Zhihuo walked alone on the national road to the capital of the Land of Fire.

In the original world, by the time he was born, the Fire Country was long gone. After all, he was born in the third year of the Imperial calendar.

Regarding the news about the Fire Country and Konoha Village, he heard about it from others.

There was no peace within the empire. Many people longed to return to the period of the Five Great Nations. He had heard a lot about the Fire Country and Konoha Village from those people.

It was an era where the will of fire was burning, and it was both passionate and full of bonds.

In that era, the bond between people was so deep that two people with different surnames were even willing to sacrifice themselves for each other.

The Fire Country prospered under the joint management of daimyo and nobles. Everyone was running well in their respective positions, and the atmosphere was not as solemn as the empire at all.

The Emperor said that the atmosphere in the Empire was like that because it was a period of preparation for war. A powerful enemy was about to come, and they must be prepared to face everything.

But now, Zhihuo is a little skeptical of the good times those people talk about.

Zhihuo looked at the refugees on both sides of the avenue in confusion.

Why are there so many refugees? Why doesn't anyone care about these people?

Through small talk, Zhihuo also figured out the origin of this group of refugees.

This bottle of refugees all came from the Kingdom of Sichuan. Due to God's unkindness, the Kingdom of Sichuan encountered a severe drought that was rare in a century, causing many farmers in the Kingdom of Sichuan to lose their harvest.

The scenery of the Kingdom of Rivers is close to that of the Kingdom of Winds. Due to its proximity to the desert, water resources have always been relatively scarce. Once there is a drought, there will be a large number of refugees, and there will even be a phenomenon of people exchanging children for food.

There is something incomprehensible about Zhihuo.

Doesn't the Sichuan country have any food reserves? You must know that the empire stores part of the food every year during the harvest, in order to prevent food crises due to natural disasters.

And things like drought are easy to deal with. You just need to send a thousand ninjas who are good at Water Style to artificially rain.

"Could it be that the Bear Country can't even gather a thousand Water Style ninjas?" Zhihuo expressed his incomprehension.

Zhihuo, who was full of doubts, curiously joined the popular team. Jiraiya, who had been following behind, smiled happily when he saw this scene.

It seems that my guess is true, this intruder from the opinion is indeed a compassionate person.

"Old man, where are you going?" Zhihuo asked the old man curiously.

"We are going to the capital of the Country of Fire. I heard that the capital of the Country of Fire is extremely prosperous, and we can beg or sell ourselves to those noble lords there.

Of course, the nobles will definitely look down on a bad old man like me, but my granddaughter should be able to..."

After the old man finished speaking, he touched the head of the skinny little girl next to him with a sad expression.

If not for survival, who would be willing to give up freedom and personality?

Zhihuo exclaimed: "Sell yourself into slavery?"

The old man nodded.

Oh my God! Slavery? Damn slavery! This world actually still retains this evil system?

You must know that slavery has long been abolished in the empire, and human trafficking is absolutely prohibited in the empire. Those who violate this rule may even be sentenced to death.

Thinking of this, Zhihuo looked a little dazed.

Come to think of it...

The empire had been founded less than 20 years ago, and slavery had only been banned for 20 years.

Thinking of this, Zhihuo couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Zhihuo finally had a hint of malice toward the world.

Zhihuo suppressed his inner discomfort and asked, "Do the nobles of your country not care about you?"

The old man shrugged his shoulders and sneered: "Noble gentlemen will not care about us refugees, especially when everyone is having a hard time."

Zhihuo frowned. Didn't that guy Asima say that people under the rule of aristocrats lived happily? So what do these things in front of me count?

Not far away, Jiraiya, who had been studying Shisui's expression calmly, raised his eyebrows.

Have you begun to have ill will towards the world?

Is it because of these refugees? Or is it because of the inaction of the nobles?

Thinking of this, Jiraiya felt a little anxious.

You can't lose hope in this world!

Jiraiya, who was thinking this way, interjected very familiarly: "Don't look at their hopeless appearance. As long as they arrive in the capital of the Country of Fire, there will be many nobles and businessmen willing to accept them. After all, they... …”

"After all, they are very cheap labor!"

Jiraiya did not say the last sentence, but added it silently in his heart.

After hearing this, Zhihuo looked at Jiraiya thoughtfully and asked, "You don't look like a refugee?"

Jiraiya opened his mouth and said, "I am a native of the Fire Country."

Jiraiya introduced himself: "You don't seem to be from the Fire Country, right? Do you need a guide? I am very familiar with the Fire Country!"

Zhihuo squinted his eyes and looked at Jiraiya for a moment and then nodded.

Zhihuo could tell at a glance that Jiraiya was actually a ninja. The traces of the Transformation Technique were too strong, and he also knew that the other party must have some purpose in approaching him.

Zhihuo, who was interested in seeking information, was a ninja who came into contact with this world for the first time. Although he didn't know the reason why Jiraiya approached him, Zhihuo had no intention of exposing Jiraiya.

"You must be a ninja, right?" Zhihuo asked confidently.

Jiraiya nodded.

After hearing that Jiraiya was actually a ninja, the refugees nearby seemed to have seen the god of plague and dispersed like snakes and scorpions.

In this world, ninja is not a good word, because the appearance of ninjas is often accompanied by misfortune and destruction.

To civilians, a ninja is a moving disaster that can bring death at any time.

Seeing this scene, Zhihuo frowned again.

Are ninjas so unpopular in this world?

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