March in the Land of Whirlpools...
Was immersed in a continuous drizzle. Everyone began to take off their winter coats and gradually change into spring long sleeves and pants.
Outdoor construction also slowed down considerably due to the rainy season.
However...
These obstacles still did not stop the development pace of the Land of Whirlpools.
In March...
The academy had already been open for a month. This year, because the Land of Whirlpools had kidna... ahem, had quite a few new bloodline limit families join, many new bloodline limit students appeared in the academy. For example, the Ōtsutsuki clan who always had their Byakugan activated, the Yuki clan whose genders were hard to distinguish, and the Tsuchigumo clan, known in the shinobi world as humanoid nuclear bombs...
It could be said that the Land of Whirlpools was truly growing stronger year by year.
Early morning...
After seeing the children off to school, Yuki Taku headed directly towards his workplace.
None of his family were shinobi...
Or rather, among the Yuki clan members who came to the Land of Whirlpools, apart from a small portion who were Genin, most were just ordinary people...
Originally, they all thought the Yuki clan was facing extinction. After all, the Fourth Mizukage had killed many Yuki clansmen back then. So, they were afraid, terrified inside, thinking they were merely moving from one hell to another. They never expected...
That wasn't the case...
After arriving in the Land of Whirlpools, the Land of Whirlpools did not make things difficult for them. They simply sealed their shinobi chakra and then took them to assigned housing.
If it was a family, they could get a nice small apartment. If it was a single person, they got a single small room. But even the single rooms were much better than the living conditions in Kirigakure.
After that...
Work began to be assigned to each household. Minor children were taken to the Land of Whirlpools Academy to study.
Everything, everything...
Was different from what they had imagined.
Working here, although for the first three months, due to their status, they could only receive thirty percent of the wages, after half a year, they could get fifty percent. After working a full year, they got the full amount. After three years...
They could enjoy the benefits of the Land of Whirlpools like other citizens.
Of course, if you performed very well, you could end the punishment period early...
Many in the clan had their punishment period ended early due to good performance and became members of the Land of Whirlpools citizenry...
"Really enviable." Yuki Taku shook his head with a bitter smile and muttered, "It seems I need to work hard too."
Although fifty percent wages were indeed somewhat low, it wasn't enough to starve. Moreover, the children received meal subsidies at the academy. Except for holidays when they needed to come home to eat, the rest of the time they basically ate at the academy.
He had asked the children if they faced discrimination or bullying at the academy...
But found that these children who had studied in the Land of Whirlpools Academy seemed to be gradually falling in love with this country.
And the adults, seeing this, didn't say or do anything...
The main family line had long been finished, so since coming to the Land of Whirlpools, no new clan head had been elected. Until now...
There still was no clan head...
Regarding this matter, they all collectively remained silent. After all, back then, those of them with insufficient talent, who couldn't become Genin, or could only become Genin from branch families, how pitiful was their life in Kirigakure!
Within the clan, within the village, they were always looked down upon compared to others. If that's the case...
Why go back?
And now, in the Land of Whirlpools...
They were free, they were equal...
As long as they worked hard and seriously, they could support themselves, support their family, and even eat meat with every meal. Their children didn't have to suffer bullying from the main family or shinobi. They...
Why go back?
To be honest, if they had known the Land of Whirlpools was this good, they would have come running long ago!!
Now, the thirty percent wages were more than enough for their current life of having enough to eat and wear. In fact, every one or two weeks, the whole family could even go out for a good meal!!
So...
These ordinary people were already very satisfied with their current life...
"The big fish rewarded by the supervisor yesterday for good work isn't finished yet." Yuki Taku touched his chin and muttered, "I just need to buy some vegetables and some pork leg meat to go home tonight."
Looking at the popular Kamizuru honey being sold not far away...
"If we were a bit more well off, I could buy some honey for Haru."
A slight smile appeared on Yuki Taku's lips...
He heard this stuff was very good for the body, could improve shinobi talent...
"If Haru can awaken the bloodline limit by then, that would be great."
Working with a shinobi status came with subsidies and various benefits. Of course...
He heard that graduates from the Land of Whirlpools, whether shinobi or not, had very good job.
"By then..."
When the older generation gets old, their younger generation would gradually integrate into the Land of Whirlpools and live a happy life.
Not like in Kirigakure...
Where they were constantly oppressed by the clan and the village...
"Foreman Takesumura." Yuki Taku said with a smile to the middle aged man walking over in a pair of water boots, "Good morning."
Foreman Takesumura, heard he was also a former Jōnin from Kirigakure, but later defected from the village. Then, the benevolent Lord Jun brought his whole family to live in the Land of Whirlpools.
Now his whole family lives very happily in the Land of Whirlpools, they have already bought a house in full payment, and are planning to buy one for his eldest child who just graduated as a wedding home.
Just...
Foreman Takesumura's child seems to be only 12 this year...
A flash of envy passed through Yuki Taku's eyes...
During every gathering, he would hear Foreman Takesumura say that the person he was most grateful to meet in his life was Captain Hoshigaki Fuguki and Captain Pakkun Jūzō. It was because of them that defectors like them could live this kind of ordinary and happy life.
Although Foreman Takesumura was no longer a Kirigakure shinobi, or even a shinobi at all now, he still took quite good care of those who came from Kirigakure.
"Have you eaten breakfast?" Foreman Takesumura said with a smile, "The work today is very busy, don't run out of strength later."
"Already ate." Yuki Taku looked towards the dock, thought for a moment, and said, "Did all the ships that went out to sea return today?"
Because of the Yuki clan's constitution, even if the bloodline limit wasn't awakened, their cold resistance was still higher than ordinary people's. So, most of them were assigned to work at the dock freezer, processing the live fish every day, freezing and packaging the fish caught that day, then sending them to various sales points...
"Yes." Foreman Takesumura smiled and nodded, saying, "Work hard." He patted Yuki Taku's shoulder. "The higher ups sent down a few more quotas. I'll put your name forward, see if this time we can get the punishment lifted for your family."
"This, this..." Yuki Taku, hearing Foreman Takesumura's words, was stunned for a moment, then said excitedly, "Really?"
"Haha." Foreman Takesumura laughed loudly. "Why would I lie to you? You'll know in a few days."
"Just make sure you don't embarrass me."
"I won't." Yuki Taku quickly shook his head, saying resolutely, "I will definitely work seriously." He bowed gratefully to Foreman Takesumura. "Thank you so much."
"It's fine, we're all fellow villagers." Foreman Takesumura shook his head and said emotionally. "Work hard."
"Soon you will know..."
"The Land of Whirlpools truly is a paradise in the shinobi world..."
The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, his gaze gentle as he looked at the coming and going citizens of the Land of Whirlpools before him, muttering, "It's been a long time since I saw Captain Fuguki and Captain Jūzō. Maybe I should find a day for everyone to get together at the grilled fish restaurant the Captains opened."
They...
Really owed the Captains a lot, a lot!!
The kind that can't be repaid in a lifetime...
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