Escape From Konoha

"Dazna, you said that someone wants to entrust us. Is this true?"

In the evening, someone came to visit Dazna's house.

There were three people in total, and the leader was a man about the same age as Dazuna. His hair had turned white, but he was in good spirits and had a strong body.

After Tsunami opened the door, this was the first thing he said when he came in, wanting to verify whether the information he got was correct.

"Kiki, you are here."

When Dazna saw the leading man, he shook the bottle of wine at him as a response to his greeting.

Kitchen was an old friend of his, and they had been close friends before he became an expert in building bridges.

Every time I accept a job entrustment, I will take him with me. He is also one of the best workers in the country of Waves and has a good reputation.

Kitch and the two men behind him nodded.

Dazna randomly made an empty room at home and let the three of them in. However, because the space in the room was very small, four adult men were squeezed into it, making it seem rather crowded, but no one paid attention to these problems.

"Dazna, is it true about the commission?"

As soon as Kiki sat down, he couldn't wait to look at Dazna, hoping that Dazna would give him a positive answer.

After all, workers like them have not started working for a year, and the economy of the country of Waves has not been very good in recent years. Even if they get the commission, the remuneration offered to them is actually not much.

But for workers like them, the salary offered can solve the problem of food and clothing for their families, which is already a blessing.

Therefore, if Dazna really receives a job commission, no matter how low the salary is, as long as it can solve the family's food and clothing problem, there will be no room for rejection.

"Don't worry, Kiki, don't you still believe in my character? We are old friends, and I will not joke with you in a place like this."

Dazuna smiled and said.

He was very happy after receiving the commission.

"That's true."

Kiki believed in Dazna's character, and also knew that the other party was true to his word and had an extremely stubborn and upright temperament, so he would not joke with them on such a matter.

"So, what job was commissioned?"

Kitchen briefly asked about the situation.

Dazna answered readily: "The work entrusted to us is to build a factory in an open space in the Country of Waves. It seems to be for the production of equipment. But I don't know exactly what equipment is produced and what it is used for. Very clear."

Kitchen nodded. As long as there are design drawings, building the factory is not a problem. As for what those factories were used for, he wasn't interested in exploring. If the client gave them money, they would do whatever they wanted as long as it didn't involve any crime, and there was no possibility of bargaining.

"Then who is the client?"

"She is an eldest lady from a merchant family in the Kingdom of Ghosts."

Although Dazna believed that Yi Ji’s identity was probably not from an ordinary businessman’s family.

"The country of ghosts? Why do people from such a far away country want to..."

Kiki's eyes widened, a little stunned.

"I don't know about that. Maybe it's because of the business prospects of this country."

Dazuna said casually.

Kiki was even more speechless.

prospect?

This country is so poor that it is almost too poor to open the pot. How can there be any business prospects?

Moreover, there are many pirate forces outside the country, who often rob homes and make the people of Wave Country miserable.

As a result, a businessman from the Kingdom of Ghosts still wants to open a factory in the Kingdom of Waves, which is very strange no matter how you look at it.

Isn’t the other party afraid of losing money?

Or, are there any rare minerals on the islands of the Land of Waves?

But how is this possible?

If there was such a thing, it would have been dug out by daimyo and nobles long ago to enrich the national treasury and use it to develop the national economy.

"Okay, Kiki, these are not things we should consider. As long as the other party provides money, we will contribute our efforts. No matter what the other party's purpose is, it has nothing to do with us ordinary people."

Dazna said optimistically.

Although Dazna meant to be self-deprecating, Kitchen rarely refuted it.

Indeed, even if the client has any special purpose, what does it have to do with the poor and poor people at the bottom?

Others provide money and they sell their hard work, which is a very reasonable way to make money.

"As for the contract, the other party said it would be delivered the day after tomorrow. We must recruit all the workers we can recruit tomorrow."

Dazuna said again.

"How many people are needed?"

"The other side needs a thousand people."

"A thousand people!?"

Kiki's eyes almost bulged out in surprise.

The two workers behind him were no better.

One thousand workers is not a small number.

They had not received such a huge project for many years. It seemed that the factory they were entrusted to build was not an ordinary small factory, but a very large factory.

"Are you sure the other party wants this number of people?"

Kiki asked in surprise.

"Sure."

"Then it looks like we need to be well prepared."

Ji Qi's face became unusually solemn.

Not long after, the two workers left first, while Kiki remained in the room, talking to Dazna.

Kiki approached Dazna mysteriously, looked around cautiously, and then said softly: "Speaking of which, Dazna, have you heard about it?"

Seeing Kiki's cautious and serious look, Dazna became confused and asked, "What do you know?"

"They are the pirates who have appeared in the waters of the Country of Waves in recent years."

"What happened to those pirates?"

Speaking of those pirates, Dazna was a little nervous and angry. His son-in-law died at the hands of those inhumane pirates.

"I heard that those pirates were recruited by daimyo."

Kiki stared into Dazuna's eyes.

"What?"

Dazuna stood up straight in shock and looked at Kiki in disbelief.

"Keep your voice down, Tatsuna."

"oh oh."

Only then did Dazna come to his senses, his reaction was too intense.

Although no one would listen to him at this time, it is still better to be careful.

"What makes you think so?"

Dazuna frowned.

"It's not what I think, I heard what others said."

Kitchen sighed.

"Who said that?"

"When I went to town to buy groceries yesterday, I heard people on the street saying this. Is this true?"

Kitchen wanted to ask Dazna's opinion.

There are different opinions about the origins of the pirate forces in the waters of the Country of Waves. The most recognized theory is that they were victims of the Great Ninja War. Due to the war, they had to leave their homes and go to other countries to survive. However, due to their inability to integrate into the local environment, they developed into a pirate force.

But if this group of pirates is a force cultivated by the Daimyo of Wave Country, then the nature of the matter will be different.

"Don't talk nonsense. Didn't the daimyo organize several expeditions against pirates before?"

Dazuna retorted.

"Then do you have any doubts about why the militia organized several times to attack those pirates failed?"

Kitchen didn't want to believe it, but thinking about his past experiences in attacking pirates made him doubt it.

"But the daimyo also spent money to avoid disasters, right?"

Dazna still didn't want to believe it.

"It's just the left hand and the right hand."

"Who did you hear this from?"

"That's what everyone on the street says."

"..."

Dazna was a little dumbfounded. Although it was unreasonable, it seemed to make some sense.

It's just that he had never thought about these issues before.

"Things need to be based on evidence. Don't talk about this kind of thing everywhere."

Dazna gave Kiki a piece of advice.

Kiki nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense everywhere. Well, it's getting late, so I'll leave first."

Kitchen stood up and left the room.

Dazuna looked thoughtful in the room, then shook his head.

"How is it possible? Kiki must have been deceived..."

How could that daimyo who wholeheartedly consider the people of the Kingdom of Waves be the culprit responsible for the economic depression and rampant piracy in the Kingdom of Waves?

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Two days later, it was the day to sign the contract.

Dazna managed to remain calm, but Kiki, who came with him, swallowed hard and looked at the huge steel cruise ship standing at the port.

Such a cruise ship was beyond his understanding of ships.

Looking at the extremely nervous Kiki, Dazna wondered if it was a wrong decision to bring him here.

But two people are better than one. He felt incredible when he saw such a huge creature.

I have a more profound concept of the power of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

No wonder the other party was able to obtain such a large piece of land for construction in the territory of the Country of Waves.

Dazna felt more and more that the Yiji who entrusted him was not from an ordinary merchant family.

Following the guards onto the cruise ship through the gangway, they arrived at a conference room, where Yi Ji had been waiting for a long time.

After the guards brought Dazna and Kitchen to the conference room, they exited the conference room.

In addition, there is a witch in the conference room who serves as a maid and serves tea to the guests.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Dazna, I originally wanted to visit in person today and sign the contract, but I have too many things going on here and I can't get away. Please forgive me."

After letting Dazuna and Kiki sit down, Ichiji still apologized and rubbed her temples. There were not very obvious dark circles around her eyes.

"It doesn't matter. Miss Yiji is busy with work, I can understand."

Dazna waved his hand and sat stiffly.

"So, who is this gentleman?"

Kazuki looked at Kiki next to Tatsuna.

"He's Keech, an old friend of mine who also serves as my deputy."

Dazna introduced.

"Hello, I'm Kiki."

Kiki stood up and bowed awkwardly to Yi Ji in a hurry.

"Don't be too polite, Mr. Kitchen, just treat this place as your home."

Yiji said with a smile.

Then, Ichiki turned her attention to the miko beside her.

The miko understood, took out a printed cardboard contract from the side, and placed it in front of Dazuna.

Dazna quickly opened the contract and read the contents.

Kitchen also turned his head to look.

Although he didn't recognize some of the words, he could still understand the general meaning.

Ichiji sat there, sipping tea and quietly waiting for Dazuna to read the contract.

About half an hour later, Dazna finished reading the entire contract.

"How about it, Mr. Dazner? Is there anything that needs to be changed in the contract? If you are not satisfied with anything, we can still discuss it."

"No, I'm very satisfied. Rather, it feels like we got a big advantage."

Dazna said quickly.

The content of the contract is simple enough, just let these workers contribute.

Whether it is material procurement or three meals a day during work, all are provided, which greatly saves money in the pockets of many workers.

After all, not all clients will be responsible for providing meals.

It's okay when you encounter a wealthy client, but if you encounter a stingy client, they will only exploit them as workers with the cheapest salary.

It is still very rare for a client to be as generous as Yi Ji.

In all the years of work, Dazna has only encountered such a client a few times.

"Because this factory is very important to the Kingdom of Ghosts, I don't want to waste time in unnecessary places."

Compared to the funds required to lay out the entire plan, both this large factory and the salaries paid to Dazner and others are only a drop in the bucket.

"Yeah?"

"So, does this count as consent, Mr. Dazuna?"

Ichiji asked.

"Yes, Miss Yiji, there is no problem on my side."

"So, do we need to go back and discuss it with the other workers?"

Ichiki asked properly.

"No, no need. They already told me the bottom line before coming here. Miss Yiji offers such a generous reward, so I have no reason not to agree."

Darzner said so.

"Since Mr. Dazna agrees, everything is settled. I will draw up the rest of the contract as soon as possible."

"The rest of the contract?"

"Yes, every worker will have an identical contract."

"ah?"

"How should I put it? My subordinates have recently received some bad news in the Kingdom of Waves, so I should prepare for a rainy day."

"Not so good news?"

Tatsuna didn't know what Kazuki was talking about.

Just when Ichiji was about to speak, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open.

A ninja from the ghost country rushed in, and it seemed that the news he brought was different.

"Miss, we have already found out the matter. The pirates who attacked us when they came to the Kingdom of Waves are indeed related to the name of the Kingdom of Waves... Uh!"

After finishing speaking, the ninja from the ghost country discovered that there were other people in the conference room.

Ichihime frowned, and gave the ninja of the Oni Nation who recklessly broke into the meeting room, and seemed a little annoyed that he said these words in front of others.

"Hold, I'm sorry, I didn't say anything just now. Miss, I'll go down first, you are busy."

The Ninja of the Ghost Country gave an embarrassed smile, exited the meeting room in a panic, and closed the door of the meeting room tightly.

"Well, Miss Yiji, just now..."

Dazna spoke.

Yi Ji took a deep breath and said distressedly: "It's not a secret. When I came here, my fleet was attacked by pirates three times. Although I successfully repelled the pirates, it also caused some damage to me. loss."

"No, it's that..."

What Dazna cared about was not the pirate attack, but the sentence after the ninja of the ghost country that pirates are related to the daimyo of the wave country.

"That's just my subordinates talking nonsense, making you laugh. In short, the contract matter has been finalized first. I still have important things to deal with over there, so I'll excuse you here."

Yiji bowed in apology, and quickly left the meeting room, leaving Dazna and Kiki looking at each other.

…

After Yiji left, Dazna didn't stay long after signing the contract, and took Kiki away from the cruise ship and headed back home.

Walking on the road, Kiki hesitated to speak several times, and finally whispered in Dazner's ear:

"Um, Tatsuna, you heard it, right? The news that Miss Ichiki's subordinate accidentally revealed just now. If there is no problem with our ears..."

"This kind of thing, maybe Miss Yiji's subordinates made a mistake, and you can't believe all the rumors."

"However, Miss Ichiki is rich and powerful, so she will definitely get some information that we don't know. Moreover, Miss Ichiki was attacked by pirates on her way to the country of Waves. This kind of thing can be identified by just asking around a little bit. It's true."

Keech said so.

Dazna did not speak, his face was heavy, and he looked preoccupied.

Keech also calmed down honestly, but he didn't expect that the rumors on the street that were unfavorable to the daimyo might be true.

If this is the case, it also means that the daimyo of the land of waves has deceived all of them and played with the people as clowns.

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"Miss, you didn't notice anything wrong just now, did you?"

Jonin Oni no Kuni, who had hurried into the meeting room just now, stood in front of Kazuhime and asked.

Yi Ji glanced at him and said to him: "Don't worry, the performance is very natural, there is no room for improvement. In short, the seeds of doubt have been buried, and we are just waiting for these seeds to take root and sprout."

Deliberately revealing such news to Tatsuna was arranged by Kazuki in advance.

She also sent people to secretly spread the rumors that were harmful to the daimyo and nobles in the towns of Wave Country.

The power of the Kingdom of Demons is not deeply rooted in the Kingdom of Waves. If you want to gain the support of the people here and liberate their thoughts, then the first thing to do is to create a crisis of trust in the daimyo among the people of the Kingdom of Waves.

This is the same situation as the Rain Country during the Third Ninja War.

During the war, the Daimyo of the Country of Rain abandoned the people and flattered foreign enemies, which aroused public outrage. Now the political environment of the Country of Rain is very chaotic, and the country's managers were suddenly transferred from the hands of the Daimyo to the hands of the Rain Hidden Village.

"That's good."

"So, has the news been found out?"

Yiji turned her head to ask.

The ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts nodded and answered seriously: "Yes, although there are still some things that have not been investigated, I have already obtained the basic information. I can take action at any time and open a gap for attack here. "

Yiji put her fingers on her chin, thought for a moment, and said, "No, I can't move for the time being."

"Why? The evidence is already..."

"I thought about it, and the situation behind the Country of Waves may be much more complicated than we imagined. To alert the snake at this time may make us passive. The Daimyo of the Country of Waves is definitely not the mastermind, and there is a bigger force behind him. The forces are supporting him."

Liuli thought of the ninja who attacked her two days ago, and the purple-red chakra flowing in her eyes. The color of that chakra made her very concerned, and she felt a sense of familiarity.

Tail Beast!

Although the color of the chakra was wrong, the purple chakra gave her a feeling somewhat similar to that of a tailed beast.

She had secretly sent the attacker to the Kingdom of Ghosts, and asked people at the headquarters to investigate and use instruments to test the source of the chakra.

It's similar to the tailed beast chakra, but a little different... maybe it's the power developed using the tailed beast.

If this is the case, there may be more forces paying attention to the Kingdom of Waves than I imagined, and the relationships behind the scenes are also more complicated.

With the exception of Oni no Kuni and Akatsuki, only the five major nations have this ability to utilize tailed beasts.

The Kingdom of Waves is the closest to the Kingdom of Fire among the five major kingdoms.

Konoha has the ability to research the power of tailed beasts. Although the third Hokage of Konoha is indecisive and may not openly disclose it, there is no shortage of dangerous people in Konoha who are ruthless, extreme-minded, and conduct taboo research at will——

The root leader, the darkness of Shinobi, Shimura Danzo!

"Miss, did you remember something?"

Ninja Ninja, who was standing aside, asked.

Ichihime nodded and did not hide anything, but asked: "You should have heard that the Anzi we stayed in Konoha, who found out the roots of Shimura Danzo, has been conducting some kind of taboo research in recent years."

"Yes, but the specific taboo research is not yet investigated."

Ninja in the kingdom of ghosts thought about it.

"That's right. Combined with the previous attack, I suspect that the forbidden research currently conducted by Genbu is related to the tailed beast."

"Tailed beast?"

"Shimura Danzo of Ninja's Darkness. Before he came, the old man told him that Shimura Danzo was far more dangerous than the Third Hokage. His roots have been rooted in Konoha for many years, and after the Third Ninja War, the authority of the Third Hokage Sexual decline, overtly and covertly, the power of the root is rapidly expanding, and it has the momentum to compete with the Hokage. Such a powerful veteran of the ninja world cannot be underestimated easily. "

She wasn't worried about Konoha's ANBU, but if not only the ANBU but also the roots were planning to get involved, it might be a tough battle.

Unlike the weak Third Hokage, Danzo Shimura is a martial arts sect with extremely extreme methods and must be extra vigilant about his opponent's actions.

"Continue to let Cardo investigate who is behind the illegal business establishments in the Country of Waves. It is no accident that they are tacitly allowed by the Daimyos of the Country of Waves to exist in the Country of Waves. If this trend continues, in a few years, the Country of Waves will It will gradually degenerate into a three-no-nonsense zone without legal jurisdiction. This is not something that a small country with a big name can do."

The forces behind the scenes of the Kingdom of Waves are astonishing.

Although it is not as good as a big country, it is definitely not something that ordinary forces can provoke.

As the leader of a country, the Daimyo of Wave Country may be just one of them and not the real leader.

"Yes. Over there at the root..."

Shinobi of the Ghost Country hesitated.

"Um……"

Yiji thought about it.

As long as they were not a large army of Konoha ninjas, she would not be afraid of any number of people coming from the roots.

Even if you are defeated, you can still calmly leave the encirclement.

But there were still too few people following this time. It didn't matter to her, but there was no way to take care of the rest.

Soon, she gave an answer: "Let Cardo's plan remain as usual. In terms of manpower, I will ask the old man to send additional reinforcements."

Considering the root's means and power, Yiji thought it would be better to play it safe.

(PS: There will be more original parts next. After all, the original plot route is no longer connected in many places, but the characters and place names are still the same as in the original work, which is to change the direction of the plot... But I didn't expect it to be so fast. It’s a million words, but I didn’t even write the beginning of the original plot...)