"Is this the Land of Vines?"
Naruto looked around, looking somewhat disappointed, "It's no different from Konoha!"
Following him was Uchiha Sasuke.
Sasuke grabbed his brother's hand and said unhappily, "If you think there is no difference, you can go back!"
Humph! I finally get to go out with my brother, but it's not a mission but a tour-like ceremony. And he has to bring Naruto along as a burden. How annoying!
Naruto shook his head: "Haha, there's nothing I can do. My mom stayed in the village, and my dad is busy, so I can only follow Brother Itachi~"
The founding of the Kingdom of Vine was entirely due to the insistence of the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Fire. In addition, the Kingdom of Vine itself was founded on the basis of the Fuji Senjiao, and the Shison Sage is currently based in Konoha. Therefore, the newly established Kingdom of Vine simply entrusted Konoha to send people to help maintain order at the ceremony, and also invited the Konoha Hokage to attend the ceremony.
The Fourth Hokage readily agreed. Not only would she be there, but the Fourth Kazekage from the neighboring Wind Country and the Fifth Mizukage from the Water Country far away from the mainland would also be there. Since three Kages were present, a small three-Kage meeting could be held.
The two tasks were combined and Konoha was mobilized. In addition to the basic daily defense, all the clans in Konoha sent out a large number of people.
Compared to the mission of Vine Country, protecting the Fourth Hokage is the most important thing, so the core strength of Konoha is by the Fourth Hokage's side, and the mission of Vine Country is delegated to Uchiha and Hyuga.
As the eldest son of Uchiha Fugaku, a rising star of the Uchiha clan, and the Anbu of the Fourth Hokage, Itachi Uchiha naturally took on the responsibility of guarding the ceremony.
They were not there to protect the village leaders, but to protect the other nobles who came to watch the ceremony.
Yes, not only will ninjas come to watch the ceremony, but the Daimyo of Fire Country, who vigorously promoted the establishment of the Country of Vine, and the Daimyo of Wind Country, who provided great convenience to the Country of Vine, will also be present in person.
Sasuke and Naruto were still students at the Ninja Academy and were not qualified to participate in such a major event, but Oberon held a sacrificial celebration according to the specifications of the original Salisbury Cathedral celebration. At the opening, there would be music performances and a choir singing praises to spring and the immortals.
Rather than having a group of ordinary children who know nothing perform, it would be more appropriate to find young ninjas who have received basic ninja training and have certain self-defense abilities.
Of course, this was the apparent reason, Merlin and Ize Shan had secretly communicated with each other.
"After all, the country was founded in your name. I am also worried that these ninjas will provoke conflicts in private, so I simply asked each village to bring their young ninjas here to serve as shields. For the sake of their children, they should not be willing to cause trouble."
After hearing this, Izawa Sugi smiled and said, "It can also help them develop awareness of the United Nations, right? After all, we have to discuss UN affairs after the Independence Ceremony. If we can plant the seed of "going to the United Nations to resolve disputes" in the children's minds, perhaps we can really eliminate wars in the future and keep disputes within a small scope."
Merlin nodded, and sighed: "It seems that the humble king intends to be a good brother this time. I will not be a bad person, so I will cooperate with him. What do you think?"
With a smile in his eyes, Ize Shan said seriously: "I think it's great. All roads are walked. As long as you walk, they will become roads."
“Whether it is a path to success or failure, it can serve as a warning and model for future generations.”
He murmured, "I'm happy, really."
Although it seemed that Oberon founded the sect in the name of Izawa Sugi and left a trace of his existence, Izawa Sugi was thinking about the distant past.
He had firmly denied the existence of the ninja world, a world where individuals killed each other, a place he could not accept or survive in. He saw no way out, only death and despair.
Later, he went to another parallel world's ninja world, took advantage of Konoha's newly created power, set off a war that swept across the entire continent, and finally unified the ninja world and established the Ninja Federation.
This is the answer and result that Izawa Sugi gave to his younger self.
Izawa Sugi did this because he knew he would succeed.
When Konoha Village was first founded, there were Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the two powerful Senju and Uchiha clans that had fought for many years, plus the other hundreds of clans in the ninja world who came to join, plus the moon above their heads which was a super transit station, and even Naruto and Sasuke who could beat up Kaguya. Izawa Sugihara had no idea how he could lose.
Simply put, this is a path that is destined to succeed.
But in life, the road ahead is often uncertain, and there are more detours and dead ends.
In those days, the Demon Slayer Corps fought a life-and-death battle with the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, which lasted for a thousand years. The members of the Demon Slayer Corps fought one after another, building a blood-red road with their blood and lives.
But at that time, was this a way to survive? Not necessarily.
That was simply a dead end, and no one saw any hope, because the Ghost King was too strong, and the power between humans and ghosts was like heaven and earth.
Did the Demon Slayer Corps give up? No.
Not only that, but they also tried their best to pass it down from generation to generation, and never regretted it even if they died.
Izawa Sugi once gave up in the ninja world. He lost his family, teammates and teachers, and he bowed his head in the face of despair.
However, the predecessors of the Demon Slayer Corps told him that even if the road is dead, he should not give up hope, but should forge ahead, overcome all difficulties and never forget his original intention.
"I got a second rebirth because of this. I returned to the Ninja World, met Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsuna, and helped resolve the Fourth Ninja World War."
Then he left again because he didn't want to face this hopeless world where people killed each other.
“It was also because I had no power to change the situation at that time.”
Izawa Sugi believed that after the Fourth Great Ninja War, the structure of the Ninja World had been determined and it was almost impossible to achieve a unified situation.
As long as the situation of one country and one village remains, war will inevitably break out in the future, but he is powerless to do anything about it. So what is the point of staying sad?
What's more, there are his seniors from the Demon Slayer Corps waiting for him, so why should he stay in the ninja world and suffer? Wouldn't it be better to go back to Yaoya and be a pampered baby?
"But in order to appease Uchiha Obito, and because the Fairy Kingdom is originally governed by six major clans, he is actually more accustomed to the one village one country model than you are."
Merlin took over. He knew Izawa Sugi's past and analyzed according to Izawa Sugi's thoughts. Naturally, he understood what Izawa Sugi was thinking at this moment.
"He has done something you have never done. He is walking on a difficult but probably correct path, which is also the path you have avoided and given up."
Perhaps Oberon himself did not think this was a difficult task, or even that he did not think about it that much. He was just thinking about how to take revenge on his younger brother for scaring him with the God of Fairies.
But the final result made up for Izawa Sugi's past regrets.
"Yes, just like many years ago, my lord and his men refused to give up. Oberon accidentally brought the world that I thought was a dead end into a new track."
Izawa Shan let out a long sigh, "Perhaps the United Nations structure he built will fall apart in the future, and perhaps Oberon has never thought about how to develop in the future... But as I said just now, someone has opened up this road, and someone has walked on it. If more people walk on it, it will definitely be passable, and the original dead end may become a new way of life."
After hearing this, Merlin looked at the excited Izawa Sugi and smiled.
"Since you are looking forward to it so much, when are we going to Fujinokuni?"
As the Wisteria Sage, Izawa Sugi must bring the wisteria flowers to the Kingdom of Vine. If he still stays in Konoha Village, wouldn't Oberon's Kingdom of Vine be in vain?
"Are you here to call me over?"
Izawa Shan mistakenly thought that Merlin came to urge him to go, so he said straightforwardly: "Wait a few days. Yakushi Nono is presiding over the relocation ceremony. Once she finishes the ceremony, I will cooperate with her to retrieve the vine wood."
Originally, the Wisteria Sage was stationed in Konoha, but now he has to move to another place. As the chief priestess of the Fujika Shrine, Yakushi Nono is organizing a relocation ceremony to strengthen people's faith.
Although Izawa Sugi felt that it was unnecessary, seeing that Yakushi Nono was so concerned, he simply prepared to wait until the ceremony was over before leaving. After all, for him, the journey from Konoha to Fujinokuni was just a matter of two ultra-long-distance flying thunder gods.
Merlin calculated the time and understood: "Okay, I understand."
Since Izawa Sugi was so looking forward to the establishment of the Land of Vine and the future development of this world, Merlin decided to activate the Great Summoning Technique and call Hashirama Senju, who was playing with ants, and Uchiha Madara, who was watching Sawada Tsunayoshi's clothes being exposed every day, to come and watch.
So when Izawa Sugi came to the Kingdom of Vine from Konoha Village and planted wisteria flowers all over the newly built capital of the Kingdom of Vine, the fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy Hashirama set foot on this land.
He looked around with a curious look on his face: "Wow! Such a strong Wood Release aura, is this a city built with Wood Release?"
Merlin cast an illusion over Hashirama Senju. Even if Izawa Sugi detected the aura of the illusion, he would just think that Merlin was just watching.
Merlin smiled and said, "Yes, ninjas build cities the fastest. Wait a moment, I'll go pick up Uchiha Madara."
Senju Hashirama was wearing a dark green jacket with a black T-shirt underneath and long pants. He had been fighting with the Ant King's guards, and halfway through the fight he heard about what happened at Izawa Sugi, and immediately ran over to see the excitement.
The main thing is... for Izawa Sugi, this is a completely new path, and the same is true for Senju Hashirama!!
Hashirama Senju originally created the one country, one village model, but in another world, the five major ninja villages fell into fierce fighting after his death, and major wars in the ninja world broke out one after another. Hashirama Senju was not without frustration.
The peace he expected disappeared with his death, like a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. Now Oberon has built a new world system based on the five major countries. Senju Hashirama is of course very curious.
The Land of Vine is located on the border of the Land of Fire, adjacent to the outermost territory of the Land of River. Further west is the Land of Wind, and to the north is the Land of Rain.
The territory of the Vine Kingdom is not large. Most of the people who come here to settle are followers of the Purple Vine Immortal and the border population of the Wind Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom. There are also some people who can't make a living in the Rain Kingdom and run to the Vine Kingdom to make a living.
The Kingdom of Fuji accepted them all.
The Kingdom of Fuji has no daimyo or ruler, but only the leader of the Fujisen Cult. The first leader was Oberon, and the three diamond guardians were Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Obito, and a wealthy businessman who donated all his family property.
Considering that Uchiha Obito is aiming for the United Nations, Oberon plans to hand over the teaching duties to Hatake Sakumo.
When Hatake Sakumo learned about this, his face turned into stone. He used to work in the dark, but now he has jumped out to be in charge of the affairs of Fujino Country. Isn't this just an excuse to cause trouble for Konoha?
Besides, he also has a grudge against the Wind Country Sand Village...
Although he had no grudge against the Hidden Mist Village, it was just that he had never had the opportunity to confront them before. If he had, Hatake Sakumo felt that he would definitely be able to kill a lot of their enemies.
Oberon waved his hand proudly: "Don't be afraid! I have summoned the ancestors of the Purple Vine Immortals! They will handle all the problems!"
The true ancestor, Senju Hashirama, was strolling in the capital. At a certain moment, he looked to his side and saw Uchiha Madara, wearing a cloak, walking out of the space crack.
"Hey, Madara!" Senju Hashirama happily called Uchiha Madara: "Look, this is Asuga's city!"
Uchiha Madara looked around, feeling the natural atmosphere in the air, and couldn't help but laugh: "I really didn't expect that his brother would be so generous."
It turns out that the matter of the Wisteria Immortal was done by Izawa Sugi's brother. On the one hand, he wanted to spread the traces of Izawa Sugi's existence, and on the other hand, he wanted to find the real Wisteria Immortal who might be hiding. What a good plan!
"Yes~ In this way, even if the Wisteria Immortal really appears in the future, it doesn't matter, because everyone thinks that Asu is the Wisteria Immortal~"
A brisk voice sounded behind Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and a young man with moon-colored hair, wearing a white robe and smiling, opened his hands and made an inviting gesture.
"Welcome to His Kingdom."