Ninja Ice House

Haku's perception is the most common thought among ordinary civilians in the ninja world today.

In terms of living conditions, ninjas are better than ordinary people, but their actual status is even lower.

In places like the Kingdom of Wind where living conditions are harsh, ninjas are a good way out. But in the wealthy Land of Fire, where men marry women and men marry women, it takes courage to choose a ninja as your partner, unless you are a well-known master or a well-known ninja. , it is really difficult for ordinary ninjas like Umino Iruka and Mizuki who have no family background and mediocre abilities to get along.

The class gap is there, and it is unrealistic to ignore it.

A slightly carefree Yayoi asked curiously:

"Bai, I remember that many girls sent you love letters, but why haven't I heard of any scandals about you? Could it be that you don't like girls?"

"Eh? Not really. It feels like... we're still young before the time comes."

"That's right. It's normal for you to dislike those things that are not as good-looking as you."

"That's not what happened."

Bai Ye was a little embarrassed and annoyed by his teammates' nonsense.

"How could you think that way?"

Seeing that his teammates looked a bit unhappy, Yayoi knew that he had gone too far.

"Okay, okay, let's not mention it. I don't think it's a big deal. You see, Miss Xianglan didn't say anything. It's useless for you to keep worrying. Just do your own thing."

"I know."

That had to be it, Bai nodded solemnly in agreement.

The more he grows up, the more he becomes afraid of the behemoth of the Gushan family.

One's own cognitive scope is a circle. The stronger the strength and the higher the vision, the larger the circle will be, and the more things will be understood in the circle.

However, this circle is exposed to more unknowns.

The ancient cedar... is like the endless fog shrouding this world. Even if you are in it, you still can't touch its edges.

Xiaoxi, who was listening curiously to the chat between his two teammates, saw that the conversation between the two had come to an end and couldn't help but interject:

"Have you heard about it recently? Gusugi and Hinata are interested in getting married? Sure enough, this is the story that should happen between big families."

Ordinary families don't even have enough of the word "marriage." The marriage leave between them can barely be regarded as a "partnership" to live together. They find someone who is close to each other, join forces, share risks, and have children at the same time. Raising children and retaining hope for the future is all.

Although the matter has not spread widely, most of the ninjas who are very sensitive to information have heard of the news, and Shiro and Yayoi naturally know it as well.

Bai thought for a while and responded:

"Yayoi... and my position are not suitable for spreading such gossip. Even if it is true, we cannot respond without an official letter from the family."

"I know."

Xiaoxi nodded very understandingly,

"There are more and more exchange students from Yuqi Island in the village. If the ninja school hadn't been expanded, they wouldn't be able to accommodate them."

The increase in the number of non-direct ninja school students and genin has had a profound impact on Konoha Village.

In the past, Konoha Village did not actually have many exchanges with the outside world. Children from ordinary villager families rarely went out. Like Uzumaki Naruto, there were not a few who stayed locally before becoming ninjas.

The existence of a large number of exchange students allows "fresh air" from the outside world to blow into Konoha Village.

There are also many industries of the Furusugi family, which are quietly changing the perception of Konoha villagers and subtly changing everyone's ideas.

The history of "only knowing the Hokage but not the famous name" has become a thing of the past.

A large number of civilians who are not living a satisfactory life have also come up with the idea of ​​​​going to the outside world, especially under the Kosugi family, to seek life, instead of continuing to "involve" crazily in the ninja system of Konoha Village.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing for Konoha Village.

Generally speaking, the accumulated conflicts in Konoha Village were released as a result, but along with the loss of a large number of outstanding talents, the vitality of Konoha ninjas was also damaged.

Whether this will be good or bad in the long run is yet to be seen.

Several people were walking and talking, and when they were about to leave, they suddenly received an order from the Hokage to summon them.

The three of them arrived at the Hokage's house very curiously, but saw that Class 13, Class [-], Hyuga Neji, Rock Lee and Tenten had already arrived.

Seeing Shiro and others arriving, Tsunade coughed twice, cleared her throat and said:

"Everyone is here. To make a long story short, there is a mission that requires you to go to Sunagakure Village in the Country of Wind. In the alliance contract re-signed with Sunagakure Village last year, we need to assist Sunagakure Village in establishing an efficient genin training system. That is... …Rebuild the Sunagakure Village Ninja School. The assistance from the top management is almost in place. However, if the work is done, whether it can be implemented and bring us tangible benefits needs to be sent out to confirm..."

"What's the benefit?"

Nara Shikamaru, who squinted his eyes slightly, asked curiously. Tsunade did not show off and answered directly,

"Strengthen cooperation, repair the wounds of war, and establish good relations."

The current situation of Konoha Village is not good to begin with, and it is very difficult to win over shaky allies. People need to see how effective this hard work is.

He said he was a messenger, which actually meant a bit of exploration.

Seeing that his subordinates understood, Tsunade continued to explain:

"Now the fifth generation Kazekage of Sand Hidden Village has not yet been elected. The council composed of several elders actually exercises power, and the internal situation is... somewhat turbulent. However, there has been a trend of improvement recently, with the Red Sand Scorpion and the Young Master Are the new faction led by some village officials planning to elect Gaara to be the Fifth Kazekage?"

"That red panda...Kazekage?"

Not only were everyone present curious, but even Kurama Yakumo, who was always indifferent to matters that did not concern him, muttered a few words curiously.

Tsunade also knew that this matter was somewhat difficult to explain.

Gaara is not only a very dangerous Jinchuuriki, but also an opponent who directly destroys the Leaf Village and causes a lot of damage.

Moreover, he was still defeated.

Not only did he lose to Uzumaki Naruto in a strong dialogue, but he and other masters were temporarily suppressed by the powerful Xiang Phosphorus in front of everyone.

Such a guy is called Kazekage. How powerful is he?

"Don't look down on the Suna Ninja. Gaara... is still very powerful. He is still a little short of the 'Five Shadows', but he is not far away. Otherwise, the Red Sand Scorpion will not support him. Sunagakure Village Grandma Chiyo, the veteran, also acquiesced. The matter has not yet been completed. You are just doing academic exchanges and friendly visits in the name of outstanding graduates of Konoha Village Ninja School. By the way, the person responsible for the restructuring of Sunagakure Ninja School is 'quasi Kazekage 'Gaara."

Having said this, Tsunade paused and said seriously,

"Your visit this time is a friendly exchange between allies, not a dispute of temper. Don't get me wrong. In addition... there are rumors that the traitorous ninja Uchiha Sasuke is in the Kingdom of Wind. You can ask about him by the way. If you have good news, it will be great if you have results. If you don’t have it, don’t force it.”

"Sasuke Uchiha?"

Mentioning this name, everyone felt a little strange.

Pursuing rebellious ninjas is usually a matter of ANBU and has little to do with the official staff of ninjas. The team with the highest chuunin level is generally not allowed to hunt down any rebellious ninjas.

What's more, when Uchiha Sasuke defected, he also pursued him, but failed.

"Listen clearly, it's just by the way. I'm not asking you to investigate deliberately, let alone arresting me. This matter is very complicated, and it's not something you can handle for the time being."

Tsunade said as she handed over the information about Uchiha Sasuke and the "Gathering of Eight Heroes" for everyone to circulate.

Of course, what you see here is not the whole thing, but a deleted part.

The more sensitive parts are not suitable for these rising stars to know.

"Controlled fire, dry earth, wild lightning?"

Even Xiang Phosphorus, who claims to be well-informed, feels strange.

There are many inexplicable organizations under the Fighters Association, and it is not surprising that there is a "Group of Eight Elites". The key is that their "configuration" is too high.

Tsunade added:

"Uchiha Sasuke and Lao Zi have been confirmed to be 'Control Fire' and 'Dry Earth' respectively. It is not known who 'Wild Crazy Lightning' is, but it is confirmed that there is such a person."

Nara Shikamaru, who was slightly interested, asked:

"The other five have no information at all?"

"There are rumors, but there is no confirmation. The 'Xizhui Lan' who has mastered the power of wind, and the 'Cruel Lone Wolf' who has mastered the unknown fatal power, despises everything, and only strives for survival and happiness..."

"What about the name? You can't find anything with a code name?"

"I don't even know if these two codenames are real. They are just circulated in the small circle of fighters. I don't know anything about the other three. They are... too mysterious."

Judging from the information that has been received, Uchiha Sasuke and Lao Zi are already troublesome enough. When thinking of eight such guys, Tsunade can't think of trying to get along with them.

At least now, that's not the time.

Right now, we are just investigating their identities and figuring out the strength of the "Eight Elites". We will talk about the rest later.

Besides, this matter is not a matter of the Konoha family.

Since the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki is there, Ohnoki of Iwagakure Village will definitely not turn a blind eye.

Judging from the code names, "Xi Chui Zhi Lan" is likely to be a master of wind escape, while "Huang Kuang Lightning" is proficient in thunder escape.

From this perspective, the range of masters of the same level in the ninja world is very small.

Seeing that her subordinates were all thinking, Tsunade did not say anything more to prevent them from becoming more confused, but asked Xiang Ling:

"Do you know anything about this 'Eight Heroes Collection'?"

"Blood of God..."

A strange word came out of Xiang Lian's mouth casually. Others were baffled, but Tsunade couldn't help but light up.

"Tell me?"

After sorting out his words, Xiang Phosphorus replied:

"In the age of mythology, the demon that caused trouble in the world, the Yamata no Orochi, was killed by Su Zhanming with a ten-fist sword in the Kamuihara. From the tail of the snake, the legendary strongest Kusanagi sword, Amancongyun, was drawn. The predecessor of the Inaba Kingdom established by the ancestors of the Sugi family, it was a sacred artifact enshrined in the Izumo Country, a place where gods and humans lived together. During the fight, the drops on the Juken Sword created a series of creations such as the God of Fire and Kaguto Tomei. From God…”

"The myth passed down by the family? Is this related to the 'Eight Masters' collection?"

Tsunade pressed the question, and Kaoru replied calmly:

"The Yamata no Orochi has eight heads. Each head has a powerful ability: wind, earth, thunder, fire, fang, darkness, beast and death. There are different descriptions of the specific abilities, but there is no essential difference. By the way , Suzhan Mingzun is the male destiny of Susanoo or Susanoo..."

"Susanohu, are you sure?"

Xianglan nodded in response to Tsunade's shocked expression:

"Lord Godaime, you are also a Senju, so you should know something about it, right?"

"Well...haha..."

Tsunade smiled awkwardly,

"There are so many things that I can't remember for a while. It turns out that this is what happened. I seem to have some impression. It's been a long time and I can't remember clearly."

After perfunctory, Tsunade carefully analyzed Xianglan's words.

"In other words, the so-called 'Eight Masters' are the blood descendants of gods related to Yamata no Orochi? But..."

Tsunade, who looked through the archives of Konoha Village, naturally understood that Konoha Village once had a forbidden art called "Yama no Jutsu". The records in the "Book of Sealings" are not detailed, and the original documents are not easy to find. But in the index directory, it really has its specific description.

"It's a mess of ancient mythology, and I don't know how much information can be derived from it."

Tsunade couldn't help but muttered with a headache, and secretly made up her mind to ask Shizune to sort out the information left in the village and look for relevant information.

The dignified Hokage was actually embarrassed by a child on such a matter.

"You are just conducting an on-the-spot investigation. There is no need to deal with these dangerous people for the time being. Just ask as much as you can, no forcing. It is not your turn to worry about the major events in the village yet."

"Yes!"

Everyone promises.

After the subordinates left, Tsunade once again looked through the information that seemed to be of no particular importance. She weighed it carefully and compared the existing information one by one. She seemed to have some clues.

"If that's really the case, that would be troublesome.Is there really such a thing as so-called "divine blood"? 』

At this time, Tsunade missed Orochimaru's days in the village.Only he is most interested in such nagging things, and only he can study the truth behind the half-true and half-false myths.

At the same time, the young ninjas who were walking out one after another also had their own thoughts.

Nara Shikamaru asked Karin curiously:

"Is there really such a thing as a 'god' in the ninja world?"

After being asked, Kaoru turned around and looked at Nara Shikamaru calmly:

"Arrogance... makes us lose our respect for the stars in the sky and the heart of wisdom. Isn't 'God' always there? It's just that we turn a blind eye..."

As Xiang Phosphorus spoke, she looked towards the Hokage Rock in the distance, and others involuntarily followed her movements and looked over.

"Think about it carefully, are the chakra and magical ninjutsu in our bodies really such a natural thing?"

Looking at Kaoru's retreating back, Nara Shikamaru seemed to have some realization.

Because it's so commonplace, it doesn't feel magical.

Ninjas are born as human beings and transcend the ordinary world. Even if they are not so thorough, they are still "powerful" that can move mountains and seas.