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A black figure slowly walked through the forest. Sunlight sprinkled down from the sky, forming dappled light spots on the ground through the dense leaves. This person was Wu, who had just left the Land of Cherry Blossoms.
At this moment, Wu had removed his half-shattered mask, revealing his handsome face. His black long hair subtly covered his right eye, and the long hair at the back of his head was tied with a thin string.
This person was Mizu from five years ago. Unconsciously, five years had passed, and Mizu's changes were quite significant. His appearance had transformed from a tender child into a handsome youth, with a hint of maturity and the marks of time on his face.
His height had also grown considerably, now around 170 centimeters, already close to the normal height of an adult. Of course, his strength had also undergone earth-shattering changes compared to before.
Recalling the scene in the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo's Estate just now, Mizu felt a wave of helplessness. Of course, it wasn't due to money. The Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo's remuneration was quite generous,
and the payment had been delivered to Mizu's hands in full. After all, the Land of Cherry Blossoms was a very wealthy country, and this money was nothing to the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo.
However, after handing the money to Mizu, the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo made a new request. He hoped that Mizu could reside in the Land of Cherry Blossoms to serve as the bodyguard for Princess Goto Yukari of the Land of Cherry Blossoms,
and also hoped that Mizu could join the Land of Cherry Blossoms Ninja Village to enhance its strength and serve the Land of Cherry Blossoms. Naturally, the remuneration was also extremely generous.
Currently, due to its own development being extremely inconsistent with its military strength, the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo finally made a decision after this kidnapping incident: to vigorously develop the nation's ninja forces.
However, since they were only just beginning to develop, they had fallen too far behind other countries. It was too late to catch up to the footsteps of other villages, because many surrounding nations were eyeing the Land of Cherry Blossoms, and they would not give the Land of Cherry Blossoms this development time.
So, if they wanted to protect the interests of the Land of Cherry Blossoms and avoid the invasion of war, then increasing national strength to deter other countries was the only way.
But what if there was no time now? There was only one solution: recruit mercenaries!!! That's right, it meant absorbing Rogue Ninja wandering the Ninja World to join and serve the Land of Cherry Blossoms.
This was the fastest way to enhance national military strength. Although these Rogue Ninja were not as strong as the Great Nation Ninja, they were not inferior to the Small Nations Ninja,
and these Rogue Ninja lived by licking blood from the blade, possessing a ferocity that ordinary Small Ninja Villages Ninja did not have.
And this was also a good choice for those mercenaries. What did they wander the Ninja World for? It was for money, for survival. Now they could not only get a substantial reward but also find a place to settle down. Why not?
As for offending other ninja villages? For those who lived by licking blood from the blade, there was nothing to fear. Their interests were paramount to them. In the past, when walking the Ninja World, they tolerated the ninja of those villages simply because they were weak and feared retaliation.
But now, after joining the Land of Cherry Blossoms, they were also considered ninja of a ninja village, and they had also united with other recruited Rogue Ninja,
so there was nothing more to fear. After all, the strength of those Small Ninja Villages and Great Ninja Nations was worlds apart.
This method was extremely effective and could quickly compensate for the Land of Cherry Blossoms' military deficiencies in the shortest amount of time.
Of course, the expenditure for this method would definitely be enormous, but the Land of Cherry Blossoms now lacked nothing but money. What they lacked was the power and time to protect their own country.
As for loyalty, that could be slowly cultivated. Although the risk was relatively high, compared to being conquered by other countries, this risk was nothing.
As for requesting help from the Five Great Nations, the Land of Cherry Blossoms didn't even consider it. Ultimately, it was a matter of distrust. If the Small Nations were biting dogs, then the Five Great Nations were ferocious jackals.
Spending money to seek help from the Five Great Nations could very likely be inviting wolves into their home, which was something the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo absolutely could not accept.
None of those who could become one of the Five Great Nations were not ruthless individuals.
Thinking of this, Mizu smiled slightly. This was indeed the fastest way to form combat power. Money makes the world go round, let alone people. Through the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo's narration,
he already knew that the Land of Cherry Blossoms was secretly recruiting Rogue Ninja. When the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo tried to recruit him then, he politely refused.
However, the Daimyo obviously valued him greatly, saying to him: "The gates of the Land of Cherry Blossoms will always be open for you."
Mizu knew that the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo not only valued his strength but also his potential. A ninja with such strong power at such a young age was simply not something ordinary Rogue Ninja could possess.
According to Goto Yukari, he had effortlessly dealt with the three Jonin without much effort. This kind of strength already belonged to a genius among geniuses.
The Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo might not understand ninja very well, but he knew the deterrent power of Jonin-level ninja. Just for this point, the Land of Cherry Blossoms Daimyo greatly valued him.
And when he left, Goto Yukari's slightly flushed cheeks and reluctant gaze also made him feel a bit helpless.
However, Mizu did not rule out the possibility of joining the Land of Cherry Blossoms. In the future, he might also need a place to belong, because his enemy was Konoha. Relying on him alone would be difficult to cause devastating damage to Konoha; he would need a force to assist him.
Walking and pondering some future problems, there was also one thing that must be done in his future plans, and that was to return to the Land of Water to take revenge on the Fourth Mizukage.
Although his father died from severe injuries and physical collapse due to forcibly using the Mangekyo Sharingan, all of this was caused by the Fourth Mizukage.
Because the Fourth Mizukage was very likely being manipulated, he did not plan to retaliate against Hidden Mist Village, but the Fourth Mizukage, the culprit, must die!!
Just then, Mizu's steps suddenly stopped, his eyes instantly becoming extremely cold and sharp. He said faintly: "Someone actually dares to have ideas about me, truly courting death!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, "Whoosh!! Whoosh!! Whoosh!!!", the sound of rushing air immediately echoed through the forest. Over a dozen black figures moved through the trees, surrounding Mizu.
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