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Chapter 184 Envoys from the Four Great Nations Arrive at Konoha Village

"Lord Hokage, envoys from the four daimyo of the four provinces of Wind, Earth, Lightning, and Water jointly request an audience!"

"Emissaries from the four great nations?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others looked at each other, wondering what these people were doing here at this time. It seemed that the war between the countries had already ended long ago, right?

Most importantly, why are the envoys from these four great nations coming to Konoha instead of going to their capitals to find the daimyo?

Normally, as a subordinate military institution of a nation, diplomatic relations between nations and between ninja villages should be equal.

Even if there are any problems between other countries and the ninja village, they will first negotiate with the country where the ninja village is located.

Generally speaking, envoys from other countries would not bypass their own country and go directly to the ninja village of that country, let alone now that envoys from four countries have come to Konoha together.

However, guests are guests, and Konoha certainly cannot simply turn them away, regardless of their purpose.

So after Koharu Utatane dispelled the illusion and dealt with the memories the daimyo's envoy had lost during that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi invited the people outside to come in.

With Hiruzen Sarutobi's consent, envoys from the four countries and ninjas from the four villages filed in. These envoys, along with advisors such as Danzo Shimura who were already there, quickly filled the once spacious Hokage's office to capacity.

The Konoha high-ranking officials were clearly very surprised to see so many people.

However, Shimura Danzo had a vague suspicion about this situation, fearing that it might be the work of that inherently evil Hozuki clan brat again.

After all, according to Hozuki Shingetsu's habits, he never stays still until he strikes with overwhelming force.

Judging from his past cases, he usually uses a series of schemes to achieve his goals.

If the mere arrival of envoys from the four great nations in Konoha wasn't enough to confirm whether Hozuki Shingetsu was involved, the addition of ninjas from the four great ninja villages made him almost 100% certain that Hozuki Shingetsu was behind this.

Clearly, Danzo Shimura was right.

"I've heard that Konoha possesses a miraculous ninjutsu called the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, which can bring the souls of the dead back to the mortal world from the Pure Land. Is this true?"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the envoy from the Land of Lightning eagerly inquired about the matter.

Danzo Shimura observed the faces of the other envoys without showing any emotion. When he noticed that their eyes were fixed on Hiruzen Sarutobi, awaiting his answer, he became even more certain of his guess.

"...That's right, such a ninjutsu does exist."

Faced with the questioning from the envoy of the Land of Lightning, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to tell the truth, even though he was extremely unwilling.

After all, ninjas from other villages are also here. It's not like Konoha has never used the Impure World Reincarnation technique before; each village has its own records of it.

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's reply, the other envoys exchanged knowing glances, and then the envoy from the Land of Lightning spoke with delight:

"In that case, Hokage, please hand over this ninjutsu scroll!"

He then added, "This is not just a request from our family, but a joint request from all four countries. I think the Hokage can guess what this kind of ninjutsu means to the Daimyo."

"The daimyo of the four countries are eagerly anticipating this ninjutsu! If the Hokage were to obstruct it, and something were to happen that worsens our relationship, that would be disastrous."

Originally, the envoys from each country came to the Land of Fire individually, but they "coincidentally" met in the capital of the Land of Fire, and thus tacitly formed this four-nation alliance.

Seeing the envoys from the four great nations advancing and retreating in unison, along with the ninjas from the four great ninja villages behind them, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression suddenly turned ugly.

As the Hokage of Konoha, the number one ninja village in the ninja world, when has he ever been threatened like this in the Hokage's office?

However, faced with the combined coercion of the envoys from the four major nations, he had no choice but to bow his head, even though he was extremely unwilling.

If Konoha had a sliver of hope if the four great ninja villages had jointly declared war on it, then facing a declaration of war from the daimyo of the four great nations, Konoha would probably be powerless to resist.

After all, a country's strength is not limited to just ninja villages!

"It's easy for us to use this Impure World Reincarnation technique. As long as our daimyo agrees, we will agree."

At this moment, Shimura Danzo stepped forward and addressed the assembled envoys.

In this way, even if Konoha had no choice but to hand over the Impure World Reincarnation technique, it would be considered that Konoha was following the Daimyo's orders, and others would not mistakenly believe that Konoha had succumbed to the combined forces of the four great ninja villages, thus affecting Konoha's prestige.

Upon hearing Shimura Danzo's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly echoed, "That's right, the Daimyo's will is Konoha's will. As long as the Daimyo agrees, we have nothing to do with it."

The envoys from the four great nations exchanged smiles, and then the envoy from the Land of Earth stepped forward and presented a warrant.

"We had already visited your daimyo before we came here, and he had already agreed to our request."

There was no way around it; as a fellow daimyo of the same country, Himi Saki understood best what immortality meant to these four daimyo.

He also knew that if he did not agree to their demands, the four nations would indeed come to besiege the Land of Fire.

Konoha, which had just suffered heavy losses in the Second Shinobi World War, was no match for the attack of these four countries, so he had no choice but to agree.

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi forced to agree, the ninjas from the four ninja villages, especially those from the three ninja villages of Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure, felt extremely pleased.

Even if we couldn't defeat Konoha on the battlefield, forcing them to bow down in a diplomatic setting can be considered a victory in itself.

However, just as the ninjas from various villages were indulging in their mental victory, Danzo Shimura stepped forward and uttered a startling statement.

"However, this Impure World Reincarnation technique also has many flaws, such as memory loss and loss of sensation. We in Konoha are working hard to optimize and improve it."

"I wonder if the various countries want the original Impure World Reincarnation technique, or the modified version?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and the others stared in shock at Danzo Shimura, wondering why he had brought this up.

Unlike them, the envoys from the four countries were overjoyed.

They naturally knew what their boss wanted the Impure World Reincarnation technique for. Now that they had this improved version of the ninjutsu, who would still want the original?

"If you all want this improved version of ninjutsu, you'll probably have to wait a while. After all, the difficulty of improving such a top-tier ninjutsu is unimaginable... However, if various countries are willing to invest some funds, the development time of this improved version of ninjutsu may be greatly shortened."

Since it's already destined that this ninjutsu will be given away, giving away one or five is the same thing, so why not take this opportunity to extort more development funds!

Moreover, the Impure World Reincarnation technique that was sent out was a castrated version. As long as the most crucial manipulation and control runes were in hand, even if others used it to fight against Konoha in the future, Konoha would not be afraid.

On the contrary, Konoha would only be delighted, delighted that the other side had sent them a large wave of cannon fodder.

Listening to Shimura Danzo's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally understood his scheme and immediately nodded in agreement.

"After all, this is a ninjutsu involving life and death, so its development will definitely require a lot of funding... Let's start with 50 billion taels, 10 billion taels per household!"

"To show our sincerity, we can first give you the original Impure World Reincarnation technique."

Faced with Shimura Danzo's exorbitant demands, the envoys from various countries hesitated for a while before agreeing.

Before they arrived, the daimyo of each country were unaware that other daimyo would also send envoys, so their initial plan was to buy them with money.

Such a ninjutsu involving immortality would certainly not be sold cheaply. Moreover, the Land of Fire was still the number one power in the ninja world at that time. Given the difference in strength, the daimyo of various countries had anticipated the Land of Fire's exorbitant demands, so they had a considerable amount of funds at their disposal.

However, they later encountered envoys from other countries in the capital and chose to join forces to exert pressure.

This money was going to be spent anyway. Since developing this improved version of ninjutsu requires so much money, let's just give it to Konoha. After all, it's not their own money that's being spent.

Thus, what was originally a scenario where the four great nations joined forces to coerce Konoha was transformed by Shimura Danzo into a fundraising conference for Konoha's reconstruction and development. Not only did he throw out a bombshell, but he also won Konoha 50 billion yen in development funds, making everyone in Konoha extremely happy.

When Orochimaru, the main participant in this matter, finally heard the news and learned that he could be ordered to improve the Impure World Reincarnation technique, he had only one thought in his mind.

"Now we have a source of living experimental subjects needed for researching 'resurrection of the dead'."

(End of this chapter)