do it, but if a thousand people pass by, it will always work.

"Even if you go to sue the officials, Dad, don't be a standout. We can't be the opponents of those officials."

Tsunami said in a low voice.

In this world, not only ninjas, but also powerful daimyo and nobles.

For civilians, although suing an official is an appealing path that can achieve 'fairness', the person who sues the official will definitely be executed.

In the past, there were nobles who bullied men and women in the folk, and some people went to the famous family to sue.

In order to show his wiseness, although the daimyo dealt with the nobleman who bullied men and women, he also executed the commoners who sued officials afterwards.

The Land of Waves is a traditional country, and every class cannot be casually crossed.

Once crossed, it is a dead end.

This is why Tsunami is worried.

Even if the reasoning of going to a famous school is successful, the execution of Dazna afterwards is also the responsibility and obligation of the civilians to sue their superiors.

Dazna is the only pillar of the family now. She doesn't know how to survive if Dazna has three strengths and two weaknesses, leaving behind her pair of orphans and widows.

Dazner also fell silent.

He understands the truth, but they always have to survive.

When the factory closed down, they only had grievances in their hearts, but they didn't dare to attack, because there was no bottom line and they could barely survive.

However, this time even the Citizens Cooperative was seized, all the materials were forcibly expropriated, and the daimyo was under unified management. This is equivalent to confiscation and being embezzled by the big name.

There is a certain problem with even survival. If you continue to endure it, who knows if the next time Daimyo will overdo it.

Every year, I hand in the food that I worked so hard to cultivate, and only a small part is left for my own consumption.

The total population of the daimyo and nobles is less than one percent of them, but they enjoy more than half of the country's grain... The grain they hand in a year can feed these people for more than ten years. However, why is the amount of food handed over every year more and more, but not reduced, can these people really eat so much food?

Why do daimyo and nobles collect food that will never run out?

Why would you rather hoard the grain in the warehouse to be moldy than distribute it to help them?

Those grains were originally cultivated by them.

The Shion Flower Merchant Association in the land of ghosts rescued them. As a result, the factory was forced to stop construction. The worker-civilian cooperative, which could exchange cheap labor or money for daily necessities, was also seized by famous people.

As long as their own officials and businessmen have a little conscience, these workers and peasants will not come against their own country for the sake of businessmen from other countries.

So, Dazner thinks he has done nothing wrong.

But he still didn't understand why he had handed over the food, the daimyo and the nobles were still not satisfied, and they continued to squeeze their survival power by changing methods.

"Is Dazner at home?"

At the door, there were people shouting.

Dazner heard who the owner of the voice was.

"It's Kiki who is here, Tsunami, go and open the door."

Dazner put down his clothes and covered the wound on his waist.

Tsunami nodded and walked out of the room to open the door.

After a while, under the leadership of Tsunami, Kiki came to Dazner's room.

Kitch was holding fishing nets and other salvage gear in his hands. Dazner was surprised and asked, "Kitch, what are you doing?"

Kitch replied: "Of course I went out to fish, and I continue to sit and eat here. It is estimated that I will have to tighten my belt and live next month. Not only that, but this year's tax seems to have increased by 10%, so I should take advantage of the fact that I work more now. Well, otherwise, if we can't get it together by then, it is estimated that we will have to go to prison."

Dazner opened his mouth~www.mtlnovel.com~ was speechless.

With the arrival of the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association, they managed to improve their living standards a bit. As a result, they have to return to the fishing industry, which is more difficult and tiring, and life-threatening.

"The tax has gone up again, who did you hear?"

Dazner asked.

"The flyers have been sent out. Can the family emblems of famous families still be fake? These nobles are really a bunch of greedy vampires. It would be great if Miss Yiji was here."

Kitch took out a flyer from his arms and put it in Dazner's hand.

Dazner looked at the contents of the flyer, and at the bottom, the emblem of the famous family of the country of Wave, it was indeed from the official of the country of Wave.

Dazner also sighed and stood up from the straw mat.

"It seems that now is not the time to rest. Then I'll go with me. I hope this old bone can still be useful. Tsunami, you are at home."

"Dad, your body..."

"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Let's go, Kitch. Compared to daimyo and nobles, I suddenly think pirates are much cuter."

"Well, you're the only one left. The old friends are already one step ahead."

Kitch nodded and took the lead.

Tsunami watched the backs of the two leaving and could only silently pray for a safe journey.