Chapter 231 Arrival (Subscription Request)
The sky was overcast and it was drizzling.
It was afternoon when the huge convoy arrived at the Land of Rain from the land.
The cold wind in autumn and winter mixed with rain made every tired person on the road suffer.
"The weather here is really unpleasant."
Hina felt a little bored when she entered the border of the Land of Rain and felt the weather and climate unique to this country.
And Hanabi was the same, leaning beside her.
The appearance was huge and simple, looking like other carriages for transporting goods,
but in fact, the interior was decorated like a small room, a proper ninja-type RV.
At this time, the two sisters were looking out of the window,
the whole country seemed to be bathed in rain and filled with gray paint,
everything in front of them, except the wilderness, was a dilapidated village, one after another,
even if they were getting closer and closer to the center of the country, even if they were very patient waiting, but the picture in front of them had never changed.
Compared to the lush and green Konoha,
Compared to the Land of Fire where you can see energetic travelers from time to time even in the wild, this is completely two different worlds.
One is quiet and silent, like an old man who has been in his twilight years for a long time,
The other is full of vitality, like a young man in his prime.
"It keeps raining, it keeps raining, it's so annoying!"
Finally, Hanabi said angrily, "It's such a shabby country with few people. I really don't know why you want to move here. It's obviously very good in Konoha Village."
She has always been against migration.
She has not been involved in family affairs since she was young, and she doesn't know what stage the relationship between Hinata and Konoha is at.
She only knows that leaving Konoha and the Land of Fire means that she can no longer go to school, can no longer compete with those classmates, and can no longer fight for the first place in the grade.
"There are few people because this is just a home that has not yet developed." Hinata stroked her sister's hair and soothed her gently, "Just like Hanabi who had not grown up before, she needs our protection and care. When she grows up and develops into a beautiful and desirable country, naturally there will be people willing to migrate here like us." "But... this is very troublesome." Hanabi felt a little comfortable when her sister's hand stroked her hair. However, she remembered that she was very angry just now, so she tried not to show it. She pouted and muttered, "We are doing well in Konoha, why do we have to move here? If we don't move here, can't we be very happy?" "If we are in Konoha, we can indeed live very comfortably." Gently playing with her hair, Hinata whispered, "But that's not our home after all. We are not the host, but just the guest."
"In the Land of Fire, in Konoha, we Hyuga have always been just guests, and we can never be the host to greet guests."
"But now we are here, we have our own home, and we have become the host of this home as we wish. In the future, whether we treat the people in this home or the guests outside, we can regard ourselves as the host."
"Hanabi, in the future, whether it is you or me, everyone with the surname Hyuga will become the host of this country. We should protect and build this home that belongs to us."
"A... home that likes rain?"
Hanabi felt the cold wind outside the window, still a little unhappy.
The gap was too big, she could clearly tell that the environment in Konoha was more comfortable.
"Let's put it another way."
Ryosuke, who was sitting in the carriage and reading quietly, couldn't help but interrupt, "If Hanabi recognizes this country in the future, I believe you will naturally love this country at that time."
"But if... when Hanabi grows up, she still doesn't like this country, then I hope you can build one you like and invite us to visit."
The Rain Country is now the base camp of the Hyuga. When they come here, they don't need to be as vigilant as they were on the migration road.
The tribesmen no longer stick to their posts and start to communicate with each other.
Hinata and Hanabi, who were originally in the center of the caravan and protected with Hyuga Hiashi, can't wait to come to the front of the caravan and sit in the first carriage with Ryosuke.
"Build... the country I like?"
Such a novel statement stunned Hanabi, who was originally a little angry about the migration.
Hinata was also stunned by this, but soon spoke unnaturally, "It's better to be together."
She implicitly expressed that she didn't want her family to leave and wanted everyone to live happily together.
"When children grow up, they always need to go out and fight for their own careers."
But Ryosuke shook his head seriously, "Guarding the foundation of the ancestors and thinking about inheriting it from generation to generation is a relatively family-oriented idea, but it is actually a very corrupt phenomenon to limit it to one's own industry."
"Even if the Rain Country develops well in the future after our family settles in, I don't want everyone in the family to guard this country."
"The family should not be a closed situation, but a spirit that continues to expand and continue!"
This new concept is to own the Rain Country.
After Hyuga walked out of the shelter in Konoha, Ryosuke envisioned the inevitable route.
This was also the first time he proposed it in front of his wife, Hinata, who is the future head of the Hyuga clan.
From ancient times to the present, whether in the past life or in this life, Ryosuke knows that there are many families and countries in history that have been declining because of their stubborn defense of that small piece of land.
The power of the family is limited by ideas and cannot expand.
And after spreading out, it also means an increase in the number of people.
The resources that can be allocated are becoming more and more fixed, while the number of people competing for these resources is increasing. In the long run, no matter what power it is, it will decline due to internal struggles.
The development of a power does not require loyal dogs to guard the house,
but wolves that are willing to go out to hunt and feed their homes.
If from the beginning, the mind is opened up,
if staying in the family and inheriting the family business is regarded as a shame, and going out to expand power and build a home that belongs to you is regarded as an honor, then will there be internal fighting?
What's more, there are other worlds now, and there may be many targets for everyone to choose in the future.
For Hinata, who was obviously hesitant and seemed to have a lot to say but didn't know how to say it,
Ryosuke didn't continue the topic.
This was just the first time he proposed it. How many people agreed with this idea and how long it would take to implement and execute this concept were still unknown, so he was not in a hurry.
A few days passed,
but compared to the journey from Konoha to the border of the Land of Fire,
it took only more than a week for the Land of Rain to reach the central area from the border area.
As they arrived at the center of the country, Ryosuke and his friends finally saw a gathering place of some size and a larger population, no longer in that desolate appearance.
"It's really different from the last time I came."
Looking at the familiar but unfamiliar town in front of him with some emotion, Ryosuke's mood was quite complicated.
The last time he came, he was still a traveler, and then he had a comfortable fight with the previous ruler of this country.
Now, he is the host, and the scene in front of him is completely different from that more than a year ago.
Once under the protection of the Hidden Rain Village,
the solemn environment has disappeared, and people's faces have become more sad and depressed.
Many of the tall buildings are only in ruins, and even in the town, there are many traces left after the battle.
It seems that the situation in this country has not been stable for more than a year.
However, without the military organization of the Hidden Rain Village, all the forces in the ninja world, big or small, can come to the Rain Country to get involved, plunder supplies and even people.
If it weren't for the alliance countries' strength to negotiate and help maintain order some time ago, perhaps this country would not seem so stable even if it was taken over by Hyuga.
"Lord Ryosuke!"
As soon as the convoy arrived at the former capital of the Rain Country, which is also the central station of Hyuga in the future, Ryosuke heard a familiar voice coming from afar.
Soon, a figure came to the vicinity of the convoy in an instant and appeared directly in the driver's seat of the carriage he was sitting in.
Under the strange gaze of the driver, the gorgeously dressed Hyuga Souji half-crouched on the pedal with excitement on his face, "The clansmen in charge of the handover have been waiting for a long time, and the construction of the inner city has been completed under the arrangement of Lord Hizashi."
"The house where you and the head of the family live has also been built in the most central area of the inner city in accordance with the previous requirements. An ancestral house that is exactly the same as the original station in Konoha."
After many years, before they met, he had a lot of things in his heart that he wanted to tell Ryosuke,
But when they met, he subconsciously began to report his work first, just like when he was a guard beside Ryosuke many years ago.
"It's cold outside, come in and talk, Souji."
Nodding casually, Ryosuke synchronized these contents to the fathers and others in the convoy behind, and invited him in, "How is it? Have you met Xingcai? I remember you haven't seen each other for a while."
"Indeed."
Rubbing his somewhat stiff palms, Hyuga Souji laughed and entered the carriage.
Under Ryosuke's casual attitude, he did not act restrained, "She is still the same as before, she likes to speak in a roundabout way."
"She talked to me with a cold face, but the content was all about showing off to me in various ways about her achievements in the family in the past few years. She is so stuffy."
"Her research in the past few years has indeed been of great help to the family. There is no doubt about this."
Hearing the two They got along well, and they hadn't changed after not seeing each other for many years. Ryosuke was quite relieved. "But... how did the people in the tribe behave towards the Rain Country?"
But soon, he talked about business again, "I know that some people in the tribe still oppose this great migration and are unwilling to leave Konoha."
"But under the instructions of the family, they had to follow."
"Have the tribe members shown any specific dissatisfaction after coming to the Rain Country recently?"
"Of course, this place is much different from Konoha."
Hinata Souji said with a wry smile, "Most of the tribe members are dissatisfied with the environment and climate here, and business and communication are also extremely inconvenient."
"Normal, if it is a country with a sound and stable management system, how could it be so cheap and willing to give us everything."
Ryosuke was not surprised by these, as he had expected them.
"In addition to these, there is also a shortage of manpower."
Hyuga Souji said with some concern, "Although we have a large number of Hyuga families among the many families in Konoha."
"But when it comes to managing a country, it is not enough."
"Even if we mobilize all the manpower, it is difficult for us to disperse the clan members to various parts of the country to maintain order."
After a pause, he continued, "In addition to the shortage of management personnel, there are not many people working."
"Since the unrest began a year ago, the population of the Rain Country has been diverted to other countries one after another, and the population of the country is not much now."
"Originally, Lord Hizashi wanted to complete the construction and maintenance of some towns in the center of the country before you arrived, so that you can start working directly after you arrive."
"But... there is no manpower at all. Even the reconstruction of the capital has only completed one Inner city."
"The loss of population is inevitable."
Ryosuke nodded, which was also expected. "The Land of Rain is a country that develops for the purpose of participating in wars. Those nobles who are considered useless and only enjoy themselves by ninjas do not exist in this country."
"This is a country that is even purer than the ninja villages such as Konoha. It is completely based on fighting and abandons most entertainment and spiritual comfort."
"The destruction of the Hidden Rain Village is equivalent to a defeat for the people of the Land of Rain. The goal they are striving for in their hearts collapsed in an instant, and there is almost no hope."
"Even if Kusanagi was temporarily promoted to be the monarch, there is no way to appease the already turbulent people's hearts, not to mention that there are so many forces taking advantage of the fire..."
In the prosperous and beautiful Land of Fire, which is like heaven, there is a Konoha Ninja Village with extremely simple but practical construction technology. After all, ninja is a fighting profession and cannot spend extra time on enjoyment.
The Land of Rain is a force that is even purer than Konoha in terms of fighting.
The defeat is a big blow to them, whether they are ninjas or ordinary people.
The corresponding solution, of course, is to gather people's hearts again, stabilize the situation first, and then re-establish the goal in the hearts of the people.
When the country gradually becomes stronger, population will no longer be a problem.
"But... where is the former monarch of this country? Where are Kusanagi and others now?"
Ryosuke asked this relatively important question. Although the intelligence data showed that they were not from another world,
he wanted to confirm the actual situation with his own eyes.