It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

Seeing the crowd suddenly surging towards him, the old town mayor quickly reassured them, saying, "I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry, this mountain blasting poses no threat to us!"

"Mayor, that explosion lasted for who knows how long; the sky turned bright white all at once. If that had happened on our heads..."

"Yeah, yeah, I wonder who bombed it. What if they don't like us and drop a couple of bombs on us..."

Seeing the fear on the villagers' faces, the old mayor was also at a loss. How should he explain it to them?

Seeing the old mayor's terrible headache from afar, Zhi Xue's shadow clone ran over and placed her hand on the old mayor's shoulder.

“Old mayor, leave this matter to me. After all, we are loyal partners, and we can’t just stand by and do nothing about our newly established partnership.”

Old town mayor: Huh?

When did he establish a cooperative relationship with this girl in front of him?

Looking at the noisy crowd below, the shadow clone coughed twice, amplified the sound's range with chakra, and then bought a large map from the system shop. Using earth-style techniques, he propped himself up on the earthen slope and explained to the villagers the reason for blasting the mountain and its many uses.

However, even though the villagers listened very carefully, a few bright minds still raised some questions.

"We have nothing here. Even if we could build a road, what would you get?"

"Yes, yes."

Seeing the puzzled villagers, Zhi Xue's shadow clone coughed twice and said, "What can I gain? That's a good question. Although my blasting of the mountain may seem meaningless on the surface, I have my reasons. Besides, with the opening of the trade route, don't you want to get rich?"

"Get rich?" Many villagers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing the many villagers looking on with question marks, Zhi Xue snapped her fingers, and the earth trembled violently again, frightening the villagers quite a bit. If it weren't for the old town mayor calming them down, they would have almost scattered and fled.

"Alright, that should be about right now. We can go check out the situation to the east." Zhi Xue chuckled twice and then led the villagers towards the large, empty area in the eastern part of the desert.

When the villagers, including the old village chief, saw the lush green trees that had suddenly sprouted from the ground, their eyes widened in astonishment.

Holy crap, this is incredible! A forest can grow in the desert!

"As you can see, in our timber business, we are responsible for planting, and you are responsible for logging. For you nowadays, this should be a good source of employment, right?"

Although they didn't know where these trees came from, many villagers were still tempted, but they didn't say anything. After all, although the girl in front of them was pretty, they didn't know anything about her background or her character. They still wanted to see how the old town mayor would decide.

Seeing the many villagers staring at him, the old mayor broke out in a cold sweat. He then pulled Zhixue aside and turned her around cautiously, saying, "Girl, how did this tree grow? Don't lie to me and say it's ninjutsu. I'm an old man who knows what a ninja looks like. Tell me the truth, are you the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths? You have such miraculous power."

"Hehe, that's a secret." Seeing the old mayor's shocked expression, the shadow clone chuckled and said.

Just as Zhixue's shadow clone was preparing to explain the work to the villagers, a little girl emerged from the other side of the forest and lay wobbly on the soft sand.

"Sigh, with all this blasting and afforestation, I need to treat myself properly once this busy period is over."

Chapter 154, The Fourth Generation Wind Shadow

After Zhixue blasted open the mountain range and used earth magic to repair the roads on both sides, it took a whole day to build a wide and long road.

After that, Zhixue formally drafted a cooperation agreement with the town mayor, which of course complied with the local labor law. Although this agreement was practically useless in daily life, the villagers here were very enthusiastic about their work because they could eat well. However, the people living on the other side of the mountain road were still living in fear without knowing the truth.

Is this the place you reported that resembles an explosive rune array?

A ninja from Sunagakure pointed to a mountain range in the distance that resembled a valley and asked a local for directions.

"Yes, Ninja-sama, this is the place. A few days ago, there was a violent explosion here. The resulting earthquake and blinding white light were like the end of the world!"

Listening to the locals' descriptions, the ninja meticulously recorded everything they said in his notebook.

Twenty minutes later... After asking each villager individually, Luo Sha frowned as he looked at the descriptions he had recorded in his notebook.

A white light illuminating the world, a violent earthquake, and some people even said that stars had fallen—this clearly doesn't look like the result of an explosive tag.

"Lord Kazekage, according to the locals, there is also a small group of residents living on the other side of the mountain. Perhaps we can take a look from there after we go over."

"Yes, that's right. But if we want to get through, we'll split into two groups. You two will lead the team and sneak through the two sides of the mountain to avoid any unexpected events. I'll be more agile and go through the valley that was blasted open."

"Yes!"

After formulating the strategy, the support ninja set off, and Rasa also ran towards the valley. However, when he entered the valley and found the flat ground under his feet and the neat stone walls around him, he noticed something was wrong.

Apart from the scattered rocks around, the area looks as if it had been specially man-made. If other countries wanted to launch a surprise attack, they would not have bothered to create it like this. It looks more like a wide road.

"I'd like to see what tricks you're up to..." Rasa looked at the open road ahead and used Magnet Release to gather a pile of gold dust under his feet. He stepped on it and flew forward at high speed.

Around noon, when it was still winter and the temperature was quite cold, many tents were being set up around the woods created by the snow-stopping trees. The old mayor was holding a pen and writing his name on a piece of paper.

Because this area is remote and the Land of Wind doesn't really care about it, the land has always been managed by the town itself, which has made things easier for the next steps.

"Girl, no, I can't call you that anymore. Um, I don't know what to call you, sir?" The old town mayor handed the contract to Zhixue and said respectfully.

The success of planting trees depends entirely on this person. Whether we can make money depends on how this boss handles things. We should treat him with the utmost care.

"Old Mayor, there's something strange about how you talk. It sounds much better to call me 'Girl.' But if other people want to address me specifically, just call me 'Boss.'"

"Boss? Sure, sure."

Just as Zhixue was chatting with the old town mayor, a shadow clone placed on the other side of the mountain road suddenly disappeared, and the feedback memories also appeared in Zhixue's mind.

"Wow, you're here so fast! I was just thinking of taking a break and relaxing." Zhi Xue clapped her hands and stood up from her chair.

"Who, who's here?" the old town mayor asked in confusion.

"Of course it's your country's Fengying! With such a huge commotion as blasting mountains to open roads, he, as the person in charge, couldn't possibly stand idly by, right?"

"Ah?" Upon hearing that it was Feng Ying, the old town mayor's face fell. He had just signed the contract, and now that he was here, would he be arrested for the crime of misappropriating state property? These important figures wouldn't listen to the opinions of a country bumpkin like him.

Seeing the old mayor's worried expression, Zhixue patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, with me here, nothing will happen. Besides, they don't have many ninjas, only about a hundred. I'll talk to them and reason with them."

Upon hearing the number of over a hundred, the old town mayor nearly fainted. He had never seen so many ninjas in his life. Could it be that they had brought in troops meant for fighting?

After comforting the old town mayor, Zhi Xue led him toward the newly opened valley road.

After all, the old town mayor was barely considered a minor local official, so of course he had to show up. As for this matter, she also wanted to have a proper meeting with Luo Sha. He probably wouldn't give up the opportunity to make the Wind Kingdom rich. Even if she really didn't want to hear grand principles, she would just have to talk to them about physics.

Ten minutes later, Zhi Xue led the trembling old town mayor into the straight and wide road in the valley. Seeing how neat and flat the road was, the old town mayor swallowed hard.

It's incredible that they could repair this place like this in just two days; it's an absolutely incomprehensible power.

"Alright, we should be almost there." Zhi Xue sensed Luo Sha's location, found a pebble and sat down on it, while the old town mayor looked left and right but decided to stay put.

He was just a steward in a small, run-down town. Although he had seen a lot in his life, he still didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of a national leader like Feng Ying.

As Luo Sha rushed over from the gold dust, he also sensed the presence of Zhi Xue and the old village chief. After considering it for a moment, he flew up into the sky to hide and prepare to observe.

After all, this place had been bombed, so no ordinary person would dare to enter it. Moreover, the two people seemed to be deliberately waiting for him here, which was really strange.

Seemingly sensing Luo Sha's actions, Zhi Xue also spoke up, "Lord Feng Ying, we've been waiting here for quite some time. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to be hiding like this?"

With the spread of chakra, Zhixue's voice wasn't very loud, but it was extremely penetrating, as if it were being spoken right next to one's ear.

Upon realizing that Zhixue had discovered him, Luosha no longer hid. He formed hand seals, and two torrents of gold dust suddenly surged from the surrounding mountains, forming a circle around the two of them.

"Kid, who are you? Not everyone would wait here on purpose."

Seeing the broken wall, Zhixue's face darkened, and she then took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

She painstakingly blocked it with her earth magic, and you broke it open again. How incredibly rude of you!

Chapter 155, Rasa's Surprise

"Um...girl, is what we're doing really okay? And how come you fainted after just one glare at him?"

"Don't worry, I just let him take a nap."

After leaving the valley, Zhixue left the Fourth Kazekage, who had been knocked unconscious by Kotoamatsukami: Radiance, aside.

This guy has a pretty strong will, but unfortunately, the Mangekyou Sharingan and level 7 genjutsu mastery won't tolerate him. If it weren't for protecting the safety of the repaired roads around him, he would probably be the third Kage among the five great nations to be beaten up by her.

Just as Zhixue was thinking about how to talk to Luosha about business after he woke up, several rows of kunai interspersed with shuriken flew from a distance and were deflected one by one by Zhixue with the Kusanagi sword.

Two ninjas emerged from the ground, wielding kunai and slashing at Zhixue from both sides. The old town mayor, who was standing nearby, didn't even see it clearly before the two Sand Ninjas were knocked unconscious by Zhixue.

Seeing the two Sand Ninja lying on the ground, Zhixue twirled the kunai in her hand.

"Alright, no need to hide anymore. With so many of you, do you think you're afraid of a weak girl like me?"

As Zhixue spoke, the old town mayor was still puzzled. The surrounding area was flat, so where did these people come from?

"Since you know there are so many of us, hurry up and hand over our Kazekage-sama, or it won't be as simple as just throwing shuriken." The Sand Village Jonin, hiding in the shadows, spoke to Shiyu in a threatening tone.

"Hmm... Can I understand that you are threatening me?" Zhi Xue placed her fingers on her cheek and smiled slightly. Then, her chakra surged and a layer of pale white light covered her body.

"Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation..." Because she was not near the road, Zhixue used her chakra without restraint. Using her perception of nature, she found the Sand Village ninjas hiding underground. She used Inorganic Reincarnation to control the movement of the earth and forced them out one by one. Then, she used Flying Thunder God Counterattack and Physical Sleep Aid Technique to finish them off one by one.

Ten minutes later, the ground was riddled with holes, and the Sand Village ninjas hiding underground were piled up after being knocked unconscious by Zhixue.

When Rasa woke up from his coma, it was already close to night, but when he saw the Sand Ninja tied up in a pile in the distance, his eyes widened.

"What happened?" Luo Sha felt his head still throbbing and tried to get up from the ground, but a wave of weakness made him sit down again.

"Oh, it seems Lord Kazekage has woken up." Shiyuki, who was eating kebabs by the fire, walked over and said when she saw Rasa wake up.

In the dim firelight, Luo Sha was able to see Zhi Xue's appearance clearly, and then his pupils widened in shock.

Isn't this the little devil he encountered in the valley before? He seemed to remember that the little devil had somehow appeared behind him, pulled him into the illusion space, and knocked him unconscious. Even now, he seemed to have some difficulty controlling his body.

"Hey kid, what's your purpose in coming to the Land of Wind? Who sent you?"

Seeing Luo Sha's serious expression, Zhi Xue sighed.

Why do you always treat her like a bad person? Isn't her disguise so adorable? Just because she's from out of town, does that mean you can't trust her?

"Oh, you've misunderstood me. I didn't come here to cause trouble. What I'm about to do will be of great benefit to your Wind Kingdom."

Looking at the somewhat mysterious Zhi Xue in front of him, Luo Sha's face also flashed with a strange expression.

What does this brat want to do with them? Could it be that she was responsible for the valley that appeared earlier?

After waiting for Luo Sha to recover a bit that evening, Zhi Xue led him toward the forest. When Luo Sha saw the lush green forest growing out of the sand, he was filled with the same shock as the villagers from the day before.

How could trees possibly grow in the desert? Were these just dug up and then placed here? But that shouldn't be the case, what would they be after?

Seeing Luo Sha's expression shift from shock to confusion, Zhi Xue said, "Planting trees in the desert? Isn't that absurd? But it's something I can do, and it's sustainable. You should understand how expensive it is to import timber."

“You mean…” Luo Sha suddenly understood Zhi Xue’s idea. She simply wanted to bypass the caravans in the market of the Land of Wind and make a huge profit. However, there would be many difficulties in the actual operation. The idea of ​​planting trees in the desert reminded him of a legend about the God of Ninjas. However, he still couldn’t quite believe it and thought it was absurd.

Although he did not personally experience that era, the man who could be called the God of Shinobi and establish the village system must be incredibly powerful. After all, a demigod who appeared many years ago had already given many people a headache. If this power reappeared in the ninja world, Rasa was somewhat worried that Konoha might be up to something again.

What's your purpose in showing me these things?