My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 146 You call this negotiation?

As it turns out, even the most despicable person will humble themselves when a knife is pressed against their forehead.

On the border of the Land of Wind, in a desolate land piled with yellow sand, the key figures of Sunagakure were all waiting here.

Luo Sha, with his short, reddish-brown hair, stood at the very front of the group. He was usually a very aloof and serious person, but at this moment, he had to force a smile.

"Tamashii, Tsunade, Araki Ryuji... I've long admired your names."

"Lord Kazekage." Hyuga Yuto bowed, his movements simple and elegant, typical of the Hyuga clan.

Tsunade nodded slightly to Rasa, as if to say hello.

Araki Ryuji, however, remained all smiles, defusing the awkwardness with his words. Before long, the two were chatting and laughing, the atmosphere as harmonious as an oasis in the desert.

In that case, it's a good start, and Konoha Village won't make things too difficult for us... Rasa thought to himself, and breathed a sigh of relief.

……

"Hey Hyuga kid, what did you just say?!"

Chiyo's voice nearly pierced the roof, sharp and shrill, filled with incredulous rage:

"Send the Fourth Kazekage's child to Konoha as a hostage?!"

"Hostage? What hostage?" Hyuga Yuto blinked innocently.

"The desert is harsh and cold. As the son of the Kazekage, I should embrace a better life. Konoha is rich in resources and is the best place to nurture people..."

"No! Absolutely not!" Chiyo slammed her hand heavily on the table.

"Temari is a girl, only three years old, how could she possibly go to Konoha with you!"

"I heard she's the eldest daughter of the Kazekage, and should have a younger brother, right?"

"Kankuro is not even two years old and can't be separated from his mother!"

"Oh..." Hyuga Yuto nodded thoughtfully, the true intentions revealed:

"I heard on my way here that Lord Kazekage's wife is pregnant again."

Seeing that Chiyo still wanted to speak, Hyuga Yuto suddenly turned serious and said stiffly:

"We've refused you the first time, refused you the second time, and we're going to refuse you a third time. Do you still want to talk?"

"The purpose of offering up the Kazekage's child was merely to show your Sunagakure village sincerity. The child will not amount to anything; Konoha will raise him to adulthood and teach him ninjutsu."

"The war with you has caused the Land of Fire heavy losses, and you show no sincerity whatsoever. How can we negotiate?"

Sending infants away from their homes to unfamiliar lands sounds cruel; it's blatant tyranny of a superior nation against its inferiors. But when it comes to Gaara, Hyuga Yuto doesn't feel any psychological pressure doing it.

To be fair, Gaara suffered a thousand times more than Naruto when he was young. It would have been better if he had grown up in Konoha as a hostage, at least he could have gotten a good night's sleep.

"You..." Chiyo gritted her teeth, unable to find a good excuse for a moment.

To be honest, she didn't really care where Rasa's child grew up, but as the Kazekage, if Rasa suffered such a big loss from the beginning, it would be very detrimental to future negotiations.

Negotiations are all about strength and momentum; a loss in one step leads to a losing streak!

Unfortunately... no matter how clear you are, it's useless; circumstances are beyond your control.

Chiyo sighed inwardly and subconsciously looked at the blonde woman.

She and Tsunade had long admired each other. During the Second Shinobi World War, Chiyo released the poison and Tsunade cured it. Both were top medical experts of their time, and they had a mutual respect for each other.

The blonde woman sensed her gaze, raised her eyebrows and smiled at Chiyo, then lowered her head again to concentrate on painting her nails. Araki Ryuji, standing beside her, did the same, chuckling like a mascot, his intention to leave everything to Hyuga Yuto couldn't be clearer.

Chiyo's breath hitched, and just as she was about to speak, Rasa suddenly said calmly:

"I thought Mr. Jade Lion wanted something... If it's just one child, I'd give you all three."

"No need for that." Hyuga Yuto smiled.

"As proof of Sunagakure's determination to restore friendship with Konoha, one child is enough."

"Alright, the child will be sent to Konoha after it is born."

"As expected of the Kazekage. Well then, let's begin the formal negotiations." Hyuga Yuto took out a sealing scroll, producing a thick stack of documents that looked almost like a dictionary. Ignoring the twitching brows of the Sand Village members opposite him, he said softly:

"Firstly, regarding the border demarcation, in order to ensure the unbreakable friendship between the Fire and Wind nations, Konoha wishes to gain control of the [Valley of the Dead Fortress] on the border with the Wind nation..."

……

"Hahahaha..." The blonde woman placed her hand on Hyuga Yuto's shoulder, laughing so hard she almost fell over.

"You probably didn't see how ugly Rasa's face looked when you mentioned Article 34. He looked like Gamabunta the toad... It's a pity that most of Sunagakure didn't agree to the conditions you proposed today."

"That's how negotiations are, all about bargaining. Today was about testing each other's limits; the rest of the days will be a test of willpower." Hinata Yuto patted his teacher's hand.

"Anyway, we have plenty of time here, so we can just take it slow. Sunagakure won't last long; they'll give in."

"You're really great." The blonde woman tapped her apprentice's chest—this wasn't a teasing gesture. The crystal pendant passed down from Hashirama Senju had always been worn by Yuto Hyuga, and the crystal was hanging right there. Tsunade simply felt that her apprentice had inherited the Will of Fire and was a Konoha ninja who could stand on his own.

"But then again, Sunagakure does resemble this yellow sand quite a bit," Hyuga Yuto remarked with a touch of melancholy.

When he read the manga in his previous life, he felt that this ninja village located in the desert had many impressive characters: they appeared to be ruthless and indifferent on the surface, but were actually extremely sentimental deep down. Even Sasori, who killed the Third Kazekage and betrayed the village, chose to die in the embrace of his "father" and "mother". Before he died, he revealed some information about the Akatsuki organization to Chiyo.

Beneath its rough and cold exterior lies a delicate and sensitive heart.

"Like yellow sand?" The blonde woman tilted her head, not understanding what her apprentice meant.

Hinata Yuto chuckled:

"Because it's the color of gold, teacher, now that you've finished your work for today, shouldn't you...?"

"You really know me!" Tsunade said, beaming, as she pulled out three dice.

"This is my lucky charm that has been with me through many battles."

……

Overall, my time in Sunagakure was quite pleasant.

After all, Konoha was the victor, and with its superior position and strong backing, Hyuga Yuto could make demands at will, while Sunagakure could only negotiate.

This is not negotiation at all, but robbery under the guise of peace!

Even though they suffered in silence, the Land of Wind could only swallow their bad luck. As the Kazekage, Rasa could not continue the war without regard for the lives of his ninjas.

They were treated to good food and drink, and Hyuga Yuto and his group were treated like unwelcome guests in Sunagakure for more than half a month.

Everyone in the Land of Fire was in a good mood, except for Tsunade.

As soon as it got dark, the blonde woman took her precious dice to the casino to gamble. In the end, she not only lost all her money, but also pawned her dice.

In the final days of the negotiations with the Land of Wind, Tsunade was completely listless.

(End of this chapter)