"I don't need you to worry about this matter."
After a while, Grandma Jakuho spoke, his voice a little cold.
"I, Kamizuru Clan, am the elder family that existed when Iwagakure founded the village."
"Tsuchikage has a long history with our clan throughout the ages."
"We are asked to abandon our roots and add a Hidden Spirit Village that we have never heard of a few times."
"This is impossible."
Kai didn't get angry, he just sneered.
The laughter was not loud, but it contained undisguised irony:
"The clan that existed when the village was founded? But now... there are only four of you left?"
These words were like a needle, accurately piercing the hearts of everyone in the room.
Suzumebachi's lips tightened, Kurobachi and Jibachi lowered their heads, and grandma's brows raised imperceptibly.
Kai seemed not to see their reactions and continued speaking in a calm voice:
"Even if you four can live peacefully in this corner for a few years."
"Then in a few years, who will still remember the three words "Shangshui Shui"?"
"Enough!"
Grandma's tone became a little more serious, not wanting Kai to continue talking.
Kai had no intention of stopping.
"I just came from Iwagakure. I walked along the main street and asked questions all the way."
"I asked Blacksmith Shop from the grain store, Chunin who was passing by and asked the old man sunbathing on the street corner."
"There is only one family that knows you Kamizuru Clan!"
The room was completely quiet.
The buzzing sound came through the window and sounded muffled.
Suzumebachi dug his nails into his palms, Kurobachi and Jibachi lowered their heads and rubbed their toes against the ground without speaking.
Grandma's face also changed slightly.
Kai looked at them and said bluntly:
"Ōnoki won't care about you."
"If we really wanted to take care of it, we would have taken care of it long ago. Why would we wait until today?"
"That old guy is cruel."
"Your life here is getting worse day by day, and you are just dying slowly."
"In a few years, if you leave, there will only be three of them left. Then what?"
"They still want to revive Kamizuru Clan - but why?"
"Rely on what? Just rely on the psychic bee?"
"You actually underestimate me!!"
Suzumebachi finally couldn't bear it anymore.
His face turned red and he suddenly took a step forward, like an angry little beast.
Kai looked at her with calm eyes:
"I'm not looking down on you, I'm just telling the truth."
"Your beekeeping skills are really good. With Ninja Bees and Bee Poison, it won't be a problem to deal with ordinary Chunin and even individual jounin."
"But besides this? How many jounin are there in Iwagakure? How many strong men are there in Shinobi World?"
"If you want to revive an ethnic group, you can't do it by relying on one method."
Suzumebachi opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but couldn't find the right words for a while.
Grandma was silent, her fingers gently rubbing the corner of the quilt, not knowing what she was thinking.
Kai softened his tone slightly:
"You need a backer, a backer who is truly willing to support you and can support you."
"Iwagakure is unreliable. The only one you can rely on is me, Spirit Mountain."
"Why should we believe you?" Grandma spoke, her voice filled with dryness and vigilance honed over many years.
"As Hidden Spirit Village Chief, I personally came to this remote corner and stood in front of you and said these words."
"I am willing to give you a chance."
"I could have turned around and walked away and you guys just kept going - but I didn't."
This directness made grandma speechless for a moment.
After a long silence, she spoke softly, "Then... how can you help us?"
Kai looked at her and smiled lightly.
"It's very simple."
"The first step is to let Kamizuru Clan's honey be marketed throughout Shinobi World."
"Let everyone know again that there is a kind of honey called Shangshui, and let your names be seen by the world again."
"As long as your honey is good enough, I can open channels for you."
"Start from Land of Rice Fields, sell all the way to Konoha, sell to Land of Rain, and sell to further places."
"You no longer have to sit in this corner and wait for strangers to come to your door. Your sign will go to Five Great Nations."
Grandma didn't speak, but the ice in her eyes seemed to loosen a little.
Kai continued:
"The second step is, in Spirit Mountain, you can freely study your Honey Techniques."
"We have many specialties over there, such as Fūma Clan's ninja tool forging, Fūu Clan's Climate Intervention Technique, and Blood Pool Clan's secret technique."
"You can combine the secrets of beekeeping with those abilities to develop new branches."
"As long as your name is known, the scattered Shangshui tribe members will know about it and they will lead the way back."
"The days will only be better than now, not worse than now."
These words were like a stone thrown into an old, still well, and the room was silent for a long time.
Suzumebachi looked at grandma, unable to hide the shake in her eyes.
Grandma was silent for a long time, and finally asked in a hoarse voice, "But if this matter gets out, Ōnoki..."
"Don't worry."
Kai's tone was as calm as stating a fact that had been arranged long ago.
"Ōnoki, I don't take it seriously yet."
"What?!"
Grandma's pupils shrank suddenly, and Suzumebachi and the two teenagers suddenly raised their heads to look at Kai.
Kai looked at them and smiled faintly:
"If Ōnoki dares to come and make trouble with me Spirit Mountain, then he can't even think about leaving."
"As long as you join Spirit Mountain, I can guarantee that no one from Iwagakure will dare to come to Spirit Mountain to touch a hair on your head."
"This is a promise Ōnoki cannot give you."
The weight of this sentence is heavier than any bargaining.
Grandma's breathing quickened for a moment, then slowed down again.
She stared at Kai for a long time, as if trying to discern how much truth or lies there was in that sentence.
She has seen too many eloquent outsiders.
But the determination and confidence in Kai's eyes didn't look like he was pretending.
After a while, grandma took a long breath and lowered her head:
"You go out first. Let us discuss it."
Kai nodded without any further entanglement.
He walked to the door, paused, and looked back at the four grandparents.
"This is your Kamizuru Clan, your final chance to revive."
"Don't let me down."
After saying that, he walked out the door.
Deidara is still waiting at the door.
Seeing Kai coming out, he hurried up to greet him, got closer with excitement, and said in a low voice:
"Boss, boss! I heard everything just now!"
"You said Ōnoki is not afraid? Is that true?"
"That's Third Tsuchikage. I saw him from a distance when I was a child, and I thought his eyes were very scary."
He rubbed his hands and laughed so hard that his eyes almost disappeared.
"Boss, are you better than him?"
Kai glanced at him and smiled mysteriously.
"What do you think?"
Then he stepped forward.
Deidara was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and quickly caught up:
"Boss, wait for me!"
Inside the house, the four grandfathers and grandsons sat in a circle in silence.
Bees were buzzing outside the window, and the water on the stove was boiling, but no one was touching it.
Suzumebachi whispered, "Grandma... I think he is serious." Hei
Feng and Jibachi didn't speak, but there was a hint of cautious expectation in their eyes.
Grandma leaned on the head of the bed and closed her eyes.
After being silent for a long time, he softly said "Hmm".