This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

This auction is a "victory" for small countries.

From the perspective of the small countries, it was because of the pressure they put on Mifune that the Iron Country took back Kirigakure's right to purchase weapons.

This move punished the arrogant superpower.

At the same time, they also gained benefits that surpassed Konoha by dividing the weapons in Kirigakure's hands.

This is the first time that small countries have gained more benefits than big countries.

So in the eyes of small countries, this time is certainly a complete victory of small countries over big countries!

I'm afraid that at this moment, all the representatives of small countries are secretly happy.

There is no doubt that the small country won! And it won with great satisfaction and joy!

No one will care about the real losers in this - the two unlucky guys who died at the beginning.

No small country would feel guilty for encroaching on the interests of the Bird Country and the Insect Country.

This is the "justice" that small countries pursue.

After all, it’s still just about “interests”.

This is how small countries "win" as mentioned by Mizunoe Ryosuke.

Whether it is Mizunoe Ryosuke or Mifune.

Both of them are at the top of a country and a ninja village.

Anyone who has come this far is certainly not a good man or a good woman.

Even though Mifune was the general of the samurai group and the samurai leader who took "loyalty and righteousness" as his creed, if Mifune had just blindly believed in the so-called "loyalty and righteousness", the Iron Kingdom would probably have been destroyed long ago.

"Loyalty and righteousness" is just a creed. Everyone has their own way of measuring how to do it specifically.

If the argument for loyalty and righteousness just now had not come from the mouth of the Fourth Mizukage Mizunoe Ryosuke, but from the mouth of a representative of any small country, what do you think Mifune would do?

Without strength to support it, everything is just empty talk.

Just like now, is it a coincidence that the three of them can sit here?

of course not!

It’s because of the real strength of Kirigakure, Konoha and the Land of Iron.

If you are not strong enough, you are destined to become a pawn on the chessboard or prey in the forest.

If you want to be a chess player or hunter, you must first be qualified enough.

Facts have proved that Tsunade, who was able to succeed the Fifth Hokage, is by no means a naive girl with only good looks and supernatural powers.

She also saw through the meaning behind Ryosuke's methods at a glance.

The three of them looked at each other, and everything was understood without words.

Just as Mifune had thought before, everything in the world is a matter of life and death; for some, there are gains and for others, there are losses.

So who will bear the cost of everything in the end?

Now Mizunoe Ryosuke has undoubtedly given the answer - that is this group of ignorant small countries.

In a nutshell, this deal is actually just a "pig killing scheme" targeting small countries.

In the end, the weak small countries could only eat hot pot and sing songs, and resolutely walked towards the butcher's knife with an attitude of self-proclaimed victory.

To sum it up in another line.

The gentry's money was returned in full.

The people's money was divided equally.

At this moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke has already explained the "win-win-win" plan for the Iron Country, Konoha, and the small countries, as well as their respective ways of winning.

But the most important thing is that Mizunoe Ryosuke never mentioned a word about Kirigakure.

And in all of this, what exactly is Kirigakure seeking for?

Tsunade and Mifune stared at Mizunoe Ryosuke with burning eyes, eager to know what Mizunoe Ryosuke could gain for Kirigakure with such a plan.

Without keeping the suspense too much, Mizunoe Ryosuke announced the answer with a smile.

He did not rush to explain anything, but took out a sealing scroll from his arms.

"Peng!"

As a cloud of smoke rose, a handful of iron sand appeared where the scroll covered it.

"This is"

A hint of surprise flashed in Mifune's eyes. Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, and the most impossible and crazy idea suddenly emerged from Mifune's mind.

Is there a possibility that Kirigakure was not here to "buy things" from the beginning to the end, but to "sell things"?

Mizunoe Ryosuke grabbed a handful of iron sand and placed it in front of Mifune.

"This is how Kirigakure wins."

Then, Mizunoe Ryosuke said lightly, with a dazzling gleam in his eyes.

At the same time, Mifune's expression became complicated.

The old face showed excitement and joy, as well as surprise and shock.

It is hard to believe that such a complicated expression came from Admiral Mifune, who is always known for his seriousness in the Land of Iron.

In response, Ryosuke still maintained a harmless smile, as if everything was self-explanatory.

In the Land of Iron, in the inn specially used for entertaining distinguished guests in 2.2, Ryosuke looked at the snow scene outside the window, his eyes flickering.

Even though it was late at night, the snow that accumulated year-round in the Iron Kingdom still made the view outside the window as bright as day.

Looking at the vast land, a deep look flashed in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes.

At this point, Ryosuke Mizunoe's journey to the Land of Iron has come to a successful conclusion.

There is no doubt that the iron sand trade between Kirigakure and the Land of Iron was directly concluded.

Recalling Mifune's face which was as black as an iron pot at that time, a smile appeared in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes.

From the beginning to the end, he never came here to buy weapons.

For a "raw material supplier" like him, driving up the price of finished products is simply beneficial with no harm.

After all, it doesn't make sense that the price of your finished product has skyrocketed so much while the price of my raw materials remains the same.

Faced with the sudden surge of iron sand trade from Kirigakure, Mifune was both happy and sad.

Chapter 227: The wool comes from the sheep

Naturally, Sanfu accepted the iron sand trade offered by Kirigakure.

In fact, for many years the Iron Country has been facing an embarrassing dilemma - that is the problem of raw materials.

Iron ore is undoubtedly the lifeline of the Iron Country today.

Although the Iron Country itself is rich in iron ore, the high-quality veins are almost exhausted after years of mining.

Other iron mines are extremely difficult to mine due to the icy and snowy environment of the Iron Country, which has also caused the production capacity of the Iron Country's local iron mines to fail to keep up.

Among the countries neighboring the Iron Kingdom, the small countries are completely unable to trade with the Iron Kingdom, while the neighboring big countries, the Fire Kingdom and the Thunder Kingdom, have their own weapons forging institutions.

Although both countries have iron ore production, they prioritize supplying it for their own weapons casting.

All the Iron Country got was the tiny bit of iron ore that slipped through the fingers of the two big countries. Not only was the quantity worrying, but the price was also high.

Although the Water Kingdom is also adjacent to the Iron Kingdom, as an island country, the Water Kingdom itself is not rich in mineral resources, and its supply of iron ore is barely self-sufficient, with no room for trade at all.

Even among the five major countries, the Water Country had previously purchased the most weapons produced by the Iron Country.

It is no wonder that when the warriors of the Iron Country saw that the ninja was from Kirigakure, they immediately assumed without hesitation that the ninja was here to buy weapons.

This actually has historical factors.

Because of all the above, the Iron Nation has always had insufficient weapons production due to problems with raw materials.

In fact, with the current casting capabilities of the Iron Country, if the raw materials can keep up, the production capacity can be taken to the next level.

Therefore, when he heard that Mizunoe Ryosuke was here to sell iron sand, Mifune immediately said that he could buy it no matter how much Mizunoe Ryosuke sold.

Since there are no problems with sales channels and sales volume, the only remaining issue is price.

As for this, Mizunoe Ryosuke naturally had already planned it.

Do you think he's really doing good deeds by going to great lengths to help the Iron Nation drive up the price of weapons?

The price of finished weapons has skyrocketed so much, and the price of iron ore, the raw material, must also rise.

At that moment, Ryosuke directly signed a long-term iron sand supply agreement with the Iron Country at a very good price. After signing the agreement, Mifune's face immediately turned dark.

Ryosuke recognized this face; it was an expression of both pain and happiness.

Good man, although Mifune had known for a long time that Mizunoe Ryosuke must have some ulterior motive, he was so dedicated to helping the Iron Country raise the price of weapons.

After all the fuss, in the end, the wool comes from the sheep.

But even though Mifune offered a high price for the raw iron provided by Kirigakure, the Iron Country still reaped huge profits this time.

Not only did it solve the raw material bottleneck problem that had existed for many years, but under the planning of Sister Mizunoe Ren, the inflated weapon prices still allowed the Iron Country to make a lot of money.

In the end, as Mizunoe Ryosuke said, a "win-win-win" situation was achieved.

The biggest winner seems to be the host country, the Iron Country, but it is undoubtedly Kirigakure and Mizunoe Ryosuke.

Because don't forget that this trade of Mizunoe Ryosuke is a "no-cost business", and the middleman is making a profit from the price difference throughout the process.

"Huge" price difference.

Thinking of this, Mizunoe Ryosuke first thought about the high price that Mifune offered to buy the iron sand.

Then he recalled the price he paid for the iron sand from the Sand Ninja, which could almost be described as "meager" and "poor". Mizunoe Ryosuke shook his head slightly, with a trace of pity in his eyes.

At this moment, he finally understood what it meant to "be born in the wrong family and all efforts will be in vain."

If the Third Kazekage had been reincarnated directly into the Land of Iron, he wouldn't have a role to play now.

At this moment, Ryosuke made up his mind.

"From today on, the Third Kazekage is my blood brother!"

"From now on, whoever messes with the Third Kazekage will mess with me!"

Ryosuke said secretly in his heart and began to think about "how to protect our cash cow".

He rubbed his chin while recalling how the Third Kazekage died, and finally began to consider whether he should take the time to kill this kid Scorpion first.

Night, desert of wind.

The third generation Kazekage Sand Iron paced back and forth in the desert, while using his own magnetic blood to continuously survey the location of the sand iron mine.

At this moment, the third generation Kazekage Shatie, who was originally in his prime and looked quite handsome, has completely turned into a homeless man with an unshaven beard and unkempt appearance.

The reason was simple: he had been in the desert for a whole week.

During this period, the Third Kazekage searched for iron ore day and night, and then used magnetic blood to mine it.

A large amount of iron ore was transported to the Water Kingdom, then exchanged for supplies and transported back to the Wind Kingdom.

Whenever he saw the large amount of supplies coming back from the Land of Water, the Third Kazekage's "working spirit" would burn brightly.

While he was working, he did not forget to be grateful in his heart to the Fourth Mizukage, whom he had never met.

Only the Fourth Mizukage was willing to exchange a large amount of "precious materials" for iron sand that was "worthless" in the Wind Country.

"Aqiu!"

Suddenly, the Third Kazekage sneezed.

"Maybe it's because the desert nights are too cold, I caught a cold."

The Third Kazekage sighed inwardly, without giving it much thought.

"The Fourth Mizukage is such a good man!"

After sighing softly, Shatie formed seals with his hands, then slapped the ground suddenly. A large amount of iron sand surged up from the ground and appeared on the surface.

"I have to work harder!"

After secretly cheering himself up, the third generation Fengying Tiesha once again embarked on the long road of mining