ten minutes later.
Kirigakure Village, in a meeting hall in the Mizukage Building.
The two groups of people are negotiating fiercely for the 'future' of the entire [Mist Hidden Village].
Natsume is on the left; Hiyao and Tsukihime are guarding behind him.
Elder Kirigakure Genshi is on the right; Terumi Mei, Gonbei, Zabuza, Suikoyama, and several unknown Kirigakure chiefs are sitting on both sides of Genshi.
To put it bluntly, don’t look at the crowd on the other side.
But if Natsume is willing.
It is not a problem to explode directly and kill everyone on the opposite side in a short time.
Even if everyone sitting opposite him dies.
The entire [Misty Hidden Village] is not far from destruction.
Even if it collapses on its own, it is not impossible.
Of course, destroying a [Mist Hidden Village] that is full of 'fun' right now will not do you or your village any good.
This was the reason why Natsume didn't take action.
It's definitely not because I'm obsessed with and nostalgic for last night's 'happiness'!
soon.
Negotiations began.
The whole process on Master Yuan's side was extremely serious.
Although, listen to Terumi Mei's report.
She made this 'Natsume-sama' very satisfied last night.
But no one knows whether this Uchiha brat with terrifying strength will be the kind of guy who doesn't recognize people when he lifts his pants.
Hence this negotiation.
They must work very hard to preserve the interests of their [Misty Hidden Village] as much as possible!
Yes, they no longer expected to send off the 'great god' Natsume unscathed.
I just hope that the price I pay can be just a little less.
…
"Don't worry, I don't want to do anything to your village."
"I have two conditions, both of which are simple."
"As long as these two conditions are met, I will leave immediately. And I will never interfere in the internal political affairs of your village."
Natsume spoke first.
Hearing this, across the long table, Master Yuan and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as there are conditions, we can negotiate.
Just the best.
At least it's much better than that kind of brainless retard.
Master Yuan spoke slowly: "Natsume-sama, please speak."
"First: Let [Misty Hidden Village] announce the world and officially announce an alliance with [Yanyin Village]. Let's advance and retreat together and fight against the enemy together."
Natsume made her first condition.
To be honest, with Kirigakure in such a dilapidated state, Natsume didn't expect him to fight against the enemy together with his family.
All he needs is to borrow the name of [Mist Hidden Village], one of the five hidden villages.
After all, the other hidden villages don’t know the details of [Mist Hidden Village].
Once the other party forms an alliance with their own [Yanyin Village].
Then any hidden village that wants to attack its own family must think carefully.
And, once an alliance is formed.
Our own [Sea Trading Company] can now do business in the Kingdom of Water more openly.
As an ally, it’s normal for me to earn some of your hard-earned money, right?
Not too much?
…
Soon, a heated discussion broke out on Kirigakure's side.
There are those who agree and those who are against it.
Everyone expressed their opinions and argued endlessly.
However, it didn’t take a few minutes.
The most prestigious Elder Yuan Master finally made the decision.
Agree to this condition.
Although, as one of the five hidden villages, [Kirigakure], one of the five great hidden villages, formed an alliance with a newly established small hidden village that had defected from Konoha.
There are bound to be many drawbacks and a lot of losses.
However, Master Yuan's venomous gaze did not focus on [Yanyin Village] at all.
It's just Uchiha Natsume, this one has tailed beast level combat power.
As long as they can form an alliance, as long as their village is useful to Natsume.
Then, it can be regarded as making up for the most lacking cutting-edge combat power in the entire [Mist Hidden Village] at the moment!
In the future, if Kirigakure is really in danger, it will be easier to ask this cutting-edge combat force to help.
And as long as you can survive these short few years.
Your own village will definitely be able to cultivate new shadow-level combat power.
Then it will all be worth it!
…
"Very well, let's talk about the second point."
"Riyao, please report."
Natsume nodded and waved to Hiyao behind him.
Ri Yao nodded, took a step forward, and opened an accounting scroll.
Quick report:
"According to statistics, in this war, the young patriarch showed mercy to a total of 65 Kirigakure ninjas."
"Among them, genin: 7."
"Chūnin: 28."
"Special Jonin: 21."
"Jounin: 9."
"Total 102.4 million taels, please pay!"
Hearing this, Zabuza, who was sitting across from him, suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth, lowered his head and looked away.
And all the other senior Kirigakure officials were instantly blown away.
That’s a sky-high price of more than 100 million!
Although compared to an entire village worth hundreds of billions, it seems insignificant.
But there is an essential difference between market value and cash!
Just like, a large company with a market value of tens of billions may collapse in an instant due to a cash hole of several million!
Coupled with the isolation and high-pressure policies of the past few years.
There is not much left in the village's treasury.
How can I collect 100 million taels?
Of course, if you really want to be ruthless, you can sell some of the village's assets, deduct commissions from some ninja missions, and then borrow some from the village's ninja clan.
One hundred million taels can still be scraped together.
But, in that case.
After the war, the fragile village economy might even collapse!
Once the economy collapsed, villagers could not afford to eat or buy daily necessities.
Then this [Misty Hidden Village] is not far away from falling apart...
More importantly, who promised this condition?
Is it crazy to trade the lives of Kirigakure ninjas for money?
After all, it was that bastard who agreed to this bad idea!
"Ahem——"
A certain Mr. Kirigakure Kito lowered his head and pretended to cough a few times in embarrassment.
In an instant, he attracted the attention of the other senior management of Kirigakure.
They couldn't help but look at Zabuza.
Everyone was gnashing their teeth and their eyes were about to burst.
At this moment, Zabuza was filled with sorrow and unable to defend himself.
At first, under the temptation of that bastard kid Natsume, he only thought that it would be very cost-effective to spend money to preserve more ninja blood for the village.
But, let’s go back to the village and take a look.
Only then did I realize that my vault was almost full of rats.
The entire village's economy was ruined by the fourth generation Yagura and was extremely tense.
There is simply no way to raise much compensation!
What's more, after a big war, there are already many places in the village that need comfort and repair.
There is simply not enough money to spend!
See this.
Natsume raised an eyebrow and threatened unceremoniously:
"What? Do you want to default on your debt?"
"You said yes, you want to fight again?"
He looked like he was "disrecognizing anyone with his pants on", which made Terumi Mei across from him grit his teeth.
You know, negotiation is a profound skill.
No matter in the past life or in this life, there are people who rely on their sharp negotiation skills to obtain benefits far beyond their original value.
Unfortunately, Natsume is not very good at negotiating.
In other words, they are simply too lazy to scheming with their opponents.
After all, your own strength is the most important bargaining chip in this negotiation!
disagree? Let the fight begin!
Not suitable? Let the fight begin!
No money? go to hell!
In short, if you can't meet Natsume's requirements, then you can only ask the entire [Kirigakure Village] to perish.
Simple and crude.
This is the effect you want.
…
now.
Natsume was frightened.
Opposite were a group of senior Kirigakure officials, all of whom were shocked.
They couldn't help but think back to the terrifying strength of this Uchiha kid in the battle with the Three-Tails yesterday, and their scalps went numb.
"Natsume-sama, please forgive me."
"We don't want to renege on the debt, and we are very grateful to Natsume-sama for saving those precious ninjas."
"It's just that the village's current situation is not good."
"It's impossible to raise so much expenses for a while..."
Master Yuan quickly calmed down the atmosphere and quickly explained.
But he knew better that he would not be able to escape this huge expense.
First: the other party had already made an agreement with Zabuza, but he didn't have the force to break the deal.
Secondly: If you are not even willing to spend money to save the lives of the village ninjas. It will inevitably severely damage the village's status in the hearts of the people, cause the leadership's credibility to collapse significantly, and give rise to more problems.
Therefore, it is based on emotion and reason.
Kirigakure Village must bear this loss!
"It doesn't matter, I'll give you as much as you have."
"The rest can be paid slowly in installments."
"After all, we are already allies. I won't be too harsh on my allies, right?"
Natsume grinned and suggested in a very 'nature-friendly' manner.
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