It's not just the absence of any grand buildings.
Even the size of the village seems to be visible to the end at a glance. Itachi and Deidara have not shown any special performance. When Kurotsuchi stepped into Hoshigakure, the previous excitement had long since disappeared without a trace. This was the first time for Kurotsuchi to come to other ninja villages, but he really did not expect that there would be such a dilapidated ninja village.
This scale is estimated to be less than one percent of the size of my own ninja village, right? If you include the training grounds in your own Ninja Village, the gap may even widen further.
A Ninja Village with a population of only one or two thousand and only two to three hundred ninjas. Don't really expect it to be big. Don't talk about quality issues. Just talk about quantity. Above Shinobi World, there are quite a few Ninja Clan that will crush Hoshigakure.
That's it? There are also some Star Ninjas who claim to be comparable to Five Great Shinobi Villages, and their leader can even be called 'Hoshikage'. '
All I can say is.
'Ignorance and arrogance are the greatest original sins. '
Shōji stepped forward with a calm expression, thinking secretly in his heart.
It didn't take long. It was just a minute or two's walk from the main entrance. Akahoshi led Shōji's group to the flat-bottomed house called 'Star Shadow Tower'.
"I'm sorry! The gentlemen of Iwagakure have arrived, Lord Hoshikage!"
Akahoshi stood outside the door, bowed slightly, and spoke with a hint of respect.
'? '
It immediately attracted the attention of Deidara, Kurotsuchi, and Itachi.
'Hoshikage? '
At this moment, Deidara and Kurotsuchi showed a hint of ridicule, and even Itachi frowned slightly at this moment.
You know, the title Shadow, above Shinobi World, is a title that only the leader of Five Great Shinobi Villages is recognized as qualified to possess!
Now a mere Hoshigakure actually dares to call the leader 'Shadow? '
If it weren't for Shōji who stood aside with an indifferent expression and didn't say much, Kurotsuchi and Deidara would have directly questioned and ridiculed them. Now they can only hold it back for the time being. After all, the captain must be the first priority and the mission is the most important thing.
"Please come in!"
And Shōji really doesn't care. People want to play house behind closed doors and have fun. That's their freedom. As long as they don't interfere with them, Shōji is too lazy to say anything. There are too many people in this world who are not clear-headed, and Shōji doesn't have the leisure to beat them one by one.
"Welcome everyone Iwagakure. I am busy with work and did not come to greet you. Please don't mind."
Stepping into Star Shadow Tower, the four people Shōji, Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi saw what they saw. The old figure is stooped and has white hair and beard. Although it is still possible to sense that this old man has strong Chakra fluctuations in his body, his age is here after all, and this is also the palpable aura of physical decay.
It all proves that the leader of Hoshigakure has entered his weakest period.
"You're welcome. We're here to complete our mission. We don't need to worry about any common etiquette issues."
They just said a few polite words.
Shōji would not take it seriously. The group of people who sat together in the left seat together, Third Hoshikage, the person above the main seat, was also surprised at Shōji at first, especially the young and even immature faces of Kurotsuchi, Deidara, and Itachi, but there was no unnecessary expression on the surface.
Still with a gentle smile, he said, "Of course it's the best. I haven't asked you yet."
Although the mission released by the company is an B-Rank Mission, the key point is that it may be upgraded to an A-level mission at any time, requiring Iwagakure to send an Elite Jōnin to lead the mission. Although I don't think Iwagakure, one of the dignified Five Great Shinobi Villages, will do such tricks, the face of Shōji is too young. Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi look like they are at most ten years old, and there is a high probability that they are even younger. Third Hoshikage couldn't help but ask directly as soon as they met.
Shōji could of course hear the profound meaning in the words of leader Hoshigakure. At that moment, he also smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Leader, my name is Uchiha Shōji. I will be responsible for the entire mission this time. You don't need to worry!"
"What? Uchiha Shōji!?"
"Rude! What kind of leader? This is our Lord Hoshikage. Please pay attention to your words and attitude! It belongs to Iwagakure!"
It was also when Shōji's words fell.
Above the main seat.
The shocked words of Third Hoshikage, and the stern words with obvious anger from the opposite position, followed.
Not to mention the former, the latter sentence comes from another black-haired young man who was staying in this building Star Shadow Tower from the beginning, and Akahoshi, who was also sitting in the seat next to him before, also looked at Shōji with a scowl at this moment.
"Fire Fly!"
When Third Hoshikage in the top position heard the words of the black-haired young man, his expression changed and he was about to say something.
"Huh? Master Hoshikage? Don't be kidding, you guy. I just wanted to say that shadow is a name that only Five Great Shinobi Villages is qualified to use. How can you, a mere Hoshigakure, be qualified to use the name of shadow? No. My teacher called your leader "Your Excellency", it's really shameless, you know that my teacher is famous Shinobi World, please show me your identity clearly!"
Behind Shōji, Deidara stood up one step ahead, with a very fierce look and an extremely sarcastic tone, looking at Akahoshi opposite, and the black-haired man named Fire Fly who just said those words, and said with a condescending attitude.
There was an undisguised contempt in these words.
"You!?"
It also instantly angered two young Star Ninja, Akahoshi and Fire Fly.
Just when their pupils were burning with anger, they seemed to be planning to take action directly.
"Akahoshi! Fire Fly!"
In the top position.
That one Third Hoshikage also instantly fell down, and the words he yelled out in a stern voice also made the two of them wake up instantly.
"My subordinate is rude, please forgive me, Mr. Hoshikage!"
He quickly turned around and bowed to Third Hoshikage in the first position and said.
Although he looked like he was admitting his mistake, the veins popping up on his forehead and the aura of anger were still evident.
Shōji can be seen through almost at a glance, but Shōji still looks unconcerned.
As Deidara said, what's the point of worrying about a mere Hoshigakure? With the current strength of Shōji, although there are indeed some people and some special beings who can threaten Shōji or even kill Shōji, Hoshigakure is obviously not qualified.
As I said just now, if you want to call yourself internally, Shōji won't care, but if you want to interfere with them? Sorry, Shōji will not give this face.
This is why Deidara clearly looked very rude and could even be said to deserve a beating, but Shōji showed no sign of it at all.
I even want to like Deidara in my heart.