Under Uchiha Kō's "reasonable" advice (and the pressure of the Mangekyō Sharingan), A and Kitsuchi reluctantly signed the agreement. They couldn't bear not paying this money; if the two villages were at war, Konoha would be caught in the middle.
Neither Kumogakure nor Iwagakure could ignore the situation, so they decided to pay a deposit to ensure that Konoha wouldn't interfere. After signing the agreement, the two left without looking back, and of course, the Anbu personally escorted them to the village entrance.
If something were to happen to those two in the village, that would be terrible. After doing all this, Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Uchiha Kō a thumbs up. "You're really something, kid. You even managed to squeeze money out of signing a peace treaty."
Uchiha Kō chuckled. This was nothing, just a simple political maneuver. In the end, the matter was settled: Konoha would not participate in the war between Kumogakure and Iwagakure, but both villages would provide material support. In layman's terms, it was protection money.
After the Konoha elders talked for a while, they adjourned. As soon as Uchiha Kō stepped out, he saw Tsunade leaning against the window, looking at the scenery outside. Uchiha Kō was captivated by her graceful figure and angelic face. He then walked behind Tsunade, placed his left hand on her waist, and pressed his face close to Tsunade.
Tsunade's pupils contracted, and she trembled, but after sensing that familiar aura, she didn't make any movement and gently asked, "Finished talking?"
"Yes! We've finished talking." Uchiha Kō smiled.
"Now that we've finished talking, how about you come shopping with me today?" Tsunade turned her head and looked at Uchiha Kō's handsome face.
"Of course." Uchiha Kō nodded. Tsunade up, walked to Uchiha Kō's left side, and took his arm with both of hers. The two of them walked out of the Hokage Building.
The weather outside is great, with clear skies and blue skies with white clouds.
The Land of Fire is geographically the most peaceful and resource-rich of the Five Great Nations, making it a tempting target for the other four. However, due to the Land of Land of Fire's powerful military, the victories of the Land of Rain Land of Wind of Wind, and the ongoing conflict between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, Konoha is currently relatively calm.
Tsunade linked arms with Uchiha Kō, and the two walked down the street. The handsome man and beautiful woman looked like a perfect couple. In addition, with the entire Uchiha Clan participating in the war, people's attitudes towards the Uchiha had changed. Now, seeing Uchiha Kō and Tsunade walking together on the street, everyone showed kind smiles.
"Owl-kun, look over there!" Tsunade pointed to a stall not far away. Uchiha Kō looked in the direction Tsunade was pointing, and huh? There were many beautiful stones on that stall.
"Let's go take a look!" Uchiha Kō smiled slightly, and Tsunade nodded. "Okay!" The two of them slowly walked to the stall.
The vendor looked up, startled at first, not expecting it to be the legendary Lady Tsunade. Then he looked at the man beside him, dressed in a black Uchiha Clan kimono, and suddenly realized that this might be the legendary slayer of a thousand men, Uchiha Kō.
"Lady Tsunade, Lady Owl, hello! May I ask what you two would like to buy?" The shopkeeper smiled and pointed to the items on the ground. He was just a small vendor who occasionally dealt in jade, furs, silverware, and the like. He never expected to meet these two big customers today.
Tsunade released her grip on Uchiha Kō's arm, pointed to a pendant on the ground, then took off the blue pendant from her neck, held it in her hand, and picked up a necklace from the stall that was exactly the same style, the only difference being that the pendant on the stall was red.
Uchiha Kō was taken aback. Wasn't the original story saying there was only one such necklace—the one Tsunade wore? How come there's another one now?
Tsunade smiled. "King Owl, what do you think of this pendant? It's the first time I've seen one so similar to Grandpa's. Try it on, let me see! They look like a couple's pendant!"
Uchiha Kō nodded, then put the pendant around his neck. In an instant, he felt his fire-style Chakra begin to surge. He couldn't help but wonder, what... what's going on?
However, in order to avoid attracting the attention of Tsunade and the boss, he quickly suppressed the fire-attribute Chakra.
"Ding! The system has detected that the host has obtained a strange item, the Flame Demon Necklace, which is recyclable. The recycling price is 990,000 points. Would you like to recycle it?" The system's voice was filled with excitement, anticipation, and desire.
Uchiha Kō was stunned. 990,000 points? Doesn't that mean he could directly obtain the Eternal Mangekyo or the Sage Body? No! Something's fishy. For the system to offer such a high price, its value must far exceed this amount!
He ignored the system's voice and instead smiled, "Boss, how much is this necklace?"
The shopkeeper took one look and exclaimed, "Oh, so this is the defective product! I only brought it back because its shape looked somewhat nice. I never expected that Uchiha Kō would take a liking to it."
He glanced at Uchiha Kō 'Uchiha Kō expression and, finding it normal, hesitated before asking, "Two million taels? What do you think?"
Uchiha Kō frowned. "I'm here to buy things, not to be swindled out of my money." The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat. "How about this, for the sake of Princess Tsunade and Lord Owl, I'll sell this necklace to you for one million taels. Take it if you like it!"
Uchiha Kō felt reassured. It seemed the shopkeeper didn't know the necklace's value, but seeing how quickly he bargained, cutting the price in half, made it clear that the price was still too high.
Tsunade was eager to try, and she wanted to take out her money, but Uchiha Kō stopped her, shook his head, and then said, "Five thousand taels."
"Five thousand taels? Lord Xiao, are you kidding me? This top-quality Lava Jade, you're only offering five thousand taels? You might as well go somewhere else!" The shopkeeper waved his hand and was about to sit down.
He had seen Tsunade's gesture of reaching for money, so he was certain that even if he had to cut the price, he couldn't cut it too much. Who knew that Uchiha Kō would be so ruthless and cut the price by 995,000 ryo?
Uchiha Kō chuckled, "Boss seems to have forgotten that I am from the Uchiha Clan. With the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, anything can be seen as genuine or fake at a glance."
"You're selling me a defective jade for a million taels? Heh, aren't you really afraid the guards will arrest you and accuse you of fraud?" Uchiha Kō sneered. He was originally going to get the guards' money from the clan leader, but the arrival of Sunagakure was too fast, which delayed him.
The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat. Yes, he had almost forgotten that Uchiha Kō possessed the Sharingan. Whether the jade was real or fake, he could tell at a glance. He still wanted to try and argue, because he had bought that jade for four thousand taels.
"Ten thousand taels, that's the lowest I can go! My purchase price was only ten thousand taels! Lord Xiao, please be merciful and stop haggling! Our small business is struggling!" the shopkeeper pleaded.
"Alright! Considering we're all struggling, I'll take the loss and buy the jade pendant for ten thousand taels." Uchiha Kō sighed, while the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief. Not bad, he made six thousand taels.
After the two settled the payment, Uchiha Kō finally smiled, which surprised Tsunade and the shopkeeper.