An Interesting Acquaintance!

"I never expected Konoha to have become this much quieter!"

A young man dressed as a merchant walked along Konoha's streets, sighing as he looked at the shops, which were far less bustling than before.

Beside him, a maid with little presence rolled her eyes irritably.

It couldn't be helped. The young man was absolutely the chief culprit behind Konoha's "decline" into its current state.

Yes, the two were Tang Ping and Hinata Cang Yue, who had come from the Wind Country.

Tang Ping's words just now were nothing but crocodile tears, so it was no wonder Hinata Cang Yue had rolled her eyes.

They had come to Konoha this time to recruit a ninja clan.

The Inuzuka Clan!

Over the past few months, Yashiro had worked tirelessly at poaching, and several declining ninja clans from Konoha had already "defected" to Tenshukaku.

(Tenshukaku refers to a location, while Blazing Sun Country is the name of the faction.)

After all, if these declining minor ninja clans remained in Konoha, they would have no chance or resources to become ninja.

Whenever there were resources and opportunities, Konoha would naturally prioritize nurturing members of the Hokage Faction's ninja clans. When would it ever be these declining minor ninja clans' turn?

But at Tenshukaku, opportunities were genuinely offered.

Moreover, during this Ninja World War, Blazing Sun Country had quite a few ninja who came from Konoha.

They were the perfect examples.

With these examples, the declining minor ninja clans became even more eager to go there.

Unfortunately, even if they were no longer ninja, their former status as ninja clans meant they could not leave Konoha as freely as ordinary villagers.

But where there were policies, there were countermeasures.

These minor ninja clans continuously used all kinds of methods to leave Konoha, then crossed