Escape From Konoha

The noisy civilians outside made the Daimyo of Wave Country very upset.

He couldn't understand what these civilians were arguing about there. You must know that he is the daimyo of the country of waves and the ruler of the country of waves. All this land belongs to him. In his opinion, he lent the land to Farming by this group of civilians was already a matter of great mercy.

Turns out the group wanted more.

This made the Daimyo of Wave Country very confused as to why some civilians became so angry after sealing up the worker-citizen cooperatives run by the Country of Demons.

Although it caused a lot of turmoil, the Daimyo of Wave Country, who holds the leading power, will not be afraid of such a meaningless riot.

What kind of combat effectiveness can a group of civilians holding farm tools have?

Sending a well-equipped army of soldiers there would be enough to suppress it.

However, thinking about the signal coming from the Country of Fire, it seemed that he was intended to calm down the rebellious sentiments of the people and not give the Country of Ghosts any opportunity to take advantage of him.

For this, he also ordered to open some granaries and distribute them to the people under his rule free of charge.

As a result, I got free food... and came to make trouble again.

This made the daimyo of the land of waves feel very shameless.

"Why are these untouchables coming to make trouble again? Didn't I order the granary to be opened in the morning?"

The Namanokuni daimyo was very displeased with the result of the civilians coming to make trouble.

But the Nation of Fire was an existence he couldn't afford to provoke, so he had no choice but to obey the order.

Anyway, as long as some food is distributed for free and some small favors are given, the resistance of this group of civilians will soon subside.

But this result seems to be a little different from what he imagined.

The recruited valet glanced at the Namikoku daimyo, hesitated, and quickly lowered his head.

"What's going on? If you don't say anything, your head will be ready to move."

Seeing the evasive gaze of his valet, Daimyo Namanokuni's face immediately became serious.

Having said that, the valet shuddered for a moment before saying tremblingly:

"Your Excellency Daming, the food distributed to the civilians outside is mixed with a lot of inedible stones, and it is filled in."

"Added with stones? What's going on?"

The Daimyo of Wave Country looked slightly startled.

Soon, the Daimyo of Wave Country realized that although the order to distribute food was passed on, the power to handle this matter was left to subordinate officials.

This kind of trivial matter is not worthy of his name to come forward in person, so it will naturally be handled by relevant officials.

And his subordinate officials are all nobles from the Kingdom of Waves.

It must be that after he opened the granary, the nobles detained a lot of them privately, and then mixed them with stones to make up for them and distributed them to the common people.

Having guessed the cause and effect, the Daimyo of Wave Country's face suddenly darkened.

He was not angry because the nobles were withholding food and mistreating the common people.

The reason why he was angry was because his subordinate officials secretly changed his decision-making without communicating with him, and violated his reputation.

"Call all the officials who are handling this matter over to me, and I will inquire about the situation personally."

The Daimyo of Wave Country gave this order.

"Then those people outside..."

"Let the soldiers blast away all these untouchables. Those who can't be blasted away will be thrown into prison and locked up for ten days and a half to let them remember for a long time!"

The daimyo of Wave Country looked fierce and decisive.

"yes."

The valet did not dare to neglect and left the room directly to convey the order from the Daimyo of Wave Country.

Soon after, the noise of the trouble outside did disappear, and the name of the country of waves relaxed, and it finally became quieter.

If these guys were allowed to continue making trouble, his nap would be a little restless.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the attendant led several officials into the room where the daimyo was.

After bringing the officials here, the attendant voluntarily withdrew to make room.

The Daimyo of Wave Country sat there, holding the folding fan tightly in his hand, and glanced at the three officials with a cold expression.

"Why is it like this?"

The three officials knew what the Daimyo of the Land of Waves was referring to, because the impact of the workers' and farmers' cooperative incident had not been eliminated, and now that something like this happened again, it was obvious that a huge anger was brewing in the Daimyo's heart.

An official took the initiative to stand up and said respectfully to the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Waves: "Your Excellency, we are thinking about the future of the Kingdom of Waves."

The Daimyo of Wave Country frowned slightly, but did not respond rashly, but waited for the next step.

The official continued: "I would like to ask, Lord Daimyo, has he completely surrendered to the Country of Fire?"

The Daimyo of Wave Country narrowed his eyes and looked at these three officials. They were nobles from different families in Wave Country. They had a very close marriage relationship with each other and the Daimyo family he belonged to. They could be said to be vassals of the Daimyo family. Nobles are considered to be close confidants.

"No, I have an equal partnership with the Fire Country Daimyo."

For this kind of statement, let alone the three officials in front of him, the Daimyo of Wave Country himself didn't believe it.

In terms of the name of the daimyo, he is equal to the daimyo of the Fire Country.

However, the national power of the Country of Fire and the Country of Waves are not equal.

This also makes the Kingdom of Waves always in an absolute disadvantage when facing the behemoth of the Kingdom of Fire.

However, in order to maintain the dignity of his daimyo, the daimyo of Wave Country had to say such words against his will.

"Then, we cannot completely act in accordance with the wishes of the Fire Country Daimyo."

The official was upright and solemn, and his tone was firm.

"What do you mean by this?"

The Daimyo of Wave Country thought for a moment.

"Your Excellency Daimyo, I can say without politeness that the current situation in the Country of Waves is very bad. There is the Country of Fire in the front and the Country of Ghosts in the back. And our Country of Waves is a weak country. If we are involved in this dispute, the Country of Waves will The country will be destroyed."

"However, according to the meaning of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, the Kingdom of Ghost seems to be intending to infiltrate the people of the Kingdom of Waves to disrupt the order of the Kingdom of Waves, in order to coerce the Daimyo to obey their orders."

The Daimyo of Wave Country expressed his worries.

"So, is there any actual action in the Kingdom of Ghosts?"

"Workers' cooperative..."

"But after the seizure, the Kingdom of Ghosts just argued with reason and did not bully the weak. Instead, it sent diplomats to negotiate."

the official said.

The Daimyo of Wave Country thought carefully and realized that this was really the case.

After sealing up the workers' cooperative run by the Shion Flower Chamber of Commerce, the officials of the Kingdom of Ghosts only used peaceful diplomatic means to negotiate and gave considerable respect to the Kingdom of Waves, instead of directly dictating the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Waves like the Fire Kingdom did, allowing them to The Kingdom of Waves acted according to the arrangements of the Kingdom of Fire.

The Kingdom of Ghosts pursues international diplomatic equality, while the Kingdom of Fire uses its powerful force to force the Kingdom of Waves to agree.

The diplomatic attitudes of the two are very different.

"So, all of this is probably a series of conspiracies carried out by the Kingdom of Fire against us, the Kingdom of Waves. Moreover, please think about it again, Daimyo-dono, is the Kingdom of Ghosts closer to us, or is the Kingdom of Fire closer to us? If the two countries are at odds with each other, which side poses a greater threat to the country of Waves?"

The official followed suit.

The Daimyo of Wave Country was silent in thought, and he also recognized these words in his heart.

"Your Excellency Daimyo, the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce industry in the Kingdom of Oni is spread all over the Ninja World. It is just their consistent business strategy to develop the market in the Country of Waves. As for infiltrating the people to threaten the rule of the Daming Palace, it is obviously nonsense. Because only by supporting you, Lord Daimyo, can the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association make more profits. Merchants are doing business, not charity."

"However, they have done a lot of charity to help benefit the people..."

"The profit will be higher if the pigs are fattened and then killed. The Kingdom of Ghosts does not want to dry up the lake for fishing. In the commercial field, the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce obviously understands the principles of making money in a righteous way better than other chambers of commerce, and they have always done this. The most important point is, We are too close to the Daimyos of the Land of Fire, and at the same time we have rejected most of the cooperation projects from the Kingdom of Ghosts. In other words, the only people the Shion Flower Merchant Association can win over in the Kingdom of Waves are the untouchables below."

Hearing this official's answer, the Daimyo of Wave Country suddenly felt enlightened.

Indeed.

The Shion Flower Merchant Association from the Kingdom of Ghosts has traveled thousands of miles to come to the Kingdom of Waves. It is obviously impossible to control the Kingdom of Waves from thousands of miles away. Therefore, doing business is the only goal of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce.

The other party is a businessman and has an excellent reputation in the ninja world. He has never done anything like buying or selling by force. What is needed is win-win cooperation.

The Country of Waves did not give the other party this opportunity. Instead, it got mixed up with the Country of Fire. The Country of Ghosts, which had a very bad relationship with the Country of Fire, could only start with the people of the Country of Waves and slowly open up the Country of Waves. market.

All because the Country of Waves did not give the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce a chance to prove its innocence. Instead, it continued to suppress the business of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce in the Country of Waves in accordance with the instructions of the Country of Fire.

"This is the truth of the matter. Lord Daimyo, if we assist the Country of Fire to drive away the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, then the Country of Fire will be more unscrupulous in attacking the internal affairs of the Country of Waves. On the contrary, if we retain the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, The Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, backed by the Kingdom of Ghosts, can be a strong support to limit the Kingdom of Fire’s interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Waves.”

"What does that have to do with your mixing of grains with stones?"

If this matter is not handled properly, those untouchables will definitely come and cause trouble again.

Although the cells in Daming Mansion are large, it is impossible to arrest all the troublemakers.

Sometimes, we still have to consider the emotions of these untouchables.

"Because we want to send a signal to the Aster Flower Merchant Association."

"Signal?"

"The Kingdom of Waves is not completely bound to the Kingdom of Fire. As long as we pass this signal to the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, I believe they will understand our intentions and take the next step. The name of the Kingdom of Fire hopes that we will calm down." We can't resist the people's rebellious mood on the surface, but we can hide it through practical means and secretly unite with the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association. We can even help the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association to gain more reputation among the people."

"Wouldn't this cause problems?"

The Daimyo of Wave Country was a little worried.

"Your Majesty, do you think that those untouchables can have the power to threaten us if they unite? The Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce is just a chamber of commerce, a businessman doing business. As long as we are willing to unite with the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce, they will not go to those groups again. Untouchables mingle together.”

The official smiled confidently.

This is a multiple-choice question where you can choose the right answer without having to think about it.

Because of the cooperation with the Daming Palace and the nobles, the Shion Flower Merchant Guild can make more profits in the Country of Waves, just like the merchant alliance on the isolated island.

On the contrary, if you cooperate with that group of untouchables, you will not only make no money, but you may also transfer money into it.

What can a group of untouchables who can only cultivate the land and do some menial work get from them?

Officials who have traveled thousands of miles to do business in the Country of Waves and have worked closely with countless businessmen do not believe that Ziyuan Flower Merchant came here to do charity.

The reason why they show kindness to the untouchables is because the Shion Flower Merchant Guild is taking a long-term view to catch the big fish. They are more greedy than 90% of the merchants in the ninja world.

The Daimyo of Wave Country nodded.

"In that case, I'll leave this matter to you. If those untouchables come to make trouble again, I will send people to drive them out, and then let the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Guild appease them, in order to restrain the Fire Country."

"Your Majesty is wise, then, we have important things to attend to, so we will take our leave now."

The three officials exited the room with visible joy in their eyes.

After exiting the room, one of the officials smiled and said: "In this way, the task assigned to us by Mr. Cardo has been completed. I didn't expect that just by saying such words, we could get a reward of 100 million taels. In this way Money is too easy."

Another official smiled and said: "Of course, as long as we pry open the defense line here, the current losses of the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Guild can be squeezed out of those untouchables."

The three officials did not pay attention to this.

On the contrary, the more aggressively the Aster Flower Merchant will harvest, the more 'protection money' will be paid to them.

Anyway, they are never the ones who suffer. As for the life and death of the untouchables, it is not within their scope of consideration.

"That side of the Fire Country..."

"Let's fool around for a while. When the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Guild has no more money for us to make money, it won't be too late to get back together with the Kingdom of Fire."

Although it is not clear why the Country of Fire and the Country of Ghosts are interested in the land under their feet at the same time, this does not prevent them, a group of local snakes, from using their authority to make profits from these two countries.

Whether it is the Country of Fire or the Country of Ghosts, whatever comes from the fingers of any country can make these little nobles extremely rich.

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Late, January 21st.

The harsh winter has not passed yet, and there is still frost and fog in the Cloud Hidden Land in the Kingdom of Thunder.

From a distance, you can see the dark mountains deep in the frost and mist, which is Kumogakure's famous Unlei Gorge.

Yunlei Gorge, which used to be filled with thunderous thunder in the sky, has also stopped and become silent during this season.

The buildings of Yunyin Village are located among the mountains and ravines, and the construction terrain is very strange, giving people a shocking feeling.

It was one o'clock in the afternoon when Shiraishi came here.

The New Year has not completely passed yet, and most Kumogakure ninjas are spending their leisure time on vacation, spending time with their families.

Only a small number of Kumogakure ninjas are still changing shifts to maintain the huge war machine of Kumogakure Village. Even during the Chinese New Year, we are still busy and rarely have time to rest.

Because it was a secret visit to Yunyin, neither Shiraishi nor the senior officials of Yunyin Village held any grand reception ceremony.

That way, it will only let people know that the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder are once again closely united.

If the Fire Country knew about it in advance, many changes would probably occur.

Neither the Kingdom of Ghost nor the Kingdom of Thunder is enough to completely pull the Kingdom of Fire off the altar with the power of one family.

Both parties are well aware of this.

This became the reason for in-depth cooperation again this time.

Just sending ninja troops to station at the border cannot put more pressure on them.

What's more, Konoha Ninja Village also has a plan to deal with it.

The interval between the Second Ninja World War and the Third Ninja World War was very short. It can be said that they basically did not allow the participating countries to rest, and they broke out continuously, making all the major countries participating in the war exhausted.

The Kingdom of Thunder finally withdrew from the quagmire of the war, so it was naturally unwilling to start the Fourth Ninja War.

Then, the way to break the situation becomes particularly important.

The one who greeted Shiraishi was Jonin Darui, the fourth generation Raikage's confidant.

The opponent is a blood successor Arashi ninja, and he also inherited the black thunder ability of the third generation Raikage. Although he is young and can be considered a young man in front of Shiraishi, a senior in the ninja world, his strength is higher than that of Kumogakure jounin. , and it is also second to none.

To have such a Jonin come to greet him in person shows the respect the Fourth Raikage has for him.

After all, this is also the honeymoon period for the cooperation between the Kingdom of Ghosts and the Kingdom of Thunder. As military leaders, the two sides naturally have close ties in private.

This period of cooperation has generally satisfied the top leaders of both countries.

Darui brought Shiraishi to a private conference room in the Raikage Building. This is a separate conference room used by the Fourth Raikage to receive distinguished guests. The space is not large, but it seems to be extremely important.

The only person following Bai Shi is Tian Yu Nu, the clone of the wind. For Bai Shi, Tian Yu Nu is the only one who is the official guard.

And on his body, there is always a shadow dancer hanging on his body.

With these two clones as escorts, Shiraishi traveled from the Kingdom of Ghosts lightly and arrived at Yunyin Village as quickly as possible to determine the next step of cooperation as soon as possible.

"Please wait a moment, Raikage-sama will be here later."

The person in charge of receiving Shiraishi in the conference room was Kumogakure Jōnin Mabuyi.

The personal secretary of the Fourth Raikage masters the very rare space-time ninjutsu - the art of heavenly sending. When there is enough chakra, he can instantly transfer objects to the place he wants without setting up a mark in advance. . From the perspective of transporting resources, it is probably more convenient than Konoha's Flying Thunder God Technique.

To use the Flying Thunder God's technique to transfer materials, you need to set up a mark in advance, otherwise the transfer will not be possible.

However, Kumogakure's Heavenly Sending Technique can easily do this. In the past, Kumogakure Village relied on this ninjutsu to trick Ayane once.

As a shinobi village in a large country, Kumogakure's heritage is naturally impressive.

Shiraishi nodded and did not answer. He just waited quietly in the conference room for the arrival of the Fourth Raikage.

Mabuyi also stood beside Darui meticulously, with no desire to talk to Shiraishi.

About five minutes later, after Shiraishi drank half a cup of tea, the door to the conference room was pushed open.

"Sorry, I wasted a little time practicing in Yunlei Gorge. I didn't keep you waiting long, right?"

The Fourth Raikage was shirtless, wearing a towel to wipe his sweat, and walked in swaggeringly.

He has strong dark muscles and looks very powerful.

Just by looking directly, you can feel the powerful chakra rushing towards you.

monster.

It's hard to believe that this is something humans can do with such huge chakra, comparable to the level of a tailed beast.

Whether it is the third generation Raikage or the fourth generation Raikage, their physiques and chakra amounts are all extraordinary beings.

"It doesn't matter, I didn't wait long."

Shiraishi replied with a smile.

After Shiraishi finished speaking, Mabuyi touched her forehead, looking like she had a headache, and said, "Um, Raikage-sama, you are acting like this, which is very rude in front of ladies. You can't wear your clothes properly. Get up?"

If this continues, what will the guests coming from afar think?

Do you think their Raikage-sama has some weird muscle exhibitionism?

"You're too long-winded, Mabuyi. I rushed here from Yunlei Gorge in the shortest possible time without stopping. I didn't have time to tidy up my appearance. Besides, for ninjas, keeping everything simple is enough. That's not what we're talking about today, right? "

The Fourth Raikage ignored Mabuyi's serious lesson and sat in his own seat.

Mabuyi sighed and stopped talking.

The Fourth Raikage comforted Mabuyi, looked directly into Shiraishi's eyes, and said: "Then, let's officially start this meeting now. As far as I know, the current situation in the Demon Country is not good, and the wind in the south is The Kingdom of Demons is ready to move, and thousands of Sand Ninjas gathered in Kazami Castle, intending to do harm to the Kingdom of Demons."

"In this game, the position of the Kingdom of Wind is insignificant. Even if they unite with the Kingdom of Fire, they will weigh the pros and cons and consider the consequences of another conflict with the Kingdom of Ghosts. They dare not act rashly without complete assurance. .”

The Fourth Raikage didn't know whether Shiraishi's words were out of arrogance or whether the other party had a mysterious back-up plan that could easily solve the hidden danger of the Wind Country.

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage frowned and said: "Then, what can we gain by continuing to cooperate with your Demon Country?"

"The Country of Fire will give up the position of the leader of the five major countries, and Konoha will give up the position of the leader of the Ninja Village. The Country of Oni will fully support the Country of Thunder and Kumogakure."

Shiraishi directly gave this condition.

The Kingdom of Thunder is an externally powerful country with a very deep economic and military foundation. So, the only thing that is not satisfied with the status quo is its international political influence, which is always suppressed by the Kingdom of Fire.

The so-called diplomacy is to see what the other party lacks and what you can give.

It was clear what was missing in the Land of Thunder, and Shiraishi just needed to give him the right medicine.

The Fourth Raikage considered Shiraishi's proposal.

It is true that the Kingdom of Thunder has initially joined the Kingdom of Ghosts in the camp of jointly oppressing the Kingdom of Fire, but the cooperation is not close enough.

It was still unknown to what extent the Kingdom of Ghosts could support the Kingdom of Thunder.

But now it's replaced by 'full support', and the meaning is completely different.

The status of the Kingdom of Ghosts has been quite stable. The war in the Kingdom of Wind, the instigation of the underground black market, the game between the Kingdom of Waves, the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Fire, and the destruction of isolated islands have all proved the military and political and diplomatic capabilities of the Kingdom of Ghosts. .

"What does the Kingdom of Ghosts plan to do?"

The Fourth Raikage was silent for a moment and suddenly asked.

Although the decline of the Fire Country and Konoha is a fact, the ninja world still recognizes the Fire Country as the leader of the five major countries, and Konoha's influence is also higher than Kumogakure Village.

If the Kingdom of Thunder and Yunyin want to ascend to the throne, they still lack a crucial opportunity.

At this time, it is necessary to severely attack the external power of the Fire Country and significantly weaken its influence internationally. It provides a perfect entry point for the Kingdom of Thunder and Kumogakure to ascend.

Shiraishi took out a scroll from his arms and said calmly: "The plan for the Kingdom of Ghosts has been drawn up. As long as the Kingdom of Thunder cooperates with the Kingdom of Ghosts' actions, in less than three months, before the end of this spring, the Kingdom of Fire will And Konoha will be utterly defeated."