Chapter 30 Truce
Three months later.
As usual, Danzo took the two little ones, Minato and Kushina, to train in the forest.
A month ago, the Sandaime Kazekage personally led the offensive, but Utane Koharu was defeated and sent back to the village due to injuries.
For a while, only Hatake Sakumo was holding the situation at the front line.
In order to win the war as quickly as possible, Sarutobi Hiruzen once again sent out his disciples to plunder the front line.
Therefore, before leaving, Jiraiya entrusted Minato to Danzo.
Let him teach the other person well for you.
Danzo, who was planning to improve Minato's favorability, readily accepted it.
Using his power, he gave a direct order that Minato and Kushina did not need to form a team for the time being and should walk in their own roots.
Therefore, it was natural for the two of them to move into the dormitory at the root.
Under the envious gazes of others, he practiced with Danzo.
"what's up."
Danzo, who was watching Minato practice with his hands folded, felt the breath behind him and spoke lightly.
"Danzo-sama, Hokage-sama requests you to come over."
The Anbu behind him knelt on one knee without looking up, his tone full of respect.
"Understood, you go down."
After getting Danzo's approval, the Anbu lowered his head even lower, agreed in a low voice, and left instantly.
"Kei, you stay and instruct Minato, Maruichi, let's go."
Summoning the two men who were secretly protecting him, Danzo chose to take Maruichi with him.
It feels good to have a lot of people under your command.
You no longer have to choose between kindness and ambition every day.
Ever since Uchiha Qing and others reported to the Root, Danzo has more people available.
......
Soon, Danzo arrived at the door of the Hokage's office.
The Anbu who was in charge of guarding the door saw Danzo arriving and hurriedly opened the door respectfully.
Maruichi tactfully stopped outside the door and watched Danzo walk into the house.
Entering the room, the first thing I saw was Hiruzen sitting at the Hokage's desk, and...
Two mummies?
That's right, after Mito Kado En, the second member of the advisory group, Utane Koharu, also won the opportunity to be dressed as a mummy.
If an uninformed person came in, he would definitely think that the Hokage of Konoha Village had some strange collecting hobby.
Danzo forced himself to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth and tried hard not to laugh out loud.
Quickly walking to the only empty seat, the one closest to Hiruzen, Danzo sat down.
If it was any later, he would have laughed out loud.
Seeing Konoha's F4 gathered together after a long absence, Hiruzen also showed a bright smile.
Finally, I don’t have to work overtime all night.
Sometimes, consultants can play a very important role.
For example, the official documents that have piled up during this period.
Hiruzen unceremoniously sent someone to the administration department.
Leave it to Mitomon En and Utane Koharu to handle.
Hiruzen was in a good mood, his tone full of relief.
"Now that everyone is here, shall we get started?"
He asked as a matter of routine, and without waiting for anyone to reply, Hiruzen picked up a document on the desk and handed it to Danzo who was closest to him.
The document detailed the process of Akimichi Tofu's journey to the Land of Hot Springs.
During the "cordial and friendly" negotiations between the two sides, the Third Raikage, intimidated by Konoha's threats, signed a treaty with reluctance.
The treaty stipulates that from the date of signing, the Kingdom of Hot Springs will become Konoha's sphere of influence.
All commissions from the Land of Hot Springs will be accepted by Konoha ninjas first.
The Sandaime Raikage had already signed, and Qufeng took out the Hokage seal that he had prepared long ago and stamped it.
The treaty was divided into two copies, with each village keeping one copy.
what?
Are you asking for the opinion of Yuzhiguo?
Is their advice useful?
He handed the documents to the two consultants beside him, who also showed satisfied looks on their faces.
"Qufeng did a good job this time, he should be rewarded."
Yan spoke first.
"Well, sure. I'll leave it to you, Yan."
This kind of thing is easy to handle. All Mitomon En, who is in charge of the administrative department, needs to do is write a list and apply for funds, and then Hiruzen will sign it.
"The next thing is this..."
After receiving the previous document from Danzo, Hiruzen pulled out another document that was even longer than the last.
It was still Danzo who took it first.
What is recorded in this document is of greater importance.
The first thing that caught our eyes was how Hatake Sakumo, together with Jiraiya and Tsunade, successfully defeated the Sandaime Kazekage on the front battlefield.
Because of this, the Konoha army successfully expelled the Sand Village troops, whose morale was severely damaged, from the territory of River Country.
Feeling that the situation was hopeless, Shayin had no choice but to ask both sides to temporarily cease fire, and immediately prepare for bilateral negotiations to formulate a ceasefire agreement.
Sand Yin has given in.
Although Shayin himself did not admit it, in the eyes of the outside world, Shayin, who took the initiative to propose a truce, had already been defeated.
The subsequent negotiations were nothing more than selling out interests in exchange for Konoha's withdrawal.
Yan and Xiaochun also looked happy. They didn't expect to get two good news in one day.
"Huruzen, what conditions are you going to propose to the Sand Village?"
Yan spoke first.
In his opinion, Konoha contributed both money and manpower to this war, and it would be simply unjust if they didn't make a big profit from the Sand Village.
"Well..."
Hearing Yan's question, Hiruzen subconsciously wanted to take out his pipe and take a few puffs.
But before he could make any move, he realized that the current situation was not suitable for this.
So I could only speak sullenly.
"The war has caused irreparable damage to both sides. I suggest that the conditions for Sand Village should not be too harsh, and the goal should be to end the war quickly."
"If possible, how about both sides directly reach an unconditional peace?"
The others present were filled with questions.
The leader of Konoha Village, the winner of this war, actually proposed unconditional peace?
Then why did you fight this battle in the first place?
......
Again.
Hearing Hiruzen's words, he sighed inwardly.
Danzo, who was already familiar with Hiruzen's personality, was not surprised at the Hokage's remarks.
Anyway, it’s not the first time I’ve experienced this.
Therefore, Danzo simply rolled his eyes in his heart and did not lose his temper on the spot.
Get used to it, get used to it.
However, even though I'm used to Hiruzen's style, I still have some objections to make.
Just as Danzo was about to raise his hand to object, he heard someone express his dissatisfaction before him.
"I object!"