Konoha's Frozen Vortex

Chapter 177 People of the Land of Waves
The disputes in the ninja world are disturbing one after another, but with the complete closure of the Uzumaki Kingdom, the Wave Kingdom has lost its only support.

Fortunately, there are no resources that other countries can look at, and this small country can be spared from the spread of war.

Losing the assistance of the country of Uzumaki in all aspects, the country of Bo was once in a difficult situation, but with the appearance of some people, it gradually changed.

After Kosuke bid farewell to Mito, he didn't intend to report to Hokage. It seemed that Hokage's behavior made him dissatisfied.

Kosuke left Konoha angrily and headed towards the Uzumaki country, but saw a huge barrier that made him stunned.

Unbelievable, he walked along the barrier all the way until he reached the seaside, where he had to stop.

But just when he was discouraged and wanted to go back home, a merchant ship from the country of whirlpool attracted his attention.

To be precise, it is the merchant ship of the former Uzumaki country, because the ship no longer has the flags identifying the forces, and Gu Jie discovered his identity from some Uzumaki country marks that have not been removed.

Without any hesitation, Gu Jie stepped on the water, came to the side of the boat, and jumped on it.

The sudden appearance of the ninja startled the people on board, and soon, the leading businessman came forward carefully wiping his sweat.

"Master Ninja, this villain is only a small business, and I can only give you this meager benefit fee. We have no grievances, so please bypass us!"

The businessman smiled cautiously.

Seeing the merchant's philistine smile, Gu Jie frowned slightly, and said:

"I didn't come here for this, you are the caravan of the country of vortex, right?"

When the businessman heard this, his expression froze.

"My lord, do you have enmity with the country of the vortex? But we have broken away from the power of the country of the vortex now. After all, you also know that the country of the vortex has become what it is today."

"Hey——Let's do this, the villain decided to give all the cargo of this ship to the lord, and hope that the lord can let us, the fleet of the country of the original vortex, go."

Finally, seeing Gu Jie's unmoved look, the businessman gritted his teeth and said sadly.

"I said, I'm not here for this! Don't you understand what I'm saying?"

Kosuke raised the volume and repeated it again.

"Yes, yes, yes! My lord, please tell me!"

Seeing this, the businessman quickly fell to the ground with other sailors and begged for mercy.

"Let me ask you, you used to be a caravan from the country of vortex, right?"

Kosuke confirmed.

"Yes Yes!"

The businessman didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and answered quickly.

"Well, is your leader the same now?"

"Returning to the adults, our leader is still Lord Kaqi."

"Kach?"

Gu Jie had never heard of this name.

"Master Kaqi is the Minister of Commerce personally appointed by Master Uzumaki, of course he is no longer!"

The businessman replied tremblingly.

"It turns out that there is still such a person."

Gu Jie nodded and continued to ask:
"In this case, you take me to find this man named Kaqi."

"Master Ninja!"

This time, the businessman raised his head bravely and persuaded:
"We really have no contact with the country of the vortex, can we just let us go like this? Or you can make a price!"

"Shut up! Lead the way obediently. If you talk too much, I will seal your mouth!"

Gu Jie, whose temper had changed a lot, became a little impatient with being made by this businessman.

"Don't think about anything else! I'm Uzumaki-sama's friend, I just want to ask your leader about something! I can guarantee the safety of your trip!"

After Gu Jie left this sentence, he came to the bow of the boat by himself, facing the sea breeze, and sat down cross-legged.

The merchant and the sailors looked at each other for a while, and finally he said helplessly:
"Hey, let's go back to the land of waves! I hope Mr. Kaqi doesn't leave so soon!"

The sailors got the order, turned the bow neatly, and headed back to the port of the Kingdom of Waves.

"The Kingdom of Waves?"

Gu Jie secretly remembered the name of the small country in the businessman's mouth.

After several hours of sailing in a straight line, the small merchant ship arrived at the small port of the country of Waves calmly.

Gu Jie left a little money as travel expenses for this trip, and jumped off the boat by himself.

What caught my eye was a small port in a downturn, but the rows of shipyards in the distance were more eye-catching.

Although it looked sluggish, Gu Jie could tell that the houses, market and other buildings on the port were newly built.

"Hey! Over there, didn't you go to buy building materials? Did you buy them back so soon?"

A manager at the port spotted the ship and came forward to ask.

"No, I met this ninja-sama on the road. He didn't want anything and insisted on making us return. He claimed to be a friend of Uzumaki-sama, and he seemed to want to find Kaqi-sama."

The businessman replied helplessly, and gestured to Gu Jie at the same time.

"Hey, without the protection of Uzumaki, is it really impossible?"

The port staff sighed after hearing what the businessman said, and then looked at Gu Jie:

"Konoha's ninja-sama? I don't know whether you are an enemy or a friend. What to do to find Kaqi-sama, but we have indeed lost contact with the country of Uzumaki, and we can't stop ninjas like you. I hope you have pity Those of us civilians who have lost their homes should be merciful."

"Well, you take me to Kaqi first, I'll talk to him first."

Gu Jie thought for a while and said.

"Yes, I'll take you there!"

There is no way to stop people coming, they can only lead the way ahead.

"By the way, you said that life is hard to live without the protection of Uzumaki?"

Gu Jie asked curiously on the road.

"As you said, it's okay to be in the Land of Waves. No ninjas are willing to patronize such a remote place, but those of us who are engaged in business-related affairs will definitely meet ninjas when we go out, uh, patronize."

The port manager replied as tactfully as possible.

Gu Jie understood what he heard, nodded and said nothing.

When they came to a newly built wooden house, the man knocked on the door.

"Master Kaqi, there is a ninja-sama from Konoha who wants to find you."

"Konoha's ninja? Well, I see, let him in."

A voice came from inside.

Gu Jie decisively opened the door and walked in, and saw Kaqi who was already middle-aged.

"Ninja of Konoha, I heard that you have something to ask me? I remember that there should be no ninja conflict between us and Konoha."

Kaqi frowned and asked, but his words lacked the humility of those common people before.

This made Gu Jiegao take a look at the opponent, and at the same time affirmed the identity of the opponent's high-level vortex country.

"Are you the Minister of Commerce of the Vortex Country? Now you want to break away from the Vortex Country and stand on your own?"

Kosuke asked.

Kaqi stared at Gu Jie for a while, and then said:

"My intuition tells me that you are not the enemy, so I tell you the truth, I never planned to leave the country of vortex, it was just a cover to preserve the commercial power of the country of vortex."

(End of this chapter)