Chronicles of the Shadow Corps

[Author's collection ★ Konoha Is a Field of Chives ★ Please add to your reading list. I'll start it once enough people do!] After seven years of service, a retired Saniwa returns home in glory with gold coins and his swords, only to be shocked to discover that the war is over, his old family home is a ruin, and all of his property has been inherited by the clan leader's youngest son. They say the flowing waters of the Naka River once ran thick with blood. They also say the village is now rebuilding after a surprise attack. He has long been presumed dead in the line of duty, so he gets no property and no compensation. And now he has a whole sword roster to support. Over the past seven years, his ANBU comrades have successfully retired into easygoing jounin life, and his former teammates have been replaced, one generation after another. The one thing that hasn't changed is how awful the food in the cafeteria still tastes. It's not just the buildings that need rebuilding after the disaster. Everyone's hearts have been scarred, too. This is a story about a ninja who takes up farming (?), opens a shop (?), runs a business (?), and basically does anything that seems more reliable than being a ninja. Love alone can't maintain peace. We need the Belt and Road Initiative and a community with a shared future for humanity. The swords: "How can our Saniwa eat such crude food?!" "And you're making him take night watch, too?!" "Waaah, General, this is your favorite boxed meal. Make sure you bring it on the mission. Don't eat those unhealthy soldier pills." "Once we've earned enough money, will our master not have to keep working as a ninja...?" A certain unnamed white-haired scarecrow: Get a grip, all of you! ★★ Recommended Upcoming Works ★★ [Western Crossover] Cold Fusion "Konoha Is a Field of Chives" Theme: Another way of thinking about peace.