Escape From Konoha

Late, nine o'clock.

The heated room is a meeting room for meetings.

Because all parties participating in the talks have a very clear purpose, therefore, many lengthy and cumbersome etiquettes are also saved as much as possible.

The representatives participating in the talks sat down around the huge round table in the center of the room. The guards and followers all stood diagonally behind. The only people who could sit down were Shiraishi, Hokage and Raikage.

As soon as he sat down, Shiraishi asked: "Before the talks officially start, I would like to ask first, Lord Hokage and Lord Raikage, before coming to the Land of Rain, you should get full authority from the daimyo of your own country Do you have the privilege of talking?”

Different from the political system of the Kingdom of Demons, the political systems of the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Thunder are fragmented. Konoha and Kumogakure can only represent the interests of the Ninja Village at best, but cannot fully represent the entire country.

If there is no authorization from the daimyo, then, whether it is Hokage or Raikage, the promises made in the talks will become meaningless.

After Shiraishi asked this question, Shikaku, who was standing behind Hiruzen, took out a document and unfolded the first page, which had the official red seal awarded by the Daimyo Palace of the Land of Fire.

"This time, Hokage-sama is acting as the sole agent of the Fire Nation for the talks. Please don't worry about this issue, Your Excellency Shiraishi."

In fact, all the situations that can be considered have been fully considered at the Konoha high-level meeting.

The only mistake they made was that their plan to secretly invite Kazekage to come to help was seen through by the Kingdom of Demons in advance. The Kazekage and others who came now may have been intercepted by the ninjas of the Kingdom of Demons and could not get here in time. Come on.

The Jounin Dodai behind the Fourth Raikage over there also took out a document that was rarely checked by the standard. On it was the official seal of the Daming Palace of the Land of Thunder, which meant that the Fourth Raikage, like the Hokage, was a member of his country during this meeting. authorized agent.

Seeing the official documents of his country displayed by both parties, Shiraishi nodded with satisfaction, crossed his hands on the table, coughed lightly, and then said: "Since both of you can be at this meeting, you have full authority to represent yourself. country, so I won’t say any more nonsense. Now let’s officially enter the topic of the meeting. According to the materials provided by leader Payne of Rain Hidden Village, it was mentioned above that the Fire Country illegally hijacked the Rain Country’s daimyo and Is it true that some nobles in power interfered in the internal affairs of the Land of Rain and caused the civil war in the Land of Rain to break out?"

"...Yes, this matter was brought about by Fire Nation and Konoha."

Hiruzen couldn't deny this.

The world is not black and white.

No matter how vetoed it is, it cannot be avoided. Konoha and the Land of Fire Daming Mansion once interfered in the internal affairs of the Land of Rain.

"However, that is the power of surveillance that must be exercised over the vassal countries. During the Third Ninja War, the daimyo of the Country of Rain signed an official document to surrender to the Country of Fire. The new leader of Amegakure also surveyed the treasures and asked Mu on behalf of Amegakure. Ye surrendered. Later, the leader of Kanzang unfortunately disappeared, and his whereabouts are still unknown. He is not known to be dead or alive. Someone reported that Yu Yin was plotting to overthrow the regime of the Kingdom of Rain."

Hiruzen said calmly.

He said that he didn't want to renege on the accounts belonging to Konoha and Fire Nation, but just wanted to minimize the losses of Konoha and Fire Nation.

"The leader of the survey is dead. When Leader Pain later searched for the relics of the survey, he found a lot of letters communicating with Konoha. According to the content of one of the letters, the time can be determined to be Hanzo Sanshouyu During the ruling period. During the Third Ninja War, when Konoha and Sunagakure went to war, they betrayed their alliance with Amegakure, causing Sansho Hanzo to die in Sunagakure's trap. How should we deal with this problem?"

Shiraishi stared at Hiruzen's face.

Hiruzen smoked the cigarette stick and sighed softly: "That is the result of Orochimaru's insistence. Now Orochimaru is a traitorous ninja of Konoha. Even if he wants to be held accountable, he may not be able to do so for the time being."

Various issues involving the Land of Rain are bound to be related to various disputes related to the Third Ninja World War.

"According to the communication content between Kanzo and Konoha, it involves not only Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, but also the name of the elder Danzo of Shinobi's Dark Shimura."

"Well... During the war, the roots have the power to kill first and then kill later on the battlefield. In fact, as the Hokage, I also learned about it later. What's more, Danzo has since seriously reflected on it."

Hiruzen forced himself to explain.

Anyway, Orochimaru is betraying Konoha's ninja at this time, as long as most of the blame for betraying Yuyin can be shirked on Orochimaru.

"Is that so? I have a piece of information secretly provided by Yuyin, please take a look at it, Mr. Hokage."

Shiraishi took out a document, asked the ninja from the Demon Country to take it, and handed it to Hiruzen.

Hiruzen was slightly confused, but he opened the document. It contained a large number of personal photos, along with names and brief biographical information. The nationality was the Country of Rain.

These people's professions range from ninjas to civilians.

At the end, they were all marked with the words ‘missing’, and the approximate date of disappearance was recorded.

"This is……"

"I have to ask your elder Shimura Danzo about this. During the Amegakure period led by Kanzo, many Amegakure ninjas were captured in Amegakure and sent to the experimental base at the root of Konoha. Since then, these Amegakure ninjas have He disappeared and never appeared again. Not only that, Kanzo also secretly dispatched his subordinates to conduct a large-scale search for civilians in the Land of Rain. According to the subsequent investigation of Chief Pain, these arrested people were also captured by the roots of Konoha Used as material for human experiments."

Looking at the names recorded on the file, Hiruzen also changed slightly.

He wanted to retort, but he opened his mouth, but no words came out.

For this matter, he is also one of the insiders.

"He wanted to play with the lives of the people of the subject country in his hands, and controlled the Daiming government behind the scenes, and used force to interfere in the internal affairs of the subject country. It was precisely because he saw the sinister intentions of the Fire Country and Konoha that the patriots of Amegakure Village wanted the independence of the country, so It triggered a civil war in the Land of Rain. Mr. Hokage, is there anything else you want to say?"

Shiraishi asked in a flat tone.

Hiruzen was silent for a moment and said slowly: "On behalf of the Daming Mansion of the Country of Fire, I hereby formally dissolve the subordination between the two countries. From now on, the Country of Rain will gain independent political, military, and economic power. Moreover, the Country of Fire The Congress will provide monetary compensation to the Rain Country and help the Rain Country resume production. After this matter, the Fire Congress sent people to Yugakure to negotiate with the leader of Pain."

Shiraishi looked at Hiruzen, nodded after a long time and said, "Okay. Afterwards, the Fire Country can send officials to Yuyin Village to negotiate compensation."

Hearing Shiraishi's answer, Hiruzen was slightly relieved. When Shiraishi said this, Hiruzen was sure that the Kingdom of Ghosts would no longer intervene in the dispute between the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Fire.

Then, the compensation negotiation is an issue between the two countries, the Country of Fire and the Country of Rain, and has nothing to do with other countries.

As for whether the Daimyo of the Fire Country would compensate the Rain Country afterwards to help the Rain Country resume production, that was not something Hiruzen should consider, that was what the Daimyo should think about.

The problem of the Kingdom of Rain has been successfully concluded for a short period of time.

Although if we continue to fight based on reason, we can indeed gain more benefits for the Country of Rain.

But this is ultimately the problem of the Country of Rain. In cooperation with Nagato, Shiraishi only agreed to obtain independence for the Country of Rain during the talks. The reward Nagato paid to Ghost Country was only worth this price at best.

Therefore, after Konoha and the Country of Fire backed down and recognized the independent status of the Country of Rain in the world, Shiraishi immediately stopped pressuring Hiruzen on the issue of the Country of Rain and did not intend to do anything unnecessary.

At this point in the talks, Shiraishi's goal is halfway accomplished.

Next, he only needs to complete the transaction with the Kingdom of Thunder and improve the status of the Kingdom of Ghosts in the world, which will be regarded as a complete achievement.

In this way, there are still many places that Konoha and the Land of Fire can take advantage of.

Shiraishi didn't intend to waste time and went directly to the second topic.

"In view of all the events in the Land of Rain, what do you think, Lord Raikage?"

Shiraishi brought the topic to the Fourth Raikage, who had been silent.

coming! Everyone in Konoha felt awe-inspiring, knowing that the really important part of the meeting was coming.

The Kingdom of Rain is just an appetizer to everyone present.

The real main course is only now beginning to appear.

The Fourth Raikage snorted and spoke in a mocking tone: "Wantfully interfering in the political and military power of his subordinate countries, and shirking the responsibility of betraying his allies on Orochimaru, the rebellious ninja who has betrayed the village. Finally, You are still shamelessly shielding your own people, the Fire Nation and Konoha are really becoming more and more depraved."

The Fourth Raikage's mocking words made Hiruzen feel burning pain in his face.

This was indeed a problem for Konoha and the Land of Fire, but his face still bore the attack of the Fourth Raikage's words calmly, but the fists placed under the table were quietly clenched.

The two Konoha advisers on the side, Jonin squad leader Nara Shikaku, were also secretly angry at the Fourth Raikage's indiscriminate remarks.

Konoha and the Country of Fire do have such problems, but as the Country of Thunder, how can Kumogakure Village be clean?

In order to expand its military power, Kumogakure collected secret techniques from all over the ninja world and wiped out countless ninja villages in small countries, causing more murders than those in the roots of Konoha.

But in this meeting, even if he wanted to trace Kumogakure's responsibility, the Raikage would probably use excuses to pass it by.

They were given too little time to think about it, and secretly inviting Kazekage to come and help out was a hasty decision. They had no time to collect Yunyin's evidence, which made Yunyin passive in the talks.

As for the Kingdom of Ghosts... there is absolutely no place to attack.

Even the civil strife in the Kingdom of Waves was perfectly hidden behind the scenes by the Kingdom of Oni. After all, it was the workers and farmers of the Kingdom of Waves who caused the civil strife in the Kingdom of Waves. The Kingdom of Oni only supplied weapons and acted as weapons dealers. Role. Even if the Fire Country wants to take issue with the Wave Country, the Ghost Country has the ability to escape.

What's more, at this time, the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder are jointly dealing with the Kingdom of Fire. Even if they continue to argue based on reason, the Kingdom of Fire's chances of winning are very small.

"So, what does Lord Raikage mean?"

Shiraishi followed the Fourth Raikage's words and asked questions. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was just a drama directed and performed by Shiraishi and the Fourth Raikage.

But Konoha can't lose his temper here.

"In addition to the above problems, rumors about the decline of the Nation of Fire have recently become more and more intense in the ninja world. In the past, the Nation of Fire has always occupied the title of the most powerful country in the ninja world when Konoha was in power. Konoha It is also recognized as the strongest ninja village in the ninja world. But now Fire Nation and Konoha not only have to face condemnation of behavior, but also in terms of strength, compared with the past when the first Hokage ruled Konoha, they are not at the same level at all."

The Fourth Raikage put forward this view.

The meaning of Tuqiongdajian is very clear.

"On this matter, our country of ghosts also has the right to speak. When the country of ghosts and the country of the wind fought last year, Konoha Ninja also joined it and was defeated together with Kazekage of Sand Hidden. The quality is also worrying.”

In fact, in the war in the Kingdom of Wind, the performance of the Konoha ninjas was more eye-catching than that of the Sunagakure ninjas.

A Konoha ninja named Matt Dai almost forced Ruri into a desperate situation.

But since the value of himself and the Kingdom of Thunder is to be raised here, then Shiraishi will naturally not recognize the strength of Konoha ninja at this time.

"The strength of a ninja represents the strength of a country's most important military power. It belongs to the country of fire and belongs to the glorious era of Konoha. It no longer exists. Then, we should also make certain decisions about the current structure of the ninja world. For example, the country of fire needs to give up the honorary title of the strongest country, and Konoha’s title of the strongest ninja village should also be abdicated. Now the ninja world urgently needs a stronger country and ninja village to redefine the ninja world The new order. I think it must be the Country of Thunder and Cloud Hidden Village."

Shiraishi didn't wait for Hiruzen to speak and continued.

"The Land of Fire and Konoha are indeed not as good as before, but I think it's better to have a long-term plan on this matter. Besides, this also requires the other big names and five other five shadows to make a decision together."

After Hiruzen said this, Shiraishi took out two documents again and said to Hiruzen:

"This is a letter of consent jointly signed by the Daimyo and Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth, and the Daimyo and Mizukage of the Land of Water. Although none of them came in person, the resolution proposed by our Kingdom of Ghosts has already been approved. Their approval, the approval of the Land of Thunder and Hidden Clouds, can replace the Land of Fire and Konoha. Moreover, they also agree with the proposal that the Land of Ghosts will become the sixth largest country."

Hiruzen and the others in Konoha were deep in thought, their expressions solemn.

I thought I could make things difficult for the Country of Ghost and the Country of Thunder, and try to save face for the Country of Fire and Konoha, but I didn't expect that the Country of Ghost would be so considerate.

Even if the Fire Country vetoes it, three of the traditional five major countries, including the Thunder Country itself, have already approved such a proposal. Even if they win over the Kingdom of Wind, which is excluded from the Kingdom of Ghosts, they will still be at a disadvantage in terms of votes.

There is no way around it.

"This proposal is very good. As Raikage, I agree to such a proposal on behalf of the Land of Thunder. In addition, last year on the frontal battlefield, the Kingdom of Ghosts defeated the Kingdom of Wind. . Therefore, the Kingdom of Ghosts has become the sixth largest country. I think it is feasible and will be officially adopted."

The Fourth Raikage said sternly, looking directly at Hiruzen.

With Shiraishi and the Fourth Raikage jointly locking his body, Hiruzen, who was alone, felt great pressure.

Just as Shikaku thought, the ambition of the Kingdom of Thunder is clear.

However, the purpose of the Kingdom of Ghosts is likely not to stop at the sixth largest country, but to cover up the deeper conspiracy by elevating itself to become the sixth largest country.

In this matter, the other countries may have been deceived by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

After this meeting, the ‘small country’ called Ghost Country officially entered the stage of a great power.

The rift between the five traditional powers has become even deeper.

Hiruzen looked up at Shiraishi's young and energetic face and felt deeply powerless.

The other party is too young.

According to this situation, the other party can still rule in the country of ghosts for at least twenty years.

Twenty years...a length of time that made Hiruzen feel a little creepy.

"On behalf of the Fire Nation... I agree."

In the conference room, Hiruzen seemed to have drained all the energy from his body when he said these words.

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The meeting went much smoother than expected.

Shiraishi was quite surprised by the knowledge of Konoha and Fire Country.

However, even if Hiruzen's side was well hidden, Shiraishi could probably guess the combat strategy of retreating to advance and forbearing to develop.

I have to say, this is a very wise choice.

However, I will not give you this opportunity for stable development. Bai Shi sneered in his heart.

Because of the decentralization of power at the top of Konoha, the political struggles within Konoha were full of ridiculous meanings even from the perspective of an outsider like him.

There are countless handles that can be grasped and gaps that can be exploited.

Although he has a lot of information about Konoha, Shiraishi has no plans to take action against Konoha in the short term.

In order to maximize the intelligence advantage in hand, the best strategy should be to leave room for Konoha to use its residual heat, wait until Konoha's development has improved to a certain extent, and then use the intelligence advantage in hand to let all the efforts of the other party go to waste , once back before liberation.

From a personal point of view, Shiraishi believes that he has been cautious and careful enough in his treatment of Konoha.

After the meeting, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin returned home with a full load without spending any effort, so they were naturally the victors.

The Kingdom of Ghosts has improved its international status and officially joined the list of major powers. It has also deepened the gap between the traditional five major powers and achieved its political purpose of participating in the talks.

The Country of Fire and Konoha retreated in order to advance, began to show weakness to others, and weakened a certain amount of international influence. They exchanged precious time from the Country of Ghost and the Country of Thunder to develop themselves with peace of mind. To a certain extent, they also sought The result of benevolence.

The country with the biggest loss should be the country of rain.

As the nominal victor, in addition to the country's restoration of its right to independence, the domestic environment was further severely damaged.

Putting aside the political and military shortages, the economic power used to maintain the political and military forces can be said to be an urgent headache for the Rain Country.

Although Naruto Hiruzen, on behalf of the Country of Fire, made a promise to compensate the Country of Rain during the talks, neither the Country of Ghosts nor the Country of Thunder intended to get involved.

The Kingdom of Ghosts, the Kingdom of Thunder, and the Kingdom of Fire have all achieved their political goals of participating in this meeting, and there is no need for tit-for-tat in the future.

It was proposed by Nara Shikaku, the jounin squad leader of Konoha, that Konoha hopes to purchase projectile bombs for use with flying ninja tools from the Kingdom of Oni. How much can the Kingdom of Oni sell? Konoha expressed its willingness to sell all It means to eat.

"Regarding this matter, Kumogakure has taken the lead in reaching an arms sales agreement with the Kingdom of Oni. Even if Konoha has this intention, it should be ranked second to us Kumogakure."

Yun Yin's melting ninja soil platform stood up, not to be outdone, and Lu Jiu looked at each other with a tough attitude.

Shikaku just smiled slightly and said: "With such a huge transaction volume, if Kumogakure eats it all, it would be too ugly. As far as I know, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and even Sunagakure have strong Willingness to buy. Although we in Konoha have given up our honor as the strongest ninja village, when it comes to national security, we may not fully comply with Kumogakure's wishes."

Seeing that Lu Jiu's attitude was also tough, Tutai could only snort coldly.

Lu Jiu chose to ignore the dissatisfaction with the earth platform.

With the formal talks over, the alliance between the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder has disintegrated.

Facing two countries at the same time, the Nation of Fire and Konoha are indeed a bit difficult to support alone, but facing one country alone, he will have sufficient confidence to deal with it.

In the final analysis, countries will unite because of their interests, and they will also betray the covenant because of their interests.

This kind of thing has long been common among big countries.

The only way to gain a foothold in the ninja world is to develop yourself.

Entrusting a country's military power entirely to another country is definitely a way to ruin the country.

"Regarding this matter, there is no need to argue between Dodai Nin and Shikaku Jōnin. It will take several months to process this new type of bomb into sufficient export quantities. I can take the lead in promising that in half a year, we will Provide each of you with a quantity of 10,000. Whether it is for actual combat or practice, there will be no shortage in a short time."

Shiraishi crossed his hands on the table and smiled calmly.

"Only ten thousand?"

Tutai is somewhat dissatisfied with this amount.

"It is impossible to use all the manufacturing factories in the ghost country to produce this kind of bomb."

"Then about the technical information, can it also be traded?"

"Ninja joked on the platform, the military has no such plan for the time being."

Shiraishi refused calmly.

As he said that, Shiraishi turned his gaze to Hirazan, and asked, "Speaking of which, when I was on the road, I saw Jiraiya Jonin from Guicun."

"Jiraiya? What happened to him?"

Hirizhan, who wanted to downplay his own sense of existence, frowned slightly when he heard Shiraishi's words.

"I didn't do anything to Jiraiya, but I think Konoha needs to strengthen the management of ninjas in his own village. On the way here, Jiraiya Jonin wanted to dissuade me from canceling this meeting to avoid the fourth meeting. The Ninja World War breaks out. I feel that your village is lacking in educating ninjas, and you need to strengthen the management of the ninjas in your own village. That's all. I can't say more about the standpoint of an outsider. "

Baishi's words implied a warning.

Ri Zhan's face was quite embarrassed.

Because the incident happened suddenly, the resolution among their high-level officials did not communicate with Jilaiye in advance, but only gave Jilaiye an order to stand by.

But he didn't expect Jiraiya to be so reckless and stop Shiraishi on the road.

Hiruzen looked at Ruri, who had an indifferent expression next to Shiraishi, and felt a cold sweat in his heart for Jiraiya, this stupid disciple.

Lu Jiu was also slightly speechless. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen to Shiraishi on the way here.

Compared with the other two Sannin, Lord Jiraiya's political acumen is really poor. Shikaku sighed in his heart, having to admit this fact.

Konoha's agreement to participate in the talks itself means showing weakness and compromising, retreating in order to advance, and exchanging development space at the expense of weakening international influence.

When Konoha decided on this matter, it would be impossible for the Fourth Ninja War to break out.

On the contrary, Konoha and the Fire Nation made decisions and refused to negotiate, which may trigger the Fourth Ninja War.

Jiraiya's actions were not only unnecessary, but also brought Konoha's face to shame in front of outsiders.

As one of the Sannin of Konoha, one of the most powerful ninjas in Konoha, he was so ignorant in the political field. What do outsiders think of this?

He was probably secretly mocking Konoha's management system for being so miserable.

"Regarding this matter, it is our fault that we did not discuss it with Lord Jiraiya in advance, which led him to act like this. For this, on behalf of Lord Jiraiya, I apologize to everyone in the Kingdom of Demons."

Shikaku lowered his head sincerely.

Although there are some helpless Jiraiya's childish behaviors, he is still a member of Konoha after all. As the Jonin squad leader, he naturally has to express himself and speak for his own people.

"It doesn't matter, I just said it casually. If I really cared, I wouldn't do nothing."

Whether it was a warning or whether he really didn't mind this happening, Shiraishi left these words, stood up from his seat, and took Liuli out of the conference room first.

Many conferences talked about this and officially ended it.