From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 235 Meeting and Falling Out

Meanwhile, outside.

Tsuchikage Building.

Since the Chunin Exams began, the four Kage, at the invitation of Ōnoki, came to this highest authority institution that symbolizes the Iwagakure Village, each bringing one person to discuss the topics of the subsequent formal meeting.

At this time, the four parties were sitting around a round table, with a guard standing behind each of them. Although they all had ulterior motives, they still sat there calmly, looking very happy.

"Since the end of the First Ninja World War, our countries have been fighting each other. Today, we are able to sit together. At my age, this is only the second time I have seen it. I am really pleased."

Ohnoki sat in a seat that was obviously raised, looking at the young faces around him, and naturally put on his usual senior attitude, speaking in an elder's tone with a gentle expression: "Iwagakure is truly honored to be in charge of convening this meeting."

"In this ninja world right now, there are the rebel ninja union and the Moon Organization causing chaos outside, and there are historical conflicts between our countries inside. It is really not easy to maintain the current situation."

"This time, I came here to discuss with you the economic exchanges and information sharing between countries in the next ten years. We want to deepen economic exchanges and information sharing to maintain the hard-won peace and avoid the tragedy of the previous two wars."

Given Ohnoki's cultural level, it was obvious that he had considered these words for a long time, and he seemed to be very sincere in his cooperation.

However, everyone else present just sat there quietly, listening to what he said as if it were nonsense.

Among them, the Fourth Raikage Ai, who had the least experience, indeed inherited his father's hot temper. He was obviously a little impatient after just listening to such a short segment.

At this moment, he slapped the table with his big hand like a palm leaf fan, and the marble tabletop even sank a little. The sound was as dull as thunder:

"Humph!"

"Cooperation sucks!"

Ai straightened his upper body. His dark body, like a door panel, was taller than Ohnoki who was sitting in an elevated position next to him. His eyes were fierce. "Why didn't I know that the ninja world is so peaceful?"

"In the past few years, we in Kumogakure have spent half of our budget on military expenditures just to eliminate the endless rebellious ninjas in the Land of Lightning. Those who started the rebellion were all ninjas that the villages could not afford to support."

"Let's not talk about other things for now. Our village couldn't even afford the most basic rest and recuperation after the war. We can't even afford the pensions. If most of the industrial funds in the Land of Lightning hadn't gone away, even our Daimyo couldn't afford to support us. How could we, Yunyin, be in this state?!"

He clearly said 'I don't know where I'm flying to', but his pair of copper bell-like leopard eyes were staring straight in Tsunade's direction with a fierce look.

It's not just Ai on the opposite side.

Galuro, who was sitting next to him, also looked indifferent and did not react to Oonoki's words at all.

This woman, who originally had a somewhat childish look on her face, was now carrying a puppet wrapped in heavy bandages on her back. She sat in her seat and said in an indifferent tone:
“I don’t care what other people think when they attend this meeting.”

"We from Sunagakure are here to ask for money this time."

"At least Kumogakure still has a daimyo in charge of supplies, but the new daimyo of Wind Country is now in trouble. The Wind Country's noble elders are almost sidelining that lord. It has been three consecutive years since they failed to provide Sunagakure with sufficient funds. The remaining gap can only be subsidized by ourselves, and the income is not enough to make ends meet."

"If it weren't for some things that happened after the last war, Sand Village wouldn't actually be in such a difficult situation."

"In recent years, public opinion has become increasingly turbulent, and my position as the Wind Shadow is about to become unstable."

"If there is no result from this meeting, I can't guarantee what will happen in Sunagakure after I step down."

Jialuo's gaze was clearly always on the table in front of her, and in his hand he was always holding a cup of tea that he hadn't even taken a sip of, and his tone was indifferent.

However, every word that uttered from her mouth pointed directly in the direction of Konoha.

Well known.

They were the defeated country in the last war, and even their village and the only Jinchūriki were killed by Sawara Kiri himself.

In addition, her lover was also killed by Sawara Kiri.

And the main culprit was now standing less than five meters away from her, watching the few people performing like monkeys with a smiling face.

At this time, Ohnoki looked at the two of them with an embarrassed look and a sad expression.

"You two, although the purpose of this meeting is to communicate for the next peace proposal, these issues cannot be resolved by one country or one village."

As he spoke, he looked up across the round table:
"Tsunade-sama."

"Konoha is one of the five existing nations, oh, now it's one of the four nations - as the strongest and richest of the four nations, I'm sure you have a lot of ideas about the current peace issue in the ninja world, right?"

Hearing this pretentious old man finally speak, Tsunade slowly put down the veil that was on her fingertips and showed a gentle smile on her face:

"Yes, I have."

The moment they heard this answer, there was a flash of confusion in the eyes of the other three people. They glanced at each other but said nothing.

Then, Tsunade's 'answer' was heard.

"As long as, starting from today, all countries end the one-country-one-village system, disband ninja villages in various places and merge them into Konoha, unifying the ninja world, Konoha and the Fire Country's economic and military aid will be sent to all places in the form of drafts as quickly as possible to complete the integration and funding plan, just like the Water Country now."

"Three days ago, that lord had reached an abdication agreement with our Fire Nation, and was preparing to announce it to the public in a month. The remaining people of Kirigakure are now living a life that is many times better than before. Everyone has a job, a house to live in, and a happy life - you should all be able to see this."

"Look, the answer to peace in the ninja world is very close at hand."

"Is not it?"

If you ignore Tsunade's identity and real age, and her hot temper which is not much different from Yue Ye Ai's, and only look at her young appearance of no more than twenty years old, in the prime of life and full of vigor, and the naive words that are almost like fairy tales under her gentle appearance, if this was not a joint meeting representing the highest military institutions in the entire ninja world, the several Kage around her would probably laugh helplessly.

How can things in the world be so simple?
However, when these words came out of Tsunade's mouth, and at the same time there was a young man named 'Sawara Kiri' standing behind her.

The others present felt a chill down their spines.

Not only the few Kage, but even the excellent guards behind them who were being trained as successors, subconsciously looked towards Tsunade, with expressions of mixed surprise and anger.

Finally, Ohnoki cleared his throat and said:

"Tsunade, in this situation, there is no need to joke around."

But just as he finished speaking, Tsunade slammed the table and stood up. Her originally gentle and soft tone suddenly rose to a high pitch, turning into a deafening roar, like a lion's roar:

"You were the ones who played a joke on me first!"

"Just because you are a bunch of rotten fish and shrimp, you dare to treat Konoha as a fat sheep for you to take whatever you want?"

"I haven't been to the gambling table for years!"

"how?"

"You guys want to play with me too? How much money do you have in your pocket?"

"Can you afford to lose?!"

This ruthless roar was like thunder, making everyone present turn pale and blue.

Ai, who had the hottest temper among the group, stood up without showing any weakness, pointed at Tsunade and raised his voice as well:
"Do you think I'm made of clay?"

"We can't survive anyway, so what's so scary about a fight? Are we going to wait for death with the people of Kirigakure like that idiot Yagura Karatachi?!"

This sentence seemed to be directed at Tsunade, but Ai's target was actually the two not-so-steadfast allies beside him.

Everyone witnessed Kirigakure's end.

Ohnoki sat in his seat, and his peacemaker tone became a little more serious: "Tsunade, Ai, I didn't call you all here to quarrel."

"I come here with sincerity, and I hope you will not let me down."

"you--"

Ai was about to continue speaking when her voice was suddenly interrupted by Tsunade's voice from behind her.

Sawara Kiri stood beside Tsunade's seat, his expression as gentle as ever, and even his tone was calm and gentle:
"Since Lord Tsuchikage claims to come with sincerity."

"Then, how about you all meet each other in your true form first?" Although this person always stood beside Tsunade like a minion, everyone present's attention was always on him, and his priority was even higher than Tsunade.

Just this one sentence calmed the atmosphere in the conference hall, which had just been like a powder keg about to explode with a spark.

Sawara Kiri's expression remained kind.

That's right.

Whether it was the initial pick-up at the Iwagakure train station, or the several figures who stayed in the Iwagakure Village in recent days, clear chakra creation structures could be observed in all of them.

From the very beginning, these people never appeared before him in their true form.

of course.

Sawara Kiri actually didn't care that much whether they were real or not.

After all, just as Ohnoki and others imagined, he never took these insignificant people seriously.

What he cared about more was the guy who stood silently behind these people.

And, there is no telling how long they will remain lurking, and the Otsutsuki clan has only been observed in countless future lines.

However, just because he doesn't care about these people doesn't mean that these people won't care about Sawara Kiri's opinions.

The atmosphere in the venue was stagnant for a long time before Jialuo spoke coldly:

"Sawara-kun is a man of great reputation. How dare we risk the fate of an entire village and our own lives?"

"is it?"

Sahara Kiri glanced at the people present one by one with his blue eyes, and suddenly smiled: "But why do I feel that all of you are quite brave?"

Almost at the moment when these words were spoken, the expressions and bodies of the people present became noticeably tense.

Just this slight hostility made them feel a long-lost strong sense of threat.

At the same time, the man's terrifying record of being undefeated in every battle made everyone present feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

Sahara Kiri seemed to be completely unaware of the change in their expressions, and there was not even a slight fluctuation in his voice: "Since you dare to use my students as bait, it means that you should have been prepared mentally, right?"

"What bait?"

"what do you mean?!"

Ōnoki's expression was tense, but there was no trace of strangeness in his face. His voice was hurried and contained a hint of confusion, and he spoke as if it were the truth.

"boom--!"

Almost at the moment he finished speaking.

Flames suddenly shot up into the sky from the direction of the industrial area south of Iwagakure Village. Diffusive smoke spread out like a ring, and even the ground beneath the feet of the crowd shook slightly. Countless newly built factories and chimneys were razed to the ground in an instant, making the originally barren yellow earth suddenly stained with a bit of blood.

"boom!"

Ōnoki and his companions immediately stood up from their positions, feeling a strong sense of unease in their hearts.

How did Sawara Kiri discover it?
Or is he just such a lawless person? !
However, no matter what the answer is now, Ōnoki, as the Third Tsuchikage, can no longer sit idly by.

He immediately floated up from his seat, looked down at Sawara Kiri, and said sternly:

"Sahara Kiri!"

"Does Konoha want to go to war with Iwagakure?!"

Sahara Kiri looked up at him, a dangerous smile on his lips: "I should be the one asking you this question - Ohnoki, do you really think I'm the second Senju Hashirama? Even if I win, I won't kill you all to extinction?"

"You dare to play such a low-brow trick in front of me, do you think you have lived too long?"

"War mobilization and military production preparations began three months ago. Only a fool would turn a blind eye to this."

"This time, I'll just charge you some interest."

"As for the rest, we'll see on the battlefield."

"Sahara Kiri?!"

Oonoki roared immediately.

However, before his clone could condense a compression core unique to Dust Release in his hands, the oncoming impact force suddenly blew away the entire top floor of the Tsuchikage Building.

"Boom--!"

Dust and smoke suddenly rose.

The attention of everyone in the Iwagakure Village was drawn to the two explosions that happened one after the other.

They don't know.

The war has begun from this moment.

The next moment, the Red Earth Mountains.

Sitting quietly in the cave, Sawara Kiri opened his eyes.

The person who opened his eyes at the same time as him was Tsunade who was also sitting next to him.

Further outside were the group of ninjas who were accompanying them on the mission to Iwagakure - these people had been transferred to this place by Sawara Kiri on the first night they arrived here.

That's right.

Just as Ōnoki and the others met them with their special avatars.

What appeared in the Tsuchikage Building was just a special White Zetsu clone of Sawara Kiri - this was also one of the results of Lord Orochimaru's research in recent years, and it would be destroyed after use.

The only drawback is that it can't bear much power.

"(*Konoha swear*)!"

Tsunade beside her cursed as soon as she opened her eyes. She could not tolerate these idiots at all. Until just now, they seemed to think that their plan was flawless and no one noticed it at all.

"These bastards should have been killed long ago!"

"Wu, you are too cautious!"

"Yes~yes~"

Sawara Kiri responded helplessly.

If he had not been careful enough, would he be alive today?

However, there is no need to say these words to Tsunade.

"Next, it's Kakashi and the others' side."

"Fourth-generation sir, please lead everyone to evacuate first."

As Sawara Kiri said this, he stood up from the ground and walked outside.

When you exit this cave, you can just see the Red Earth Mountains in the distance, which are surrounded by mountains in the center.

"This time, I might go a little overboard."

(End of this chapter)