[Naruto] Survival Records of the Warring States Period

[Aosuke is a poor ninja who can't do anything well. On this day, he was assigned by his clan to protect the great name of this country.

"Aosuke, there is going to be a war between the other country and this country," the clan leader said to him. "You have to take on the heavy responsibility in this war and protect the daimyo of this country."

Aosuke was eager to give it a try. He was very excited to receive such an important task for the first time: "I will risk my life to complete the task, clan leader!"

"This is the first time I see a daimyo going to the battlefield together!"

The clan leader interrupted Sosuke: "The daimyo will be waiting for our good news in the capital."

"Ah... Then I, can't I go to the battlefield?" Aosuke asked in frustration.

"Protecting the daimyo is also an important task!"

The clan leader knew that Sosuke would lose his life in vain if he went to the battlefield. In order to appease him, he told him that staying in the capital to protect the daimyo was a very difficult task.

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"As a novel in which the protagonist is a ninja, the professionalism is too poor. Also, here -" Boss Acong looked through the manuscript you gave him, shaking his head as he read it. He turned to the book "Ninja Sosuke" During the mission, he rescued a charcoal seller who was unconscious in the woods. He knocked on the table with his hand, "Where does the ninja on the mission find the time to save people? He should be following the daimyo every step of the way!"

You: "...I am not a ninja, and I am not writing "The Wrong Life of Ninja Koyuki"."

The boss complained for a moment, then argued: "Haven't you read so many novels about ninjas?"

"Are you referring to "Kusa no Ninja", in which the protagonist fights against thousands of enemies on the battlefield and single-handedly repels the five-nation ninja coalition and the Daimyos of the Land of Grass jointly rule the land and dominate the Warring States Period, or is it about two Daimyos who turn against each other to fight for the protagonist and compose a tragic song of national subjugation at the end? "Ninja Luo Yingshou" in which the protagonist becomes a monk?"

The more the boss listened, the more headache he got. The veins on his forehead throbbed violently. He pressed his forehead with his palm a few times, closed his eyes and said, "That's why I never read ninja novels."

"If you don't read it, then don't find fault. What we write is not a ninja documentary." Articles about infrastructure construction, articles about upgrading, and articles about charming be aesthetics. These themes have a large audience, otherwise these books would not be available. Put it on the bookshelf waiting for someone to borrow it or buy it.

A few decades later, there was only one person who could honestly write documentary ninja literature, but in the end, the author became popular in the Ninja Land by writing.

"Except for ninjas, how can a war between one country be such a child's play!" The boss was speechless. He turned over two more pages, pointed and asked.

[The battle between that country and this country originated from the daimyo of that country building a hot spring.

After the daimyo of this country heard that the daimyo of another country had diverted water to build a hot spring palace, he said to his ministers: "What the other country has, this country should also have." On this grounds, he wanted to overhaul the palace.

The ministers of this country persuaded the daimyo: "That country is a hot spring town, and it takes very little to divert water to surround the hot springs. It would be very difficult for this country to dig out a hot spring and build a palace."

Simply put, there is not enough money.

So the daimyo of this country said, "Then go to that country to cultivate."

The two countries went to war. 】

You nodded in agreement: "There is indeed a problem. After all, the Country of Fire suddenly went to war with the Country of Wind three years ago, but there was no reason at all."

There is no real magic in the novel.

Boss A Cong: "..."

You asked again: "Boss, do you still look at it? If you don't look at it, I'll take it away."

You started writing this manuscript three years ago at the suggestion of Miss Keiko. Only when you were in a bad mood or were stimulated, you would slowly write some content, and you continued to write until now to fill in the ending.

Boss Acong knew that you were curious and borrowed it to read after you finished writing it, because you said you wrote a story about ninjas and ordinary people.

Now it seems that this manuscript is just right for you to vent your emotions, but it is a bit unbearable for the boss.

The boss raised his hand as a sign of restraint and quickly turned back.

As he turned to the last few pages, his speed became slower and slower. When he finished reading the ending, he raised his blank eyes to look at you.

"You really hate ninjas, right?" Boss A Cong asked in a positive tone.

You thought about it for a long time before you remembered some vague memories. You told Taro and others a bedtime story that made them cry. Later, you relayed it to your boss, who asked similar questions.

You asked in surprise: "How could it be? A ninja saved my life, boss!"

Boss: "Aosuke's mission failed, he is the protagonist."

At the end of the story, the daimyo of this country and the other country gathered together for peace talks. After the daimyo of the two countries had a great time talking about the transfer of interests, Tantaro, an ordinary person whose life was saved by Sosuke, froze to death in order to take his place. His family took revenge, drove Aosuke away, disguised himself as an ordinary attendant and sneaked into the conference room to kill the two daimyo.

By the time Sosuke arrived, it was too late and his mission had failed.

The lame ninja never completed his mission after all.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Although he is the protagonist, Tantaro is also the protagonist."

"And I just want Tantaro to kill the daimyo. Sosuke is just a bad ninja!" You said your heart out, relying on the fact that this was the one-person office of Azong's boss and no one else could hear it.

Boss A Cong: "..."

"You really haven't thought about making money from it," Boss A Cong handed the manuscript back to you. It was obvious that no publisher would dare to publish this ending. "Do you want to change the ending?"

You take the manuscript back and ask, "Why do you want to change it? If I change it, I won't be happy if others are happy."

After thinking for a while, you added: "Don't worry, boss, I will burn it when I get back, and no one will get hold of it."

After all, it is about the killing of daimyo by common people, which can be called a treasonous content. If someone who is interested knows about it, you can directly mention the immovable property of Fengxingsuo.

Boss Acong waved his hand and asked you to go out: "Okay, go and do your work."

You hold the manuscript and exit the single-room office filled with cat toys.

——Boss A Cong has successfully transformed in the past three years, completing the transformation from an ordinary boss to a large publisher. Even the printing factory has his investment. The bookstore and publishing business have been divided into two stores. The bookstore is still open to external businesses. The separate store for the publishing business can be regarded as the prototype of a publishing house, but both are called Qingshui Bookstore.

In terms of publishing, Qingshui Bookstore currently mainly publishes different types of magazines that publish short stories and full-length serial novels. At the same time, another major publisher in the town, Gushuang Bookstore, is mainly engaged in the March issue of Flower Street summary books. The list of oirans and detailed locations is included. [1]

You breathed a sigh of relief after knowing that Boss A Cong was not going to compete with Guzhuang Bookstore for the distribution market of this kind of publications.

It's one thing to argue or not. Although you are only thinking about making money, the money feels hot to your hands no matter what.

Due to printing technical problems, the various grass magazines currently published by Qingshui Bookstore are divided into monthly and quarter units. The former is a sub-issue and the latter is a regular issue.

While you are responsible for the book rental and sales of the bookstore, you are also responsible for the arrangement of artists and manuscripts for each issue of the publishing house's magazines except adult magazines. Therefore, you already have more than a dozen employees who are called editors, and they are in contact with each other. Different artists and authors.

Non-magazine publications are handled by other employees under Boss A Cong. You belong to different departments and have not met each other very often.

With the expansion of the bookstore, the bookstore has also recruited many apprentices. What Boss A Cong recently means is to let you see if the bookstore has suitable employees, hand over the accounting and personnel management aspects of the bookstore, and focus on publications. Don’t run the business here anymore.

You will also be happy to be free, after all, your salary will not drop. When I first came to the bookstore as an apprentice, I just wanted to earn money and avoid starving to death. Who knew that the bookstore would become bigger and bigger, and there would be more and more things to do.

It is indeed nice to be happy that wages have increased, but overtime has gradually become the norm, which has caused your family's moving plan to be delayed.

When you come home from a long day's work, it's already dark.

What is comforting is that your family is finally willing to use oil lamps. Although it will not burn for long, at least it will be lit waiting for you to come home.

On your way home, you passed by Yumi's house and heard Auntie Ahao arguing with her husband.

Three years have passed, and Auntie Ahao’s voice is still full of energy. It was obvious that the neighbors could hear it.

You hesitated for a moment and shouted "I'm back" when you opened the door. The quarrel next door stopped for a few seconds and then started again.

"...Then you can't blame me for eavesdropping." You whispered, closing the door and blocking Acai and Taro who were rushing towards you.

Ah Cai announced the good news to you with bright eyes: "Sister, the cabbage you planted is ready to eat!"

Taro argued on the side: "Sister, what I planted is sweet!"

It's cabbage that I bought seeds and planted in the yard.

When you saw the expressions on their faces that they wanted you to judge them, you felt bad and immediately said, "It doesn't matter who bought the seeds. The seeds I bought will be sweet when grown."

A Cai:?

Taro:?

"Okay, remember to put away all the vegetables. We will be moving out in a few days." You stopped smiling and warned the two of them.

My mother was polishing mother-of-pearl hair combs and hairpins by the lamp. The luster of the hair accessories under the candlelight was gentle but not dazzling. These were products that were ready to be sold in the store.

You and your mother discussed it some time ago. Now that your family has enough savings, you can invest in a shop. The most important thing is that you can also move out of the long house that is becoming increasingly cramped.

As Taro and Acai grew older, it became increasingly inconvenient to live in the same room.

Ah Cai squatted next to you and asked, "Will you come back after you move away?"

"No reply." You said while checking your younger siblings' homework.

"Then will daddy not be able to find us?"

You replied smoothly: "Dad is not coming back."

"..."

You bit your tongue and raised your head stiffly. In the silence, the voice of Auntie Ahao next door added a lot of popularity.

Acai and Taro stared at you with confused eyes, and even Aqin’s mother put down her work and looked at you.

Three years ago, during the peace talks between the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind, someone sent back the final payment promised by Cheap Dad. Cheap Dad could not even find his body. It was said that he died in an unknown place in the Country of Sichuan.

Together with the three small coins that my dad brought home before departure, there are four or two small coins in total for one life.

You read the letter and your mother can’t hide it from you. The two little children never knew clearly. They only knew that their father had not come home yet.

"Xiaoxue..." Aqin's mother frowned slightly and hesitated to speak.

"Dad died on the battlefield and will never come back." You looked at the two children, hesitated, and said with a stiff face.

"Same as sister Yumi?"

Yumei never came back after she left three years ago, and there was no news from her.

You took a deep breath: "No."

"Just like the bird you saw freezing to death on the roadside before. People can never wake up like that after they die." You used a bad metaphor.

Taro asks you: "Is dying a good thing or a bad thing?"

"I can never eat what I want to eat, I can never see the people I want to see, and I can never say what I want to say. What do you think?"

They stopped talking.

You feel like you are going crazy, why are you here answering these questions.