The conference room fell silent.
Only heavy breathing remained.
The four Kage were surprised to find that what Uchiha Nan said was true, and that he wasn't just talking nonsense!
This is a disaster that could affect the entire Ninja world. Although its impact isn't as great as that of Amegakure, it will definitely keep the Daimyo up at night.
Uchiha Nan crossed his arms, then rested his chin on his hands, looking at the four Kage in front of him with a smile.
"Gentlemen."
"Why don't you guys go all out with Konoha? This is a great opportunity to manipulate the Daimyo, and we can also use this chance to reap the rewards of the entire Ninja world and gain massive wealth!"
" Konoha will absolutely not keep this glory to itself!"
Faced with Uchiha Nan's enthusiastic invitation, Mosa and the Third Ai showed interest on their faces.
There was no other way. It was one of the five great ninja villages.
Only Kumogakure and Sunagakure are the most in need of money.
Although the consequences of this incident were severe, and he would even have to bear countless accusations.
But it's about making money.
Whether they are infamous or not is irrelevant. As members of the Shadow Clan, they have long been aware that as long as the village can gain tangible benefits, they don't mind being villains.
Moreover, with Konoha as our leader, we can all shoulder the burden together; the sky won't fall.
Compared to Mosa and the Third Ai, Ōnoki appeared to be very cautious.
Last time Konoha Konoha a dangerous path, ultimately leading to the complete breakdown of relations between Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
Although Iwagakure did make a lot of money, cough cough cough.
Now
The relationship between Kumogakure and Iwagakure has indeed eased somewhat, but that's because of Konoha.
If it weren't for the behemoth that is Konoha in front of us...
The relationship between Kumogakure and Iwagakure is at least one of complete hostility, and they would even kill each other if given the slightest opportunity.
Ōnoki was already quite familiar with Uchiha Nan's style of doing things.
He claims he can make you rich and that you'll definitely make money hand over fist. But is there a trap hidden behind this?
I don't know.
Ōnoki pondered these thoughts, the more he learned about Uchiha Nan, the more immense the pressure he felt.
They're ninjas, shouldn't the competition be about which ninja village has the strongest fighting power, and who can endure longer and has more patience?
Why did he suddenly start making money through competitions? Although making money does feel great, it was completely new territory for Ōnoki.
Moreover, it seems that Konoha is gradually eroding Iwagakure using this method. Yet, Ōnoki is powerless to stop it.
If Iwagakure doesn't follow Konoha, it will only perish faster; but if it follows in Konoha's footsteps and moves closer to Konoha, Iwagakure will eventually sink deeper and deeper into the mire.
This made it even harder for Ōnoki to breathe.
In particular, the pieces that Uchiha Nan casually placed were often seen as whimsical yet deadly by Ōnoki, making one's heart tremble with fear.
" Hokage, when exactly did you start preparing for this?"
Ōnoki asked with a worried expression.
"It was a few years ago. I can't remember exactly, it was just a random arrangement, I never thought it would have such an effect today."
"It was an unexpected stroke of luck."
Uchiha Nan waved his hand and said casually.
Ganlin's mother, I don't believe you for a second!!
Ōnoki, Third Ai, Mosa, Suitō cursed inwardly at the same time.
years ago.
Wasn't that when you Uchiha Nan, had just become Hokage?
Isn't this all premeditated?
"Alright, I'm absolutely confident about this."
"Moreover, we have a moral high ground. Business is about freedom; one party is willing to buy, and the other is willing to sell. Right now, Konoha simply doesn't want to continue selling seeds anymore, and no one can find fault with that."
"Therefore, we only need to be wary of the Daimyo resorting to underhanded tactics when they are cornered."
"But the force of criticism can never outweigh the force of criticism!"
"As long as you ninja villages keep quiet, hmph, the Daimyo won't be able to cause any trouble!"
Uchiha Nan spoke with absolute confidence.
"Since the Hokage says so, then my Sunagakure is willing to follow Konoha."
Mosa raised his hand and said.
The Third Kazekage n't stupid; he knew very well that the alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure was based entirely on the premise that Sunagakure possessed sufficient strength to warrant Konoha's attention.
However, Konoha's strength continued to grow.
The gap between Sunagakure and Konoha is currently too large. If this continues, the two villages will have no chance of forming an alliance.
But what's the difference between that and surrendering?
It's just in a different form.
Sunagakure needs to constantly strengthen its power, and to increase its power, it has to spend money. But no matter how much Sunagakure tries to save, it never has enough money.
The so-called "open source and cost reduction".
Mosa has already tried every possible way to cut costs.
The only remaining option is to find a way to open source the technology; Mosa has been making money as a gold miner all along.
He desperately wanted to change his life; being a gold miner was truly miserable.
But Sunagakure was born in such a desolate place, a barren desert.
Mosa himself was not good at business, and he could not make money like Uchiha Nan.
They couldn't even think of a way to make money quickly.
Now
Uchiha Nan then offered another way to make money.
The Hokage's previous actions have all been like this: as long as you follow along, you're guaranteed to profit, and the profits will be extremely substantial!
Mosa couldn't refuse Uchiha Nan's invitation at all.
" Kumogakure needs money right now, as long as it can make money, even if it involves some risks..."
After a moment's Third Ai raised his hand, following closely behind Mosa.
The Kumogakure is burdened with enormous debt, and the Third Ai, sees the huge fiscal deficit bill every morning.
He was in so much pain that he could barely open his eyes, even if Konoha and Kumogakure could make money by joining forces to start a company.
That's not enough, far from enough!
The ambitions of the Third Ai go far beyond this!
He's still young!
He absolutely could not allow himself to remain forever branded as a figure of shame by the Kumogakure.
The Kumogakure must be revived!!
Make money, make money, and fucking make money!
Third Ai cannot miss any opportunity to make big money!
Uchiha Nan saw that the Third Ai, and Mosa had both raised their hands in agreement, his smile widened.
My money was definitely well spent!
" Tsuchikage, Mizukage, what are your opinions?"
Ōnoki felt utterly helpless.
This is how Konoha previously teamed up with Iwagakure to Kumogakure Iwagakure.
It's like this again now.
Konoha has them completely under their thumb!
But with the situation already so clear, what could Ōnoki do but agree?
"Then let's Iwagakure join them too."
Ōnoki raised his hand and said.
"Since the four of you have all agreed, then I have no choice but to agree."
"It's mesmerizing, "Suitō said softly.
Didn't I say that before?
Were you going to join forces to curb Konoha's growth? How did you end up getting involved with Konoha now?!
For money, you...
"Very good, it seems everyone has made a wise choice."
"Alright... I need to make this clear from the start: since everyone has agreed, no one can back out halfway, otherwise Konoha won't let this go so easily."
Uchiha Nan's tone was stern, and his demeanor was gloomy; he was practically a center of low pressure.
At the same time Uchiha Nan felt a vague sense of worry.
This operation is extraordinary; it aims to exploit the entire Ninja world, and the profits may be even greater than Uchiha Nan imagined. If these people get carried away, something truly terrible could happen.
None of the four people in front of them raised any objections.
"Alright, it's decided then!"
The meeting ended.
The four shadow figures walked out of the conference room.
" Kazekage, why were you the first to respond to Hokage?"
"I've already figured it out. The Hokage had planned this all along, and the consequences of this are something that Konoha alone can't handle!"
"So the Hokage wanted to take this opportunity to tie our four great ninja villages to Konoha!"
"Didn't we agree to boycott Konoha together? We'll share the consequences of this, but Konoha will definitely reap the biggest benefits!"
The four hadn't gone far when the Mizukage couldn't help but attack the Kazekage.
" Sunagakure is sick, seriously sick, and arguably terminally ill. What disease is more despairing than poverty?"
"Now Konoha has taken out the medicine."
"Besides, didn't the Raikage agree as well?"
Mosa looked at Suitō and spoke slowly, then shifted his gaze to the Third Ai.
"Cough cough cough, you all know the situation in Kumogakure, I desperately need money."
"And didn't Ōnoki agree as well?"
Third Ai coughed a few times and then turned his gaze to Ōnoki.
"There are only five of us in total. You have one Kazekage, one Raikage, and one Hokage. Three of you have already agreed. How can I disagree?"
Ōnoki frowned. He couldn't let the blame fall on him in the end.
"So what do we do now?"
"Let's take it one step at a time. As long as Sunagakure can make money, that's fine."
" Kazekage is right. Things will work themselves out. We need to make money first."
"You three are such a rip-off."
Suitō rolled his eyes, said one sentence, and left; he couldn't stay there any longer.
The Sky Ninja Village has been destroyed.
The Five Kage Summit, a regular meeting of the Five Great Ninja Villages, will be established to handle various affairs of the Ninja world. The Five Kage Summit building will be built in Konoha.
The five great ninja villages will send diplomats to be stationed in Konoha.
All sorts of news spread rapidly throughout the Ninja world.
The general public in the Ninja world didn't care about the fate of the Sky Ninja Village; its destiny was already sealed the moment the Allied Shinobi Forces assembled.
Their fate was nothing but annihilation.
In this era, no one can withstand the combined power of the five great ninja villages.
While the Five Kage Summit did cause some ripples, these were confined to the ninja world; the Daimyo and nobles remained focused on Amegakure.
On the contrary, the smaller ninja villages were quite interested in the meeting and wanted to join in the fun.
Konoha was originally the strongest ninja village, and in recent years, its inhabitants have been living a life of luxury, adorned with gold and silver.
Now that they are the hosts, the smaller factions naturally lean towards Konoha.
The representative of Kusagakure Aodebiao, stepped forward first, stating that Kusagakure would always stand closely around Konoha and steadfastly uphold the Five Kage Summit centered on Konoha and Uchiha Nan.
At the same time, he used himself as an example to attract more smaller factions to join Konoha's camp.
Following in Konoha's father's footsteps, there really is meat to eat!
However, Amegakure was the first to Jonin forums.
Since the Sky Ninja Village has been destroyed, the Amegakure will definitely be the next target of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
so.
The Ninja world's attention once again turned to Amegakure.
Now that the Five Kage are gathered together, it's the perfect opportunity to combine the strength of the Five Ninja Alliance to completely annihilate this group of traitors from Amegakure.
The end has come for Amegakure, the public enemy of the Ninja world world!
The ultimate fate of the most heinous criminals is complete annihilation!
News like this has already spread throughout the Ninja world.
Amegakure.
"What a bunch of useless trash."
"They found it so quickly!"
" The Sky Ninja Village is utterly useless. I thought you could hold out for a while longer, but..."
Hanzo the Salamander paced anxiously in his room, staring at the intelligence report in his hand.
"The situation is very bad right now."
"No, we still need to send someone to Konoha!"
We must ask Konoha for help!
After a moment's thought, Hanzo the Salamander took out a piece of paper from his office drawer and immediately wrote a letter.
After finishing writing it, he immediately dispatched a ninja to deliver the letter to Konoha.
The letter was brief, beginning with simple greetings. Konoha and Amegakure have a close relationship, being friendly neighbors separated only by a narrow strip of water. This relationship can be traced back to the First Hokage.
The main text follows.
The entire piece, spanning hundreds of words, can be summarized in four words:
Konoha, save me!!
The previous conflict Sunagakure, along with the ever-approaching Kirigakure, put Amegakure under immense pressure.
Now that the Five Ninja Alliance has gathered, even if Konoha withdraws and only the Four Ninja Alliance remains, it is still a force that Amegakure, cannot withstand.
After all, Amegakure isn't Konoha!
Meanwhile, the Daimyo eagerly awaited...
Now that you five great ninja villages have wiped out the Sky Ninja Village, you can finally attack the Amegakure.
It's been dragging on for a year already.
If this drags on, what will become of our Daimyo?
Military funding is no problem, just hurry up and wipe out Amegakure!!
However, Konoha had no interest in getting involved in this matter, because Konoha had already obtained the research results from both Zero-Tailed Beast and the researchers from Sky Ninja Village.
After the meeting, Uchiha Nan took the spoils and went straight back.
So, one week later...
Uchiha Nan, the benevolent father of Konoha, returned to the Konoha he had always loved.
"You're home."
As usual...
Konoha's benevolent father received the highest honors from Konoha, with all of Konoha's high-ranking officials gathering at the Konoha gates to welcome Uchiha Nan's return.
The roadside was lined with people who had come spontaneously to join in the fun.
The moment they saw Uchiha Nan, the villagers and ninjas in the welcoming party couldn't help but raise their hands and cheer.
You came from Dandong, returning my snow-white attire.
I want to eat Cantonese food!
"Break through tears, fear not the sea."
Uchiha Nan listened to the music playing in his ears and looked at the Konoha on both sides of the road, feeling very happy.
This time the background music was finally right!
Finally, Uchiha Nan couldn't help but let out a soft hum.