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["Didn't you say you want to investigate? Yahiko."]

[Konan asked in confusion: "Wouldn't it be faster if we go directly to Mutsu Castle?"]

["Why do you still need to escort the caravan?"]

[ Nagato nodded in agreement. 】

[Yahiko smiled and said: "The research has already begun. By doing business with the caravan, isn't it also to understand the business of this country?"]

[Nagato and Konan looked at each other: "Has it started?"]

…

【Three days later. 】

[Yahiko and his party escorted Ito Maruji's caravan towards the Damingfu and Mutsu Castle in the north. 】

[Along the way, Yahiko took a notebook and pen and kept recording something. 】

[The mountains and rivers of the Kingdom of Rain, the direction of the rivers, the population of the villages, the number of bandits, etc. 】

[He also had quite a lot of interactions with people in the caravan. 】

[In addition to Ito Maruji’s Fire Country people, there are also people from the Rain Country, Wind Country, and Thunder Country in the caravan. 】

[A caravan has people from the five major countries. This is completely different from the fierce conflict between the five major countries. 】

[And there is no barrier between them, which makes Yahiko very curious. 】

[When Yahiko asked this question, everyone in the caravan answered with a smile. 】

["What does their ninja warfare have to do with us civilians?"]

[Yahiko is confused: "Don't the names of the five major countries publicize which country you are from?"]

["Propaganda?" Someone in the caravan laughed: "Our local area is controlled by lords and clans."

["As for which country it is and which famous name we don't know."]

["If it hadn't been for that bullshit lord taking over my land with exorbitant taxes, I wouldn't have come out to make a living."]

["It was only after I came out to do business that I learned about the Kingdom of Fire, the Kingdom of Thunder, and the Kingdom of Earth..."]

[Yahiko nodded when he heard this: "So that's it."]

[After learning about it, Yahiko quickly wrote it down in his notebook. 】

[The national identity of the vast majority of civilians in various countries has not been established, and their minds are still bound by feudal landlords and patriarchal traditions. 】

[Only elites such as landlords, ninjas, big businessmen, and nobles have a strong sense of national identity...]

[Civilians, farmers, fishermen, vagrant proletarians and other proletarians can take advantage of it. 】

[Perhaps this can be exploited. 】

[Yahiko clicked twice on the notebook with a pen, then said with a smile: Thank you for your answers. 】

[The caravan members smiled and waved their hands. They were all used to Yahiko often writing and drawing in his notebook. 】

[They like this boy very much. Although he is a ninja, his words feel very sincere. 】

[There is an indescribable sense of peace in talking to him. 】

…

[We traveled north for about a week. 】

[Yahiko followed the caravan and encountered more villages and towns, which were more damaged. 】

[Similarly, there are more war orphans in villages and towns. 】

[They even formed robbery gangs to block and rob passers-by. 】

[Yahiko and three people took action to solve the caravan's troubles. 】

[Yahiko found the leader of the gang who robbed them, a war orphan around 16 years old. 】

["Kill or behead as you wish!"]

[Yahiko shook his head when he saw the man's carefree look: "I won't do anything to you, I'm just asking a few questions."]

[The young man frowned and said nothing. 】

[Yahiko took out the food: "If you answer, I will not only let you go, but I will also give you food."]

[In order to gain trust, Yahiko handed over the bread in his hand. ],

【Gurgugu~】

[The boy's stomach growled quickly, he grabbed the bread from Yahiko's hand and ate it. 】

[In just a few seconds, the boy devoured the entire bread. 】

[Yahiko handed over the kettle again: "Drink some, don't choke."]

[The young man took the kettle and drank. While drinking, he punched his chest and swallowed hard. 】

["Ha~" After finishing the meal, the boy's eyes became much kinder, and he licked the remaining crumbs at the corner of his mouth: "Ask, what do you want to ask?"]

["How many robbery gangs are there in this town composed of war orphans like you?"]

["I don't know, about 20? 30?" The young man thought and shook his head: "I don't know, it's probably this number anyway. I don't know how detailed it is."]

["Yes." Yahiko nodded, and then asked: "The war has been over for half a year. Are there any officials here to preside over the restoration of order?"]

[The young man thought for a while: "Yes!"]

["What those guys said told us to donate money and energy to tide over the difficulties together."]

[“As a result, he disappeared after the donation was completed, and some companions who followed him have not returned yet.”]

["Later, a companion ran back with all his life, and we learned that those who had donated before were taken to Rain Shinobi Village and Mutsu Castle where the daimyo was."]

["Go to Rain Shinobi Village and Mutsu Castle?" Yahiko then asked: "Where were they taken to?"]

["According to what the companion said, he was going to sell blood to treat the ninjas who were injured in the war."]

["After selling the blood, the men will be discarded, and the pretty girls will be taken to Mutsu Castle or Kabukicho..."]

["Selling blood... Kabukicho... Yahiko's face is gloomy."]

[Yahiko took a deep breath, stopped writing, and calmed down: "Okay, I understand, thank you for your answer."]

["What about food?"]

[The boy didn't care about Yahiko's thanks. He was more concerned about the food behind Yahiko. 】

["Take it away." Yahiko gave the food behind him to the boy. 】

[The boy tentatively picked up the food, and after seeing that Yahiko made no move, he left the place like flying. 】

["The post-war order of the Land of Rain has not been reestablished..." Yahiko looked up at the gloomy sky. 】

["These guys have no intention of rebuilding after the war, but they are very bold in using clever names to eat people and drink blood to make money!"]

[After calming down, Yahiko continued to ask the other war orphans one by one. 】

[During the inquiry, it was found that most of these people had tragic life experiences, and had similar experiences to Yahiko. 】

[Although there is a lot of unpleasant news. 】

[But what surprised Yahiko was that the literacy rate of these war orphans was quite high. 】

[Whether it is a 6-year-old child or a teenager, they all know many words. 】

[At first I thought someone was teaching them, but it turned out that wasn’t the case. 】

[They are not taught by their parents, but self-taught. 】

[This discovery surprised Yahiko. Are they all child prodigies? 】

[In the end, I found out that he was not a so-called prodigy, but that reading is a very simple thing in this world. 】

[It is as simple and easy to learn as eating and drinking. 】

[A 6-year-old child can recognize ten characters in less than a minute and then remember how to write them. 】

[But when it comes to semantics, sense of language, word choice and sentence construction, they are completely at a loss. 】

[Yahiko concluded from this that they were simply able to read, not the fact that they were geniuses. 】

[In addition to literacy, Yahiko also found that after children reach a certain age, their physical fitness will also increase rapidly. 】

[Among them, children who have learned ninjutsu are more prominent! 】

["Is it Chakra's influence?"]

[Yahiko became suspicious and wrote down this noteworthy point in his notebook. 】

…

[At night, seeing Yahiko, his mood became much happier, Nagato couldn’t help but curiously said:]

["I see you feel a lot more relaxed. Have you made any new discoveries?"]

[Yahiko nodded: "Yes. There is a major discovery."]

["Perhaps our publicity will be easier in the future, and our ideas will be recognized by more people."]

[Seeing what Yahiko said, Nagato couldn't help but wonder:]

【"What was the discovery?"】

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