civilwarnovels #140 - Chapter 140: Daimyo Appears
#140 - Chapter 140: Daimyo Appears
Wind Country, Hidden Sand Village.
The sky was faintly bright. As the villagers of the Hidden Sand Village woke from their sleep, opened their doors and windows, and began a new day, the scene outside made them rub their eyes involuntarily, wondering if they were still asleep.
The towering rock walls that surrounded the entire Hidden Sand Village, once barren, were now covered in green overnight. Lush green trees grew from the rock walls, and green vines hung from the cliffs, adorning the desolate Hidden Sand Village with vibrant greenery.
When these people stepped out of their homes and discovered the green plants and brightly colored flowers growing in every corner of the village, they were even more dumbfounded.
"Is this still our village?"
The Hidden Sand Village, once surrounded by yellow sand and storms, was slowly transforming into a vibrant green world.
Everyone, whether villagers of the Hidden Sand or merchants from outside, came out of their homes with expressions of awe, observing the changes in the village as if witnessing a miracle.
The villagers of the Hidden Sand were slightly more composed. Over the past six months, they had learned about some of the green miracles occurring in the village. But those from outside the village, especially spies from various ninja villages, were different. They had long suspected that the green miracles in the Hidden Sand were unusual, and now this power, which could only be described as divine, shocked them even more, prompting them to quickly transmit all the information back to their villages.
Compared to the changes in the Hidden Sand Village, the changes in the Dragon Oasis were even more incredible.
In just one night, the forest area of the Dragon Oasis doubled in size.
It could be said that the high-ranking officials of the Hidden Sand Village, who were training here last night, personally witnessed this miraculous scene.
At night, Rasa came here.
They didn't think much of it at first and continued to try to sense the Senjutsu energy here.
However, shortly after Rasa entered the Dragon Oasis, they discovered a scene that left them dumbfounded.
Standing at the edge of the Dragon Oasis, they personally witnessed the appearance of a miracle.
The desert beneath their feet seemed to come alive, and plants grew and spread from under their feet as if by magic. In just one night, they grew from seedlings to the thickness of a person's embrace, and the forest spread directly from their feet to the end of their vision.
"This... this..."
If it weren't for Maki, who had seen this scene before, comforting everyone, they probably would have couldn't help but want to investigate.
The next morning, when everyone saw Rasa again, they couldn't help but look at him with the eyes of a god. They moved their lips, wanting to ask what was going on, but ultimately refrained.
However, at this moment, they also believed.
Perhaps the power that Rasa possessed was not the Wood Release of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
Rasa had no intention of explaining. After encouraging everyone to continue their training, he left with Maki.
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Hidden Sand Village, Kazekage's office.
As soon as Rasa returned, Shingu couldn't wait to report the changes in the village today, as well as the villagers' enthusiastic reactions.
After Rasa understood the situation, he instructed.
"Don't panic. Just tell them that our village is getting better and better."
Shingu naturally knew that he shouldn't ask too much and nodded.
Rasa thought for a moment and said.
"By the way, issue an order in the name of the Kazekage: From today onwards, villagers are forbidden from deliberately destroying these green plants that appear in the village.
Since those three children can obtain the power of Senjutsu energy by protecting plants, perhaps others can too."
"Okay!"
Shingu nodded, noted it down, and then began to talk about another matter.
"News has come from the Land of Demons that the Priestess of the Land of Demons, Lady Miroku, is preparing to visit our Hidden Sand Village in five days!"
"Five days? No problem. Please arrange this. Greet her according to the standards of a Daimyo!"
This wasn't because Rasa favored one over the other. Although Shingu was also the Queen of Roran, Roran was much smaller than the Land of Demons in terms of both land area and population. Rasa couldn't afford to be impolite.
"Anything else?"
"Yes."
Shingu nodded, his expression somewhat strange, and said.
"The Daimyo has sent someone!"
"The Daimyo!"
Hearing this, Rasa was first stunned, and then he reacted.
The Daimyo was indeed a somewhat unfamiliar term to him.
Since he came to this world, he had not had any contact with this Daimyo.
Even in his memory, Rasa had only met the Daimyo of the Land of Wind once, when he became the Kazekage.
After all, with Rasa's previous personality, he was not the kind of person suitable for politics.
Previously, these matters were handled by Ebizo. Later, after the Hidden Sand Village obtained enough military expenses through the surprise attack on the Land of Fire, temporarily breaking away from the Daimyo's shackles, the contact between the two sides became even less.
"What did the Daimyo send someone for?"
Shingu shook his head.
"I don't know. That lord said that he can only convey the Daimyo's order after personally seeing the Kazekage!"
"Order!"
Although Rasa was a little unhappy, he still asked Shingu to send someone to invite the person over.
This was a samurai wearing black and red armor, with a serious face and a long sword at his waist. After seeing Rasa, nothing unpleasant happened. He knelt respectfully on one knee, raised a scroll with both hands, and said.
"I am Mita, a Chief Attendant by the Daimyo's side. This time, I am here to deliver the Daimyo's personal letter to the Kazekage!"
The so-called Chief Attendant was a samurai who personally protected the Daimyo.
Rasa could sense that the man in front of him also possessed considerable chakra within his body, at least at the Jonin level.
It seemed that the Daimyo also kept a lot of samurai around him.
Rasa asked Shingu to take it, and he was surprised when he opened it.
The content of the scroll was very simple. It stated that the Land of Wind had received a joint letter from the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning. The two great nations, representing their respective villages, expressed their desire to form an alliance with the Hidden Sand Village of the Land of Wind and jointly attack the Land of Fire. Therefore, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind sent someone to communicate with Rasa and ask for Rasa's opinion.
This surprised Rasa a little, because according to the Daimyo's previous personality, he would definitely issue an order directly.
It seemed that the Hidden Sand Village's successful operations against Konoha in the past six months had greatly increased the Hidden Sand Village's status in the Daimyo's heart.
Seeing Rasa finish reading the scroll, the samurai named Mita also spoke.
"Reporting to the Kazekage, this time the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning are showing full sincerity. They even expressed their willingness to send ninjas from their villages to the Hidden Sand Village to exchange ideas on forming an alliance. The Daimyo's intention is that if possible, please do not refuse. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as the three great nations join forces, the Land of Fire will undoubtedly be defeated. At that time, the fertile land of the Land of Fire will be in the hands of the three great nations. With the Kazekage present, our Land of Wind will definitely get the biggest piece of the pie."