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Chapter 335: Ye Cang's Advantage!
Chapter 335: Ye Cang's Advantage!
"From now on, you are the official envoy of the Hidden Sand Village to the Heavenly Fortress!"
Dong Ping handed over the commission scroll to her.
Yes, with this, she was officially an envoy of the Hidden Sand Village, both in terms of procedure and title.
However, this identity was just in name.
Just like the Heavenly Fortress, it was nominally part of Konoha, but in reality, it was completely independent and uncooperative.
In the past, with half of the Southwest Ninja Army stationed there, they could still monitor or influence the village, but now that the Southwest Ninja Army had been recalled to Woad Mountain, the village had naturally lost its influence.
Currently, although Dong Ping still held the title of 'Commander of the Southwest Ninja Army', it was merely an empty shell.
It was precisely because he had given up the actual power of the Ninja Army that he could be so relaxed.
If he had control over the Ninja Army, he would appear to have power, but he would have to run around for the village's sake.
For instance, in the current small-scale conflicts between the village and the Cloud and Mist Ninjas, the village had no intention of deploying him, and even if they did, he could refuse.
After all, if they suppress me like this and don't give me real power, it's normal for me to refuse, right?
But if he had control over the Ninja Army, it would be harder to refuse.
Power and responsibility are equal! Without the power, he naturally had no obligation.
However, this treatment was only for the strong.
For an ordinary ninja, there was only obligation and no power.
"I never thought..."
Ye Cang took the commission scroll, her expression filled with mixed emotions.
Although she was still nominally a Sand Ninja, in reality, she had already transformed into their mold.
Thinking of this, she touched the Flame Pattern Seal hidden under her smooth forehead.
"Next, you can select people from the Hidden Sand Village to train as ninjas... Once they are strong enough, you'll have the chance to fulfill your dreams!"
Dong Ping revealed his plan for her.
He wanted her to train ninjas and develop her strength.
There was no need to worry about the ninjas she trained not obeying the Heavenly Fortress.
They were the ones paying the wages, providing commissions, and offering benefits, and with the brainwashing during training, the ninjas she trained would be no different from the Heavenly Fortress' ninjas, except for their nominal affiliation to the Hidden Sand Village.
The only restriction was that she could only recruit from the Land of Wind.
It was as if they were telling her to drain the Hidden Sand Village's resources.
Don't be fooled; in reality, it was simpler than imagined and a good thing for the commoners of the Hidden Sand Village.
The cost of training ninjas, as mentioned earlier, was exorbitant.
Ninjas were created through the accumulation of resources.
After all, they needed to be taught various skills and then fed large amounts of food and medicinal herbs to refine their chakra.
Ordinary people couldn't even begin to refine chakra.
They didn't understand the basics of meridians, hand seals, and more.
Learning these skills required someone to teach them.
Just the knowledge aspect was a huge challenge, not to mention the need for food, medicinal herbs, ninja tools, and more, all of which required significant financial investment.
The Hidden Sand Village, located in the Land of Wind, which was mostly desert, had a dire economic situation.
That's why they followed the 'Elite Route'.
It wasn't their choice; the environment forced them.
Most ninjas specialized in Wind Release and Puppet Techniques, not because there were no other talented ninjas, but because even with such talents, they couldn't grow and would be eliminated.
Now, Ye Cang could target these individuals.
The Heavenly Fortress had no shortage of resources; they only lacked suitable candidates for training.
In the past, Konoha had helped them search for orphans with chakra potential, but even though their talent and potential weren't great, they could still become genin.
After seeing Dong Ping's rebellious nature, Konoha naturally wouldn't continue to help.
At the same time, the village closely monitored the situation, not allowing them to recruit from any of the smaller ninja clans.
As for finding talented orphans themselves?
Sorry, but that was impossible.
The probability of finding ninjas with talent among ordinary people was minuscule, and with their limited manpower, the chances were slim.
Through research and data analysis, Dong Ping discovered something fascinating.
The potential and talent of a ninja is influenced by chakra erosion.
For instance, if both parents are ninjas, the chances of their offspring inheriting ninja talent are significantly higher.
This talent is hereditary.
This is the primary reason why ninja villages strictly control their populations.
By controlling villagers with ninja talent, they indirectly monopolize this powerful force.
If a bloodline has never been exposed to chakra, the chances of them being able to refine chakra are slim.
For commoners with ninja talent, if you trace their lineage, there's a high probability that an ancestor in their family tree was once a ninja.
Therefore, villagers with ninja bloodlines in ninja villages are the most fundamental and precious resources.
The Leaf Village maintains a strict defense around the Heavenly Fortress, making it challenging for them to recruit people.
The Leaf Village's stance is clear: if they won't cultivate talent, they won't allow the Heavenly Fortress to do so either.
However, the situation in the Sand Village is different. The villagers struggle to survive, so they don't mind if villagers leave the village.
With limited resources, it's impossible to support such a large population, and they can't restrict even the freedom to leave.
These villagers with ninja talent are Ye Cang's prime targets.
With her reputation and identity as a Sand Ninja, she can alleviate their concerns.
Brilliant!
Dong Ping believes that if Ye Cang puts in more effort, she can quickly assemble a ninja army that may not match the Sand Ninja in quality but will be comparable in numbers.
The Heavenly Fortress has money and resources but lacks worthy investment targets.
Ye Cang has now solved this issue by absorbing the Uchiha Main Branch, the Phantom Lantern Clan, and others, providing them with continuous cultivation goals. Otherwise, relying solely on refugees, the proportion of those worth cultivating might be less than one in a hundred thousand.
It's not that there are no ninjas with talent among commoners, but investing a massive amount of resources might not even guarantee becoming a Genin.
The next generation of such individuals will have significantly better talent.
In essence, chakra erosion adapts genes to better harness this power.
After receiving Dong Ping's guidance, Ye Cang's fighting spirit was instantly ignited.
Yes, she had lost the contest for the Wind Shadow, but that didn't mean there wouldn't be future opportunities to become the Wind Shadow.
Thus, Ye Cang sprang into action.
Currently, only Lo Sha and the higher-ups know of her connection to the village, so she directly used her name to have the United Fruit and Produce Chamber recruit ordinary people with ninja bloodlines from the Hidden Sand Village for 'work.'
How this 'work' is done is another matter.
Chiyada, who oversees the village, naturally noticed this immediately but after considering, she didn't stop it.
This is a well-planned scheme.
If the Hidden Sand Village intervenes, it will cause dissatisfaction among the villagers.
What's the deal? The village doesn't cultivate us, and they won't even let us be cultivated by others?
If it were the Heavenly Fortress recruiting, they could use the suspicion of 'colluding with the enemy' to stop it, but since Ye Cang, a 'Hidden Sand Village messenger,' is doing the recruiting, they can't use that excuse.
More importantly, the Heavenly Fortress and the Leaf Village are not the same.
The other Great Hidden Villages, aside from the Leaf Village, coldly observe the Heavenly Fortress's rapid growth and expansion.
Especially regarding the Tea Country incident, are they pretending not to know, or are they blind?
But they are more than happy to see this happen.
Because once the Heavenly Fortress grows, the one with the most headaches won't be them but the Leaf Village.
As for the Leaf Village?
Aside from Root's increasingly tight surveillance, they currently have little spare energy to cause trouble.
The Nine-Tails' chaos caused too much damage.
Economic losses are minor compared to the loss of the Fourth Hokage and his wife.
So, the Heavenly Fortress's growth environment is far from comfortable.
Soon, the first batch of Sand Village villagers arrived in the River Country a week later.
(End of Chapter)
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