If you are poor, you will put aside disputes, and if you are rich, you will live forever.
This sentence is naturally the diplomatic strategy of our great empire, but somehow it was understood by the old fox, the Third Hokage.
What, the village of Konoha has only been established for thirty years
Please, the Senju clan where I, the first Hokage, belong to, is a great clan that has lasted for thousands of years. Doesn’t this count since ancient times
In short, the words of the Third Hokage were overtly and covertly satirizing Sunagakure as a group of nouveau riche with no historical background.
This makes the Suna Ninja a little tired. If you really want to say this, we have to give up the village. After all, this land was once the sphere of influence of the Uchiha clan.
Even if your nickname as the Third Hokage is monkey, you look like a monkey, and the psychic beast is also a monkey, you can't just say it!
It's okay if I don't say this, but I won't be happy when I mention Danzo, the Third Hokage's good friend. He really thinks that everyone in Konoha is elegant and easy-going? Irritated, he pointed directly at the noses of the Sunagakure delegation and called them a bunch of barbarians.
Fuck... Sunagakure couldn't bear it anymore.
It’s true that we are a defeated country, and we are not as strong as you Konoha, but we also have dignity!
There is no need to engage in regional blackmail, right? !
Tell me, among the four major countries around here, have you, the Country of Fire, fired a map cannon
If this was said at the Five Kage Conference, it would probably get some support, especially from the third Tsuchikage.
But unfortunately... This is Konoha.
Koharu, who was sitting on the right side, retorted with a smile and said that Suna Ninja was trying to make excuses, and expressed his willingness to hire them with high salary. Konoha construction site needs such talents!
The Sand Ninja also showed no signs of weakness and were tit-for-tat. As long as Konoha was willing to let go of the Third Kazekage and Chiyo, let alone argue, they would do it even if they were asked to move bricks.
Mito Kaden seriously criticized the Suna Ninja for their wishful thinking, and suspected that they had eaten some fan-like things, and they would fantasize all day long...
The whole meeting was noisy, like a vegetable market, with everyone talking and talking, but by the evening, nothing of practical use had been discussed.
But everyone is still enjoying it.
The Third Hokage had already expected this scenario. After all, Konoha wanted too many things, and it was understandable that Sunagakure was unwilling to give them.
But understanding is understanding, and concession... is impossible.
In the first ninja war of that year, to put it nicely, Konoha maintained its supremacy against four.
But actually
Strong on the outside but dry on the inside, with vitality severely damaged, it took Konoha several years to recover.
In addition, there was constant chaos in the village at that time, and even the third Hokage was not determined. Although he won in the end, he did not gain much benefit.
Even many places that were occupied before the war were returned only in name.
This incident has always made Sarutobi Hiruzen brood. After all, his teacher, the Second Hokage, died in the First Ninja War.
Now that Konoha has won again, and what's even more rare is that it still has some strength left, it's time to settle the old and new accounts together.
The current Third Hokage is in his prime. As a "ninja hero", he is not so indecisive.
But then again, the Third Hokage is no longer indecisive, but Sunagakure has become autistic.
Without him, Konoha really wanted too many things, not to mention evacuating Sunagakure, but also moved most of them.
Anyone who really signs this agreement will truly become a sinner of the village.
And now that the Third Kazekage is captured, no one can make up his mind. As for the remaining people, who dares and who is willing to take such a big blame
Ebizo didn't dare, so he was smart and didn't come at all.
Masha didn't dare, and he didn't want to come, but he had no choice. He was the most senior person in the village, so he had to come.
His throat was numb from the noise, so he drank a full glass of water again. This was already the sixth glass he drank this afternoon, but he still felt thirsty.
"I say it again, no! You Konoha have no sincerity at all, this is robbery!"
Well, this sentence is also what he said the most this afternoon.
"Everyone knows the trigger of this Ninja World War. We in Konoha went to the Land of Rain, but were inexplicably attacked by your Sunagakure Village. As a result, we were forced to fight and lost too many ninjas.
The consumption of materials is also very serious. I think everyone knows that Konoha's requirements are not excessive! "
The Third Hokage reiterated his position once again, stating that Konoha is the right side.
So the two sides fell into an inexplicable quarrel again, and you and I kept arguing.
There is no doubt that the negotiations on the first day failed. Konoha was unwilling to back down, and Suna Ninja Village was unwilling to accept such a price.
"What a boring negotiation."
Uchiha Tatsu now understood why Tsunade didn't show up here in the first place. She had already expected the feelings.
But think about it, no matter what his status, after the end of the First World War, he probably had the opportunity to observe.
But at that time, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Sakumo were not even ten years old, so how could they sneak in and experience it, so the three of them were not expecting this kind of scene.
This is probably the reason why the Third Hokage did not let the four of them come to the table. He was afraid that they would not be able to control their youth and energy, and then killed the representative of Sunagakure with a kunai. Who should Konoha ask to get the money
... ...
When night fell, the six-hour consultation meeting finally came to a temporary halt. When we walked out of the venue, it was already dark outside.
"I don't know when days like this will end." Jiraiya said as he stretched.
"Who knows, I've been standing here all afternoon, why don't we go have a meal together first." Orochimaru suggested in a hoarse voice.
His suggestion was unanimously agreed upon by the other three.
At the dinner table, several people naturally talked about this afternoon's meeting. Although they did not see the content of the agreement, they knew the general idea just by listening to it.
"The Sand Ninja negotiating team probably won't be able to sleep well tonight."
"Not only because they can't sleep well, they will definitely try their best to go to the prison to meet the Third Kazekage tonight. After all, they don't dare to make any decisions when such a huge benefit is cut off. They are afraid of taking the blame."
"By the way, do you feel that the amount of ransom the old man wants for the Third Kazekage and Chiyo is somewhat familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere."
Jiraiya suddenly asked after sipping a glass of sake.
Sakumo smiled and said: "Of course you are familiar with it. This is the price that the Second Hokage paid for selling the tailed beast."
Seeing Uchiha Tatsu's confused face, Orochimaru next to him quickly explained: "When the First Hokage was still alive, he captured eight of the nine tailed beasts, and then prepared to give them to him at the Five Kage Conference. Each village is used to maintain peace in the ninja world.
But the Second Hokage disagreed, and he proposed to let each village pay for the tailed beast! The ransom amount demanded today is the price that the Second Hokage proposed to sell the tailed beast for.
These were recorded in history books in the past, but now the ninja school has deleted them. It is normal for your generation not to know... "
In fact, Uchiha Tatsuya knew about it. He had seen this scene in the comics, but he didn't expect... The Third Hokage would actually choose such a number. It was really funny.
But it's ironic when you think about it. The first Kazekage didn't have any money back then, but today the third Kazekage is still on the list. I don't know how he, as the "strongest Kazekage", would feel.
"Okay, let's go back. We have to continue with the next round of meetings at eight o'clock." Sakumo stood up.
Uchiha Tatsumi sighed, he could now imagine what would be said in the next meeting.
After all, the essence of human beings is that of repeaters.
... ... (To be continued)