When he heard Gu Shan Bu Shui talk about human puppets, Ma Ji knew that something was going to happen.
When Elder Qianyo heard about the puppet technique, especially some of the mysteries of the human puppet technique, Ma Ji knew that the information released by the Gushan family was definitely not groundless.
Some details that others think are unimportant are really in line with the characteristics of those who practice human puppetry.
If the Red Sand Scorpion really practiced the Human Puppet Technique, let alone whether the Chiyo Elder Council would exterminate relatives out of justice, the fourth generation of the Kazekage, Rasa, would not be able to successfully accept such a rebellious Red Sand Scorpion.
What the Sand Ninja needs is a talented master who can bring hope to his compatriots, not a cancer that can bite back at any time.
It's not enough that there is a "monster" named Gaara in the village, but also a traitor who practices human puppetry is required to be redeemed?
Ma Ji, who felt heavy in his heart but had no expression on his face, said solemnly:
"No matter what, we all hope to bring the Red Sand Scorpion back to Sand Hidden Village and hand it over to the Fourth Generation for disposal..."
"It seems that the Maki Jonin has admitted the crime committed by the Red Sand Scorpion."
Gu Shanbu Shui said with a half-smile,
"Let's not mention this for the moment, what conditions are you going to offer to exchange them back? If they are my subordinates, they will definitely be executed as soon as possible, and there will be no room for sophistry. Even if I don't feel it, The conditions you offered can atone for their sins. Considering that they are ninjas from other countries, not subjects of the Fire Nation, I decided to give them a chance to prove their worth again. Of course, you'd better offer them in line with my requirements. Mercy, the condition of letting them go..."
Who says it first?
Ma Ji and Huang Tu looked at each other, and finally Huang Tu, who was still a little dull, said:
"We Iwa Ninja are not as wealthy as Konoha Village and cannot afford much money and supplies. We can only discuss with the daimyo of our country to open up some mountains, rivers and swamps for the Furusugi family to use, and lift the restrictions on foreigners mining and buying property in Earth Country. ban."
"Oh? It sounds okay, but I don't know if it can be implemented."
In the border mountainous areas of the mainland like the Land of Earth, the only valuable things are the various mineral veins hidden underground.
In the past, those resources were not allowed to be exploited by outsiders. The domineering power of the Tsuchikage Sandaime Ōnoki was well known to everyone. The Daimyo of the Earth Kingdom was not a good man or woman. The land in this country was not rich, there were many mountains, and there was a very strong intention to expand.
This time the country is open to the Gushan family, and the conditions offered are undoubtedly very attractive.
The key is whether these conditions can be fulfilled.
It is not an easy task to expect these old guys who have stood firm in the turbulent ninja world for decades to keep their promises.
Once a war breaks out, or if the door is closed for any reason, Gushan Bushui can only stare blankly. He can't personally punish the treacherous Iwa Ninja, right?
Even if the agreement is not broken, if the agreement is violated and all kinds of obstacles are created, Gu Shan Bushui's hope of expanding his power to the Kingdom of Earth will be frustrated.
Whether financial hegemony will work or not will require force to ensure it.
When the other party fails to repay their debts, they have the ability to collect debts with arms; when they fail to repay their debts, others can only stare.
If you can't do this, you will really become a philanthropic boy who "money comes quickly when people are stupid".
Does Iwa Ninja have the guts to cheat on the Furusugi family?
There seems to!
Can you survive the sanctions?
Most likely, it's okay. The Iwa Ninja can fight, and they don't need to be stronger than the Gushan family. It's enough to make Gushan Bushui feel that the price of sanctioning the Iwa Ninja is greater than the debt itself.
Iwa Ninja owes one million in debt, and he spent fifty million on armed debt collection. The Iwa Ninja was skinned and cramped and sold, but it was only worth ten million. So what should Gushan Bu Shui do to make it cost-effective?
Of course, the one million debt was sold to a specialized debt collection company for 100,000, and then an additional 50 million was added, with a bounty on the heads of the Iwa Shinobi cadres!
Gu Shan Bu Shui doesn't care much about money, at least it's not the most important thing. Making people who owe money pay the price is more important than recovering costs and benefits.
For Fusugi Fusui, everything that is capital or not is a tool. The key is to use its flow to generate value and indirectly control the entire ninja world.
Of course, Huangtu didn't understand what Gushan Bushui was thinking, and he couldn't explain the doubts. He could only swear by Iwa Ninja's so-called reputation.
"Okay, it seems you don't have anything special to do. Let's do this. I agree with the conditions you proposed. Iwa Ninja's stronghold in the Country of Grass will be handed over to me, which is regarded as substantial compensation. Also, Iwa Ninja lets go of his subordinates. Restrictions and bans on ninjas and residents participating in 'King of Fighters'..."
Seeing Huang Tu, he wanted to discuss it again, and when he made a move to let Onoki, the third generation of the Tsuchikage, make the decision, Kosugi Fusui said arrogantly:
"Don't think my kindness is so cheap. If you change the time and place, the conditions may be different."
"Oh well!"
Although Huang Tu was not a master of conspiracy, he was not stupid either. He understood that Gushan Bushui was definitely not bluffing or threatening, but was really prepared to take Didara's knife if he disagreed.
"That's great! If you rock ninjas withdraw from the Country of Grass, you can take Deidara back. I hope you won't delay the follow-up conditions. Reputation is easy to destroy but difficult to establish. You must cherish it."
Immediately afterwards, Gushan Bushui focused on Ma Ji.
Deidara is relatively easy to deal with, but the key is Suna Ninja, which is very likely to affect the trend of the "Konoha Collapse Plan" two years later, so we have to be cautious.
"What is your village's plan? I am also a little confused about the Red Sand Scorpion's redemption method."
Gu Shan Bu Shui said,
"I won't say anything about his condition. You sand ninjas know better than me how valuable a top puppet master is. Along with the red sand scorpion, there are dozens of people with superior performance who have become my trophies. Puppet, as well as more than a hundred high-grade puppets with different characteristics, with them, you can all reorganize a puppet army. Especially..."
Gu Shan Bu Shui added with a hint of sarcasm:
"A human puppet made from the body of the legendary strongest Kazekage, the third generation who mastered the Blood Succession Limit and Magnetic Release; a human puppet made from the body of the legendary Hirauko, who has unparalleled defense and is both offensive and defensive; and a human made from the body of the Red Sand Scorpion himself. Puppet Scorpion, these are all priceless treasures, you... don't think that he is an accessory of the Crimson Sand Scorpion, and you just want to pack up all these things and take them away for the price of redeeming a traitorous ninja, right?"
With these puppets, a small country's ninja village that is relatively decent can probably fight a local war with the five major ninja villages by spending several years cultivating its own puppet skills and arming them.
If these things were sold on the black market, I don’t know how many people would rush to buy them.
"Major Governor Bu Shui, you...are not an ignorant layman, so I am not lying. To be honest with you, we sand ninjas can still redeem these things by selling them, but we cannot do this..."
Buy a bunch of puppets that can't eat or drink, and redeem red sand scorpions that I don't know if they can be used, and let other Sunagakure villagers eat dirt?
If Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, dared to do this, the Suna ninja would probably be so angry that they would be crushed to pieces and thrown into ashes.
"I understand that the Red Sand Scorpion and his puppets are worth this price, and you can't afford it."
Good things, there are also thresholds to use. The order of Sunagakure Village is on the verge of collapse. Kazekage fourth generation Rasa is probably thinking with Orochimaru how to take over Konoha Village and divert the village from the upcoming outbreak. Internal contradictions.
At this time, what are you going to do with the Crimson Sand Scorpion and a lot of powerful puppets?
Konoha ninja and Iwa ninja are not blind!
Open the door, there are weapons of mass destruction, let's check them out!
What can the Suna Ninja do?
If you extend your head with a knife, you can also shrink your head with a knife. Put down all your chips and bet on the fate of the country.
"The only thing you have the ability to redeem is one regeneration core. I guess that's what you're after."
Don't think about the rest for now. Even if you want to buy it, you can't do it under the eyes of the Iwa Ninja and Konoha Ninja. Instead, you can secretly make a deal with the Furusugi family.
Whether it can be done or not depends on people!
"The Kingdom of Kawa is under the Suna Ninja's sphere of influence and is handed over to the Furugi Family. The maritime ban on the southern border of the Country of Wind has been lifted to a limited extent, allowing the Fūsugi Family's fleet to supply, trade and set up trading stations at the port."
Is this... is it allowed to establish a concession?
Gu Shan Bu Shui asked tentatively:
"The consular jurisdiction within the scope of the trading station belongs to the Gushan family. Sand Ninja and the officials of the Kingdom of Wind are not allowed to interfere without permission."
"What is 'consular jurisdiction'?"
"In the area you rented to the Gushan family to set up a business station, we have the management and law enforcement rights, and we have the final say on the laws that apply."
Gusugi Bushui was too lazy to educate these little-experienced ninjas on what colonial strongholds and compradors were. Instead, he made Ma Ji understand with a more normal statement that hid the true meaning.
"This... your Gushan family's own trading station, of course you have to manage it yourself."
"Then there will be no disagreement."
I'm afraid, there is a huge difference between the business station that Ma Ji understands and the business station that Gu Shan Bushui understands.
Building a small yard and warehouse, stacking goods, and intermediary supplies is a trading station; building a castle, erecting forts, and stationing thousands of guards in a "state within a state" is also a trading station.
Of course, the latter, Fusugi Bushui, prefers to call it a concession, at least admitting that the ownership belongs to the daimyo and sand ninja of the Land of Wind, and the Fusugi family is only temporarily "renting it for a fee", which not only saves their face, but also makes Fusugi The actual interests of the family will not be lost.
In order to conceal his true thoughts, Gushan Bushui still pretended to bargain with Ma Ji for a long time before "reluctantly" agreeing to the other party's conditions.
"You... Iwa Ninja and Suna Ninja can send a representative to Inaba Port next week to visit the status of Red Sand Scorpion and Deidara, but direct communication is not allowed. When our cooperation deepens and the time is right, we can Take them back."
Hearing this, Ma Ji and Huang Tu breathed a long sigh of relief.
The main goal was achieved. Although the price paid seemed a bit high, it was not a one-time delivery in a short period of time, and it was not too painful.
As the intermediary, the Third Hokage and Hiruzen Sarutobi could not help but feel relieved when they saw that the three parties had reached a consensus in the negotiations.
At this time, it would be best for Konoha Village to eliminate conflicts and minimize the risk of war.
After the peace talks, Iwa Ninja left directly on behalf of Loess, and wanted to go back to the Tsuchikage Sandaime Onoki as soon as possible.
Maki asked Feng Feng and Sunate to return as soon as possible and report everything that happened in Konoha Village to Kazekage Fourth Generation Rasa. He himself found an excuse to stay for a while to see if he could get along with Furu. Shan Bushui met in private to talk.
There are so many powerful puppets, especially the human puppets of the Third Kazekage, which are too valuable. It will definitely be difficult to redeem them in the near future, but they cannot be shelved.
If you don't care, who knows where Major Governor Gushan will sell them?
By then, wouldn't it be even more difficult to find it?
After settling the general matter, Gusugi Fusui will definitely not immediately reach a private deal with Maki, but will ask Togakushi Hinode to chat more with him and explore the details of Suna Ninja.
After giving the order to Inaba Port and the Zaga people to take over part of the territory, Kosugi Fusui seemed to have a rare leisure time and went sightseeing near Konoha Village. The crisp autumn air was the last time of the year to walk around. .
Some thoughtful people who were watching every move of Major Governor Gushan were also blinded by Gushan Bu Shui's leisurely manner, and were completely unaware of what had been done to the Red Sand Scorpion and Deidara.
At the same time, Mizuki, whose activities were temporarily restricted, experienced the busiest week.
After being interrogated several times by "torture expert" Morino Yinhiki, and after Yamanaka Kaichi was hypnotized and read his mind again and again, but failed to obtain much valuable information, the level of vigilance of Konoha Village towards him was also obvious. Much lower.
While leisurely accompanying his worried fiancée Kotsubaki, the misbehaving teacher who was paying attention to Furugi Bosui's movements in Konoha Village seemed to have gotten rid of the troubles of negative emotions and acted honestly without any unusual behavior.
Such an honest demeanor was noticed by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and it was difficult to target him too much.
Stopping Mizuki's work for so long was really a big blow to a civilian ninja who came from a humble background.
Years of savings have long been spent on purchasing precious medicines. If it weren't for Xiaochun's help, Shuimu would have trouble even eating.
After repaying the basic salary withheld during this period, Mizuki was allowed to continue working at the ninja school, but he would definitely not hold a front-line teaching position for a while.
The ninja school is so big and the affairs are complicated. Of course, not everyone can be a teacher who teaches and educates people. There are also many second-line workers, such as custodians who manage files and warehouses, which is a very leisurely job.
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It is not convenient for Mizuki to come into contact with some sensitive people and things now, so he can only arrange some odd jobs that are basically done by newcomers.
Even so, Mizuki didn't show any complaints. Apart from occasionally making mistakes because he was too busy, there was no behavior that people cared about.
Gradually, the number of observers targeting Mizuki gradually decreased, until finally they all disappeared, indicating that Mizuki's level of difficulty was completely over.
