Naruto: A bird in a cage can't trap me Fenghou Qimen

Chapter 114 Negotiation, Tsunade vs. Ōnoki

Earth Country, Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage Office.

Several figures sat at the conference table with solemn and nervous expressions, constantly digesting in their minds the information about the Ghost Kingdom that Huang Tu brought back.

Among them are the security captains of the Iwagakure Village, some are ANBU captains, and some are senior advisers of the Tsuchikage. All of them are high-ranking and powerful people in the Iwagakure Village.

"I just received news a few days ago that Jiraiya will be appointed as the fifth Hokage of Konoha. I didn't expect that Tsunade, who is also one of the three ninjas, would appear in the Demon Country near us at this time..."

A senior Tsuchikage advisor was the first to speak, breaking the silence.

As a ninja village that had coveted Konoha for a long time, when they heard the news of the death of the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Iwagakure Village secretly organized a lot of military forces in an attempt to take advantage of the situation and seize Konoha, which has rich resources.

However, these preparations were quietly cancelled after Jiraiya became Hokage.

——Taking the initiative to provoke a war would already put them at a disadvantage in terms of public opinion, and a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. With the powerful Jiraiya in charge, forcibly launching an attack would only lead to a strong counterattack from Konoha.

This is the fundamental reason why the other four countries remained restrained after Konoha suffered a heavy blow. The conflict has not yet evolved into a life-and-death situation, and no one is willing to fire the first shot easily!
"Humph! Whether it was Tsunade, Jiraiya, or Orochimaru, during the Third Ninja World War, they were trapped in the cave by us and dared not come out!"

Someone slammed the table in disdain, "What Sannin? It's just a title for the defeated!"

"Even so, these little brats have indeed grown to a level that we have to pay attention to." Another senior advisor said in a deep voice.

After years of peaceful development, the strength of the three ninjas has long been recognized and feared by the ninja world.

"That's a bit off topic, let's first talk about the new ninja village in the Land of Demons." The most experienced Tsuchikage advisor said calmly.

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent and turned their eyes to the Third Tsuchikage who was sitting in the main seat.

"No matter what, we must get this place back at Iwagakure Village."

Ohnoki's face was gloomy, and his tone sounded quite tough, "The envoy we sent out was actually scared by a ninja village that doesn't even have a name and ran back in disgrace. If this gets out, won't people laugh at us to death?!"

The first time he heard the news, he did not ask too much about Tsunade and Hinata Fuki, but scolded his son Huangtu.

Since the other party has shown them their strength, they should fight back with a harder fist!
Running back with the tail between its legs, what kind of will of stone is this? !

Compared to Yellow Earth, Onoki is more optimistic about his granddaughter Kurotsuchi in this regard.

"This time, I will go there myself to see what the Ghost Country is planning to do!"

The more Ōnoki thought about it, the angrier he got, and he floated up from his seat with his beard puffed and his eyes glared.

"But Lord Tsuchikage, isn't it too dangerous to do this?" someone expressed concern.

"What? Do you think that little brat can do anything to me?" Ohnoki glanced viciously at the person who spoke.

Click.

A crisp sound was heard.

Due to the huge movement, Ohnoki sprained his waist and fell from the air, lying on the chair, gasping for breath.

Everyone at the meeting: “…”

"Oonoki, are you any good, you bastard?" The older senior advisor was speechless.

He is an Iwagakure ninja from the same period as Ōnoki, and the relationship between the two is similar to that between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mito Kado En.

"Of course there's no problem!" Ohnoki took a breath and his expression became firm again.

Seeing the distrustful looks from his colleagues, his expression gradually became serious, and he explained in a deep voice:
"The Demon Country is too close to us. The scale of the Bear Country's Hidden Star Village is not a big deal, but the other party is Tsunade, a three-ninja, and Hyuga Fuuki, an S-rank rebel ninja. They are extremely dangerous. We need to find out the details of how they established the ninja village."

"Don't worry about my safety unless they want to start a war between the two countries."

At this point, Ohnoki's cloudy eyes sparkled with brilliance.

"Moreover, further negotiations with us should be the real reason why they deliberately showed their strength."

If he couldn't even see things like this clearly, then he wouldn't be able to be the Tsuchikage for so long!

The senior advisor did not refute it, obviously agreeing with Oonoki's statement.

The matter was quickly decided.

Accompanied by his personal bodyguard Akatsuchi and his granddaughter Kurotsuchi, Ohnoki, who had sprained his waist, set out on the journey to the Land of Demons.

at the same time.

The construction of the new ninja village in the Land of Demons has officially started.

Huang Quan and others inherited the elite ninjas of the "Demon's Will" as the main force, and led the construction team hired from the Ghost City to begin the construction of infrastructure such as water, electricity, and sewage.

Since the current situation is not particularly clear, there is no large-scale migration of residents for the time being, only a small number of families with ninja talents are selected.

——Based on the belief in the shrine maiden Shion and the Byakugan Taoist priest, as well as the yearning for powerful ninjas, the already feudal country of Demons basically had no major objections to the establishment of a new ninja village.

Some people even showed great interest and passion in this, and ran over to watch from time to time.

In just a few days, the new ninja village has gained a little popularity.

Since it is a ninja village, it needs a formal name like Konoha, Sand Village, and Iwagakure.

Based on this point, Tsunade and Shion, who had a difficult time reaching a consensus, argued for a long time but could not find a name that they could both agree on.

Considering that the village is destined to embark on the path of human cultivation in the future and become a place on par with the three major immortal places.

Feng Qi, who was too lazy to get involved in such troublesome matters, suggested the "Daoyin Village".

The road is hidden in the village, and the road comes out of the village. This statement is both simple and appropriate.

This name was immediately nodded in agreement by Tsunade and Shion.

It's not that they can deeply understand the concept of "Tao", it's just because...

This was proposed by Feng Qi.

Daoyin Village, a brand new and grand ghost office building.

Tsunade was buried in a pile of documents, and the slightly dark circles under her eyes showed her high-intensity work in the past few days.

Although there was no need to review and approve various commissions and external documents in the early stages of the construction of the ninja village, the internal planning and contact with the many powerful forces in the Demon Country alone kept her busy and she had almost no extra free time.

Next to him, Jingyin, who serves as a disciple and assistant and now also serves as a ghost secretary, is also immersed in high-intensity work.

Just when the two of them had finally finished processing the interim documents and had just stretched their bodies, there was a sudden knock on the door.

After getting permission, the dark medical ninja Huang Quan pushed the door open and walked in.

"Lady Tsunade, news came from the Demon City that the third Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth, the Three Great Kages of the Land of Earth, Ohnoki, has arrived in the Land of Demons and is now outside the village."

Hearing this, Tsunade did not show much surprise, and sighed silently: "It's a little later than expected."

It had been a week since the Land of Earth envoys arrived. She speculated that Ohnoki should have come two or three days ago. "Let the guards bring them over here, and clean up the reception room while they're at it."

After handing the documents in her hand to Shizune, Tsunade took a sip of strong tea and slowly stood up.

"I understand, Lady Tsunade."

Huang Quan nodded heavily and obeyed Tsunade's orders.

After being brainwashed by illusion, he tried to free monsters and destroy the world. Now he has become a very determined implementer of the demon's will and is extremely loyal to the Demon Kingdom and the Hidden Dao Village.

"Wait." Tsunade called out to Huang Quan who was about to leave.

"Any other instructions, Lady Tsunade?"

"Where's Feng Qi?"

"Lord Fengqi..." Huang Quan seemed a little hesitant.

It was not until Tsunade glared at him that he told the truth, "He should be sleeping on a big tree near the village right now."

"This bastard brat lives a leisurely and carefree life!"

Tsunade cursed angrily and put on the ghost hat angrily.

"Go and bring the person here first."

"Yes!"
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Outside the village, under the cool and comfortable shade of the trees.

"You're finally here, Ohnoki..."

Feng Qi, who was lying on the tree trunk, slowly opened his eyes and spat out the grass root in his mouth.

After handing over the management of the Hidden Do Village to Tsunade, he has spent most of his time in recent days enjoying the rare leisure time, except for occasionally guiding Shion in her ninjutsu training.

Of course, just like the sluggish state during the Konoha period, this is just an appearance.

As a person who possesses Qi Chakra, his training method is fundamentally different from that of ordinary ninjas. He only needs to gradually absorb and transform natural forces to increase the upper limit of his combat power.

Although the progress is not fast enough, it is stable and peaceful.

An overly impatient desire to become stronger is not suitable for Fenghou Qimen and may even backfire!

Feng Qi let his long hair fall to cover his face, and his eyes quietly opened, looking through the countless trees and vegetation to the interior of the ghostly building in Daoyin Village.

It can be clearly seen that Tsunade has met Ōnoki, and the two are looking at each other from a distance with unfriendly expressions.

Feng Qi only observed for a short while before looking away.

He also had a lot of things to do. In addition to absorbing and refining more Qi Chakra, he also had to find time to research and develop fairy arts suitable for humans, so he had no plans to go there.

Having absolute trust in Tsunade's abilities is one thing, and ensuring the unfathomable mystery of the Hidden Dao Village is another.

They can't just show up as if they were facing a great enemy as soon as someone arrives, right?
You know, what they need to deal with next is not just the Iwagakure Village!
Of course, the bigger reason is that Feng Qi is too lazy to get involved in the troublesome negotiations...
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The reception room of the ghost building.

"The Demon Country is really good at recruiting so many ninja elites in such a short time."

"As expected, you are Tsunade-sama, who was named one of the Three Ninjas by Hanzo of the Salamander. Or to be more precise, should I call you the First Generation Ghost?"

As soon as Ohnoki came up, he turned up the taunt to the maximum and deliberately emphasized the word "recruitment".

It would be difficult for an ordinary ninja to detect any clues, but as an experienced ninja, he naturally saw that something was wrong with Huang Quan and others.

At the same time, Ōnoki was secretly frightened.

Because it was an advanced illusion that even he did not have the confidence to solve, as well as some extremely powerful secret technique to amplify strength.

These two terrifying methods alone are enough to create a large-scale ninja army!
"Instead of endangering the ninja world with dangerous ideas, it is better to let them do something serious."

Tsunade, who was standing opposite, raised her arms and rested them on the table. She looked at Ohnoki and said coldly, "The powerful Tsuchikage came here in person. He shouldn't just come here to express meaningless emotions, right?"

"You're such a sharp-tongued brat." Ohnoki snorted coldly.

"Since you are so straightforward, I will not hide anything. The existence of your village is too dangerous. Even if our Land Kingdom is willing to recognize it, the other four kingdoms will not allow it. It is better to demolish it as soon as possible!"

He acted very tough, leaving no room for negotiation, and seemed ready to join forces with other ninja villages to suppress the enemy.

Tsunade saw through his true purpose at a glance, which was just to gain greater benefits in the subsequent trade cooperation.

Not to mention whether the ninja villages, which already have various grudges and disputes, can reach an agreement, it is still unknown whether the Land of Earth has the courage to go to war with the current Land of Demons.

We can guess this from Ōnoki's reaction after seeing the power of the ninjas of the Hidden Village with his own eyes.

If you show weakness during the negotiation process, you will be led by the other party. Tsunade, who is planning to fight a big battle, cannot show weakness.

"This is the Demon Country's own ninja village. When did it need your recognition?"

Snapped!
Tsunade smashed the conference table to pieces with one palm, "If you are willing to cooperate, we can win together. If you are not willing to cooperate and want to fight, the Hidden Dao Village is ready to fight you at any time!"

This unexpected palm strike made Ohnoki a little stunned: the whole ninja world knew Tsunade's temper, but no one expected this guy to be so violent!

Negotiations, after all, cannot be separated from the word "talk". Why would you overturn the table just because of a disagreement? !

Behind him, Chi Tu and Hei Tu were even more frightened and quickly got into fighting stance.

Just as Tsunade expected, Ohnoki, the Tsuchikage, did not dare and did not have the right to start a war between the two countries. Doing so would only result in a lose-lose situation and allow other enemies to take advantage of the situation.

Of course, Tsunade couldn't really start an all-out war.

The tough stance is just a prelude to what is to come.

"Senpai Ohnoki, I didn't have the chance to fight you during the Third Ninja World War. I wonder if you could give me some advice now?"

Ohnoki, who originally wanted to test Tsunade's strength, naturally accepted this with pleasure.

"Haha, Tsunade, it seems that you are very confident in your own strength."

"You're the one who suggested this. If you lose later, don't cry like a child with a red face and a runny nose."

Ōnoki slowly floated into the air, his old eyes were sharp, and the surging chakra in his body swept through the entire place like a storm, making it difficult for everyone present to breathe.

The title of "Two Libras" is not undeserved.

"Rather than that, you should worry about whether your body, which has half of its foot in the coffin, can withstand my fists."

Tsunade pulled down the ghost shadow hat with her backhand, raised the corners of her mouth, and burst out with the same powerful aura.

Two powerful men with the strength of a shadow are facing each other, and the battle is about to break out.

(End of this chapter)