"Oh? What do you want to ask?" Qing's single eye flashed with amusement, and he looked at Sen leisurely, as if he had a chance to win.
Sen's fingers were still tapping rhythmically on the table, his calmness seemed not to be shaken at all by the "alliance" and "intelligence" thrown out by the other party.
He suddenly spoke and asked an irrelevant question, "Yumeno seems to have stopped sending me photos recently. Is she under your control?"
This light sentence instantly caused the conference room to fall into an eerie silence.
The smile on Qing's face froze. At this negotiation table where the fate of several countries is decided, asking about a woman's photo? What kind of contempt is this!
Thoughts were flying in his mind, but he couldn't keep up with the other person's thoughts. He could only speak vaguely, "I don't know, maybe he was taken away by Sunagakure people. But that's not important. What's important is——"
"Stop." Sen's fingertips paused, and the knocking sound stopped abruptly. He raised his eyes, and his pair of Mangekyō Sharingan swept across the Kirigakure trio indifferently, and asked his second question, "Since the four countries of you have joined forces, then----it has been discussed, who will perish first?"
This question is like a frost bomb detonating in a secret room.
The air froze, and everyone seemed to have forgotten to breathe. After a moment of dead silence, Qing, Mei Terumi, and Pipa Kanzo stood up at the same time with a "swish" sound, weapons in hand, and chakra surged all over their bodies, as if they were facing a formidable enemy!
An invisible but heavy mountain spirit radiated from Sen, shaking the hearts of everyone present.
Even Mei Terumi, who had a slight liking for him just now, felt nothing but fear and awe in her heart at this moment! She discovered for the first time that one person's domineering power could really overwhelm thousands of troops.
"You--do you know what you are talking about?! Do you want to declare war on the four major powers by yourself?!"
Qing's voice had a slight change in tone. He subconsciously looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, trying to find a trace of reason on this Hokage's face. "Is this what you Hokage also mean?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took three deep breaths in a row before he could barely suppress the shock in his heart. He sternly said to Sen, "Sen! You are going to drag the village and Land of Fire into an abyss of eternal destruction! Facing the four major countries at the same time, we -"
Halfway through his words, his voice stopped suddenly.
A thought emerged in his mind like a poisonous snake: If——if this arrogant Uchiha were allowed to go head-to-head with the four countries, wouldn't he just be able to reap the benefits of being a fisherman and kill people with a borrowed knife?
In an instant, his conversation changed 360 degrees, and he assumed a stance of staying out of the matter. "Ahem - you are negotiating with the Uchiha Clan now. This does not represent the official position of our Konoha and Land of Fire! I still need to discuss this matter with the Presbyterian Council separately!"
Sen glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen with disdain, shook his head, and looked back at Kirigakure.
"You Land of Water are the weakest among Five Great Nations. Is there any meaning behind them sending you here?"
"What do you mean?" Qing asked subconsciously.
Sen's mouth curled up with a cold arc. "The intelligence says that I will never show mercy to my enemies. The three of you died here today, didn't you give the four-nation coalition the most perfect excuse to start a war?"
"Whoa!"
Before he finished speaking, the surrounding Uchiha tribesmen had already gathered around, and pairs of scarlet Sharingans lit up in the shadows, showing their murderous intent.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked around and said in a nonchalant manner, "Sen, killing envoys from other countries is an unheard-of evil deed in Shinobi World. It is not good for Konoha's reputation."
Sen ignored him, his eyes slowly moved away from the faces of Qing and Jūzō Biwa, and finally settled on the pale-faced Mei Terumi. Suddenly the conversation changed. "Forget it, for Mei Terumi's sake, you guys go away."
"?" Mei Terumi was completely stunned.
One second it was a Shura field with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and the next second it turned upside down because of himself? Could it be that he was okay with himself but he was his enemy!
By some strange coincidence, she actually bowed slightly and said subconsciously, "Then----Thank you Sen----"
Qing's face turned pale for a moment, and he cursed in his mind, "He is indeed the lecher mentioned in the intelligence report." However, his survival instinct prevented him from hesitating at all, and he shouted, "Let's go!"
After that, the three of them rushed out of the village without looking back, as if there were evil spirits chasing behind them.
Looking at their figures leaving in embarrassment, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a pity in his heart.
It would be great if there was a real fight just now and Sen was completely pushed to the opposite side of the entire Shinobi World----
The research progress of Impure World Reincarnation must be accelerated----As long as Master First Hokage can be resurrected, just a Uchiha----
He was thinking in his mind, but he put on a sad expression on his face as he was serving the country and the people. "Sen, I will return all the compensation for World War II to all countries and try to calm their anger."
As he said that, he looked at Sen with "disappointment" in his eyes, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised under the cover of his pipe. "The girl named Yumeno shouldn't be important. Do you want me to send Anbu to help you go to Sunagakure to find out the news?"
These seemingly caring words were actually full of quiet provocation.
Sen seemed not to hear the underlying message and responded in a calm tone, "You are right, a mere prisoner is of no consequence. Now that Kirigakure's people are gone, you can leave too."
Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that he refused to obey, so he shook his head angrily, turned around and left with the two Anbu.
As soon as he left, the Uchiha tribesmen immediately gathered around him, with anxiety and uneasiness written on everyone's face.
"Sen! Now that the Four Nations Alliance has made it clear that it will target us, what should we do?"
"Why don't we just endure the peace for a while? If we hand over the compensation, we can at least avoid war!"
"Yes! We can't make any more enemies!"
Yan looked at the people who were talking and interrupted in a deep voice, "Don't you know Sen? You are thinking about how to avoid the battle, and Sen is probably thinking about how to kill them all!"
Sen heard this and smiled approvingly. It was Yan who understood him best.
"But----but the risk is too great!" An elder was worried, "That's the coalition of the four major ninja villages! Even if Clan Leader-sama's strength surpasses Hokage, it's impossible for one to fight against ten thousand, right?"
"We must go." Sen interrupted everyone's discussion, "Yumeno, I want to bring him back. My people cannot fall into the hands of outsiders."
He looked around at everyone and said calmly, "Well, let me go to Sunagakure first and bring the people back. As for the rest - it's just a fight."
"Although the winning rate in this battle is not 100%, it is not a big problem to save me, Uchiha Clan."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank. "It's not a big problem", but it's not a sure win.
This means there is a high possibility of heavy casualties----
Yan pondered for a moment and made a suggestion, "Sen-sama, since war is inevitable, why don't we take the initiative to attack! Concentrate our elites and use the power of thunder to destroy a ninja village first! Killing chickens and making monkeys is enough to scare the other three countries, so that they dare not act rashly!"
Someone immediately retorted, "What should we do here in the village? Once our main force leaves, Third Hokage they will definitely stab us in the back!"
Looking at the people arguing endlessly, Sen slowly opened his eyes, and a light flashed away.
"I've thought of a way."
"What can be done?" everyone asked in unison.
Sen said slowly, "I now have Mangekyō Sharingan. Next, I will stay in the village and continue to challenge masters of all races and copy their ninjutsu.
It only takes half a year for my strength to leap forward again. By then, the mere four-nation coalition will not have anything to fear."
This method sounds safe, but everyone always feels that something is wrong.
When Yan saw this, he immediately stood up and said, "Okay, I will abide by your decision. Everyone, please step aside. Maybe you can come up with a better way."
He knew that this was just Sen's rhetoric to appease his tribe.