The Great Hero Uchiha

"I have reached a consensus with the village leadership that we can withdraw our troops from the Land of Rivers and sign a peace agreement."

It seems like a huge concession.

But what is the reality?

It contains absolutely no substantive content.

Withdrawal of troops?

Is the Land of Rivers completely under the control of Konoha?

This is simply an inevitable result of the current situation and has no real significance.

"This war was started by your Sunagakure village, and you must pay the corresponding compensation for it."

He then handed over a list of compensation items.

“No! That’s too much. We can only pay 30%.” After a pause, Rasa continued, “Once this peace talks end, other ninja villages will definitely take action to investigate. Even if you and I sign a confidentiality agreement, we cannot guarantee that the information will not be leaked. It will not be of any real help to our Sunagakure.”

"This is your business, it has nothing to do with Konoha."

After a pause, Fugaku Uchiha continued slowly, "Moreover, this peace talks will give your Sunagakure a buffer period, freeing up more people for a large-scale search operation. Otherwise, at your current pace, other ninja villages might not be able to find the Third Kazekage by the time they realize this information."

"I can only give you 40% at most, no more. The current situation is not good for Konoha either."

"Absolutely, we will not back down on this point!"

Luo Sha also sneered.

"Right now, Iwagakure is too busy to spare any resources, Kirigakure is too far away, and the only threat is Kumogakure. If we transfer a portion of this money to Kumogakure, we can completely force them to abandon their advance against us."

Fugaku Uchiha also sneered.

"Are you sure the Hidden Cloud Village will keep its word? Do you dare to trust their guarantees? If you give them this money willingly, it will only make them think that your Hidden Sand Village is weak and easy to bully, and they will see this as a great opportunity to fuel their greed and make them treat your Hidden Sand Village as nothing more than a meal!"

We, Konoha, have enough fertile land. As long as you don't provoke us, we have no reason to attack you.

They also place greater emphasis on reputation.

The peace talks were highly charged, and Fugaku Uchiha said some hurtful things, but Miyuki Uchiha was not worried at all that a fight would break out.

From any perspective, Konoha has the Sand Village completely under its control this time!

After a long silence, Luo Sha finally spoke again.

"Eighty percent, that's the most I can give you!"

Fugaku Uchiha shook his head. "Add another layer to the original base! If you hesitate any longer, we'll add another 20%!"

The Konoha members, including Uchiha Miyuki, couldn't help but glance at Uchiha Fugaku in surprise.

You're really ruthless.

However, this peace talks were entirely handled by Fugaku Uchiha, and Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze naturally wouldn't embarrass Fugaku Uchiha in this united front.

"Konoha, don't push your luck!"

The villagers of Sunagakure stood up.

Konoha's side had no clear direction, with only Uchiha Fugaku speaking indifferently: "Five more minutes. If you still don't agree, we'll add 20% to the original amount. Of course, if you're not satisfied and want to split it up later, then Konoha will play along to the end. The amount won't be the same then!"

Think it over carefully—

We'll make a decision later.

Luo Sha practically squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth.

"Okay! We'll prepare the items on the list for you tomorrow."

He then led the way towards the tent, but before stepping out, he turned back and gave Uchiha Miyuki a deep look.

"You third generation leaders are really good at scheming."

He left those words behind before turning and leaving.

Fugaku Uchiha sighed.

"It's still too little."

Orochimaru nodded in agreement.

"It is indeed less."

Minato Namikaze sighed.

"The items on that list are already quite valuable, yet the Sand Village acted so decisively. What have they been doing in the Land of Rivers all this time?"

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Miyuki Uchiha finally realized what was happening.

The war reparations were provided by Sunagakure.

But where will this compensation come from?

There is only one answer: the land of rivers, nestled between the land of wind and the land of fire.

This is the tragedy of small countries.

They paid protection money to Konoha while suffering plunder from Sunagakure.

As for whether these compensations will be returned to Kawano-no-Kuni?

joke!

This is compensation from Sunagakure to Konoha.

Moreover, even if the Land of Rivers suffers great damage in this war between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire, it will not be able to reduce its protection fees by a single penny in the future! It will even have to pay corresponding expenses for this war.

This is also the reason why large countries allow small countries to exist. If the Land of Wind makes any unusual moves, and the Land of River does not want to be plundered by the Land of Wind, it must spend money to hire Konoha ninjas to fight against them. Not only can it make money, but once the battlefield starts, it will definitely be within the territory of the small country and will not affect its homeland.

As for why the Land of Rivers doesn't side with the Land of Wind?

The Land of Wind marches into the Land of Fire, and the war will also take place on the homeland of the Land of Rivers. After the Land of Wind is defeated, the Land of Rivers will have to pay war reparations to the Land of Fire, but in a different way, the money that should have been paid will be paid in one lump sum.

There has been no fundamental change.

Moreover, Konoha is relatively wealthy and doesn't exploit smaller countries as much. Furthermore, the Land of Wind has always been no match for the Land of Fire, which is why it played a role akin to bandits in the three Shinobi World Wars.

Uchiha Miyuki sighed inwardly, now beginning to feel a little fortunate.

If I had transmigrated here and been born in such a small country, my life would have been even more miserable than it is now.

After the peace talks ended, both sides began withdrawing their troops.

On the third day, Sunagakure brought the full amount of reparations, and both sides signed a ceasefire agreement on the same day. At that moment, both Konoha and Sunagakure began withdrawing their troops from the Land of Rivers, taking their spoils of war with them, leaving behind a homeland almost ravaged by war, a scarred nation, and a huge war debt to be paid to Konoha.

P.S.: Three chapters have been updated. I really can't find any other reason to add more chapters.

102. That dish wasn't faked; it was the real thing. I'm sure of it.

"it's over?"

"ended."

"That……"

"Let's wait for the list of the enemy's dead to come out. If it doesn't, I will use the family's intelligence resources to help you gather information about him."

"..."

The two of them sank down.

The war was over for the village.

The villagers cheered, but it was not a good thing for the ninjas who participated in the battle.

Not reconciled.

Many ninjas were unwilling to accept this.

Like Momoe Aburame and Masami, they have not yet avenged their fallen comrades or paid tribute to those who died in the war.

And another battlefield awaits them.

Only the genin got a slight respite; the chunin and jonin still couldn't rest.

Where do we go now?

"First, we'll go to the Land of Rain to accept the new team members, and then head to the Land of Grass."

When he uttered the place name, Uchiha Miyuki's lips twitched involuntarily.

Momoe Aburame noticed this unusual situation.

What happened to the Land of Rain?

Uchiha Miyuki naturally wouldn't reveal the truth: the Akatsuki organization, the Rinnegan, Hanzo the Demigod, the Eye of the Moon Plan… the Land of Rain at this time was far too murky, a place Uchiha Miyuki least wanted to approach. Instead, he uttered a name to divert Aburame Momoe's attention.

"Half-god, half-hidden".

This name is familiar to all ninjas, even Konoha genin have heard of it.

……

The three spent half a month arriving at a village in the Land of Fire near the Land of Rain, where they waited to meet with other units, receive new members, and travel together to the Land of Grass.

The Land of Rain is very peculiar.

Do not!

To be precise, the demigod Hanzo is a very peculiar person.

Single-handedly, he carved a path to survival from the three great nations of the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Earth. Instead of being exploited by the three great powers like other smaller nations, the demigod Hanzo used his strength to force concessions from them, thus preventing the Third Shinobi World War from taking place on his homeland.

Of course, if the three major powers are determined, they can still eliminate Hanzo.

However, after several attempts by the three major nations during the Second Shinobi World War, they all concluded that the cost of doing so was far too high and not worth the effort. This is how the Land of Rain was able to escape the Third Shinobi World War.

However, the Land of Rain is severely divided, and civil war has been ongoing without end.

In short, this was a situation deliberately created by Hanzo. Only in this way could the three great powers feel that he was preoccupied with domestic wars and had no energy to interfere in foreign affairs. Only in this way could the three great powers feel at ease. Otherwise, once the domestic situation stabilized, Hanzo, with his strength, would definitely be drawn into the Third Shinobi World War.

The team that was supposed to join them arrived two days later.

"Jonin Miyuki?"

Outsiders usually address ninjas from large clans like Uchiha Miyuki by their names and ranks.