Konoha and Uchiha Peace Talks

"They replied. They said they are happy to negotiate, and also said... the Uchiha also loves peace and is ready to meet us at the border to talk at any time."

As she said this, Shizune gave a smile that was more like a grimace.

Tsunade exclaimed upon hearing this, "!!??"

Uchiha! Peace-loving??

Neither of them could imagine how the Land of Whirlpools had the audacity to spread such a statement.

Everyone in Konoha knows that the Sharingan of the Uchiha is a cursed eye, which can only be awakened by the constant death of people in war. Once the Sharingan Sharingan awakened, the Uchiha will become obsessed with the power it brings and pursue even greater power, thus bringing about continuous death.

(Feng: Don't believe or spread rumors. The Uchiha a clan that values love. For example, Sarada Uchiha Mangekyō for love.)

Tsunade and Shizune were so shocked by these words that they remained silent for a long time before recovering from this astonishing statement.

Then, Tsunade, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down.

Although the words from the Uchiha were shocking, at least they indicated a willingness to talk, which is crucial for Konoha right now.

The current Konoha is not the same as the former No. 1 ninja village that could take on four opponents at once.

Nowadays, let alone fighting multiple opponents, they might not even be a match for any of the Uchiha from Iwagakure, Kumogakure, or Land of Whirlpools in a one-on-one situation.

Furthermore, with Orochimaru, who orchestrated and implemented the Konoha Crush, still lurking in the shadows, and Kirigakure and Sunagakure in seclusion, no one knew what they were plotting.

It can be said that Hidden Leaf Village is now extremely weak and surrounded by wolves, almost on the verge of life and death.

There are only two ways to break this deadlock: one is to turn one or more of these enemies into allies;

Alternatively, Konoha could see the reappearance of a ' God of Shinobi ' or ' Asura of the Shinobi World ' who could dominate the entire Ninja World.

The ' God of Shinobi ' did appear briefly, but he was resurrected by Orochimaru using the Impure World Impure World Reincarnation to fight against Konoha, and was sealed inside the stomach of the Death God, never to reappear in the world again.

The "Asura of the Shinobi World" has also appeared, and he's a new Asura, but he was forced out of Konoha itself long ago. Now, he's Konoha's number one enemy.

Therefore, without a doubt, the only thing Tsunade can do is find allies for Konoha.

After much thought, it became clear that Kirigakure and Sunagakure, which were in seclusion, had no way to contact each other.

The radical faction in Kumogakure will not let go of any opportunity to extract benefits from Konoha; (Darui: Now that I'm in charge of Kumogakure, as long as you give me more benefits, I'm actually too lazy to fight in Konoha.)

Ōnoki of Iwagakure was the type who wouldn't act until he saw a clear benefit.

Only the Uchiha clan's Land of Whirlpools, although it had a grudge against Konoha, was the fault of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his group, and had nothing to do with her, the Fifth Hokage. In addition, there was the kinship that Uchiha Feng had previously offered herself up to.

Tsunade couldn't find a better way to break the deadlock than negotiating with the Uchiha and turning enemies into friends.

When Tsunade went to the border between the Fire and Uzumaki kingdoms, she only took Shizune, Kakashi, and Nara Shikaku with her.

This is both a way of showing "sincerity" to the Uchiha —not bringing too much force, but simply going to negotiate.

This was also to ensure she wasn't being fooled, since she had brought the two most intelligent people in the village with her.

Since the peace talks were held at the border between the two sides, without crossing any borders, the distance was not far, and Tsunade and her companions arrived at the agreed location in just half a day.

After casually glancing at the border defenses, the other three, except for Shizune who had never participated in the war, quickly discovered that the Land of Whirlpools had at least three times more watchtowers, guard barriers, and various traps than the Land of Fire.

What made things even more difficult for the three of them was that many of the materials, such as traps and barriers, bore clear Konoha markings.

Clearly, the Land of Whirlpools' defensive fortifications, which were three times more numerous than those of the Land of Fire, were mostly constructed using materials stolen from Konoha.

'As expected, things stolen are used lavishly!' Tsunade couldn't help but exclaim.

"Princess Tsunade, first of all, congratulations on becoming the Fifth Hokage."

Secondly, I hope that both sides can have a good talk and contribute to peace in the Ninja World."

On an open space at the border, Uchiha Feng, who had been waiting at a makeshift conference table, called out to Tsunade in the distance.

He was closer, so he naturally arrived earlier. He and Izumi drank tea while waiting for Tsunade and the others.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade, Shizune, Kakashi, and Nara Shikaku couldn't help but twitch their lips a few times.

Kakashi and Nara Shikaku couldn't help but think to themselves, "The fact that the Uchiha doesn't cause trouble is the greatest contribution to peace in the Ninja World."

Well... it's only because Feng can't hear what the two are thinking, otherwise he would really praise the two young men, they are really smart.

"Feng, shouldn't you give me an explanation about the Chunin Ninja Exams?"

Suppressing the urge to punch someone, Tsunade sat down opposite Feng and launched the first attack.

As for the kinship between the two that Konoha had spread throughout the Ninja World before their meeting, neither Tsunade nor Feng mentioned it.

"Statement?

The more than 1,000 Uchiha clan members who remained in Konoha were slaughtered by your Konoha, not even the elderly, weak, women and children were spared, and I did not even ask Konoha for an explanation!

Now, I just went to Konoha and caused a little trouble, and you're already demanding an explanation?

"Sure, the Uchiha remaining in Konoha were wiped out by Konoha High Command. If you have Asuma Sarutobi wipe out the Sarutobi Clan, I'll immediately return everything I stole from Konoha, and I'll even give you the Land of Whirlpools."

Uchiha Feng slowly sipped his tea while speaking in a sarcastic tone.

The words he said made Tsunade frown.

She originally intended to first gain the upper hand on the moral high ground, and then slowly work out the details with Feng.

However, because Feng has now established the Land of Whirlpools with the Uchiha and is famous throughout the Ninja World, he has forgotten that Konoha still owes the Uchiha a lot of blood debts.

"More than a thousand members of your Uchiha were wiped out. On the Nine-Tails Night' attack, tens of thousands of Konoha were killed or wounded. The entire Konoha could clearly see the Sharingan in the Nine-Tails' eyes. Who should Konoha seek justice from?"

Nara Shikaku, who was standing nearby, chimed in at the opportune moment.

If you don't occupy the moral high ground in the early stages, you'll suffer when it comes to specific negotiations later.

"Oh, that one, Danzo did it. He had three Three-Tomoe Sharingan."

That night, he was the only one in the entire Konoha who didn't show up. If you don't believe me, you Impure World Reincarnation and ask him yourselves."

Upon hearing this, Feng made up a story off the top of his head.

"No! Back in Konoha, you clearly said that the Masked Man was responsible for the Nine-Tails Night."

Kakashi immediately exposed Feng's deception.

"Is that so? Then you must have remembered it wrong." Feng continued to ramble on.

Talks are naturally necessary, but his real purpose is to buy time, giving the newly occupied countries more time to develop.

Whether the negotiations will be successful or not is entirely outside Feng's consideration.

"You...!" Kakashi nearly choked to death by Feng's nonsense, his dead fish eyes almost rolling back in his head.

"Bang!"

"That's enough, I don't want to bring up old grievances with you."

"Just tell me, what will it take for you to spare Konoha?"

At that moment, Tsunade on the table and took over the conversation.

Uchiha Feng revealed a meaningful smile upon hearing this:

"You're the one who brings up old grievances, and now you don't want to bring them up either. Women are so fickle."

As for how to do it, well, you're the ones who need to talk to me, not the other way around.

So, you shouldn't be asking me this; you need to find a way to give me a satisfactory answer. Don't glare at me, that's the situation. Figure out how to do it yourselves. As long as you can satisfy me, I promise I won't invade the Land of Fire again."

He paused, then continued:

"If you don't believe me, we can sign a non-aggression pact later."

That sounds nice, but it's practically nothing at all. After all, things like customer satisfaction are subjective, and it's not something Feng can just say whatever he wants; there's absolutely no guarantee of anything.

But this gives him plenty of reasons to delay the progress of negotiations.

As for treaties, what use are those worthless pieces of paper besides being torn up? They're so bad they're uncomfortable to even wipe your butt with!

Upon hearing this, Tsunade stared at Feng, lost in thought.

She was well aware of how unreliable it was to satisfy everyone, but Konoha had no other choice. At least the Uchiha were negotiable, and they hadn't made any unreasonable demands that would require Konoha to bleed money.

If she were facing one of the other four major ninja villages at this moment, she could almost imagine how they would want to devour Konoha like leeches.