The Thousand Faces of Konoha's Weird Man

33 A world of flowing resources

"It's about taking the roots."

Saki raised his face and said hello to Aburame Takene. Guys like this who tied themselves to Danzo's chariot don't care about their identities being exposed at all. For them, strength is their best protection. , and Danzo is the foundation of the family's survival. Being able to wear a cat-face mask is already a rare concession made by Jigen for the sake of the team. This kind of guy who likes to show off his personality is not suitable for this kind of equipment at all.

"The elders have issued a summons order. All root members who have no missions must assemble immediately." There are so many elders in Konoha. Which elder gave the order? It must be Danzo.

"That's right," Zoji nodded. It seemed that something important had happened. However, there was no "documentation" that could be referenced for the story that happened during this time period, so Zoji could only take it one step at a time.

"I'll go right away."

In fact, Sakichi really wanted to ask what happened, but in half a year of training, he had developed the habit of obedience. People who are curious and suspicious will have very poor popularity in the root, and they will also be easily ostracized or even ostracized by Danzo. It's punishment.

It's just like the boss asking you "Are you free?"

Whether you are free or not, it is the wrong answer. Being free means that you are very busy at work and do not devote yourself to creating value for the unit or company; and if you answer that you are not free, it simply means that you have not paid attention to the leadership, which is almost He has already put on the small shoes on his feet.

The more versatile answer is "I'll be right there." If there is something that you need to deal with, you can immediately help the leader deal with urgent matters. This is a reflection of your self-worth. Answering this kind of true or false question with the third answer can often produce unexpected results. People who like to think will not be too miserable.

After Sakichi returned to "Root", more than a dozen people had gathered in the conference room. Except for members who were performing tasks outside the village or under surveillance, almost everyone in Root was gathered here, although there may be some absentees. Yes, after all, not everyone is so lucky to be notified in time. But the power gathered here cannot be underestimated, it is enough to fight a low-intensity encounter with other ninja villages.

Although there were many people, the atmosphere at the scene was not solemn. Even Danzo, who rarely appeared, had a calm expression on his face. Obviously this is a non-urgent task. Whether it is important or not depends on the content of the task.

It seemed that the manpower was almost gathered, so Danzo slammed the crutch in his hand onto the ground.

The dull sound of impact could be heard in the already quiet conference room. These guys wearing cat face masks even held their breath at this moment.

"The Daimyo's envoy is coming." Facing his men who were kneeling on the ground, Danzo told the purpose of the gathering concisely in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Wind," as Danzo called his name, Shanfeng stood up, "come with me to see him."

"Yes, my lord."

"Prisoner."

"Xiansuke."

As Danzo called his name one by one, the famous cat-faced ones stood up one after another and put the scrolls handed over by Danzo into their bags.

"Toruha."

Of course, Sakichi is also involved in this. Everyone is already familiar with Danzo's habits. Their tasks are clearly written on the task scroll. They can only be viewed by using the agreed-upon method of releasing the seal. This mode of task delivery is safe. The coefficient is quite high. Even if a ninja is attacked after receiving a mission, the opponent will get nothing because he cannot open the mission scroll. He may even be exposed by violently breaking the seal and be punished by the companions of the "unlucky attacker".

Of course, due to the lack of language communication, all ninjas who accept the mission will not have any knowledge of the mission itself in their minds. Even if they are captured alive, the other party will not be able to dig out anything useful before reading the mission scroll. This method of fragmenting mission intelligence is the most commonly used method by the ANBU to restrict the flow of information.

The members of Gen came and left even faster. After receiving the mission, they disappeared into the building. Most of them have a second identity, and long-term disappearance is not conducive to hiding their identities.

Returning to his empty home, Zoji unsealed the scroll in accordance with the law. The content of the task was surprisingly simple, but the difference was that the map that matched this task was quite exquisite.

Taking a closer look, isn't this a map near Konoha? After carefully reading the text on the scroll, Saki understood the content of his mission.

"It turned out to be a protection mission."

Nothing in the world can exist independently, and the same goes for towns, regions, and countries. It can be said that all the people in Konoha are soldiers. Even if there is a difference, the difference is definitely not big. With such a powerful armed force, the entire Konoha Village can almost be regarded as a fully armed military zone. However, its area is limited and it is surrounded by forests. So the people here eat, drink and use whatever they want. Is it difficult for Konoha ninjas to do so? They are all monkeys, so they can satisfy their hunger by eating leaves.

The gap between people is not that big yet. The only explanation is that Konoha's agricultural and industrial products basically rely on imports. In particular, strategic resources such as food and iron can definitely be guaranteed.

As for other higher-level things that are used to meet high-level material needs and spiritual needs, such as spices, clothing, utensils, vibrators, etc., if they cannot be self-sufficient, they need merchants. to satisfy. When Saki first came to this world, he relied on people like this to survive.

So the question is, how can this kind of army that is not engaged in production ensure an adequate supply of strategic materials? Is it robbery? The possibility is relatively low. First, there must be such a big dog for you to rob.

So, the correct answer is Fire Nation.

This is a symbiotic relationship. Konoha provides the Fire Nation with a guarantee of force, and the Fire Nation develops in a peaceful environment and feeds back Konoha. To give a more vivid example, the Hokage of Konoha is a high-ranking official of the country, while the daimyo of the Fire Country is the prime minister of the country. He does logistical work for the army and ensures that these ninjas who defend their country have food to eat and money to spend. , there are women.

Ahem, cross out the last one, not all ninjas have women.

In the near future, "official personnel" from the Country of Fire will transport necessary strategic materials to Konoha, and Sakichi's job is to ensure the safety of the transportation process, at least to ensure the safety of the transportation team on the stretch of road he is responsible for.

In fact, usually under such circumstances, there will be a genuine Hokage to organize this kind of reception and protection work, and it is not the turn of guys like Danzo who specialize in doing dirty work to show their faces and jump up and down. But you can't help Danzo and want to gain a sense of presence in front of such people. His obsession with the position of Hokage has become Danzo's nightmare. He will contact and fight for any force that may support him to become Hokage. .

There are chances of hooking up with famous people, but there is absolutely no chance of such a natural "hooking up". If Danzo really blatantly and loudly "sends gifts" to the daimyo, Hiruzen Sarutobi would not need to do anything to move to the top management of Konoha represented by Koharu and Mito Kaden, in order to ensure the status and "election" of the Hokage. I am afraid that Danzo will not let go of this guy who wants to "save the country through curves".

It's not okay to go there secretly. Although Sarutobi Hiruzen is soft-hearted, he is definitely not a fool. While Danzo is monitoring him, isn't he monitoring Danzo? If possible, this kind of guy who has been sitting in the position of Hokage for long enough will not mind catching him. Find some excuse and put Danzo under house arrest forever. This is how Sarutobi Hiruzen behaves. In order to prevent his "good friend" and "good comrade-in-arms" from making mistakes, this kind of house arrest is his "love" for him.

"So, it's another very idle mission." Danzo just wants to show off his muscles and sense of presence in front of the messenger, so Sakichi's mission is just to show his face around the team while wearing a mask. Can. If it was really dangerous, it would be the real ninjas under Sarutobi Hiruzen who would attack first, and he, a half-assed ANBU, wouldn't be able to get there.

"The Hokage Rock has been hollowed out. I really don't understand how much strategic materials Konoha has stored." Maybe Sarutobi Hiruzen was not a qualified Hokage during the war years, but it is undeniable that Konoha prospered and developed during his reign. In his golden stage, from the perspective of people's livelihood, he was quite accomplished.