Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 153 Konoha Pact Plan
Konoha attaches particular importance to the visit to Takigakure Village.

The convoy of the leader of Takigakure Village had just arrived at the entrance of Konoha Village. Uchiha Tokou and the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had become the mascot of the village and basically ran around to various ribbon-cutting ceremonies every day but was forcibly dragged here by Uchiha Tokou to do business today, were already waiting there.

A red carpet of nearly 100 meters stretched out from the main entrance.

As soon as Iwata Zeki got off the car, he felt flattered. The scale of this welcome ceremony was comparable to that of welcoming the kages of some big ninja villages.

When Iwata Sawaki was a little confused by Konoha's extraordinary reception etiquette, Uchiha Douguang had already walked up to him and shook hands with him cordially.

"Welcome everyone from Takigakure to visit Konoha. On behalf of Konoha, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you all." Uchiha Douguang said with a smile.

"Haha, Iwata, it seems like we haven't seen each other for a long time." At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen also said with a smile, "The last time we met, you guys from Takigakure came to our Konoha to participate in the joint Chunin exams."

"Third Hokage, Fifth Hokage." Iwata Zeki bowed slightly and saluted the two men in turn.

"Chief Iwata, let's go into the village first. We in Konoha have prepared a grand ceremony for our guests from afar." Uchiha Douguang said with a smile.

After the people from Takigakure Village walked onto the red carpet, a group of fire-style ninjas specially transferred from the security team by Uchiha Douguang also began to release fireworks ninjutsu into the air. For a while, the village entrance was extremely lively.

Under Uchiha Tokou's arrangement, everyone went directly to the high-end restaurant opened by Cardo. After entertaining the people from Takigakure Village with the highest standards of reception, they took everyone to stay in the highest-end hotel in Konoha.

The next day, Uchiha Tokou sent Kakashi, who was the assistant of Hokage, to lead Iwata Zeki to visit many newly built factories in Konoha. The scale of the new industrial zone in the west of Konoha amazed Iwata Zeki.

The afternoon itinerary was to visit the security corps and have dinner there.

At the instruction of Uchiha Douguang, the security team directly held a small military parade.

When thousands of guard ninjas saluted the rostrum in unison and shouted their loyalty like a tsunami, Iwata Sawaki was shocked beyond words.

He didn't understand how Konoha was able to train such a disciplined ninja unit.

If such a force were to arrive on the battlefield and unleash ninjutsu together, even an elite jonin as powerful as him would have to temporarily avoid the attack.

At dinnertime, Iwata Sawaki was stunned as he watched the delicious dishes of beef and seafood being served in the cafeteria. The line at the cafeteria window must be a line of Genin, right? Did Konoha's Genin eat so well? Even he couldn't get such good food every day in Takigakure.

Looking at the expressions of these ninjas who were accustomed to these foods, it is not difficult to see that these ninjas really eat so well on a regular basis, and it is not just because he came that they made it specially for him to see!

"Haha, Mr. Iwata, the original fish on today's menu was supposed to be salmon, but the harbor couldn't receive salmon of the standard quality these days, so we changed it to inferior fish. However, in order to ensure that the team members have enough nutrition, we have specially added an extra portion of lobster today. I hope Mr. Iwata doesn't mind." Kakashi said with a smile.

"Do the ninjas of Konoha usually eat so well?" Iwata Zeki said with some difficulty. He was really shocked by the standard of food.

"Of course, Mr. Iwata is also a ninja, so he should know that a ninja's daily work and training consumes a lot of energy. Our guard team is the elite force of Konoha Village, so the daily training volume will be even greater. In this way, the ninjas need more nutrition." Kakashi said.

"I understand." Iwata Zeki nodded.

By now, Iwata Zeki no longer doubted his choice. Whether it was the scale of Konoha or the strength it showed, it was superior to the Iwagakure Village. More importantly, the friendly attitude shown by Uchiha Tokou towards him was far beyond what Ohnoki, who had always been a little arrogant towards small countries like them, could show.

"Hokage, assist your Excellency." Thinking of this, Iwata Zeki called Kakashi after finishing his meal.

"What's the matter, Mr. Iwata?" Kakashi turned around and said with a smile.

"I wonder when His Excellency Hokage will be free. I came here this time to discuss with His Excellency Hokage the cooperation between our two villages." said Iwata Zeki.

"Hokage has been very busy recently. He is not only the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, but also the Prime Minister of the entire Land of Fire. He has a lot of things to deal with every day. It would be better for Mr. Iwata to stay in Konoha for a few more days. Once Hokage has finished dealing with the matters at hand, he will naturally summon you." Kakashi dealt with Iwata Zeki according to Uchiha Tokou's instructions.

"Is that so?" Iwata Sawaki hesitated after hearing this, and after a while he continued, "Well, I will stay here and wait for the summons from His Excellency the Hokage."

After leaving the hotel that hosted the group from Takigakure Village, Kakashi immediately returned to the Hokage's office.

Uchiha Douguang, who was brewing tea, saw Kakashi arrive and poured him a cup of tea before asking, "How's the situation?" "That guy's reaction is stronger than you expected. He can't wait to see you." Kakashi raised his eyebrows after drinking the tea in the cup. "This tastes different from what you usually drink, doesn't it?"

"This is the tea that Cardo sent me last time. I'm free now so I can try it." Uchiha Douguang said.

"You seem quite laid back," Kakashi said, "but when are you going to meet him?"

"No rush. Leave him alone for two days. Someone will be more anxious than him." Uchiha Douguang said with a smile.

"Okay, then let him wait for two more days." Kakashi nodded.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon, the news that the leader of Takigakure Village, Iwata Zeki, was visiting Konoha reached Ohnoki's ears.

"That guy Iwata Sawaki, is visiting Konoha at this time?" Ohnoki frowned. Although when Uchiha Tokou came to Kusagakure before, the two cooperated very happily in dividing the Kusagakure Village, and even signed a non-aggression treaty with each other, but Ohnoki just took the signed and sealed contract back to the Tsuchikage's office and used it as a table leg. Therefore, Ohnoki also knew that Uchiha Tokou would probably not take this contract seriously.

Therefore, to put it bluntly, this non-aggression treaty is actually more like a tacit understanding that both parties are willing to play against each other while maintaining restraint for the time being.

In the game between big countries, the chess pieces are naturally the small countries around them.

In the past few days, Ohnoki has been paying close attention to the reactions of the surrounding small countries to the contract signed between him and Uchiha Tokou. The Rain Country did not respond, which is understandable. After all, although Hanzo is old, his salamander is not old yet. As long as he can still summon salamander, this large-scale poisoning method will have a certain deterrent effect and is enough as a means of self-protection for them.

Moreover, Ohnoki is one of the few people in the ninja world who knows about the existence of Akatsuki. He knows that there is a group of powerful rebel ninjas in the Rain Country.

As for the Land of Grass, the little bit of profit in this place had already been divided up between him and Uchiha Toukou. As for their jumping around daimyo, neither he nor Uchiha Toukou took it seriously. It was nice to keep it as a fun thing.

Therefore, the key to the game between the two is actually Taki Country.

The Takigakure Village in Takigakure is the most special one among the ninja villages in small countries. After all, they have a tailed beast in their hands. Although the seven-tailed beast alone is not enough to pose a huge threat to Konoha or Iwagakure, it can still have a certain deterrent effect. Therefore, big countries will not provoke them at will.

However, the new Jinchuriki of Takigakure Village has not grown up yet, which gives Ohnoki an opportunity.

For Ohnoki, the best state for Takigakure is to maintain its current strength while no longer having the power of the tailed beasts. In this way, Takigakure can serve as an excellent conflict barrier between the Fire Country and the Earth Country. No matter what actions the Fire Country takes, they will have time to react.

He thought Uchiha Tokugawa thought the same, but now it seems that Uchiha Tokugawa is not satisfied with the status quo. He wants Takikuni to completely side with Konoha.

Takigakure Village completely turned to Konoha, which was something Ohnoki could not tolerate at all. After all, according to the information he got from Han, one Nine-Tailed Beast was enough to defeat the two tailed beasts in their village. If they added another Seven-Tailed Beast, how could they be in trouble?

Ohnoki looked at the map of the Ninja World in thought for a while before he called out, "Yellow Earth."

"Father." The door of Tsuchikage's office was pushed open, and a man who looked very honest walked in.

"Keep a close eye on the intelligence from Takigakure Village recently. Report any abnormalities to me immediately." Ohnoki ordered.

"Yes." Huangtu nodded in acceptance.

"I hope that guy Iwata Zeki will be more sensible." Ohnoki muttered as he looked at the map of the ninja world.

On the other side in Konoha, after Uchiha Tokou ignored Iwata Sawaki for two days, he finally invited him to a meeting before Iwata Sawaki's anxiety reached its limit.

Early that morning, Iwata Zeji changed into the formal attire representing the leader of Takigakure Village and stepped into the Hokage's office.

"Mr. Iwata, I'm very sorry. I have been very busy with official duties these days and have neglected everyone from Takigakure Village. I hope Mr. Iwata will forgive me." Uchiha Douguang said with a smile.

"You're welcome, Hokage." Iwata Zeki said hurriedly. However, as soon as he entered the Hokage's office, his attention was attracted by a map hanging in the most conspicuous place in the Hokage's office, with the words "Konoha Pact Plan" written on it.

(End of this chapter)