"Lord Hokage!"
In the Hokage's office, Yan is sitting behind his desk handling government affairs.
At this time, Hatake Kakashi suddenly pushed the door open and entered.
Yan raised his head and asked, "What's wrong? Kakashi!"
"The person from Kirigakure is here. She said her name is Terumi Mei, and there are dozens of ninjas following her!"
"Kirigakure? Terumi Mei?" Yan frowned slightly.
If he remembered correctly, isn't Land of Water still in a civil war?
Is it possible that the civil war is over?
But in the end, didn't Terumi Mei win and become Fifth Mizukage? Why did he end up here?
Let's talk business!
"Did she have any reason to come?" Yan asked in a deep voice.
Kakashi shook his head, "No, she just said she wanted to see you!"
Yan nodded slightly, "Okay, I understand, go and invite her in!"
"Okay, Lord Hokage!" Kakashi nodded in agreement, and the figure disappeared instantly.
And in the Konoha port.
No, it is no longer the entrance to the village, but the hinterland of Konoha's sphere of influence.
Outside, there are Ten Great Territories and Konoha echoing each other, and there is a school that will be built in the middle as the center.
A large number of Earth Release ninjas built bridges and paved roads everywhere under Yan's orders, connecting Konoha and Ninja Academy with major territories in a very short period of time.
The ground thus became wide and flat enough for five or six carriages to pass through side by side.
This also allows more business groups to come here to trade with large amounts of supplies.
Because of the current turmoil in Ninja World, only Konoha is the safest.
Around the road, there are also houses being built, and a large number of ninjas from all walks of life are busy going up and down, making it very lively.
"Master Terumi Mei, this Konoha change is really big!"
A ninja wearing Forehead Protector on his head and an eyepatch on his right eye approached Terumi Mei and said softly.
"It's really big!" Terumi Mei nodded.
Seeing the busy ninjas around her, as if they had endless work to do and endless exertion, this scene couldn't help but make her feel emotional.
The ninjas of Kirigakure often point their butcher knives at their own people. On the other hand, the ninjas of Konoha will use ninjutsu to help the villagers below and assist in village construction.
There is a sharp contrast between the two!
"As expected of Konoha!" Terumi Mei sighed lightly.
At the same time, she became more and more curious about the newly appointed Fifth Hokage.
When she came to the mainland from the island country Land of Water, she also sent people to search for intelligence in the Genin world.
Only then did we realize how turbulent Ninja World had become.
Konoha sent troops to small countries such as Land of Rice Fields, Land of Hot Water, Land of Moon, and also took over the affairs of Kumogakure, making its power unprecedentedly powerful.
And the other ninja villages are not just watching.
After Sand Village captured Land of Bears, Land of Ghosts and more than a dozen small neighboring countries, it then aggressively attacked Land of Demons. At the same time, it also sent part of its troops to attack the cities within Land of Wind and hang the nobles.
For a time, the scenery was boundless, and it had even gotten rid of the losses suffered when Third Shinobi World War was defeated, and reached a higher level.
Iwagakure, after capturing half of Land of Grass, stood still and infiltrated the subordinate countries under Land of Earth. He also crossed great distances and attacked Land of Lightning from the sea. He attacked cities everywhere and robbed wealth, but Konoha didn't care.
There are other more powerful small countries, such as Land of Rain and Land of Iron, which are also expanding aggressively. However, Land of Waterfalls, which owns Tailed Beast, has been silent, as if it is dead.
Today's Ninja World, life in small countries is becoming more and more difficult, and ninjas are crossing the border to raid at every turn.
And those nobles are even worse. Common people can save their lives if they are lucky, but nobles will die if they are lucky.
In other words, the nobles of big countries still have some protection.
By comparison, Terumi Mei realizes how far Kirigakure has fallen behind.
The other ninja villages have been expanding their power, preparing to take charge of their own affairs and change dynasties, but Kirigakure is still at war with itself!
The more I think about it, the more despair Terumi Mei feels.
Is the current Kirigakure really still the opponent of those great ninja villages?
Maybe even Land of Rain's Akatsuki Organization can't beat it.
After all, the so-called 'god' is a bit arrogant, but he is indeed very powerful and can push back the ninja troops stationed at Three Great Shinobi Villages ten miles away.
Hey!
Terumi Mei sighed again, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, while Qing and Kirigakure Ninja beside him were also silent.
Compared with the increasingly prosperous and prosperous Konoha, these people are like bumpkins from the countryside.
At this time, a figure quickly ran towards Konoha, his silver hair shining brightly in the sunlight.
After a while, Hatake Kakashi stood in front of Terumi Mei and others, with a pair of dead fish eyes open, and said in a lazy tone.
"Lord Hokage is willing to see you, come with me!"
With that said, he turned around and walked back on his own.
Terumi Mei and the others looked at each other with stiff expressions. These Konoha people are so rude.
But there was nothing they could do. Who knew they were here to ask for help?
"Let's go!"
"..."
The group of people followed Kakashi into the entrance of the village and stopped after walking for a while.
The old faces Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane were sitting on the table on the roadside with their legs crossed, looking like retired old men.
On the road, people lined up to take metal cards from them in order.
"What is that?" Terumi Mei walked quickly to Kakashi, pointing at the scene and asked.
Kakashi glanced at her helplessly, ignoring the beautiful face and slender body, and replied casually.
"We'll find out later, come with me, you guys have to get one too!"
"Okay!" Terumi Mei doesn't want to be angry anymore. Who is the master? Just be arrogant.
So he took Kirigakure Ninja to follow Kakashi and came to Izumo Kamizuki.
"Here are some temporary Identity Card, Lord Hokage wants to see them!" Kakashi went straight to the point without any nonsense.
"Okay!" Izumo Kamizuki nodded, not caring about them jumping in line.
After counting the number of people, he found about twenty metal cards from the table and handed them over.
"What's the time limit?" Kakashi asked.
"One month!" Izumo Kamizuki replied.
Kakashi nodded and prepared to turn around and leave.
At this moment, Izumo Kamizuki spoke again.
"Kakashi, wait!"
However, judging from the hesitation on the other side's part, it seemed that it was due to personal matters.
"What's the matter?" Kakashi still looked like he had dead eyes, as if he couldn't get up to anything.
"Hey!" Izumo Kamizuki scratched his head in embarrassment, "Can you go talk to Lord Hokage."
"I have been guarding the Konoha gate before, but now there is no door for me to guard. But in my new job, I am doing this, and the work location is still at the gate."
"So you want to change jobs?" Kakashi interrupted.
Izumo Kamizuki nodded repeatedly, "Yes, this job is too boring, I want to change to something more exciting!"
"Okay, I got it, I'll mention it to Lord Hokage, I don't know if it will work or not!"
"Thank you!"
After finishing speaking, Kakashi turned around and walked towards Terumi Mei and others, and handed out the card.
Terumi Mei held the metal card in his hand and looked at it several times, but he still didn't understand what the use of this thing was.
At this time, Kakashi waved his hand and motioned for everyone to follow.
Then he explained while walking towards Hokage Building.
"This card is your temporary identity certificate, and the time limit is one month. After one month, you can either leave Konoha or go to the relevant department to increase the time limit."
"If your identity certificate expires but you refuse to leave, you will be classified as a gangster or an intruder and will be arrested!"
"..."
Terumi Mei's eyes narrowed, he didn't expect this small card to have such an effect.
"But if I hide and you can't find me, then can I always stay at Konoha?"
But what Terumi Mei didn't expect was that in response to this doubt, Kakashi glanced at her like a country bumpkin and shook his head helplessly.
"You are from Kirigakure, and you don't understand the current Konoha. I understand this, and I don't blame you."
"Konoha All villagers need to have this identity certificate, otherwise the consequences will be the same as above."
"As for evasion, this is impossible in Konoha, but that doesn't make you care."
"All you need to know is that there are no Identity Card or people with expired identities. From the moment they appear on Konoha, we know it!"
"..."
Terumi Mei's expression was a bit unbelievable, and he held the metal card tightly in his hand.
It's really that powerful. The perception array in Kirigakure can't even achieve this level.
At this time, Kakashi had no intention of continuing to speak.
The group of people were silent all the way, and soon arrived at the door of the Hokage's office.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Lord Hokage, Kirigakure's ninjas are here!"
Yan, who was still dealing with things in the office, raised his head, put down the pen in his hand, and said.
"Come in!"
Crunch! Crunch!
The door opens.
Terumi Mei and others walked in, while Kakashi stood guard at the door and even closed the door behind him.
The sunlight shines through the windows onto the wooden floor, creating a warm glow.
Yan sat behind his desk with a calm expression and looked at them calmly.
Terumi Mei nodded slightly and took the lead in speaking, "Lord Hokage, I have heard about the name for a long time. I took the liberty of visiting you today, and I hope you can see Haihan."
Yan smiled slightly and responded, "Terumi Mei jounin is so polite. I wonder why you came to Konoha this time?"
Terumi Mei pondered slightly, organized his words and then continued, "Now Ninja World is in turmoil, and all the major ninja villages are expanding their power. However, Kirigakure is stuck in the quagmire of civil war, and its strength has been greatly reduced."
"So?" Yan interrupted.
Facing Yan's half-smiling expression, Terumi Mei couldn't help but slowly lower his head.
Those high-sounding words that he had originally prepared could no longer be uttered at this moment, and he could only express his true purpose of coming here.
"I'm here to borrow troops!"
"Borrow troops?" Yan put his hand on the table, crossed his fingers, and asked knowingly, "Aren't you a jounin of Kirigakure? How come you came to Konoha to borrow troops?"
Terumi Mei's mouth was slightly open, and it seemed a little difficult to speak, but for the sake of Kirigakure, he finally briefly introduced Kirigakure's current situation.
"Seven days ago, the Kirigakure civil war broke out. The ninjas of the ninja clan fought against the ninjas of the Mizukage series."
"But no one expected that Karatachi Yagura is so powerful that we are no match at all."
"And the veteran elder who survived the Warring States Period...Genji, also died in his office. We don't know who killed him."
"Without the support of Genji, it is not difficult to understand why we were defeated and fled."
"..."
Hearing this, Yan slowly stretched out his fingers and tapped the tabletop gently. The crisp sound was like water drops dripping on a jade plate, echoing in the quiet office.
In the original work, Terumi Mei seems to have launched a coup a few years later with the help of Genji, successfully defeated Karatachi Yagura and became Mizukage.
Now that the civil war has been advanced and Genji is dead, it is reasonable that the coup failed.
But how did Genji die?
An elder who has survived since the Warring States Period and has been in power for several generations of Mizukage since the establishment of Kirigakure Village, has a very high prestige in Kirigakure Village.
However, such an important figure died in the blink of an eye.
Could it be that Uchiha Obito was responsible? But didn't he care about Kirigakure? He just wanted revenge.
Yan frowned and didn't speak for a long time.
But in Terumi Mei's eyes, her opponent didn't seem to want to lend her troops, so she couldn't help feeling nervous and said quickly.
"Lord Hokage, I know this is not easy, but Kirigakure is really in dire straits now. If he cannot get help from outside, he may even die."
"We are willing to pay the corresponding price, just ask Konoha to lend a helping hand."
"..."
Yan lowered his eyebrows and sneered, with a hint of ridicule at the corner of his mouth, and said, "As you just said, your coup failed and you were forced to leave Land of Water."
"What price can you pay now?"
"..."
Terumi Mei opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.
At this time, Yan suddenly interrupted and said, "It goes without saying that there is such a thing as a blank check, it is meaningless."
Terumi Mei couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this and lowered his head.
She didn't know what else she could do to impress the other party and make them agree to lend them troops.
But Kirigakure had to save her, especially after learning about Ninja World's situation and the changes in Konoha, she became more determined in her inner thoughts.
If Kirigakure cannot keep up with the times, then sooner or later the war on the mainland will reach Land of Water, and then we will really be free to mermaids.
Thinking of this, Terumi Mei immediately gritted his teeth and said.
"I wonder what conditions Lord Hokage would give before he would be willing to lend us troops?"
"..."
Conditions?
Yan fell into a brief silence.
To be honest, there is actually no need for Konoha to deal with such a thing now.
The plate outside is already big enough, and it will take quite a while to digest it all.
In addition, the ninja troops in the village are either stationed outside or scattered outside Konoha. They all have their own tasks, and not many people can be mobilized.
You can't rely on those two or three thousand ninjas to cross the sea to attack Land of Water. Wouldn't that be delivering food to Uchiha Obito?
"Terumi Mei jounin, let me tell you straight, the current Konoha cannot help you."
Terumi Mei was a little anxious, "But..."
Yan interrupted again, "But... you can wait a few years."
"How many years?"