From now on, not only would they no longer have to pay, but a full ten years of tribute would also be refunded.
The villagers of the Land of Sea would no longer have to live in the straitened circumstances they had before.
"The second condition..."
"Send fifty ninja to my Land of Sea. It doesn't matter how strong they are, as long as they come. Preferably ones with teaching experience."
"Hmm?" The Land of Water's Daimyo froze at that. "Little brother, what do you need ninja for? Don't you no longer need us to send people to protect you?"
Xia Yu shook his head. "I want them to teach my people ninjutsu. I want to establish a Hidden Village in the Land of Sea, so every one of them can protect themselves."
"I can't manage that goal... all by myself."
The Daimyo frowned. "When it comes to ninja, my word alone isn't enough. I'll have to ask the Mizukage's opinion."
With that, the Daimyo turned and glanced at Mei Terumi behind him.
"Fifth Mizukage, would this condition... be difficult?"
"Not at all. We can do it!" Mei Terumi agreed instantly.
This was an opportunity.
The mysterious young man Xia Yu's appearance out of nowhere had greatly surprised Mei Terumi.
Not just because of his breathtaking looks, but also his absurdly powerful abilities.
Logically, how could such a powerful ninja have remained hidden from the world all this time without anyone knowing him? There should have been at least some rumors or intelligence about him.
Yet Mei Terumi had never heard anything about Xia Yu.
There was next to no intelligence.
That made her very curious about Xia Yu. Just a moment ago, she had been thinking of sending spies to infiltrate the Land of Sea and gather intelligence.
Now