Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 239 Negotiation Terms, and Was Japan's Football Team Cuckolded?

After accepting the task.

Nara Shikamaru set off from Konoha that very day, accompanied by his negotiation assistant, Yuhi Shinku.

It took the two of them two days to return to Mount Kikyo, and another day to reach the capital of the Land of Rivers.

Even as a negotiator for Konoha.

However, he still dutifully registered his identity at the gate, cooperating exceptionally well throughout the process, and did not make any unruly attempts.

This surprised Kisame, who was observing from the shadows.

He muttered to himself, "Konoha's negotiation strategy this time—is it going to give in to us? They actually sent such a composed guy."

"Uncle Shark"

After hearing this, Yahiko remarked from the side, "Why do you sound so disappointed?"

Originally, after defeating Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Yahiko and Nagato were supposed to return to school to continue their studies.

However, before setting off, Ayane Amamiya specifically asked the two to stay behind and work with Mei Terumi to handle the aftermath of the incident, thereby broadening their horizons.

Kisame Hoshigaki had a good impression of the orange-haired kid.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken on this "babysitting" task.

"It's not disappointment, you've got the wrong idea, kid!"

He grinned: "I'm clearly excited!"

Yahiko: "What's so exciting?"

"Of course I'm excited to have met such an interesting opponent!"

Kisame revealed a mouthful of sharp shark teeth and said in a hoarse voice, "Remember this, kid! Ninjas, just like the clothes we're wearing now, no matter what the pattern is, are essentially all dark."

He watched Nara Shikamei and his companion's retreating figures and said confidently, "So, don't be fooled by their current well-behaved demeanor; they definitely have a mission beyond just negotiation!"

Yahiko scratched his head as he listened.

Putting everything else aside, he has a completely different understanding of the uniform he wears.

The boy turned up his collar, then asked with a puzzled look, "Being in darkness, yearning for light! I think that's the meaning behind Xiao Nan's design of this outfit, isn't it?"

That's right.

Now that things are gradually getting back on track, the uniforms of some ninjas in the Land of Rivers have also been updated to be uniform.

And the style of this clothing—

It was none other than the Akatsuki's most classic black and red robe, with pure black as the base color and red clouds as the embellishment!

Although the complete design drawings came from Xiaonan!

However, it must be said that Ayane Amamiya was also involved, contributing some insignificant suggestions.

"Perhaps—"

Kisame didn't argue with him too much about this.

He then asked with interest, "By the way! Why are you the only one here? Where's that red-haired kid named Nagato? Aren't you two inseparable?"

Hehe~

Yahiko chuckled gloatingly: "Nagato has been assigned to an office; he'll be accompanying Mei Terumi to meet the Konoha envoy."

He shrugged: "I heard there are a lot of rules there. Nagato was kicked out on his first day because his bangs were too long, covering his eyes, and he wasn't presentable enough."

"I see—"

After hearing this, and combining it with Yahiko's earlier remarks, Kisame roughly understood the situation.

This orange-haired boy is cheerful with a touch of naivety.

Therefore, he was assigned to be by my side so that I would be exposed to the darker side of ninjas.

The red-haired boy, on the other hand, has a gloomy personality with a touch of extremism, so he needs to go to Mei Terumi's side to be tempered.

This arrangement is really interesting.

Kisame Hoshigaki clapped his hands.

He rose from the shadows and left, saying, "Let's go, we shouldn't need you here anymore."

"Where are we going now?" Yahiko hurriedly followed in his footsteps.

Have you ever heard the story of "waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump"?

Kisame said calmly, "We'll go to the prison where the hostages are being held now and wait for these two to take the bait!"

Nara Shikamei, of course, could not hear these clandestine conversations.

He was at the hotel at that moment, giving Yuhi Makoto some instructions.

"Although the Land of Rivers was just a small country in the past, it is now completely different after Amegakure took over!"

"We'd better treat them the same way we treat the other four major powers."

Nara Shikamei said seriously, "Based on my understanding of them over the past year, as long as we don't cross the line and give them an excuse, they shouldn't take the initiative to turn against us and attack us."

Kurenai Yuhi and he were old acquaintances.

When his daughter, Xi Ri Hong, turned one month old, he even invited her to his home for drinks.

Hearing this, he withdrew his gaze from surveying his surroundings and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I don't want to die here. I still want to watch Hong grow up, graduate, and get married—"

Nara Shikamei's face darkened.

No, you can't say such unlucky things!

Then, Kurenai Yuhi pointed towards the distant administrative residence and asked doubtfully, "I heard that this is Hanzo of the Salamander's disciple, his designated successor. But is Hanzo really so at ease letting her face the storms of the ninja world alone?"

"What could I possibly worry about?"

"If Shikaku had even a tenth of her strength, I'd want to retire right now."

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikanaru sighed softly, "In the end, ninjas are all about who has the bigger fist. As long as you have the strength, nothing else matters."

"Lu Ming, tell me honestly, just how strong is this guy?"

Upon hearing this, Yuhi Shinku took out Ayane Amamiya's information from her pocket.

This is a special file set up by the Konoha Anbu for her. The file records a series of battles since the girl's debut, covering almost all of them except for the "Battle of the Dragon Vein".

Ok.

The photo in the file is still Ayane Amamiya's ID photo from when she participated in the Chunin Exams.

The girl in the photo has a bright smile, like a girl next door, and you really can't tell that she has the air of a major villain.

Yuhi Shinku asked with some curiosity, "I know she can defeat Lady Tsunade and Jonin Kato combined, but even so, she shouldn't be as good as Lady Sakumo, right?"

Although he was a Jonin.

However, because their status in the village was far inferior to that of Nara Shikame and Jiraiya, the information they could access and collect was naturally limited.

"How strong? Let's just say—"

Nara Shikamei recalled the destructive power of Ayane Amamiya's Dust Release, held up five fingers, and sighed, "If she lets go, she could completely flatten Konoha from south to north in five minutes."

Kurenai Yuhi opened her mouth: "————"

Then he suddenly remembered the conversation he had with his daughter, Yuhi Kou, a few days ago after school.

At that time, Kurenai asked herself, who is the strongest female ninja in the ninja world?

Kurenai Yuhi replied: It's Tsunade.

So little Kurenai Yuhi looked on with longing and said that she also wanted to become a powerful female ninja like Lady Tsunade and kill all the guys she didn't like!

At the time, I was quite worried.

I'm worried that if my daughter becomes as violent as Tsunade, no one will want her in the future.

But now...

He looked at the photo of Ayane Amamiya in his hand and suddenly felt that his daughter's wish wasn't so bad!

three days later.

Mei Terumi, accompanied by Nagato, received the two Konoha negotiators in her office.

The young Nagato, dressed in a ninja vest, stood ramrod straight, his expression so tense he looked like a husband anxiously waiting outside a delivery room.

Seeing this, Mei Terumi couldn't hold back any longer.

She chuckled and joked, "If you keep that expression on your face, the people from Konoha might think we've set up some kind of ambush in the room—"

Nagato pursed her lips.

He took a few deep breaths, finally managing to calm his pounding heartbeat.

Mei Terumi reminded him, "Don't be nervous, just stand behind me and watch and listen."

"I understand," Nagato replied earnestly.

A short while later.

Nara Shikamei and Yuhi Shinku entered the room under the guidance of a waiter and presented a letter of greeting personally written by the Third Hokage.

After taking their seats.

Nara Shikanai glanced at the two from Amegakure and spoke first, "Where is Lord Amegakure?"

As Mei Terumi opened and read the letter, she asked, "Why is the Nara envoy asking this?"

Yuhi Shinku subconsciously replied, "If Lord Amamiya were not here, I would say that your side's sincerity in negotiations is truly remarkable—"

"Wait, I need to remind the two envoys from Konoha!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Mei Terumi, who solemnly reminded him, "For now, Lord Amamiya is temporarily assuming the position of Daimyo of the Land of Rivers, ruling over twenty cities across four borders, pacifying the common people internally, and defending against external threats!"

"so----"

"To avoid offending Your Excellency, please be mindful of your language and address Him as 'Your Majesty'!"

Nara Luming & Yuhi Makoto: "————"

They were met with a cold shoulder right from the start, but the two of them had no other choice.

Because from the perspective of the laws of the ninja world, that's really the case!

Nara Shikamei quickly changed the subject: "May I ask why Your Majesty has not shown yourself? Is it because you are dissatisfied with us?"

"Since the Hokage did not come in person, Your Majesty need not make a appearance."

Mei Terumi then put down the letter in her hand and replied matter-of-factly, "As for the negotiations—please rest assured, Envoy, I can handle everything regarding the matter of Sarutobi Shinnosuke."

"Since that's the case, I won't waste any more words."

Nara Shikame took a deep breath: "Konoha is willing to pay 60 million ryo to redeem Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Might Guy from your possession—"

Mei Terumi shook her head without hesitation: "Not enough!"

Yuhi Shinku then asked in a deep voice, "So, what is your asking price?"

Mei Terumi smiled slightly: "Life is priceless; how can it be quantified by money?"

Nara Shikamei's heart sank immediately.

Before he could speak, Mei Terumi raised her teacup and calmly said, "We don't want a penny of money. We only want a secret technique from the Book of Seals in exchange."

"Absolutely not!"

Nara Shikamei slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

At this moment, he didn't even have time to think about how the other party knew about something like the "Book of Seals".

Mei Terumi said calmly, "In that case, there's no need to continue the discussion."

Nara Shikamei gave her a deep look and was about to get up and leave, but Yuhi Shinku tugged at his sleeve under the table.

"The Book of Seals is of utmost importance; I need to consult the Hokage."

Nara Shikame took a deep breath, stopping his departure, and said in a slightly gentler tone, "But before that, I need to see Sarutobi Shinnosuke with my own eyes and check on his condition!"

Mei Terumi hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Okay."

On the other side, in Konoha Village.

The Hidden Mist Village delegation, arranged by Madara Uchiha, has finally arrived.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Konoha leadership was distracted, Kushina Uzumaki secretly launched her own operation, infiltrating the Hyuga clan's territory to gather information about the mysterious Otsutsuki clan!

To be honest.

Being stared at with disdain by a group of people is really unpleasant.

Fortunately, the Hyuga clan members don't casually use their Byakugan to look at people in their daily lives.

And it might be because he's too confident in his ability to roll his eyes.

The guarding of the Hyuga clan's territory was not actually that strict.

In short, Kushina only had to go through a little trouble to sneak into the Hyuga clan's territory undetected, thanks to a little trick passed down to her by Madara Uchiha.

The Hyuga clan's territory is vast.

The buildings, with their flying eaves, animal-shaped roofs, pavilions, and terraces, are layered upon each other, exuding the classical and grand style most admired by the Hyuga clan.

But Kushina Uzumaki was prepared.

Without even knowing which way to go, she blindly made her way towards the most heavily guarded area.

Anyone who's ever been in the ninja world knows that the main branch of the Hyuga clan is the most afraid of death.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for her to sneak into the vicinity of the current Hyuga Elder's study.

"Hiashi, I know you have reservations about this."

"But you are the young head of the Hyuga clan. For the honor of the clan, why can't you take the lead and make some sacrifices?"

"Besides, as far as I know, there are quite a few women of marriageable age in the clan who admire you, so why are you so fixated on Xi alone?"

"If you agree, I can make the decision—"

What reached my ears was an old male voice.

Judging from the speaker's age, he was probably in his fifties or sixties, and should be the current Elder of the Hyuga clan, Hyugayama.

Kushina Uzumaki thought to herself, "Who is Nozomi? It sounds like a girl's name."

Immediately, a young male voice sneered and questioned, "Elder, you make it sound so easy. hope Ke is my fiancée! I've known her for over ten years, and now you want me to personally hand over my fiancée to another man—"

What the heck?

Kushina Uzumaki was stunned.

He had only just infiltrated the area when he heard such explosive news?

Hiashi Hyuga, the young clan leader of the Hyuga clan, is about to be cuckolded?

She was deeply shocked, even wondering if there was something wrong with her ears, so she rubbed them repeatedly.

In that short time, the two in the study argued for a long time. Not only did they fail to reach an agreement, but they also got angrier the more they talked!

Until the very end.

Kushina Uzumaki heard Hiashi Hyuga angrily question, "Elder! May I ask, is your surname Hyuga or Otsutsuki?"

Appeared!

Otsutsuki!

Kushina Uzumaki immediately sprang to attention.

Then, Elder Hyugayama roared back, "Hyuga Hiashi, you are not the clan leader yet! Whether you agree or not, Hyuga Nozomi's fate is not up to you!"

Upon hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki quickly shrank into the shadows.

Soon, she saw Hiashi Hyuga emerge from the study, his fists clenched, like an angry and helpless stray dog.

He clearly said he was coming to gather intelligence—

How did it turn into a family drama?

She scratched her head in distress, made a handprint, and then quickly sank into the ground without disturbing anyone.

Putting aside other things.