People are in Konoha, the start level is full

After entering the capital, Orochimaru and Shiji Ginkage walked side by side on the street.

"Mr. Ginjing, when we get here, our mission is completed." Orochimaru said to Shiji Ginlin as he walked, turning his head slightly.

The mission they accepted was B-level, escorting Shiji Gingjing to the capital.At this time, the group had entered the capital, and the mission was naturally completed.

As for the reward for the mission, Shiji Gingjing has already delivered it to the Leaf Village in advance. As long as Shiji Gingkage signs his name on the mission completion report and presses his fingerprint, Team [-] can get it after they return. remuneration.

Shiji Gingjing smiled slightly when he heard the words, patted the folded fan gently on his hand, and responded: "Orochimaru Jonin, thanks to you and your disciples' dedicated protection on this trip, I can Return to the capital safely."

Orochimaru said politely: "We are just performing our duties, Mr. Silver Mirror, there is no need for you to express your gratitude to us."

"No, no, no, those ninjas who attacked before were all trying to take my life, and I know it very well. If it hadn't been for you, Orochimaru Jonin, to handle it well, it would have been very difficult for me to survive this time if it had been for any other ninja team. Survive the interception."

"Mr. Silver Mirror, you are exaggerating."

Kuramahiko, who was following them, had a weird look on his face. He didn't expect Orochimaru, a perverted scientist who would focus on scientific research in the future, to have such a side, and he was very skilled in politeness with noble officials.

But it makes sense when you think about it. In the future, Orochimaru also received the full support of the daimyo of Tiannokuni and established the Otogakure Village.As a scientific researcher, being able to attract large amounts of financial support shows that he still has some experience in interpersonal communication.

After Shiji Gingjing said some more words of thanks, he invited several ninjas from Team [-] to stay at his house, and Orochimaru did not refuse too much.

After all, it's getting dark now, so I will definitely stay in the capital for the night.

The Shiji family's residence is located in an area where the aristocracy of the capital gathers, and is still quite a distance from the city gate.Originally, if the group wanted to walk there, they would have to spend more than an hour traveling through the city.

However, the Shiji family was a big noble after all, so they directly borrowed two carriages nearby, driven by attendants. Orochimaru and Shiji Ginkage got into one carriage together, and the other was shared by several genin from the ninth team.

After everyone got on the carriage, Shiji Gingjing's carriage walked in front first, and the other carriage followed.

"Jounin Orochimaru, I have a request." After Shiji Gingjing and Orochimaru sat down opposite each other on the carriage, the incoming right minister of Taizheng said solemnly.

"I would like to propose a new commission to you, to investigate the mastermind behind the ninjas who assassinated me before."

Orochimaru shook his head and declined: "I am not a ninja who is good at investigating and obtaining information, and it is not in line with the regulations of Konoha Village to take over tasks privately outside. If you have such a need, Lord Ginjing, you'd better send someone as soon as possible. It’s best for people to go to Konoha Village to submit the request.”

The most important thing was that Orochimaru didn't say it out loud.That is, this matter may involve diplomacy with Kirigakure Village, political struggle with the top management of Fire Country, and may even involve daimyo, so he does not want to get too involved.

So it would be better to report this matter to the Sandaime Hokage and let him make the decision.

"Is that so..." Zhizhi Yinjing frowned and said nothing.

With Orochimaru by his side, he doesn't have to worry about his life safety for the time being, but Orochimaru's team will go back to report on their duties tomorrow at most.

The letter submitting the new commission was sent back through the Ninja Eagle, and Konoha Village would not be able to determine the ninja candidates to come to support until tomorrow at the earliest.

In other words, the newly dispatched ninja will arrive the day after tomorrow at the earliest.

It seems that he still has to trouble the adults. He still has some ninjas from the Senju family under his command, and it is said that they are not weak.

Thinking of this, he felt a little more at ease.

……

"Huh? The path this time is different from the last time I came here." Roe Tree stood on the edge of the carriage window and looked at the scene outside the window and said casually.

"Nasaki, you didn't go to Shiji's mansion last time, how could it be the same as this time?" Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but hold her forehead.

"It seems like this is true. Last time I went to my uncle's house, the neighborhood was quite remote, hahaha."

While they were chatting and laughing, the two carriages turned a corner and entered a narrow lane.

"Here..." Shengshu looked out the window, suddenly lost his mood of talking and laughing, and murmured: "How could..."

The buildings on both sides of this section of the road are all small bungalows, which are old, dirty, and dilapidated. Some doors and windows are broken, and some have been nailed shut with wooden bars.

There is also a narrow open-air sewage ditch on the right side of the road, where domestic sewage, garbage, and various excreta are accumulated, exuding an indescribable pungent smell.

In front of a house, two children in tattered clothes and sallow faces stood with dull eyes. When the carriage was approaching them, the adult at the door reached out and scooped them in, and closed the door with a bang.

At every fork in the road, you can see one or two dirty homeless people lying on the roadside groaning.There was even a lame man with a broken leg, leaning against the corner and sitting quietly.

"It's just a slum area, nothing strange." Kurama Yan also looked out the window of the carriage and said indifferently.

"But...this is the capital..."

"Behind all prosperity there is a shadow, even the capital is no exception."

With the level of productivity in this world, there is still no way for everyone to have enough to eat. It is normal for there to be poor people below the food and clothing line.

"But in Konoha Village, no one will have enough to eat. Even orphans will have relief funds, enough for them to buy food and clothing." Naoki couldn't help but retort.

"How can the capital be compared to the Leaf Village?"

"This... the capital is obviously the center of the Fire Country, where the daimyo lives..."

Kuramahiko glanced at Naoki indifferently and understood in his heart that a fledgling ninja like Naoki really knew nothing about Konoha Hidden Village and the true position of ninjas in this world.

In addition to common sense and ninja skills, ideological and theoretical education takes up the most time in the ninja reserve education in Konoha Hidden Village.

Mainly it is the simple program of "The Will of Fire" and the expanded interpretations carried out by some scholars based on this.

The core essence is to protect Konoha, protect the Land of Fire, respect the daimyo, and be friendly to the common people.

Therefore, ninjas who come out of Konoha are generally quite disciplined, and the long-term life of living mixed with civilians in hidden villages makes it even more difficult for them to accurately recognize the insurmountable gap in status between themselves and civilians.

Especially for new generation ninjas like Naoki, in his concept, ninjas and civilians are completely equal.

However, I kind of want to see what kind of expression will appear on this simple boy's face after he knows the true class attributes of the ninja?

Thinking of this, Kurama Yan smiled with interest and asked deliberately: "Noshu, do you know what is the largest part of the Fire Country's annual financial expenditure?"

"What is it?"

"The biggest expenditure is naturally the allocation of funds and resources to Konoha Village."

"Most of the financial sources of a country are taxes. In other words, the civilians of this country work hard every day, and a large part of their rewards are collected by the Fire Nation in the name of taxes and then allocated to From the Leaf Village."

"Now you should know why there are no poor people below the subsistence line in Konoha Village, but there are slums in the capital."

The villagers of Konoha Village are generally ninja families, ninja descendants, or wealthy businessmen who come to Konoha to do business, or craftsmen who work as craftsmen.

In a sense, everyone living in Konoha Village is a privileged class.Their privilege is to live in the hidden village of Konoha Hidden Village, which is dedicated to the Fire Nation with its vast territory and the most fertile land in the world.

Each of them had the opportunity to choose to become a ninja or settle for being a civilian since childhood.

If you choose to become a ninja, the rewards for completing tasks are high and you can master power, but the risks are also high. Once you encounter a war, the mortality rate is extremely high.

Choosing to become civilians is equivalent to putting the safety of life and property in the hands of the village. Once a battle breaks out within the village, civilians who have no resistance will easily die, but their daily lives are stable and their food and clothing are guaranteed.

Although the education and public opinion environment of Konoha Village will make its residents more inclined to become ninjas, having such a choice is already rare in this world.

"Why does the Fire Country allocate so much money to Konoha?" After hearing this explanation, Naoki became even more puzzled.

Only now did he realize that his good life was based on the contributions of civilians in other parts of the Fire Country.However, the Fire Nation would rather have the capital be filled with destitute people, while in Konoha Village, everyone is well fed and clothed warmly. This is a bit unreasonable.

Kurama Yan just asked him: "If you were starving and saw a piece of bread in the hands of a civilian on the road, would you grab it? And could you grab it?"

Naoshu scratched his head and replied: "As for the civilians, I can definitely grab them if I want to, but..." He thought deeply for a moment and continued: "I shouldn't rob civilians' food."

"Even if you starve to death?" Kurama Yan was a little surprised.

Naoshu nodded frankly.

Kurama Yan didn't dwell on this issue, and simply changed the target: "Then if this person is replaced by Mikoto, do you think she will steal civilian food?"

Naoki glanced at the innocent-looking Uchiha Mikoto next to him, nodded decisively and said, "She can."