After listening to Hokuto's statement, the rest of the people present could not utter any optimistic words even though they were opposed to this pessimistic attitude in their hearts.
Because this trend is becoming more and more obvious, you can see it if you use your brain a little bit.
Clients who encounter difficulties almost no longer apply for cooperation from individual ninja clans, but prefer the Ninja Village of the Great Country.
The ninjas in the Great Country Ninja Village are not only more efficient in completing tasks, but they also provide a variety of services at low prices.
A ninja clan living alone can't even touch each other's exhaust, let alone compete with it.
"Master Hokuto, what should we do?"
A man slightly younger than Hokuto spoke.
"Two choices. The first choice is to find a deserted place and completely isolate yourself from the world. The second choice is to find a village to join."
Hokuto Speak your mind.
The generous rewards earned from General of the Land of Night can indeed sustain the lives of more than a hundred people in the village for a long time.
But what he needs to pay attention to is never money issues, but safety risks.
Being able to be touched by the ninja of Kusagakure means that there are major loopholes in this concealment method.
As long as you are in contact with the outside world, no matter how hidden you are, you will be discovered sooner or later.
This time it's Kusagakure. They can handle it. If they are discovered by a ninja village from a big country in the future, they won't be simply dismissed.
Unless you find an inaccessible area and completely cut off all contact with the outside world, you can ensure maximum safety.
But there are actually many problems with this method. How remote are the places, and to what extent do we need to cut off contact to be considered isolated? Ninja World Does such a paradise really exist?
Therefore, this concealment method can only increase security after all, but it is not absolute. Once exposed, it is still difficult to escape the fate of decline.
Sure enough, when Hokuto made his first choice, everyone present frowned, with conflicting thoughts written all over their faces.
Even if this can indeed greatly increase safety, this cowardly behavior is itself a slow death.
Therefore, Hokuto seems to give two choices, but in fact there is only one choice available.
That is to find a ninja village and join it.
Since you cannot resist the times, then become a member of this era.
"No one seems to want to choose the first one, so I think I'll choose the second path. I think Hidden Leaf Village is good. Not only are there more tribesmen there, but there are also the most powerful ninjas in Ninja World..."
Meirou was the first to set an example out of consideration for everyone.
Ryuka, who was unhappy with Meirou before, couldn't help but press his palm on the handle of the knife again, his brows twitching even more.
If Hokuto hadn't stopped him with his eyes and told him not to act recklessly at this time, he would have already drawn his sword and struck at Meirou when he mentioned 'Konoha'.
"Uncle Meirou, if you want to go to Konoha, just go there by yourself and don't involve us. The people here hate Senju, so they made the decision to leave in the first place."
Izayoi also spoke a little irritably.
Since returning from Land of Fields that day, Meirou has been nagging in her ear. Although he tried his best to hide his true purpose, it is not difficult to see that his hope that the people here will return to Konoha Uchiha Clan has never been stopped.
As for the rest of the people, some were indifferent and ignored, and some were snoring heavily. Although they were not nearly like Ryuka, who almost turned swords on each other, they still had the word "unpleasant" written on their faces in response to Meirou's proposal.
Because Senju, the patriarch they once respected, Madara, abandoned them without mercy.
Because of Senju, they are now running around and working hard, but as a result, it has become difficult to find even a living job.
Because Senju...
In short, they left the family like bereaved dogs and lingered outside. It was all Senju's fault.
Meirou sighed inwardly and kept silent.
Not only were the tribesmen who fled away not smoothed over by the cruel reality, but they became even more hostile to the Senju Clan because of their suffering.
From the beginning, Hidden Leaf Village was not among everyone's choices.
"What do you think of Kirigakure?"
Someone had an opinion.
"No, I heard that the internal fighting there was fierce. In the previous internal fighting, several families even suddenly lost news."
Some people retort without thinking.
Kirigakure's internal strife is not new news. This kind of internal strife is just a twist and turn that will inevitably occur on the road to the development of Ninja Village.
But compared to the twists and turns in other villages, Kirigakure is too intense.
Although the other villages were also fighting among themselves, Kirigakure was the first to fight several ninja clans to extinction.
Even though only a few small families were wiped out, and they were like chess pieces, we can see how terrifying the strife within Kirigakure was.
"Iwagakure's words... are also a bit dangerous. Personal Guard's Personal Guard leader Wu, Tsuchikage, was almost killed by that guy Madara before, and he is very hostile to us Uchiha."
Everyone was silent. Madara, the bastard, even though he mysteriously disappeared from Ninja World, he still left a lot of secret mines for them Uchiha Clan.
Iwagakure's strong hostility is one of the hidden mines.
The two villages Kumogakure and Sunagakure had the same reason as Iwagakure. They were offended too much by Madara. Especially Hidden Cloud Village and Raikage had been lying in bed for a full month before they could barely get out of bed.
Even if Hidden Cloud Village shows a willingness to accept it now, they dare not go there.
Facing the ninja village of a small country, even if they are defeated, they still have the power to protect themselves and retreat.
But after going to the ninja village of Five Great Nations, if the other party suddenly regrets it, then there is really no way to go.
"This won't work, that won't work, then we might as well build our own ninja village."
Ryuka is a little impatient, why Uchiha has enemies everywhere.
"..."
This proposal is good, and everyone is interested in it, but in the face of the cold reality, this road is also a dead end.
It's okay to let them kill people with knives like before, but building a ninja village... and killing people with knives are two different things.
And with the power here, it cannot meet the standards for establishing a ninja village.
Even Kusagakure, whom they looked down upon, had a combined strength that far exceeded all of them.
It's just that Kusagakure is still integrating at this time and cannot concentrate its power, so it shows a weak posture. As long as they get through this period of weakness, they will be in danger when the time comes.
"Sir Hokuto, since you have raised such a question, you must already have a plan in mind."
Uchiha Xia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, causing everyone's attention to focus again on the leader Hokuto.
Hokuto nodded.
"Yes, although the ninja villages of big countries are very powerful, it is precisely because of this power that contact with them will be very dangerous. As for small countries... most countries are too weak, and they will be like a piece of cake.
And it is obvious that in the future, the situation of these small countries will be extremely embarrassing. However, one country is an exception."
As soon as Hokuto said these words, the others didn't feel it yet, but Meirou and Izayoi's expressions changed, and they had some guesses about Hokuto's next words.
Hokuto did not hold back and stated what he knew:
"That is Land of Night. General Puppeteer, who rules this country, is far stronger than the ninja leaders of other small countries, and has the powerful ability to suppress Tailed Beasts. This bravery has been witnessed by not only me, but also Meirou and Izayoi, and there is absolutely nothing false about it."
Hokuto proved the other party's strength from all aspects.
Maybe there is still a gap between Land of Night and the Ninja Village of the Great Country, but the military power of this country can be the same as that of the Ninja Village of the Great Country, completely crushing other small countries.
In the past two years or so, Land of Night is the only country like Five Great Nations that has firmly occupied a high position.
It cannot be called a big country, but it is well deserved to be called a 'powerful country'.
"But, I heard that General Puppeteer was also severely punished by Madara."
When everyone heard this, they felt a little headache. Why did Madara offend so many countries?
"No, that general doesn't care about this. This has been proven in previous cooperation. Not only that, I have observed the ninjas who joined this country and the treatment they received at Land of Night is very good.
Aburame Clan, who was the first to join us, has grown in size far beyond that of Land of Fire. Even Hoshigaki Clan, who joined later, is developing rapidly."
If you have to choose between Five Great Nations Ninja Village and Land of Night, Hokuto is more inclined to Land of Night.
First, he has been in contact with Yayoi many times and knows that he is a man of good caliber.
I will not vent my anger and humiliation on unrelated people at Uchiha because of Madara.
Second, the Land of Night ninja clan is rare, and the competition is not as fierce as the ninja villages of the big countries. This results in the ninja clan that has been incorporated into this country being able to obtain more resource supplies than in the past for development and growth.
Especially Aburame Clan, their family has exclusive access to a large area of forest resources. It is estimated that the family has never been so wealthy since its birth.
Below this, the Hoshigaki, Untori, Kamakō and other ninja clans, as the latest families to join, are treated much better than other ninja clans of the same level in other countries.
And this General will really give you good things.
Third, and what Hokuto values the most, Land of Night has more than one top fighter.
In any era, this is a symbol of stability and prosperity.
This proves that Land of Night has the same qualifications as the big countries and treats the surrounding small countries as fish on the chopping block. They are the predators of Ninja World, not the prey.
"I've finished my thoughts. If you have nothing else to say, let's have a vote."
Hokuto coughed, glanced at everyone, and found that none of them had any new ideas, so he nodded and continued:
"Then, first, the ninja village of Five Great Nations. The first one, who agrees to go to Kirigakure, raises his hand."
No one raised their hands.
They have all heard about the cruelty of Kirigakure's internal struggle. If they defect to it, they may become chess pieces that can be thrown away in the hands of others.
They don't like to use their brains very much, but it doesn't mean that they have no brains and can't think about problems.
"Next is Iwagakure, does anyone want to raise their hand?"
Still no one raised their hands, Land of Earth's Dust Release Ninja Wu was still too intimidating, and they didn't understand Wu's character and attitude.
I only heard that the other person has a cold face all year round. Maybe he is the kind of cold-blooded and dark ninja who is silent but always thinking about how to kill people.
The next Hidden Cloud Village was also skipped, and no one raised their hand.
Only when it was Hidden Sand Village's turn, one or two people raised their hands.
"The next one is Konoha. If you want to go, you can raise your hand."
Just when Meirou was about to raise his hand, Hokuto nodded quickly.
"Very good, there is no one. It seems that everyone doesn't like Konoha and Senju. Then the next one, who agrees to go to Land of Night?"
Meirou: "..."
You guys really... can the difference in treatment be any more obvious?
The option of co-authoring Konoha appears just to give him, the 'traitor', a sense of participation?