It is not clear whether anyone else can use the name Orochimaru.
But Miss Ugetsu...
Then there is 99% chance that there will be no problem.
The reason why 0.1 is retained is to take into account various accidents that may prevent the Chunin Exam from being held.
After all, the venue is the Sand Village.
And what is the Sand Village?
It is Miss Yu Yue’s research and development and assembly center.
It's not an exaggeration to say that they are from the same family as Miss Yu Yue.
Faced with this "small request", the Sand Village hesitated for more than a day, which showed their tenacity.
As for the other ninja villages...
It’s hard to say about the Hidden Mist Village.
That village has always been weird, but as for the other three villages, Konoha would definitely not say 'no' to Miss Ugetsu on such a 'small matter'.
Coming to the Kingdom of Wind again, people were filled with emotion.
To put it bluntly, the Wind Kingdom was the poorest of the five major countries in the past.
There were large areas of flying yellow earth and sand, and no human habitation was visible.
Often you may walk for a whole day and a night and still not meet another person.
So now looking at the scene of people coming and going in front of me, it really feels like I'm in an illusion.
"So many people!?"
Not only were first-time visitors shocked, but many people who had visited the Kingdom of Wind in the past were also surprised.
The scenery before them really exceeded their imagination.
Compared with the past, the Kingdom of Wind has undergone tremendous changes.
The most obvious one is that there is a road in the Kingdom of Wind.
Not only is there a road, but at a certain distance you can even see road signs pointing the way.
Of course, the most common ones are the "Desert Inns" that are spread all over the place.
These stations that once served the Ship of the Desert have now become sites for experiencing desert culture.
While waiting for the bus, people can also eat and stay here. Desert specialties such as "sand paintings" from the Sand Village are also displayed in the store.
It doesn't matter whether you buy them to take away or open them and paint them here to pass the time.
In addition, robes and sunscreen, which are essential items in the Kingdom of Wind, are also popular products in the store.
In addition to colorful robes, desert-themed decorations and backpacks are also available.
Even if people come unprepared, they can still get their gear ready at the post station.
Rather than saying
The 'post' is more like a super mini market.
Of course, the guests who come here don't just stand on the platform and wait for the bus foolishly.
Instead, you can naturally enjoy delicious food or go shopping nearby.
It was so lively that it didn't feel like being in a desert at all.
When the sun sets in the evening, the staff of the post station will hang strings of small lanterns on the eaves, railings and other places.
The yellow lanterns with their hazy light make the post station, which is mainly made of wood, look more hazy and dreamy.
If it were Ugetsu, I would tell the amazed people that this is the charm of the 'sense of atmosphere'.
——It’s a pity that she is not here, so people can only marvel at the prosperity and exquisiteness of these post stations.
"When did the Wind Kingdom become like this!?"
Who said that the Kingdom of Wind is barren and desolate?
Isn’t this so beautiful!
Ninjas from other places who seldom come to the Wind Country due to distance and other reasons could not believe their eyes.
Also shocked were those people who had come to watch the Chunin Exam just to assess the strength of the ninja villages.
Although the Sand Village Tourism has attracted many nobles and wealthy people.
But the older people had no interest in this - so even though they heard that the Sand Village and the Wind Kingdom had changed in recent years, they didn't take it seriously.
The people of the Wind Kingdom were very satisfied to see their stunned looks.
Who doesn’t want their hometown to be good?
The more shocked these foreign travelers were, the more motivated they became.
After all, the Kingdom of Wind has been looked down upon by people from other countries in the past because it is a desert. Now that they can hold their heads high, they are standing straight.
quick.
Praise! Praise more!
More shocking!
After the shock, go spend some money.
Everyone can gain happiness.
As expected, people, influenced by the atmosphere, chose to taste the "special food" and buy various small items.
This small thing that doesn't take up space and is cheap has always been the easiest choice to loosen people's wallets.
Of course, there are also people who hold the old-fashioned idea that "Ninjas must suffer" and "Ninjas cannot be blinded by material desires."
For example, the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Grass Village.
As the only ninja village among the five major ninja villages that has not joined the "Ragetsu Business Alliance", the former has a great influence on other ninja villages.
Everything remained vigilant.
The latter... is simple and straightforward.
They are afraid of something happening.
The Kusagakure Village has never been known for its strength, and the number of powerful ninjas with a name can be counted on one hand.
The reason why they were able to gain a place in the market was entirely due to their flexible means and brains.
They were good at using diplomatic means to negotiate, and also set up a special agency to crack the famous ninjutsu of each ninja village.
This allows them to forge their own distinctive path.
But on the other hand, it also makes them more vulnerable to accidental casualties than ninjas from other villages.
So this journey is much more difficult than for others.
While others eat barbecue and iced milk tea, they can only chew on Bingliang pills.
While others sleep on beds and cover themselves with quilts, they live on the bedding rolls they bring with them.
When they finally boarded the 'Desert Ship' to the Sand Village, the ninjas all breathed a sigh of relief.
The torment is finally over.
No matter how accustomed the ninjas are to using the sky as their blanket and the ground as their bed.
That doesn’t mean they don’t know the bitterness and sweetness.
Especially when you are suffering, others are enjoying delicious food.
That contrast, that feeling, it's so heartbreaking to anyone who tries it.
And the Desert Ship at this time is no longer the original model.
What appeared before people at this time was the second generation after operation and improvement, that is, a specially built large desert passenger ship.
After the Sand Village and the Daimyo of the Wind Country started cooperation in transportation.
The Desert Ship began targeted development.
It is divided into freight version and passenger version.
In addition to removing the decorations and seats, the cargo version also changed its shape to a more rustic and more mobile shuttle. The devices for comfort considerations were also greatly reduced, leaving only the hard and shock-absorbing parts. This makes it easier to transport goods.
The passenger version has also undergone significant changes.
Compared to the past, its volume has more than doubled.
The carrying capacity has reached 100 people. In addition, services such as warehousing, sightseeing and catering have also been added.
In addition, some flights also provide overnight services.
The adjustable seats on the desert ship for overnight stays have larger spacing and can be laid flat to be used as single beds.
In this way, guests can enjoy the night tour of the desert without having to delay their rest.
Staying in the desert and quietly watching the stars is a kind of enjoyment, but walking in the desert and watching the moving stars and sand dunes under the lights on the desert ship is also a different kind of enjoyment.
Of course, because of the additional services, the price is slightly higher than that of ordinary desert ships.
——But even so, it is still often crowded.
Many locals from the Kingdom of Wind come here specifically to experience it.
Although they grew up on this land, it has only been in recent years that they have really started to enjoy this land.
However, the classical ninjas who adhere to the principles of "simplicity" and "vigilance" will definitely not choose this way of traveling that pursues comfort and fun.
Although there are people who are jealous.
“That’s great.”
A young man from the Kusagakure Village was slapped on the head by the leading ninja before he could finish his words.
"Don't forget we are here for the Chunin Exams!"
It's a life-or-death exam. If you're unlucky, only one out of dozens of people can survive and advance to the next level.
How can you fight without the intention of dying?
“But they didn’t spell it…”
The young man held his head and pursed his lips at the ninjas in front of him.
Judging from the way he was dressed, he was undoubtedly preparing to take part in the Chunin Exam.
But both in spirit and state, they were much more relaxed than them - some of them were even seen eating snacks.
Leading ninja: "..."
"Just wait and see. Anyone who underestimates the Chunin Exam will surely suffer retribution."
That’s right, if you go to the Chunin Exam with a playful attitude, something bad will definitely happen!
Let him see which small ninja village is so...
Um?
The leading ninja of the Kusagakure Village took a closer look and found that the dozen or so ninjas occupying an entire area were from the 'Kumoku-kumo Village', one of the five major ninja villages.
The young boys and girls were just chatting and looking at the scenery outside the window in surprise, just like they were on a picnic.
From time to time, he would invite others to take a look.
The leader of the Kusagakure Village Ninja: ...
After most of the day's journey, the desert ship they were riding on finally arrived at their destination - the Sand Village.
However, the Sand Village in front of us is very different from the ninja village people imagine.
The first and most eye-catching thing is that there is now an "outer city" outside the Sand Village.
With the real Sand Village as its core, the embracing "Outer City" is not as prosperous and lively as Konoha, but it also has its own unique desert style.
——First of all, its building materials are all soil and sand, just like the Sand Village.
The design of small doors and windows minimizes the damage to doors and windows caused by wind and sand, and dust is not easy to enter the room.
But there are colorful flowers near the doors and windows of each household - if you look closely, you will find that they are "flower beds" made of dream bags.
As the manufacturer of dream bags, it is not difficult to make some special customized dream bag components.
In addition, the Sand Village has a job that requires skills, such as puppeteers, so carrying out a secondary transformation is not much more difficult than eating and drinking.
Thus, the dream bag with Sand Village characteristics and secondary transformation for decoration was created.
In addition to the flower beds, the outer layers of these buildings also have various patterns made by the people of Sand Village using dream bags.
Basically, it is the family crest of each family - in addition to being used for viewing, it is also used for display.
Show that their Sand Village is very rich in heritage.
Of course, these families don't actually live here.
The residents of the Outer City are basically ordinary people working in the Sand Village, as well as ninjas from other villages who come to work temporarily. Other places are other affiliated places derived from the gathering of people.
For example, restaurants, hotels, shops, etc., as well as the people who run these shops.
The more there are, the more tourists are from other places.
The inn in the Sand Village has a limited capacity, and a considerable number of them are VIP rooms, so it is simply used as a boutique hotel.
Most of the people who come here to travel live in the outer cities.
——There are more places to eat, drink and have fun in the outer city, and it is more convenient.
What attracted the ninjas the most at this time was not the prosperous outer city that was rising from the ground, but the huge banner at the entrance of the outer city:
"Welcome to the Ugetsu Shoten Cup Chunin Exam"
They knew about the Chunin Exams.
But what the hell is the Ugetsu Shoten Cup!?
Is there something wrong with you, the Sand Village?!
The ninjas were stunned when they saw the huge and brightly colored banner.
Of course, the problem is that the Sand Village definitely does not exist.
They were just meeting the demands of their big money sponsors in a routine manner. What's the problem with that?
Just as Orochimaru thought, facing Ugetsu
They only held one meeting for this request - less than half a day, and then they unanimously passed it.
Although other ninja villages did not quite understand the significance of the "naming", they would not have any unpleasantness with Yu Yue over such a name.
Anyway, no matter what it's called, the Chunin Exam is still the Chunin Exam. If Miss Ugetsu wants it, then take it.
It will not affect the actual test items.
Thus, the Chunin Exam, which originally belonged only to ninjas, had a 'prefix' that had nothing to do with the Ninja Exam for the first time, and became the 'Ugetsu Shoten Cup Chunin Exam'.
Hence the big banner that confused the ninjas from other villages.
besides……
"To celebrate the resumption of the Chunin Exams after years of hiatus, all products at Ugetsu Store are discounted. The more you buy, the more gifts you get. Why don't you come and take a look!"
"Support for the Chunin Exam! All Iwagakure ninjas will enjoy a 50% discount on meals! All guests from the Land of Earth will enjoy a 20% discount!"
"Support the Sand Village! How about some support products?"
"Konoha! Isn't Konoha's support poster coming? You can also draw a prize!"
"The Hidden Cloud Village! Invincible!"
Banners and people waving and shouting could be seen everywhere. Rather than calling it the "Chunin Exam", it was more like the scene of some large-scale celebration.
It was unusually bustling everywhere, completely different from what they had imagined the 'Chunin Exam' scene to be like.
The ninjas from other villages were so shocked that their computers crashed on the spot.
This is all...
What's going on?
Are they really here to take part in the Chunin Exam?
Of course, Yu Yue’s naming rights aren’t just for the sake of hanging a banner.
Advertising, investment promotion, activities...
Of course I want them all.
It's rare to have such a large-scale event (especially since it's not organized by Yu Yue herself), so of course the sponsorship fees cannot be wasted.
Advertising banners need to be put up.
Activities - In addition to the Chunin Exams, there are also activities for tourists and audiences.
Only people were impressed enough by the new format of the Chunin Exam.
The name of 'Ugetsu Shoten' will be remembered more deeply in people's hearts.
Therefore, we should not only organize activities, but also organize more of them to get as many people as possible involved.
And speaking of this kind of project involving competition.
Is there any better activity than cheering?
Ninja villages come from different countries and have their own sense of belonging.
In addition, although the Chunin Exam is a reflection of the quality of a ninja (individual), it is also a form of arms race.
To put it bluntly, the ninja villages want to use this method to tell others, "Our ninjas are strong, our ninjas are stronger than those of other ninja villages", "We have not let down the military funds given by the daimyo, the daimyo should continue to invest in me, and others should hire me."
'Individual hero', 'sense of belonging', 'sense of honor' - don't these satisfy all the conditions for support?
There is no need to cultivate people's favor or set up fan-attracting settings. As long as you spread the news of "Do you want your country's ninjas to be crushed to the ground by ninjas from other countries?" and "I heard that ninjas from other countries have supporters, it's too bad that you don't have them" through various means, people will naturally respond.
At this time, Yu Yue made another urgent statement, saying that as the title sponsor of this ninja exam, he was willing to respect everyone's wishes and negotiate with the ninja village to organize this event.
...things will fall into place naturally.
Although it is held in the Sand Village, there are also people from other countries who come to the Kingdom of Wind to make a living.
Whether you come to work or do business.
There will be no shortage of people.
Especially areas like the outer city of Sand Village which were specially built for outsiders.
That's even more.
They also naturally took on the task of "cheering for their own country's ninjas" - people like to stick together when they are in a foreign country.
What's more, this activity not only brings a sense of honor, but also brings real benefits.
Then people will be more motivated.
Although the planning started only after Ugetsu decided on the title, the word "difficult" was highlighted in every aspect.
But it is the almighty ninja world after all.
Most problems can be solved by the almighty ninja.
For example, with the help of ninjas, the news could spread to a wide enough area in just a few days. All Yu Yue had to do was prepare the venue and mode in the Sand Village.
Just get people involved.
It’s also easy to participate .
Besides cheering during the Chunin Exams, I also bought support products.
In order to better mobilize people's participation, Yu Yue also added a lottery session.
As long as you buy support products (no matter which store), you will get a chance to win a prize.
In addition, a corner of the packaging of the support products was made into a discount coupon for the Yuyue store.
It ranges from a small amount of 300-30, to a large amount of 100,000 minus 10,000, and it cannot be seen before unpacking.
The deadline is the day the Chunin Exam ends, during which time all of the specialties from the Ugetsu Shop (including collaborations with the Sand Village) can be used.
Plus there’s a 20% discount to celebrate the re-holding of the Chunin Exams.
It can be said that the discount is so good that it makes people's heart beat faster.
As for the prizes, that's simple too.
——Everyone said they wanted to support the ninjas of their respective countries.
Can't it just be said verbally?
Yu Yue talked to some businessmen and nobles from major countries and successfully obtained a sponsorship fee.
The funds, sponsored by 'generous people', will eventually be given to the top three winning villages.
The words are also very simple.
'You don't support it because you don't have confidence in your country?'
This hits the pain point directly.
How could I not believe in my country and ninjas?
Even if they would occasionally delegate tasks to other ninja villages, that was just an exception. Of course, they still trusted and relied on their own ninjas.
——The commission for an S-level mission came out.
In addition to the rewards that Yu Yue prepared for individuals, there are also some profits brought by the support products.
This time the reward is truly generous.
As for the support items...
"How's Konan doing?"
Of course, I asked Konan who said "Anything is fine as long as it's paper".
"Miss Konan is already producing the second batch."
Uchiha Shisui paused.
"At the same time, she said that she wanted to concentrate on her work recently, so she hoped that no one or other things would disturb her."
It very subtly expresses the meaning of 'I don't want to have any extra work in the short term'.
For Xiaonan.
This client Yu Yue is good in every way.
The communication was smooth and the money was generous.
It's just that I have too many thoughts and too much life.
...Although the money given is a lot.
This time, Yu Yue specially invited Konan and the illustrator to the Sand Village in order to design support products that are suitable for the ninja villages in various countries.
Illustrator's picture allows sponsorship
The merchants nodded, and Xiaonan could start working directly.
No time wasted.
Once Xiaonan has finished the product, she can send it to someone for confirmation and then go directly into mass production.
A perfect closed loop.
Since it is produced entirely by manpower, there is no need to worry about any cost procurement issues and all you have to do is wait for the goods to be delivered.
Even if the tourists just want to watch the Chunin Exams and have no interest in supporting them, that's fine.
They come here and have to pay for food and drink, right?
After eating and drinking, you still have to stay to watch the game, right?
During the break, it's impossible for you to stay in the hotel for 24 hours a day except for eating, right?
As long as they go shopping or look for entertainment, it's all income. In short, no one will lose money - and the Sand Village, the organizer, will make a lot of money.
After all, most of the entertainment projects are run by the Sand Village.
While the other ninja villages looked on with envy, they also began to make their own plans.
The Chunin Exam is not held in a fixed ninja village, but is held in rotation among non-hostile ninja villages - so in principle, the prosperity and wealth of the Sand Village today can also be replicated in their ninja village in the future.
This made the ninja villages that agreed to Uzuki's request for sponsorship and naming express their feelings - agreeing to Miss Uzuki's request was really the best decision they made in this Chunin Exam.
Who else would have the courage and skills to organize such a large-scale and profitable event in such a short period of time?
No one!
This makes people even more excited about the future Chunin Exams.
Next time, it will definitely be us (Konoha/Kumogakure/Iwagakure) who will host it!
After all, who doesn’t want to get rich quickly?
As for the Sand Village, it once again confirmed the fact that "there is money to be made by following Lord Ugetsuki."
And they were very moved.
Lord Ugetsuki should still treat the Sand Village as his own people, otherwise, why would this kind of money-making job start from their Sand Village?
She could have just waited until Konoha held the Chunin Exams to take it out.
Even though Lady Ugetsu's shop is in Konoha, she still has them in her heart!
Therefore, they must complete this Chunin Exam with the most complete preparation and the best mental attitude.
Be motivated and make money.
The Sand Village is of course very motivated this time
Full.
We even upgraded the original project, striving to make this year's exam more exciting than any previous one, so that all guests would feel that the trip was worthwhile!
Everyone felt very motivated and full of expectations.
——The ninjas who came to participate in the competition were more confused than each other, and it felt like they were not really participating in the competition.
It's more like I accidentally walked into some strange scene.
Especially when the leading ninja angrily went to the Sand Village to ask for an explanation, the young people who stayed behind could no longer suppress their curiosity.
The oldest of them is only in his twenties.
He is at the age when he is most open to new things. Having seen all the fancy things done in the Sand Village along the way, he has been eager to try them out.
It was simply because the ninja teacher who led the team kept scaring them, saying this was dangerous and that was not allowed.
They traveled and lived in the most traditional ninja way.
Now seeing how lively it is here and everyone seems to be happily participating in the event, naturally everyone is more excited than the other.
Just then, they heard the clerk from the shop opposite calling out to them.
"Gachapon machine! New gashapon machine! Super value offer, buy three and get one free! You'll also have a chance to get the Young Heroes collectible hanging painting!"
! ?
After hearing this, the Kusagakure ninjas could no longer sit still.
That is the treasured painting of "Young Heroes"!
People looked at each other, and exchanged glances for a while.
But the core meaning is similar.
How about giving it a try?
Buy three and get one free!
Let’s try this time!!