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Chapter 98 The Fourth Mizukage - Mizuno Tsukiyomi!

"Regarding the bloodline of the Ninja Clan, even if I am the Hokage, there is really nothing I can do."

The meeting on the second day was held as usual, but Sarutobi Hiruzen still looked embarrassed.

"But we can make up for Kirigakure with the compensation amount. Based on the original compensation of 50 million taels, we can increase it to 80 million taels."

"Not only that, in the future, when Kirigakure and Konoha begin to trade, we can allow all merchants from the Land of Water to be tax-free for three years, and provide them with various protections and material benefits. Your Excellency Mizunotsuki, Lord Mizukage, do you think this is feasible..."

"Stop, stop."

Without waiting for the Third Hokage to finish his words, Ye sighed and waved his hand to interrupt him.

Then, in full view of everyone, Ye stood up, rubbed his waist, pulled the Third Mizukage, turned around and walked out of the meeting.

Such an abrupt scene made everyone present a little dazed and they were unable to react for a while.

"Mr. Mizunotsuki, what are you doing..."

"Thank you for your hospitality over the past two days, Admiral Mifune, and everyone from the Iron Country. But I'm sorry, since the Hokage has no intention of negotiating, we won't continue wasting our time here."

Ye said calmly, "We met the Iwagakure on the way here two days ago, and they showed us great sincerity. Let's finish our trip here as soon as possible so that the Sandaime and I can go to the Iwagakure to have a look."

"Wait a minute, Lord Mizunotsuki, Lord Mizukage, we can still talk!"

Mifune looked strange, and Sarutobi Hiruzen looked anxious. He stood up and said, "We can increase the compensation to 90 million ryo... No, 100 million ryo!"

"Even if you have 200 million taels, it will be useless."

Ye turned his head to look at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and his indifferent voice echoed in the room: "Considering that you, Konoha, are also victims, I can choose not to settle accounts with you, Konoha, for the Sandaime being controlled by the Sharingan. But allowing Kirigakure to have the power to resist the Sharingan is our Kirigakure's minimum requirement! Since you can't meet this standard, then we naturally have nothing to discuss."

"But, but..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen clenched his hands, stared at Mizunoe Tsukiyomi and the Third Mizukage, and let out a low growl.

"and many more!"

"The sound of an empty cicada?"

His mouth was slightly open, and the sound in it seemed to be compressed and masked, making it impossible for anyone present to hear it. Even Minato Namikaze frowned and looked puzzled.

But Ye and the Third Mizukage, who were about to leave, suddenly smiled slightly when they heard this voice, and returned to their seats for negotiations with a smile.

"Alright, alright. Although this condition is far from what we expected, it at least shows us the sincerity of the Hokage... Admiral Mifune, I'm sorry for the farce just now. Please continue to preside over this meeting."

"Uh, well, okay."

Mifune nodded in astonishment: "In that case, the meeting will continue as usual."

"Hmm, where were we just now? Oh, right, the Hokage said that he would compensate us, Kirigakure, 100 million ryo, right?"

"Konoha doesn't have that much cash yet..."

"It's okay. I'll give you 50 million taels first. The rest of the compensation can be paid in installments. Just calculate the interest. Let's use an annual interest rate of 4%."

"..."

The peace talks, which were originally at loggerheads and even on the verge of breaking up, took a sudden turn for the worse.

The two sides started to pull each other again.

Faced with the outrageous demands of Kirigakure, Konoha tried to bargain, and this time, the Kirigakure side seemed not as tough as before.

Konoha tried to reduce the amount of compensation, and Kirigakure actually made concessions on some of the regulations.

The emergence of this situation and the huge contrast before and after made the Iron Country warriors who were watching the show extremely curious. They kept guessing what conditions Sarutobi Hiruzen had promised to be able to appease the Nation of Mist again.

Could it be that the Third Hokage really promised Kirigakure to send the bloodlines of the bloodline families in the village to Kirigakure? !

Various speculations emerged in everyone's minds, and even Minato Namikaze frowned deeply.

Although he believed that the Sandaime, as the Hokage, would never do anything to harm the village, everything he did must be for the future and development of the village, otherwise the two of them would not have come all the way from Konoha to here.

But what is happening before my eyes...

"Third generation, what are you..."

Namikaze Minato also used the "Voice of the Cicada" to compress the sound with chakra and transmit it to Sarutobi Hiruzen's ears.

"As a qualified politician and commander, when facing a powerful enemy, Minato should remain rational and sacrifice the small to protect the big. This is the most basic political thinking."

"We don't have the ability to continue the war with Kirigakure, nor can we fight to the death with them, so..."

"So you agreed to their request and chose to send away the bloodlines of the Uchiha, Hyuga and other villages?!"

Namikaze Minato clenched his fists, and his sky-blue eyes were even bloodshot at this moment. Even a gentle little sun like him couldn't help but tremble after hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.

"No, I just handed over the information."

Sarutobi Hiruzen whispered, "After this meeting is officially over, I will provide them with the information about the ninja team led by Fugaku."

"You have leaked information to the enemy... Sandaime, you are betraying the village!"

"As long as the contract is signed, Kirigakure will no longer be an enemy, so this isn't a betrayal of the village, it's just another way to save the village!"

This obvious sophistry made him understand Sarutobi Hiruzen's inner thoughts.

If the interests of a small number of ninja clans are sacrificed in exchange for peace in the entire Konoha, it will undoubtedly be a win-win. After all, if the war with Kirigakure continues like this, the losses that Konoha will face cannot be summarized by one or two bloodlines. That is a real war to destroy the village!

But this bloody reality of the transaction made it difficult for Minato Namikaze to accept it for a while.

"Sandaime, if you do this, Kirigakure will grow into a monster..."

"But at least Konoha is still there, right?"

"Sacrificing the pawn to save the master, weigh the pros and cons. Minato, Konoha is a big tree. As long as the foundation of the tree is not shaken, even if some branches and leaves are broken due to wind and rain, it can still grow lush and green again in the future."

"You need to change your way of thinking from 'ninja' to the level of 'shadow'. Only in this way can you lead Konoha to better develop in the future ninja world..."

"The village is the foundation. Only with the village can we have other things, and only with the ninja clan can we have it. If there is no village, everything will disappear with it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice kept ringing in Namikaze Minato's ears, constantly passing on the concept of "shadow" to Konoha's strongest new star.

Namikaze Minato's fists clenched and unclenched.

The sky-blue eyes stared blankly at the figure of Sarutobi Hiruzen, watching this old man who was constantly discussing various details of the contract with Mizunoe Tsukiyomi and the Third Mizukage, trying to save every penny for Konoha.

His heart trembled a little and his throat felt a little sour.

The third generation...

The two sides discussed the amount of various conditions for several days. Finally, under the witness of the general of the Iron Country, Konoha and Kirigakure officially signed a complete peace agreement, ending the state of war between them.

Although Kirigakure was at a disadvantage in the overall war and suffered heavy losses, the overall strength of the entire village fell to the bottom since its establishment, and even the ninjas and residents of the entire village believed that they were the defeated party. However, relying on Mizunoe Tsukiyo's one-man army and his terrifying personal strength that was unrivaled in the world, Kirigakure not only successfully signed many trade treaties with Konoha that were beneficial to its own transformation, but also made Konoha cancel all wanted orders for Kirigakure ninjas and obtained a large amount of compensation.

Even the Third Hokage signed several hidden treaties to satisfy Kirigakure's greedy appetite!

As the victor in the Kirigakure battlefield, Konoha signed a large number of unequal treaties in order to prevent Kirigakure from continuing to participate in the rest of the war, and even announced its failure and mistakes to the ninja world, turning from a winner into a loser.

But at least, the signing of this contract greatly relieved Konoha's pressure on the battlefield. They could finally focus all their attention on the Iwagakure battlefield and deal with Ohnoki.

At the end of the meeting, Mizunoe Tsukiyomi smiled and reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Please Hokage, please execute the contract on the sixth of this month. Don't make a mistake with the time."

"Do you want Konoha's defeat to be your first achievement as the fourth generation leader?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked deeply at Mizunoe Tsukiyomi, and then disappeared from the spot together with Namikaze Minato.

He didn't want to stay in this place even for a moment!

"Let's go Sandaime, go back and pack up, it's time to go back to the village."

Ye stretched lazily: "In addition to Konoha's compensation contract, I also gained something different this time."

"The kunoichi in your room?"

"you know?"

"Have you forgotten that our hotel rooms are next to each other? This Iron Country is good in every way, except that the quality of the construction is not very good. The sound insulation of this room is really terrible..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I was studying the Scorch Release Bloodline!"

"I understand, I understand, but I still want to remind you that young people should be moderate, so that when you are old you won't..."

"You bastard!"

……

A few days later, in the Hidden Mist Village.

After several days of arrangement and preparation, from the banners at the entrance of the village, to the streets decorated with lights, to the newly built magnificent Mizukage building, one can see the expectations of the Kirigakure ninjas and residents for the Fourth Mizukage.

The thick blood fog that has shrouded the Hidden Mist Village will finally be completely cleared today.

This sad village finally ushered in its new life!

"...I hope my tragedy won't happen to you."

The aging Third Mizukage put the blue and white divine robe engraved with the title of the Fourth Mizukage on Ye.

"There's no need to mention the past, Sandaime. We should trust the young people, right?"

"That's true, but..."

"That's enough." The Daimyo of the Land of Water picked up the Mizukage's hat and solemnly placed it in Mizunoe Tsukiyomi's hands.

"The future of Water Country and Kirigakure is in your hands, Yondaime!"

"what."

Ye took the hat and put it on his head: "I won't let you down. This village will reach unimaginable heights under my leadership."

After saying that, Ye jumped lightly and stood on the high platform where successive Mizukage took office, and then looked at the densely packed Kirigakure ninjas and people gathered below.

"The Fourth! The Fourth! The Fourth!"

"I love you Yondaime!!"

“So handsome aaaaaah!”

"..."

In an instant, a wave of cheers like a tsunami rushed towards where Ye was standing.

"Everyone."

Ye spoke softly, gesturing downward.

Everyone in Kirigakure suppressed their excitement and stared with fiery eyes at the young man who would lead them to a more glorious future.

“Looking back on the past, we have stood at the top and also fallen to the bottom. Glory and hardship have shaped us into what we are today, and also given us the most resilient body and mind!”

"I cannot judge everything that the Third-sama did during his reign, but when the Sharingan illusion faded from his mind, I saw the helplessness and sadness in his eyes, and his self-blame and regret for the current state of the village."

"At that moment I was thinking, if I could become the Mizukage, I would never let these things happen!"

"Now, because of your support and trust, I, Wuyin, have seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"So everyone from Kirigakure..."

"Are you ready for a new era?"

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!!"

……

……

January 6th, the forty-ninth year of Konoha.

Two pieces of heavyweight news came out at the same time, detonating the entire ninja world.

The Third Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water thought that he was too old and no longer suitable to be the 'Kage', so he took the initiative to resign the position of Mizukage, and transferred the position of the Fourth Mizukage to Mizuno Tsukiyo, the patriarch of the Snow Clan who became famous in the Third Ninja World War.

At the same time, the newly appointed Fourth Mizukage Mizunoe Tsukiyomi expressed his disgust at everything Konoha did on the Kirigakure battlefield, namely the use of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to slaughter the Kirigakure ninjas, claiming that this was an extremely bad act that showed great disrespect for life and history.

That afternoon.

The leader of the Fire Country's Konoha Ninja Village, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, issued a statement accepting criticism from the Fourth Mizukage Mizunoe Tsukiyomi, and expressed his deep apologies for what Konoha had done to Kirigakure and the heavy trauma it had caused.

While issuing a "repentance edict" to admit his mistakes, the Third Hokage was also willing to compensate Kirigakure for its losses, hoping to gain Kirigakure's forgiveness. He also criticized Ōnoki's wanton use of Jinchūriki, and made it clear that when the First Hokage distributed the tailed beasts, he hoped that the tailed beasts would be used as a symbol of peace, not a tool of war, and that the wrong form of war was not advisable...

The two nations of Water and Fire released their announcements at the same time, instantly causing an uproar in the ninja world.

They could never have imagined that the two great nations of water and fire, which had been fighting to the death and even suffering losses on both sides just a moment ago, had actually reached a reconciliation quietly, and even that Konoha's side had shown weakness and surrendered.

The failed assassination attempt by Sand Village and Kumo Village resulted in the loss of several elite ninjas, but they could only swallow their anger.

but.

This mercenary organization named Akatsuki that protected the Shadow Conference was also noticed by Sand Village and Cloud Village, and thus entered the field of vision of many people...

(End of this chapter)