The blind swordsman selling pots in Konoha

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dong dong dong...

Shaz stood up and opened the door.

"You... deliver the goods in person?"

Shaz looked at Gaara outside the door in surprise, as well as the two ninjas behind him, each holding a large bucket.

"We were in a meeting before, is it convenient for us to talk?" Gaara asked.

Shaz turned sideways to let Gaara in, and the two Suna ninja put the barrel down and left.

"Have a copy?"

Kakashi asked, holding a bowl of freshly made juice shaved ice.

Gaara hesitated and nodded.

After taking a bite, Gaara fell silent.

"Is it that bad?" Shaz looked at Kakashi: "I told you that your cooking skills are poor and you still don't admit it!"

Kakashi took a bite in confusion, and became even more confused...it's not bad to eat!

"No, it's not that it tastes bad, I just think of the people in the village... This is a very luxurious food for us." Gaara sighed.

Shaz looked confused. Sand Hidden Village...shouldn't have fallen to this level yet, right?

After all, it is one of the five great ninja villages!

"Don't you have a refrigerator in your village?" Shaz asked.

"Yes, but... most of the fruits will be made into dried fruit and sold to the caravans, but the money sold will be used to buy the goods brought by the caravans... It can be bartered."

"This is also one of the few sources of income for the residents of Sunagakure Village. Generally, they are reluctant to eat like this."

Shaz nodded understandingly.

"Don't you make it into juice or fruit wine and sell it? In that case, you should be able to sell it at a higher price, right?" Kakashi asked doubtfully.

Gaara shook her head.

"Of course we also make juices and fruit wines, but they are not easy to store and transport, so not many businessmen are willing to buy them."

After Gaara said this, Kakashi also reacted.

For liquids, even if you spend a lot of money to make a metal can, it will be ruined if it is shaken three times along the way. Not to mention the heat conduction ability of the metal can, I am afraid that it will "boil" when it is shipped out.

Dried fruits, on the other hand, need to be strong and durable. Even if there is a sudden sandstorm, as long as they are not lost, no matter how hard they are shaken or pressed, the sales will not be affected.

"By the way, what do you want to talk to me about? Have you guys come to a conclusion?" Shaz changed the subject.

The previous topic was a bit too heavy, and... it had nothing to do with them.

"I'm here to talk about road construction," Gaara said.

Shaz and Kakashi immediately looked at each other.

We just finished talking about roads, and you came over to talk about road construction. You guys too... care about our opinions, right? !

"Actually... we just finished talking about your transportation issues."

"I know." Gaara nodded: "You should know it too, right?"

Schatz:…

Shaz nodded helplessly, not knowing what to say.

"Let me tell you first, building roads is impossible. Building roads is no better than building windbreaks. Konoha will not agree... at least not for now... and I won't build roads either!"

Kakashi glanced at Shaz lightly: I'm afraid the last sentence is what's in your heart!

"The road you came from... I would like to ask you to expand it."

Shaz frowned.

"There are also several other original roads, and some trees need to be planted on the desert sections... You decide the price."

Can I set the price? !

After hearing such bold words, Shaz was surprisingly not happy.

"Gaara, you should also know... If you don't know, you can go back and ask other people. This is completely meaningless and a waste of money. The trees I sold you before were purely waste utilization."

Kakashi was shocked and almost stabbed his eyes with a spoonful of smoothie.

This guy...has changed his mind? ? ?

"I know, but... if you do it, there is at least a glimmer of hope. If you don't do it, the village will always be like this."

Gaara sighed and stared straight at Shaz, as if waiting for Shaz to agree.

Shaz looked at Gaara as well.

"You have changed so much. I thought you would implement the iron-blooded policy after becoming the Wind Shadow." Shaz said.

Gaara nodded, then shook his head.

"That was true initially."

"When you asked me that time if I wanted to fight for the position of Kazekage, my idea was that I would no longer be treated as a pure weapon or a tool. As long as I could become Kazekage, I would be able to control my own destiny. "

"But after I became the acting Kazekage and learned about the situation in the village..."

Ugh……

Gaara suddenly let out another long sigh.

"Did you know? Sunagakure Village... doesn't have many children anymore."

Shaz's heart moved: "You don't want to give birth, but you don't dare to give birth?"

"Yes." Gaara nodded: "Some died before they were born, and some died not long after they were born. Even those who survived... life is very difficult, especially for ordinary people."

Hearing Gaara talk about such a heavy topic, Kakashi suddenly felt that the fruit shaved ice in his hand was no longer sweet.

"I want to change."

"Children are innocent. They shouldn't have to suffer like this just because they were born in the Country of Wind and in Sunagakure Village!"

for the children?

Shaz mused.

Is this some kind of empathy for Gaara? Because you experienced a bad childhood, you don’t want this misfortune to continue to repeat?

"Have you never thought about building roads yourself?"

"How not!"

Gaara suddenly raised his voice, but it fell down instantly.

"But it's useless. When building a road in the desert, you don't even need wind and sand. It will collapse on its own after a while."

"Even some hard ground will be buried by wind and sand before long...or be torn apart by weathering."

"We build roads every year. The existing dilapidated roads that you dislike so much are the result of our efforts. Otherwise, those roads would not survive half a year."

Schatz:…

For some reason, even though Gaara was saying very sad things, Shaz just wanted to laugh.

Shaz's face turned dark because he was holding back, and those who didn't know might have thought he was worried.

"Well...actually...I know one...no, two...no, three feasible ways to build roads."

Gaara:! ! !

With a plop, Shaz was directly pushed down on the bed by Gaara.

"tell me!"

Shaz came back to his senses and rubbed his fingers: "Money~"

"How much do you want? Forget it, I'll take you to the warehouse and you can get it yourself!"

Kakashi:  …

cough cough...

Out of concern for Shaz's integrity, Kakashi had no choice but to remind him... and stop him by the way.

Shaz glanced at Kakashi, then patted Gaara's arm to signal him to get up from him.

"The road built with my plan will be great, but it also means that you can march quickly through this road, so I need to ask Konoha for instructions."

"And you have to agree to a few conditions."

Gaara had calmed down by now.

"Say." Gaara said.

"The first thing is money, of course. I don't ask for much. After all, I only give out ideas and don't work. The price is 30 billion."

Gaara: "Okay."

"Second, Konoha can monitor this road, and conduct moderate surveillance outside Sunagakure Village in the Land of Wind... to be specific... half of the road."

Gaara frowned. He personally didn't object to this, and it wasn't a threat to Sunagakure Village, but... it would damage the face of Sunagakure Village.

"I need to discuss it with them...but I personally agree," Gaara said.

Shaz was suddenly a little surprised. He didn't expect that Gaara not only changed his thoughts a lot, but also learned this kind of speaking skills!