Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 521 Decisions and Influence

Although Shimura Danzo's statement was forced back by Jiraiya and the other two, what he said was not entirely without reason.

Xiaochun, who was standing nearby, also began to offer advice.

"Minato, don't forget, you're the Hokage!"

Upon hearing this, the entire office immediately fell silent.

Even Mitokado Homura, who had originally wanted to suggest that they negotiate with Kumogakure to change the time, immediately abandoned the idea of ​​saying anything more.

After a long silence, Minato Namikaze's face regained its sunny and warm smile.

"Yes, I am the Hokage, this is my duty."

After saying this, Minato Namikaze suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, as if he was about to lose something.

However, considering that he might miss the birth of his child, Minato Namikaze ultimately suppressed his discomfort.

Seeing Minato Namikaze make his decision, some people sighed inwardly, while others breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, Jiraiya, the teacher, spoke up again, pointing to the letter and changing the subject.

"Why would Kumogakure want the Mizukage to witness the peace talks this time?"

Although Jiraiya usually doesn't have much contact with political matters, and you could even say he intentionally avoids them.

However, I still have these basic insights.

In these negotiations between the two villages, the other side invites an outsider to act as a witness.

Wouldn't that just make Konoha and Kumogakure look inferior to Kirigakure for no reason?

Even Jiraiya had already heard from his disciple about the Mizukage's performance at the Five Kage Summit.

But this gesture, which showed a hint of weakness, was not something the Raikage he knew would do.

"Perhaps they want to bring the ceasefire agreement with Kirigakure to the forefront as well? It seems there hasn't been any news of a ceasefire agreement from Kumogakure or Kirigakure."

As Xiaochun turned to speak, her voice grew softer and softer, and her tone became increasingly hesitant.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also bluntly denied this guess.

"Impossible. If we're talking about a ceasefire agreement, haven't Iwagakure and Kumogakure never signed one?"

"If Kumogakure truly intended to use this opportunity to negotiate together, they wouldn't have left Iwagakure out alone, would they?"

In reality, the situations of Kirigakure and Iwagakure are not the same as those of Konoha.

Although no formal peace talks have been held with the Hidden Cloud Village, the battle between the Mizuki and Tochigawa clans and the Hidden Cloud Village has essentially ended.

If neither village has any other demands or wants to force the other to pay any price, then even without this treaty, no one would care.

Moreover, on the surface, Kirigakure and Konoha are allies.

How desperate must the Cloud Village be to bring in another Konoha ally who is at odds with them, in order to reduce their initiative in the negotiations?

"The next step will be a complete ceasefire. Perhaps those barbarians from Kumogakure are taking the initiative to curry favor with Kirigakure? I've heard that Kirigakure's maritime trade has been doing very well lately."

After saying this, even Mitokado Homura himself was somewhat skeptical. However, since there was no information available, it was pointless for everyone to speculate on the matter.

After briefly addressing the issue, he took the initiative to continue.

"It's still uncertain whether the Mizukage will agree to be a witness. Let's first clarify the conditions that might be encountered during this negotiation."

"I'm definitely going. I want to see what kind of trouble Obito will cause when I go there."

Jianchuan Ju casually tossed the document aside and gave an affirmative answer to Elder Yuanshi's question.

Although it was previously speculated that Obito Uchiha might take action against the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Tachibana Kenkawa was not prepared to refuse the peace talks between Konoha and Kumogakure, having witnessed them.

"We should thank Kumogakure for giving us this opportunity. We can never have too many chances like this to improve Kirigakure's political standing."

He casually opened a document titled "Proposal for the Construction of the Sea Mist City Ninja Academy," and continued speaking with a smile that didn't fade.

"Elder Yuan, please rest assured. This matter between the two sides has not had a significant impact on us. Naturally, we should choose the method that brings the greatest benefit."

To everyone's surprise, Elder Yuan let out a long sigh upon hearing Jianchuan Ju's words.

"Lord Mizukage, it's not that I'm worried about the plan, it's just that you've only just returned to the village and you're going out again for who knows how many days. You're not acting like a Mizukage at all."

As he spoke, Elder Yuan's gaze remained fixed on the large stack of documents standing on Jianchuan Ju's desk, and he sighed again.

After realizing what Elder Yuan Shi meant, Jian Chuan Ju scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"Uh...hehe...but Teacher Qing is here to keep you company, Elder."

"And I didn't expect this to happen, so it probably won't be as frequent in the future."

"Look, Minister Chunyu's application is really just right. Hahaha."

Seeing Tachibana Kanagawa holding the documents, looking embarrassed and at a loss, Ao, who was still working hard beside him, couldn't help but smile.

In reality, for the entire Hidden Mist Village, Tachibana Kanagawa's existence is more of a spiritual symbol, serving as a policy guide for controlling the overall direction.

In reality, the work at the lower levels was mostly handled by Elder Qing and Elder Yuan.

This is also why Tachibana Kanagawa had plenty of time to train his disciples and beat up Kisame Hoshigaki and Zabuza Momochi.

However, even if there is little work done on paper, it is still just a small part of the whole village.

Many proposals and even decisions ultimately require final confirmation and approval from Jianchuan Ju.

The Five Kage Summit, which only lasted ten days, had already piled up a lot of documents that Tachibana Kenkawa needed to handle personally.

That's why Elder Yuan suggested that they simply ignore the peace talks between Konoha and Kumogakure, or send someone else as a representative to act as a witness on behalf of Tachibana Kanagawa, the Mizukage.

Of course, Elder Yuan also knew that this matter would benefit the village.

In reality, it was just a casual mention. Seeing that Tachibana Kenkawa did not agree, he naturally did not argue about it further and instead followed up on Tachibana Kenkawa's topic to talk about the new school.

"Actually, it seems a bit premature to have a school in Seafog City right now. Although the student population in the village schools has expanded considerably,..."

After several busy days, Jianchuan Ju finally finished most of her work.

Even so, he was not able to rest and relax.

Aside from daily training and teaching, he also needs to assign personnel to handle some more important tasks.

Moreover, there is a relatively important "minor surgery" today that requires him, the Mizukage, to personally take action.

He simply stretched and said goodbye to Elder Yuan and Qing.

Jianchuan Ju strode towards the research institute.

(End of this chapter)