"Sorry to bother you, Minister Shikaku."
"You're welcome, Minister Shikaku."
Kei Uchiha smiled and gestured for Shikaku to sit down, while Aya Hyuga made two cups of tea.
All of this seemed so harmonious, but Shikaku instinctively felt that Kei Uchiha didn't seem to welcome him.
But he didn't care too much about this. Anyway, he didn't think about staying here for long.
He knew that the relationship between Kei Uchiha and Aya Hyuga seemed to have improved by leaps and bounds during this time.
Many people said that they often saw the two of them going in and out of various places together.
Especially after work, they would often enjoy dinner together and so on.
Of course, Shikaku didn't care about such gossip.
Young people need their own space.
Even if this young man is already one of the most powerful people in Wood Leaf, Shikaku still looks at everything with a normal mentality.
Perhaps it was because he was also standing in an extremely high position that he could use a relatively normal state of mind to look at all of this.
"Thank you, Miss Ling."
Shikaku said politely with a smile, then took a sip of the tea in the cup and said slowly.
"Minister Shikaku, this time I came here to tell you something relatively important."
"Just call me Shikaku. If there's anything, you can just ask your subordinates to come here. There's no need to do it yourself."
Kei Uchiha also took a sip of tea in the cup: "However, Shikaku came in person for something important, you might as well say it."
"Okay."
Shikaku nodded with a smile. He didn't care that Aya Hyuga was standing on the side and directly stated his purpose.
"In fact, the purpose of this time is very simple. First of all, our negotiations with Cloud Village have been completed."
"Completed?" Kei Uchiha froze for a moment, then immediately understood what he meant: "You mean, those guys have reached a consensus with them?"
Obviously, what Shikaku said was definitely not what Wood Leaf and Cloud Village were negotiating with.
Those were purely wrangling and had no practical meaning at all.
The real negotiation was probably carried out in an unknown or even shabby tavern without anyone knowing.
However, this negotiation could only be regarded as a small stage of negotiation, even if Wood Leaf played two of his four trump cards.
But with Shikaku's professionalism, the benefits of these cards will definitely not be low.
"Yes, we have reached a consensus." Shikaku nodded with a smile. "Basically, it's based on the things you designed in the meeting with the guy named Osai before, and made more systematic additions and explanations."
"Osai, huh?" Kei Uchiha nodded. "Did they form an alliance?"
"Yes, the formal negotiations have begun. Wood Leaf will propose an alliance with the goal of fighting against the mysterious organization. However, that will be all."
Shikaku sighed slightly, "Their attitude is still very tough, and it will be difficult to make them become a vassal of the alliance.
But this is also good, at least we don't need to spend too much energy on them. "
"Yes, these guys really have a bad temper, and it's good to have less trouble, not to mention …" Kei Uchiha chuckled disdainfully, "It's not like we can't get compensation from other places, can't we?"
Shikaku nodded with a smile. Indeed, it's fine if you don't agree on this point.
Anyway, we are too lazy to waste energy on these thankless things.
The title of the first Shinobi Village in the Shinobi World can indeed bring too many intangible benefits.
For example, because of the refraction generated by the credibility of the village, an unimaginable number of tasks can be obtained.
Because everyone has full confidence in Wood Leaf, and they trust that Wood Leaf can complete the tasks assigned by them and have the ability to protect them.
What's more, Wood Leaf rarely openly competes for the title of the first Shinobi Village.
But basically, it is recognized by everyone as the first Shinobi Village in the Shinobi World.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to attract the attention of Cloud Village and launch such a war.
In the original story, Kumo was the winner, and Konoha fell into an awkward situation because of this.
It took a long time to recover from the death of Yondaime Hokage and the defeat of Cloud Village.
But now, Wood Leaf is the real winner.
"We got a relatively objective amount of high-level ninjutsu and low-level ninjutsu."
Shikaku didn't keep Kuroto in suspense and said directly, "Some of these ninjutsu are their own, and some are obtained from the war, and the quantity is satisfactory."
"So much at one time?" Kei Uchiha frowned, "So what can they come up with in the next deal?"
"That's why I said, relatively satisfactory." Shikaku smiled.
"The quantity that I and Hokage-sama agreed on doesn't allow them to modify or refute, and because they were also bargaining during the negotiation, they made a relatively interesting proposal."
"Oh? What's the topic? "Kei Uchiha was a little interested.
"Their proposal is that they will make some compensation, but other related topics can't be included in the negotiation materials except for the alliance. For this, they can directly pay all the requirements for the exchange of characters. "
"Interesting, aren't they afraid that we will go back on our word?"
"So they asked to sign the contract directly, and they also asked for the compensation for the defeat and other topics to be discussed in a more formal occasion."
Kei Uchiha touched his chin, these Kumo Shinobu are all big and strong, but their brains are still relatively flexible.
It seems that they are at a disadvantage, but obviously they have grasped the current needs of Wood Leaf.
So they simply fed Wood Leaf directly, and through the binding of the contract, they didn't allow Wood Leaf to further discuss this matter.
And in order not to lose face, they also didn't allow too detailed information to be recorded.
First, get what you need to stabilize the situation, the rest can be discussed later!
For example, the compensation for the defeat of the war, they can't do anything about it, so war compensation is naturally necessary.
As for how to compensate, how to compensate.
At that time, without Raikage, Hachibi Zhuli, and the surviving Kumo Shinobu, they can also have more space to play.
However, the proposal they gave is really moving.
Because those are exactly what Wood Leaf needs at this stage!
"It seems that there is nothing to say about this matter." Kei Uchiha sighed slightly: "It's really a bit too easy for them."
"I can only say that they have caught what we want and catered to it."
Shikaku also sighed slightly: "With these ninjutsu, we can speed up the things we want to do, after all, it's a little troublesome now …"
"Troublesome?" Kei Uchiha froze for a moment, then he seemed to realize something: "You mean …"
"Yeah." Shikaku nodded, then he stood up: "Well, let's not talk about this problem, I think the Lord will also make a choice."
"And the purpose of my coming here today …"
"I understand, Shikaku, you came for the earth platform, right?"
…
Wood Leaf Hospital, in a single room on the top floor.
Although Sandaime Hokage's face was weak, he listened to Sarutobi Kentou's report about what happened in Wood Leaf during this time.
Sarutobi's current state is not good, but his physical condition is actually good, after all, he has the best medical assistance from Wood Leaf.
But after all, he is old, even with the best medical assistance, his mental state can't keep up.
But now, no matter how tired he is, he needs to know what happened to Konoha during the time he was unconscious, and how the war between Konoha and Kumo progressed.
However, what he never expected was that the war between Konoha and Kumo has already ended.
And the way it ended was very dramatic.
Cloud Village brought Hachibi Zhuli, a terrifying guy in the eyes of Sandaime Hokage.
But it also attracted an even more terrifying guy.
The mysterious Uchiha who attacked Wood Leaf and attacked the Mist Village a few months later, that guy actually made a move!
His purpose is very simple, he is the Hachibi Zhuli.
And because of his action, the level of the battle directly rose to an unimaginable level.
The aftermath of such a battle actually wiped out the entire Cloud Village's main force!
Unimaginable, unimaginable!
After doing all this, that guy actually left calmly, and in the end, Wood Leaf 'picked up a bargain'.
To be honest, Sandaime Hokage still feels a little uncomfortable when he heard this news.
Because he faced the Hachibi Zhuli who was angry to the point of almost using all his strength.
Even if he didn't fully show his strength for various reasons.
However, he also had a relatively intuitive understanding of how terrifying this damned fellow was!
However, this Hachibi Zhuli was not the opponent of the mysterious Uchiha at all?
Not only was he beaten to the point that he had to fake his death to avoid capture, but he also caused the death of all his troops?
Who the hell is this damn Uchiha?
To be honest, Sarutobi even recalled the incredible battle he once saw outside the village when he was young.
That was the battle between the First Hokage-sama and Uchiha Madara. At that time, he was still young and even thought that he had encountered a god.
Even in retrospect, he still felt the same.
However, the two ninjas who could deal with a country have passed away one after another during or after that battle.
In order to reduce the influence of such a terrifying force and to stabilize his position at that time.
He let Danzō do whatever he wanted to reduce the influence of the First Hokage.
Although he felt a little wrong in his heart, he still did it in the end.
But now, it seems that someone has once again recreated the power of those people.
And relying on this power, they continue to do evil!
Sarutobi sighed, he didn't think he could fight against this power.
Even at his peak, he felt that there was a clear gap.
But in any case, this evil force that was completely out of control did help Wood Leaf, which allowed Wood Leaf to get out of the quagmire of war.
However, there must be bad news with good news.
Although Sarutobi put aside the dissatisfaction and hatred in his heart, he chose to cooperate with Uchiha and Po Shui Mun, the traitor, to fight against foreign enemies.
But he knew that once the two sides have a chance, they will definitely use all means to deal with each other.
But no matter how they fight, everything is still within the scope of the rules, they will not easily cross the line.
But he didn't expect that Po Shui Mun and the others would be so fast and so dark!
The plan set by Po Shui Mun was to break the almost unbreakable political interests that he had established.
Whether it was intentional or unintentional, it was breaking the 'ninja surname identity' that he had formed as the core.
It can make these ninjas relatively isolated, so that he has a chance to break them one by one and win them over.
"This damn guy!" Sandaime Hokage couldn't help but curse after listening to the report of Sarutobi Kendou.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got!
Sarutobi Kendou almost used his peak years to create stability for Wood Leaf.
And he won World War II and World War III, but the result?
Now someone wants to break the system that he has set and remake a new set of things.
The most important thing is that no one has the ability to resist this approach!
Because it was still a time of war, Po Shui Mun put forward his own ideas and opinions and took the lead in pulling the vote.
This move did not give other people any space and time to react.
Especially under the leadership of Kei Uchiha, it directly aroused the desire of those ordinary jonin.
And let them stand up and vote, and finally directly confirmed this matter.
It was done in one go, even if these opponents have any other measures, I am afraid that they won't be able to do anything at all.
It must be known that most of the energy of the entire Wood Leaf is completely devoted to the battlefield.
And after the end of the war, there should be a relatively good period of time.
But Po Shui Mun didn't send Shikaku to be responsible for the negotiations.
Instead, he let Koharu and Homura, two of his old classmates to be responsible for the negotiations.
What exactly is the thinking inside, Sandaime Hokage can almost see at a glance.
But even if he can see it, there is nothing he can do, because the news has almost spread throughout the entire Wood Leaf.
Those civilian ninjas who account for nearly 80% of the population of Wood Leaf, everyone knows how excited they are.
It can be said that there is basically no room for redemption.
It can be said that the painstaking efforts of Sandaime Hokage have been completely broken!
…
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
