At the edge of the Minamiga River, the verbal battle between Senju Tomoka and Uchiha Takshi continued.
Uchiha Kamizuki, who had already memorized the two people's curses and ridicules by heart, rolled her eyes silently. She was tired of hearing these trivial things.
It was just a pity for her empty stomach. Even in the poor Konoha, she could only eat a small piece of grilled salmon and rice for breakfast, but as the daughter of an elder and the student of the clan leader, at least she had no problem eating enough.
Kamizuki touched her empty stomach and sighed faintly.
If she hadn't traveled through time, she would never associate the word poverty with Konoha. If Konoha could be considered a poor village, then what of the Sand Village, the Beggars' Gang?
However, the reality was so cruel. At present, Konoha Village, which had just been established for less than six years, was really poor to the point of making people feel depressed and want to cry.
First of all, let me ask a question, does Uchiha lack money?
Absolutely not.
Among the assets of the Uchiha clan, there are more than ten mines, which were snatched from other ninja clans by the Uchiha clan in the Warring States Period. In terms of quantity and quality, only the old rival Senju clan can compare. Although all these mines were handed over to Konoha for unified management after the village was built, the annual dividends alone are very considerable. Add to that the rewards for tasks and profits from other industries, and this money would even make some small countries jealous.
The Uchiha clan, which is so rich, can only barely feed the whole clan.
To extract chakra, ninjas need to extract energy from cells. Naturally, the lost energy must be supplemented from food. An excellent ninja must consume a lot of meat and stored food every day, and regular medicinal meals are also very necessary.
But even Kamizuki, the daughter of an elder and the disciple of the clan leader, could not eat well every meal. She could only barely eat enough. This was because she had started ninja training and needed to replenish a lot of nutrition every day. The benefits given to her by the Uchiha clan were very good compared to others as the ordinary clan members could only eat worse.
And this is the current situation of the Uchiha clan, one of the two major clans that founded the village.
However, once you compare them with other people in Konoha, you will find that they are actually living a good life. At least no one is hungry. The worst are the lower-level ninjas and ordinary civilians who have no money at all. These people have to struggle every day to get their next meal.
It is understandable that people with no money live a miserable life, but why do Uchiha people with money live so miserably?
The reason is simple, because money cannot buy food. At a time when the Warring States period has just ended and even a unified currency has not appeared, the value of money is too poor, all ofKonoha's food is basically purchased from the outside world.
That's right, all!
Who told the ninjas not to engage in production and only rely on taking missions to survive? In the early days when the number of civilians was far less than that of ninjas, although they occupied a fertile land, no one farmed and produced food, so Konoha could only purchase food from the outside world.
Shen Yue heard from the clan that the grain production of the Fire Country was not good this year. So the grain price might rise again, and Konoha's finances might be in deficit again.
Lack of money, food, people and resources, Konoha is really poor now.
In fact, it is very simple to solve such a dilemma. Since there is no food in the Fire Country, why not Konoha grow it by itself. With such a superior geographical location, thousands of miles of good fertile fields, and such good conditions, Uchiha Kamizuki, a flower-growing family who had never farmed in her previous life, began to get confused. In addition, Senju Hashirama, a man who can use wood release, can solve the food shortage of the five major countries, let alone Konoha!
However, this is simply impossible.
There is no way. Ninjas have been undergoing cruel training since childhood until they have trained themselves to kill people. Then they dance under the blade of the god of death all day long. Is all this for just farming?
After thinking about this, Kamizuki couldn't help but shake her head and sigh again. The world of ninjas is too twisted.
At this time, the sun was already at noon, and the quarrel between Senju Tomoka and Uchiha Takshi continued. Seeing that she couldn't even eat lunch, Kamizuki rubbed her stomach that kept protesting and couldn't help but miss the delicacies of her previous life.
Only when you lose something can you know how to cherish it. After completely losing the small cakes, chocolates, cream puffs, and matcha ice cream, Kamizuki realized that once her life was without these soft and sweet desserts, it would be so bitter!
I really want to drink iced cola...
Just when Kamizuki was thinking about it, a black figure fell from the sky, like a violent and unrestrained black lightning, and quickly rushed to the front of Senju Tomoka and Uchiha Takashi.
Two powerful kicks mercilessly attacked the two. The man's movements were extremely powerful. Once hit by such an attack, it would definitely not be a good feeling. However, Tomoka and Takashi, as top ninjas who had experienced hundreds of battles, twisted their bodies at this critical moment and avoided this dangerous attack.
"Well dodged, then, what about this move?"
The black figure suspended in the air immediately changed his posture. His tough body, which had been tempered for thousands of times, was ready to exert force in an instant. The powerful force gathered in his fists, and then he punched hard-
Boom-
Tomoka and Takashi who had not yet recovered from the last attack, could not dodge in time. They could only raise their hands and take this powerful blow.
The huge impact swept from the attacked area, and then knocked them directly away. The bodies of the two were like log's falling on a mountain, rolling and thumbling under the impact until they fell into the cold river water.
At the same time, Kamizuki, who was held in Tomoka's arms, was also affected and flew out with her parents. However, before she fell into the river, a big hand with a black leather glove grabbed her neck and held her like a kitten.
"Kamizuki."
Hearing this familiar low and slightly magnetic male voice, Uchiha Kamizuki swallowed silently. She suddenly remembered that she seemed to have a small training task that she had not completed.
What should I do? Is it too late to beg for mercy now?
"Master, Master, good morning, uh no, good afternoon!"
Shenyue squeezed out an innocent and sweet smile, trying to pretend to be a good child. However, Uchiha Madara didn't buy it at all. He looked at her with a smile, and his handsome face was stained with some bright colors, like some dangerous and charming large cat creature.
"Have you completed the training task I assigned to you?"
Kamizuki blinked her innocent eyes and immediately looked away, pretending to know nothing.
Well, the river water is really clear today. What are those things floating over there? Oh, they are my parents...
"Uchiha! Kamizuki!"
The terrifying chakra aura filled the entire space, and Madara's face immediately darkened. He grabbed Kamizuki's collar and dragged her step by step towards the training ground in the Uchiha clan. A huge force gathered under his feet. Wherever he passed, the river collapsed and the earth cracked, which was enough to show how angry he was!
"Today's training, all doubled!"
Wow, help, I don't want to double the training! I will die, I will really die!
Hearing this horrible punishment, Uchiha Kamizuki rolled closed eyes and felt that her life was over.
. . . . . . .
In Kamizuki's short life, four years old can be regarded as a watershed.
Before she was four years old, she was the little princess of Uchiha. She could get whatever she wanted. She was held in the palm of her hand for fear of melting. Even Uchiha Madara was obedient to her and responded to her every request.
But when she was four years old, her good days were completely over - Madara began to take her to do ninja training.
More than 8 hours of physical exercise and seal training every day, more than 3 hours of history classes, and more than 1 hour of chakra extraction training added this year. Uchiha Madara is even more capitalist than the capitalists in her previous life. He is ruthless in exploiting children. Kamizuki is like a poor child laborer sold into a sweatshop under his hands. He wishes she could work 24 hours a day for him. How can it be described with just one word "miserable"!
Is this still a life for people? There is no way.
There is no way. Uchiha Madara is a person who came from the Warring States Period after all.
His concept of education is still stuck in the era when children aged five or six had to go to the battlefield. In order to improve the survival rate of children, they would do whatever it takes to improve their strength, even if it means squeezing the body's potential and shortening the lifespan.
But the problem is that nearly 12 hours of ninja training a day is not something that Kamizuki, a 5-year-old child, can bear. Let's not talk about whether the young body can support such a huge amount of traininh. On the other hand, Kamizuki, who lived in a peaceful and prosperous society in her previous life, has long been accustomed to a leisurely lifestyle. She can't be like a ninja living in a bloody storm, cold-blooded, cruel, and living like a tool.
But what if the training is not completed?
What else can be done? Beat her.
The traditional educational concept of the Uchiha family is that a strong man is born under hardship. Although Uchiha Takashi is completely reluctant to hit her, Kamizuki only needs to blink her big eyes aggrievedly, and Takashu, the silly father, will automatically surrender to her and put down the stick in his hand.
It's just that Uchiha Takashu couldn't do it, so could Uchiha Madara also not do it?
How is that possible, not only did he beat her, but he also beat very skillfully. While it hurt like hell, he made sure that he didn't hurt her body or leave any wounds. Such exquisite techniques were obviously learned from educating his younger brothers.
Moreover, Uchiha Madara could always grasp the limit of Kamizuki's ability. In other words, he would never let Kamizuki stop training before squeezing out the last bit of potential in her body.
Kamizuki only wanted to say this to her teacher Uchiha Madara, whose education level was higher than Mount Tai and whose teacher ethics and kindness were nobler than Confucius:
Uchiha Madara, you are my real father, and you are even more cruel than my real father!