Chapter 26: The Future Path of the Land of Whirlpools
"Since that's the case, let's rest for tonight..."
However, before Gengetsu Hōzuki could finish his words, explosive tags went off in the camp!
Damn it, will this ever end?
Gengetsu Hōzuki stood up angrily and shouted, "What's going on?"
Are they provoking us again? Do they think we'll foolishly send out the Mist ninja like before? Don't joke around, does Gengetsu Hōzuki look brainless? Or are all the Mist ninja brainless?
"What's happening?" Gengetsu Hōzuki asked the incoming Mist ninja in a deep voice.
"Unclear, it's shadow clones again. Once we send someone to intercept them, they dispel the clones," the Mist ninja said.
The same old trick, do they think the Hidden Mist Village will fall for it? Ha! What a joke, this time we'll blow you away! We don't believe a small country like yours is really that wealthy!!
"Forget it, rest tonight," Gengetsu Hōzuki said. They had just landed and war had already started. Before achieving victory, they were bombarded with explosive tags raining down on their heads from the Whirlpool ninja. The losses from before were severe, so their spirits were low and they felt fatigued. It's better to rest for a day first and prepare to fight again tomorrow.
No matter what, the Land of Whirlpools will be destroyed for sure. Do they really think Gengetsu Hōzuki is made of paper? That he has no temper? Even if he returns to the Hidden Mist Village and gets criticized or dismissed from his position, he will still conquer the Land of Whirlpools, establish a colony, and act as a counterbalance to the Land of Fire, proving that his strategy is correct. He'll show them that only under Gengetsu Hōzuki's leadership can the Hidden Mist Village prosper and grow strong.
After all, he is the Second Mizukage!
He was able to take the position of Mizukage from the hands of a bodyguard who attended the First Kage Summit. Gengetsu Hōzuki did not gain his reputation for nothing.
A small country like that, does the Mizukage really think he can't destroy it?
...
"It seems Gengetsu Hōzuki has become smarter!" Uzumaki Ryuto said regretfully. This time, he didn't send ninja to intercept? Although we guessed this would happen, there's still some reluctance in our hearts!
It would have been better if they slowly sent people out, allowing the Uzumaki Clan to grind them down...
"As for wanting to rest?"
We have to ask if the Uzumaki Clan will allow it first? Do they think they can sleep peacefully on our land? Don't joke around, is the Land of Whirlpools shameless? No matter what, this is the territory of the Land of Whirlpools. How can we let you sleep happily?
Moreover, the Uzumaki Clan is never afraid to stay awake against any enemy.
"Send out shadow clones and use explosive tags," Uzumaki Ryuto considered and said. "Don't make it too frequent, just drop some explosive tags every so often, mainly to disturb the Mist ninja and prevent them from sleeping."
"Understood."
The Whirlpool ninja below responded.
"Also, let those who are free rest. The rest don't need to do anything," Uzumaki Ryuto said. "But we need to arrange guards to patrol the surroundings."
"A shift system, change people every so often to keep them alert."
Another aspect of guerrilla warfare is the drain on mental stamina. On this point, the Uzumaki Clan has a significant advantage - if nothing else, they are energetic!!
"Understood!"
Seeing that everything was arranged, the clan leader and the great elder came over, smiles remaining on their faces ever since they started eliminating the Mist cannon fodder.
"Aren't you going to rest?" The clan leader smiled and asked.
"Later," Uzumaki Ryuto said. "I want to see what the Hidden Mist Village will do next. Plus, I've already sent my main body to sleep - this is just a shadow clone."
Hearing that Uzumaki Ryuto had made preparations early, the clan leader and great elder didn't say anything else. Although Uzumaki Ryuto is young, no one underestimates him. He is a mature child. They sighed wistfully, as this was also the result of their mistaken decisions and misplaced trust.
Fortunately, they have Uzumaki Ryuto. Otherwise, they wouldn't know what to do.
Who could have thought that the Hidden Mist Village would dispatch so many ninja? If they had recklessly charged in like before to confront them head-on, the Land of Whirlpools might really have been destroyed. Although this guerrilla warfare approach is somewhat insidious, but...
It feels so refreshing! Let the Hidden Mist Village come and invade the Land of Whirlpools?
The clan leader sat beside Uzumaki Ryuto and sighed, gazing wistfully at the sky and murmuring, "I don't know what path the Land of Whirlpools should take in the future!"
Indeed, the end of this war is merely another beginning. To anyone, the massive Uzumaki Clan is a juicy piece of meat - their great vitality, their incredible sealing techniques that can suppress the Tailed Beasts' chakra. All of this is tempting to others!
Even if they are victorious this time, what about next time? Or the time after that? Others will probably still make a move. This time it's only the Hidden Mist Village, but next time it might be two great ninja villages joining forces, especially with the friend Konoha behind them, who knows when they might strike from the back to inherit the legacy.
Uzumaki Ryuto heard the clan leader's words and looked up at the sky. During his time here, he had also thought about how the Land of Whirlpools should develop. After all, in this chaotic era, only if their own nation becomes strong will they have the ability to protect themselves, but...
It's not easy!
Why did the Ninja World Wars happen?
The official answer is lack of trust and communication between ninja, right?
So history tells us that separating from the masses is the wrong path and will lead to loss of vitality and productivity.
Only by taking root among the people and serving the ninja can a nation develop and society remain peaceful. Therefore, ninja must join the productive workforce.
It's precisely because ninja have been separated from the masses for a long time that they develop a sense of superiority and disregard for life, which leads to war. Of course, there are also interests involved, since training ninja requires money - how else can they make money if they don't kill people?
Farming? Don't joke around! Ninja only know how to wield knives, not hoes!!
"For the Land of Whirlpools to develop, we must start over from scratch," Uzumaki Ryuto considered and said, seeing the clan leader and others not interrupting but encouraging him to continue. "For example, the Hidden Whirlpool Village can be abolished."
A tiny pebble of a country actually has its own hidden village with over a hundred thousand citizens - isn't that a joke?
The clan leader and great elder frowned upon hearing Uzumaki Ryuto's words, but still didn't interject. Although they didn't understand his intention, the one village per nation policy was established by the God of Ninja to end the Warring States Period, right?
If they abolish the hidden village, where will ninja come from?
"We need to re-establish a system to train ninja under the nation's authority," Uzumaki Ryuto said. It's not that Hashirama's one village per nation system was bad - at least it ended the Warring States Period. But he also escalated conflicts from individual feuds and small group wars into wars between nations. Once such a war breaks out, it becomes large-scale ninja combat, controlling the situation to an extent, but...
More people die...
Especially once ninja form factions, classes emerge. Over time, more and more problems arise. So the system most suitable for the Land of Whirlpools now is an imperial system. Only by establishing an empire and concentrating all power can the Land of Whirlpools possibly develop.
We need to treat ninja like soldiers, providing ideological and moral education from a young age so they understand that their strength exists to protect the people and the nation!!
Moreover, we cannot allow ninja to become detached from the masses. Ninja education must be made widespread - only then will ninja not be mystified and accepted by the populace.
At the same time...
"The Land of Whirlpools must absorb some refugees to increase our population numbers. We have too few people to properly develop," Ryuto said.
(End of Chapter)
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