Chapter 33

Chapter 33

It was still the Kazekage Building, still that same office.

Yunqing sat across from the Right Prime Minister of the Land of Wind, with Sāmon, Chiyo, and Pakura seated nearby.

"Lord Kazekage, you certainly made quite a show of things with this invitation."

Seeing Sāmon and Chiyo drinking tea in the chairs beside them and smiling at him, the Right Prime Minister rarely showed such a solemn expression.

He was aware of the changes that had taken place in Sunagakure over the past three days, especially the prices of its newly built houses.

"Right Prime Minister, let's not beat around the bush. We got screwed badly in the last war.

Now, both sides are willing to reconcile.

Simply put, I need sincerity—sincerity I can show to the ninjas below."

Yunqing gave Sāmon a look, leaned back in his chair, and spoke bluntly.

The Right Prime Minister was stunned. His face stiffened, his body went rigid, and he no longer played with his fan.

Yunqing, damn your mother, what kind of move was this? He was being so direct—how was he supposed to play along? How was he supposed to respond?

"Hehe, Lord Kazekage, you must be joking. I'm afraid I don't quite understand."

As an outstanding politician, the Right Prime Minister decided to laugh it off first.

"Right Prime Minister, I'm negotiating in good faith, and I hope you are as well. Otherwise, none of us will have an easy time."

Yunqing had no intention of playing games with him. They had people, money, and food. If not for appearances and progress, why would they bother dealing with him?

With a snap, the Right Prime Minister folded his fan, sat upright, and began to ponder.

For a time, the entire room fell silent.

"Lord Kazekage, please speak plainly. What do you want?"

A few minutes later, the Right Prime Minister reopened his fan and lightly waved it with a smile.

In that short time, his entire bearing had changed dramatically.

"Sincerity. Lives. Trade routes."

Yunqing spoke six words, and those six words left the Right Prime Minister utterly stunned.

"That can be arranged. We have sincerity, and we can provide trade routes. As for lives, I need to return and discuss it with the Daimyo."

In an instant, the Right Prime Minister responded.

"Then, to demonstrate our sincerity, we will gift the newly produced batch of ninja tools to the Daimyo. We can complete the handover when you leave."

Yunqing smiled, inwardly marveling at how worthy the man was of being an old fox in politics. He had responded so quickly.

Yunqing gave Sāmon a look, telling him that everything was settled.

Within Sunagakure, as time passed, the massive influx of people brought the village into a period of rapid prosperity within just a few days.

"Esteemed guests, come take a look! A Sauna run by Scorch Release Kekkei Genkai Ninjas—affordable prices, excellent environment, and great service!"

Pakura Clan Members solicited customers along Sunagakure Street.

"Ninja toys! Come take a look, everyone! Semi-automatic toys that help children develop their intelligence, suitable for children of all ages!"

"Sand-stacking games! Let you experience the life of a Magnet Release Ninja!"

"Amusement Park! Sunagakure's large Amusement Park has Bumper Cars and Hover Cars to ride.

Everyone is welcome!"

"Sunagakure specialty snacks! Come and have a taste!"

"Fresh fruit from the Land of Fire! Everyone is welcome to try some!"

"Land of Rock specialties..."

"Teacher, what do you think of Sunagakure's changes?"

Walking down the street, Yunqing asked Sāmon beside him.

"Very prosperous. Truly prosperous. The old Sunagakure never had so many strange and novel things."

He looked at the endless stream of people, the merchants calling out to buy and sell, and goods from all across the ninja world.

Some fruits were difficult to obtain even for him, the Second Kazekage, yet now they could be bought here.

"Haha, Teacher, believe me. It'll become more and more prosperous, and it won't take long."

Yunqing showed a proud expression.

He believed that Sunagakure would enter a truly prosperous era in the near future. The current Sunagakure still felt somewhat like a castle in the air.

"Mm, I believe you."

Sāmon nodded in agreement.

He had no choice but to agree. Looking at the current changes, they were far better than in his time.

The research funds Yunqing allocated to him increased each time, and the supplies he needed became more abundant with each request.

Even precious gold dust and iron sand were provided whenever he asked.

If there was none left, Yunqing would even have Rasa go into the Desert and mine it with Magnet Release.

And it had to be said, Magnet Release was incredibly effective for mining. One person was comparable to an entire engineering team.

What could Yunqing say? He could say nothing. To prepare for this period, he had even developed a great number of snacks himself and taught them to the people of Sunagakure.

Many ninjas even received a snack-making technique as their reward.

That had caused quite a bit of trouble at the time.

"Teacher, let me see the Magnetic Levitation Series you developed."

Shaking his head and casting aside those thoughts, Yunqing followed Sāmon toward the Amusement Park.

Sunagakure's Amusement Park had been built by Sāmon.

"After receiving the knowledge you gave me, my thinking opened up. Combined with my research into ninja tools and the Ninjutsu Attachment Series, I created the Magnetic Levitation Series Ninja Tools."

Sāmon led Yunqing over and pointed at the Levitating Ferris Wheel as he explained.

"Like this Ferris wheel—it was created by altering the Earth's magnetic force."

"And those Bumper Cars over there were designed based on magnetic properties. Even though they're made of steel, they won't collide violently."

Yunqing nodded as he watched the immensely proud Sāmon.

Sure enough, with a scientific research talent around, anything could be solved.

"Oh, right. I'm researching the Magnetic Weapon Series you envisioned. I think you were right: an elite policy for ninja forces is far superior to human-wave tactics."

Thinking of the elite policy Yunqing had mentioned, Sāmon agreed with it.

Yunqing rolled his eyes at Sāmon without leaving a trace.

Of course it was right. The further technology advanced, the more useless human-wave tactics became.

Just think of the Super God World, where Holy Casca dared confront any civilization with only a few Angel guards.

And the female Angels, numbering only a few tens of thousands, could suppress the entire universe.

The fiercest line was from The Company of Heroes: a single Black Armor Company was comparable to a million mighty soldiers.

Though arrogant, it was also true. The further warfare advanced, the less it depended on numbers and the more it depended on technology.

Yunqing felt that death benefits were also a huge expense.

Rather than spending that money, they might as well use it to research more advanced weapons, equip a few people, and reduce the casualty rate.

Perhaps one day, Sunagakure might even be able to create gods.

Yunqing felt that Sunagakure had the greatest chance of creating gods. After all, what they played with was magnetism, one of the universe's four fundamental forces.

And they were doing quite well with it.

"Any policy is fine as long as it can be carried out. As long as there's money, nothing is impossible to solve.

If the Daimyo truly reconciles with us, then even giving up some benefits will be worth it.

When the people of the Daimyo's Mansion start causing trouble, they're genuinely disgusting.

And we simply don't have the time to trade disgust with them."

Yunqing sighed as he summed it up.

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