Playing house in the anime world

After some polite and boring greetings, Nara Shikamaru began to get to the point.

Although the document that Kakyoin Noriaki took out was very standard and the seal of the daimyo on it looked very authentic, they had never heard of the name of the Ripple Country and had no idea where it was, so they had to be cautious.

"Your Highness Aiko, why do you want to visit Konoha?" Nara Shikaku was a little confused about the fact that there were no ninjas in the Ripple Country but the country wanted to visit ninjas.

Is it just out of curiosity? After all, this beloved princess doesn't look very old, she's still a child, although she looks very mature.

"I heard that the ninja village system has been implemented on the continent for decades, and citizens doing business abroad often come into contact with ninjas, so naturally I have to personally come into contact with and understand the ninjas and ninja villages." Gojo Aiko pointed at Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato very gracefully.

"These two are wandering ninjas I met on the road. Now they are my subordinates. However, I am more interested in the ninjas living in the ninja village. Maybe the experience of building a ninja village can also bring some changes to our Ripple Country."

Many thoughts flashed through Nara Shikaku's mind in an instant.

Let’s not talk about the stray ninjas picked up on the road. Regardless of whether they are traitors from other ninja villages or survivors after the demise of their families, they should have nothing to do with Konoha.

Being interested in the experience of establishing the ninja village either means that the Ripple Country is actually not stable and needs to quell the unrest, or that Her Highness Aiko, as the future new queen, needs to bring new changes to the country after taking office, so she chose to learn from the experience of the ninja village.

Another possibility is that she is hinting that the Ripple Country wants to deepen exchanges with the outside world and even cooperate with the Ninja Village. I don't know if this is her own idea or the idea of ​​the current queen.

It could also be that they share the same idea.

No matter what, Konoha has to see the benefits it can gain, such as the benefits of establishing friendly relations with the Ripple Country. Otherwise, they can only accept the 100 million taels of compensation and only do the bodyguard work for one month. Other more in-depth things can be out of the question.

Judging from what he has seen so far, Nara Shikaku believes that the Ripple Country is at least rich. Everyone is dressed very exquisitely, even the two ninjas he picked up along the way.

As for where their money comes from, we need to communicate a little to find out.

"We are very honored that His Highness Aiko chose our Konoha. I wonder how you would like to visit Konoha Village?" Nara Shikaku had never done this kind of work before. There had been cases where the daimyo sent officials to visit Konoha Village, but that was in the early days of the village's construction.

"I just want to see how Konoha Village usually achieves self-sufficiency, and how the village's business trade is like. After all, people from our Ripple Country often go to various places to do business." Gojo Aiko remembered that Konoha Village seemed unable to achieve self-sufficiency, but she asked this on purpose.

"If merchants from the Ripple Country want to come to Konoha Village to do business, they just need to submit an application. If they are suitable and pass the review, they can come to Konoha Village to do business." Nara Shikaku did not answer the previous question because this is also a pain point for all the major ninja villages now.

He didn't know whether Princess Aiko really didn't know or was asking this on purpose. It was normal for ordinary people not to know, but as the future queen, it was a bit unreasonable for someone who was involved in politics not to understand the situation of the ninja village, right?

Or... the Ripple Country can provide Konoha Village with a large amount of food? That's why she mentioned this on purpose?

If she asks this question again in her next sentence, it probably means she wants to do business in this area.

If the price is right, it is not impossible for Konoha Village to do business with the Ripple Country, but it must be done secretly. Otherwise, if the Daimyo of the Fire Country finds out, he will definitely be angry.

But Nara Shikaku soon thought of another point, that all this was his own idea, and the Third Hokage might not think so.

Rather than new opportunities, he is more likely to be unwilling to make changes and maintain the status quo, because if he angers the daimyo, the consequences will be disastrous.

Although Nara Shikaku felt that the Fire Nation might not know anything about the Ripple Nation, so they could do business with the merchants of the Ripple Nation. As long as the confidentiality measures were well maintained, who would know who was the Ripple Nation?

When he thought of this, Nara Shikaku suddenly felt that this deal might not be concluded. He still hoped that His Highness Aiko simply did not know the current situation of the Ninja Village, otherwise he would always feel at a disadvantage.

"Our Ripple Country is rich in fruits and weapons, but we generally sell silk fabrics and jewelry." Gojo Aiko blinked. Konoha Village shouldn't need such things, right?

Nara Shikaku was silent. Konoha Village did not need any silk fabrics or jewelry. Weapons were okay, but fruit... they wanted food more, and it would be a bit difficult to transport the fruit, right?

"There are no ninjas in the Ripple Country, and the weapons they use may not be suitable for us." Nara Shikaku could only euphemistically indicate that this business might not be possible.

Gojo Aiko chatted with Nara Shikaku for a while. Nara Shikaku talked about this and that for a long time, and finally pieced together a rough image of the Ripple Country in his mind.

On the other side of the mountain, on the other side of the sea, on the other side of that, in short, in a very far corner, there is a country covered by a secret barrier - the Ripple Country.

The Ripple Country is close to the sea and the mountains, with an advantageous geographical location for both farming and fishing. Because of the protection of the barrier, wars rarely occur. Nara Shikaku speculates that the Ripple Country may be very large, but it has never been discovered because of the barrier.

The Ripple Country is rich in fruits, and its local specialties include many beautiful crystal mines and special minerals, especially crystals called "Amber" and "God's Eye", as well as "Orangutan Crimson Ore" and "Orangutan Crimson Iron Sand" that contain solar energy. These two special ores can be used to forge the "Sun Wheel Sword".

The people of the Ripple Country practice "breathing techniques" and "Ripple Qigong", and combined with the Sun Blade and the God's Eye which possesses magical powers, it is said that their combat effectiveness is very good. However, not everyone can practice these things. Most people do not have enough talent to practice breathing techniques and ripples, nor can they use the God's Eye.

The people of the Ripple Country have no chakra. The specific reason is unknown, but the people there are indeed born without chakra.

The queen of the Ripple Kingdom controls the secret art of the hidden country's barrier, and the specific situation is unknown.

The Ripple Country is very good at using space magic, especially storage magic similar to the space scroll. It can take out many things out of thin air, but it is not achieved through chakra. It should be their secret technique.

In short, Nara Shikaku felt that the various secret techniques of the Ripple Kingdom might be more attractive than doing business.

He looked at the gift on the table - egg-sized cherries placed in an exquisite wooden box, and fell into deep thought.

If I had known earlier, I would have handed all these matters over to the Sandaime. He can't make the decision, and it seems that there is no use knowing so much?