Ōnoki Spreads the Word
"My dear nephew, I understand your concerns. After all, I am also the shadow of the village!"
How about this?
If your Sand Village in the Land of Wind is willing to form an alliance with our Iwagakure in the Land of Lightning to attack Konoha together, our Kumogakure is willing to pay you 2 billion ryo! How about it?
Uncle, haven't I been a good friend?!
Moreover, this 2 billion is only the payment from Kumogakure the Land of Lightning. After we conquer Konoha, you will receive a large share of the proceeds from Konoha!
You should know that Konoha in the Land of Fire is the richest village and the richest country among the five villages of our Five Great Nations!
Once we destroy Konoha in the Land of Fire, we can freely divide up the huge pie that Land of Fire!
Just think about it, my dear nephew. Once we conquer the Land of Fire, the villagers of your Sand Village will never have to live in the desert again!
You too can live on this fertile land!!!
And most importantly, we have now united with the Land of Earth, plus your Land of Wind, and with our Land of Lightning, we'll now look for the Land of Water!
The four great nations are launching a joint attack on Konoha!
Even if he had Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, he still wouldn't be a match for us!
This is a sure-fire way to make money!!! What do you think? My dear nephew, are you tempted?!
Gaara was secretly overjoyed when he heard the Fourth Raikage's words!
This is definitely a sure-fire way to make money!
Since there's no way I can attack Konoha, it means I can get 2 billion for free from Lei Zhiguo!!!
Thank you, Raikage! You're such a kind person!!!
Although Gaara secretly delighted, he remained outwardly calm and composed...
"Cough cough... My dear Uncle Raikage, you should know that my deceased father was your beloved relative, brother, and sworn brother!!! No matter what, I believe in you!"
But please forgive me, nephew, I still have some concerns. After all, without seeing the money, I really can't convince our village's leaders to go to war with Konoha! So, uncle, what do you think...?
"Could you let me take that 2 billion yuan back to the village first? That way, once I see the money, I can persuade the village leaders to join the war!"
The Fourth Raikage also understood the principle that you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub!
Furthermore, the Fourth Raikage understood Gaara's perspective, since the one Gaara loved was just a child who had absolutely no say in the village!
He'll definitely be constrained by those higher-ups, so I can give him the 2 billion first. As long as the Land of Wind joins the attack on Konoha, I can earn back this money several times over after we take Konoha!
"No problem, my dear nephew! I'll send our village's ninjas back to the village to raise 2 billion! The money should be ready by the end of the meeting. Then you can take the money back and persuade your superiors so we can launch a joint attack on Konoha!"
Gaara slammed his fist on the table upon hearing what the Fourth Raikage said!
"Great!!! My dear uncle, it's decided then! As soon as I see the money, I'll definitely send troops! I'll even Shukaku out for a spin!!!"
The Fourth Raikage nodded in satisfaction upon hearing Gaara's words, then left Gaara's room...
Gaara watched the Fourth Raikage's retreating figure and thought to himself, "What an idiot!"
Isn't that stupid?!
When Lao Tzu saw the money, of course he had to send troops!
But who did Lao Tzu attack after he sent out his troops? That's uncertain...
Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie...
After leaving Gaara's room, the Fourth Raikage felt completely refreshed!
After all, he had already contacted Ōnoki Gaara, and now it could be said that the three great powers had united!
Konoha, just you wait!
Hashirama Senju, you just wait!
Madara Uchiha, you just wait!
And that brat named Makoto Ito!!!
I will repay you tenfold for the humiliation you have inflicted upon me!
The Fourth Raikage returned to his residence, completely satisfied...
Meanwhile, on the other side, I, Airo, also secretly observed the surroundings. After that, I used a Body Flicker Technique to head towards the Hokage Office...
And at this very moment, at the Hokage Office!
Because of Ōnoki's recent arrival, Tsunade has already summoned all the high-ranking officials of Konoha!
Ōnoki was telling the story with such vividness!
"That's basically how it is!!! That damned Fourth Raikage actually tried to sow discord between me and your Konoha?!"
He's absolutely despicable!!!
That son of a bitch, he actually tried to sow discord between me and my father-in-law!
At that moment, I was so eager to kill him with a single Dust Release!
You must understand, Iwagakure and Konoha are one family! Although I haven't met my grandson-in-law yet, whom I've never met, we and Konoha are family!!!
That despicable Raikage deserves to die!!!
The high-ranking officials of Konoha exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing Ōnoki's words...
Because Konoha didn't have any surveillance on the Raikage, the village's higher-ups really had no idea what the Raikage had been up to lately. To them, the Raikage was just a piece of trash they could easily manipulate!
There's absolutely no need to pay attention to him!
But no one expected that this little piece of trash would dare to jump up!