Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 315 Losers Always Pay a Price

Looking at Koharu's increasingly ferocious expression.

Jianchuan Ju spread her hands innocently at her.

"Losers always have to pay a price, don't they?"

"But."

Koharu Utatane was about to speak when she was interrupted by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was standing to the side.

He also saw the markings on the document.

"Lord Jianchuan, you should know that the demands mentioned here are simply impossible, and most of them are beyond even my control."

In fact, what Hiruzen Sarutobi said was the truth.

Don't assume that Konoha is any richer now.

After continuous wars, Konoha was already running out of money.

The vast majority of supplies also need to be subsidized by the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Not to mention that the conditions for Jianchuan Juti include things like building a new port on the territory of the Land of Fire.

However, Tachibana Kanakawa maintained the same expression and said nonchalantly.

"It's okay, we can talk about it slowly if the conditions aren't right. We're not in a hurry."

"you"

Koharu, feeling a bit defensive, wanted to point at Tachibana, but after hesitating for a moment, she ultimately didn't raise her hand.

The Hidden Mist Village has not yet received any intelligence.

Just last night, the two Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails, Rōshi, and the Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails, Han, from the Iwagakure side, led a large number of Iwagakure ninja to attack the Konoha's northern camp.

Although they were forced to retreat by Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze working together.

However, Konoha also suffered significant losses in its military strength.

If it weren't for the fact that Konoha only has one elder left, Koharu Utatane, who is somewhat undecided...

At this point, Kushina, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, may have already been sent to the front lines.

"Kanaru Kenkawa, do you really think Konoha is no longer capable of fighting?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned forward, seemingly trying to intimidate the brat opposite him with his imposing presence.

However, Tachibana Kenkawa was completely unfazed by the threats from his defeated opponent.

indeed.

Given Konoha's current military strength, even if they mobilized their entire army regardless of the consequences, they would be no match for a single battle.

It's not impossible to drive the remaining three major ninja villages out of the Land of Fire.

But so what?

This is destined to be a battle where both sides suffer heavy losses.

After the war, it remains to be seen whether the remaining Konoha ninjas will be able to maintain the current situation.

They may not even be able to handle ordinary daily tasks anymore.

Ultimately, ninjas still need to earn money through missions.

This is also why Kirigakure, despite having the upper hand in this war, still prepared for peace talks.

Otherwise, even if they obtained a larger share of missions, with the current five or six thousand ninjas in Kirigakure, they wouldn't be able to finish them even if they tried their hardest.

On the contrary, it will lead to a loss of reputation.

Even before this battle, Elder Yuanshi was considering the possibility of losing a large number of ninjas if the war was lost.

All of these arrangements are based on the premise that Kirigakure will completely shrink its operations within the next ten years, abandon all missions outside the Land of Water, focus on nurturing the next generation, and wait for Tachibana Kanagawa to rise to power.

Of course, now that Kirigakure has won, they will not give up their due benefits and will instead be even more arrogant.

Jianchuan Tachibana slammed his hand on the table and pointed at Hiruzen Sarutobi's nose, cursing him.

"Old man! Does Kirigakure really have no chance of fighting back?"

"Don't forget! It was you who voluntarily gave up on the peace talks!"

"According to the agreement between the two sides, it was Kirigakure that attacked Kumogakure, thus tying down your forces! This gave you bastards a chance to catch your breath, but you've been making excuses for peace talks! And you even let that bastard Danzo Shimura cause trouble in Kirigakure!"

"Now you're telling me you still have the strength to fight? If you want to fight, then keep fighting!"

The usually smiling Jianchuan Ju suddenly erupted, startling the people opposite him.

But what Jianchuan Tachibana said is also true.

The reason Konoha was able to pull some of its troops away from the northern battlefield of the Land of Fire was precisely because of the chain reaction triggered by the attack on Kumogakure by Tachibana Kenkyuu.

Regardless of whether Danzo's actions were personal or not, he was caught red-handed, and there was no way for him to deny it.

Even Sunagakure had previously protested to Konoha, withdrawing some of its troops from the vicinity of the Land of Stone to contain Iwagakure.

Moreover, Konoha is indeed in dire need of the return of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the nearly one thousand ninjas captured by Kirigakure.

Forced by the situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that it was no longer appropriate to continue with a hardline stance.

So he decided to humble himself and, together with Tachibana and Ao, began to analyze each point of this "tiny little bit of compensation" and argue his case logically.

Ultimately, the negotiations lasted for more than ten hours.

At first, the group managed to maintain basic rationality, and even when there were minor frictions, they remained relatively restrained.

Later, everyone put aside their pride and almost came to blows.

Even Tsunade, who had been triggered by hemophobia before the meeting, later stubbornly argued with Tachibana Kanagawa, their words clashing fiercely.

Zabuza and Mei Terumi, who were serving tea and water, broke out in a cold sweat.

The negotiations finally came to an end the next day when the sun had fully risen.

Fortunately, the people present were all quite skilled ninjas, including two of the world's top medical ninjas, so no one developed any symptoms due to not having slept all night and engaging in intense combat.

However, the more impatient Konoha side eventually recognized reality and chose to give up some benefits in order to bring back their fighting force as soon as possible.

Although this peace agreement has not yet been formally signed, it still needs to be communicated to the daimyo.

Only when officials dispatched by the daimyo of both the water and fire kingdoms are present can the agreement be considered formally signed.

However, the basic treaty will not change much.

In such matters, the daimyo doesn't actually have much say; he mostly plays a nominal role.

Even if some conditions are painful for the Daimyo himself, he will only make up for it by providing military funding to Konoha later.

The final terms agreed upon by both parties are as follows:

The Land of Fire and Konoha need to acknowledge the Land of Water and Kirigakure's ownership of Uzushioka Island.

At the same time, a piece of land with an area of ​​xx0,000 square meters on the land of fire across from Whirlpool Island will be leased to the land of water for the purpose of establishing an open port, and Kirigakure will be allowed to send ninjas to be stationed there. The lease term is one hundred years and the rent is one tael.

Secondly, the main tasks of Konoha in several small coastal countries such as the Land of Bears and the Land of Waves were handed over to Kirigakure.

Return the lost "Exploding Blade*Foam" to Kirigakure, compensate Kirigakure for the war expenses of xx billion ryo, and provide a certain amount of precious metals, food and other supplies.

He also copied a copy of the ninjutsu from the "Book of Sealing" and gave it to Kirigakure free of charge.

Meanwhile, Kirigakure needs to completely withdraw from the Land of Fire.

More than 800 Konoha ninja, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and Homura Mitokado, were released.

At the same time, the two villages formed a strategic alliance, advancing and retreating together, and contributing to the peace of the ninja world.

To be honest, writing this chapter was painful for me.

The more I wrote, the angrier I got, especially when I was researching various unequal treaties; I even felt like I had a stroke.

Damn it, the Qing Dynasty is such a load of garbage! Konoha is trash too! It's infuriating! It's made me inexplicably adopt the perspective of the Land of Fire!!

(End of this chapter)