Chapter 389 Red Beans and Red Lotus!
“How about increasing food purchases?”

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Mitokado En and Utane Koharu who were in charge of business.

They also purchased grain in previous years, and being able to use this channel to purchase is naturally the best choice.

"No, the other party can't prepare so much food in such a short time!"

Utane Koharu shook her head, indicating that this method was not advisable.

Purchasing food sounds extremely simple, as long as you spend more money, but in reality it is extremely troublesome.

Please note that what we are talking about here is "bulk" grain purchases. If it is a small amount, there is naturally no need to be so troublesome.

Bulk purchases first require the collection of food from multiple locations.

After all, it is impossible to gather such a huge amount of food from one place.

This alone is enough to stump countless chambers of commerce.

Because most of the food in the ninja world is in the hands of the nobles, if the Chamber of Commerce wants to purchase more, it must deal with more nobles, and anyone who has experienced this knows how troublesome it is.

There are so many weirdos among the nobles!
Dealing with them is not only troublesome but also dangerous, because you never know if they will suddenly fall ill.

Well, even if you have great means and can gather enough food.

How to transport?

The road conditions, robbers, transportation efficiency and other aspects of the ninja world are all problems.

So, bulk purchasing is really troublesome.

"Please help me..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped instantly with a bitter expression on his face.

Because this cannot be done.

If you ask for help from a daimyo, it means you have to bow down to him. Do you have to listen to him in the future?

This topic really cannot be opened.

Besides, the daimyo is not without his own little ideas. The Ninja Village, the Fire Temple, the Guardian Ninja... and so on are all forces cultivated by the other side to replace the Ninja Village.

Therefore, bowing to the daimyo is not just a matter of face, but a matter of life and death.

"How about purchasing from the castle tower? Their food production this year is amazing, so they should have enough food to sell!"

Mizutomon En suddenly made an unexpected suggestion.

Castle tower!
It is definitely a thorn in Konoha's side.

But now we have to look for each other to purchase, which is really unexpected.

But there is no other way. It is much better to purchase from them than from a big name.

And it is reasonable.

Because the castle tower is nominally a part of Konoha.

At most, he is just a rebellious son with a rebellious nature.

"No, we can't bow down to that inherently evil Uchiha brat!"

Seeing the few people thinking silently, Danzo jumped up like a cat with its fur standing on end.

He was unwilling to bow to the other party.

"Danzo, Douping is marrying into the family!"

Utane Koharu reminded Danzo that although Dopeira's last name was Uchiha, he did not have Uchiha blood.

"Besides, the castle tower is still part of our Konoha family. If we purchase from them, the price will definitely not be too outrageous, and there will be no additional conditions!"

Mitomon En starts from a practical perspective.

In fact, Danzo also knew very well that purchasing food from the castle tower was definitely the best option.

And this was also cleaning up the mess for his roots, so he could only remain silent.

"Okay, I'll leave this to you, Xiaochun!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen made the final decision.

As for the money?

Sorry, when it comes to money, the other ninja villages are all younger brothers.

Even though there have been small-scale conflicts with the Cloud Ninja and the Mist Ninja, it is not a problem for Konoha to allocate a batch of money for purchases.

the other side!
Dohei didn't know yet that a big order was about to fall on the castle tower.

Now, he is taking Honglian to visit Konoha.

As for Hinata Cangyue? .

As soon as he came back, he was called back by the Zong family.

"Is this Konoha? It looks just like that..."

Honglian complained.

This is also what she really thinks.

Although Konoha looks prosperous, it has a sense of decadence and is also dirty and messy.

In the castle tower, there are specialized jobs such as "cleaners" who are capable of keeping the environment there clean and tidy at all times.

Moreover, the difference between the new buildings under planning and the old buildings in Konoha should not be too obvious.

"Humph, Konoha is the leader of the five great ninja villages!"

An unconvinced voice sounded.

Dou Ping and Hong Lian turned around and saw a girl with a pineapple bun, purple hair and brown eyes behind them. She was holding a few strings of red bean dumplings in her hand.

That’s right, the other party was Orochimaru’s only disciple.

Wash red beans with your hands!
About the same age as Honglian.

"Which ninja village's leader would be beaten in every Ninja World War?" Honglian retorted.

She had a short temper. She was already unhappy when someone interrupted her, let alone someone of the same type as her. It made her angry just by looking at him.

"What did you say!"

The red beans were also fried.

“You don’t need your ears, you can donate them to people in need!”

"Do you want to die!"

"Come if you can!"

...

And Dou Ping was not angry because of Hongdou's words. Instead, he watched the two of them staring at each other like fighting cocks with great interest.

Famous scene!

That is to say, I didn’t bring a camera with me, otherwise I would have taken a picture.

Just like the future Prince Naruto and Hashira, they gave each other their first kiss, it would be a shame not to take a photo at that time.

While thinking about this, Tang Ping also noticed the thing on Hongdou's neck.

The curse seal of heaven!

It can be considered a gift from Orochimaru to Red Bean.

From this point of view, he is really gentle to his only disciple.

He really made me cry to death!
Unfortunately, no one in Konoha knew the benefits of this thing. When they saw Red Bean suffering from the erosion of the curse seal from time to time, they thought it was an evil thing and sealed it directly.

But in fact, the erosion and pain are just to make people get used to natural energy.

When a normal person comes into contact with natural energy, he will die instantly without any explanation.

However, the Curse of Heaven can allow the human body to slowly get used to natural energy, which is definitely a huge benefit.

Once the body is able to adapt to natural energy, not only will all aspects of the body's attributes be improved, but it will also lay the foundation for the Sage Mode.

Of course, Orochimaru also added his own personal touches.

Just like Tang Ping's Heavenly Curse Seal also has private goods added, everyone does the same thing.

After observing for a few seconds, Tang Ping withdrew his gaze.

Because it's too rough.

No matter which aspect it is, it is far inferior to the Heavenly Curse Seal that he developed himself.

It was not known whether the two little guys were destined to be bound together, but they just put their foreheads against each other and kept pushing forward like bulls, which looked extremely funny.

"All right!"

Tang Ping separated the two people. He felt that if he did not intervene, the two would continue to argue until the end of time.

At this time Hongdou remembered what she had just done, so she greeted him embarrassedly.

"Master Tang Ping!"

Although the other person is only a few years older than her, his status and ability are comparable to her own teacher, so she calls him "Sir".

"Long time no see, Anko!"

Dou Ping felt a little sorry for Hongdou, who seemed to be fine on the surface but was actually in a very bad condition.

She is one of those tragic characters.

His close teacher betrayed the village and left him alone in the village. He was then subjected to all kinds of scrutiny and exclusion, and finally gave up.

Yes, if she hadn't just given up, there would be no way to explain why she became just a special jonin later on.

For others, being a special jonin is already very strong.

But for her, a disciple of the three ninjas, and the disciple of Orochimaru who was the best at teaching his disciples, being a special jonin was really a shame.

As for being censored and excluded?

The real ninja world cannot be as innocent and simple as in the anime.

After Orochimaru betrayed the village, how could the Anbu and the Root let Red Bean go without interrogating her countless times?

The fact that she was not even used as an experimental subject was definitely because Sarutobi Hiruzen protected her for Orochimaru's sake.

But not too caring!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have become just a special jonin in the future, and she wouldn't even be allowed to lead a class.

Otherwise, it is impossible that she, a disciple of the Three Ninjas, is not even as good as Asuma?

She was only implicated by Orochimaru, but Asuma really joined the opposing force of Konoha, the Guardian Ninja. If we strictly pursue it, it is completely "treason".

Not only can he return to Konoha, but he can also bring the Twelve Little Warriors with him.

All I can say is that the second generation of filmmakers can do whatever they want.

"Master Tang Ping..."

Hongdou listened to the other person's gentle voice, and the investigation and exclusion she had suffered during this period suddenly flooded into her mind.

However, thinking of the complicated relationship between the other party and Konoha, she had no choice but to leave immediately as she was already in trouble.

He was already under close surveillance by the Anbu, and if he continued to have more contact with the other party, he might end up on the experimental table or in prison.

"How rude!"

Honglian muttered as he looked at the other person's back.

"It's okay, the other party doesn't want to do that!"

Tang Ping naturally understood the other party's difficulties. After explaining it, he continued to stroll with Honglian.

When they returned to the mountain clan, Koharu Tsuchiya came to visit.

(End of this chapter)