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Chapter 170 The Hidden Mist Student

As the representatives from the major ninja villages departed, details of the peace truce meeting gradually spread throughout the ninja world.

Through the personal accounts of several representatives, the other major ninja villages gradually learned about the course of this meeting.

Aside from the anticipated truce, what caught their attention most were Kirigakure's display of its economic and military strength, and Hozuki Shingetsu's mention of the five great ninja villages dividing up the ninja world.

Whether it was the bustling commercial scene seen on the way to Kirigakure, or the chakra cannon brought out during the peace truce meeting to stop the conflict, everything showed the ninja world that Kirigakure was no longer the Kirigakure of the past.

Under Hozuki Shingetsu's leadership, Kirigakure has transformed from its past isolationist state and successfully emerged from the trauma of the "Bloody Mist Rebellion."

However, apart from Kumogakure, which had already researched chakra cannons, and Sunagakure, which was sparsely populated and had to make up for its combat strength with puppetry, the other major ninja villages all adopted a calm attitude towards the chakra cannons displayed by Kirigakure.

Compared to the Chakra Cannon, which has both obvious advantages and disadvantages, they are more concerned about the current business environment of Kirigakure.

In their view, Kirigakure's current prosperous business environment is built on the war between the major ninja villages.

Therefore, the first decision made by the representatives of the major ninja villages after their return was to vigorously develop commerce and encourage trade, hoping to recover from the trauma of this war as soon as possible.

Besides these, the most valued item by each ninja village was the map of the ninja world brought back by their representatives.

This map of the ninja world is divided into five regions by lines of five different colors, roughly dividing the entire ninja world into equal parts.

According to the agreement they signed in Kirigakure, any small country within Kirigakure's sphere of influence would be tacitly recognized as Kirigakure's sphere of influence, and the other major ninja villages would not be allowed to interfere in the politics, military, or economy of these small countries to any extent.

Anyone who dares to disobey will be attacked by the other major ninja villages.

"Tsunade, welcome back!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi addressed Tsunade, who had returned, with a sincere tone.

In his view, the reason why Kirigakure held this peace truce meeting was because of Tsunade's mission to Kirigakure.

Without the persuasion of the last direct descendant of the Senju clan and a close relative of the Uzumaki clan, Hozuki Shingetsu probably wouldn't have agreed to hold this meeting.

If this meeting hadn't been held, and Kirigakure hadn't agreed to ask for help, Konoha would probably still be in the midst of war at this point!

Even Konoha wouldn't dare to make any definitive conclusions about a one-against-three opponent.

"I have done what I promised. I will leave Konoha with Shizune. I hope you will keep your promise, teacher."

Despite Hiruzen Sarutobi's welcome, Tsunade showed no joy and stated her request in a flat tone.

Without waiting for Hiruzen Sarutobi's reply, he turned and left the Hokage's office.

"Hiruzen, is this the student you trained! Even disregarding her status as Hokage, just considering her role as a teacher, what she did was against the rules!"

Danzo Shimura's sinister voice came from beside him. He never gave up trying to undermine the prestige of anyone who might compete with him for the Hokage position.

"Enough, Danzo!"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi sternly rebuked his old comrade, then slowly said, "In the end, it is Konoha that has wronged the Senju clan..."

Faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi's "true feelings", Danzo Shimura was filled with disdain.

What's the point of saying all this now that everything's done?

If you want to live up to the Senju clan name, why don't you just restore the Senju clan name and pass the Hokage position to Tsunade?

Why are you sighing and looking so regretful here?

However, if that happens, the Sarutobi clan will likely face a fire in both their front and back courtyards!

It was Hiruzen Sarutobi's performance that solidified Danzo Shimura's resolve.

However, now is not the time to launch the plan. Everything still needs to be done according to Hozuki Shingetsu's plan, and we need to "cultivate our vision" first.

Thus, with this underlying excitement, Shimura Danzo reported his observations of Kirigakure to Sarutobi Hiruzen...

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"This contract you signed is excellent! We've suffered considerable losses in this war, so let's start by taking down these smaller ninja villages to make up for those losses!"

After Moody's report, the Third Raikage spoke calmly.

He was unwilling to let Konoha be crippled in this war and to leave a stable environment for future generations to develop. At the same time, he had to find ways to expand the strength of Kumogakure.

Although Kumogakure used the pretext of the Konoha threat to annex some surrounding small ninja villages during the previous Konoha threat controversy, the war had not yet started and the situation in the ninja world was sensitive at the time, so he still had to consider the impact.

However, with the signing of this secret contract, it means that Kumogakure can openly annex small countries within its sphere of influence without any impact.

This is good news for the Hidden Cloud Village, which has suffered a significant loss of strength.

"Yes, brother!"

Moody agreed to the Third Raikage's order without hesitation.

"By the way, let's tentatively target the small ninja villages and clans within our designated area for this operation!"

The Third Raikage thought for a moment, then hurriedly instructed Moody.

"Our village's strength has not yet recovered, so we should refrain from taking any action within the territory of other ninja villages. Right now, our priority is to restore our strength."

The Third Raikage didn't take any of those non-aggression pacts or the peaceful division of the ninja world by the five great ninja villages seriously.

In his view, Konoha was one thing, but what were the other villages like Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure? Did they even deserve to share the ninja world with Kumogakure?

The Hidden Cloud Village believes in one principle: the capable rise, and the incompetent fall!

The Hidden Cloud Village has developed to its current state through robbery, theft, and deception, but it has never relied on any kind of "peaceful development"!

This treaty was only very friendly to the Hidden Cloud Village, which had just ended the war and whose strength had been greatly reduced. Otherwise, it would have been the first to break the agreement!

Such scenes are not only occurring in Kumogakure, but also in the three major ninja villages of Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure, in addition to Kirigakure.

In order to restore their strength as quickly as possible, they also wielded their knives against the surrounding small ninja villages and clans, seizing their secret techniques and plundering their wealth.

Suddenly, the ninja world, which had just ended the Ninja War, seemed to be plunged into turmoil once again.

It was at this moment that Hozuki Shingetsu, who had observed the situation in the ninja world, summoned Akiba Masanobu and handed him a document that had just been signed and whose ink was still wet.

Akiba Masanobu's pupils contracted sharply as he looked at the document.

I saw that it was written:

"The Hidden Mist Ninja Academy's 38-Year International Student Recruitment Plan".

(End of this chapter)