Naruto, starting with immortality, I'm going to buy up the ninja world!

Chapter 26 Leaving the Village, the Main Theme of the Ninja World

Tetsuya was somewhat surprised to see that the ninja waiting for him at the village entrance was actually Sakuya Hatake, but he was still quite happy, since they were acquaintances and it would be easier for them to communicate.

"I really didn't expect that you would be the one to take on my commission."

"Haha, what a coincidence! I just finished handing over the previous task yesterday and saw a new batch of tasks on the task board."

At the time, I was thinking of looking for a suitable task, and I immediately saw the commission you posted.

Shuoye was also somewhat surprised and delighted.

"I didn't expect that. It hasn't been that long, and you're already planning to open a ramen shop in other places."

Tetsuya chuckled.

"It's nothing. Although I do have this idea, I don't know whether it will actually be opened in the future."

“I understand. Although I don’t know how to do business, I’ve heard from my family that there are many intricacies to doing business. Your idea of ​​conducting on-site investigation first is correct.”

The Hatake clan is considered a large clan in Konoha, and they naturally own some businesses, which are managed by clan members who are not ninjas.

Although he didn't manage it himself, Shuoye learned some things about it from his clansmen.

"Well, I don't really know much about it either. After all, I'm the only one left in the family. I can only say that I'll just figure it out by feeling."

As he spoke, Tetsuya patted Sakuya on the shoulder and extended his right hand to him.

"Then my safety will depend on you for a long time to come. Please take care of me from now on."

Sakuya grasped Tetsuya's right hand.

"Me too, nice to meet you."

"Haha, let's go, let's set off."

Tetsuya and Sakuya left Konoha and headed towards the nearest city in the Land of Fire.

The Land of Fire is vast, and since this is an expedition, there are many things to consider, so this trip will inevitably take a considerable amount of time.

Tetsuya set off with great anticipation. Although he had left Konoha before, he had spent most of his time wandering the battlefield.

This was his first time visiting a town outside of Konoha, and Tetsuya was filled with curiosity about towns in the Naruto world.

After all, even in anime and manga, the storylines mostly revolve around the major ninja villages, and apart from a few specific locations, there isn't much exposure of other towns in this world.

However, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

When the two arrived at the first town, Tetsuya's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he looked at the dilapidated village before him.

"Shuoye, is this our first stop?"

"Yes, is there a problem?"

Tetsuya stared at the village before him for a long time without saying a word.

The roads were winding and muddy, and the houses were low and thatched.

The people living here are dressed in a way that can no longer be described as simple. If it weren't for the passersby communicating with each other, he would have thought that they were a group of uncivilized primitive people.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. The Naruto world is a relatively backward world. No, not backward, but a world with extremely uneven development.

Moreover, the ninja village system has only been established for a little over twenty years, and the First Shinobi World War has only just ended.

Outside the ninja village, bandits roamed freely. Without the protection of ninjas, the village was naturally extremely backward. If it wanted to develop, it would have to ask the bandits if they would allow it, and ask the ruling class if they would allow it.

"Sakuya, so this is what the world outside the ninja village is like."

Shuoye didn't feel much about the scene before him, but simply remarked with a sigh.

"Actually, most places in the ninja world are like this. Scenes like those in our Konoha are extremely rare in this ninja world."

So, we really have to thank the First Generation for making that kind of life possible for us.

The first leader was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see everyone living a life of constant displacement and uncertainty. So he gathered people and built a village, allowing us to live the life we ​​have today.

Tetsuya frowned and said.

"But the First Hokage clearly had the ability to change the entire ninja world, so why did he only establish a village instead of a country with a sound legal system?"

"this!"

Shuoye was speechless for a moment; he didn't know how to answer the question.

To say that the First Hokage didn't have that ability? But the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha did indeed possess power that could overwhelm the entire ninja world at that time.

To say that people outside the village are none of the First Hokage's business? But you just said that the First Hokage was kind-hearted.

In the end, Sakuya simply replied.

"I don't know. I'm just a ninja. All I need to do is follow the mission. I don't need to think about too many things."

Zhe remained silent, and for the first time, he began to contemplate this world and this ninja realm.

The ninja world is a place of chaos, exploitation, oppression, plunder, and slaughter; these words have always existed in every corner of the ninja world.

Don't be fooled by Konoha's apparent prosperity; that's just Konoha.

He still remembered that when he read the manga, the scenes that Jiraiya saw when he traveled through the ninja world seemed not much different from what he saw now.

"Shuoye, let's go."

"Sigh, should we leave here? Hmm, this place really doesn't seem suitable for opening a shop."

"Open a shop? Buy things? Haha, people here are lucky to even survive."

The two left and headed to the next town.

As Tetsuya traveled to more and more places, the smiles on his face became fewer and fewer.

It wasn't that he had a sudden burst of saintly compassion and couldn't bear to see others suffer.

In Tetsuya's mind, he always respected other people's fate and never interfered with other people's lives.

The reason he smiled less was that as his knowledge grew, he felt that the main theme of the entire ninja world was oppression and despair.

He suddenly understood why Jiraiya was so obsessed with finding the prophesied child and the savior.

When a person deeply understands the tragedy of a world yet is powerless to change it, how can he not place his hopes on the appearance of a prophetic child and a savior?

Perhaps only a mysterious figure like the Child of Prophecy can change such a world.

But did Naruto really change the ninja world?

Half a year has passed in a flash, and the two's field trip has come to an end.

"Tetsuya, what's wrong with you?"

Walking on the road back to Konoha, Sakuya looked at Tetsuya, who had a blank expression, and asked him a question.

"Over the past six months, I've noticed that you've been smiling less and less."

Hearing Sakuya's words, Tetsuya rubbed his face and smiled.

"It's nothing, it's just that this is the first time in my life that I've been away from my village and home for so long, and the constant travel has made me feel a bit mentally exhausted."

"Is that so? Haha, when we get back to the village, how about we go to the hot springs to relax?"

"Of course, no problem."