The Third Kazekage led the way in front of the group, and the daimyo followed behind with his daughter in his arms.
Behind them, there was a group of guards with complicated emotions who wanted to stay close but couldn't get close.
They are also very concerned about this job and the safety of the daimyo.
As a guardian of a daimyo, you need to be more vigilant than others at all times.
The guards followed closely behind, walking neatly as if in a demonstration, and their footsteps were very loud.
It was quite difficult for them to make such a sound on the ground where the shoes would sink into the sand.
When some passing ninjas saw this formation, a few seemed to have vague expressions of contempt in their eyes.
Just pretend that the name is invisible.
Out of sight out of mind.
The main reason is that if the ninja's 'disrespectful' attitude is investigated...it seems to be more dangerous.
The main reason is that the daimyo still has his own child who is 'unable to restrain a chicken'. If it were him...
...Well, he would not have come here, but would have sent a message to the Kazekage to send someone over.
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Yang is still young and is not suitable for wearing long boots, so among these people, only her shoes are wrist-length, while the daimyo wears slightly longer pointed curly boots, and everyone else wears strappy boots.
Other than letting my legs sink into the sand a little and walking with some difficulty, there wasn't much of a hindrance.
The daimyo followed behind the Third Kazekage and whispered to Yang how the environment here compared with his own.
——"Xiaoyang, look at the buildings here——..."
——"Over there——..."
While Yang was listening to his daimyo father's "bad words" behind his back, he quietly glanced at the Third Kazekage with his peripheral vision.
She saw that the Third Kazekage's ears were twitching at an unnoticeable level.
If she didn't pay special attention, she would probably ignore it.
Most of them can detect the other person's 'mood' through small movements that ordinary people don't pay attention to.
[Dad, do you know that you are seeking death?]
Yang complained in his heart and planned to change the topic, at least not to let this person whose emotional intelligence would drop a lot when facing people other than his mother say anything unpleasant again.
"Father, I think this is very good. Ninjas should live in such an environment. This way they can not only exercise their bodies but also develop their adaptability to harsh environments... I think it is very good."
After saying this, she held the clothes on the daimyo's shoulders with one hand to keep it steady while reaching out to the Third Kazekage.
"Kazekage... big brother, I want to become a ninja! Can you please tell me what to do?"
Hearing this, the Third Kazekage stopped walking forward and turned sideways to look at the daimyo and Yang.
The daimyo raised his eyebrows hard and winked at the Third Kazekage frantically before Yang turned around.
It looked like his eyelids were twitching, which looked quite funny.
As for this gif, no one saw it except the Kazekage facing him, so the daimyo managed to maintain his serious image.
"...Being a ninja is not an easy task." The Third Kazekage withdrew his gaze from the daimyo and turned it seriously to Yang's little face, "And you... are too weak, even our side
The physical fitness of a two-year-old child is much better than yours, so you should give up, otherwise even if you enter the ninja school, you will not be able to graduate. What will you do then? You can only give up, right?"
The daimyo said a lot in the letters he had exchanged with the Third Kazekage these days. Not only did he use commissions and money to lure the Third Kazekage, but he also complained about how difficult it was for him. In short, he barely said please.
In the end, the daimyo sent Kazekage a separate Kage-level mission, entrusting him with a large sum of money to help dispel his daughter's desire to become a ninja.
Currently, the money promised is also the amount of film-level commissions.
The amount of money is a lot, although it is less than the film-level commissions in the future, but in this era that has not yet developed, it can be said to be a sky-high price.
Although there was only a written receipt and it was an entrustment that only Feng Ying and he knew about, the daimyo would not default on the debt. In fact, it was because he did not dare to imagine the possible consequences of defaulting on the debt.
The other party is a ninja.
The kind of ninja who can lurk in your house or even outside your room for a week without being discovered.
From the amount of reward given by the Third Kazekage for this 'boring mission', one can see how determined the Daimyo was to prevent his children from becoming ninjas.
He was helpless and didn't know what to say to this kind of behavior, but he also hoped that more ninjas who would not be in danger would be entrusted with more tasks.
...In short, the daimyo's request has a high priority, and there will also be many, many rewards, which will be of great help to the construction of Sunagakure Village.
No, it is a very big help.
After all, it is very rare to be able to build a village so easily, with so much money, so quickly.
"...In addition, ninjas must also be good at observation. You should know it by looking at the wrinkles on the side of my eyes. If you take it seriously, I should be older than your father."
The Third Kazekage said, bowed slightly to the daimyo, turned around, and continued to lead the way.
"If I were to evaluate your judgment... it would be unqualified. Whether it is physical fitness or eyesight... you are not qualified. You are not suitable to be a ninja."
The daimyo is still less than thirty years old this year. If the Third Kazekage is said to be older than him, Yang would believe it.
There are not many wrinkles and they are not obvious, but there are some.
Because when a certain Jounin wearing a mask was in his thirties, or even in his late fifties, he looked almost like a young man in his twenties.
When it comes to looking older, Itachi looks a bit older...although he's pretty good-looking.
His friend also has some tattoos on the sides of his eyes... Modern good-looking Uchiha all look old, and only Aunt Mikoto looks so young all the time.
"..."
As Yang thought about it, his mind began to wander, and he quickly turned his thoughts to the current situation.
[It seems they are colluding.]
Yang can see that there have been several letters coming to my home every day recently.
And there were so many letters that she began to wonder if her father was trying to run the train randomly.
If it were said that the daimyo and Sunagakure had only made arrangements for the reception, only real children would believe it.
But Yang was not prepared to refute the Third Kazekage's words.
Because she doesn't have to be Sunagakure's ninja.
However, the ninja assessment here in Sunagakure is indeed more difficult than that in Konoha. Konoha... can be said to be the ninja school with the easiest graduation requirements.
"You're still young, so it's normal if you don't meet the conditions. We can train until you come back in 6789." After listening to the Third Kazekage's words, the daimyo began to comfort Yang, fearing that she would be unhappy after being talked about. "
When you are taller and healthier, maybe it will be okay!"
"Well, it's true, but if I train, I can also train in a ninja school, right? Even if I can't graduate, I can learn a lot by studying in a ninja school, right? I want to give it a try, just in case I can graduate.
?”
Yang smiled, looking like a simple and optimistic little girl who didn't think much.
The Third Kazekage turned his head slightly again and glanced at her with his peripheral vision.
...This character is quite good.
The daimyo had a grimace on his face, he didn't know how to answer the question, and he felt hopeless as he hugged Yang.
...Why is it so hard to fool my daughter when it doesn’t involve food?
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"Brother Kazekage, what do students learn in ninja school?"
Yang raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and tilted his head as if he was curious about the baby.
"Can you learn the puppet technique? I want to learn that. It seems that after reaching a certain level, people will hide and only let the puppets go out to fight, right? In this case, I feel a lot safer. When doing tasks, it seems
It is also more secretive than ordinary ninjas..."
"..." The daimyo didn't answer because he didn't understand this at all.
He looked at the back of the Third Kazekage expectantly, trying to get an answer from him that was different from what Yang expected.
"It seems that you know Sunagakure's situation very well." The Third Kazekage slowed down and walked diagonally to the left of the daimyo, "If you want to become a puppet master, then——"
The daimyo blinked crazily at him again.
"...No, our puppet masters not only have to learn puppetry, but also complex things such as pharmacology and toxicology. Many herbs have side effects. If you are not healthy, you are not allowed to use them, otherwise you may be exposed to poisons.
You will kill yourself when you do it, and the puppet master also needs strong observation skills, otherwise it will be easy to be found."
The Third Kazekage rubbed his forehead and continued to pour cold water on Yang.
...There was a day when I teamed up with others to deceive children.
Suddenly I felt a little embarrassed.
"Well..." Yang pursed his lips, showing unwillingness.
"...Moreover, we are currently in an intense period of the Ninja War, and Sunagakure's Ninja School currently has no plans to recruit students." The Third Kazekage really wanted them to end this 'visit' as soon as possible, and followed the daimyo's wishes, trying to pass the time.
Leaving, "Just give up, maybe there will be an opportunity in a few years."
He really doesn't know how to trick a kid.
The daimyo's request said that this time was enough. As long as Yang gave up the idea of enrolling in the school in the near future, even if she wanted to enroll again next year, the request would be considered fulfilled and she would be paid.
Although Sand Hidden Village needs funds, he always feels bad if he doesn't try his best to complete such a simple commission, which can be exchanged for so much money just by reaching the required bottom line.
...It would be great if we could do better.
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This period happened to be during the Second Ninja War.
But if you count the time, it seems like it will be over this year?
Yang counted the years in his memory with his fingers.
[The third time...]
She looked up at the Third Kazekage.
[This Kazekage will disappear, and then other villages will slowly lose control, little by little...]
It was almost Konoha at that time... more than forty years?
Yang fell into deep thought.
She can't remember the specific time clearly. She used to not care so much about things in the past starting from the time of the Fifth Hokage and before that.
[But I was born in 1931, more than a year and almost two years earlier than Kakashi... So that incident was about four or six years ago?]
It is now thirty-six years.
There are still about nine or ten years left.
In fact, there has been an incident about that guy in the past few years, but Yang doesn't know if he can catch up.
[decide as things go.]
"You...come back next year. If the conditions are met, it is not impossible to agree to enroll, but it may still have to be later."
The Third Kazekage saw that the little girl kept staring at him but said nothing, and wondered if she had spoken too harshly.
Although the usual teachings to ninjas are many times harsher than this, this little girl is a 'weak princess' who has been growing up in the castle without any worries.
Maybe the mind is more fragile than ordinary people?
Although the daimyo was actually not very willing to delay, he had no other excuse to stop his girl from thinking at this time. He could only follow the words of the Third Kazekage and start coaxing his daughter.
"Xiaoyang, Sunagakure's Kazekage also said so. We can come back next year. We have to eat well and on time when we go back. It would be great if we can meet the conditions as soon as possible -"
Yang was brought back to his thoughts by their words.
"...Well, that's right. Can we stay here for the night today? Father."
She sighed slightly and began to look at the appearance of Sunagakure Village during this period.
It doesn't look... like much.
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19.12.10.
Suddenly, I discovered that the rewards I mentioned earlier are different for different positions. As the fourth, five or more are not very cost-effective (so I deleted those words)
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I wanted to drink milk because I was not clear-headed. After taking out a bag of strawberry milk from the box, I opened the bag and took my mobile phone to go out of the room to go to the bathroom... When I came to my senses, I immediately stopped and sat back on the bed silently.
Holding the bag in mouth and continuing to look at the phone...(Why would I want to take food with me to the bathroom(.)