Akatsuki's Flying Waterfall

Uchiha Clan Grounds.

Reception room.

Shamu smiled at Ao.

"Now that's more like it. How nice it is to be open and honest."

"As for me, I love doing business."

"There's an organization that cooperates with us Uchiha. They specialize in taking on this sort of mission, and I can refer this job to them."

Ao asked doubtfully, "What organization? Are they strong?"

Shamu rubbed his chin. "Every member of it is stronger than your Mizukage."

Ao instinctively retorted, "Impossible!"

Shamu wagged a finger. "The Shinobi World is vast, and there are plenty of powerful people. Your current Mizukage's strength is nothing special."

"Hmm..." Shamu paused.

"I guarantee on the Uchiha name that if they intervene in this battle, you definitely won't lose."

Ao was stunned. There was actually an organization with such formidable strength?

Ao swallowed. "Then what would we have to pay?"

"Well, their prices are clearly marked. There are three ways they can intervene in a war."

"First, they can send people to hold off all of Cloud Village's strongest fighters: Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer Bee, and possibly A, the Raikage. They'll do so until Cloud Village withdraws."

"Second, no matter how many people Cloud Village sends, their people will fight throughout the entire war until Cloud Village retreats. They'll ensure Hidden Mist Village's casualties are only one-tenth of Cloud Village's, or even lower."

"Third, on top of the second option, not only will they drive back Cloud Village, they'll make them too afraid to invade again for five years. They'll also guarantee that no other force invades you during those five years."

"The prices for these three options are five hundred million, two billion, and four billion respectively."

Ao's mouth went dry. Hidden Mist Village was currently in complete chaos, and its finances had been