Konoha is also very enthusiastic today

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Help, when she discussed with her family to prevent the locust plague, it was more out of a precautionary mentality. She predicted that the locust plague would come in the next few years, but she didn't expect that it would come so quickly!

This news was too sudden. In this era when the news was not spread enough, it was after the ninjas on mission saw locusts crossing the farmland of other countries and calculated the movement routes of the locusts that they rushed back to inform them of the incident.

Along the way, this ninja witnessed human tragedies.

"When locusts pass by, not a blade of grass will grow." The few strokes in the book are words written by history made of blood and tears.

He saw countless farmers trying their best to drive away the locusts, but they were unable to fight back against the terrifying numbers. They could only kneel on the ground in despair, watching their year's hard work go up in flames. There were even some who were less able to bear it. , crying to the sky and grabbing the earth is considered an easy thing, and there are also those who can't stand the stimulation and faint on the ground, knocking their heads and bleeding... As long as they are not hard-hearted, no one will not be moved by this scene.

Other countries are things that other countries should worry about, and they have nothing to do with them.

They can only protect their territory. At the very least, they cannot let the place they have operated for so long be destroyed by these disasters.

It didn't take long for Konoha to calm down.

After all, there was nothing to panic about. It wasn't like she didn't have any countermeasures. She was just caught off guard by the sudden news.

She calculated the speed at which the locusts were moving, and three days before the locust disaster came, she asked Qian Shu Yishui to make announcements at the radio station.

Then - fully open the barrier.

Back then, Uzumaki Mito led the most elite barrier class and worked for several days and nights. It was time to show its effectiveness.

.........

On this day, everyone went out and stood at the border of the barrier, surrounded by a huge crowd of people.

They seemed to have witnessed a miracle.

At first, it was just a small black dot at the end of the field of vision.

Immediately afterwards, the black spots spread into pieces, getting bigger and bigger, flying over at extremely fast speeds.

In the clear blue sky, a large dark cloud seemed to appear. This dark cloud fell from the sky and pressed on the ground, greedily eating all the plants and trampling on the fruits of people's labor.

Seeing the locust swarm getting closer and closer to their side, even though they knew that the barrier existed, their instinct as farmers for many years still filled their hearts with fear, and they couldn't help but take a step back.

The locusts moved very fast, and in almost a few breaths, they flew to the border of Konoha's territory.

Then——they all stuck to the barrier cover.

When the locusts have not touched it, the barrier is invisible and colorless, and ordinary people cannot see or touch it. After all, this is a barrier specifically designed to deal with insect plagues.

However, the moment the locusts approached, the barrier was awakened, and circles of ripples appeared on the transparent barrier, which shimmered under the refraction of the sun.

The transparent barrier seemed to turn into a semi-circular dome, firmly protecting the entire territory, and the locust swarm, unable to stop the car, hit the solid barrier head-on.

At that moment, it was like a huge arc-shaped locust film appeared in mid-air. A few seconds later, a rain of locusts began to cover the sky.

Locusts don't have chakra like humans. After all, they are just insects. How can they break into the barrier? It is still the top barrier of the Uzumaki family.

There was no braking, and an unknown number of locusts knocked him alive, causing him to faint and die in the mud at the border.

The common people who witnessed all this process: "..."

A young man opened his mouth blankly, and his tone was a little erratic: "So... we here are really blessed by gods, right?"

God, deity.

Yes, this is a miracle, an absolute miracle...

The common people, who had just woken up from a dream, bent down one after another, knelt on their knees, and devoutly knocked their foreheads to the ground, making three clear knocks.

Konoha stood on the high platform of the noble house and felt relieved after seeing this situation.

"Can we wait a few more days to remove the barrier?"

Senju Isui asked softly.

Konoha shook his head: "No... this is just the first wave. We can't predict how long this locust plague will last. Whether there will be insects coming later, the barrier will last about another week. The chakra input before is enough. Right?"

"Enough." Senju Yishui said.

Isn't it enough... The people of the Senju family, if they have anything to do, they will run to the edge of the barrier to lose chakra. Let alone a week, it won't be a problem for another month.

"That's good."

As soon as they said that, they both fell silent again. The ninja's eyesight was very good. Even from such a distance, he could clearly see the commotion of the crowd at the edge of the barrier.

Senju Yishui's eyes were silent for a while. She hesitated and asked in a low voice: "These locusts...will they stay with us in the future?"

"Of course not. The insect swarm cannot enter our territory. After the attempt fails, their large forces should move their route, bypass our territory, and continue to plunder towards the west."

"..."

Senju Isui tasted a different meaning from his silence. Konoha glanced at her and sighed: "Issui, you have to know that natural disasters are inevitable. All we can do is try our best. Reduce the damage...and we can only take care of ourselves, people in other countries are also suffering, but that is not what we should consider."

"I know, and I'm not sympathizing." Senju Isui pursed her lips. She was still a ninja no matter what, so she understood the truth. "I was just thinking that the coverage area of ​​this locust plague is not small, and it is mobile. The route is to the west... They are going deep into the interior, and the rural farmland of other countries cannot be protected by barriers like ours. As a result, other countries - no, including the Fire Country, there will be large-scale disasters. Let’s cut production to a large extent.”

Konoha raised his head in surprise, stared at Senju Issui, and responded: "That's right. This is a long-lasting and inevitable phenomenon. After the locust plague, there will be a large famine, which will definitely consume the national strength of those countries. , leaving them empty inside.”

"And we have avoided this locust plague, and the previous farming plan allowed us to double our autumn harvest... We can also take this opportunity to trade with foreign countries to further weaken them and close the gap between us."

That may be too cold-blooded.

But from the perspective of a superior, this is indeed the case.

This locust plague has more advantages than disadvantages for Konoha.

Natural disasters are hated and feared by everyone, but as long as you are brave enough, you can take advantage of them.

A faint smile appeared on Konoha's lips, and she stretched out her hand to catch the fiery red maple leaf.

"Yishui, you know, I have calculated it."

"……what?"

Konoha played with the roots of the fallen maple, stared at the texture on the leaves, and said softly: "I have calculated it - when the space is two-thirds full, it will be enough for our Hidden Leaf Village to be self-sufficient, and we will also No longer need to rely on the so-called daimyo, be subject to the tasks issued by the nobles, and be trapped in the mental prison of ninjas being tools."

"Then, combined with our harvest last year, I compared it with this year's estimated output."

Konoha opened his lips, exhaled softly, swept away the fallen maple in his hand, let it fall with the wind, and buried it on the grass.

"In addition, we have developed so many industries this year and put them into the trade market in exchange for food."

"There are also tax exemptions for daimyo."

The smile on Konoha's face deepened, even to the point where small dimples appeared.

“It’s really incredible—that we achieved our goal just like that.”

When she first calculated it, she couldn't believe the conclusion.She also calculated it several times to make sure she didn't miss anything.

But no matter how many times it is calculated, the result is the same.

Unbelievable.

The volume of Narume's Infinite City was infinitely expanded in her mind.

When it comes to dealing with the harvest in her territory, in order to increase production and stockpile grain, she resorts to all kinds of tricks.

When Konoha sets stage goals, she always likes to set them as high as possible and then force herself to achieve them, so she didn't notice.

The sum of these staged goals actually reached the standard line that she thought was out of reach.

"Yishui, after this year's autumn, slowly, we won't have to be so low-key anymore."

The only thing that can restrain them is the daimyo. When this weakness disappears, why should they swallow their anger anymore?

Konoha is now more patient than ever.

In the eyes of Senju Isui, who could be called shocked and frightened, Konoha looked into the distance and slowly uttered earth-shaking words.

"The time for ninjas to truly step onto the stage of history is coming soon, just wait and see."

.........

As they expected, the locust plague lasted for an extremely long time, ravaging the area... It can be said that only the independent Water Country among the five major countries was spared.

The five major countries that are still mainly agricultural, including the Fire Nation, have all suffered huge damage and will not be able to recover for four or five years.

The first was the famine that swept the country.

The corpses of people who died of starvation were buried in the sea. The greatly reduced labor force gave the superiors a headache, not to mention the huge impact of famine on social stability. People who are extremely hungry will no longer think about obeying the law and the nature of beasts will return. The most primitive desire to fill their stomachs filled their minds, and people began to steal, kill, and rob, and some even attacked the same kind of people, exchanging children for food, and so on...

They had to ask other countries for help. However, at this time, every country was in dire straits. The only country in better condition, the Water Country, was in civil strife for unknown reasons. Who had extra food for them?

People's panic gradually spread and reached its peak.

At this time, Konoha finally stood up.

She first offered to sell food. When she was most nervous, no one cared about how high her prices were. Many countries made requests to buy food from her, but Konoha said she could only offer a little.

As soon as she said this, the grain she sold was auctioned like crazy, and the price skyrocketed.

After finally buying the food, there was an accident involving ninjas hired by other countries to rob them during transportation, so the buyer had to hire the most powerful ninja from the Hidden Leaf Village to escort their food.

At this time, the ninjas of Konoha Village also made demands for remuneration. They said that they had also been affected by the locust plague and reduced production. There was insufficient food storage in the village, so in terms of remuneration, they also wanted a share of the food.

Employer: Gan!

What can they do? If they don't hire them, they might all be snatched away. If they hire someone, part of it will be given to the Ninja Village...

After much deliberation, I chose the latter.

It's their hearts that are bleeding, bleeding