Chapter 86

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Chapter 86: The fall of the Land of Waves

Due to professional preferences Keisha's home was built on a small lake. With the wooden house in the center of the lake as their destination, Ryosuke and his friends set out on a road built with wood.

Kesha...

This name was not unfamiliar. Although he was just a minor character who only appeared in memories in the original timeline, Ryosuke still remembered him clearly.

"Father!"

A childish voice filled with surprise rang out from the room. A cute child wearing a fisherman's hat ran out of the house and rushed towards Kesha, "Why did you come back so early today? I thought..."

He opened his mouth to say something, but when he got closer, he noticed that there were many strangers around his stepfather. And they were scary-looking, weird-looking people. So, he stopped beside the wooden house and dared not go forward.

"Inari! Don't disturb your father..."

Then, another gentle voice was heard in the house. A beautiful woman walked out of the house with an expectant look on her face. But then, when she saw the ninjas accompanying her husband, a trace of panic appeared in her eyes. She took a step forward, pulled her son behind her, and spoke after a moment of hesitation, "Kai... Kaisha?"

"Tsunami, these people are ninjas from Konoha."

Paying attention to his wife's actions, Kaisha quickly explained: "That despicable and shameless merchant Gato has seized our Land of Waves territory and forced us to work for him. The ninjas from the Land of Fire will definitely take care of this matter for us."

"Ah...I'm sorry! My justactions now was rude!"

Before Ryosuke and the others could speak, Tsunami bent down and bowed without hesitation, apologizing for her previous behavior.

"You don't have to be so polite. As a vassal state of our Land of Fire, we will definitely give you an explanation."

Facing their serious expressions, Hizashi coughed with some guilt in his heart, and stood up to answer, "Actually... we just negotiated this with Gato..."

"If all goes well, this territory will be governed by Gatoin the future, and we, the Land of Fire, will become his partners."

At this moment, Ryosuke, who had been silent, interrupted him and walked out of the crowd, "And for your previous experience, I deeply sympathize."

"But unfortunately, you only have two choices now. The first is to become citizens of the Land of Fire. As a citizen of the Land of Fire, you will be treated the same as all other Land of Fire citizens and be protected by us."

"And the second option is to become a slave under Gato and work for him in the future."

His tone was gentle and his expression was the same as usual. But everyone present could feel the coldness and cruelty in his words.

Looking at the stunned Keisha family of three, Ryosuke paused and continued, "The same goes for the rest of your country. Now start making your choice. I can guarantee that any decision you make will be fulfilled."

Instead of hiding it, it is better to make it clear in a few words. Ryosuke didn't think there was anything wrong with his decision. At least... if they were willing to accept becoming citizens of the Land of Fire their lives would definitely be more stable than before.

Changing nationality is not an easy thing in any world, especially in a big country like theirs. And... he didn't know about other families, but Ryosuke knew very well that if he hadn't come to this family, Kaisa would have been publicly executed by Gato .Then pain and numbness will shroud this place, or rather this fishing village for many years, until Naruto and his friends graduate and are assigned the mission to redeem and liberate them.

But now, the fate of Naruto and his companions has changed. It is very likely that the Land of Fire will always be under the control of Gato in the days to come and will not be able to escape. Unless some savior appears, or... a more greedy and powerful jackal, they will have no chance of getting rid of Gato.

And from Ryosuke's words and the obedience of the others behind him, Kaisa could tell that the person who was speaking was not ordinary. He suppressed his inner panic and smiled stiffly, "But...but our Land pf Waves is a vassal state of the great Land of Fire,we even pay a lot of tribute every single year..."

"In fact, your country's annual tribute paid is getting less and less every year. Although your nobles always lie that the grain production is insufficient and the treasury is empty, in fact, they enjoy and squander a lot."

But Ryosuke interrupted him, "But because the Land of Waves is too small, and the tributes paid have always been too ordinary, so we in the Land of Fire don't take it that seriously, and we don't pay attention to these deceptions."

"As for why we came here this time, it was entirely due to some other reasons. I can tell you very clearly that originally... the Land of FIre would not care about this matter."

"Well... now make your choice. Do you want to avenge this useless place and those nobles who only know how to enjoy themselves? Or do you choose to become a citizen of the Land of Fire and become one of us?"

After saying this, he quietly waited for Kesha's decision. Ryosuke was telling the truth, if the timeline hadn't changed, the Fire Nation wouldn't have sent any help.

He is not a saint, nor is he a particularly philanthropic person. Ryosuke's love is very selfish, and he is very, very kind, and he can only give to people he cares about. As for other people, it is really difficult for him to give unconditionally without asking for anything in return.

He has done his best by giving these people a chance to choose. Looking at Ryosuke's eyes, the atmosphere gradually became tense. Kesha clenched his fists, a little hesitant. He had no idea how ridiculous the country's top leaders had been in the past. He only knew that their lives had always been peaceful. But this tranquility was broken by the great villain Gato But now, the Land of Fire, as their backer, wants them to bow down to Gato. What's the logic behind this?

Facing his silence, behind him, Tsunami couldn't help but gently stretch out her hand and hold his fist, "Keisha..."Tsunami's worried voice woke Kesha up. He was stunned for a moment, turned around in confusion and looked at his wife and children. After a long time, he loosened his clenched fist...

The nobles and guards of the Land of Waves have been wiped out by Cardo. The rest were just civilians, and the Kesha family had the highest voice among them. Under Keisha's leadership, every household in the village made the right choice, which was to join.

It only took less than half a day to tour the entire Land of Waves. They stayed for the night. Everything that happened during the day caused quite a stir in this fishing village. The whole village became dead silent, without a trace of light. Ryosuke leaned against the window, gazing at the beautiful moonlight. After a long while, he shook his head helplessly, "Born in adversity, die in comfort. In such a ninja world, I didn't expect that there are such naive nobles in the Land of Waves."

In such a cruel ninja world, standing still is a sign of self-elimination. The incompetent nobles of the Land of Waves created an atmosphere of harmony and stability in the country, allowing everyone to fall into a brief peace. But in fact, that is just an illusion caused by the small population. The people here have always been exploited. The money, products, and food they paid were all accepted by the nobles and used for enjoyment, without any effect on the development of the country. The result of this is the demise of the Land of Waves today.

(End of this chapter)