"Interest?"
Ai was stunned.
The two Kumogakure elders also looked at Kakuzu.
"War reparations, do you still need to calculate interest?"
"Of course, the installment is what Kumogakure wants."
Kakuzu didn't even look at them.
"For every one-year installment, you need to pay one more year's interest. This is the rule."
The elder was blocked and speechless.
Shinichi answered next to him.
"First set the rules, then you can go a long way."
Tobirama sat aside for a long time and finally got a chance to speak.
"Aren't you afraid that you won't get war reparations?"
"Afraid."
"But I am more afraid that the war reparations will be unclear. I would rather pay less than break the rules, so as not to burn my heart."
Tobirama had a smile on his face again.
"Hyuga Village is indeed as stable as ever. I feel relieved to be your teammate."
Shinichi did not answer the call.
What Tobirama is thinking is that as long as Hyuga Village is still willing to take Konoha as a teammate, Konoha will still have a chance to get a piece of it in this contract.
When the two Kumogakure elders heard this, they gave up hope on Konoha at all.
Ai stared at Shinichi.
"Hyuga Village is trying to drive Kumogakure to death?"
Shinichi leaned on the chair and spoke in a calm tone.
"Kumogakure If you don't want to spread it out in installments, you can take it out at once."
Ai stopped talking.
If you take out five billion taels at a time, Kumogakure can't get it all even by selling the pot.
Kakuzu didn't even hold an abacus, he just opened his mouth and said.
"Pay it off in ten years, 500 million taels per year."
"For those that have not yet been repaid, 10% interest will be added every year."
An elder spoke hurriedly.
"Ten percent is too much, half percent!"
"One percent."
Kakuzu didn't even raise his eyelids.
"This is worse than a loan shark!"
"A loan shark won't let you share it for ten years."
Ai did the math in his mind but didn't understand.
"How much will it cost in ten years?"
"Seven, seven hundred and fifty million taels."
An elder's face turned pale.
"What you just said was five billion taels!"
"Five billion taels is the principal."
Another elder asked again.
"What about twenty years?"
"Twenty years is fine, the interest will be more."
Kakuzu raised his head and looked at the elder.
"Would you like me to calculate for you, how long is twenty years?"
"No, no need..."
Hyuga Jonin was dumbfounded. He had been following Mr. Light Shadow for so long, but this was the first time he saw someone demanding war reparations.
Genzō Aburame leaned into his ear and whispered.
"Fortunately, Master Kakuzu is our Hyuga Village."
Tobirama sat on the edge and calculated it in his mind. It was exactly the same as what Kakuzu said.
Kakuzu's heart is so dark.
Hyuga Village and Tobirama are jealous of such people.
Ai gritted his teeth.
Ten years, 7.75 billion taels, Kumogakure has been working for Hyuga Village for nothing in these ten years.
Back to Kumogakure, what did he tell the people in the village?
If Kumogakure loses, he still has to work for Hyuga Village for ten years in vain?
But the installment is what Kumogakure wants. Now if he says no, Hyuga Village will only let Kumogakure take out five billion taels at a time.
An elder leaned close to his ear.
"Lord A, ten years...Kumogakure, can you really hold on?"
"If you can't hold on, you have to grit your teeth and hold on."
Ai took a deep breath.
"War reparations, Kumogakure acknowledges it."
The two elders looked at each other, but neither of them said a word.
Shinichi nodded.
"Look at item three."
Article 3, freedom of trade: Hyuga Village's caravan is doing business in Land of Lightning, and Kumogakure cannot stop it or make things difficult for them.
Ai breathed a sigh of relief after reading it.
An elder came over to take a look and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's just business. If people from Hyuga Village want to come to Land of Lightning to sell things, just let them sell."
Hyuga Village How many caravans can there be in one village?
Compared with the first two, this one is nothing.
"Kumogakure As long as you don't stop it, that's fine?"
"Not only can't we stop it, Hyuga Village's caravan was robbed in Land of Lightning. Kumogakure has to recover it for Hyuga Village."
"Isn't this just asking Kumogakure to serve as Guard for Hyuga Village's caravan?"
Kakuzu answered next to him.
"Guard, Hyuga Village will not be charged separately."
"Free trade, Kumogakure recognizes it."
Shinichi is not surprised that Ai agreed so quickly.
Ai still doesn't understand what the meaning behind this item is.
Hyuga Village and Kunai are better than others and cheaper than others.
Land of Lightning is one of Five Great Nations. In such a big place, just using Kunai for ninjas is a big deal.
From now on, when the ninjas of Land of Lightning buy Kunai, they will buy Hyuga Village, and the money from Land of Lightning will be transported to Hyuga Village one by one.
The ninjas of Kumogakure make Kunai by themselves, and the cost is higher than the Hyuga Village sold. Within a few years, they will no longer be able to make it.
This one is used to cut flesh with a dull knife. It won't hurt for a while, but after a few years, Kumogakure will know that it hurts.
Kakuzu lowered his head and moved the corner of his mouth.
He knew how much Hyuga Village could earn from this.
Tobirama looked at Ai and nodded happily, all he wanted to do was call him a fool.
Tobirama knows better than anyone how powerful Kunai is from Hyuga Village.
At first, he made a set based on Hyuga Workshop, and the cost of the finished Kunai was more expensive than the original one.
"Look at item four."
Ai's hand paused on the scroll for a moment before looking down.
Article 4: Kumogakure leases an iron ore mine owned by Hyuga Village to Hyuga Village for ninety-nine years.
Only then did Ai's face change.
He didn't take freedom of trade seriously. This made Ai really heartbroken.
"The iron ore can be rented for twenty years."
"Ninety-nine years."
"Fifty years!"
"Ninety-nine years."
Shinichi said it twice without changing a word.
In the history of previous lives, signing a ninety-nine-year lease was no different than cutting it off.
An elder shouted directly.
"Ninety-nine years? What's the difference between that and giving it to Hyuga Village?"
"After ninety-nine years, return Kumogakure."
The elder opened his mouth and was speechless.
Another elder was also anxious.
"That iron mine was used by Kumogakure to make Ninja Tools. How to make Ninja Tools that was rented to Hyuga Village and Kumogakure?"
"You can buy it from Hyuga Village."
Kakuzu added another sentence.
"Both are Brother Village, easy to discuss."
The elder was so angry that his hands were shaking.
"You Hyuga Village, are you still being unreasonable?"
"Speak."
Kakuzu pointed to the scroll on the table.
"Hyuga Village's principles are all written on it."
Ai's fists clenched.
Twenty years, Kumogakure can still wait, ninety-nine years, no one sitting here can wait for that day.
That iron mine is the lifeblood of Kumogakure's production of Ninja Tools.
Tobirama frowned.
The cost of Hyuga and Kunai is so low, Hyuga Village is definitely not short of iron.
Shinichi Hyuga Why does it need a mine?
Tobirama thought for a while, and soon saw Shinichi Hyuga's intentions.
Someone needs to dig the mines, and someone needs to look after the excavated iron. People in Hyuga Village can live in Land of Lightning with justifiable authority.
The excavated iron was made into Kunai on the spot and sold to the Land of Lightning ninjas on the spot.
The ninjas of Hyuga Village are guarding the mine. If there is any trouble in Kumogakure, Hyuga Village will know it immediately.
In ninety-nine years, Hyuga Village is like driving a nail at the door of Kumogakure's house.
Shinichi Hyuga This is to insert one foot into Land of Lightning.
Where is Konoha?
Konoha has been running for more than 20 days, and so far, nothing has been caught.
Tobirama glanced back. The several Konoha Jonin behind him all lowered their heads, and no one dared to look at him.
Face has been lost, face cannot be lost as well.
In this mine, Konoha also gets a piece of the pie.