Negotiating Terms with Ōnoki

"Earth Release: Ten Thousand Mile Earth Flow Wall!" Without saying a word, Shiyu immediately released an extremely large-scale Earth Release wall.

The Earth Wall was so large that it completely blocked the escape route of the Iwagakure.

"He fought a huge battle with Ōnoki and still has so much chakra? Just who is this guy?" Akatsuchi was also shocked.

"This guy cannot be judged by ordinary people. For this level of Earth Escape, even we need companions to jointly perform the technique." Huang Tu also reminded.

"This guy possesses the Five Element Ninjutsu and the Mangekyō Sharingan. Without Dust Release, I don't think we have any chance of winning." Ōnoki also came to terms with this reality.

"Whoosh!" Shiyu ran towards Ōnoki, and the Iwagakure members around him immediately shouted.

"Protect Lord Tsuchikage!"

We absolutely cannot let him get past!

However, after Shiyu reached the front of Iwagakure, he once again whooshed past everyone, Teleportation over to face the Tsuchikage directly.

"Back off!" Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi were quite nervous. They hadn't expected that Shiyu would still persist in harassing them even though they were already preparing to evacuate.

They knew Shiyu's strength—the most terrifying enemy on the battlefield.

"You can leave, but you have to agree to my conditions, or you'll stay here forever!" Shiyu said bluntly.

"Conditions? Is this a threat?! Tell me first." Ōnoki knew he couldn't confront Dust Release head-on anymore; without Shiyu Release, he was no match for Shiyu.

Shiyu didn't intend to push Ōnoki too far. Killing Ōnoki wasn't a good idea. If Iwagakure wasn't restrained, the militarily expansionist Iwagakure would definitely attack Konoha again.

"My first condition is a ceasefire! Iwagakure must consolidate its forces and refrain from any actions that could threaten Konoha's borders, or Konoha will wage war against Iwagakure! Next time, I, Shiyu, will directly invade your Iwagakure," Shiyu declared domineeringly.

The Tsuchikage and his two guards looked at each other, but ultimately had nothing to say to each other.

"Alright! I agree! Can you let me go now?" The Tsuchikage reluctantly agreed to this condition.

"When did I say I only had one condition?" Shiyu retorted, then proceeded to propose her second condition.

"Return all the land you occupied to your neighboring countries, and resolve any disputed lands peacefully," Shiyu's thought.

"Why does Konoha meddle so much? Do you even have to interfere in the land disputes between Iwagakure and our neighboring country?!" Ōnoki was also somewhat angry.

"You just need to tell me whether you agree or disagree." Shiyu's eyes were icy cold, and they began to transform into Mangekyo at the slightest provocation.

"Fine, fine! I agree!" Ōnoki was forced to agree to Shiyu's request. He had been gradually taking over the land of the neighboring country from Iwagakure, intending to completely annex them one day. However, Shiyu intervened, forcing Ōnoki to abandon his expansion plan.

"Is there anything else?" Ōnoki asked impatiently.

"Very good! The third condition is that my Konoha Bank will establish a presence in your Iwagakure. You must grant permission and provide support, and you must not obstruct the normal operations of my bank." Shiyu's first step was to open Konoha Bank throughout the Land of Fire, the second step was to distribute Konoha Bank in all the smaller countries, and the third step was to spread Konoha Bank throughout the Five Great Nations.

Only by doing this can Shiyu truly reach the standard of being as wealthy as a country.

"What is that? What if it's detrimental to our Iwagakure? What should we do?"

"Don't worry, this business is mine. It won't harm Iwagakure at all; on the contrary, it will improve Iwagakure's economic strength." Shiyu wasn't afraid of Ōnoki's rejection. As the victor, Shiyu's attitude had become much more humble.

"Fine! In this situation, whatever you say goes, what can I do?" Ōnoki had no choice but to agree to Shiyu's third condition.

"The fourth condition"

"There are still some left. Tell me."

"Konoha Bank wants the exclusive agency rights to your Iwagakure's mineral resources. That means once your ore is mined, it can only be sold through us. We will buy it at market price, which will not only prevent Iwagakure from suffering any losses, but will also increase your Iwagakure's economic income. What do you say?"

Gold Dust produced by the Rasa of Sunagakure is an industry that brings immense wealth.

The mineral resources in the Iwagakure Rocky Mountains are equally impressive, as precious minerals can improve the production efficiency of a nation's ninja village.

Ōnoki wasn't stupid; he immediately retorted, "We mined our own minerals; can't we use them ourselves?"

"You can't just use whatever you dig up, can you? I don't care how you use it, but all the minerals exported must be handed over to Konoha Bank for sale. If you still don't agree to that, I think there's nothing more to talk about." Shiyu clasped his hands together again, looking like he was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Slow down, slow down

"What do you guys think?" Ōnoki suddenly seemed a little confused.

"We think we should at least discuss it with the elders," Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi said hesitantly.

Shiyu immediately retorted, "What? Can't you Tsuchikage make your own decisions? I don't care what the elders and advisors think."

"If they don't agree, you'll kill them? And if you don't agree now, I'll kill you too! I've already lowered myself a lot, don't push me to the edge." Shiyu then pointed to her forehead.

"Do you see this?"

Ōnoki was also surprised. "That's... Seal Technique... the same chakra Seal Technique as Tsunade's?"

"Tsunade is called the Hundred Healings Technique. It can seal Yin Release Chakra. After it's released, you should know how powerful the chakra it unleashes is."

"This is called the Gouketu no Jutsu. It can seal Yang Release chakra. If released, it might give me abilities almost identical to those of the Sage of Six Paths." Shiyu mainly intended to bluff the Tsuchikage and the others, but he didn't expect it to actually work.

"So that's how it is. So even after a series of battles, including the one against me at the end, you still didn't use your full strength? That's terrifying."

Ōnoki Chunin recall the scene of himself and his teacher being defeated by Madara Uchiha.

"It's a fear. A fear of abandoning one's principles. And now that fear has resurfaced."

After a moment of silence, Ōnoki said, "Alright, on behalf of Iwagakure, I agree to your terms."

Shiyu moment, then turned around and said, "Very good! Your attitude is good!"

"I have no further conditions to offer. You may leave! My chakra is insufficient; I cannot keep thousands of ninjas here."