Avengers of the Whirlpool Family.

Chapter 348 Intentions and Negotiations

But now, Takigakure Village has obviously become a little different.

Even if it's just the beginning.

But Dodai could sense that the thriving development trend of Takigakure Village was either because that young man knew how to run a ninja village, or because there were other people helping him behind the scenes.

"Huh... No matter what it is, we still need to be more vigilant..."

Looking at the large government hall that was already in front of him.

Tutai let out a breath in his heart and thought silently in his heart.

By the time Tutai and his men arrived at the government hall.

There were three figures sitting on the main seat and on the right.

They were none other than Menma, Shibuki, and Karin.

When Dodai saw the three people, especially when he saw Menma sitting in the main seat and Shibuki sitting in the lower seat, his eyes froze.

He quickened his pace a little, and after arriving a little further ahead, Tutai bowed slightly to greet him.

"In the Hidden Cloud Village, Dodai greets Lord Menma and Lord Shibuki."

After all, he is the victor. It is impossible to call him "Sir" directly, but it is still necessary to respectfully address him as "Your Excellency".

In the past history, the five major countries fought to the death.

As long as it is necessary, basic respect must be maintained for ninjas from other countries with very high reputations in ninja villages, or even for ninjas who are directly among the Five Kage.

This is also a way for the five major countries to safeguard their respective interests.

Don't ever think that this is something that doesn't matter.

"Haha, Tutai-san, you're welcome. Please take a seat."

Menma smiled softly, waved his right hand gently, and said in a light tone.

"Yes."

Dodai also sat down directly on the main seat on the far left with a smile on his face, and two Cloud Ninjas also sat down behind him.

When seeing these two Cloud Ninjas.

Menma's eyes also half-closed.

Not because of anything else.

Just because of the identities of these two Cloud Ninjas, Menma knew them a little bit, but not based on the memories of this life, but the memories of the previous life.

The person on the left is a mature woman with short blond hair. Her breasts are so big that they seem to burst out. If I am not mistaken, this Cloud Ninja should be Samui, a close subordinate of the Fourth Raikage and one of the secretaries in charge of the Fourth Raikage's daily work.

The other one was also a male Cloud Ninja with short blond hair.

It was the guard who accompanied the Fourth Raikage to the Five Kage Conference in the original work, the Cloud Ninja who was also outstanding in the field of perception techniques - Xi.

It can be said that the three messengers sent by the Hidden Cloud Village this time are all elites in the Hidden Cloud Village.

If I really want to be ruthless and take down everyone without regard for the rules.

This would definitely make the Fourth Raikage heartbroken for a long time, but this ridiculous idea only flashed through Menma's mind for a moment before he put it out of his mind.

It's not like this is some Cloud Ninja that poses a particularly great threat or has any special value.

Menma has no desire to take action at all. If Kirabi appears here, Menma might even have the desire to take action.

After all, he is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

After Menma took his seat on the platform, he began to greet people with a smile. Although he had little social experience in his previous life, he could be said to be the biggest beneficiary of the Internet age. Even if he had not experienced many things personally, he had more or less "seen" them.

At a time when we are already certain of the Cloud Ninja's intentions.

Menma was able to face Dodai and his group in the most relaxed manner without having to speak actively.

They are the dominant party.

Dodai himself would not think that others would be unaware of his side's intentions. Arriving at this point in time was basically an open visit. Before leaving, Dodai had already negotiated with his own Lord Raikage. Even if the price to be paid was a little higher, it did not matter, as long as all the Cloud Ninjas headed by Bokuto could be redeemed.

Tutai initially felt that there would be difficulties, but the problem would not be too big.

After all, Dodai didn't know Menma's true intentions.

What's more, he thought that with the presence of Yukito, the Two-Tails would definitely be slightly biased towards them. In addition, based on the influence of the current environment in the ninja world, Menma and Shibuki were both young people within the foreseeable range.

Tutai thinks the feasibility is still quite high.

But even at this first meeting, Tsuchida could clearly feel that the red-haired boy in front of him might not be as easy to fool as he imagined. The most crucial thing was that he misjudged the relationship between Menma and Shibuki, which also completely messed up Tsuchida's initial plan. Menma had a very high status in Takigakure Village, which was completely different from Menma having become the leader of Takigakure Village.

The constant back-and-forth polite conversation was completely formalistic.

A bitter smile appeared in Tutai's heart.

He really didn't expect this young man to be so talkative, and most importantly, so calm? He didn't even have the intention to ask questions?

Although they came here on their own initiative and have already lost the most critical dominant position, they can still strive for more on such details. The more they can strive for, the better. However, judging from the current situation, if they don't say something,

I think Menma can definitely keep going on like this.

"After all, we need help from others."

Tutai sighed softly inwardly.

I also adjusted my mindset, reorganized my language, and found a perfect opportunity to have a chat.

"Ahem, actually we came here today on the orders of Lord Raikage, and we want to negotiate with your village on some minor issues. The previous friction was also due to some misunderstandings. We came here with sincerity, hoping to eliminate the misunderstandings between the two villages and restore the previous friendship."

Tutai also coughed lightly, looked at Menma sitting on the main seat with a serious expression and asked in a deep voice.

In diplomatic talks, you should speak differently to different people.

Especially when it comes to the military confrontation between the ninja villages of the two major countries, talking nonsense is a necessary skill.

Didn’t you hear what Tutai said?
The issue of casualties and hatred was not mentioned at all, and the conflict between the two parties was constantly downplayed.

Negotiations on minor issues? So-called frictions? And misunderstandings?
Even though everyone knows the truth, this is how negotiations have to proceed.

"Misunderstanding?"

Listen to Tutai's words.

There was also a hint of a smile in Menma's pupils.

Tsuchida's skill points for lying with his eyes open are really maxed out. No, it should be said that he can stay in the ninja world for decades and become the think tank of a large ninja village. This is the basic operation. Even though this is something that everyone knows.

But it just can't be brought to the table for discussion.

As long as the conditions of both parties can be agreed upon, a misunderstanding is just a misunderstanding. The interactions between national ninja villages are so practical and direct.

"Since it is a misunderstanding, and you are sincere, why don't you first express your sincerity, Tutai-san? I think, Tutai-san, the Raikage must have considered it carefully before coming here, right?"

Menma crossed his hands on the table and said with a smile.

The main intention remains unchanged.

But the details still need to be carefully considered.

Although Yumujin would not let them go back, the captured ordinary Cloud Ninjas could be negotiated with. After all, there were nearly a hundred people, and there seemed to be several Jonin among them. For a ninja village, this was already a huge amount of human resources.

Imprisoning him in his own ninja village would be a waste of his own resources.

However, if the Hidden Cloud Village does not offer conditions that satisfy them, then these one hundred Cloud Ninjas will not be able to go back.

I would rather waste resources and shut it up.

As for killing the prisoners.

cough cough.

This is still not something that can be done. It is okay to kill hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of enemies on the battlefield, but killing prisoners after the war is over has a completely different meaning.

Menma doesn't want to be the villain of the entire ninja world. He is not as careless as Runtu and Madara.

They do have that kind of ability!
Of course, even if Menma now possesses power comparable to Madara or even Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, he would not do this.

What he wants to rebuild is a world with a brand new order, not the empty "dream world of peace" like Madara, nor the world of rule that is close to terrorism like Kaguya's.

Therefore, it is relatively important to maintain a good image of oneself.

"Ahem, this is a natural thing. As long as you are willing to make peace with our Kumogakure and forgive our fellow Kumogakure who have made minor mistakes, I can promise on behalf of our Raikage that the Kumogakure will always be your most steadfast friend and are willing to cooperate with you in some aspects."

Tutai smiled slightly and said with an obviously sincere expression.

'Friends? Collaboration?'

Listening to Dodai's nonsense which was almost no different from fart, Menma seemed to show no expression, but in fact he had already sneered in his heart.

Including the Shemu on one side, there was a slight hint of weirdness on their faces.

The war has reached this point, and we can still say that we are firm friends? We can still work together? Isn't that a huge joke?
You must know that after this battle, the Hidden Cloud Village was completely devastated. Even if the subsequent losses were all caused by the Hidden Cloud Village, the source of the problem was that the Hidden Cloud Village was severely beaten by the Hidden Cloud Village, which gave the Hidden Cloud Village such a good opportunity.

How did it end up in the mouth of this Tutaisang?

Are the misunderstandings between their two ninja villages really just minor ones?
It turns out that the Cloud Ninjas killed by our own village and captured by us are all fake, right?
However, because of this, Shibuki became more and more wary of Dodai.

Being able to speak such words in such a relaxed manner in a situation filled with such strong hatred is not something that ordinary people can do.

Didn't you see how stern and cold the expressions of the other two Cloud Ninjas in the back were? That was probably the result of their strong endurance, right?
"It is natural to restore our friendship. We are all peace-loving people. Please rest assured, Tudai-san. Please also tell Lord Raikage that we, the Takigakure Village, are also willing to maintain a corresponding cooperative relationship with the Kumogakure Village."

Menma said while looking at Dodai with a smile.

Are you lying? Who can't do that? He can just give you a set of smooth combos with his eyes closed. Menma is no longer the same person he was before. He can do this kind of thing almost at will. It's just a matter of following the situation. Menma said that although he can't compare to these old foxes, he still has the basic skills.

When Dodai heard Menma's answer, his expression froze slightly.

He really didn't expect that Menma could be so shameless?

That's right!

In Tutai's opinion, this is a kind of shamelessness. Peace-loving? How dare you say that.

In the successive wars, your Takigakure Village has killed the most ninjas from the enemy villages, right?
At this point, you're saying that we're all peace-loving people? Do you have any shame?
For a moment, Tutai wanted to burst into curse, but he forced himself to endure it.

Because in the final analysis, it seems that in these successive wars, none of them were the initiators, but rather they were the ones who responded passively. What's more, all crows are the same, so there is no need for the eldest brother to talk about the second brother. What's more important is that they are now asking for help from others.

Just go with what they say.

"Ah, don't worry, Lord Menma. I will definitely pass on this message to our Lord Raikage."

Tutai quickly adjusted his attitude and replied with a smile.

It was as if there really was a deep friendship between them.

"That would be great. I also believe that our two villages can reach consensus on many issues."

Menma continued.

Still without bringing up any reason, just talking nonsense.

It looked like Menma wasn't taking the bait at all.

Tutai suddenly felt helpless.

Is this young man in front of me really only 13 years old? He doesn't look like that at all. He is definitely a little fox.

Dodai wanted to start with Shibuki.

But Shemu looked like he was completely focused on Menma and was just there to listen, which made Dodai even more helpless.

This is definitely a case of not releasing the eagle until you see the rabbit.

"Ahem, to show our sincerity, here are some insignificant gifts from our Hidden Cloud Village. Lord Menma and Lord Shibuki, please do not despise them."

He could only take the initiative to speak again, and while speaking, he took out a scroll from his arms.

Seeing this scene, Menma's mouth corners slightly curled up.

Flowing eyes.

Xianglin, who was sitting on the side, also understood what he meant. She stepped down and took the scroll directly from Tutai's hand.

"Haha, Guicun is really too polite."

Menma said hypocritically as he took the scroll from Karin, opened it, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

A list of supplies that is not particularly heavy.

As a gift to restore normal relations between the two villages, it is indeed significant enough. However, if one wants to use this list of supplies to exchange for the captured Cloud Ninjas, that would be wishful thinking. Not to mention that the most important person in the Hidden Cloud Village's intentions is definitely that Yukito.

Whether Menma is willing or not is one thing.

The attitude of the Hidden Cloud Village itself is another matter.

(End of this chapter)