A reasonably developed ninja world

"Sir, the front of us is the border of Taki Country." After marching for several days, we finally arrived at the border between Taki Country and Fire Country.

The responding ninja had already been waiting at the border, a middle-aged man named Daimon Saburo. With his burly build and beard, he looks more like a judoka than a ninja.

Daimon Saburo is a ninja resident at the State Guesthouse. This state guesthouse is equivalent to our embassy. Daimon Saburo is the representative sent by Konoha Village. On the one hand, he is responsible for the security of the state guesthouse, and on the other hand, he is also responsible for some intelligence work. Equivalent to the security captain and intelligence leader.

The real person in charge of the State Guesthouse is an official sent by the Daming Mansion of the Country of Fire. It's just that for the errand of picking up people at the border, the minister, who was out of breath after taking only two steps, was really beyond his capabilities.

From an administrative level, Konoha Village is just a subordinate agency of the Fire Country. Although the independence is relatively strong. But he cannot serve as a diplomat. Unless one day Konoha rebels and overthrows the daimyo and establishes a ninja regime, then it doesn't matter.

Nowadays, if ninjas set up offices in other countries and stationed a group of ninjas for a long time, it would be very uneasy and could easily arouse the resentment of the locals.

Just like the hooligan behavior of a certain country's troops stationed all over the world, everyone knows that they are all causing trouble in the name of maintaining local peace.

If there was any urgent information from the State Guesthouse that needed to be conveyed to the Daimyo, it would be through him and through Konoha's channels. After all, this is an era where people basically rely on walking when going out and shouting when communicating. There are still many things that cannot be avoided by ninjas.

The reason why Daimon Saburo is waiting here is, on the one hand, to help the village and others solve some entry and exit formalities.

With so many ninjas crossing the border, to put it mildly, it is possible to overthrow the country of Taki. If one thing is not handled well, the gun will go off. Maybe one sentence: "What are you looking at?" The other side replied: "What are you looking at?" Then it turned into a national war.

On the other hand, Daimon Saburo has to shoulder an important mission, which is to lead the way for the village.

So let’s say, ninjas still need to lead the way and can’t even read a map?

There is no need for any other place, except for the country of Taki, where it is really difficult to use a map even if it is really needed.

Otherwise, even during the Naruto period, Taki Ninja Village went through four ninja wars without being discovered. In addition to being blocked by natural obstacles such as waterfalls, it has something to do with the magical terrain of Taki Country.

Even if there is no fight, the location of Taki Ninja Village must be found out, right? In such a ninja village, the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire can be so relieved and carelessly ignore it without knowing anything. They must always send some people to keep an eye on it. Bar

It's not that I don't want to take care of it, but I really can't find it, even the ninjas who captured Taki Ninja Village while they were out on a mission couldn't find him. Because the terrain of Takinin Village is constantly changing.

Why? This starts with the terrain characteristics of Taki Country.

The country of Taki is located at the junction of four countries, the country of earth to the northwest and the country of fire to the southeast. As for the remaining two directions, the northeast is the Kingdom of Frost and the southwest is the Kingdom of Grass.

In terms of altitude, the country of Taki is in the middle transition zone no matter which direction you look at it.

From northwest to southeast, the Kingdom of Earth is the highest, the Kingdom of Taki is the middle, and the Kingdom of Fire is the lowest. Behind the Fire Country is the sea.

From northeast to southwest, the Kingdom of Frost is the highest, the Kingdom of Taki is the middle, and the Kingdom of Grass is the lowest. If you continue to count along this line, there is still a lower one, which is the Kingdom of Rain.

This transitional terrain creates a terrain with great height differences in Takino Country. There are many mountains and few plains. It also caused the poverty of the country of Taki.

There are many mountains, so this is not a problem. The hard-working working people of our country have long invented the method of farming in the mountains, and that is terraced fields. Although it is a bit tiring to carry water, it is very good to be able to feed a family. There is no shortage of water in the country of Taki.

The problem lies precisely here. The water resources in the country of Taki are not scarce, but there are too many, so much that it is a bit overflowing.

The flow of the river originating from the Land of Earth and flowing to the Land of Taki is already huge. In the Land of Taki, a landscape with huge height differences and various faults has formed a huge group of waterfalls.

If it’s just a waterfall, don’t be afraid. It can even inspire some poets to create.

The problem is that in the country of Taki, the waterfall is not just washed once, but in swirls and turns. Who can bear this? All the soil has been washed away, so what land can be planted?

In the north of Taki Country, it is bordered by the sea. But the river water flowing from high places to low places does not flow all the way to the sea in a logical way, but is forced to change its course here.

The Kingdom of Earth, the Kingdom of Taki, and the Kingdom of Frost, the three kingdoms seemed to have negotiated here, squeezing out a huge mountain range and blocking the water flow.

It is like a natural barrier that blocks the sea breeze from the ocean. At the same time, it also forced the water to change its course and flow into the territory of the Kingdom of Fire. The fertile fields that created the Land of Fire and the Land of Wada.

But the country of Taki, which had made outstanding contributions to the country of fire and the country of Tian, ​​was like a toilet with the flush button pressed, and was turned upside down by the rapidly redirected water flow.

The rapid change of direction of the water flow took away the soil of Takino Country and eroded the rock layers of Takino Country, making the rocks fragile and easy to break. The river channels and river beds, which were originally relatively stable and would only change after decades, have become very unstable in the country of Taki.

From time to time, rivers change course and mountains collapse. The farmer uncle planted something, but it was either flooded or buried in the soil. The unique ninja economic model of the country of Taki has been formed.

Well, some people have said that if you don’t engage in agriculture, you can still engage in commerce. Being close to the ocean means God will give you food.

In our impression, the coastal areas are all economically developed areas. Sea transportation, with the help of ocean currents and wind directions, can reduce the cost of transporting bulk goods to a very low level.

But in fact, the country of Taki still does not make much profit from shipping. Because the terrain difference is too big. It is easy to transport goods from the sea to Takino Country, but then, you have to cross the mountains to reach the interior. Going up the mountain is tiring, going down is dangerous, and there are various waterfalls and rivers blocking the way. After all, I might as well go overland.

In response to this situation, some knowledgeable people in Taki Country also proposed to hire ninjas from Earth Country to complete the huge civil engineering project. Just open a hole in the mountain and direct the water into the sea. This not only reduced floods, but also opened up the trade route from Takino Country to the coast.

As soon as he prepared the facts, this insightful man was assassinated at home. No one knows who the murderer is, there are too many people who would do this.

If the country is too weak. Even the internal affairs of the country cannot be decided by oneself.

The Earth Country is not willing to have another Taki Country competing for business. Although there are mountains near the country of Taki, there are no other places. Why do you need another rival when you can make your own money?

The Fire Country and the Land Country were also unwilling. The two countries are worried that without the protection of the mountains, after the rivers are rerouted, the irrigation systems of the Fire Country and the Field Country will be destroyed, and the fertile fields in many places will be abandoned.

The Country of Grass doesn't matter. But I can't stand the threat of the Earth Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom joining forces. If you agree to let Takino Country build a port, we will attack you too. The Country of Grass decisively gave in.

The Kingdom of Frost was originally an important supply location for shipping caravans.

But, you still have to give someone a little sweetness when you slap them in the face.

The four countries jointly made an alliance. As long as the country of Long does not seek death, they will not take the initiative to attack the country of Long. Even if the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Fire fight, they will never fight within the Kingdom of Taki.

This also makes the country of Taki one of the few places that is not affected by the Great Ninja War. Although there are more natural disasters, at least they are few.

Now, the ANBU led by Mura were trapped by this terrain again. They are lost.

"Didn't you say you know the road?" Everyone looked at the endless lake in front of them in confusion. Originally, according to Daimon Saburo, this place should be flat land, and it belongs to the ridge between two mountains, so it is very convenient to walk.

Daimon Saburo burst into tears: "It's only been five days, why has the route been changed again?" Moreover, Daimon Saburo didn't even recognize the person who changed the route. What's going on?

"Sir, do you want..." This is to ask the village if you want to activate the hidden line. This hidden line is the secret base established by the ANBU in the country of Taki.

In fact, every country has such a base. At critical moments, or at certain inconvenient times, you can activate these hidden lines to do some actions that cannot be said openly, or to solve some troubles.

Daimon Saburo waited at the border post for five days, unaware of the diversion of the river. However, the ninjas in the ANBU secret base must always pay attention to the surrounding environment to ensure that any emergencies can be sent out in time.

Daimon Saburo was lost, but the lurking Anbu must have updated the terrain information long ago and knew the latest route.

"No need, sense ninja, let's release our senses in batches to the maximum extent. Let's go in the direction with chakra reaction. As long as we pass this area, we'll be fine."

"Would this attract ninjas from other countries?"

A perceptive ninja is like a radar. Since the enemy can be found from a long distance, it is possible to be counter-locked by the enemy.

In the competition between perception ninjas, the difference lies in the range of perception. If you have a large sensing range, you can naturally lock on the enemy in advance without being discovered by the enemy.

But Mura now has the sentient ninjas take turns emitting sentient signals, like a radio station that constantly signals its own location. This is very likely to be discovered by the enemy. After all, no one can guarantee that the perception range of one's own sensing ninja will exceed that of the enemy.

Generally, ninja secret marches require the concentration of aura and the suppression of chakra reactions. Perception will not be turned on until the critical moment, or when chasing the enemy.

"It doesn't matter, we are here only after being invited, and we are not here to capture Nanao secretly. The more obvious we are, the less the enemy will dare to take action."

This is called being strong without desire.

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