On the fourth day of the Five Kage Summit, the third meeting began. There was a day of rest on the third day, so the third meeting was on the fourth day.
Perhaps because it was the third time, everyone looked more relaxed. Even the Raikage, who had not spoken much, was chatting with the guards behind him.
After all, the main purpose of this meeting was to establish the Ninja World Trade Alliance, and they, the Kumogakure, had already joined it, with only Shitsukura remaining the only one who had not expressed his stance. No matter what, Nagase would not cause trouble for him.
As for why he didn't talk to other Kages, Konoha had given them, the Hidden Cloud Village, a painful lesson, so he didn't really want to talk to Minato. Otherwise, maybe they could have said a few words, after all, they had fought a lot in the previous battle.
Ohnoki was simply annoying. After all, his father died at the hands of Iwagakure during the Third Ninja World War not long ago.
As for Rasa, it was simply that the Raikage didn't like his personality, so they couldn't chat.
In fact, the main reason was the war. Neither Rasa nor Ōnoki could have a frank conversation. The reason why Ōnoki looked cheerful throughout was just a part of politics.
Perhaps, after a dozen years, when they hold a Five Kage Conference, they will be able to talk more harmoniously. It is not possible now. Only a few years have passed since the war, and they all remember the scars they brought to each other.
Even after more than ten years, the scars have only faded slightly, not disappeared, because the five major ninja villages are all enemies of each other.
If Kaguya and Black Zetsu had not appeared in the original work, it would have been impossible for the five major ninja villages to unite. How could the accumulated hatred be easily resolved
"So, Mizukage, have you in Kirigakure already thought of an answer?" Nagase asked calmly.
He was not worried that Kirigakure would not join. If they did not join, the only ones who would suffer losses would be Kirigakure themselves, and he would isolate himself.
Of course, it would be better if Kirigakure joined, and Nagase still hopes that Kirigakure could join.
Although the Water Kingdom is just an island country, its power is actually greater than people imagine. Basically, all the island countries, big and small, on the sea follow the lead of the Water Kingdom.
Of course, this is not because the Water Country has the largest island, but because the Water Country is the strongest, with the Hidden Mist Village, one of the five major ninja villages.
"Well, we in Kirigakure have also joined the Ninja Trade Alliance established by Konoha." Shikura nodded and replied.
Just yesterday, Kirigakure discussed this result. They carefully analyzed the pros and cons and found that the benefits of joining far outweighed the disadvantages.
Kirigakure is an island country with many scarce resources that are not available on land. Kirigakure also has excellent sword-making techniques, which will give Kirigakure an advantageous position in trade.
Moreover, joining at this time also avoids being too unique and being investigated by others about Kirigakure's situation, which would lead to the reality of being discovered as weak.
"Okay then, the Ninja Trade Alliance is established. The leader of the alliance will be elected and replaced every five years. Does anyone have any questions about this?" Nagase announced the establishment of the alliance.
Everyone shook their heads to indicate that there was no problem, as this was all written in the documentation and they had known it for a long time.
Rather, others were grateful that Konoha did not announce that it would be the boss of the alliance from now on.
"I think that Konoha, as the organizer, can better lead the alliance forward. Iwagakure will vote for Konoha." Oonoki said quickly with a smile.
Don't declare yourself the boss directly. You can't really think you can run for leader. If you do that, you're just courting death.
Others give you face and leave you the last bit of dignity. You cannot be ungrateful, otherwise you may be forced to be decent.
"Konoha is the strongest among the five major ninja villages and should be the leader of the alliance. Sunagakure should vote for Konoha." Luosha said immediately.
Luo Sha no longer has any other ideas. Now he just wants to follow Konoha to make a living and develop his own ninja village. The Sand Village is really short of money.
"The Hidden Cloud Village votes for Konoha." The Fourth Raikage thought for a moment and said.
You want the Raikage to speak well of Konoha like Oonokirasa did, but that is impossible. Even if he, the Raikage, is defeated physically, his spirit will not surrender!
One day, he will lead Kumogakure to surpass Konoha again.
Of course, not surrendering is one thing, but no one will vote for them anyway, and competing for the leadership is impossible. So they simply don't bother with anything else and just vote for Konoha.
"Kiriguku votes for Konoha." Shikura followed.
It doesn’t matter who the leader of the alliance is. Shikura doesn’t care. Since everyone has voted for Konoha, he will just follow suit. Anyway, it will never be their turn in the Kirigakure for this position.
It would be better to say that if it really comes to Kirigakure, Shikura will have to fight hard to push it away. The current situation of Kirigakure is not very good. They are still the boss and think that they are not dying fast enough, right
However, Shikura was still curious as to why they all voted for Konoha. Even the troublemaker Raikage voted for Konoha instead of voting for himself. The rules didn't state that he couldn't vote for himself.
Shikura has always felt that this experience is very confusing. He doesn't know what happened in the ninja world during the time he was controlled. It seems that the other ninja villages are very afraid of Konoha.
But the Kirigakure where he was was in a state of confusion because of the country's isolation. No one knew why. They only knew that Konoha suddenly became awesome, but no one knew why.
Fortunately, Shikura is not the kind of person who likes to get to the bottom of things. He just wants to know that Konoha is not easy to mess with, so he doesn't want to cause trouble in Konoha.
Next, we will just wait until it is safe and then investigate slowly.
"It seems that Konoha is loved by everyone. It was passed unanimously." Nagase said with a malicious look of pretending to be surprised. Even Mei Terumi could see that he did it on purpose with his fake expression.
The Raikage silently turned his head away, trying not to look at Nagase's expression.
Ohnoki was still smiling, looking like a good guy.
Luo Sha's expression remained unchanged and his eyes were calm.
Shicang looked up at the sky, admiring the ceiling of the newly built conference room.
Nagase is not a demon. After this, he did not deliberately provoke the other four shadows. He just followed the procedure.
After the meeting, the Raikage left the meeting room in a quick pace, looking extremely embarrassed. His burly figure looked like a 200-pound man who had felt wronged.
"You must be very strong." Mei Terumi said stupidly when they were walking together on the way back.
"Oh, how did you know that? I didn't release any aura at all." Nagaze asked curiously, comparing it with Meiming.
The people from Kirigakure had hardly ever seen him take action, and the only one who had lost his temper was still unconscious at that time.
"If you weren't strong, you would have been beaten to death long ago." Mei Terumi complained mercilessly.
There's no other reason, Nagase really behaves like he deserves a beating, giving people the feeling that he's getting an advantage and is still acting ungrateful.
At that time, Mei Terumi thought that a fight was about to break out. After all, Nagase spoke in a sarcastic tone. If the two of them were not friends, Mei Terumi would probably have the idea of spitting a breath of dissolving escape at Nagase.
However, there was no fight, but instead a strange silence fell, so Mei Terumi said that Nagase must be very strong.
"Don't say that, it makes me sound like I deserve a beating. I'm not bragging, but I'm quite popular in Konoha. If there was a list of the most popular men in Konoha, I might be ranked first." Nagase replied to Mei Terumi while responding to the person he greeted.
Mei Terumi didn't say anything. She wasn't sure whether she could get first place. After all, according to common sense, this position belonged to Shadow.
However, she could not deny that Nagaze was popular among the people of Konoha. She often met people who greeted Nagaze on the road, including ninjas and ordinary people.
But saying that you are popular is probably narcissistic, Terumi thought.
She had never met someone like Nagaze, or a ninja like Nagaze, who gave her a very subtle feeling.
However, getting along with Nagase was much more comfortable than getting along with most people in her life. She didn't feel constrained and felt very relaxed.
"Is it because of your strong power that you can not care about those things and not be uncomfortable with others, and can be so relaxed?" Mei Terumi felt a little envious.
"What, you don't believe it?" Nagase asked with a smile when he saw that Mei Terumi didn't say anything, as if he was going to organize an event to prove it if Mei Terumi didn't believe him.
"It cannot be denied that you are popular among the people of Konoha. If you can treat other people normally like this, I'm afraid you will be even more popular." Mei Terumi replied.
She didn't think that Nagasawa, the Hokage's assistant, would organize an event with so many complaints over such a boring thing, so she didn't think about any suspicious answer and just said what she thought.
Although the other people mentioned in the conversation were not explicitly mentioned, both of them knew who they were.
"Maybe." Nagase said with a smile.
Maybe if he treated the Raikage the same way he treated the people of Konoha, he could gain a friend who became friends through fighting. After all, the conflict between Konoha and Kumogakure was over.
However, looking at the dark face of the Fourth Raikage, Nagaze really couldn't help but want to persecute him. Looking at the Raikage's dark face becoming darker or darker red because of his emotions, Nagaze could feel pleasure.
Happy, so happy!
Of course, Nagaze certainly couldn't say it so directly, otherwise it would damage his image.
"A few years ago, Kumogakure wanted to invade our Konoha. How could I give him a good face? Did he think that our Konoha could be bullied at will?" Nagase suddenly became serious and said.
"The hatred of war... that's too." Terumi thought about it and realized that Kirigakure also invaded Konoha during the Third Ninja World War, and she panicked.
Fortunately, they had reached their separate parts and had to separate and could no longer walk together. Mei Terumi patted her chest, which was large enough to make an adult woman envious, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"The village, the war, the ninja... This is such a terrible world." Mei Terumi sighed, suppressed the messy thoughts in her mind, and walked towards the inn where Kirigakure lived.
Ordinary ninjas have the qualifications to spit on this cruel world, but she does not, because she is a "vested interest" in the ninja world.
Nagaze bought a portion of dango, a box of ice cream, and a box of strawberry milk and returned to his home.
Yongze took the things into the house and put them on the table, ready to replenish the sugar consumed in the meeting.
Dou noticed the noise and came down from upstairs.
"Dou, didn't you practice this morning?" Yongze was eating a dumpling and was a little surprised when he saw Dou who had just come down.
Normally, Dou would still be practicing at this time and would not be at home.
"I ended my training early because I had something to ask you," Dou explained.
"You really should eat less of these. I heard that eating too much of these high-sugar foods will make you fat." Dou couldn't help but complain when he saw the desserts on the table.
For a ninja, gaining weight is not a good thing, as it will affect one's strength.
Of course, if you have been fat since childhood, that won’t happen. On the contrary, if you suddenly lose weight, that will have an impact.
"If I can still gain weight with my strength, then this world must be fake!" Yongze said disdainfully.
The purpose of becoming stronger is to enjoy life. If you can’t even eat your favorite dessert, then what is the point of this world existing (bold statement).
Kabuto didn't know what to say for a moment, so he gave up. This guy Fujiwara Nagase was just such an incurable sweets addict.
"Have you thought about your 'wish'?" Yongze took a sip of strawberry milk and then wiped the pink liquid from the corner of his mouth with his hand and asked.
"Okay, I've thought about it." Dou nodded.
Because Nono had told him to think carefully about his wish, Kabuto thought about it carefully for several days and finally decided to fulfill his original wish.
Nagaze takes care of food, clothing, housing and transportation. He actually doesn't lack anything. An extra piece of expensive clothing will not make him happy. On the contrary, if he can make a good change in the orphanage through his efforts, Dou will have a real sense of accomplishment and he will be proud of himself.
Although he relied on Nagase's strength, his own efforts were also involved and he got the first place through his own strength.
"I need some money to make the orphanage better." Kabuto expressed his wish.
"What a wishful thinking." Nagase touched his chin.
"How good does it have to be?" asked Nagase.
Dou thought about it and felt a little troubled. He was just a child under ten years old and had no relevant experience. It was a little difficult for him to describe such things in detail.
"In short, there's no shortage of money to spend, and the place to live and the food to eat are secure, and..." Dou described it with difficulty.
"I think I understand what you're thinking." Yongze nodded.
"How about this, you go help the orphanage build a new cafeteria, and come back to me to reimburse you for the money you spent."
Originally the orphanage was just a big house, which contained the canteen, classes and accommodation. Later, Nagase gave money to build a new accommodation building.
Of course, it’s not that there is no money to build a cafeteria, but Nono felt it was unnecessary. After all, there were only about twenty children adopted in the orphanage.
Since Dou wants the orphanage to be better first, then make it better. Build a new cafeteria and renovate the original house to make it a place for classes and study.