Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 183 Why does it feel like every ninja village has a grudge against me?

Uehara Naraku and Terumi Mei left the street corner.

Once they were out on the street, the two subconsciously straightened their clothes, then subconsciously glanced at each other, their lips twitching simultaneously.

Uehara Naraku finally spoke first: "Hey, hey, hey, Mei Terumi-sama, don't make it sound like we've done something shameful!"

"..."

Mei Terumi gritted her teeth in resentment, then suddenly smiled broadly: "You've really grown up! Kid, if you felt good just now, be sure to contact me!"

After speaking, Mei Terumi ignored the gazes of those around her, winked at Naraku Uehara, and turned to walk towards the meeting place for the negotiation.

Clearly, Mei Terumi genuinely wanted Naraku Uehara to contact her.

It's not convenient here; she wants to have a proper talk with Uehara Naraku.

Because Hozuki Mangetsu's matter is very important, even affecting the future of Kirigakure, after all, that guy defected with four ninja swords to become a spy!

Even if he had just left one behind, that would have been fine!

No, we must keep at least two!

Besides Hozuki Suigetsu, Hozuki Mangetsu's younger brother, another promising talent has emerged in Kirigakure, who could take a position among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

"Tsk..."

Uehara Naraku picked at his ear, then followed Terumi Mei listlessly into the negotiation room.

Not long after, Granny Chiyo from Sunagakure also arrived at the Daimyo's residence and walked shakily into the venue. The leader of Takigakure had arrived much earlier.

Now all the members from the five ninja villages who participated in the negotiations have arrived.

Uehara Naraku looked at everyone present. It seemed that he had some grudges with all three major ninja villages, and even Takigakure Village was a place of enmity.

After all, Konan once planted a rogue ninja from Takigakure to seize the position of Takigakure's leader in order to gather information about the Seven-Tails. However, it was only because of Konoha's support that the plan failed. But it is estimated that this leader of Takigakure would not dare to hold a grudge.

As for the three major ninja villages, needless to say, Uehara Naraku killed all the leaders of these villages.

He killed the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure.

He killed the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure.

He killed the Third Hokage of Konoha.

Uehara Naraku was somewhat impressed with his own courage.

With so many enemies gathered here, he still dared to attend the meeting.

This is why Mei Terumi was unaware that he had killed the Fourth Mizukage.

Tsunade probably wouldn't be too embarrassed to bring up the matter of him assassinating the Third Hokage to his face, since it involved Danzo Shimura's plot to seize the Hokage position.

If this gets out, Konoha will definitely lose face.

Chiyo, on the other hand, didn't have so many scruples.

Since the death of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, Sunagakure has become increasingly poor and declining. Uehara Naraku, who killed the Fourth Kazekage, is the culprit behind Sunagakure's downfall.

Chiyo glanced sideways at Uehara Naraku, then clasped her hands together: "Lady Tsunade, this is a grand meeting of states. I don't believe Amegakure is qualified to participate, nor do I think they can play any role in our upcoming plans..."

"No one has the right to insult our Amegakure!"

Uehara Naraku narrowed his eyes, speaking with a soft, sarcastic tone, "Heh, a village whose leader is killed like a dog, does it even deserve to sit at the same table as us? Our Amegakure leader is none other than the ninja demigod, Hanzo of the Salamander!"

After saying that, Uehara Naraku looked at Chiyo and said, "Hey, old lady, tell me when the fifth Kazekage of your village takes office, and I'll kill him while I'm at it!"

"What did you say?!"

As Chiyo flipped her hand, a scroll landed in her palm: "You little brat, I'll kill you right now!"

"Then come on!"

Uehara Naraku glanced at Chiyo and sneered, "Heh, your grandson Sasori of the Red Sand was beaten to a pulp by my teacher and begged for mercy. That kid cried and begged for the Fourth Kazekage's corpse from me. Is this all you puppeteers are capable of!"

Uehara Naraku's words were rather malicious.

I wonder if Sasori of the Red Sand will fight him to the death after hearing this.

Even if Sasori fought desperately, he definitely wouldn't be able to defeat Uehara.

Tsunade slammed her fist on the table and said coldly, "We came here for the same goal. This is not the place to argue. Only by putting aside past grievances can we cooperate sincerely."

"That's right."

Mei Terumi stroked her cheek, glanced at Naraku Uehara, and nodded gently, saying, "The fact that we're willing to sit here means we already have the intention to cooperate, so why bother with the lingering effects of past wars?"

The Land of Fire, the Land of Water, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Rain—after three Shinobi World Wars, the grudges and entanglements are so numerous and difficult to investigate that they are impossible to count.

Only Shibuki, the leader of the Takigakure Kingdom, was somewhat better off.

The somewhat naive young man awkwardly laughed and tried to smooth things over: "Yes, yes... Lord Hokage is right, Lady Mei Terumi is right!"

Chiyo and Uehara Naraku snorted at each other and turned their heads away. However, they heeded Tsunade and Mei Terumi's advice and stopped arguing in court.

Tsunade finally breathed a sigh of relief. Unlike her great-grandfather, she didn't have to kowtow and submit to the leaders of other ninja villages every time she met them!

To be honest, Tsunade dislikes Chiyo a little.

The Sand Village is clearly incredibly weak, yet they still dare to provoke Uehara Naraku. Aren't they afraid that the Rain Village will invade them someday?

"Alright, let's get down to business now!"

Tsunade slowly stood up, walked to a wall with a map of the ninja world hanging on it, and said softly, "Today's main topic is the distribution of benefits after the destruction of Kusagakure."

About a month ago, Kusagakure was destroyed by a powerful fire-style ninjutsu. We believe it was possibly done by Obito Uchiha or Itachi Uchiha, both S-rank rogue ninjas from Konoha, with the aim of instigating a new ninja world war.

To avoid war and disputes arising from the land of the Grass Country, we have decided to place the Grass Country under the jurisdiction of the Land of Fire, subject to the rule of the Fire Country's daimyo and the protection of Konoha.

The daimyo of the Land of Grass has agreed to be granted the title of noble of the Land of Fire.

"..."

Everyone present couldn't help but look up at Tsunade.

How thick-skinned does this woman have to be to say those words!

To avoid war and disputes over a piece of land, we seized that land for ourselves. How shameless!

Unfortunately, the Land of Wind and the Land of Water were too far away to intervene, and the only ones present who had objections to the territory of the Land of Grass were the people from the Land of Waterfall and the Land of Rain.

Naturally, Shibuki, the leader of Takigakure Village, dared not utter a word.

Uehara Naraku raised his hand and said softly, "What about the disputed lands between our Land of Rain and Land of Grass?"

Tsunade frowned and said in a deep voice, "Konoha will decide whether to divide it based on the investigation. As for whether it will be returned, we will have to wait for our arbitration."

Please make yourself at home.

Uehara Naraku nodded, without arguing: "If the result is not satisfactory, we will neither support nor oppose it."

"Please let me finish."

Tsunade didn't look at him and continued, "Konoha has always advocated for balanced development among the nations of the ninja world. It was for this reason that the First Hokage distributed the Tailed Beasts to the major ninja villages, which helped to limit the scale of war between the villages."

Therefore, after Konoha acquires the land of the Land of Grass, it will cede other of its own interests to other countries, thus achieving a balance of power among the major nations.

Tsunade stood up at the table again, leaning over it and revealing a large expanse of her snow-white chest, a sight that made one dizzy.

"Of course, this wasn't given to various countries for nothing."

Tsunade looked at everyone present and slowly said, "The ninja villages of all countries must work together to put pressure on Iwagakure and force Iwagakure to abandon its plans for the Land of Grass."

Once Iwagakure withdraws its troops and the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass successfully unite, Konoha will enter into an economic and political alliance treaty with Kirigakure, opening their markets and ports to each other; at the same time, Konoha will return the mission of the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Wind to Sunagakure.

These things were already agreed upon long ago.

Both Chiyo and Mei Terumi nodded subtly. This was precisely the purpose of their visit, and it was exactly what their ninja village desperately needed.

Tsunade turned to look at the bored Uehara Naraku and slowly said, "If Takigakure and Amegakure are also willing to contribute, Konoha will not hesitate to share the benefits among its allies..."

"Well, all we hope for is lasting peace."

Shibuki looked at Tsunade and gently shook his head, saying, "Although we and Konoha have been allies for a long time, I'm sorry we cannot participate in this cooperation."

Taki no Kuni is a small country.

Takigakure dared not offend Konoha, nor Iwagakure.

Shibuki's considerations made sense, and Tsunade nodded slightly in agreement, then looked at Uehara Naraku: "What are Amegakure's thoughts?"

Uehara Naraku slowly stood up, walked to the edge of the map, and said softly, "We need to use the original site of Kusagakure as the dividing line, and all the land south of it should be incorporated into the Land of Rain's territory."

"wishful thinking."

Chiyo couldn't help but shake her head.

"hehe…"

Tsunade was so angry she almost laughed: "That's more than half the land, and the western part is mountainous, making it difficult even for Iwagakure to invade. It's the most fertile part of the Land of Grass!"

"Neither Konoha nor the Land of Fire lacks fertile land."

Uehara Naraku gently shook his head and continued softly, "What Konoha lacks is a strategic stronghold that can give it an absolute advantage over Iwagakure. Obviously, the land north of Kusagakure is mostly bridges, fortresses, and canyons, making it the most suitable territory for Konoha."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Tsunade, who still seemed somewhat disdainful, and said softly, "If Konoha agrees to this division, Amegakure can join forces with Konoha to launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure and wipe out the Iwagakure ninja entrenched in the Land of Grass."

"Sorry, Konoha can do it themselves."

Tsunade shook her head and turned to look at everyone present: "If Lady Chiyo and Lady Terumi Mei agree, then please return to your country and begin mobilizing manpower to suppress Iwagakure and force them to withdraw from the Land of Grass!"

Seeing Chiyo and Mei Terumi nod, Tsunade turned to Naraku Uehara and teased softly, "If you're willing, how about we take a gamble? If you win, perhaps I can give the Land of Rain a village?"

"There's no need to humiliate me."

Uehara Naraku waved his hand and turned to leave the venue, but before leaving, he suddenly turned to look at Tsunade, narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.

"Our Amegakure has been relentlessly pursuing those traitors from Akatsuki who betrayed the Land of Rain and Lord Hanzo. Those traitors will not easily let go of the opportunity to instigate war between Konoha and Iwagakure. Hokage, please cherish this period of peace!"

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