The speed at which the Raikage and the Tsuchikage agreed, including the reasons for their agreement, gave Shikura a feeling of unreality, or even a feeling of being "cowardly".
Yes, Shicang used the word "cowardly".
Originally, this word should not appear on a ninja of the Kage level.
Because the Kage is not only the top ninja of a big country, but also the leader of a big ninja village. With these two identities, the word "cowardly" should never be used to describe them. No matter how strong the opponent is, they should just be wary, not cowardly.
But what Shikura feels now is that the Raikage and the Kazekage have already given in. Not only are there no voices of opposition, they are even saying nice things, as if they are following Konoha's lead.
I don't know what caused the loss.
What could have caused someone as unruly as the Raikage to give in
Therefore, the cautious Shicang also joined the camp of those who agreed.
Although the Raikage is a reckless man, it does not mean that he is brainless. Even if he is brainless, he has a think tank under him.
Even an old fox like Ohnoki agreed directly and was the first to express his opinion.
Then the conclusion is very clear, consent must be conducive to rejection.
Shicang didn't want to be a troublemaker, so he refused when everyone else agreed.
If it were in the past, when the Hidden Mist Village had not yet been weakened, Shikura would have chosen to find out everything, to find out why the Raikage and others had to agree at the speed of light, and why Konoha suddenly convened the Five Kage Summit.
Because he is the Kage of the Hidden Mist Village and is responsible for the Hidden Mist Village. If Konoha wants to encroach on the interests of the Water Country and the Hidden Mist Village, how could he agree to that
But now the Hidden Mist Village no longer has that strength. The only thing it has to do now is to reduce its presence as much as possible, prevent other countries from discovering its weakness, and then slowly restore its strength.
Mei Terumi, who was standing behind Shikura, was equally confused and couldn't quite understand the actions of these Kages.
However, as a bodyguard, she obviously did not have the right to speak at the Five Kage Summit. At most, she could speak quietly to her own Kage, which was nothing.
"I am really happy to see that everyone loves peace so much. It seems that everyone is learning from our ancestors."
Seeing that none of the four shadows dared to disagree, Nagase smiled.
Nagaze's smile seemed to be contagious to others. Everyone smiled, but no one knew what they were laughing at.
"We in Konoha are planning to establish a Ninja Trade Alliance. I wonder if you are interested in joining." Nagase spoke again, taking out four documents and distributing them to the four Kages.
"Ninja Trade Alliance..." Ohnoki took the document and began to read it carefully, wondering in his heart what Nagase's action was.
He thought that Nagase was preparing to imitate what Hashirama did back then, to gather the other four Kage, and have them sign a contract, agreeing that they would be good brothers in the future and not fight each other.
I didn't expect that they started with a slogan for peace, and then the next thing was some trade alliance.
Ohnoki was a little confused. The so-called trade should refer to doing business. Konoha is a ninja village, and it convened the Five Kage Conference just to establish a business alliance
Although he felt that Konoha was a little abnormal, Konoha was strong after all, with super-powerful people like Nagazawa, Konoha had the final say, so Oonoki read the information very carefully to make sure he didn't miss anything.
Ohnoki soon discovered something that interested him very much. According to the information, as long as the ninja village participated in the alliance, it would obtain the right to purchase Konoha's special materials. The so-called special materials were some ninja tools and talismans. Konoha's newly developed talismans were also included, except for the summoning steel talisman.
The production of psychic steel talismans is too low, so Yongze has to make them himself. No one else has the ability to do so, and Yongze doesn't want to become an emotionless talisman-making machine, so it is impossible to sell them. It is okay to give one away occasionally.
When Oonoki saw the medical talisman, he became interested. He won’t be sleepy anymore when you mention this.
Although I bought quite a few talismans when they first came out, who would complain about having too many medical talismans? It would be much more convenient if I could buy them directly in the future.
You can even import a batch and sell it domestically or in other small countries to make a profit.
After reading all the information, Ohnoki had a more complete understanding of the "Ninja Trade Alliance" that Konoha wanted to establish.
To put it simply, everyone works together to do business, trade their respective specialties with each other, and then give their allies a slightly more favorable price.
Ohnoki was not opposed to this alliance because after careful reading and analysis, he found that it would not bring any harm to his Iwagakure, but on the contrary would bring many benefits.
Ohnoki was the one who read it most carefully, so by the time he had finished reading it, most of the others had also finished reading it.
"I think everyone has finished reading it. Is everyone interested in joining the Ninja Trade Alliance now?" Nagase asked again.
"Sunagakure is willing to join." Before anyone else could speak, Luo Sha was the first to speak.
After seeing Nagase's trade alliance, Luo Sha was so happy. He had originally thought that if he was a little timid today, signing a peace treaty would be enough.
I didn't expect such a good thing to happen. I can join the trade alliance and make money with Konoha.
Sunagakure is so short of money. The Daimyo of the Wind Country has lost trust in Sunagakure because of its repeated failures, and its funding is getting less and less every year.
Therefore, Luo Sha’s desire for money should be the strongest among all the Kages, because he really lacks money.
Because of the lack of money, Luo Sha has a better understanding of doing business and how to sell the gold sand at a higher price. The shadows of other ninja villages do not have this worry.
After reading the information, Luo Sha felt that Konoha could make a lot of money. If he followed Konoha, he might not earn as much as Konoha, but he could still get a piece of the pie.
"The Iwagakure Village has joined." Oonoki thought for a moment and spoke.
It's worth participating in this kind of thing which has benefits and no disadvantages.
After Rasa and Ōnoki finished speaking, the conference room suddenly fell silent. Neither the Raikage nor the Mizukage spoke, and neither Nagase nor Minato spoke.
"I need to think about this carefully for a while." Shicang thought for a while and spoke.
In fact, before being controlled by Obito, Kirigakure didn't pay much attention to the other four major ninja villages, but after being controlled by Obito, it became more strict.
So now Nagase suddenly wants to suggest that everyone form a trade alliance together. Shikura feels a little uneasy. He doesn't understand the issues in this regard, so he asks Mei Terumi, but it turns out she doesn't understand even more than he does.
There's nothing else to do. I can only wait and see if there's any Kirigakure ninja in the team who knows about this, or pass the news to Kirigakure and let the people in the village who are good at this discuss it.
Mei Terumi looked a little embarrassed and looked at Shikura with an innocent face.
She is a seventeen-year-old girl but she has such strength, which is obtained through hard training. For this, she has lost a lot of the youth that an ordinary girl should have. How can she understand business issues? Isn't this difficult for her
Not long after Shikura finished speaking, the Fourth Raikage also spoke up: "I also need to go back and think about it carefully."
The Raikage is not stupid, but asking him to do business, isn't that bullying an honest man? Plus, the guard he brought with him is also a standard Cloud Hidden Ninja, the kind of Cloud Hidden Ninja with a sturdy build, strong limbs and especially good at physical skills.
Neither of them understood, so the Raikage had no choice but to say "Same here" again and make the same choice as the Mizukage.
Anyway, they are not refusing. Instead, they will think about it carefully and discuss it with their subordinates. This is not something excessive.
"Then welcome the Tsuchikage and Kazekage to join us. Also, you two, the Raikage and the Mizukage, can also think about it carefully. You have plenty of time to think about this matter." Nagase said with a smile.
The reason why Nagase did not sign a contract directly like Hashirama, agreeing not to go to war, but instead set up a trade alliance, was the result of careful consideration.
Is it the so-called peace treaty that restrains big countries like the Land of Thunder from launching attacks
Of course not. The contract is a peace contract only when they are willing to abide by it. When they are unwilling to abide by it, it is just an ordinary piece of paper. Not to mention a ninja, even an ordinary person can tear it up easily.
The answer is strength. It was Hashirama's strength that prevented them from acting rashly, thus achieving a brief peace.
Nagase has already expressed his thoughts. Unless there is any major change in the ninja world, no major ninja village will choose to go to war and risk being beaten up by Nagase.
If there is a major change and war is unavoidable, a treaty will not be of much use.
So Nagase launched the Ninja Trade Alliance.
First use trade to unite the five major countries, and then advance step by step. Next, the alliance will not only be trade, but will cover many aspects, and finally develop into the Ninja Alliance.
In Nagase's vision, the Ninja Alliance is equivalent to an organization similar to the United Nations, and its main purpose is to promote the development of world peace.
The following time basically consisted of Nagase once again giving a detailed introduction to all aspects of the Ninja Trade Alliance and the benefits of joining.
Then there was some meaningless bickering. Ohnoki wanted to find out more information, but Nagase didn't give him any chance.
The meeting lasted the whole morning and ended at twelve o'clock. Because the Raikage and the Mizukage had not yet expressed their opinions, it was not completely over. It had to be held again in two days. If there was no result by then, there would be another meeting two days later, for a total of three times.
After the meeting, Shikura was a little anxious because he was thinking about reporting the meeting back to the Hidden Mist Village and discussing with the Hidden Mist Ninjas whether to join the alliance, so he left in a hurry without caring about Mei Terumi.
Mei Terumi, who was left behind, didn't care and walked slowly. She really didn't understand this thing and just watched it pass by.
"Do you want me to recommend some food to you?" Nagase, who was passing by, asked Mei Terumi.
After hearing what Nagase said, Terumi Mei touched her abdomen and felt that she seemed to have gained a little weight. She had been eating a lot every day recently, and all she ate was high-calorie food, and she hadn't trained.
"Thank you, but that's not necessary." Mei Terumi replied, and prepared to cancel today's afternoon tea dessert.
"That's such a pity. Actually, there is a barbecue restaurant in Konoha that tastes very good." Nagase shook his head regretfully.
"Barbecue..." Mei Terumi swallowed her saliva. This was something she couldn't usually eat. The meals her family arranged for her were mainly for the purpose of replenishing nutrition and restoring physical strength. The taste was not something they cared about.
"Don't worry about gaining weight. Didn't I tell you that ninjas exercise so much, you can see they won't get fat." Nagase was like a devil who led people to fall, using tempting words to make Mei Terumi fall into the barbecue abyss.
"You can buy ready-made meat there, or you can grill it yourself. The cleaned, ruddy slices of meat are grilled on the oiled grill for a while, and the meat sizzles, and white smoke with the aroma of meat slowly rises..."
Nagase's words brought Terumi Mei to a huge grill. The heat from the blazing fire turned the grilled meat from red to white, and a thin stream of golden oil slowly flowed down the meat.
"Where is the store?" Mei Terumi thought about it carefully and found that what Nagase said made sense. With such a large amount of training, she obviously would not gain weight. It would be fine to eat a little. Besides, she would only eat more in the next few days in Konoha. She would not be able to do so in Kirigakure. What would be the problem with a few days
"The store is called Yakiniku Q, and it's just a little bit up the commercial street in Konoha." Nagase replied with a smile.
He has also made a contribution to the economic development of Konoha.
Silently noting Nagase's words, Terumi Mei looked up at Nagase and asked;
"Aren't you just an ordinary Chunin? How come you are now the Hokage's assistant and sit in meetings with those Kages?"
When she first accidentally saw Nagase sitting there, she was really scared.
All kinds of messy thoughts popped up in her mind, and she even wondered if Nagase was following her on purpose, and then approached her to spy on Kirigakure's information or something.
But if you think about it carefully, it is Konoha that is strong now, and their Mizukage is in someone's hands, so there is no need to resort to such tricks. It was just a coincidence that they encountered it.
"Didn't you also say that you were an ordinary Kirigakure ninja who came here to gain experience? How did you become the Mizukage's bodyguard?" Nagase smiled and replied.
When the two ninjas were chatting together, the refugee also talked about some topics related to ninjas. At the beginning, Mei Terumi told him that he was a scoundrel who was sent by his elders to gild his reputation.
However, Nagase knew that Mei Terumi would become the Mizukage in the future, so of course he didn't believe it and joked that he was just an ordinary Chunin.
"Then we're even," said Mei Terumi.
"Well, it's even, but you have to treat me to a meal. I just helped you out." Yongze said.
"Okay." Terumi thought about it and felt that this request was not excessive.
"Time and place?" Mei Terumi was very straightforward.
"It's up to you, you can buy me some red bean dumplings." Nagase said casually.
“…” Mei Terumi was speechless.
No matter which one she wants, she might as well go to the most expensive place. She is not short of money.
Soon they reached an intersection and the two of them were going different ways, so they separated.
Mei Terumi continued walking towards the inn where the Kirigakure ninja was. After all, she was a subordinate, and even if she didn't understand, she had to show her face and have a sense of participation.