Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

The wealthy merchant hired the Grass Ninja Village in an attempt to control the Land of Snow through force and wealth.

In the ninja world, it's not uncommon for an individual to control a country through wealth and force, but it's not impossible either.

For example, the Land of Waves was previously controlled by Gato, who controlled its economic lifeline and, with his personal armed forces, thus gained control of the Land of Waves.

For example, the princess of the Land of Birds, who had entrusted Karin and the others with the task, was then targeted by a group of wandering ninjas who wanted to seize power in the Land of Birds.

However, regular ninja villages would not accept such a commission to seize power in other countries.

After all, the ninja village is backed by a country, which gives other countries an excuse to intervene. If you are not strong enough, you will only be doing the work for others.

Gato initially hired mostly rogue ninjas and rogue ninjas, which gave Konoha the opportunity to intervene in the Land of Waves, allowing Konoha to reap the benefits.

But can the Grass Village be considered a proper ninja village?

Although Asama Santayu just mentioned the Land of Grass, it's also true that he was referring to the Grass Ninja Village, which has always been considered a scourge of the ninja world.

He is adept at betraying allies and breaking promises, without any sense of guilt.

This was the case as early as the Third Shinobi World War, with Kusagakure situated between the two major ninja villages of Konoha and Iwagakure.

Originally, they became Konoha's subordinate because of Konoha's strength, but during the Third Shinobi World War, they secretly sent Iwagakure ninjas to the border of Konoha, at Kannabi Bridge.

As a result, after Konoha won, they quickly offered up their daily updated loyalty to Konoha.

It's completely impossible to expect a village of ninjas like this to have any virtue of forbearance.

So when the mysterious wealthy merchant from the Land of Earth offered them a price they couldn't refuse, they didn't hesitate to send someone over.

They had initially thought that the wealthy businessman's willingness to spend so much money to control the country would be a very difficult task, but since they came in, they realized that this was not the case.

The armed forces here seem rather weak; they haven't seen many proper ninjas since they entered the Land of Snow.

Some of them are only at the level of a low-ranking ninja.

Even the guards inside the daimyo's palace were mostly ordinary people, and had no deterrent effect whatsoever.

"When that person came up with such a large commission fee, I thought it was some kind of dangerous situation, but now it seems like he just picked up free money."

One of the arrogant ninjas stroked his chin, a contemptuous smile on his face.

"Be careful. The situation is still unclear. The fact that the client is willing to pay such a high price to entrust us with this task means that there must be some secrets in this country."

Another bespectacled ninja pushed up his glasses and said cautiously.

"According to the intelligence provided by the other party, the daimyo of this country was able to reclaim the country with the help of Konoha. Could it be that he has a close relationship with Konoha?"

The third big guy, Kusanagi Shinobu, also nodded in agreement.

"Impossible! We've been traveling at full speed the whole way, and we've spent so much time on the road. Plus, the environment is so harsh. How could Konoha possibly care about a place like the Land of Snow? They'll probably just finish the mission, get the money, and leave."

The arrogant grass who spoke first managed to suppress a laugh.

There is no formal intelligence department in the Grass Village, let alone any intelligence gathering about Konoha.

However, the Land of Snow originally had quite a few Konoha ninjas, but due to the New Year and the new Hokage's inauguration ceremony, most of them left, leaving only a small number.

I didn't encounter any of those grass ninjas.

"Okay, stop overthinking."

The arrogant grass ninja patted the shoulder of the bespectacled grass ninja, who was also a Jonin, and said, "Haven't you noticed along the way? All the people here combined probably wouldn't be a match for us."

"If the daimyo of the Land of Snow doesn't agree to our terms, we'll just kidnap her. Once we get the final payment, we won't have to worry about money for the rest of our lives."

"I hope everything goes well..."

The bespectacled and burly Kusa Ninjas, who were initially worried, were relieved after hearing the lewd Kusa Ninja's words and thinking about their lives after receiving all the commission fees.

He also revealed a hint of anticipation in his smile.

Ordinary ninjas would risk their lives for a commission fee of a few hundred thousand taels.

Not to mention such astronomical figures.

Meanwhile, Feng Hua Xiao Xue had finished gathering her people and was walking towards them.

This wave is a "two-way trip".

It was simply a two-way journey between Shirokumo Aoba and Kusagakure.

Chapter 636 Iwa Ninja appears?

"Grass Ninja Village..."

Inside the Hokage's office, Shirakumo Aoba, who had just finished talking with Kazahana Koyuki, was also quite surprised.

Not only Fuuka Koyuki, but even he couldn't understand why the ninjas from Kusagakure wouldn't stay in their own village and would go to the Land of Snow at this time.

However, he only thought about it for a while, and then stopped thinking about it.

We'll know once we arrest them.

It's just a small village called Grass Ninja Village.

When Tsunade was Hokage, she was always opposed to external expansion, so she didn't take action against the Grass Village, which was a fence-sitter, and planned to leave it to Shirakumo Aoba to deal with.

Now that Shirokumo Aoba has become Hokage, he naturally has no more scruples.

Karin's strength is now sufficient, and although Kaho Uzumaki has always focused on medical ninjutsu as her main training direction, she is not weak in terms of actual combat ability, thanks to the Adamantine Lock.

Then the two of them will personally end their past feud.

Konoha can also take this opportunity to bring the Land of Grass under its control.

The environment of the Land of Grass is actually not bad, after all, it is located next to the Land of Fire, and it is at least much better than the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Sand Village.

It's just that because of its insufficient national strength, coupled with its location between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, it often acts as a fence-sitter and enjoys being betrayed by its allies, which is why it is not well-liked.

The reason why he hasn't been eliminated despite being a fence-sitter for so long is largely because he slides down the knee fast enough.

In addition, as a buffer zone in war, it was difficult to manage even if it was destroyed, making it a thankless task, so no one paid attention to it.

However, once the four seas are unified, there will be no need for it to exist.

Moreover, besides the Grass Village, the Land of Grass also has Hozuki Castle, which is jointly maintained by the ninja world and is used to imprison special prisoners.

Even Kakuzu spent some time there.

Having made up her mind, Baiyun Qingye stopped staying in her office and went to Xiaonan's office next door.

At this moment, Shizune was conveying the task that Shiro had just given to Konan, and she was somewhat surprised to see Shiro suddenly arrive.

"Aoba, is there something you forgot to say?"

"Silent asked, puzzled."

Bai Yun Qingye gently shook her head and said with a smile, "It's just that Xiao Xue just contacted me. Something happened in the Snow Country, and I have to go there now, so I'll have to hand over the work to you later."

Upon hearing this, Jingyin's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately asked, "How long are you going to be gone?"

When Tsunade was Hokage, she delegated most of the work to Aoba. Is Aoba going to follow Tsunade's example now?

"Uh... it shouldn't be long, I should be back this afternoon."

Baiyun Qingye guessed what Jingyin was thinking and couldn't help but feel speechless. Was he the kind of person who would slack off?

Even when doing those things in the office, the space is always sealed off, okay?

He has absolutely no problem with time management.

"That's good. There are many things that need your attention. Come back as soon as possible."

Silent clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not enough to just dump all the work on her.

"..."

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The Land of Snow.

Just as the three grass ninjas were discussing quietly inside the main hall.

Before long, a commotion came from the back of the main hall. As the door was slowly pushed open, Feng Hua Xiaoxue came out with her guards.

After taking her seat in the main seat, she calmly surveyed the group, her gaze sweeping over the three of them from above.

His expression remained unchanged throughout, and he remained calm and composed.

"The envoys from the Land of Grass have come from afar. What brings them here?"

The bespectacled one among the three from the Land of Grass chuckled and immediately stepped forward.

“Your Majesty, we are Jonin from the Land of Grass. We are passing through your country and wish to discuss matters related to cooperation with your nation.”

"Just passing by? The Land of Snow is located in a remote area, and it is even further away from the Land of Grass. How could you possibly be just passing by?"

Feng Hua Xiaoxue said coldly, knowing that the other party's purpose was not pure, and too lazy to be polite.

"Hehe, although the Land of Snow is geographically remote and has a harsh environment, our Land of Grass has always loved to help other countries. So after learning about your country's difficult situation, we wanted to cooperate to help your country change its current predicament."

The bespectacled Shinobu calmly spouted nonsense, able to rattle off a whole string of such rubbish without batting an eye.

"Will you change our predicament? Then I'd like to hear about your collaboration."

Feng Hua Xiao Xue looked down at the group and calmly asked.

"As small countries ourselves, we naturally understand the difficulties small countries face in their development. If we can reach a cooperation agreement, our Grass Country is willing to inject funds into the Snow Country to help it develop in various aspects, including the economy and the military."

Shinobu Kusanagi, with his glasses on, confidently and calmly recounted the details of the collaboration.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Hua Xiaoxue couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. It wasn't that she was interested in the cooperation the other party mentioned, but rather that she realized they might be able to get a large sum of money for free if possible.

"This collaboration seems interesting, but... what's the price?"

"The price is that the Snow Country needs to become our vassal state. Of course, this is negotiable. As for how to negotiate..."

The arrogant ninja spoke up, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

"...Then we'll have to see if the Land of Snow has the strength."

This is tantamount to a threat.