Mei Terumi stood to the side, her face filled with disbelief.
She looked at the Three-Tails' true form in the lake, then at Zhang Yu's ninja tool pouch.
A Three-Tails was left in the lake.
Another Three-Tails beast was taken away.
Moreover, neither side was harmed.
This power was completely beyond her comprehension.
Zhang Yu turned to look at her.
"I've already reached an agreement with the Three-Tails."
"It will remain at the original lake, and will no longer go berserk or attack Kirigakure on its own initiative."
Mei Terumi snapped out of her daze and quickly walked to the lakeside.
The Three-Tails lay in the water, still enormous in size, yet showing no signs of losing control.
"It really worked!"
She breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, she turned around and bowed deeply to Zhang Yu.
"Thank you."
You've thanked me many times already.
This time is different.
Mei Terumi looked up, a smile spreading across her face.
"You saved the entire Kirigakure."
Zhang Yu looked at her.
"You should go back to Kirigakure first."
"In a few days, I will take the Hokage there to finalize all the details of the alliance."
"Good."
Mei Terumi nodded.
She walked to Zhang Yu's side and said in a low voice:
"If you could truly get the Land of Fire and the Land of Water to cooperate in the long term..."
She paused, her cheeks slowly flushing red.
I will seriously consider preparing a special thank-you gift for you.
Zhang Yu raised an eyebrow.
What gift?
Mei Terumi did not answer.
She tiptoed and whispered a few words in Zhang Yu's ear before quickly stepping back.
After hearing this, Zhang Yu smiled a little more.
Mei Terumi blushed and turned to walk out of the valley.
Kurama popped its head out of the ninja tool bag and climbed onto Zhang Yu's head.
"Boss."
"What's wrong?"
What were you two just saying?
"Nothing."
Something must have happened.
Kurama ' tail swept across Zhang Yu's forehead.
Why can't I hear it?
"It's a secret."
You guys are actually whispering behind my back!
Zhang Yu ignored it, took Kurama and the mini Three-Tails from his ninja tool bag, and left the valley, returning to the luxury hotel in the town.
As soon as he entered the hall, Tsunade came to greet him.
" Zhang Yu, how is the Three-Tails?"
"Resolved."
"You brought it back?"
"I brought one back."
Zhang Yu took out the mini Three-Tails and placed it on the table.
The miniature Three-Tails creature was on all fours, its three tails swaying gently.
Tsunade, Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, and Izuna all gathered around.
Hashirama Senju extended a finger and touched the Three-Tails ' shell.
The miniature Three-Tails turtle immediately retracted into its shell, leaving only its two eyes exposed as it warily sized up the group of strangers in front of it.
Kurama jumped onto the table.
"Don't be afraid."
Let me introduce them to you.
It raised its claws and pointed at Hashirama Senju.
"This is Hashirama Senju; his Wood Release is very strong."
"I was sealed away by him with a single palm strike before."
The Three-Tails ' head shrank back a little more.
Kurama continued:
"The one next to me is Tobirama Senju, a master of various forbidden techniques and Space-Time Ninjutsu."
Tobirama adjusted his glasses.
"Hello."
The Three-Tails did not answer.
Kurama raised his claw and pointed it at Madara Uchiha.
"This is Madara Uchiha, who has awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and the Rinnegan."
"The last one is Uchiha Izuna, who possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan."
The Three-Tails felt a chill run down its spine.
Hashirama, Tobirama, Madara, Izuna.
It had heard of all these people's names before.
It silently huddled inside its shell, constantly reminding itself.
I am just an ordinary turtle.
It has nothing to do with the Tailed Beast.
Zhang Yu looked at it.
"As long as you behave, you'll be treated to good food and drinks when we get back to the tavern."
The Three-Tails creature immediately poked its head out of the turtle shell.
"Boss."
"From now on, call me boss."
"Okay, boss."
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Only Zhang Yu and Tsunade remained in the room.
Zhang Yu briefly recounted how he met Mei Terumi and how she agreed to form an alliance.
Finally, he produced the alliance document that had already been signed.
Tsunade took the agreement and read it from beginning to end.
" The Land of Fire provides food and supplies, Land of Water provides seafood and ships."
"Both sides will open trade routes, and ninja villages will share intelligence."
She looked up.
You are indeed very efficient.
"The agreement has been signed; now we just need to finalize the details."
Tsunade the document away.
"Once things are settled here, we'll head to Kirigakure."
Zhang Yu nodded.
Time passed day by Tenten.
Zhang Yu remained in the Land of Water, waiting for Kakuzu to send news of the Six-Tails.
A day has passed.
No news.
A week has passed.
Still no news.
The second week ended with no word from Kakuzu's side.
The following morning, Zhang Yu, accompanied by Tsunade had changed into the Hokage robes, left the town and headed towards Mist Village.
It normally takes only two hours to get from the town to Kirigakure.
However, the two walked and stopped frequently along the way.
Tsunade saw hot springs along the way and stopped to rest.
If you come across a market by the sea, be sure to go in and take a look.
What should have been a two-hour journey took until dark.
At the entrance of Kirigakure, several ninjas spotted Tsunade from afar and immediately recognized her.
"It's the Fifth Hokage."
"That man next to him is Boss Zhang Yu."
One of the ninjas quickly stepped forward and respectfully said:
"Lord Mizukage has already made arrangements for our reception."
"Please follow me into the village, both of you."
The Kirigakure Ninja turned around and led the two into the village.
Several Kirigakure Ninja led Zhang Yu and Tsunade into the village.
The Kirigakure Ninja along the way kept casting glances at us.
"Is that Fifth Hokage Tsunade?"
Who is the man next to you?
" The Mizukage personally arranged the reception; his identity must be extraordinary."
Tsunade ignored the voices.
Zhang Yu only glanced at it casually before following the ninja who was leading the way to the back of the village.
This is a residence specifically for receiving high-ranking officials from other countries.
The house has a separate courtyard, and is fully equipped with a living room, bedroom, kitchen, and hot spring.
There were also Anbu guards stationed outside the courtyard.
"Gentlemen, this is the accommodation arranged by Lord Mizukage."
Dinner will be delivered on time.
"If you need anything else, please let us know."
Zhang Yu nodded.
"Knew."
The ninja bowed and left.
Tsunade walked into the living room, first looked at the tea and snacks on the table, and then pushed open the door to the next room.
"This place is not bad."
"It's more spacious than the reception room arranged by Konoha."
Zhang Yu sat down on the sofa.
"Take a rest today."
"I'm going to Mei Terumi tomorrow."
Tsunade nodded.
"If these negotiations go smoothly, the Land of Fire and the Land of Water will officially form an alliance."
There won't be any problems.
Zhang Yu picked up the snacks on the table.
"The agreements are all ready. As long as Mei Terumi doesn't deliberately delay, they'll be signed quickly."
Tsunade glanced at him.
"You seem quite confident."
When have I ever let you down?
"You weren't this confident when you lost ten million taels at the casino."
"That was a deliberate loss."
"In the end, didn't you still win by cheating?"
That's called making reasonable use of the rules.