Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

After parting ways, Toru went to the Hokage's office and asked the cleaning staff to clean the conference room on the second floor.

It hasn't been used for a long time. I need to clean it up after having so many meetings with so many people today.

At that moment, the secretary walked into the room carrying a cup of tea.

"Lord Hokage, why are you here so early on your first day of marriage? Shouldn't you be at home with Lord Jiri?"

The secretary seemed quite puzzled.

"There's no other way. There are so many things to deal with, and the meeting with Ying is something I have to handle."

"Go and inform them, first go and invite the Land of Iron."

Chapter 505 The Situation of the Land of Iron

After parting ways, Toru went to the Hokage's office and asked the cleaning staff to clean the conference room on the second floor.

It hasn't been used for a long time. I need to clean it up after having so many meetings with so many people today.

At that moment, the secretary walked into the room carrying a cup of tea.

"Lord Hokage, why are you here so early on your first day of marriage? Shouldn't you be at home with Lord Jiri?"

The secretary seemed quite puzzled.

"There's no other way. There are so many things to deal with, and the meeting with Ying is something I have to handle."

"Go and inform them, first go and invite the Land of Iron."

The secretary nodded, thinking that the Hokage would meet with the Kage and the Shogun in a couple of days.

I didn't expect her to come to work on her very first day of marriage. She's so dedicated!

The secretary was thinking to herself, and her feet moved quickly. Before long, she arrived at the apartment where the group from the Land of Iron was staying.

She gently knocked on the door.

A moment later, a young man's voice came from inside: "They're here."

When the door opened, the person inside was Mifune. He and his secretary were old acquaintances; the secretary had shown him around Konoha Village during the latter half of his last visit.

The two were already quite familiar with each other.

"The Hokage requests that the Shogun attend a meeting. You may accompany him alone."

Upon hearing this, Mifune's face immediately lit up with a joyful smile: "Good, good! I'll go and inform Master right away!"

The secretary didn't leave immediately, but waited at the door.

About ten minutes later, the door opened again, and this time an old man appeared.

His eyes were sharp but not fierce; upon seeing the secretary, he adopted a friendly expression.

"Little girl, is it the Hokage who wants us to have a meeting? Is it just us?"

The secretary nodded: "Yes, General. After all, this concerns cooperation between our two countries, so a separate meeting is necessary."

The main reason is that the samurai of the Land of Iron might not get along well with ninjas from other countries.

The day before yesterday, they visited and chatted with me, but it didn't have any decisive effect.

If negotiations are indeed to be conducted together with the other three villages.

If it touches on related interests, it will definitely cause the Land of Iron to become enemies with other countries.

Yiliu didn't think that much about it; he just felt that the Land of Iron was valued by the Hokage, for which he was very grateful.

"Alright, then you can lead the way, young lady."

The secretary smiled and said, "General, and Mr. Mifune, this way please."

The other residents of the apartment building also saw the secretary taking Ichiryu and Mifune to the office.

But nothing has been done.

"Lord Mizukage, Lord Hokage has met with the general of the Land of Iron alone, but we haven't made any moves. Does that mean he doesn't want to cooperate with us?"

The Mizukage's entourage was somewhat worried, as he was quite fascinated by everything he had seen during his visit to Konoha.

If we could bring it back to Kirigakure, the villagers' living standards would definitely improve significantly.

As Shuiying watched the group of people walk away outside the window, she began to make some guesses.

"It's alright, the Hokage should be discussing this with us soon."

Seeing that Lord Mizukage was so certain, the attendants said nothing more.

……

Ichiryu and Mifune were led by their secretary to the meeting room on the second floor, where Torufu had been waiting for them for some time.

Upon seeing Yiliu enter, Qufeng immediately stood up and extended his hand towards Yiliu.

Yiliu immediately grasped it, saying, "Lord Hokage, I didn't expect you to have a meeting with us on the second day of your marriage. I truly admire you."

Qu Feng waved his hand: "First-rate general, you are joking. Cooperation with your country is something that Konoha Village attaches great importance to. While it is important to be with your wife, we cannot neglect our cooperation."

Qu Feng's words were very comforting, and there was no sense that Qu Feng was abusing his power.

This improved his perception of wind.

"First-rate general, let's not beat around the bush. Just tell us what your country's plans are."

It's fine to come directly, since even top-tier students aren't particularly good at these kinds of interpersonal interactions.

So he chuckled and said, "That's right, Hokage. We people of the Land of Iron are all samurai who follow the way of the samurai. As you should know, samurai need to hone their bodies and minds, so our way of life is very simple and is completely different from that of Konoha Village."

I heard about this from Sakumo, who said that even in this day and age, the people of the Land of Iron are not as well off as they were in Konoha Village twenty years ago.

How could such a backward country not be tempted by the advanced Konoha Village?

Torifu picked up where he left off: "So, the First-Class Shogun wants Konoha to help improve the living environment of your country's citizens? But you just said that Bushido is about tempering the mind and body. Improving the environment might make the samurai..."

He didn't continue.

But Yiliu already understood and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Hokage. I have decided to change the Land of Iron, starting with this old Bushido. However, I cannot go into the details with you."

In that case, it becomes clear that this is a reform movement.

"If that's the case, then I'm relieved. After all, Konoha doesn't want to destroy the last sacred ground for samurai training, and we've always had goodwill towards the Land of Iron."

Hearing what Ichiryu said, Ichiryu was also deeply moved.

He never imagined that one day he would be able to talk about these things with a ninja.

I felt a very strange sensation in my heart.

After thinking for a moment, Toruka said, "All the electrical appliances and cell phones used by the General and Mifune in Konoha Village need electricity to operate, and the various sockets in the apartment are used to provide electricity."

Then, Qu Feng gave the two a basic explanation of what electric current is and how to generate it.

After the explanation, they understood some of it.

"So, if you want to buy electrical appliances, you need to build a power plant and electrical circuits first?"

Qu Feng nodded: "To be specific, it's like this. We'll have workers handle everything on our end, so you don't need to get involved at all. You just need to make a one-time payment, and you won't have to worry about it for the next few decades."

As for the future or even further ahead, Toki didn't say anything, because decades later, who knows what the ninja world will be like, and they might even have invented many things themselves.

For the Land of Iron, which knows nothing about the world, paying in full is the most convenient and quickest option.

Furthermore, the fact that Konoha Village has taken on the contract means that it can be put into use very soon.

Such a convenient thing, Yili doesn't intend to make it complicated.

If you're talking about learning technical skills, don't even think about it. Nobody's stupid enough to say something like that; it'll only ruin your good mood and won't get you anywhere.

Chapter 506 Signing the Contract

As for the future or even further ahead, Toki didn't say anything, because decades later, who knows what the ninja world will be like, and they might even have invented many things themselves.

For the Land of Iron, which knows nothing about the world, paying in full is the most convenient and quickest option.

Furthermore, the fact that Konoha Village has taken on the contract means that it can be put into use very soon.

Such a convenient thing, Yili doesn't intend to make it complicated.

If you're talking about learning technical skills, don't even think about it. Nobody's stupid enough to say something like that; it'll only ruin your good mood and won't get you anywhere.

"Yes, Lord Hokage, I have no problem on my end. Do you have any further thoughts on cooperation between our two countries?"

They adopted a very humble attitude, after all, they genuinely wanted to bring about change in their country.

Moreover, Bushido is based on the principle of respecting strength, and Toki's strength has long been enough to make even the best warriors submit.

Therefore, the exchange between the natural first-class and the wind-catching did not carry the air of a general.

Qu Feng is usually quite low-key, and seeing Yi Liu's humility, he also became more easygoing.

So the two of them chatted very harmoniously and smoothly, without any conflict.

"What Konoha Village seeks is the ore from the Land of Iron. Everything traded between the Land of Iron and Konoha Village can be paid for with ore."

"Once the Land of Iron completes its transformation and fully enters the era of electrification, Konoha Village can purchase mineral resources from the Land of Iron with money. Furthermore, in order to help the Land of Iron develop rapidly, Konoha Village will purchase them at a price that is half a percent higher than the market price."

Upon hearing this, Yiliu's face lit up with joy. He had been worried that the cooperation would be canceled once Konoha Village had finished setting up all the electrical appliances.

It appears that Konoha Village still faces a significant shortage of ore.

For the next decade or so, we will likely have to cooperate with the Land of Iron.

The mineral veins in the Land of Iron are so abundant they couldn't be more abundant.

You can dig a few shovelfuls and you'll find some ore.

However, due to the previous national blockade, even if they were mined, they were worthless, so almost no one cared about these ores.

Aside from the blacksmith, nobody cares about these things.

The Land of Iron has just lifted its isolationist restrictions, and the country is in a period of rebuilding.

Originally, the elite were not so eager to change the country, but this trip allowed them to witness the power of Konoha Village.

The Hokage's wedding alone could bring together all the important figures in the ninja world.