The female Jounin of the Star Ninja Village named Natsuhi, upon hearing these words, fell silent slightly and clenched her fists slightly.

A few years ago, her husband was the star ninja Murakami, who was too exposed to the power of the "star", causing his flesh and blood to wither and shrink and die.

He was supposed to be the next successor of Hoshikage and was trusted by everyone in Hoshi Ninja Village.

It was also because of the bad impact of this incident that the Third Hoshikage made the painful decision to ban all ninjas in the Hoshi Ninja Village from contacting the 'star'.

Today's 'star' has been sealed by three generations of star shadows and refuses anyone to contact it.

"I understand, but you still have to be careful with the rest of the people in the village. I recently discovered something not quite right in the village."

Xia Xia sighed, then looked solemn and said with meaning.

"You mean the Red Star?"

The Third Star Shadow seemed to know who the person Xia Tian said he should be careful about.

Red Star is one of the top jounin in Hoshi Ninja Village. He is also an outstanding jounin who has practiced the village's secret art of Peacock Mystic Technique to an extremely high level.

But in his eyes, the Third Star Shadow only saw ambition and strength.

Therefore, the other party mentioned more than once at the high-level meeting of Star Ninja Village within this year that he hoped to remove the seal on the "Star" so that all the ninjas in the Star Ninja Village could once again ask for power from the "Star".

However, this proposal was rejected by the Third Star Shadow.

Because as a star shadow, you can't just care about the immediate interests and ignore the life and death of the next generation of young people in the village, so that they can also become sacrifices to the 'star'.

‘Stars’ can bring powerful power, but as they become stronger, they get closer to death.

This kind of tragedy, the third generation Hoshikage does not want to happen again in the Hoshi Ninja Village.

There have been too many tragedies caused by "Xing" in recent years.

Especially ambitious Jonin like Red Star, he must be wary of existence.

"Yes, as far as I know, he seems to have been with..."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Master Hoshikage, the Red Star Jonin would like to see you."

A star ninja guard who was leading the way outside said.

The Third Star Shadow and Xia Tian looked at each other. Xia Tian nodded in understanding, disappeared from the ground using the teleportation technique, hid in the corner of the room, and held his breath.

Seeing Xia Tian hiding his body, the Third Star Shadow shouted to the door: "Let him come in."

The door was opened, and a male Hoshi-nin about thirty years old walked in.

She had long purple hair tied up with a hairband, and her ice-blue eyes did not waver at all, looking a bit serious and cold.

"Lord Star Shadow."

Jonin Hongxing knelt on one knee, his tone was not cold.

"Is there a problem?"

"My subordinates came here this time because of the matter of 'Star'. I hope Master Xingying can unblock the existence of 'Star'. Only in this way can Star Ninja Village become stronger."

Hongxing's tone was calm.

"Didn't I already tell you about this? Excessive exposure to the 'star' will cause harm to the human body. This is how the Firefly Jounin died back then."

Red Star's expression remained unchanged and he said: "I feel sorry for what happened to Hotaru Jounin, but the current international situation is very complicated, and there is no telling when war will come."

"You are so unfounded. What benefits can attacking the Bear Country bring to those big countries?"

The third generation star shadow said.

In this matter, the third generation of Xingying is still self-aware.

The vegetation in the country of bears is sparse, and most areas are in the harsh environment of barren mountains and wilderness.

"This cannot be used as a reason not to make progress. Since you blocked the 'Star', the strength of the ninjas in the village has seriously declined. I am very worried about whether the younger generation of ninjas will be able to take on major responsibilities in the future."

"I have already said this. I will not unblock the 'Star'. If you are here for this kind of thing, you can go back."

"..."

Hongxing raised his head and stared at the third generation Hoshikage with ice-blue eyes that lacked emotion.

"Is there anything else, Red Star Jounin?"

After the third generation star shadow finished speaking, he immediately coughed violently, and a weak breath hit his face.

Xia Tian peeked at all this from the corner and couldn't help but become nervous.

If Red Star makes a sneak attack at this time, things will be terrible.

However, she obviously thought too much.

After hearing the third generation Hoshikage's cough, Red Star lowered his head again, showing a respectful attitude.

"Let's not mention the 'Star' thing for now. The financial budget in recent years has been extremely poor. Important facilities such as ninja schools need to be renovated. As well as hospitals, it is urgent to train medical ninjas. Although the medical equipment in the Demon Country is of excellent quality,

The relative price is also very high, and there are also various types of medicines that need to be purchased. Based on the village’s current financial situation, I’m afraid..."

Hongxing turned to talk about the construction of the village.

This question also stung the third generation of Xingying's heart.

As Xingying, he naturally understands this kind of thing.

The Star Ninja Village is not like the Great Ninja Villages in Konoha, where people often entrust tasks.

Star Ninja Village only has dozens of commissioned tasks in a year, and in order to win over those employers, the remuneration collected each time is very low.

Even so, not many people go to Star Ninja Village to issue missions.

The mission market has long been monopolized by Konoha and other great ninja villages.

In the Ninja Village of a small country, you can only scratch the edges and corners, and it is very difficult to support your family.

The village's livelihood often relies on hunting in the forest.

"I will think of something about this."

The third generation star shadow said tiredly.

"any solution?"

Hongxing asked further.

Seeing Hongxing's reluctance, the third generation Hoshikage felt helpless and had no choice but to reply: "I will report this to the Daimyo."

"Do you want to report it to the Daimyo..."

Hongxing lowered his head and raised the corners of his mouth, as if he was mocking something.

If revealing the name was useful, Hoshi Ninja Village would not have lived in poverty and misery for so many years.

"Red Star Jonin, are you dissatisfied with me, the Star Shadow?"

The third generation star shadow asked, staring at the red star.

"No, not really. I have always admired Mr. Hoshikage very much. But in the past, I traveled to various countries in order to become stronger. Konoha and the Land of Fire left a very deep impression on me."

Red Star responded like this.

"..."

The third generation star shadow looked slightly ugly.

As if Hongxing did not see the ugly expression on the third generation Hoshikage's face, he continued: "It is really like a paradise on earth, with abundant life and people living and working in peace and contentment. The faces of every ninja in Konoha are full of confidence and strength.

.With all due respect, if this continues, even if it takes another hundred years, we will not be able to catch up with Konoha."

"Then what are you...ahem!"

The words were spoken too hastily, and the third generation star shadow coughed again.

"The only chance to catch up with the Fire Country and Konoha is right in front of us. That is to use the 'star' to reshape every ninja in the village and double their strength. Ten years later

, the Star Ninja Village can stand at the top of the ninja world, and let the ninjas from the five major countries bow to us!"

Hongxing spoke firmly, and the ambition in his eyes couldn't help but flicker.

"That's enough! Red Star Jonin, this idea of ​​yours is too dangerous! Moreover, the five major countries are far from as simple as you think."

The third generation star shadow could not help but scold.

"But if we don't do this, the Star Ninja Village will not be strong. If we want to continue to live a life of inferiority, why can't we fight hard? In this world, the most indispensable thing is human life! Including my life!"

Red Star refuted the third generation Hoshikage's point of view.

Unlike the third generation of Xingying, he still has his own ideals and goals to strive for.

A ninja without ideals is not worthy of becoming an excellent ninja.

"Your ambition is too great. I will not unblock the 'Star'. You should give up on this, Red Star Jonin."

The third generation star shadow was unmoved.

All he saw was the ambition in Hongxing's eyes that was far beyond ordinary people, which frightened him.
To be continued...