Chapter 202: Natsuhi!

"You said you came to discuss something important with me."

"Let's hear it."

Naruto Uzumaki spoke calmly to Natsuhi.

"Lord Naruto, I'm a ninja from Hoshigakure in the Land of Bears. My name is Natsuhi."

"I've come to propose an alliance with Konoha."

Natsuhi spoke respectfully.

"I've heard of the Land of Bears, but Hoshigakure..."

Naruto Uzumaki shook his head.

Natsuhi flushed at his reaction.

She had come to seek an alliance with Konoha, only to find that he had never even heard of her village.

Still...

Hoshigakure was a small ninja village that had always been isolated from the outside world. It was only natural that Naruto Uzumaki hadn't heard of it.

With that in mind, Natsuhi explained, "Hoshigakure is a ninja village in the Land of Bears. Years ago, our village came into possession of the Meteorite from Beyond."

"Thanks to the meteorite, every ninja in our village trains in the Mysterious Peacock Method."

"If Konoha agrees to an alliance, we'll offer Hoshigakure's treasure, Hoshi."

Natsuhi delivered the pitch she had prepared, then looked at Naruto Uzumaki expectantly.

To her surprise, he merely chuckled and shook his head.

"None of that interests me."

"So... you should leave."

Naruto Uzumaki picked up the teacup on the table, ready to dismiss her.

He held all the cards. Getting a woman like Natsuhi to bend to his will couldn't be easier.

"But..."

Natsuhi grew anxious at his words.

Was that the end of the alliance?

What would happen to Hoshigakure?

She had already spent five days traveling here.

Without Konoha's help, Hoshigakure might well be destroyed by those dangerous people from Akatsuki.

"Lord Naruto, please agree to our request."

"We're willing to submit to Konoha forever!"

Natsuhi laid out her final offer.

Only now did she realize something.

She had been