Chapter 021
Merchants are a special profession in this war-torn world, they do not have great strength and do not have a tough backstage.
However, a group of people like them can move freely between two ninja villages, or even between multiple ninja villages. No ninja village will repel merchants because they are the God of Wealth, and the tasks they issue are simple and have the most money.
Most of the village’s needs for funds and resources came from the provision of daimyo, and merchants also played different roles in it.
The world cannot do without merchants, the country’s economic development needs merchants, and the village also needs merchants to provide all kinds of materials.
That being said, the status of merchants will not rise there. Because in this world where strength is supreme, merchants are just a vault in the eyes of ninjas.
The merchant can be polite to the ninja who accepts his assignment, because it is the relationship between the employer and the employed, just like the relationship between the boss and the employee. On the other hand, it is a matter of credibility. During the mission, as long as the merchant did not harm the interests of his own village and did not involve his own life safety, he would do his best to protect him.
At the end of the day, it’s a matter of integrity. If the employer is killed during the mission, the failure of the mission will also affect the credibility of the village, and others will consider whether to post the task in this ninja village.
If no one issues a task, the village’s funds will shrink significantly, the economy will not be able to keep up, and the living conditions of the villagers will deteriorate.
Carrying his small backpack, Ma Hui had already assembled at the gate of the village.
When Ma Hui arrived, an acquaintance had already arrived, with white hair, carrying a small short knife, and exuding an aura that was not close to people, it was Kakashi Kiki.
“Kiki Kakashi? It turned out that the fat pig was talking about him. Looking at the familiar person, Ma Hui thought to himself.
“Uchiha Maki, why are you here?” Kakashi saw Makai coming and said suspiciously.
Ma Hui pointed to the brace on his arm and said, “I’ve graduated from ninja school.” ”
“So, you’re also one of the ninjas in charge of this mission? That’s right, with your strength, you can graduate from school a long time ago. Kakashi said.
The two are acquaintances, and there is no embarrassment in chatting about the sky.
In the time that followed, five carriages carrying goods slowly approached the village, and the bloated merchant sat on one of the carriages, accompanied by two groups of ninjas from Konoha, and some ordinary workers, who were the main staff responsible for transporting goods.
Shota Kondo and the other two countermen also came to the gate of the village, also carrying their backpacks.
Kakashi’s team members and captain also gathered here, and Mahui noticed that two of Kakashi’s team members looked at Kakashi differently, with fear and anger.
At this time, Kakashi is task-oriented, and the life or death of his teammates has nothing to do with him, taking D-level tasks, if Kakashi and his teammates are cleaning up the river and the teammates are accidentally washed away by the current, Kakashi will definitely prioritize the task of cleaning the river, even if the teammates are within reach of rescue.
Therefore, it is not difficult to see that Kakashi’s teammates are afraid and angry with him, and no one is willing to give their back to someone who cares about his life and death.
After saying hello to Kakashi’s captain, Shota Kondo took out the certificate of leaving the village and handed it to the guard at the village gate, who took out a passslip, looked at the five carriages, and nodded to Shota Kondo, indicating that the goods had been inspected, no problem, and could leave.
After that, the team set off towards the country of grass.
This is the first time Ma Hui has come out of the village, and unlike the lively environment inside the village, large trees rise from the sky outside the village, and occasionally a few small birds fly by. Bustling streets, cluttered noises away from here. On the wide road, there is almost no traffic.
The two groups had a clear division of labor, one after the other, guarding the convoy.
Ma Hui’s squad is located at the back of the convoy, and the two team members talk and laugh together, basically isolating Ma Hui.
Kakashi’s team was no exception, even more serious than Mahki’s situation. The two captains looked at it, but they were helpless.
It’s just that what they don’t know is that they want to isolate the two people, one is indifferent, the other is not in the eyes, and the task is heavy.
Tasks are boring, and sometimes, some advanced tasks require ninjas to stay motionless in the same place for a few days, and when hungry, they can only eat military food pills to replenish their physical strength. Now this kind of escort mission is undoubtedly easier, and before reaching the border of the Fire Country, there are basically no hostile ninjas, at most some bandits.
Bandits who don’t know ninjutsu can even handle the lower ninja who just graduated from school, not to mention these ‘senior’ lower ninja.
Moreover, the bandits of the country of fire will not appear around the road, because if they appear, they will be mercilessly cleaned up by Konoha ninjas, and their belongings will also be recycled by Konoha.
The day passed quickly, evening came, the convoy stopped, and everyone needed to rest.
Five carriages were placed in one place, and the merchants took out their tents to set up for the employees, and after a simple dinner, the merchants hid in the tents to rest. The employees and Konoha’s ninjas were not treated so well, and several employees then found a place to lean on their backs, sat down, and began to sleep.
They are only responsible for transporting goods, and it is not their turn to defend them.
“Everyone take a good rest, refresh their spirits, and leave tomorrow. I discussed the work of the guard with Captain Murakami tonight, and he was in charge of the first half of the night and I was in charge of the second half of the night. The only one who can say this is Shota Kondo, because he is the captain of this squad.
Captain Murakami, who is the guide of Kakashi’s team.
After Ma Hui’s two teammates listened, the two also found a position where they could react at any time and rested.
The day’s journey is nothing to Ma Hui, compared to his usual exercise, it is just a small meaning.
Looking at the environment, Ma Hui found a hidden and imperceptible position, jumped up the trees, Chakra concentrated on his feet, stood upside down on the trees and began to rest.
“Are you still exercising at this time?” Shota Kondo looked at Mahui standing upside down on the tree, thinking that it was just that Mahui was full of energy and did not need to rest for the time being.
Being able to concentrate Chakra 24 hours a day is impossible in Shota Kondo’s eyes, because if people’s spirits are not concentrated, Chakra will collapse and cannot be concentrated. However, what Kondo doesn’t know is that if a person forms a Chakra instinctive reaction, it can also be done.