IW: Chapter 200 - Naruto Bai Ye: The bullet I fired in my youth has now hit its mark. It seems I've also put the cart before the horse.
Pirate Bai Ye: "Newcomer!!?"
Finally, a newcomer has arrived!
It's been so long, and a newcomer has finally arrived!
Naruto Bai Ye: "This is great, hopefully, someone from a cultivation world."
A newcomer has finally arrived.
Hong Kong Bai Ye: "Isn't our Zombie World also a cultivation world?"
Zombie Bai Ye: "How is my world considered a cultivation world?!"
Ultimately, this really can't be considered a cultivation world.
Naruto Bai Ye: "Aren't you already about to restore the Dragon Vein?"
According to his investigation, hadn't he already received some news about the Dragon Vein?
Speaking of which, once the Dragon Vein is restored, it seems cultivation won't be as difficult as before.
Zombie Bai Ye: "After the Dragon Vein was separated, Zhu Yuanzhang had Liu Bowen secretly bury it. It's very difficult to find the Dragon Vein now, and not only us, but the evil path is also active, and they knew the news earlier than us!"
No one knows what will happen if a dead Dragon Vein is revived.
But the Dragon Vein was full of resentment before it died, so if this dead Dragon Vein falls into the hands of the evil path, it will be a disaster.
Their information was first-hand, even earlier than theirs, so Bai Ye wasn't entirely sure if he could find it.
And even if they gathered the Dragon Vein, he wasn't very confident about how far it could go in the end.
But one thing was absolutely certain: the effect of the Dragon Vein would definitely not be the same as before.
Nichijou Bai Ye: "That's still better than not being restored, right?"
Zombie Bai Ye: "That's true."
That's true, it's better than nothing.
Naruto Bai Ye: "Then you work hard, and try to let me directly use your immortal techniques!"
Zombie Bai Ye: "Alright."
I'll try!
Shinigami Bai Ye: "So, that means Kurosaki ichigo is probably coming soon, the plot is about to begin, but I don't understand why Aizen, that sly old fox, still hasn't given up on testing me!"
I'm numb!
He had already shown himself so clearly.
Yet, Aizen, that old schemer, still wanted to test him, especially after he exposed his strength. Now, it's not just about hiding in the squad anymore.
Now he also has to fight with Unohana Retsu.
Let's end all of this soon. It's better for Aizen, that old schemer, to go to Hueco Mundo sooner, so no one will come to test him!
Naruto Bai Ye: "What's that? I still have a spy by my side!"
Ever since Konan joined the Ninja Country, Bai Ye never said anything, but this spy truly existed.
Konan probably didn't send little news about the Ninja Country back to Pain.
However, Bai Ye didn't want to hide. He even wished Nagato would bring his people over quickly.
Speaking of which, he really wanted to see what Itachi's expression would be like then.
Leaving Konoha to join the Akatsuki Organization, only to be brought back directly by the Akatsuki Organization, he really didn't know if that guy would come back.
Back then, Itachi was so convinced that he would fail.
Now, the Uchiha have taken down Konoha, and after he became Hokage, he even directly unified the entire Ninja World.
What kind of expression does he have now?
Knock, knock!
Just as Bai Ye was thinking, a knock on the door pulled his thoughts back. Closing the chat group interface, Bai Ye softly said, "Come in."
As soon as his voice fell, the door was pushed open, and Konan was seen walking into the office, holding a pile of documents.
"Bai Ye, you haven't handled documents in a long time!!"
Konan frowned, her eyes full of dissatisfaction. At first, she thought she could get first-hand information and was tirelessly processing various documents for Bai Ye every day.
She even remembered what Nagato had told her, to work hard and climb higher so she could access more. She had done it with that idea in mind.
But as she kept doing it, Konan realized something was wrong!
Is this guy sick?!
He doesn't do anything and throws everything to her. She never handled so many things when she was in the Land of Rain. She felt like she had become uglier during her time with Bai Ye.
Every day she was either processing documents or on her way to process documents. Sometimes she was even woken up from sleep because she apparently had unfinished documents.
"Konan, isn't this normal? Look how well the Ninja Country is developing now, it's all thanks to you. You've done a great job. Tonight, I'll treat you all to Ichiraku Ramen!"
...
It's like this again!!!
Konan roared in her heart. Every time she complained, Bai Ye would say he'd treat them to a meal and say it was all because of them that the Ninja Country had become so beautiful!
At first, Konan really fell for it.
But as she interacted more and more with Bai Ye, Konan realized that Bai Ye was just dangling a carrot!
She originally thought she was very calm and could handle anything with composure, but after spending a long time with Bai Ye, Konan realized how naive she used to be.
"Bai Ye, if others saw you like this now, what would they think?"
Konan hoped Bai Ye would pull himself together and not dump everything on their secretarial team.
Although this secretarial team included experienced elders like Chiyo, as well as younger and energetic Kurotsuchi, and the calm and efficient Samui and Shizune.
Six people working together every day, yet handling so many things. Konan sometimes wondered what she was doing all this for.
Undercover, working from nine to eight, with no weekends.
Nagato... do you know how much I'm sacrificing!
A hint of sadness flashed through Konan's heart. She would rather fight Bai Ye than sit here every day processing documents for him.
This slacking boss, dumping all the work on her.
When she first arrived, she actually had a filter over Bai Ye.
In Konan's eyes, Bai Ye was incredibly powerful, directly solving things that even Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara couldn't do.
Later, he even arranged the entire Ninja Country perfectly. One could say he maxed out both politics and military power, somewhat like a combination of Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama.
But after subsequent interactions, her filter for Bai Ye shattered into pieces.
"If others see it, let them see it. Konan, they'll see how leisurely I am and will surely marvel at how good a secretarial team I have. Konan, you truly are the best!"
I really want to hit someone.
Hold it in!
You must hold it in!
Konan forcibly suppressed her urge to punch him. She knew very well she couldn't beat Bai Ye, and she still had to remain undercover!
"Anyway, I don't want to deal with these documents anymore!"
Konan gave up. She hadn't closed her eyes for three days. Today, no matter what, she would make Bai Ye handle these documents.
"Actually, you could give them to Shizune. If not, you can give them to others. There's no need to make it hard on yourself!"
Bai Ye's meaning was simple: she could give them to others, but definitely not to him.
"Forget it, come walk with me!"
Bai Ye stood up and patted Konan's shoulder. He planned to take Konan out for a walk.
He also knew very well that if Konan, with her personality, was pushed to this point, and continued to handle things, she would most likely explode.
Knowing that Konan was on the verge of exploding, Bai Ye naturally wouldn't insist on her handling those documents.
"What about these documents?"
"Konan, you must know that people don't live to process these documents. If you don't process these documents today, you can leave them for tomorrow. If you miss the scenery you were supposed to see today, you'll truly miss it. Do you understand what'seizing the day' means?"
This?!
Konan hesitated for a moment, but seeing Bai Ye's back, her hesitation lasted only a second. Konan finally put down the documents.
Although she felt like Bai Ye was spouting some twisted logic, Konan ultimately chose to trust Bai Ye this once.
Besides, she really didn't want to process documents anymore.
Walking on the bustling street, this was already the Ninja Country's second expansion. With the arrival of various ninja villages, many people from smaller ninja villages and countries also began to gather in the Ninja Country.
And as people continued to pour in, this place underwent four expansions. Even so, it still couldn't accommodate so many people, and the Ninja Country was still expanding.
After leaving the office building.
As he walked, Bai Ye chuckled and greeted the surrounding villagers, while also sparing a thought to look at Konan behind him and ask, "Konan, how do you feel about this place?"
This place? The Ninja Country?
Konan was silent, recalling her time in the Ninja Country. She felt this place was very good, at least for her, she saw hope. In the Land of Rain, even with Pain, that constantly weeping country, she saw no hope.
The people there lived in poverty, which forced many who originally lived in the Land of Rain to come here.
War truly seemed to have disappeared, just as Bai Ye had said.
"It's very good. I see smiles on the faces of the people here."
Konan spoke her true feelings. She believed everything here was wonderful.
At least everyone had hope of surviving.
As the population continued to flow in, various goods also began to circulate. Everyone could support their families by doing something.
At the same time, because there was no war, they were no longer afraid.
"But I don't know how long it can last. Just as you said, once there is no strong military suppression, everything will fall apart."
Konan even worried that if Bai Ye died, it would directly lead to the complete collapse of this place, and the hard-won peace.
She didn't know how she would face Nagato again.
It seemed her heart was wavering a bit.
But the moment this thought appeared, Konan suppressed it. No matter how unwilling she was, Nagato's desire for peace was at least partly because he sacrificed his legs to save her.
So she would fulfill Nagato's dream, even if it cost her her life.
"Yes, peace is indeed hard-won, and it cannot always be maintained. Often, powerful regimes collapse due to their own internal issues!"
Bai Ye nodded in agreement. In his opinion, if he lived a normal life, this Ninja Country would most likely fall apart internally after a few hundred years, or even sooner.
"Is there no permanent peace in the Ninja World?"
Konan asked, puzzled.
She didn't understand. This kind of environment should be what everyone wants, so why would anyone destroy it?
"Ambition. Human ambition is limitless. Right now, it's because I'm strong, so everyone suppresses their ambition. But one day, if an ambitious person becomes stronger than me, things will change.
And also interests. When everyone's interests are aligned, naturally it's good for everyone. But when interests need to be divided, it's different!"
In fact, looking at Konoha's situation, when they first established Konoha, wasn't Konoha like a cake factory?
Everyone who joined could have a piece.
As more and more people joined, and resources became insufficient to share, internal strife began.
Everyone was fighting for themselves, for their families' interests. Just like now, Bai Ye was actually very clear that this Ninja Country was divided into factions: Kirigakure, Hokage, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and the allied small ninja villages.
Bai Ye told Konan these things primarily to have Konan tell Nagato.
If possible, Bai Ye didn't want to act against Nagato. At least he was a pitiful person. From the moment he was targeted by Uchiha Madara, his life was destined to be a tragedy.
"Bai Ye, what if someone wants to destroy your peace?"
Konan hesitated for a moment, then finally asked the question.
Although Nagato's stance was still unknown for now, perhaps after seeing everything here, he would decide to abandon his previous plan.
But it was also possible that Nagato would not give up the plan at all, and instead wanted this world to experience the difficulty of achieving peace.
Although it seemed somewhat redundant now, ever since Yahiko's death, Konan knew very well that Nagato had become increasingly extreme.
On the path to pursuing peace, some of his ideas were not his own, but came from that Masked Man.
But Konan never trusted that Masked Man from the very beginning.
"Creating this was to protect the people here from the ravages of war. If someone wants to destroy this hard-won peace, then I can only take action and deal with them!"
Putting the cart before the horse?
Bai Ye suddenly thought of Uchiha Madara's words. It seemed he had also embarked on the same path as Senju Hashirama.
After establishing the Ninja Country, Bai Ye understood. This was his hard work, and if anyone tried to destroy it, even his friends, he would absolutely not agree.
For a moment, Bai Ye could even understand Senju Hashirama's actions.
Suppressing the little thoughts in his heart, Bai Ye didn't want to think too much. At least for him right now, these were unnecessary thoughts.
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