Although Tetsuya felt a little surprised to see that the ninja waiting for him was Hatake Sakuya, he was still glad. After all, they were acquaintances, and it was easier for them to banter and communicate.
"I really didn't expect that you would actually take over my commission."
"Haha, it's simply fate. I just handed over the last task yesterday and saw a new batch of tasks on the task board.
I wanted to see if there were any suitable tasks, and your commission popped up at a glance. "
Sakuye also felt joy in seeing Tetsuya's growth.
"It was not long ago that you just opened you ramen shop, now you are already planning to open a branch shop elsewhere."
Tetsuya chuckled.
"Don't praise me too much. Although I do have this goal, it is still in its planning phase."
"I kinda get it. Although I don't know much in regards to business, I overheard multiple times from my family members that there are numerous aspects to consider when doing business. It is only foolish of you not to conduct on-site inspection first."
The Hatake family is a pretty significant family in Konoha. Naturally, they have some industries under their banner, these industries are all managed by civillian clan members.
Although he doesn't take care of it personally, Sakuya picked up a few tidbits of knowledge from his family.
"As an orphan of the Chiba family, I was not taught such things. I could only rely on my gut and cautiously grope my way forward ."
As he spoke, Tetsuya patted Sakuya's shoulder and extended his right hand to him.
"Then my safety will depend entirely on you for the coming days. Please don't be shy in advising me."
Sakuya held Tetsuya's right hand.
"The pleasure is mine, ditto."
"Haha, let's go."
Tetsuya left Konoha with Sakuya Hatake and headed towards the Fire Nation city closest to Konoha.
The Country of Fire spans a large area, and since it is an inspection, there are various things to consider, this trip will definitely take a considerable amount of time.
Before setting off, Tetsuya was filled with high expectations. Despite having left Konoha before, all he saw was the battlefield.
This was his first official trip to a town outside Konoha, he was full of grand expectations toward the towns in the Naruto world.
Recalling the anime and comics, while there are many plots surrounding the major ninja villages, there is not much display of other towns in this world Except for a few specific plot locations.
As always in life, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
When the two arrived at the first town, Tetsuya's eyes almost fell to the ground in disbelief as he gazed at the dilapidated village in front of him.
"Sakuya, is this our first stop?"
"Yeah, what's the problem?"
Tetsuya looked at the village in front of him in silence and shock.
primitive and muddy roads, low thatched houses.
simple could be said to be luxurious when describing the clothes of the people living here . If the pedestrians passing by were not communicating in clear audible words, he would have assumed that a group of uncivilized primitive people lived here.
Casting away the bias and rationalising everything, The Hokage world is a relatively backward world. No, it is not backward. It should be described as a world with exteme uneven development.
To make matters worse, the warring period recently elapsed, the ninja village system has only been established for more than 20 years now, and the first ninja war ended not long ago.
Rogue bandits are operating wantonly outside the Ninja Village. A village without the protection of Ninjas is naturally extremely backward. If you want to develop, ask the Rogue Bandits if they agree, and ask the ruling class if they will support them.
"Sakuya, it turns out that the world outside the Ninja Village is so bleak."
Sakuya didn't have much emotion about the scene in front of him, he just replied with indifference.
"To be honest, most places in the ninja world are like what we see now. Scenes like our Konoha are extremely rare in this ninja world.
"We really have to thank the First Generation for creating a better life for us."
The First Generation was kindhearted and could not bear to see everyone living a precarious life, so he gathered people to build a village, allowing us to enjoy the life we have now. "
Tetsuya asked, frowning.
"The First Generation clearly has the ability to change the entire ninja world, so why did he only build a village instead of a country with a complete legal system?"
"this!"
Sakuya was speechless for a moment, he didn't know how to answer this question.
You claim that the First Generation didn't have the ability? But the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara did have the power to crush the entire ninja world at that time.
You claim that people outside the village are none of First Hokage's business? But you just claimed that First Generation Hokage is kind-hearted.
In the end, Sakuya just sighed.
"I don't know. I'm just a ninja. I just need to complete my mission and don't ascertain random thoughts."
Tetsuya said nothing. For the first time, he began to reflect about this ninja world in a holistic manner.
The ninja world is one of chaos, exploitation, oppression, plunder, and killing; these words always exist in every corner of the ninja world.
Even though Konoha is thriving, it is just the scope surrounding Konoha.
He recalled that when he was reading comics before, the scenes that Jiraiya saw in the future as he traveled through the Ninja World didn't seem to change much from what he was seeing now.
"Sakuya, let's go."
"Ah, are we leaving here? Well, this place really doesn't seem to be suitable for opening a store."
"Open a shop? Buy things? Haha, the people here are lucky enough to be able to barely survive."
The two left here and headed to the next town.
As they walked through more and more places, the smile on Tetsuya's face faded.
It's not that he is a holy mother to be unable to bear seeing others suffer.
In Tetsuya's cognition, he always respects the fate of others and never interferes in their lives.
The reason why he smiled less was that as his perspective widens, he felt that the main vibe penetrating the ninja world was depression and despair.
Only now did he understood why Jiraiya was so obsessed with finding the child of prophecy and the savior.
When a person deeply realizes that the world is defective yet any change is futile, how can he not hope for the appearance of the son of prophecy and the savior?
Perhaps, only a mysterious figure like the Son of Prophecy can change such a world.
But, did Naruto really change the ninja world?
Half a year passed quickly, and the two people's field trip has come to an end.
"Tetsuya, what's wrong with you?"
Walking on the road back to Konoha, Sakuya looked at Tetsuya with a worried expression and asked.
"In the past six months, I've noticed that you smile less and less."
Hearing what Sakuya said, Tetsuya rubbed his face and smiled.
"It's nothing. It's just that this is the first time in my life that I've been away from my village and my home for an extended period of time. Plus, I feel a little lethargic from all the traveling."
"Is that so? Haha, when we get back to the village, how about we go to the hot springs and relax."
"You got yourself a deal."