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What's interesting is that this cold drink shop is owned by Suna Ninja Village itself.

It can be said to be a state-owned enterprise; or more accurately, a village-owned enterprise.

For various reasons, this is Suna Ninja's first cold drink shop.

In terms of national economy and people's livelihood, Suna Ninja Village, which has relatively poor information, lags far behind Konoha and the Fire Country. If Konoha hadn't recently opened the ice export, Mizuki Shiro could have doubled the ice making efficiency of the Fire Country. , if Haruno Sakura is added, it can be increased tenfold, and I am afraid that even this cold drink shop cannot be opened.

It seems a bit strange to open a store in the name of a village, but there is nothing we can do about it.

To use Gaara's explanation, if you are poor, you will want to change.It's not like there is no precedent in Suna Ninja Village. The Fourth Kazekage even condescended to make sand gold to subsidize Suna Ninja's finances.

The most worrying thing for the sand ninjas is whether this will be effective.After all, this world has just emerged from the chaotic Warring States Period, and economic theory is still stuck in the feudal era of the previous life. There has been a long debate over whether opening a store in the name of a village is competing with the people for profit.In addition, some people think that the ninjas and civilians in the village are very poor, and opening such a store will have few customers and will cause serious losses; or they think that the tradition of ninjas is to be hardworking and simple, and this kind of store will cultivate the hedonistic thoughts of ninjas and corrode them. fighting will.

But no matter how many reasons there are to oppose, they cannot withstand even one reason to agree.

That means Sand Ninja Village is short of money.

The young people represented by Gaara are more open-minded and believe that this can make money for the village and prosper the economy, so the senior management agreed to open a small store to try.

Sugar water is added with carbon dioxide and ice, and the taste can even reach a level similar to Sakura's cola in her previous life. With the addition of special smoothies and the like, if most people in the store weren't wearing ninja forehead protectors, the girl would have felt like she had returned to Earth. illusion.

"Not bad," the pink-haired girl took a sip of the cold drink and raised her eyebrows and said, "You guys are quite attentive."

Sand ninjas can brew precise and powerful poisons, and it is easy to make a unique and delicious drink recipe.

Sasuke also tasted some snacks and said calmly: "Well, indeed, summer is just right for eating such snacks."

But Sakura could hear some disapproval in his tone.

Sasuke has never been very fond of sweets. Haruno Sakura is very aware of this habit. Sweet drinks are also within his resistance, so he only tastes the snacks and drinks on the table. After trying the taste, he is no longer interested.On the contrary, Sakura in this life has a high tolerance for sweets. This may be because her taste is affected by her body.

Moreover, although it is cool to eat iced food in summer, ninjas who are proficient in fire escape usually seem to prefer hot food.

In addition, the chirping girls next to him also annoyed him a bit.

The biggest reason is that Sasuke doesn't agree with ninjas enjoying themselves too much.He is the kind of traditional ninja who tends to be puritanical. He believes that an environment that is too comfortable will corrode his heart. Hedonism is a wrong tendency for ninjas.This is exactly the opposite of what Haruno Sakura thinks. She believes that ninjas are also human beings, and it is useless to always tighten themselves up. Relaxation is the best way to live.As for Gaara, he has the same requirements for himself as Sasuke, a very temperate and light-hearted person; but he has no such requirements for others.

After all, Gaara didn't understand Sasuke like a girl, so he didn't hear what he meant and just thought he was sincerely admiring him.

He responded with a faint smile and said: "So the business of the cold drink shop is quite booming. It has opened up a new source of income for the village's depleted finances."

If Suna Ninja Village wants to cultivate new people and restore its strength, it will naturally have to increase investment.They had to pay war compensation, and they had to face the dilemma of insufficient task orders and reduced fiscal revenue after the defeat, and their expenses were higher than before. Unsurprisingly, Sand Ninja Village fell into a financial crisis, so it allowed this kind of thing that was considered evil in the past. shop.

"Don't you plan to open more branches?" Haruno Sakura asked.

"Actually, there are already several branches," Gaara nodded and said, "But there probably won't be more branches. We are ninjas after all."

There was no regret in his tone. It seemed that the new Kazekage-sama also believed that this kind of cold drink shop was just a temporary solution.

According to the business logic of the previous life, this kind of store with high profits, a large market, and no competitors should open more branches and cover the entire Kingdom of Wind.Obviously, ninjas and businessmen do not use the same logic. Ninjas believe in strength at their core.No matter how much money you make, opening branches all over the ninja world without strong ninja protection is just a bubble.

What's more, in the eyes of the sand ninjas, all the money earned by doing this is the money of the village and the people of the country. It is nothing more than expending effort to circulate the money in another circle. It makes little sense to do it on a large scale.

Instead of focusing on making money, it is better to think about how to improve the village's combat effectiveness.

For this kind of thinking, Haruno Sakura didn't know whether to say that they were stupid, or that they saw it too clearly.

"That's right," Sasuke said in agreement, "These are not things that ninjas should do. Besides, we don't have time to pay attention to such small things."

Gaara nodded in agreement.

"When our generation solves the Akatsuki problem and achieves peace among the five major countries, maybe the next generation will be able to sit in a place like this safely.

You don’t need to be constantly vigilant about future battles," Sakura said, changing the subject.

"Wars originate from the competition for resources," Gaara said solemnly. "Ninjas undertake and complete tasks in order to obtain rewards and resources. This has been a common practice for hundreds of years. However, now there seems to be a new way."

The girl glanced at the new Kazekage in surprise, and he also noticed this.

Sure enough, people who can be actors are not simple-minded people.

"Yes, because now ninjas can also produce resources," she said slowly, looking at the red-haired boy.

War is the most intense means of fighting against the conflict of resource shortage in Ninja Village.

Because task orders are always limited, the method of obtaining rewards by completing tasks is inefficient and fragile.Compared with the past tribal system, the advanced ninja village system made it easier to train ninjas. As the number and strength of ninjas continued to increase, the ninja villages gradually could not bear the heavy task of feeding so many ninjas, so they could only look outside. expansion.

From the perspective of resources, an increase in population means a shortage of resources, which has to expand and lead to war. After the war consumes a large number of ninja people, the ninja village no longer needs to feed so many people. The financial pressure is reduced and resources become abundant, so it can Live peacefully for a while until the next population swells.

In the past few decades, the ninja world has been repeating this cycle. World wars have been fought every few years, and there is a tendency for tragedies to last for hundreds of years like the Warring States Period.

However, things seem to have changed in recent years.

Konoha began to realize that in addition to receiving rewards for completing tasks, ninjas were also excellent producers themselves.Whether it is farming in the primary industry or setting up factories in the secondary industry, the efficiency of ninjas is countless times higher than that of ordinary people.Of course, due to the obstruction of various internal and external events, this understanding is still very vague and has not been studied in depth.

As a time traveler, Sakura cannot apply the social development experience of her previous life to this world. After all, this is a world with chakra and ninjutsu. The upper limit of human beings is many times higher than that of her previous life. The ninja world has its own national conditions. exist.But she at least knew that in principle, ninjas could support themselves without relying on mission orders. If supplies were lacking, they did not necessarily have to rely on plundering others, they could also produce them themselves.

Suna Ninja Village has been observing and learning Konoha for the past two years, and naturally discovered this.

When their predecessor Kazekage was in power, he also worked part-time as a worker in a placer gold manufacturing factory, so Sand Ninja Village's understanding and acceptance of this matter are not low.

This part of what Haruno Sakura and Gaara were talking about involved sociology. In fact, the level of both of them was quite rough, but Sasuke could only listen in ignorance.

"So this is the foundation for achieving peace in the future," Gaara said with a faint smile on his face, "I believe that we will definitely encounter an era without war in our lifetime."

"It should be a time when there was no world war." the girl corrected.

With her imagination, she couldn't imagine what it would be like when mankind completely achieved peace. Anyway, even the world in the previous life only maintained general peace, and local conflicts and even wars could still be seen everywhere.The nature of human beings in both worlds is similar. Greed, ignorance, short-sightedness and hatred are even more prevalent in this world. Warlike madmen abound. Without a world war, local wars or conflicts are impossible to disappear. .

"You are all talking about peace, peace and so on," Sasuke shook his head and said impatiently, "Let's wait until the Akatsuki problem is solved."

"Akatsuki" Haruno Sakura sighed.

It is indeed a bit unrealistic to talk about future world peace at a time when Akatsuki may cause chaos in the ninja world and even destroy the ninja world.

The top priority is to deal with Akatsuki's threat.

The girl paused for a moment and continued: "After more than a year of dormancy, they are now starting to make moves again. I suspect that they are going to officially start the plan to capture the tailed beasts."

Akatsuki's information was shared with Suna Ninja, so Gaara also knew about the affairs of Takino Country.

"You must not take it lightly when you go to Taki Country this time," Gaara said solemnly, "Who knows, you may encounter Akatsuki members."

"You also have to be careful, Gaara." Sasuke said seriously, "As a one-tail jinchuriki, you are likely to be part of their plan."

"Akatsuki shouldn't be so bold, daring to attack the shadow of a village." Sakura frowned slightly and said, "What they have to face is Sand Ninja Village, one of the five major ninja villages."

Gaara said calmly: "It depends on their purpose."

"If their plan must gather the nine tailed beasts to realize it, then I will definitely be one of their targets. On the other hand, if they just gather enough power to threaten the ninja world, that may not be the case. The power of one tail It’s nothing among the tailed beasts. Besides, it’s not just me protecting the village, the village is also protecting me.”

"In short, we must try to be careful."

Haruno Sakura nodded solemnly.

The next day, Haruno Sakura and Sasuke left Suna Ninja Village and headed north along the border of Konoha.

The goal is the second destination of this trip, the country of Taki.