Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 191 Now that you've said this, I'm not sleepy anymore!

Although the task quota was seized, and the money came from the recipient, once it's in your mouth, it's yours to keep and save where you can.

Faced with the conditions set by the Konoha leadership, the Sunagakure leadership dared not say anything more, fearing that repeated demands would anger the Konoha leadership and ultimately lead to the withdrawal of the mission quota.

Unexpected surprises, if not cherished, may vanish.

After sending the Konoha envoy away, the Sunagakure leadership ordered Maki and Yekura of the Land of Rice Fields to secure more mission slots at all costs, and offered them a lucrative reward.

At the same time, Orochimaru and Gen Uchiha also received a message from Konoha, which set a bottom line for the mission quota.

Orochimaru wasn't interested in this kind of thing; he preferred to spend the time on experimental research instead of negotiations.

Therefore, the matter was handed over to Uchiha Gen to take charge.

Two days later, Maki and Yekura returned to the Konoha camp with a group of their men.

After they met, Maki looked around curiously and asked, "Lord Xuan, where is Lord Orochimaru?"

"Orochimaru-sensei isn't very interested in this kind of thing, so he left it to me to take charge," Uchiha Gen said with a faint smile.

Maki and Yekura were delighted to hear this. Compared to Orochimaru, a seasoned veteran already famous in the ninja world, the young Uchiha Gen was obviously easier to deal with.

Despite his thoughts, Ma Ji bowed respectfully and said, "Then I beg you to show mercy later, Lord Xuan."

"Not at all, not at all, it's all about individual ability."

"Please come with me, you two."

Uchiha Gen wasn't fooled; he smiled, waved his hand, and turned to leave.

Maki and Yekura exchanged a glance, then followed Uchiha Gen to the commander's council tent.

As is customary, take your seats and be served tea.

This time, Uchiha Gen sat in the main seat, Maki sat in the first seat on the left, and Pakura sat in the first seat on the right. Apart from that, there were no other people participating.

The Konoha leadership made it clear that the negotiations were between the frontline commanders and deputy commanders, excluding other Jonin and professional negotiators, leaving Sunagakure with no loopholes.

"Ahem, Your Excellency Xuan, please go first," Ma Ji said seriously after coughing twice.

"Please go first."

Uchiha Gen took out a pair of round, retro sunglasses from his pocket, put them on, leaned back in his chair, and said slowly.

This relaxed and confident demeanor immediately put some pressure on Maki and Yekura.

"Then we won't stand on ceremony."

"Your Excellency Xuan, our Wind Kingdom is mostly desert, with barren land, sparse population, weak economy, and scarce resources."

"The nation is impoverished and weak, and so is our Sunagakure."

"Furthermore, with the daimyo of the Land of Wind cutting military spending, Sunagakure's finances are becoming increasingly strained."

"It's so difficult that even our Kazekage has to go panning for gold in the desert during his spare time."

"Even in such a difficult situation, when we learned that our ally was in trouble, we immediately raised an army to help."

The way you're saying that makes it sound like your support was all for nothing.

Didn't Konoha give you any benefits?

Aside from military supplies, everything you eat, wear, and use is provided by Konoha, right?

Uchiha Gen thought to himself, but didn't interrupt immediately.

"They were ambushed en route and suffered heavy losses before even reaching the battlefield."

"Pfft..."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Although he had no professional training and would laugh no matter how funny something was, Maki's words made him extremely happy.

"Lord Maki, let's be realistic, shall we?"

"Did your Sunagakure village really suffer heavy losses during your support mission?"

"And your support wasn't free; Konoha paid for it."

"It's like a ninja mission; once the agreement is reached, can you really raise the price?"

Uchiha Gen raised his hand and pressed his retro round sunglasses down slightly, half of his eyes looking at the two of them, a sneer clearly visible on his lips.

Upon hearing this, Maki was speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say...

Fortunately, it was a mixed doubles match, and Ye Cang quickly took over the conversation, smiling slightly as he said, "Lord Xuan, the casualties from the ambush, plus the casualties from the fighting these past few days, have truly been a heavy loss for our Sunagakure."

"The compensation alone is a huge sum. Our Sand Village has a weak economy, scarce resources, and high prices."

"In terms of the generally uniform compensation standards in the ninja world, it is far inferior to the one in Konoha where flowers are forbidden."

"As an ally, I think Konoha should provide support. After all, no matter what, Sunagakure is ultimately fighting for Konoha."

"Furthermore, we Sunagakure did not try to raise prices on the spot."

"Times have changed. Sunagakure is now bearing the brunt of Iwagakure's wrath, and its territory is now being invaded by Kirigakure. Shouldn't Konoha provide compensation?"

"I don't think asking for 10% back is unreasonable."

"Hahaha……"

Uchiha Gen chuckled, "Not only is Lady Yecang beautiful, with a great figure, outstanding temperament, and superb strength, but she also has a sharp tongue."

Ye Cang's smile deepened considerably as he said, "Thank you for the compliment, but isn't what I said the truth?"

Uchiha Gen shook his head, sat up straight, suppressed his smile, placed his hands on the table, and said seriously, "I need to correct one of Lord Yecang's statements."

"On the surface, Sunagakure is fighting for Konoha, but in reality, it is fighting for the benefits it has gained and those it has not."

"If Sunagakure truly considered Konoha an ally, they should have provided support when Kumogakure invaded."

"Even if you couldn't react in time when the Cloud Village invaded, you should have been able to react in time when the Mist Village invaded, but you remained indifferent."

"It's more accurate to say that you Sunagakure are allies of Konoha rather than allies of Konoha."

"If you provide support immediately, Konoha will never let its true allies suffer losses."

"You don't need to ask; Konoha will provide the highest possible compensation."

"100% impossible, that's an outrageously ambitious goal. This is just a small-scale war."

"Even if I agreed, the Hokage would absolutely never agree!"

"If it's a full-scale war, there's still a possibility of negotiation."

"I think three percent is about right."

Only 3% of the lost 20% share was recovered?

Lord Kazekage will absolutely not agree.

If this outcome is reached, their future will likely be completely ruined, and they will also have to bear the blame from the village.

Maki and Ye Cangtou shook their heads like rattles.

"Your Excellency, three percent is absolutely impossible, at least nine percent," Ma Ji said resolutely.

Uchiha Gen didn't say anything, he just shook his head, then picked up his teacup and leisurely began to sip his tea.

"Eight percent."

Uchiha Gen shook his head.

"Seven percent, no less than that."

Uchiha Gen simply shook his head, appearing drowsy.

Maki and Yekura looked at each other with helpless expressions...

I thought Uchiha Gen would be easy to deal with, but I didn't expect him to be so logical, so eloquent, and so resolute. He's really too difficult to handle!

The two exchanged glances and finally decided to use their ultimate move.

"Your Excellency Xuan, please be lenient. Afterwards... you know what will happen." Ma Ji winked and lowered his voice.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gen's spirits lifted. "If you put it that way, I'm no longer sleepy."

"Can you make that decision?"

Uchiha Gen looked at Pakura, since Maki had already expressed his opinion.

I despise you for betraying the interests of the village for your own benefit!

Thinking this to herself, Ye Cang smiled broadly and said, "Of course I can make that decision."

"Lord Kazekage's orders to us are to obtain...your approval at all costs."

Ugh, saying that makes me feel disgusted.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gen's eyes lit up. At all costs?

There's a lot to talk about here.

Consider yourself lucky. I was originally planning to use the "divine mandate" to fool you into thinking you were idiots.

Since there are many benefits worth mentioning, let's discuss them further.

With the existence of the eye technique "Tianyu Shouming," he is absolutely capable of successfully completing the negotiation mission and securing a highly favorable negotiation result for Konoha.

If the final outcome didn't require the approval of both parties' Kage, he could have easily lured the two to Sunagakure into negotiations where they believed the result of their betrayal was...

(End of this chapter)