[Comprehensive master Naruto] The daimyo of the country of fire is in a panic

In the natural environment, due to the pressure of survival, lion brothers often share territories by living in groups, assist each other, and obtain resources more efficiently.The brothers began to learn hunting knowledge together as cubs. As adults, they formed a male lion alliance to guard the territory together, sharing weal and woe, and supporting each other in life and death.

This is true for animals, not to mention humans?

As the second son of the leader of the Senju Clan, Tobirama has known his position in the family since he was a child. He must obey the clan rules at first and control his younger brother and subordinates at second.The eldest son Hashirama has the strength to become the future clan leader. The clan has already acquiesced that he will be the leader of the next generation. Tobirama has no other choice. He needs to assist his elder brother, help him improve the various plans he leads, and help him maintain relations with other forces.

After 11 years of accumulated brotherhood, coupled with Tobirama's deliberate observation and attention, is there anyone in the world who understands Hashirama better than Tobirama?He can easily guess what the elder brother is thinking - for example, where will the elder brother be doing now?Tobirama didn't even need to use the Sensing Ninjutsu, the answer was already there.

"So you went to the gambling stall to find me?" Hashirama straightened up, wiped off the sweat on his forehead and pouted with dissatisfaction, "Tch, is my promise so untrustworthy in your eyes?"

At this time, the two of them were standing in a field that had been carefully turned over. The wind was light and the clouds were clear. The sun was shining warmly on the earth. Hashirama's hands and feet were stained with soil, and his sweat almost flowed into streams. It was obvious that he had been tilled. for a long time.

This is a grain field to the north of Qingxi Village. Standing here, you can already hear the music of the flowing river in the distance. Several young farmers in headscarves are fertilizing the adjacent rice fields along the river. They work in pairs, one with a Sprinkle the powder carefully with a clay pot, and spread the fertilizer evenly with a wooden farm tool.Hearing the young ninja's conversation, they all turned around and saluted the two.

Tobirama returned the gift from a distance and expressed his apology to Hashirama frankly: "I wrongly blamed you, brother. It seems that you finally understand that gambling is not a good habit and you must continue to do so."

Hashirama flattened his mouth: "Listen to your tone! Sometimes I even doubt that you are actually my brother."

"You're talking nonsense again," Tobirama took out the scroll, "A letter from Father——"

"Ah ah ah, I won't listen, I won't listen!" Hashirama's hair stood on end, and he quickly crossed his legs and jumped away like a large jumping frog. His bare feet collapsed the ridges he had plowed, which made him feel heartbroken. cried: "Oh! I'm going to lose the bet this time!"

Tobirama caught the key words: "Lost the bet?"

Hashirama's tone weakened: "...Zhuang Ma and I are competing to see who can turn over the soil and sort out the field ridges the fastest. The loser will pick up manure for ten days..."

However, he quickly regained his momentum: "This is not gambling, it is a competition. It can... what? Yes! It can 'stimulate production enthusiasm'."

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud noise came from the rows of willows marking the field boundary on the west side: "The art of doubling! Boo--"

The ground shook, and Hashirama introduced: "That is a secret technique passed down by the Akida family. It can temporarily expand part of the body or the whole body, greatly strengthening the body's strength. The strong horse made a super-large wooden rake, and a tree grew. The tree is two trees wide and must weigh as much as four people. He can plow seven or eight deep furrows by dragging the thing back and forth from the field alone. The progress is extremely fast!"

Before Tobirama could open his mouth, he took out some tree seeds from his pocket and formed the seal to cast Wood Release: "But I think his method is not meticulous enough. The ridges he created are too high and too wide, so they are not suitable for planting millet at all. There are enough trees.”

Hashirama made a seal with one hand and held the seed in the other hand. He stared at the land in front of him and stimulated the flow of chakra in his body. Tobirama could feel the endless flow of power.Branches as thick as an adult's arm overflowed from his hand, and dug into the ground with fangs and claws. They writhed in the pure black soil like an earth dragon, stirring up waves of soil.

The farmers in the neighboring fields did not know when to put down their work, watching the situation here carefully, whispering to each other in low voices, and casting surprised glances.

Compared to the earth-shattering power of the Akimichi family's doubling technique, Hashirama's wooden escape only made a friction sound like reptile scales.Tobirama was in awe: "Is this a newly developed technique? Brother, your chakra control level has reached a new level."

Hashirama exhausted the vitality of all the seeds, watched their fragments disappear between his fingers, clapped his hands and picked up the hair sticking to his face: "Huh? Really? I didn't think about it that way, I just discovered that the previous method of applying the technique does seem to deplete the soil fertility. If I directly supply the source of life to the seeds, it will not happen. In short, the closer to the target of the technique, the easier it is to control."

Tobirama thought thoughtfully: "The reason is very simple, but I didn't realize it before. Maybe that technique should..."

"Are you thinking about your space ninjutsu?" Hashirama pulled his hair, "It seems it's time for us to get haircuts."

Tobirama has long been used to his elder brother's out-of-the-box thinking: "Yes, it can be used in other ways. Is it time to think about it, should I use a kunai or a knife?"

Hashirama waved his hands repeatedly: "They all said that maybe we should try to dress up as samurai, so that the daimyo would be more likely to entrust us with political affairs when they see us, instead of still using us as mercenaries. Otherwise, I'd better grow it longer and tie it up. Like Toramaru."

Tobirama raised an eyebrow: "'Them'? Brother, you are not someone who will be affected by public opinion."

"Okay, okay," Hashirama touched his nose guiltily, "Madara said it."

Tobirama emphasized clearly: "This time in Father's letter——"

Hashirama raised his voice to cover him, and ran away: "Hey, look, I've finished handling the things in the field! I have to tell the strong horse to let him pick manure, hahaha! Then! Then I have to go Let’s watch the newly made cement! I’m very busy! If you believe me, just keep it! You can reply as you please! I believe you, Tobirama!”

Watching the figure disappearing away, Tobirama stayed where he was, clutching the scroll, and sighed silently.

Hashirama really didn't have the confidence to open his father's letter, so he had to stay away and pretend it didn't exist.In the eyes of his father, Buddha, and the elders of the clan, Hashirama has made dozens of mistakes since he came to Damingju Castle, including not reporting what he knew, colluding with enemies, negotiating with superiors, and disobeying orders. Almost any crime except treason.If it weren't for the daimyo's favor for him, and if it wasn't for the face of Sakahara and others that needed to be taken into consideration, his father would have brought him back for questioning.

Fortunately, there are many poor guys who are in the same situation as Hashirama.

A factory was built on the northwest side of the village near the forest, and a wall was built in a circle. Four brick square pillars were exposed on the top of the wall. Smoke filled the inside and outside of the wall. Several small cargo ships were flowing down the unknown river. Baskets of gray and white stones were dumped on the shore, and they soon piled up into two hills.The hill slowly flows towards more than a dozen stone mills connected to waterwheels, and the ground powder is sent into the wall.

Hashirama jumped up to the top of the wall out of habit, and just as he was about to look down, dozens of shurikens were inserted from the blind corner unexpectedly.

"Don't do anything, it's a friendly party-" Hyuga Masanori's voice came.

"His Highness said that we must ensure that the technology is kept confidential, and even friendly parties cannot pry at will." Quan Nai's voice spoke righteously.

Hashirama stood by the wall doing pull-ups: "Can you please tell me how to get in?"

Izuna looked up and smiled: "Next time, I should also embed some shurikens on the top of the wall."

Hinata Masanori looked at the little Uchiha covered in thorns in confusion, closed his eyes and replied seriously: "You have to register at the main entrance. Wait a moment, I will take you there."

Hashirama didn't refuse. When he let go and landed on the ground, Hinata Masanori climbed over the wall as light as a swallow.The Hyugas always keep a certain distance from everyone, giving people a feeling as cold as the snow in their north. This is the first time Hyuga Masanori takes the initiative to talk to Hashirama.Hashirama followed him and pointed at his back: "Where is your long hair?"

Hyuga Masanori seemed uncomfortable with his attention: "...put it in his collar."

Hashirama shrank his neck unbearably: "It's so hot, you'll get prickly heat. Prickly heat grows on your back and it's hard to scratch. It feels so sore when you sweat. If you lie down to sleep, it will still itch. I can't sleep in the middle of the night." When I get up, I will be bitten by mosquitoes again, and then it will become even more itchy!”

As he spoke, he danced and scratched his back like a baboon catching lice.

Hyuga Masanori's expression was dull, as if he had given up on something. He didn't say a word until the two of them walked around the wall and passed the guard post and entered the field.

After entering the first door, you are faced with five stone mills pulled by mules and horses on the left and right. A team of workers are pushing the carts to bring stones from the inner courtyard and bring them to the millstones to grind them into pieces. There are still people going there. Another unknown powder was added to the rotating grinder, causing a burst of dust to rise during the movement.

Hashirama was fascinated. He vaguely saw Madara's figure flashing past the crowd in the haze, and couldn't help shouting: "Madara——"

"Don't bother my brother, he has a mission. You come with me." Izanna replaced Hyuga Masanori at some point, curled her lips and handed him a handkerchief.

Although Hashirama was curious about the production process of new things, he also knew the importance of keeping new technologies secret. He suppressed a series of questions in his heart and just looked around.

In the second courtyard are four brick fire kilns. There are three or four bare-chested workers adding charcoal to the kiln. When a shovelful of black lumps are shoveled down, golden-red flames shoot out.Madara was squatting by the furnace door, his face flushed with heat, and his mouth was dry as he communicated with the elderly craftsman next to him: "...When the flame is this color, it is about [-] degrees, and it has to rise further. Two hundred degrees, close the oven door..."

He didn't realize that Hashirama was passing by him at all. Hashirama stood there for a while and listened to his technical discussion with the old craftsman on controlling the furnace temperature, and then quietly continued to move forward with Izuna.

There was a relatively empty space behind the third door, with sand, stones, bricks, and some gray-black solid fragments scattered all over the ground.The most eye-catching thing is the daimyo, who is crossing his fingers to his mouth in a pious gesture, watching a craftsman mix the ash and water into a paste, apply it carefully on a flat stone, and then put another piece on it. The stone was glued on and pressed a little harder.

Hashirama heard the daimyo reciting a few words back and forth like a mantra: "... Limestone and clay are ground into powder, and then calcined in a shaft kiln at a high temperature of [-] degrees for about three hours at a ratio of three to one. The clinker obtained is fine. After grinding, it is mixed with retarder gypsum powder to obtain Portland cement..."

"The temperature controlled by the craftsmen cannot meet the requirements. It has failed many times before. My brother combined his experience in fire escape and proposed that he help. He helped burn this furnace." Quan Nai pointed to the discarded materials on the ground and whispered. explain.

"It always feels weird to do something like this with ninjutsu." He muttered more quietly.

As time passed slowly, the adhesive in the middle of the stone seemed to dry and harden.The craftsman was sweating under the daimyo's direct gaze. He picked up a stone on top with trembling hands and shook it carefully.

The shouts of workers outside and the sound of millstones turning became increasingly clear, and the daimyo's red eyes were about to bulge with bloodshot eyes.

The two stones were motionless.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the daimyo asked tentatively: "Use more strength?"

The craftsman shook it vigorously, then shook it, and finally even broke it off with his hands, but the two stones were still firmly stuck together.

"Successful!" The courtyard burst into cheers.

The daimyo took the two stones with a smile on his face and wiped the ordinary object again and again with his sleeves: "Rewards based on merit! The craftsmen responsible for firing will each receive a penny, and the worker responsible for the millstone will receive two hundred pence. The person in charge of transportation will be charged fifty cents extra, plus a rice ball for each meal!"

He held the stone and winked at Hashirama and Izuna: "Go ask Madara, what reward does he want?"