On the application of plant zombies in the world of Naruto

The child that the caravan picked up was from the Snow Tribe. She couldn't be called a child, as she was already twelve years old.

Yes, it's a girl.

After several rounds of investigation from all angles, the Uchiha accepted her after confirming that she was just an ice-style ninja with a tragic life experience and good talent.

"My name is Linglong," the girl introduced herself.

She had no aversion to the Uchiha clan's repeated investigations; instead, she was happy about their seriousness.

She knew that this was the first step to being accepted by the family.

She wanted so badly to have a place to stay.

She never wanted to go back to the days when she had to hide from place to place, had no clothes to wear, had no food to eat, and was like a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill.

Linglong was feeling uneasy living in the house provided by Uchiha. Even if her background was clean, if she could not bring any benefits to Uchiha, why would Uchiha accept her as an outsider?

That day, Uchiha Qing took the blueprint and briefly explained the structure of the ice mirror to her, and then asked her to condense an ice ball the size of a palm.

It's easy.

Uchiha Qing used a kunai to test the hardness of the ice ball, cut it open and looked inside, then asked,

"How many ice balls this big can you condense at once?"

"One hundred,"

This is the limit of what Linglong can do after exhausting her chakra at once. "I will definitely be able to condense it in the future..."

"Very good, your ability is very useful."

Uchiha Qing confirmed that Linglong can condense ice balls, so she can serve as the source of ice in the Ice Mirror, but the Ice Mirror is filled with ice balls shot by the Ice Pea Shooter, which melt more slowly and are colder.

As for this little girl, the clan has other arrangements.

Uchiha Qing interrupted her and left with the ice ball.

……

Just when Linglong thought that she would stay here and condense ice balls every day, she was sent back to the workshop near the Uchiha clan's territory by Uchiha Qing.

Nowadays, the number of workshops near the Uchiha family has expanded to three, and each workshop is responsible for different things.

The smaller mill that was built initially was still responsible for pea flour, but the staff was reduced by half.

The second workshop built was larger and more confidential. The people inside were selected from the Wandou Workshop and were responsible for the production of walnut oil and corn oil.

The third workshop is larger than the first two combined and is responsible for the continuous production of other processed corn products.

There are nearly 500 workers in the three workshops in total, and people from several nearby villages and even towns who want to earn a living gather here.

The abandoned houses near the workshop were also reused, and the workers spontaneously built more simple bungalows. Workers who did not want to waste time commuting would live here.

Workers who have been promoted to the position of minor managers can be assigned one of Uchiha's former houses as their daily residence.

Since these houses were closer to the Uchiha land than the workshops, the workers began to believe that those who lived closer to the Uchiha land had higher status.

Linglong looked at the busy mill in front of her and felt a little helpless. She didn't know what she could do. She was not very strong and could not push the big stone mill like two or three workers here.

The big Uchiha in charge of the mill rang the big bell hanging at the door.

"Everyone, stop what you are doing for a moment!"

"This is a new member of the workshop, an ice ninja."

Upon hearing that her identity as an Ice Release Ninja was exposed in front of so many ordinary people, Linglong instinctively wanted to escape, but when she saw the half-smile on the face of the great Uchiha who was speaking, she forced herself to calm down.

The elder Uchiha continued, "He is responsible for making ice in the summer to help cool down the interior of the factory. He is also responsible for making sure you don't get heat stroke in the hot sun like we did last year."

"Ohhhhhh!"

"Thank you Uchiha-sama!!"

The workers cheered and clapped. The big Uchiha waved for her to say hello to everyone. Linglong smiled shyly with her lips pursed.

Then the workers returned to their respective posts and continued to work. Da Yuzhiha led Linglong to the female manager of the mill.

"This kid lives next door to you. Take him to identify the house when you get off work."

"Yes! Uchiha-sama."

……

The next day, Linglong officially took up her post.

She used ice escape ninjutsu to create large blocks of ice on the open ground, which were then carried by the workers and placed in the four corners of the workshop.

The workers who were moving the ice were amazed. Even through their gloves, they could feel the chill from the ice.

"I never thought we could use ice now. It's a luxury only the nobles have."

"Even a noble lord wouldn't hire a ninja just to use ice."

"Well, my cousin's family said that the ice that the nobles use in the summer is the ice that they send farmers like us to fish out from the frozen river in the north in the winter and store it underground until the summer."

"Then it will all melt away."

"The Uchiha are still the best."

"Such a small girl can actually make such a big ice."

"He's an Uchiha ninja, of course he's powerful."

Facing the workers' admiring, envious, praising and appreciative eyes, Linglong was a little dazed.

It turns out... Ice Escape can bring happiness to people.

The workers continued to talk about the various treatments they received in the Uchiha family workshop.

"Fortunately, I was the first one to sign up when the job was recruited, otherwise I wouldn't have the good life I have now. I asked a matchmaker to help me find a wife, but the girl's family disliked me for not having any land. But when the matchmaker told me that I was working for the Uchiha family, the girl's family immediately agreed."

"That's right. We can have a free meal here every day, and we can take some food home at night. Even in the summer, the Uchiha masters still think of sending ice to us peasants. In the winter, the mill also provides warmth. What's the name of it? What's the method?"

"I really hope this kind of life can last forever. Maybe I can get a house in the workshop next year."

"I heard that the Uchiha family is hiring again. Are they going to build a new workshop?"

"Is this true? Oh, I have to go home and inform my sister-in-law!"

Working for an Uchiha = food + shelter = a good life

Such an equation appeared in Linglong's mind.

This is also the consensus of all workers working for Uchiha.

……

About half a month later, Linglong had been working diligently in the corn mill.

Although her job was only to make ice cubes, she felt that creating just a few pieces of ice did not consume much physical energy.

This made her feel a little uneasy when eating at the Uchiha family, so she would always do what she could, and at lunch time, she would go to the mill's kitchen in advance to help out.

After listening to the report from the person in charge, Uchiha Qing took Linglong to the oil mill.

The work at an oil mill is much more complicated than that at a grinding mill.

Linglong could only see the workers using a long cylindrical machine with a crank to continuously squeeze out the oil.

Uchiha Qing handed the person over to the person in charge of the oil mill. The big Uchiha briefly introduced Linglong's work.

"Your job is to keep the tools cool. Too high a temperature will ruin the oil."

"There are only two requirements. One, you have to lower the temperature of the tool without affecting the use of the tool. Two, you can't let the melted ice mix with the oil."

"As for what to do specifically, think about it yourself."

After saying that, the great Uchiha left.

Linglong thought about it and first placed ice cubes at the four corners of the oil mill, just like she did at the mill. Although the ambient temperature dropped, she was still burned when she reached out to touch the long barrel of the tool.

How to do this.....ice directly on the tool?

The workers whose work was disturbed by her cooperated with Linglong in trying it out of respect for the person in charge and the ice cubes provided by Linglong.

If it was frozen directly, when she withdrew the chakra, the ice would melt in the sunlight and the water would naturally drip into the oil bucket below.

Moreover, this tool is somewhat complicated. Linglong discovered that if ice forms on the handle, the tool cannot be used.

So the only solution is to use the long tube...

Linglong thought of something that could disappear without a trace in the sunlight.

霜。

She controlled her chakra and the temperature skillfully. After trying several times, she finally succeeded in condensing a layer of white frost on the tube.

Then she withdrew her chakra, and the frost flowers disappeared directly under the sunlight without melting into water droplets.

(Ice melts, frost sublimates)

"It's done!!"

The workers watched Linglong try little by little, and they all recognized this child who was willing to use his brain and experiment.

"Master Linglong, can you help us take a look?"

"it is good!"

Linglong began a daily life of running back and forth.

As the sun gradually rises, a layer of frost will first condense on the outer surface of the oil press to prevent the oil press from heating up too quickly under the dual effects of sunlight and continuous use.

Then he immediately ran to the mill and placed ice cubes at the four corners to create a little coolness for the workers.

Then we had to rush back to the oil mill before the sun reached its highest point.

At this time, the frost that was condensed at the beginning has generally evaporated, and she has to condense a thicker layer of frost again and add new frost at any time. She must also pay attention to only condensing on the outside of the long tube and not affecting the normal use of the crank.

Although she is busy, her eyes are getting brighter day by day and she smiles more and more.

At this point, Uchiha Su decided to take action himself.

At night, Linglong was stopped by Uchiha Qing whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Linglong, you've been doing well recently, come with me."

"Yes, Master Qing."

Linglong had a premonition of something and couldn't help but get excited.

After passing a few houses, Uchiha Qing brought her to a beautifully decorated courtyard.

In the moonlit courtyard, a beautiful and elegant lady waved to her.

"Linglong, good boy, come here."

Linglong looked at the lady's Sharingan and beautiful face and knew that this was another Uchiha, probably of a higher rank than Ao-sama.

She obediently moved closer to him and lost herself in the moonlight.

Uchiha...

I want to be a member of the Uchiha clan...

I want to live a good life...

Uchiha accepted my Ice Release...

I found my worth...

How can I become an Uchiha...

Uchiha Su was satisfied to see Linglong's sense of belonging to the Uchiha.

She held the unconscious Linglong in her arms and nodded to Qing who had been on standby beside her.

……

Izuna and Mori were assigned a mission, the mission was not very clear, but Uchiha Su's requirement for them was to let Linglong completely integrate into the Uchiha, have one or two close friends, and preferably be able to recognize a family as their own.

Uchiha Izuna went to the mill, "Are you new to the clan? My name is Izuna, hello."

Linglong shivered unconsciously. She thought it was because she had just touched ice and felt a little cold.

"Hello, I'm Linglong. What can I do for you?"

Izuna was helpless. Elder Su might have scared the girl before. Even Kyojuro felt that her temperament was becoming more and more like Elder Su. It seemed that Sen would have to take on this mission.

"I heard that there is an ice escape in the tribe, let's take a look, Sen! Hurry up!"

"I'm coming!"

Uchiha Sen stepped on the wall and climbed into the yard, "Brother Izuna, you are walking too fast, you can use ice escape?"

Linglong's tone was a little strange, "My name is Linglong."

"Oh, hello Linglong, I'm Uchiha Mori, I'm a fire escape ninja, no, I mean I'm a fire escape ninja, no, I'm..."

Linglong smiled with her eyes curved, "Hello, Sen."

Sen pinched his sleeve uncomfortably, trying to find a topic to talk about!

"Well, I heard you were doing great at the mill, so I came to take a look."

Linglong leaned to the side and said, "Okay, go ahead and watch. After you finish watching, I'll also go and see how you're doing."

Uchiha Mori is now in the business department exchanging information, but he certainly can't tell Linglong, he stammered,

"I, I am a member of the caravan. Without me, your goods won't sell no matter how good they are."

Linglong was still smiling, her eyes revealing her unwillingness to admit defeat, "Without me, what would you sell?"

"But you're not a worker either, you're just a refrigeration worker."

"Then you are not a horse used by the caravan to transport goods. You are just a loader."

"Humph!"

"Humph."

Izunai watched the two people bickering and found it a little funny.

…………

In the evening, Izuna and Kyojuro reviewed the behavior logic of these two people today.

"Mori's appearance was designed. He is a somewhat reckless Uchiha who seems to be a rare lively Uchiha."

"Especially after I first left the impression of an unfathomable Uchiha with that Ice Release, Mori, who looks simple, is more likely to be approachable."

Kyojuro was eating the washed iced cherries while feeding Izuna.

"So that's why Aunt Su asked Uncle and Brother Sen to be partners?"

"Yes, and that Linglong should have wanted to contact the Uchiha clan for a long time, but except for the person in charge, the people in the mill are ordinary civilians. Today, two new Uchiha finally came, so of course she must seize this opportunity."

"And what she said - After you finish watching, I will also go to see how you are doing - Kyojuro, do you know why she said that?"

"For the next meeting with Brother Sen?"

Because of Kanroji Temple, Kyojuro could still guess what the girl was thinking to some extent.

Kanroji should be together with Iguro.

Ihei, obviously I like Kanroji Temple very much, but I just didn’t say anything before.

"bingo."

Izuna picked up a cherry. Mori was probably going to be trapped. However, was this also a calculation for both of them to go in both directions?