Chapter 346: Rock Ninja Attack

The weather in October was clear and cloudless, and the air seemed to be filled with the scent of ripe fruits.

Mei Terumi sat motionless in her chair, quickly organizing her words in her mind. This was her first time speaking in a small meeting, and she absolutely could not allow any mistakes.

"According to the intelligence from the Anbu, most of the ninjas entrenched in the Land of Waves are indeed from the Land of Water, and their leader is none other than Biwa Juzo, a former member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. This person has a weird personality, is cruel and bloodthirsty, and has a very bad reputation in the Hidden Mist Village."

"If there were only a few rebellious ninjas, we would have sent the Konoha Exclusion and Investigation Team to investigate them. But as far as I know, the armed group of Wave Country has the shadows of Earth Country and Lightning Country behind them. They are trying to seize the financial power of Wave Country through the white gloves formed by the rebellious ninjas."

"Since two great powers are involved, I think the incident has escalated to an ideological struggle. According to the instructions of the Hokage, during the implementation of our new policy, we must carry out a devastating blow to any armed organization that protects the old aristocracy. So I suggest sending elite ninjas into the Land of Waves to eliminate the enemy and form a new policy team on the spot to spread the wind of the new policy to the Land of Waves."

After saying this, Mei Terumi stood up, bent down and handed Hayama a light, and brought the ashtray to a comfortable place for the other person.

Yeshan leaned on the cushion and frowned in thought. Uchiha Fugaku lit a cigarette and took a long puff. He looked at Minato again before starting to speak.

"It's not that complicated. Wave Country is the Daimyo's Wave Country. Now the Daimyo has sent a letter for help. As the only village in the ninja world that takes peace as its mission, we have the responsibility to help the Daimyo overcome the difficulties. As for the few stubborn ninjas, we should get rid of them. It's inevitable that there will be cockroaches in a big house."

Minato also said: "That's right, we have a legitimate reason to fight. If the Tulei countries want to interfere, it would be interfering in our internal affairs, which will never be allowed."

Two against one, Mei Terumi's face was not very good, but she forced a smile after a moment, and Minato Namikaze also nodded with a smile.

Ye Shan extinguished the cigarette in his hand, and in exchange, Nara Shikaku instructed: "Some time ago, the New Rain Country sent a batch of rice cakes, which were made with local specialty rice. The taste is not bad. You all should try it."

Fugaku ate the rice cake in small bites, feeling the pleasure brought by the aroma of rice and honey. He and Itachi were both sweets lovers, but they were embarrassed to make this hobby public.

"The matter of Wave Country can be big or small. As a ninja of the original Water Country, Biwa Juzo chose to retreat in the face of the trend of change of the times and chose to harm others. This is something that cannot be tolerated. Send an elite ninja team into Wave Country and make sure to kill him. As for the other ninjas, let them repent through labor."

Ye Shan paused and continued, "There is a good young man named Zabuza in the Anbu. He has also expressed his desire to get the beheading sword many times. Let's send him."

Seeing that this matter had been arranged, Namikaze Minato took out a notebook and started the next topic: "Regarding the financial budget of the Industrial Research and Development Department this year, they have roughly listed a list of expenses. Take a look."

"I won't watch it. Just take care of Konoha's finances."

Mei Terumi was very jealous. That was financial power. Even if you were selfless, your hands would be greasy after working for more than ten years.

Uchiha Fugaku had a straight face, he was always so serious: "During the inspection process, we found that the lower-level customs offices were charging and collecting taxes arbitrarily, and there were also cases of concealment and collusion. I think it is necessary to start a new round of large-scale inspections."

"can."

Mei Terumi had no say in matters like this. The village's finances, personnel, and supervisory powers were all in the hands of the three of them. Mei Terumi was at best a deputy in charge of logistics.

It can only be said that there are differences between the Hokage.

......

Saitama Town, which is adjacent to the Land of Grass, is about to have another bumper harvest. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the autumn harvest, the new officials in the town prepared large machinery such as chakra harvesters and tractors a few days ago, waiting for the day of rice harvest.

The town is the lowest level where the new policies are implemented, and it is also the lowest level where the ninjas are stationed. The townships and villages below generally do not have offices and are managed by people elected by the people. They communicate and help each other, which not only ensures that the new policies reach the grassroots, but also achieves autonomy to a certain extent.

In a two-story building in the core market of Saitama Town, dozens of ninjas were holding a meeting about crop harvesting, and dozens of village heads were also participating.

The conference room was filled with smoke, and everyone was smoking one cigarette after another. There were also sounds of spitting, coughing, and drinking water. It was like a billiard room.

Saitama Town's new policy official Mizunoe Aoi is only fifteen years old this year. He is the youngest grandson of Mizunoe Hara and one of the few young new policy officials in Konoha Ninja Village.

"Everyone, be quiet."

Mizunotsuki Lan clapped her hands to disperse the noise: "Starting from the day after tomorrow, the autumn harvest in Saitama Town will officially begin. Our mission is very urgent. According to the weather ninja's forecast, we will have a heavy rainstorm here in a week at the earliest and ten days at the latest. We must finish the harvest before the heavy rain comes."

"There are thirteen Chakra Harvesters in total. We have sixteen ninjas. If one chakra harvester is assigned to each ninja, there will be three more ninjas left. The remaining three will be responsible for leading the people to be on alert. The Rock Ninjas have been restless recently, so we must be prepared for any eventuality."

"The harvested rice does not need to be taken home to dry. Instead, it can be directly transported to the storage warehouse by tractor for storage. The price is based on the market price, which saves everyone a lot of trouble."

A middle-aged man with a face full of flesh put out his cigarette, stood up and asked in a deep voice: "Sir, we have to keep some food for ourselves. If we sell all the food, we will have to spend money to buy rice. It's not cost-effective."

"That's right, sir, you don't know that we grow japonica rice, which is similar to the rice sold in the market."

Before Mizunoe Lan could speak, his deputy Kimimaro stood up with a smile and said, "Your suggestion is correct, but Saitama Town is a rice town, and the rice is exported to foreign countries every year."

"How about this, everyone keeps 200 kilograms of rice for themselves, and sells the rest to the warehouse."

"Also, the market price you mentioned is the market price of ordinary rice or the market price of polished japonica rice?"

"Of course it is the market price of japonica rice, and that is the market price of husked japonica rice."

Kimimaro walked up to the middle-aged man with a smile, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and threw it to him: "Don't worry about the money, just focus on harvesting the rice. Don't you know what kind of people we are?"

"It's not that I don't trust the adults, but the fruits of the family's hard work for half a year are in the fields, and we really can't be careless. If we don't ask for the details, we will be scolded by our relatives, neighbors and friends when we return to the village."

"I understand, I understand. When you go back, hurry up and clear away all obstacles on the ground. Make sure there are no branches or stones left. The Chakra Harvester is very valuable. If it gets damaged, you will have to pay for it."

"I know, I know."

"Also, take back the cooling water at the entrance. We must ensure adequate publicity to prevent any heat stroke incidents."

"oh oh."

Just as Kimimaro was chattering off various details, the shrill ring of the telephone interrupted him. Mizunotsuki stood up and picked up the red phone that represented an emergency with a gloomy face.

"I'm Mizunoe Ai."

"Yes."

"OK, all right."

A few minutes later, Mizunotsuki Lan put down the phone with a frown, obviously encountering a difficult problem.

"Everyone, remember what I said. You must complete the autumn harvest with guaranteed quality and quantity."

"know."

Dozens of village heads left. Kimimaro first opened the window to get some fresh air, then tidied up the messy table. Seeing that Mizunotsuki Lan was still standing there, he felt a little contempt in his heart.

If you didn't have a good grandfather, would you be the new political official of Saitama Town?

Mizunotsuki Lan came back to her senses, her voice trembling a little: "According to reliable intelligence, there will be Iwagakure ninjas sneaking in tonight to sabotage. Their target is the food in the warehouse."

It's no secret that the warehouse in Saitama Town stores food for the ninjas stationed on the border for the next year, but is it worth it for the Iwa Ninjas to come all the way to destroy it?

Kimimaro thought the Iwashi ninjas had other intentions, but he couldn't tell what they were.

"Are the enemy's numbers and movements clear?"

"Two elite teams, their whereabouts are unclear."

Kimimaro walked quickly to the map of Saitama Town and gestured with his fingers on it: "The enemy will most likely enter our jurisdiction from the direction of Grass Country. This is a large area of ​​farmland with a wide view and convenient transportation. If they enter from here, we can only passively defend and can't even set simple traps."

"There is not much food left in the warehouse. If the enemy's target is food, I don't believe it."

"Even the Tsuchikage would not be crazy enough to send out two elite teams for such a small amount of food."

Mizunoe Lan nodded: "But the Anbu ninja said so, the enemy's target is food."

Kimimaro pondered for a moment, eliminating all the valuable people and things in Saitama Town one by one, and finally stopped his eyes on Mizunoe Aoi.

Mizunotsuki Lan was not a stupid person and quickly realized Kimimaro's thoughts: "The enemy's target is me?"

"Probably."

"Aren't they afraid of retaliation?"

"I don't know," Kimimaro said while looking at the map, "but this kind of thing has happened before. Just last year, Uchiha Itachi encountered four assassination attempts. If he hadn't had experts protecting him, he would have died."

"You have a master arranged by the clan leader, right?"

"Have."

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and have him evacuate you. I will arrange for people to distribute the food in the warehouse to minimize the losses."

"You are the one that the Mizunotsuki clan has high hopes for. I am the smartest ninja of the Kaguya clan. You cannot fail here."

Mizuno Yuelan pondered for a moment and found a question: "If I leave, will you stay?"

"correct."

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Why should I run away with my tail between my legs? I am the new governor of Saitama Town, responsible for the survival and development of tens of thousands of people. Now that the enemy is here, why should I run away?"

"Because you are valuable and worth being killed."

"It's hard to say who will kill whom," Mizunotsuki Lan said viciously, "You really think we are your masters, don't you? I used to be a Genin in the Hidden Mist Village. What kind of bloody scenes have I not seen?"

Kimimaro scratched his head: "Be careful not to become a prisoner."

"Dry!"