Visitors from Kusagakure / The Konoha Hardliners' Demands

The recently rising star of the Ninja World, White Ghost of Leaf Village, appeared in the northern border of the Land of Rain, captured the Iwagakure Demolition Corps, and after a brutal beating, the Demolition Corps truly exploded.

The most elite members of this unit were basically killed by the White Ghost.

As for why the Grass Ninja knew, it was because the Leaf Village's White Ghost's Ninjutsu was too terrifying and had an excessively large attack range, even wiping out their spies who were closer by.

Fortunately, not all of them died; they managed to send the message back.

The remnants of the Demolition Corps crossed the border into the Land of Grass under these circumstances.

It might sound far-fetched, but even in Kusagakure, there are Hawks.

It's just a little different from other villages.

For example, the leader of the Hawks in the neighboring Land of Rain was the former Hanzo, whose political ideology was to seize the territory of small countries and force large countries to recognize him through war.

The Hawks in the Land of Grass, their political philosophy is about how to be a dog while stealing meat to eat.

The Hawks immediately proposed to "annihilate" the invading force, arguing that the meat was too tempting to ignore and that the blame should be placed on the Leaf Village's White Ghost.

The Doves objected, feeling the risk was too great. Although the Grass Ninja were good at erasing traces, the remnants of the Demolition Corps were still a formidable enemy for Kusagakure, and the blame could not necessarily be shifted to the Leaf Village's White Ghost.

That Leaf Village White Ghost is currently in the Land of Grass! What if he gets angry and calls a bunch of Leaf Village ninja to attack?

The Hokage's assistant in Leaf Village now belongs to the Uchiha Clan!

By the time the Fourth Leaf Village, Kusagakure had not yet had in-depth dealings with them. Based on these factors, the Doves strongly opposed taking risks.

Since the number of people on both sides was roughly equal, they couldn't reach a conclusion by arguing. So, following the custom of Kusagakure, each side sent one person to fight.

The Hawks won.

At this point, the Doves stopped arguing and quickly unified their thinking. More than a thousand Grass Ninja, who were already fully prepared, set off from Kusagakure like a pack of wolves on the grassland.

While the Grass Ninja were eager to make a fortune, Uchiha Shingen and his two companions leisurely hung behind the remnants of the Demolition Corps.

To train his two subordinates, Uchiha Shingen slacked off the entire way, leaving the tracking work entirely to the two of them.

The two of them did a great job, and he was very satisfied.

In particular, Inuzuka Keita made full use of the surrounding natural environment, making excellent use of the Inuzuka Clan's advantage as olfactory sensory ninjas, ensuring that the three of them maintained an extremely close distance from the remnants of the Demolition Corps.

To be able to do this, Inuzuka Keita's skill is truly remarkable.

The Inuzuka Clan should not be underestimated.

However, once Uchiha Shingen began to sense a large amount of Chakra, he ordered Inuzuka Keita and Hyuga Yayoi to stop their tracking.

The Grass Ninja has already made their move; there's no need for these two to do it anymore.

"Kita, Yayoi, from now on, focus on restoring your Chakra," he instructed.

"Yes, Captain." The two were used to Uchiha Shingen issuing orders suddenly without any warning, and their execution was very efficient.

Uchiha Shingen then slowed their pace, proceeding at a normal walking speed.

But the direction wasn't towards Deidara and his group.

With so many people, if they can't handle the Demolition Corps that's already crippled like that, the Grass Ninja can be wiped out of the Ninja World; they don't even deserve to be dogs.

Chapter Thirty: The Hermit from the Kusagakure

Led by two subordinates, Uchiha Shingen appeared in a town in the Land of Grass.

"Captain, where are we going?"

Inuzuka Keita asked.

"You're so long-winded." Hyuga Yayoi glared at him. "Let's go!"

"Oh." Inuzuka Keita had only asked casually, and fell silent upon hearing this.

Uchiha Shingen didn't answer him either.

Actually, he was also wondering whether he should go to that extent.

Throughout history, whenever a powerful nation experiences turmoil or a change of throne, its first concern is often not its enemy states, but rather its vassal states.

The dependent parliament wanted to test the new monarch's abilities, attempting to elevate its own status, and ideally, seize some benefits along the way.

The relationships between ninja villages are actually quite similar.

In the original timeline, Uchiha Shingen didn't know how Leaf Village's allies probed them, since the manga didn't depict that.

But in this time and space, the Kusagakure's probing has already begun.

The Kusagakure surprisingly declared neutrality during the war between the Leaf Village and the Iwagakure Village. Of course, the reasons were quite valid: they had just experienced the Third Shinobi World War and their strength had not yet recovered.

Kusagakure even requested material support from Leaf Village, though in a very gentle, albeit obsequious, tone.

But in the eyes of Uchiha Shingen, who believed in the ultimate ending, this was nothing short of baring his teeth.

After entering the town, Uchiha Shingen first took two of his subordinates to a restaurant.

We've been out for so long, we need something hot to eat.

The three people dressed in Konoha Ninja uniforms attracted a lot of attention as soon as they appeared in the town.

The residents' eyes darted around, filled with fear.

The Grass Ninja may be a Ninja World, but the people of the Land of Grass, like the people of other small countries, fear war.

Right now, the Leaf Village Ninja Army and the Rock Ninja Army are having a showdown in the Land of Rain. The citizens of the Land of Grass are worried that the two of them won't get enough of fighting, so they'll come to the Land of Grass for a match as well, just like a few years ago.

Therefore, they looked at Uchiha Shingen and the others with fear.

Fear is the prelude to war.

But Uchiha Shingen showed no sympathy.

Some countries are weak and deserve sympathy, while others do not need sympathy.

The Land of Grass happens to be the latter; Uchiha Shingen saw too many bizarre aspects of the people there during his first playthrough.

In a country, the mental outlook of ordinary people tends to be quite similar.

While the Kusagakure certainly eccentric, the people of the Land of Grass are generally not very likable.

Uchiha Shingen, on the other hand, had a better impression of the Land of Rain and the Land of Waterfalls.

Despite being a small country, Land of Waterfalls has never been invaded since its founding.

Needless to say, the Land of Rain is in a terrible state now, but that's because their geographical environment is just too bad; they've tried their best.

Having chosen a restaurant, Uchiha Shingen went inside.

Uchiha Shingen entered the hall, the noise inside subsided, and pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita seemed a little uncomfortable, Uchiha Shingen remained calm.

He chose a seat that he was satisfied with and sat down.

"Sit down, what are you standing for?" he said to his two subordinates.

Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita had no choice but to sit down, but they felt uncomfortable being stared at by everyone in the hall.

"Captain..." Inuzuka Keita offered his opinion rather tactfully, "Isn't it inappropriate to eat out?"

"It's alright, Yayoi is here." Uchiha Shingen said.

Although Hyuga Yayoi's Byakugan has an effective viewing distance of half a kilometer, she has honed it to an excellent degree within that range.

You can't hide anything you do from her if you try to add something to the food.

Even if the technology of the Land of Grass advanced, it wouldn't escape Uchiha Shingen's notice.

He doesn't have the Mangekyo Sharingan, but Mangekyo Sharingan Sharingan's basic abilities might not be better than his.

The toxins of the Land of Grass are no harder to detect than the nano-sized poisonous insects of the Aburame Clan.

"Where are the people serving the food? Aren't you going to do business?" Uchiha Shingen raised his voice.

Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita exchanged a glance.

They discovered that Uchiha Shingen didn't seem to like the people of the Land of Grass very much.

"Yes, yes, sir, what would you like to eat?" The restaurant owner rubbed his hands together and walked over with a smile.

You serve food to people without even a menu?

"Yes, yes, I'm so sorry." The restaurant owner still smiled apologetically, but although he was a businessman, he didn't have much control over his emotions. Not to mention Uchiha Shingen, Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita could feel the other's heartfelt rejection and disgust.

This made them very uncomfortable.

"Never mind, let's go as planned." Uchiha Shingen waved his hand.

Glancing at the restaurant owner's retreating figure as if avoiding a plague, Uchiha Shingen confirmed that the people of this country were still the same as before, with no changes.

The Grass Ninja are the epitome of all the negative elements in the national character of the Land of Grass.

Xenophobia bordering on paranoia, impulsive and frivolous temperament, capricious behavior, prone to provoking trouble, and unable to withstand setbacks.

When faced with the strong, they show no spirit of resistance; instead, the infighting among their own people is seen as a sign of strategic brilliance.

In Leaf Village, Uchiha Shingen wasn't the only one who disliked Kusagakure. Many people in Hidden Leaf Village were annoyed by this village, which would take advantage of a little kindness and act like it was being bullied if you were a little tough on it.

After a while, the restaurant owner, with a smile on his face, led the waiters to bring the food to the table.

Uchiha Shingen glanced at it and said there were no problems.

The food was prepared with care; after all, it's a business, why wouldn't they make money?

Based on Leaf Village's price levels, Uchiha Shingen took out a stack of banknotes, handed them to the restaurant owner, and waved for him to leave.

"Let's eat first," he said, picking up his chopsticks first.

Although Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita felt uncomfortable, they were indeed hungry and began to eat.

However, they felt this was the most unpleasant meal they had ever had.

"I'm telling you two, you're supposed to be Special Jōnin, aren't you?" Uchiha Shingen felt his two subordinates needed to improve their temperament. "Can't you even tolerate some glances?"

"No, it's just a little... Captain, you know," Inuzuka Keita explained.

"There's nothing to be upset about. It's normal to be looked at like this when you're a ninja from a major ninja village," said Uchiha Shingen. "If you can't even stand this, what will you do when you see Grass Ninja?"

"Captain, you seem to dislike the Grass Ninja."

"Once you've seen it, you'll like it even less than I do."

Uchiha Shingen chuckled.

Leaf Village once had two secrets that were not exactly secrets.

One is that the Uchiha Clan and the Hokage Building are sworn enemies, completely incompatible, and are just short of fighting each other.

The other one...

The Inuzuka Clan, written Inuzuka Clan, is read as the Leaf Village Hawks concentration camp.

The three continued eating, and soon the food on the table was finished.

But no one came to collect it.

Because everyone in the restaurant, including the owner, had disappeared.

Footsteps came from the doorway.

The three looked over at the sound and saw a ninja from Kusagakure standing at the door.

Seeing the three people looking at him, the Grass Ninja put on a seemingly friendly smile.

"Three sirs, are you perhaps passing through this place on a mission?"

Chapter Thirty-One: The Demands of the Leaf Village Hawks

Inuzuka Keita thinks so.

The captain really understands him.

Inuzuka Keita had never met the Grass Ninja before, and now that he has, he clearly dislikes them intensely.

I want to swear.

But since the captain hasn't fired the first shot, he can't take it.