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It was late at night and the Kusagakure Village was still busy. The young Yao Le trembled slightly and couldn't help but whispered to his companion beside him.

"Tell me, why did Lord Kusakage summon us? Is the war with the Land of Earth going badly?"

"Shut up. If the adults in the village hear you, you'll be dead. The enemy is one of the five major ninja countries. If they go to war with a small country like us, they won't be able to use even 10% of their strength. They'll just use us to train our Genin..."

"Even if I have to die, I must die with the dignity of a ninja."

Among the few people, the more mature-looking child lowered his voice, as if he could see through the thoughts of the Land Kingdom, but he was still powerless to resist.

The same thing continued to happen. Many children who were not even teenagers were given kunai by the Kusagakure ninjas, and after wearing Kusagakure forehead protectors, they became ninjas of Kusagakure Village.

A group of Kusagakure Chunin and Jonin stood around the square with serious expressions, always on guard against possible acts of defection. Once discovered, they would be executed on the spot!

Streams of people gathered together until all the thousands of 'ninjas' were present. The current head of Kusagakure Village, Kusagakure Kojiro, who called himself Kusakage, stood in front of everyone to boost morale.

"My compatriots, for the independence of the Grass Country, for the tender shoots and future of the Grass Country, for the will of the Grass, raise your weapons and drive the despicable and shameless thieves who stole the country out of the Grass Country!"

His hair stood on end with rage, veins popped out, and Kojiro shouted to everyone with a hoarse voice.

All the Grass Ninjas shouted together, their voices were so loud and their anger reached the sky.

Seeing this scene, Kusuke Kojiro felt secretly proud and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"This trick I stole from Konoha is indeed useful. Although I have nothing in Kusagakure Village, I can just steal it from someone and make it my own..."

If there is no ninjutsu, capture the enemy country's ninjas and torture them to steal them. If there is no knowledge, borrow it from other countries. If there is no culture, copy others and adapt it into your own.

This is the way of survival of the Land of Grass, this is how a small country survives, and you say that Rain Village is also a small country?

It's so funny. All the ninjas in the Land of Grass combined are not as many as the number of people killed by one poison gas of Hanzo of the Salamander. How can it be compared with the Hidden Rain Village?

After boosting morale and watching many ninjas leave Kusagakure, Kusagakure Kojiro returned to his own office, and the smile on his face was replaced by sadness and helplessness.

"Are you sure that the strange ninja defeated all of you without even making a hand seal or moving his hands or feet?"

Seeing the Kusakage (self-proclaimed, not recognized by the five major countries) asking again, everyone nodded. They were different from the rookie ninjas mobilized before, they were all veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time.

"That's right, Lord Kusakage. That guy really didn't use any hand seals. I don't know what kind of weird ninjutsu he used. He looks even scarier than the Jonin from the Land of Earth."

"That kind of terrifying murderous aura, that guy must have killed thousands of people. He is definitely a terrifying existence among ninjas. He is probably a defected ninja from one of the five major countries, or a dangerous wanted criminal!"

Several people were talking one after another, praising the black-clad ninja to the skies, as if he had three heads and six arms, and they almost said that he ate a pair of virgin boys and girls every day.

In response, Kusakei Kojiro smiled stiffly, waved his hand for everyone to leave, and took out a passbook from under his desk.

"Fortunately, I sent my wife and children to the Land of Fire ahead of time. If anything goes wrong, I can run away immediately. I have made enough money from the Kusagakure Village over the years. It would be nice to go to the Land of Fire ahead of time to enjoy life."

With a bright smile on his face, Kusagakure Kojiro couldn't help but imagine his future life. He had no intention of sacrificing himself for the village and the country as Kusagakure.

The Grass Kingdom and the Rain Kingdom are both living in the cracks. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the three small countries of Grass, Rain and Bird have no future at all and are only used to ease the conflicts between the big countries.

Compared to struggling in such a small country with no future, it would certainly be more profitable to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune and then run away before the Kusagakure Village is destroyed.

Different from the red bucket of the civil engineer, the one carried by the village chief was of course a golden bucket full of gold coins, and there was more than one.

On the other hand, the new Grass Ninjas who were forced onto the battlefield looked nervous, fearing that they might accidentally step on the detonating talisman and go to the Pure Land to become Buddhas.

There are battlefields of all sizes everywhere around Kusanagi, but the largest battlefield is still the northern fortress.

The Northern Fortress faces the Land of Earth directly, and has always been a terrifying meat grinder that the Land of Grass has spent a lot of manpower and resources to face head-on.

"Damn it, what you fear will come true. Why did we have to draw the Northern Fortress? We can only survive for three days..."

"Three days? I just hope that I die in less pain, and not be severely injured by the fire escape. I hope that I can die half-dead in the medical team and live for the time I kowtowed to the Buddha yesterday."

The eyes of the group of children, who were no more than ten years old, were filled with pessimism. They did not even have the chance to attend a proper ninja school, and were sent to the battlefield to die by the village's Chunin and Jonin.

"I heard that the five major nations all have their own ninja schools. I don't know what they teach in ninja schools, and whether the teachers will be as fierce as the ninjas in the village."

Yao Le's eyes revealed longing. Going to school quietly, those days were simply a dream. It would be good enough if he could have enough food to eat.

"Ninja school? That place only teaches basic ninjutsu, such as rope-breaking techniques, clone techniques, transformation techniques, etc. Serious ninjutsu can only be learned at home, provided that you are from a famous family, a family of secret techniques, etc..."

Several Genin had already eaten their fill and could not help but look around, only to find that someone had lit a fire nearby and several figures were warming themselves by the fire.

In addition, the fragrant sweet potatoes and grilled fish on the branches next to the fire were particularly tempting, making the children swallow their saliva.

From the mobilization in the middle of the night to the departure for the battlefield, they had not had a single bite of food. Now, tempted by the smell, their stomachs, which had selectively forgotten due to their wandering thoughts, suddenly became hungry.

"How about we eat something together?"

The long-haired young man who was facing the group of people smiled and invited them. His kind smile and affinity made the little girl who was facing the group sideways and just concentrating on eating fish couldn't help but lower her head. Her dirty little face was roasted red by the fire.

"Really!"

"We met a good guy, brother!"

Several people couldn't help but run to the fire and fill their stomachs with a smile. The oldest child silently glanced at the ninja tool bag on the long-haired man's waist and shouted sternly.

"Why don't you guys get away from that guy quickly? He is a ninja from another country. There is no such person in the Kusagakure Village!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kusagakure emerged from the darkness, each holding a kunai weapon with cold eyes.

"You are the despicable thief who threatened to take over the Grass Kingdom!"