The Shinobi Of Strawhats
CHAPTER 117: The Village Hidden in the Sand

Original Author: PeekACoo

Translator: Mudil Ihsan

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The next day after the engagement, Koza comes to the castle and meets Jon. He actually worked as the leader of the Alabasta rebuilding program, which was well known among civilians and they trusted him, so the rebuilding process from the Crocodile damage could go faster.

"I didn't know you were here?" - Koza

"really? I sent some captured people who were almost sold as slaves to Katorea and asked your friends to help them a week ago." - Jon

"They haven't told me anything. So, why are you calling me?" - Koza

"I have a proposal for this Kingdom, and the higher-ups have accepted it. I want to create a spy agency in this Kingdom, or arguably ninja power. I want to create a hidden village that will work behind the scenes to protect this kingdom. Relying on soldiers is not enough, we need power that can go anywhere and get anything." - Jon

"That's not an easy thing to do." - Koza

"Of course, everything takes time, but we have to start faster if we want to finish early. The best candidate for this program is your former rebel force. They've been trained to use weapons, they just need more training. You will be the one to lead this power." - Jon

"W-what? Me?" - Koza

"Yes, you are the best candidate, everyone trusts you enough to lead something like this." - Jon

"He is right, you will be the perfect leader for this new power." - King

The king suddenly entered the meeting room. Then, they persuaded Koza for a while before he finally agreed. Then Jon asked him to gather the people he trusted and wanted to join this squad. They'll get together tomorrow and Jon will do a screening of the movie first before they're allowed to join.

After Koza left, Jon returned to training. He needed to increase his mastery of water & land quickly, so he could use the Wood style. Its chakra also did not increase significantly after being lifted like a rocket a few months ago. It appears to be a side effect of his new gene modification.

Days passed and the next day, Koza came with many people. There were about 200 people who wanted to join and Koza trusted them enough for this. However, Jon needs to do a final check on them.

Jon then calls them to a large tent which he asks the guards to prepare beforehand. Then he made 10 clones and summoned the former rebels one by one. Her clones do check with genjutsu like hypnotizing. He was not a genjutsu expert like Itachi, but doing it on some normal people with clones was easy.

Jon lets his clone work when he calls Koza and some former leaders who also decide to follow Koza. He gathered them in a room inside the castle and did the same to all of them. But he did it after telling them first, because he needed their trust if he wanted to work with them.

"Alright, so you should know that this power is special, its secrets & beliefs are our breath in this power. I want to make you leaders in this new force, but I need to know that I can trust you." - Jon

"Come on Jon, you can trust them." - Koza

"Don't be naive Koza, I've seen a lot of betrayal even from close friends and believe me, this isn't a beautiful sight. I will only believe what I see and what I hear myself, rather than the words of others. So I'll believe. conducting interrogations on each of you, one at a time while the other will be watching. I want us to know each other and be able to trust each other for good." - Jon

"All right, I don't have a problem with that. As a former rebel, it is understandable that people doubted us." - Farafra, a man of great stature who lost his right arm said firmly.

The one here is Koza, the leader of a former rebel army. Erik, a tall man with pink hair and wearing a black hat. Farafra, a large man, lost an arm. Okame, a slim girl with blush makeup on and carrying a sword. The last one is Kebi, the guy who always wears glasses. Everyone here except Farafra is Vivi's childhood friend. There was someone named Natto too, but she didn't join them.

Jon then uses genjutsu on them for hypnotic purposes. He did so one by one and did not find any problems after asking many questions. He was relieved and he started assigning their part of the job.

"We will build a hidden village, which will be named Tsunagakure no Sato (Hidden Sand Village). The leader is Koza, with the title Kazekage. Okame, I want you to help Koza as his assistant. Kebi will be in charge of working in the Kingdom territory. Erik will be responsible for working on another island. Farafra, I want you to be that person

taking care of the recruitment of new blood. We'll need more people for the other part, but it can wait." - Jon

"What about the training?" - Koza

"I will train all of you in these 2 weeks before I leave this place. I'll leave all the ninja clues so you can practice after I'm gone. We won't be operating until next year, so you can train this year. You guys will practice too, no need to think about your jobdesk. The priority is getting stronger. Your power is nothing in this world, you should know it from the Crocodile Incident." - Jon

"Alright, we will focus on training this year and will operate after you allow it." - Koza

"Good, and I want you to always keep an eye on the underworld or the market for any demonic fruit. It was a precious resource, and the King agreed to buy us some fruit." - Jon

"It's okay, but who will eat the fruit?" - Koza

"We can discuss that later, we don't even have fruit now. Let's check the screening results on those guys." - Jon

They left the room and went to the screening area. They saw several people being tied up in front of the crowd. Jon arrives before the final group of applicants completes their screening. Her clone was erased and she got all the memory.

"GUARD! Take them to jail!" - Jon

The guards came and took the people who were tied up in front to the prison.

"What are you doing?" - Koza

"N-no, I'm fine." - Kebi

Kebi refused, but the others agreed. Jon doesn't force Kebi to join, people will think that interrogation is torture, and that's true in some cases. They will conduct the interrogation later, for the time being they need to explain everything to the accepted ones.

Jon then proceeded to explain everything to them. Everyone understood the point and asked a lot of questions that Jon answered easily. Jon also groups them based on his experience and expertise, such as administration, fighters, even inexperienced ones.

After they finished, Jon disbanded them and asked them to come tomorrow. They will be training away from the city for the next 2 weeks, and they will not be back in that period. So now they have to go home and prepare everything they need.

After they disband, Jon invites Koza and his colleagues, except Kebi to interrogate the arrested men. Normally Jon would only use genjutsu to make it easier, but he needed to teach the others how to do it, so he couldn't use ninjutsu. He would use the method that CP9 used in Iceburg, since it was also the method in the ninja academy.

Jon asks Koza to feel his pulse and Jon will detect the lie by sharing it. Jon asks a lot of questions, and tells Koza which one is lying and which one is right. Then he asks Koza to guess the lies and the truth after he asks the question. Koza's guess often misses, because this is the first time he has done this.

Then the others also did the same as Koza to the other inmates. These spies are mostly from the underworld who are tasked with gathering information in Alabasta and they joined the rebels in the past. Jon then extracts the information they got in Alabasta, and then decides to hold them for life, or force them to work in the mines.

Now the leaders are more aware of the importance of this job after seeing the real spy. They also felt it when many spies from the Baroque Works implanted their rebel forces. They also need to know how to detect mice around them.

After the interrogation, they had lunch with the royal family because the King wanted to know the progress of the program. Nothing important happened, so the leader went home after lunch. Jon is also preparing for tomorrow, as he will be busier than ever. He also left the training menu for the prince & guards to Chaka, so that they could practice on their own.

'I never thought that I would build a hidden village in this world. Even so, I am not a Kage and I do not plan to become a Kage. I don't like being a leader, it will just rob me of my freedom.' - Jon

'You really have different thoughts to the people from my world, especially my jinchuriki before you. They prefer peace over freedom.' - Kurama

'Well, our situation is different, right? They were in a constant era of war, while I was living in the previous peaceful era. Moreover, for me peace is what a person feels in his heart, and my peace is by being free.' - Jon

'Heeh, get me out of here, I want to be free too!' - Seringai Kurama

'Come on, even if you can leave without making us both die, what do you want to do? Becoming the Pirate King?' - Jon

'Tsk, can't even joke.' - Kurama

'Heeh, it can't even be teased.' - Jon

They joked back and forth while Jon lay on his bed until he slept. The next day, Koza and all the shinobi candidates come and they immediately go somewhere with Jon. Vivi followed them after discussing with the nobles.

The king even decided that Vivi would be the one to connect the Kingdom with the village. So Jon also gave Vivi position as a member of the Council along with others. He'll be Kazekage's advisor.

"That reminds me of the past, right 'Leader'?" - Vivi

"Yes, of course" - Koza

"Is this about your play group?" - Jon

"Well, you can call it that." - Koza

"It would be better if Natto also joined us now." - Vivi

"He has his own circumstances, and he has his own dreams." - Koza

A short while later, they arrived somewhere with some large tents. This tent had been prepared by the Kingdom yesterday with Jon's instructions. This place is not too far or near from Alubarna, so it is very suitable. They can train in the open field without disturbing anyone, and supplies can come easily.

They immediately started the training yes, it was just basic body training and Ninja art lessons from Jon. He focused on teaching them that being a shinobi was difficult. They need to do the dirty work and use cheap tricks to sometimes achieve their goals.

Jon also distributes books on ninja rules, and skills such as infiltration, stealth, information gathering, assassination, etc. These books contain normal skills that do not require the use of chakra. So it can be used by ordinary people, and is actually sold in stores.

The system says that there are shinobi in Naruto's world who come from civilians without chakra talent. They make their own versions of ninjutsu using tools and tricks.

'I'm lucky to get it easily, or I need to use my brain and turn all the ninja arts that use this chakra into normal arts, which can take a long time.' - Jon

They continue their lessons, and with this, ninja training has begun.

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