With an anxious mood, Raikage's close minister Dodai walked toward the shogunate's conference hall under the guidance of the attendant ninja in a slight panic.
Uchiha Tokumitsu's strategy of keeping them dry for a few days worked.
Moreover, during the process of house arrest, it also cut off its channels for obtaining information from the outside world. This further exacerbated the panic level of the Kumogakure mission.
They had no idea what plans the Tokumitsu shogunate ninja army and Iwagakure had. Dodai, who was in charge of the mission, had no idea whether there were other changes in the village or the situation on the Kirigakure battlefield.
But at this time, he was unprepared and coerced by a group of expressionless Uchiha ninjas to go to the conference hall for multi-party negotiations...
Tutai couldn't help but feel even more frightened.
I don’t know how big the appetite of Konoha and Iwagakure is, and what kind of arrangements they have made in the past few days...
After taking a deep breath, Dodai walked into the conference hall under the indifferent eyes of all Uchiha ninjas.
In the slightly dim conference hall, Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo sat in the same row. On the left was Otsuchi, the third generation of Iwagakure Tsuchikage Onoki's son, and on the right were Sansho Hanzo and a middle-aged man whom Todai had no memory of. However, Judging from his hair color and appearance, he should also be an Uchiha.
In addition, there are many black-haired and red-haired ninjas standing in various corners of the room, fully armed, seemingly serving as bodyguards.
"Uchiha Fire Gate..."
Dodai quickly used his brain to recall the relevant information about the Uchiha clan, and used the elimination method to guess the identity of the man on the right.
Although the five generals and four shogunate systems of the Fire Country and Konoha have weakened the authority of the Hokage to a great extent, and although it has led to the emergence of more factions in the village and destroyed internal unity, the shogunate system has also reduced the offensive nature of the Konoha ninjas. And the aggression is completely released.
Especially after Uchiha Tokumitsu led his troops to defeat Kirigakure and forced the Daimyo and Mizukage of the Land of Water to sign an unequal treaty, the shogunate system attracted the attention of all countries in the ninja world.
Although Uchiha Fire Gate did not launch wars everywhere like Uchiha Tokumitsu, he was very successful in managing the northwest border of the Country of Fire. He completely incorporated the Country of Grass into the Uchiha clan and gained a lot of benefits. Therefore, Kumogakure's intelligence In partial analysis, he is regarded as the most outstanding political talent of the Uchiha clan.
And what does it mean when government officials appear on the battlefield in the Kingdom of Thunder?
Tutai couldn't help but think wildly again.
"Good day, Tokimitsu-sama, Sakumo-sama!"
Tutai saluted and said hello to the two people sitting above, and then greeted the three people on the left and right.
"Good day, Mr. Hanzo."
Sanshouyu Hanzori ignored him.
"General Huomen, although this is the first time we have met, I have admired him for a long time..."
Uchiha Kamon also nodded slightly in return.
"Loess Jounin, long time no see."
As for Iwagakure, Dodai doesn't have such a good attitude.
Uchiha Tokko looked at the scene of Todai greeting everyone and found it quite interesting.
Yunyin's attitude of flattering the superior and suppressing the inferior is also vividly displayed in a few sentences.
"Mr. Tutai, it's been a long journey from afar. Have you had a good rest these days?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu said aloud: "Please sit down. This is our first time meeting, so we will just have a brief chat."
After speaking, Uchiha Tokko pointed to the seat below the loess on the left side.
The loess suddenly felt extremely greasy.
Tutai also blushed as if he was constipated, but he still followed the instructions and walked to the left side to sit down.
"We are all ninjas, so we won't beat around the bush. Mr. Todai, you might as well speak frankly..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu made a "please" gesture and said to Dodai: "This envoy is here to discuss peace. What efforts is Kumogakure willing to make to restore peace?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu's tone was slightly gentler, and he was relatively considerate of Kumogakure's face in and out of his words, which also made Dodai feel a little relieved.
"The matter of pursuing the second tail is indeed something that Kumo Gakure acted inappropriately. The person who spoke such arrogant words was Kumo Gakure who was entrusted by the Raikage-sama. I would like to apologize to Mr. Hanzo and hope that Haihan..."
Tudai said sincerely: "Of course, Kumogakure will also pay a certain amount of reasonable compensation to Yuren Village to show his sincerity."
Sanshouyu Hanzo remained unmoved and did not respond to Tudai's words.
Dodai's eyes turned to Uchiha Tokko.
"Mr. Todai, let's talk seriously about what price Kumogakure is willing to pay."
Uchiha Kamon said: "Now all the troops of Konoha and Iwagakure are gathered in the Kingdom of Thunder. What they are doing is to maintain peace, but Mr. Dodai's attitude makes me unable to see Kumogakure's sincerity!"
"If there is no sincerity, Iwagakure would not mind cooperating with Konoha to send troops to the northern expedition, so that Kumogakure, who is unreasonable and destroys peace, will have a long memory!"
Huang Tu also said coldly.
When Tutai greeted everyone just now, his attitude towards him was the most contemptuous.
How can this make the loess not angry?
"The peace between the five major countries is the order established by Lord Hashirama. Peace should be maintained among the major countries to prevent the war from rekindling..."
Tudai continued.
"alright!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu interrupted Todai's words and said with a cold face: "Mr. Todai probably didn't understand what I said, so I will repeat it again. Please don't beat around the bush and tell me what price Kumogakure plans to pay to make him Let’s have a truce!”
Uchiha Tokumitsu's words were like a bayonet stabbing into Todai's chest, causing his face to turn deep red.
It is true as Huang Tu said, Kumo Gakure's arrogant image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he is famous for stealing the secrets of various small shinobi villages. Now that Kumo Gakure is in decline, he sends envoys to say something like maintaining peace, which is just in vain. It's just a matter of ridicule.
"... Kumogakure promises to withdraw from the small buffer countries in the south between the Land of Fire and the Land of Thunder, and pay an indemnity of 5 billion to General Tokumitsu."
Tudai struggled to tell Yunyin's conditions.
"promise……"
Even Sanshouyu Hanzo couldn't help but laugh "chichi" in his gas mask.
The other four people also suppressed their laughter and kept shrugging their shoulders.
Tu Tai's face turned red, and he glanced back and forth at the changes in everyone's expressions.
"Where's sincerity?"
Huang Tu coughed and scolded Tu Tai carelessly: "Yun Yin's sincerity has not been seen at all! Do you still need to care about face at this time?"
"Please Mr. Todai, please show Kumo Gakure's sincerity."
Sanshouyu Hanzo said.
"Otherwise, after the ninja army goes north, something unspeakable may happen."
Uchiha Kamon continued.
"You have to admit when you do something wrong, and attitude is very important..."
Hatake Sakumo also spoke up.
"Konohagakure's tens of thousands of ninja troops, plus Mr. Hanzo's rain ninja troops, the ninja armies of the three countries gathered in the Land of Thunder. What they are doing is not compensation from Kumogakure, but their attitude!"
Uchiha Tokumitsu concluded: "As Sakumo-kun said, attitude is very important, but now it seems that Kumogakure is just trying to delay time, and does not seem to have any sincerity in seeking peace!"
"Kumogakure is one of the five great ninja villages after all. It would be a pity if it were destroyed. Even if the third generation of Raikage meets the first two generations of adults in Naraku Huangquan, he will not be able to do it..."
Uchiha Dekong threatened sympathetically.
Tutai closed his eyes and said nothing.
Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded to an attendant ninja in the corner, and he immediately left.
Tutai's eyes moved slightly, but he still didn't open them.
The conference hall once again returned to a state of dead silence.
Five minutes later, Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded again to the ninja who was serving on the other side, and he immediately followed the order and left.
Tudai's fingers began to move slightly.
After another five minutes, Uchiha Tokumitsu signaled the third attendant ninja to leave.
At this time Tutai began to be unable to bear it any longer.
This inexplicable and unknown situation, coupled with the huge pressure from the two Ninja Village Ninja Army, made Toutai unable to breathe.
Although the five people taking turns making threats may just be out of intimidation, it also means that Konoha, Iwagakure, and Amegakure have unified their internal opinions and are attacking Kumogakure, even if they don't achieve their goals, they will not hesitate to fight.
Especially Loess. He is the son of the third generation Tsuchikage. To a certain extent, what he said can represent Onoki's attitude. I am afraid that he is the one with the strongest fighting spirit among the five...
"If you still can't show sincerity, then please ask Mr. Todai to leave as soon as possible."
Uchiha Tokumitsu's words shattered Todai's psychological defense: "Otherwise, after the Ninja Army's Northern Expedition, it will be inconvenient for Mr. Todai to leave."
And the most important thing is that Tutai doesn't dare to gamble at all.
Including the three attendant ninjas who just left at the signal of Uchiha Tokumitsu, although Dodai didn't know the meaning of this move, he couldn't help but be afraid in his heart, for fear that he was going out to issue an order to assemble the ninja army.
"... Lord Tokumitsu, please tell me. I will promise you whatever Kumokakure can do."
Tutai opened his mouth several times before speaking out.
After saying that, his whole person immediately slumped down as if his energy and energy had been sucked out of him.
"This incident all started because of the pursuit of the Two-Tails. In order to prevent trouble from happening again in the future, Kumogakure must declare to the Ninja world that he has given up the ownership of the Two-Tails from now on, and no arrests will be made in the future. If there is any violation, don't blame the Ninja Army for another crusade!"
Uchiha Kamon stated the first condition.
The earthen table is as dust as dead, and he neither accepts nor refutes.
"Kumogakure needs to withdraw from the small buffer country between Fire and Thunder, and give up the suzerainty of the Kingdom of Frost. Its sphere of influence will be managed and arranged by personnel arranged by the coalition forces!"
Huang Tu stated the second condition.
"Kumogakure needs to compensate all the ninja soldiers who participated in the war. The compensation amount is 20 billion taels, and the full amount of gold must be paid. Banknotes from the Kingdom of Thunder will not be accepted!"
Sanshouyu Hanzo stated the third condition.
"The southern part of the Kingdom of Thunder will be garrisoned by Konoha and Iwagakure. After Kumogakure gets rid of the internal fighting faction and is willing to interact peacefully with other countries, we will discuss the return of the territory."
Uchiha Fire Gate said the fourth condition, "Of course, if your country's daimyo is unwilling, we don't mind petitioning for Luo on your behalf."
"The Eight-Tails is dead."
Uchiha Tokko said.
Tutai's expression immediately changed.
Due to the delay in the transmission of information, he was not informed of this matter when he set out. He could only assume that Burubi had been defeated and had gone into hiding. After arriving at the shogunate, he was immediately put under house arrest, and he had no way of knowing this important information.
"In view of Kumogakure's history of abusing tailed beasts, the eight-tailed beast will also be recognized as a wild tailed beast. After its resurrection, it will belong to the person who successfully captured it."
Uchiha Tokko said.
"Absolutely impossible!"
Tudai stood up in a hurry, his angry look almost turned into flames and turned Uchiha Tokumitsu into ashes, "Are you trying to force us to death!"
"Swish, swish, swish!"
As soon as Dodai stood up, the attendant ninja in the corner stepped forward and put a blade across his neck.
"The Kingdom of Thunder is a big country, and Kumogakure is one of the five great ninja villages!"
Tudai ignored the cold blade on his neck and roared: "The good man from Yunlei Gorge will never accept such humiliating conditions!"
"Kirigakure can sign the peace agreement, but Kumogakure can't? Who is just Kumogakure?"
Uchiha Tokumitsu stood up with a sullen face, "Perhaps you don't know, right? Lord Hokage has appointed Sakumo-kun as the commander-in-chief of military affairs with full power, and he can launch an expedition against Kumogakure with no limit to the intensity!"
"If it weren't for the vision of maintaining peace in the ninja world, the ninja army would have arrived at Yunlei Gorge by now! How could I still be playing lip service with you!"
Tutai's body couldn't help but tremble.
It's just a matter of paying off the compensation, and it's not a big problem to withdraw from the small country, but ceding the mainland of the Kingdom of Thunder, allowing the garrison to be allowed, and giving up the claim to the two tailed beasts of Kumogakure...
No Kumogakure ninja dared to agree to such conditions.
Unless you are prepared to be ruined and die to apologize.
"By the way, the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki injured our advisor, Mr. Mito Kabuto, and the shogunate Shogun Sarutobi Shinnosuke Jounin during their escape. This matter also requires Kumogakure to compensate the victims and send an envoy to apologize."
Uchiha Tokumitsu continued to add: "I think the next generation successor of Kumogakure is very suitable as the messenger of apology, so I ask Kumogakure to prepare as soon as possible!"
"Kumogakure is still a great ninja village with tens of thousands of ninja troops! Aren't General Tokumitsu afraid that we will fight you to the death?"
Tu Tai's eyes were red, and the bloodshot eyes seemed to burst open.
"The fish will definitely die, but the net will not necessarily break."
Hatake Sakumo stood up.
"I think Mr. Dodai must have forgotten the existence of Kirigakure. They have dragged your main force along the coastline for a long time..."
Uchiha Kamon then stood up, "If the three major ninja villages launch a coordinated attack, I wonder how Mr. Dodai's Kumogakure will respond?"
"Those who are warlike will perish in the flames of war. When Kumogakure chooses to violently bully other ninja villages, he should have thought that sooner or later, others will come knocking on his door."
Sanshouyu Hanzo also stood up and said.
"Kumogakure has no extra choice. Either agree to all conditions to restore peace, or go back and wait for the day of destruction!"
Loess was the last one to stand up and shouted excitedly: "Before going to the battle, Lord Tsuchikage has made it clear that he will choose an opportunity to eradicate Kumogakure, who has been endangering the peace of the ninja world! If Kumogakure still does not want to repent, then don't blame the coalition forces for being ruthless!"
"Peace or war, the choice has been given to you."
Uchiha Tokumitsu concluded expressionlessly, "That's all for today's talk. Mr. Todai can communicate with the village. Maybe the Raikage-sama, who understands justice well, will readily agree to these conditions?"
Afterwards, Uchiha Tokumitsu called on everyone to leave with him.
"By the way, Mr. Todai..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu added at the end: "You still have twelve hours, please cherish it. I also hope that the Raikage-sama of your village will make the right decision as soon as possible."
"The coalition forces are already hungry and thirsty!"
Huang Tu laughed loudly and felt refreshed!
Today’s update (1/2), come back after dinner to continue the second chapter
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