Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 142 The Last Survivor of the Dragon Clan

Seeing the people of the Snow Kingdom around him, radiating hope, even though they were still dressed in rags, and their eyes still held that look of disbelief and astonishment.

A sense of happiness suddenly appeared on everyone's face, as if they were marveling at the wise and capable leader their country had.

On the high platform, Feng Huazaoxue continued her speech: "I know that many of you have never been to school and are illiterate. So the school will always be open to you, and everyone must undergo literacy training. At least you should know the names of the shops in the commercial district, what the words on the products mean, and what the precautions on the product manuals mean."

"In addition, I will establish regular schools and ninja schools to select a group of useful talents for our country. As long as they enter the city, all school-age children can attend school for free."

To become a ninja, learn knowledge, and master skills?

Is this something they would even dare to think of?

But such a thing actually happened, in this remote, snowy country.

Moreover, the idea of ​​universal literacy is unthinkable in other countries, but it happened here. Perhaps this is one of the advantages of a small country with a small population.

Aburame Shisei did not participate in these changes; he only emphasized the need to advance the technological progress of the Snow Country, since many of his experiments were waiting for experimental equipment.

The wind, flowers, and snow arrived early, yet the goal was achieved in one step; the idea was to use the method of enlightening the people to achieve national strength in one fell swoop.

"Perhaps this daimyo of the Land of Snow will actually achieve something great in the next few years."

After the speech, Shigeaki Aburame took a rare stroll on the street. The shops here were lined up one after another, but a little inquiry revealed that most of them belonged to Ryuji Ida.

Yes, his subordinate has already expanded his business to the Land of Snow. In reality, both sides are his people, but they are still in a cooperative relationship.

That's right. Although he took people in, to be precise, he didn't control their freedom too much, nor did he forcibly manipulate their wealth.

After all, everyone is born free, and he is merely their nominal master.

"Sir, what would you like to buy?" Inside the shop, a boy with deep red hair was fiddling with specialties from the Land of Grass.

Aburame Shisei became somewhat interested. He picked up the straw dolls and examined them closely before asking, "Judging from your accent, are you from the Land of Grass?"

Actually, he wasn't interested in these local specialties; what interested him most was the people selling them, because in the ninja world, having special hair color meant that the person was extraordinary.

Although the boy had no chakra, the rich energy within his body made his insects envious, so he was a rough gem that had not yet been discovered.

The deep red-haired boy chuckled, "Sir, you can actually recognize my accent! That's right, I was indeed a citizen of the Land of Grass. But the Land of Grass no longer exists; most of its citizens are now in the Land of Waterfalls, and the land of the Land of Grass was long ago annexed by the Land of Rain."

Upon hearing this news, Shisei Aburame was somewhat dazed, because he had only been receiving war news before and had been in the laboratory ever since. He hadn't expected so many things to have happened in the past six months.

However, this is understandable. Even if he were Hanzo the Salamander, he would not give up that unclaimed land after the war ended.

"Were there any ninjas among your ancestors?" Shisei Aburame asked again.

At this point, the boy continued, "Indeed, but after my parents died, I don't plan to be a ninja anymore."

Although the boy was smiling, his smile looked troubled, most likely because he had had a very bad experience in the Land of Grass.

The boy's parents may have once been members of the Grass Ninja, or perhaps the boy himself knows himself but is just pretending not to know by calling him "adult."

The boy continued his story, saying that after his parents died, he received a pension and then immigrated to the Land of Waterfall with the local people. There, he showed a business mind and was noticed by an adult, eventually being assigned to another adult.

During this period, he went through several assessments and promotions. After many twists and turns, he was sent by Ryuji Ida to the Land of Snow to become a shopkeeper.

"I see, so you should know me, right?" Aburame Shicheng asked, putting down the straw handicraft.

The boy chuckled and scratched his head: "You really can't hide anything from adults. I was going to pretend I didn't know you."

He then bowed deeply and said, "Feathered Serpent Dragon Feather greets Lord Shiraki."

"Feathered Serpent Dragon Feather?" Upon hearing this name, he vaguely recalled two Chunin, a middle-aged couple with average talent but a large amount of chakra and skilled in sealing techniques.

"Sir, I really enjoy my life now. Please don't make me a ninja; I don't have the talent for it. Actually, I tried refining chakra when I was six years old, but unfortunately, I didn't succeed."

Seeing his refusal, Aburame Shisei didn't press the matter. After all, everyone has their own life, and not every talented person likes to be a ninja.

As soon as he turned to leave, the boy's smile vanished, and he looked up into the distance, his face filled with longing.

He was actually lying; he was a ninja, but one who had been resurrected from the dead.

Feathered Serpent is not his father's surname, but his mother's. No master has ever appeared in his family, but they possess a bloodline limit that is unknown to others.

It's a special bloodline boundary that can bring people back to life.

In the great battle several years ago, he was actually among the first group of children to die on the battlefield.

But in the end, it was his mother who carried him to the deep mountains and resurrected him using the method of reincarnation by the dragon.

This bloodline limit is a life-for-life exchange. In addition, his mother's awakening was not particularly complete at the time, so he only revived an empty body and did not revive the chakra. He did not refine it again.

Unfortunately, as a male, he did not awaken this family ability because this bloodline limit is inherited across generations and can only be passed down to women.

The ninja he once was is dead; now he only wants to be a small merchant.

Just then, a girl from the Land of Snow with braided pigtails walked into the shop.

Feathered Serpent Dragon Feather quickly stepped forward with a smile to greet her, "What would you like to buy, beautiful young lady?"

The girl with the braided hair pointed at him and said, "I want to buy you. How much?"

He was stunned on the spot. Before he could speak, the girl continued, "That gentleman just praised your good genes. If I marry you, our future children will definitely be very successful."