Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Moreover, Retsuto should have already married Chiyo by this time, so he might be able to unlock Chiyo's character card as well.

Led by Ebizo, the group quickly arrived at the Kazekage Building.

Ebizo stepped forward and explained to the guarding ninja the purpose of Hiruzen and his group's visit.

Upon learning that they were to meet the Kazekage, they immediately set off together.

Once inside, I realized that although the Kazekage Building looked big, it was just because the walls were thick; the interior space was only about half the size of the Hokage Building.

Upon arriving at his office on the top floor, Ebizo knocked on the door: "Kage-sama, the guests from Konoha Village have arrived."

"come in."

A deep, resonant voice came from inside the door, and Ebizo immediately pushed the door open.

Everyone followed them into the office.

Looking up, he confirmed that it was indeed Kazekage, who looked exactly like the one in the anime.

Behind her stood a woman with short hair tied in a bun, wearing a gray-black robe, and a faint smile on her face.

"Greetings, Master Kazekage."

Hiruzen and the others merely bowed slightly to the Kazekage, without performing a full salute, since this was the Kazekage of another village.

When Retsuto saw Hiruzen and the others enter, he immediately put on a smile: "Welcome to Sunagakure."

"Did you enjoy your stay last night?"

Hiruzen smiled and said, "I must thank Lord Kazekage. I slept very well last night."

"Haha, that's good. Let's get back to the main topic. Tell me in detail why you've come here."

After hearing what Retsuto said, Hiruzen explained in detail that the Hokage wanted to convene a Five Kage Summit to discuss peace.

Liedou frowned slightly after hearing this.

Everyone desires peace, but it's not something that can be truly achieved simply by five people getting together and having a chat.

Chapter 77 The Unending Gale

Everyone desires peace, but it's not something that can be truly achieved simply by five people getting together and having a chat.

"I understand your purpose in coming here, and I am also aware of the Hokage's sincerity. I will attend the Five Kage Summit as promised."

Upon hearing Kazekage's words, everyone smiled, and Hiruzen then took out Hashirama's handwritten letter from his pocket.

"This was written by the Hokage himself. It is a greeting to the Kazekage and a record of the procedures during the talks. Please take a look."

Retsuto glanced at the woman behind him, who immediately understood and stepped forward to take the letter from Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand.

Retsuto did not open the letter immediately, but placed it on the table.

He then chatted with Hiruzen Sarutobi for a while, mainly trying to get on his good side since they were about to see the guest off.

Hiruzen was quite pleased, since the mission had already been delivered and he had agreed to attend the meeting. If he were to renege on his promise in the end, who knew who would be in trouble?

"Let's stop here for today. You are free to explore Sunagakure. Just let Ebizo know when you're ready to leave."

Lie Dou wore a smile, making it impossible to guess what he was really thinking.

Hiruzen didn't want to continue talking to this old fox, so he readily agreed.

"Chiyo, see the guests from Konoha off."

Hearing this name meant that Feng would have at least 500 more calmness points, which made him very happy.

Chiyo wasn't a particularly beautiful female ninja; she had an average face and was definitely not considered pretty among the ninjas of Sunagakure.

However, her strength is not to be underestimated, and perhaps it is this that attracted Retsuto, making her the most honored woman in Sunagakure.

Chiyo escorted everyone out of the Kazekage Building before returning home.

Koharu and Jiri wanted to explore the village, while Kagami was tasked with protecting Jiri, so the others returned to their lodgings to rest.

There's not much to see in Sunagakure; it's all sand. There are a lot of handicrafts, though, but they're far inferior to those in Konoha.

Locals won't buy it, and outsiders never come to Sunagakure, so there's no way for the village to develop.

Xiaochun and her friends wandered around for a while before finally managing to pick out a few porcelain jars that were acceptable to them and bought them.

It's very small, doesn't take up much space, and won't be a burden.

Inside the Kazekage's office, Retsuto looked at the letter written by Hashirama himself, his expression growing increasingly conflicted.

Chiyo stood behind him, gently massaging his shoulders: "What's wrong? What did the Hokage say?"

Retsuto sighed and placed the letter on the table: "It's pretty much what that young ninja said, let's discuss peace in the ninja world."

"There is also hope that trade can be carried out between the villages."

Chiyo was puzzled. Aren't these good things? Why was she so worried?

No one mentioned it before, but now that the strongest person in the ninja world is taking the lead, it should be much easier.

"Of course I want the ninja world to remain peaceful, but Sunagakure needs resources to develop."

He then got up and walked to the ninja world map on the office wall.

"The land of wind is all yellow sand, with very little water resources, not to mention land resources."

“I had intended to annex one or two small countries in the surrounding area and turn them into resource-rich countries, but now I’m afraid that’s going to be difficult.”

Chiyo then realized that her husband had considered so much.

"The outcome of the talks is still uncertain, but we may still have a chance."

Retsuto shook his head; Chiyo had oversimplified things.

Even if peace talks fail, the status quo will remain the same, and everyone will give the Hokage face.

If Sunagakure were to launch a war to annex other countries at this time, it would undoubtedly be a provocation against Konoha.

Hashirama Senju's strength was known throughout the ninja world. Even four Kage working together might not be able to harm him in the slightest, let alone him alone.

"Sigh, we can only take it one step at a time. If all else fails, we'll have to buy land, but we don't know who will be willing to sell."

Born amidst endless yellow sand, his only dream in life was to lead his clan to survive in the desert.

Now that the village has been established, the burden on my shoulders is even heavier, as the people I need to protect are thousands upon thousands of households.

With scarce resources, food shortages, and insufficient strength, it is the weakest of the five great ninja villages. If it weren't for Hashirama Senju maintaining peace, it would be a disaster.

The Sand Village has probably been targeted and divided up long ago.

"How's that new technique developed by the Shamen coming along?"

"It should be successful soon."

Finally, he heard some good news, and Liedou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Excellent! If this technique can be successfully developed, the strength of our Sunagakure will increase significantly!"

Chiyo was happy to see her husband's mood finally improve.

"Let's go home early today. Little Sandy keeps asking for her dad every day."

"it is good."

As darkness fell, Koharu, Jiri, and Kagami had all returned to their residence.

Everyone sat in the living room discussing when to prepare for their return trip.

It mainly depends on whether Koharu and Jiri have had enough fun. If they are still interested in Sunagakure, they can stay another day.

"Forget it, let's hurry back to the village."

Both Koharu and Jiri suggested leaving.

Because after shopping all afternoon, all they bought, besides the sand that blew into their pockets, were a few small porcelain bottles.

The food wasn't very good either.

It's inferior to Konoha Village in every way. I only felt excited at the beginning, and now I want to go home on the second day.

"Alright, if you've had enough fun, we'll head back to the village tomorrow."

Having set a date to return to the village, everyone planned to rest early tonight and be well-rested to deal with any unexpected situations.

After returning to his room, Qufeng opened the character encyclopedia, and the portraits of Retsuto and Chiyo lit up.

[Ding - Congratulations, host, for unlocking the illustration - First Kazekage, Retsuto. Reward: 1000 Calm Points.]

[Ding - Congratulations, host, for unlocking the Chiyo character in your character list. Reward: 700 Calm Points.]

Not bad, I have 1,700 calmness points. Adding the calmness points from the sign-in rewards over the past few days, I now have 24400 calmness points.

I estimate I'll earn over ten thousand more after completing this task.

It's already very good. It was an S-rank mission that wasn't too difficult. I easily got 10,000 peace points and even took a trip along the way.

After everything was finished, Qu Feng lay on the bed and had a good sleep. The cool moonlight shone on the window, making it look particularly peaceful.

The relentless gale still howled, but with the sand-blocking wall in place, the people of Sunagakure's sweet dreams would never be disturbed again.

The next morning, Qu Feng and the others packed all their belongings and prepared to return to the village to report back.

This mission went quite smoothly, except for encountering some minor enemies along the way.

As if he had sensed it beforehand, Ebizo knocked on the door early on.

Chapter 78 Oasis

As if he had sensed it beforehand, Ebizo knocked on the door early on.

"Distinguished guests, are you departing today? Or perhaps you should stay a little longer?"

Seeing that Ebizo had come on his own, Hiruzen went to find him.

"No, we'll return to the village to report. We hope Lord Kazekage will come as promised."

Ebizo narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly: "Of course, if an invitation to peace is extended, Sunagakure will definitely go."

Hiruzen nodded: "That's good. Please convey my gratitude to Lord Kazekage for taking care of us these past few days. We'll be on our way now."