Kurosaki Ichigo in Konoha

In February of the 20th year of Konoha, the shinobi world entered a cold winter, not only a seasonal winter, but also a diplomatic winter for various countries.

In fact, as early as November of the 19th year of Konoha, the relationship between Sunagakure and Konoha had deteriorated, even to the extent that the Country of Wind banned Konoha ninjas and residents of the Country of Fire from entering the country.

Of course, it is not without reason that the top management and people of the Wind Country and Sunagakure hate Konoha. In addition to the Fire Country once again bringing the Kawa Country into the protective circle, causing it to lose an important water supply, the second generation Kazekage Samana The credit for fanning the flames behind the scenes is also indispensable.

After all, Samana was unlucky enough. Just after Reito died and became the Kazekage, he encountered the embarrassing situation of Konoha and Kumogakure's formal alliance.

As a de facto defeated country, the Country of Wind had to sign a series of treaties that were not very fair, and its economy suffered a major blow. The Samana who signed these treaties at the Five Shadows Conference also became the target of public criticism.

It can be said with certainty that if it were not for the support of the Sunagakure wealthy family headed by the Sunagakure clan, Samana might even become the first influence in the ninja world to be impeached and step down.

In order to consolidate his position, Samana wisely chose to transfer the conflict to the outside. Because Konoha, which is powerful, arrogant and has old grievances, naturally became the best choice.

Under the deliberate propaganda from the top every day, Konoha has become a robber who does all kinds of evil in the hearts of the people of the Kingdom of Wind, and is gradually encroaching on its own land and resources, and plundering the food and wealth that originally belonged to them.

Samana naturally knows that such a contradiction transfer is not a once and for all solution. On the contrary, it is a volcano that is gradually accumulating and will erupt soon. This is what he had already thought of when he signed the peace agreement at the Five Shadows Conference. matter.

Therefore, after succeeding as Hokage, what Salmon thought about was not how to improve people's lives to reverse his image and gain support from the lower classes. Instead, he invested his limited financial funds into weapons research and development and military training.

In this way, the Kingdom of Wind gradually fell into the madness of militarism. The people lived in poverty but were under huge production pressure.But the people who should have resisted did not.

Because the top management has already emphasized in their propaganda that one day the Kingdom of Wind will declare war on the Kingdom of Fire again, and the war will be won.By the time Sunagakure breaks through Konoha's tall walls, everyone will have access to countless amounts of food and wealth stolen from the wealthy Fire Nation.

Therefore, the people of the Kingdom of Wind hold on to their longing for the illusory scene painted by the higher-ups, silently enduring an increasingly difficult and impoverished life and heavy production pressure, just for that vain wish that can never be realized, and fully expect the wind. The country declared war on the country of fire.

Salmon is not worthy of being regarded as a genius who inherited the Kazekage name. Although the economic capacity of the Wind Country limited the number of troops in Sunagakure Village, he was genius and with the assistance of Chiyo and Ebizo siblings, according to the magic tricks The Puppet Jutsu created a Puppet Ninjutsu with real combat value, which greatly alleviated Sunagakure's numerical disadvantage.

The development of other weird ninjutsu has greatly strengthened the capabilities of the Sunagakure ninjas. Sunagakure Village's strategy of strengthening its troops has been completed perfectly, not to mention that the militarization of the tailed beasts that control jinchūriki's battles is almost completed. It's no wonder that Samana It will expand to the point where they will expel the citizens of the Country of Fire and put themselves in a posture of going to war.

Perhaps it was because of its huge size, or because it was still intoxicated by the No. 1 title in the ninja world. In short, in the face of the aggressiveness of Sunagakure Village, Konoha's reaction was a bit slow, and it was not until February of the following year that the same expulsion was announced. The citizens of the Kingdom of Wind within the territory.

It was precisely after the tit-for-tat confrontation between Konoha and Sunagakure that the people of the ninja world reacted from the prosperous appearance of singing and dancing before and understood that another large-scale war that was likely to sweep the entire continent was about to break out.It was also at this time that many people understood how correct the move of King Yuesheng of the Moon Kingdom a year and a half ago to obtain the status of an absolutely neutral country at a huge cost.

On the eve of the war, people looked up to the sky, and what responded to them was the biting cold wind and even colder hearts.

"Hey!" A little foot wearing khaki boots stepped on the high sand dune. A charming and beautiful girl wearing a big hat and holding a pergola took a look at the scorching sun in the sky. She turned around and was dissatisfied with the young man behind her. He said, "Is this really winter in February? It feels even hotter than summer."

"It's been more than a year. Haven't you gotten used to the environment here?" The girl was answered by a handsome young man with orange hair. He was carrying a shabby backpack that had been scratched a few times. The long bangs blocked his dazzling eyes, but added a bit of a laid-back temperament to the young man.

There is no doubt that this handsome boy is Kurosaki Ichigo.Perhaps because he is getting older, perhaps because he has been tempered by the wind and sand in the desert of the Land of Wind for more than a year, at this moment, Kurosaki Ichigo has lost his original immaturity and youthfulness, and he has gained a bit more maturity as a man.

It has been about a year and a half since Kurosaki Ichigo and the others bid farewell to Yuesheng and left Mikazuki Island by boat. After setting foot on the land of the Ninja World Continent again, they headed non-stop to the Country of Wind. In this boundless desert The journey to find the legendary ancient country of Loulan began.

The girl who complained earlier was naturally the little violent maniac Hirohiro Sanada who didn't match his appearance at all. She glanced at the boots that were originally white but were dyed khaki by the wind and sand, and said dissatisfiedly, "You're annoying." I am a person from the Iron Kingdom who has not experienced summer for more than ten years. How can I adapt to this environment in more than a year?"

However, Kurosaki Ichigo ignored Sanada Hirohiro's unkind tone, and instead looked intently at a map he held in his hand. Most of the desert area patterns on it had been blacked out in outlines.

Another companion in the team, Nariko, stood quietly next to Kurosaki Ichigo. Her pretty face did not show the slightest sense of vicissitudes of life. People couldn't help but lament that the harsh wind and sand in the desert seemed to have not damaged her and Sanada. The beauty of Bohao.

At this time, Nariko was holding a compass with precise markings in one hand, and the fingers of the other hand were drawing something on the map in Kurosaki Ichigo's hand. She seemed to be discussing the next route with Kurosaki Ichigo.

Seeing that he was ignored by his two companions, Sanada Hirohiro's face turned red with anger. He angrily turned around and walked up to Kurosaki Ichigo, and stretched out his white and tender hands.

Kurosaki Ichigo noticed that a hand suddenly appeared on the map. He looked along the palm of his hand strangely and found Hirohiro Sanada staring at him, so he asked strangely, "What are you doing?"

"Give me some water, I'm thirsty," Sanada Hirohiro said angrily. As the captain of this small team, all supplies were collected by Kurosaki Ichigo, so if you want water, you must ask him for it.

Ichigo Kurosaki glanced at Hirohiro Sanada's waist, "Where's your water? I remember I gave you and Nariko a bag of water this morning. They drank it all so quickly."

"What can you do with that little water?" Hirohiro Sanada rolled his eyes at Kurosaki Ichigo.

You must know that before leaving Mikazuki Island by boat, Yuesheng had prepared a huge amount of 5000 million taels in cash for Kurosaki Ichigo.With this huge sum of money, Kurosaki Ichigo will prepare sufficient supplies every time he enters the desert to search for the ancient country of Loulan.Therefore, Sanada Hirohiro has never experienced the feeling of lack of water. Naturally, she will not cherish fresh water resources like ordinary people who enter the desert. She has used up a bag of water in just one morning.

"No." Kurosaki Ichigo chose to reject Sanada Hirohiro's request without hesitation.

Hirohiro Sanada's eyes were like a pool of autumn water, radiating angry flames "Ha, why do you mean?"

Kurosaki Ichigo ignored the flames in Sanada Hirohiro's eyes, turned his attention to the map in his hand again, and said calmly, "It doesn't work, it doesn't work, there are not so many reasons."

Just when Hirohiro Sanada was about to reprimand Ichigo Kurosaki for his inhumane behavior, Ichigo Kurosaki added, "By the way, in view of your previous bad behavior of using precious fresh water to scrub your boots, I decided to implement water control on you. , that is, you can only drink water three times a day in the morning, noon and evening, other than that, I will not give you water."

Kurosaki Ichigo's words made Sanada Hirohiro explode. She yelled Kurosaki Ichigo, I'm going to kill you, and then rushed forward and punched Kurosaki Ichigo's handsome cheek.

However, Sanada Hirohiro's actions could not pose any threat to Kurosaki Ichigo. He stretched out a hand and casually grabbed Sanada Hirohiro's wrist, and clasped a few fingers on her veins. At the same time, a ray of chakra penetrated into the acupuncture point on his hand, making Sanada Hirohiro feel powerless and could only stare at Kurosaki Ichigo angrily.

Nari was already used to Sanada Hirohiro and Kurosaki Ichigo's playful banter, so she didn't pay attention to Kurosaki Ichigo's movements on the other side, but marked the unblackened area on the map "Follow this." According to the information we have gathered, we should be less than thirty kilometers away from the target now."

Thanks to Yuesheng's help, Kurosaki, Ichigo and the others not only had sufficient funds to purchase supplies, but also obtained the status of residents of the Moon Country.Under the protection of this identity, not only were they not expelled from the Country of Wind's rebellion against the Country of Fire, but they also gained the favor of many citizens of the Country of Wind.

With this identity, Kurosaki Ichigo and his party successfully learned about the existence of a town called Loulan Ancient Town from a local not long ago.With a move in his heart, Kurosaki Ichigo immediately led his companions and entered the desert again after purchasing enough supplies.

However, they had arrived less than [-] kilometers away from the target, but Kurosaki Ichigo and the others had not seen any trace of human habitation, and they unconsciously became suspicious.

Just when Kurosaki Ichigo and Nariko were still discussing whether they were looking in the wrong direction, Sanada Hirohiro suddenly said, "Hey, hey, did you hear anything?"

After Sanada Hirohiro said this, Kurosaki Ichigo and Naliko were excited, and they both turned their heads and listened attentively.

In the silent atmosphere, only the howling of the wind could be heard, and at the same time, there was indeed a faint voice mixed with the sound of wind and sand.

"The veins of the dragon that must be protected, the white blade strikes, looking up to the sky. The light inherited on the spiral cuts off the dragon's hand and walks towards the inner court, sitting on the face of the rising sun. The light rising from the heights of Loulan, the sun is shining brightly, and the flowers are blooming. .The light inherited on the spiral cuts off the dragon's hand and walks towards the inner court, sitting upright with the face of the rising sun."

The three people who heard the content of the song couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.

Loulan