A few days later, Sunagakure and Iwagakure fought on the border.
An area within Land of Birds.
In a dense forest, Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki and his son Kitsuchi, including several other Iwagakure's Jonin, gathered here.
They are waiting for someone.
Fourth Kazekage.
Iwagakure suddenly received a secret message from Sunagakure, who wanted to discuss cooperation in drug resources with their village.
This surprised Ōnoki.
You know, the two families are still enemies, and they fought hard during the last Shinobi World war.
The old man didn't expect that Sunagakure, his opponent, not only failed to prevent the outflow of drug resources to Iwagakure, but also took the initiative to send it to them?
Originally Ōnoki was not prepared to agree, but the effect of Sunagakure's medicine on the battlefield is really amazing. Once they can obtain a large amount of medicine, it will not only reduce the loss of Iwagakure's troops, but also gain an advantage in the battle with Konoha and Kumogakure.
So - no matter what Fourth Kazekage is planning, Ōnoki is still tempted.
He wrote back to the other party as soon as possible, saying that he would leave immediately.
It is worth mentioning that this time, the private negotiations between the two actors Iwagakure and Sunagakure were extremely confidential.
Not a bit of news was leaked.
The only people who knew about this matter were the top leaders of the two villages.
"Father - is Fourth Kazekage playing some trick?" Kitsuchi, standing next to Ōnoki, asked worriedly.
After all, it is still a bit unbelievable in their minds that Sunagakure would discuss cooperation with them.
"Don't worry yet - I didn't say that I must cooperate with Sunagakure. When the people come, let's see what the kid has planned first -"
Ōnoki said in a deep voice.
Time passed little by little.
A quarter of an hour later, several black shadows flashed in front of them from a distance.
The leader is none other than Yubi.
Neither Ōnoki nor Yubi were wearing shadow robes, but both were wearing combat uniforms.
After all, it was a private meeting, and we were on the front line. It was not a formal communication.
"Blood doctor Yubi!"
As soon as they saw Yubi's smiling face, the several Iwagakure Jonin behind Ōnoki immediately brightened up and looked fierce.
There was deliberately suppressed anger in his expression.
They Iwagakure are quite hostile and hate this Fourth Kazekage who once dealt a heavy blow to the village.
"Heh."
Ōnoki snorted coldly.
Sunagakure is here, in addition to Yubi, there is also Chiyo.
This is an old face--
There are six people on both sides.
Judging from the number of people, they are evenly matched.
"Third Tsuchikage, first time meeting--Hello."
Yubi greeted me very humbly.
His polite and gentle attitude made people feel as if the two sides were not fighting against each other.
"Humph - you are the ones who want to cooperate, but you came so late and made me, an old man, wait for so long -
Is this your Sunagakure style?" Ōnoki looked unhappy.
"There are quite a few eyes that are secretly staring at our Sunagakure right now - in order to prevent this meeting with you from being exposed, I must be more careful, so don't worry if it's a little late." Yubi said with a smile.
He could see that the little old man in front of him was not someone who would get upset or have a bad temper over such a trivial matter.
The other party is very shrewd - he wants to take advantage of this small matter to preemptively seize the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.
"For someone who is so old, even such a trivial matter has to be taken care of - he really has no grace at all." Yubi was polite, but Chiyo on the side was not used to Tsuchikage and said coldly.
Ōnoki's face darkened, "Stop talking nonsense, I don't have time to waste on you, let's get straight to the point."
"You'd better be clear about one thing. It's you Sunagakure who want to cooperate with us - and whether we join forces with you or not depends on how sincere you are!"
"Forget it - since you are not interested, everyone can go back on their own. We Sunagakure are not begging you - we don't have to worry about selling our medicine resources. Many small countries and villages are eager to get medicines. They are all grateful for being able to do business with us Sunagakure."
Chiyo said with an indifferent expression, "No need to talk, let's go."
As he said that, he was about to take people away."
The wrinkles on Ōnoki's face tightened, and several other Iwagakure were also a little dumbfounded.
What's going on?
We haven't even started talking yet, and it's already falling apart?
"Old woman - are you Kazekage? Can you represent Sunagakure? This is a negotiation between the two of us. What does it have to do with you, why are you interrupting here? You want to express your position, wait until you become Kazekage -" Ōnoki was a little angry.
He was a little anxious inside.
But it wasn't revealed.
Pretend to be calm--
"Ōnoki--We Sunagakure are willing to do business with you Iwagakure to give you a chance. Don't be ignorant." Chiyo said.
Looking at the two seniors, it seemed that they were about to quarrel with each other. At this time, Yubi, who had been silent, immediately started to smooth things over. "Don't be angry, everyone - peace is the most important thing. We are here to discuss cooperation. Don't let trivial matters affect your mood."
"I'm too lazy to argue with you."
Seeing Yubi give him the steps, Ōnoki immediately borrowed the donkey and glared at Chiyo.
He also didn't want this matter to become so dirty.
"Cunning little devil!"
However, he still cursed Yubi in his heart.
Ōnoki is not stupid. You can tell at a glance that Chiyo stood up and expressed his stance. It was probably Yubi who ordered it--
These two people, one is a villain and the other is a celebrity, just to seize the right to speak before discussing cooperation.
In other words, I have already been on guard against my own attacks.
This delicate thought made Ōnoki's first impression of Yubi quite bad.
After all, no one wants their opponent to be such a shrewd and difficult little bastard.
"Tell me - why did you Sunagakure choose us Iwagakure to do business? You are so generous - you want to sell drugs to us?
I don't believe you Sunagakure are so kind - this Shinobi World war has been going on for several months, and you Sunagakure have been deliberately controlling the channels for drug sales - probably just for Are you going to avoid us villages buying back a large amount of medicines from the market?" Ōnoki answered immediately, without giving Chiyo a chance to interrupt again, and turned his gaze to Yubi, asking seriously.
"The situation is forcing us - I know our seniors will be wary, so - we might as well put it bluntly, we Sunagakure are currently facing relatively high battlefield pressure. In addition to Konoha, Kirigakure is also ready to move in our coastal areas. Kumogakure may launch an offensive against our village at any time because of Third Raikage's death -"
"Therefore, compared to the other three villages, although we Sunagakure have some grievances and conflicts with you Iwagakure, they are still smaller - we sell you medicines and you share the pressure for us. It is mutual benefit and a win-win situation for everyone."
Yubi told the truth directly.
Ōnoki I didn't expect him to be so honest. After listening, I let go of my guard.
"So - you want to take the drug resources in exchange for us withdrawing our troops?"
Ōnoki said.
"The battlefield is the battlefield, and the business is the business. There is no conflict between the two -" Yubi shook his head.
Ōnoki stared at Yubi.
This kid's speaking skills are really impeccable.
Don't give him any chance to take advantage of the opportunity to lower the price.
But in fact, once they purchase Sunagakure drugs, they Iwagakure will naturally be subject to the invisible profit chain of Sunagakure, and they will not be able to break up without any scruples.
As a result, the frontline battlefield with Sunagakure naturally cannot be completely opened up.
"Tell me the price!"
Ōnoki went straight to the point and mentioned the core points of this transaction.