On the application of plant zombies in the world of Naruto

"Oh,"

Kyojuro understood.

As I said before, only the strong can decide their own destiny.

Turning his head, he remembered another sentence that Uchiha Qing said.

“They maintain it?”

"Yes, the nobles will not use this kind of road on the border. The nobles and daimyo of Tian Kingdom will not pay for its construction and maintenance. They occupy this road and rob passers-by. Naturally, they have to maintain this road. Otherwise, no one will use it and they will starve to death."

“Can’t you farm?”

After crossing the border, other Uchiha who were close to the caravan also joined in.

"Hahaha, Kyojuro, this is the Land of Fields. Even though it has the word 'field' in its name, all the fields in this country belong to the nobles. How can these people farm without land? They can either sell themselves into slavery or become bandits."

Uchiha Qing handed him a piece of candy in a soothing manner, thinking that he was asking these questions because he was a little scared when he encountered the robbers just now.

"Don't worry, we won't be able to rob the Uchiha. Merchants who have a good relationship with our family will also engrave the Uchiha family emblem on their car frames, just like us. If they are allowed to pass, they will leave a small amount of money and food."

"Why do you think they would rather give gifts to our family than take the same transportation route as ours? Isn't it just to take advantage of the Uchiha name? After all, if they were to take an unfamiliar route, having their money and food looted would be a minor matter. It's more likely that they would lose both their money and their lives."

Uchiha Qing slightly modified his words.

"The gang we just saw is the largest robber gang on this road in the Land of Rice. They firmly occupy the road from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rice. It was Uchiha who went to their hometown and had a good talk with them. Only then did they establish this custom of mutual benefit for both sides."

The road they were taking now was certainly not the official road that envoys from two countries would take. That kind of official road required passing through cities that were firmly controlled by local officials. Every time they passed a checkpoint, the carriages had to be opened for inspection, and they had to give benefits to local officials in order to preserve the goods.

Anyway, the Uchiha family does not need to rely on official roads to protect the people and property of the caravan. Of course, they can take this kind of country road, so they don’t have to worry even if they encounter robbers.

As for those who are reasonable, they will naturally not kill them all. If they meet someone who cannot be persuaded, they will just kill him. I believe that if they dare to do such a thing, they have already prepared themselves for the possibility of being killed at any time.

Of course, you can’t talk about it in such a bloody way with children.

As to why they were the only biggest robbers left, it is unspeakable. It is unspeakable.

"We don't have to do it ourselves, saving time, energy, and weapons. Other caravans on this road have recognized the agreed custom, and the robbers can get money and food without losing lives. In fact, because this road is safer, there are more caravans taking this route. Although they get less at a time, they can get it almost every day. In total, the money and food they can get is more than what they robbed before."

Uchiha Ao broke it apart and crushed it to explain to Kyojuro.

"In this world, who would be willing to gamble their life if they can survive?"

"At first they were reluctant, but within three months, after seeing the benefits, they begged us to continue on their path."

For the first time, Kyojuro saw the cruelty of this world. It turned out that not only the ninjas, but everyone was almost unable to survive.

"Is it the same in the Fire Nation?"

"There are some in the Land of Fire, but they are rare. Such incidents are rare in major countries. After all, these robbers are considered strong laborers. The daimyo will not sit idly by and watch their land being taken away by the nobles and their agricultural taxes being reduced."

Uchiha who came over to change his shift interrupted,

"Most of the land in our Land of Fire is in the hands of the Daimyo, who distributes it to the peasants to cultivate, and the peasants pay him taxes (refer to the Taiho Code, see the speech for details)."

"Moreover, the Fire Nation treats nobles and bureaucrats more strictly than other countries, but of course it is still not as strict as the Lightning Nation. In the Lightning Nation, those who fail to do their job well will be executed immediately. I am getting off topic. Although the daimyo will grant land to the nobles and officials in our country, it is divided into position land, official land, and merit land according to different situations."

"Kyojuro, would you like to guess what these fields are for?"

Ah this...

It's not his strong point.

Kyojuro could only hold his chin and think hard, "The position fields are divided according to the rank of the nobles, the job fields should be divided according to the official position, and the merit fields... are divided according to the merits?"

“Although it’s a bit general, it still captures the core.”

He is truly the treasure of the clan!

After the great Uchiha praised Kyojuro in his mind, he began to explain,

"The land of position is granted to nobles of the fifth rank or above and cannot be inherited or handled by the nobles themselves. The land of position can only be held during the term of office and returned to the state after leaving office or death. The land of merit is divided into grades and can be passed on to the great-grandson, grandson or son of the great meritorious official depending on the circumstances." (Refer to the Taiho Code)

"You see, the land in the hands of the nobles has a time limit, and the daimyo will send people to check the land in the hands of the nobles every once in a while. Once any land that does not comply with the regulations is found, it will be taken back."

Uchiha Qing finally concluded, "Overall, it's a virtuous cycle."

……

The robbers who were mentioned repeatedly in the Uchiha's conversation were also wondering

"What happened to the Uchiha today? My heart stopped when I looked over there just now."

Normally there are only four or five pairs of Sharingan, but today there are more than a dozen pairs, and there is also a leader with such complex patterns that he feels dizzy at just one look at it.

"Third boss, do you think the things they transported this time are particularly valuable? Should we..." The younger brother gestured.

bang——!

"If you want to die, go ahead!"

"You think your life is too long!"

The third in command was cursing, saying that he was most annoyed by these young people who didn't know their own worth.

"Go, go, set up an ambush nearby. The Uchiha just passed by today, and there must be other caravans following behind. Be smart."

"Okay boss!"

(You can think of this gang of robbers as a low-profile version of the XX gang. Tianzhiguo is their territory.)

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They were about to enter the Land of Lightning, so the caravan stopped to rest and changed into clothes more suitable for the climate. Although adult Uchiha could tolerate the cold, no one would refuse if they could wear something warmer.

As for Kyojuro, he was wrapped tightly in the clothes that Qing brought with him.

"Wear more clothes. The temperature here in March and April is about the same as our winter. Although it doesn't snow, it's still chilly."

Kyojuro struggled to observe the surrounding environment through the gap between his clothes and hat.

From the border, all he could see in front of him were mountains, steep cliffs and cliffs.

It's almost April, but there is rarely any green. The whole color scheme is gray, white and black.

"Uncle Qing, is the Land of Thunder all mountains?"

"Not really. Their daimyo lives in the basin, but only daimyo and officials can live there. Our family also lives in the mountains."

Kyojuro said "oh" and was full of anticipation for what he would see and hear next.

He hasn't been to the snowy mountains yet!

This world is so amazing! Every country is clearly divided!

……

On the other side, Uchiha Boyan was anxiously pacing around in the clan territory. Uchiha Lan, a young man assigned by the clan leader to study, followed him around for a few circles and felt dizzy after a few turns.

"Master Boyan, what are you so anxious about?"

Ever since Master Boyan received the letter from the south a week ago, he has been in a state of excitement and anxiety. Occasionally, when he gets excited, he will talk to a random Uchiha and keep on talking.

These days, I can't even sit still.

"According to the time, Kyojuro should have entered the Land of Lightning. Why hasn't anyone sent a message yet? Could it be that the tribesmen on the other side of the border haven't noticed? That can't be possible. Is the Uchiha training here so rubbish..."

Boyan didn't hear Lan's question at all. He continued to frown, turning around and sinking into his own world.

"Master Boyan!!! Someone is coming from the south!!!"

Uchiha Lan's eyes blurred, and the long hair at her temples was blown all over her face by the wind. When she opened her eyes again, Boyan in the yard had disappeared.

"Master Boyan! Wait for me!!!"

……

The Land of Lightning is mountainous, and the original carriage is not very convenient, so they divided into two teams. One team protected Kyojuro and rushed to the clan’s land first with things that were easy to carry, while the other team drove the carriage and carried the heavy objects slowly on the road.

The brisk team used ninjutsu to travel all the way, running from morning to afternoon. They climbed over countless hills and finally arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory in the Land of Lightning before dark.

Looking from a distance, Kyojuro felt that the houses here were particularly tall, as if they had several floors. When he got closer, he found that they were all bungalows built on platforms on the side of the mountain.

"Kyojuro!!!!"

Uchiha Hirohiko opened his arms from a distance and ran towards Kyojuro excitedly.

"Master!!!"

Seeing his master whom he hadn't seen for half a year, Kyojuro ran over excitedly and turned into a cannonball and rushed directly into Uchiha Boyan's arms.

"Mua! Do you miss Master?"

"Yes! Master, I miss you so much!!!"

"Master misses Kyojuro too!!!"

With a broad smile on his face, Boyan picked up Kyojuro and lifted him high up, then simply carried Kyojuro into the clan territory.

Uchiha Ken looked disconsolate, and went with Uchiha Qing to a place where they could not hear what the master and disciple were thinking about.

It makes people’s teeth ache.

Uchiha Arashi, who followed closely behind Uchiha Hirohiko, seemed to be struck by lightning, his mind went blank.

Who was the person who was smiling so brightly just now, with the background filled with pink flowers?

who is it?

She walked back instinctively in a daze, and almost missed a step and fell down the mountain. Fortunately, Boyan helped her out, and she turned over and kicked the mountain wall, and landed on the platform again.

Kyojuro pushed his hat upwards and looked at the strange member of the tribe. He had a typical Uchiha oval face, big cat eyes, and was wearing a short coat. His soft black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and he looked heroic.

"Uchiha Arashi, considering seniority, it should be... Never mind, just call her Sister Arashi."

"Hello, Sister Lan!"

"Oh, oh, hello, brother!"

Uchiha Arashi was shocked. Oh my god! She could actually see such a cute and well-behaved little Uchiha in the clan land!

Is the south a paradise?

"Back to God."

Boyan was obviously well aware of the shortcoming of this cheap disciple who was forced upon him by Uchiha Ken, that he was habitually distracted.

Obviously she has good strength and skills, but she looks a bit stupid, so the tribe doesn't dare to let her out, so they can only send her to him to see if she can learn something that doesn't require dealing with people.

Uchiha Hirohiko took another sip of his lovely and loving disciple.

Kyojuro is still the best!

"What did you eat on the way? Did you encounter any interesting things? Is it cold in the Land of Lightning? Where do you want to go?"

Kyojuro answered them one by one, and then asked,

"Master, have you eaten well here? Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired. I just talk. I'll have your sister Arashi to help me with the work. How many days will Kyojuro stay here?"

"I'm not sure. It depends on Uncle Qing. Master, I want to go to the snowy mountains. Do you have time?"

"Of course!"

"There is a snow mountain not far behind our clan. When the time comes, Master will drive Susano to take you to enjoy the snow scenery."

Is Susanoo used to coax children?

Uchiha Ran shouted silently in his heart.

……

Back in the house where Boyan was currently living, the temperature had clearly risen, and Kyojuro immediately saw the heating formation carved on the wall, as well as a huge bathtub filled with soil in the corner.

As he unbuttoned his thick coat, he asked his master,

"Master, have you started planting corn?"

Hirohiko hung Kyojuro's coat on the hanger and said, "Kyojuro is really smart. He actually guessed that the master was breeding."

"You haven't seen how corn is grown, have you?"

"Well, Master said we had to hurry up, so I wasn't around when the breeding was going on."

(It was Hirohiko who left first with a basket of corn kernels, while Kyojuro stayed at home to watch Mikiko and Ling study how to eat corn)

Boyan immediately changed the subject with a guilty conscience, "Kyojuro, do you want to see what the corn kernels look like now?"

"want!"

Uchiha Hirohiko gently removed the top layer of soil in the basin. The basin was filled with small corn kernels produced by the corn pitcher summoned by Kyojuro after they were sown and matured. (Normal size, the corn kernels in the corn pitcher were too big to be taken out without processing.)

Kyojuro discovered that the corn kernels in the pot had grown roots.

"Master, there are white tips, are they their roots?"

"Yes, Kyojuro is really smart."

"Won't they freeze to death if we plant them in such cold weather?"

"Although we feel cold, the land is ready. It is April now and we can plant tomorrow."

"Should we plant them in the clan land?"

"Hahaha, no, the Land of Lightning has allocated a piece of fertile land for us, and we are going to plant corn there."

In fact, it was because each family had been vying for the right to trial-grow corn, and someone had even brought the matter to the daimyo. The daimyo of the Land of Thunder was so annoyed that he simply designated a piece of the royal field as an experimental field.

Daimyoji of the Land of Lightning: I am so annoyed! I will make all of you dissatisfied!

(By default, all summoned plants are homozygous)