"In short, fifty million, not a penny less. As the Mizukage, I must ensure the safety and development of Kirigakure. This amount of money is not much for the four of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, is it?"
Upon hearing Mei Terumi's words, Yuzuru, who was hiding in the shadows, almost lost his composure.
To be honest, she was really into her role, but she was also a truly qualified leader.
Although Yuzuru gave her free rein, Mei Terumi performed so well that the other four couldn't find a single fault with her.
"Very well, in that case, we agree to Mizukage."
Hiruzen Sarutobi the lead in agreeing, after all, fifty million wasn't a lot for Konoha.
The same applies to Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
Only in Sunagakure Rasa's expression turn somewhat unpleasant.
Fifty million! That's fifty million!
Unlike other ninja villages, Sunagakure was never treated well by the Daimyo of the Land of Wind Sunagakure, and its financial crisis was a constant problem. As a result, almost every Kazekage with Magnet Release Kazekage go to the desert to mine.
But since things had come to this, he had no choice but to agree. At worst, he could spend more time mining after everything was over.
Therefore, the shadows immediately instructed their guards to notify the village to send fifty million taels of silver in exchange for information about the Sea Region Academy and a meeting with the mysterious guardian.
"Then, today's meeting will conclude here for now. We'll continue once your funds have arrived."
Mei Terumi looked at the four of them and said.
No one else objected to this.
Just as everyone was preparing to leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly asked again, " Mizukage, what was the result of the last battle between that guardian and Minazuki Yuzuru?"
"Mr. Chakra was exhausted, but Minazuki Yuzuru also left injured. From what I saw, Mr. Storm Release was incredibly powerful. In addition, Mr. Arashi has a pair of special deep blue eyes. Although I had never heard of the name of those eyes before, they seem to resemble the Byakugan of your Konoha."
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was filled with curiosity.
" Mizukage, do you know the name of those eyes?"
" Tenseigan!"
" The Tenseigan?"
This name reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi of a child that Jiraiya had once reported, a child who possessed the legendary Rinnegan, an eye that only the Sage of Six Paths possessed!
Are the Tenseigan and Rinnegan related, judging from their names?
Filled with doubt, Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to his resting place and immediately sent out the message secretly, hoping that Jiraiya would go to Mount Myōboku to inquire about the Tenseigan.
Perhaps Mount Myōboku knows some of this information.
However, he was going to be disappointed this time, because the Toad of Mount Myōboku would never know anything about the Tenseigan in their lifetime.
The Tenseigan requires a pure Byakugan from the Ōtsutsuki Clan, along with Ōtsutsuki bloodline, to potentially Byakugan. However, the problem is that there are no pure-blooded Ōtsutsuki on Earth, let alone any Ōtsutsuki possessing the Tenseigan.
The Sage of Six Paths and his brother, one inherited only the Sharingan and the other only the Byakugan. Therefore, the thousand-year-old Toad of Mount Myōboku could only know the Byakugan at most, because Hagoromo's Byakugan could not evolve into the Tenseigan.
Three days later, the Five Kage Summit was held again, and all the villages transferred their funds.
Konoha, Iwagakure, Kumogakure all had 50 million in cash, but Sunagakure only had 10 million in cash; the rest were all kinds of metal ores, as well as Iron Sand and Gold Dust.
This was the result of Sunagakure's expedited mining efforts.
It has to be said that although it is a great ninja village, Sunagakure is really too poor. It is neither rich nor poor.
However, what does that have to do with Mei Terumi? She got what she wanted anyway.
After putting away the storage scroll in front of her, Mei Terumi a radiant smile, "Since everyone is so sincere, then I will tell you about the Sea Region Academy."
"Don't forget about that guardian."
Ai reminded him.
"Don't worry, I certainly won't forget that."
" The Sea Region Academy and the Kirigakure have an agreement to recruit students every autumn. In exchange, the Land of Water has allocated a piece of land to them. Under the Sea Region Academy's administration, that land has become the most prosperous city in the Land of Water — the Sea Capital!"
Mei Terumi said with a proud expression.
"If you intend to send the young people in your village to learn new knowledge, remember, they must be no older than eight. And don't even think about messing with the Sea Region Academy. If you anger them, the price will be no less than if you provoked Minazuki Yuzuru. Besides, there are many amazing technological products there, far beyond your imagination."
" The Sea Region Academy will always remain neutral. They will not participate in any affairs of the Shinobi World, nor will they help or favor any side. They only want to recruit talented students, regardless of their background, based solely on their talent, hoping that someone can inherit this knowledge and further develop it."
"What a remarkable Academy!"
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.
"Moreover, and most importantly, Academy Sea Region Academy guarantees that the safety of all Academy students will be absolutely ensured until graduation."
"If that's the case, then isn't the enrollment period for this year approaching?"
Ai suddenly realized.
"Exactly, it'll probably take about three more months."
Mei Terumi nodded.
"Hiss, looks like we need to choose someone early."
Ai immediately said.
"Don't get too excited yet. The number of spots at the Sea Region Academy isn't necessarily large. The students there are highly selective, and most importantly, they need to be intelligent. As for Kumogakure..."
Mei Terumi curled her lip, as if mocking her.
Ai instantly felt the room temperature rise, and her head felt hot.
On the contrary, Hiruzen Sarutobi already had someone in mind.
Children under eight years old also need to be intelligent.
Coincidentally, there is indeed a family in Konoha known for their high intelligence, and they even have a child.
"Hmm, I need to get Shikaku's child ready," Hiruzen Sarutobi thought to himself.
"Speaking of which, how exactly were the quotas calculated?"
Ōnoki suddenly asked.
"Well, I'm not sure either. But the simplest way is to call over the children you think are suitable. Mr. Lan will come and select them personally. If they have talent, they can enter the Academy to study, including the Scientific Ninja Tool making."
"As far as I know, Mr. Lan is testing Scientific Ninja Tool for Ice Release Ninjutsu, perhaps because he saw Minazuki Yuzuru's terrifying Ice Release."
"You mean Scientific Ninja Tool can still be used with blood-stained Ninjutsu?"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked once again.
"As we've already said, it's still in testing. The Sea Region Academy needs manpower, which is why it needs outstanding students to study Academy, to cultivate them into a new generation of scientific and technological talents, and to have them participate in the research and development."
Mei Terumi's promises only fueled the greed of these avaricious individuals, making them even more restless.