Quietly I left, just as quietly I came;
I wave my sleeves and don't take away a single cloud.
Well... I only took away 30 million 'specialties' from [Mist Hidden Village].
That's right.
After some 'intense' negotiations.
Kirigakure finally fully compromised.
He had to agree to Natsume's two conditions.
Officially decided to form an alliance with [Yanyin Village].
And he paid the ransom money honestly and redeemed the lives of the 65 Kirigakure ninjas.
Of course, since [Mist Hidden Village] really can’t offer much.
Therefore, Natsume also allowed the other party to pay 30 million taels in advance. The remaining more than 70 million taels will be paid in four years.
As for why four years?
Just because Natsume is afraid that the entire Kirigakure Village will not survive the last year of his 'five-year plan'...
that's all.
He brought with him 30 million Kirigakure 'souvenirs' and many beautiful ocean pearls and gems.
Natsume and the others returned home again with a full load.
…
Some people always think that the Five Hidden Villages are too poor.
actually not.
These five great ninja villages, to put it bluntly, are five small towns with tens of thousands of people.
Moreover, it is still an old-era town whose level of development has not even fully reached industrialization.
Assume that the village has a total tax revenue of one billion per year.
If calculated based on C-level tasks with a medium salary of 30,000.
To achieve one billion in tax revenue, you need to complete it at least 34,000 times! (And most ninjas can only do D-level missions)
And the tax can extract one-fifth of the task remuneration, which is considered very high.
In other words, it is calculated based on the task remuneration alone.
This number of tasks must be increased at least five times, which means that 170,000 C-level tasks must be completed every year.
Even if there are a thousand ninja teams in a ninja village, they are doing tasks day and night. This does not include any mission failure or ninja casualties.
On average, each team completes 170 tasks per year.
Almost every two days I have to complete a task.
This may?
Is this reasonable?
Therefore, even the most prosperous [Konoha Hidden Village].
A profit of one billion a year is already extremely huge.
This kind of income can only be achieved by relying on various land leases, trade, and assistance from major countries.
But with an income of one billion, we have to pay salaries to a large number of civil servants such as the Hokage, take care of the development of the village, pay pensions to the fallen ninjas, and fund ninja academies, orphanages and other institutions...
So aside from these big expenses.
It is even more impressive that the village can keep one or two billion as emergency cash reserves.
As for higher A-level and S-level missions.
Although the reward is extremely high, it is also extremely dangerous.
Look at a village.
How many such high-risk missions are there every year?
Even if there were, how many ninjas could finish it alive?
It's like giving you one billion in the real world.
If you are asked to kill the president of a beautiful country, can you do it?
It is precisely because I know that [Misty Hidden Village] is already extremely poor.
There really is no way to come up with more 'ransom' at once.
Therefore, Natsume 'mercifully' agreed to pay in installments.
After all, the hot springs and services here are indeed very thoughtful.
If she had time, Natsume wouldn't mind coming here to taste the 'superb skills' of a certain future Fifth Generation Mizukage.
If Kirigakure is really destroyed, he won't be able to come here to play often...
…
At this moment, in the conference room of Kirigakure Mizukage Building.
"Is anyone gone?"
Master Yuan asked hoarsely.
"Already gone, watching them leave the village..." Anbu Ninja Hui reported.
"call--"
After hearing this, all the senior Kirigakure people sitting here gave a long sigh and felt relieved.
After all, no matter how young that Uchiha brat is.
His terrifying strength alone is enough to overwhelm the entire [Mist Hidden Village].
And now.
Despite paying a heavy price.
But finally this 'great god' was sent away.
My village can finally take a breather!
"Where's the three-tailed Isobutsu?"
"Taken away by the other party!"
"What, this is the tailed beast of our village, how can we let him take it away at will?"
"Then you go and get it back!"
"me……"
"Such strength, plus the tailed beast."
"This Uchiha brat and [Yinyin Village] will definitely become our formidable enemies in the future!"
The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost had a gloomy face and warned.
He lives in darkness all year round and does the dirty work for the village. The way in which one looks at things must be a bit more sinister and gloomy.
Hearing this, everyone was silent.
Yanyin Village has great potential.
Who doesn’t know this?
But the problem is, my Kirigakure Village has no choice now!
If you had a choice, how could you compromise like this?
"What are you afraid of? Although that kid is strong, there is only one person after all."
"And the entire [Higakure Village] is full of Uchiha traitorous ninjas, who are on the same level as [Konoha]."
"There is [Konoha] carrying it in front. It should be them [Higakure Village] who can't sleep!"
A Kirigakure clan leader sneered and analyzed with reason.
And this also expresses the aspirations of the people.
From a village's perspective, there are never any eternal friendships or alliances.
There are only pros and cons.
If there is a chance, if [Konoha] and [Yanyin Village] really fight to the death, both sides will lose.
【Kirigakure】He would definitely stab someone in the back without hesitation.
The ninja world is so realistic!
…
"Dong dong dong——"
Suddenly, Master Yuan stomped his cane, squinted his eyes, and warned sternly.
"No need to talk about this anymore!"
"The village has just overthrown the rule of the Fourth Mizukage and ended his tyranny. This is a good thing."
"At this moment, and for a long time to come. [Yanyin Village] is our reliable ally, and we must never make such remarks that undermine the alliance!"
"I hope everyone will remember it!"
Obviously, the Elder Yuan Master, who has matured with age, can see further than the others.
"clear!"
Everyone nodded and agreed.
"Master Yuanshi, what about the selection of the new Mizukage?"
"Let's postpone this for a while. Prioritize the recovery of the village as the first goal."
"Let's discuss the matter of selecting a new Mizukage later."
Master Yuan made a decision.
In fact, it's clearer.
The enemy who controls the fourth Mizukage and lurks in the darkness has not yet surfaced.
At this moment, rushing to re-elect a new Mizukage, isn't it giving the other party a new opportunity?
So that the other party can control the new water shadow again and repeat the previous drama?
It's better not to choose Mizukage first and spread the power in the village.
Priority will be given to rebuilding the village.
Otherwise, as the Kirigakure elder, he has the same power as the Mizukage.
He had quickly centralized power and ruled the entire village.
…
Master Yuan spoke, and everyone took the initiative to ignore the topic.
After all, currently, no one really has enough strength and prestige to sit on the position of the new Mizukage.
Then, Master Yuan slowly said again:
"This time, Zabuza performed extremely well."
"Successfully attracted the wolf...no...it led to the reinforcements and broke the darkness that shrouded the entire village."
"I suggest that his wanted order should be quickly revoked and his identity as a Kirigakure ninja should be restored."
"What do you think?"
"I second the motion!"
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
Everyone voted in agreement, unanimously agreeing to reinstate Zabuza as the Kirigakure ninja.
You know, at this moment, any elite jounin is precious to the village.
What's more, in name only.
Zabuza is still a hero who is upright, bravely challenges the darkness, and overthrows the tyranny of the fourth generation Yagura!
Can't let the hero feel cold?
We can't let the outside village use this as an excuse to interfere with Kirigakure, right?
"Thanks."
Zabuza responded dryly.
He was not grateful at all to most of the higher-ups in Kirigakure sitting here.
After all, Kirigakure became what he is today.
It is also inseparable from their repeated concessions and compromises.
The reason why I can return to Kirigakure today is definitely not because these people showed mercy and my conscience found out.
The fundamental reason is not because he is afraid of the strength of that brat Natsume...
Sure enough, strength is the criterion for measuring everything!
With the help of a ten-year-old kid, I actually fulfilled my lifelong long-cherished wish.
It really made him sad and ashamed.
"Kid, I will definitely surprise you next time we meet!"
Zabuza clenched his fists and swore secretly.
…
"One more thing."
"For the sake of convenience, I suggest that we send one or two people here to station in [Yanyin Village] to communicate information."
Yuanshi suggested proactively.
And this proposal quickly received unanimous approval from everyone.
After all, in Kirigakure's eyes.
The threat level of that brat now far exceeds that of the tailed beast.
Although the two sides have already formed an alliance.
But if they don't send more people to keep an eye on each other's movements, they won't be able to sleep well!
"But, who should I send?"
"Choosing the wrong candidate will only cause dissatisfaction over there, right?"
Everyone hesitated.
They are all weighing who is most suitable for the task.
Yuanshi glanced around.
Finally, his eyes rested on Zabuza and Terumi Mei.
These two people:
A man with a strong mind and loyal to the village. He has been in contact with Uchiha Natsume for a long time and still has a cooperative relationship.
The other one is outstandingly beautiful and capable. He even had a one-night stand with Natsume and is very familiar with her.
Both are good candidates.
It’s really hard to choose!
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