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"Forehead……"
Uchiha Itachi was a little overwhelmed. Could such a simple thing be called a mission? !
"Don't underestimate the task I assigned to you. Once you complete this task, there will be more difficult tasks waiting for you."
Hatake Akira glared at Uchiha Itachi, "Why don't you go now?!"
"Yes, master!"
Uchiha Itachi shrank his neck and ran out like the wind with his short legs.
"Ha ha……"
Only after Uchiha Itachi disappeared from Hatake Akira's sight did Hatake Akira laugh out loud, with a somewhat unscrupulous tone in his laughter.
"Children should retain their innocence and read more fairy tales. There is really no point in pretending to be adults all day long."
Hatake Akira stood up, stretched a few times, and yawned as he walked towards the ninja school.
Hatake Akira did not forget that as the vice-president, he still had a lot of things to do.
……
As the days go by, the situation in the ninja world is now relatively stable.
The Land of Lightning had been defeated long ago. At this time, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Fourth Raikage Tsuchiya were busy dealing with the mess within the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village.
Of course, the dispatch of diplomatic missions to the Land of Fire and Konoha for peace talks is also proceeding in full swing.
Similarly, the defeated Water Kingdom is similar to the Thunder Kingdom. At this time, they are also licking their wounds in their own territory.
The only difference from the Land of Lightning is that the evil Uchiha Obito has often caused trouble for the Mizukage Yagura Karuta.
After Uchiha Obito's relatively successful illusion hints, the Mizukage Karuta Yagura already had a relatively complete reform plan for the Hidden Mist Village in his mind.
Of course, with Uchiha Obito's intervention, this reform plan will not only fail, but will also plunge the Hidden Mist Village into chaos.
It won’t be long before the shadow of the “Blood Mist” talent development program will cover the entire Hidden Mist Village.
But what is different from the above two countries is that Fengtu and Fengtu have not stopped their pace of waging war.
However, the ninja coalition forces of the Fuuto and Tofu countries changed their target of invasion from Konoha to Takigakure, with the aim of plundering Shigeaki Nanabi in Takigakure.
Moreover, the military actions of the two countries did not stop there. The Water Country, which lent the country's territory to the two countries, failed to gain anything and was instead bitten by the Wind and Earth Country.
Because of this, the demigod of the ninja world, Hanzo of the Salamander, was so angry that he vomited blood. A letter from Hatake Sakumo made him regret his decision.
If Salamander Hanzo had realized his mistake as soon as he received the letter, he would not have fallen into the current passive situation.
Helplessly, the outnumbered Hanzo of the Salamander could only shamelessly ask Konoha for help.
But unfortunately, the one in power in Konoha now is Minato Namikaze, and his heart is very cold towards outsiders, so cold that it is outrageous.
Minato Namikaze ignored Hanzo's request for help, but agreed to Hanzo's request for Konoha to provide various supplies to the Rain Village.
Of course, Konoha has to charge for providing supplies to the Rain Village, and Minato Namikaze is not a good person!
After knowing this, Hatake Akira was very pleased. Namikaze Minato finally understood what it meant to be a sage inside and a king outside.
But then, Akira Hatake became a little worried.
I wonder if Nagato, the chess piece of Uchiha Madara, has been placed on the chessboard at this time?
Chapter 238 This is how a victorious country should negotiate!
Konoha 48, April 10th.
Hatake Akira and Kakashi have already celebrated their birthdays, and the two brothers have taken another step forward in age.
It is worth mentioning that after several months of negotiations and repeated attempts, the peace delegations sent by the defeated countries, the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water, officially arrived in Konoha today.
Only after the consent of the Fire Country Daimyo did Konoha have the right to represent the Fire Country Daimyo and negotiate peace with the envoys of the two defeated countries.
In general, when the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water took this step, it marked that the Third Ninja World War had entered its final stages.
"I disagree!"
Gong Yu Zhou Er is a jonin from the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning. Although he is quite powerful, his main job is a clerical staff member of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Since the current Fourth Raikage, Toyotomi, cannot come, then Gong Yu Zhou Er naturally becomes the number one figure in the negotiation delegation of the Hidden Cloud Village in the Land of Lightning.
At this time, Gong Yuzhou's eyes were wide open with anger, his strong body was shaking slightly with anger, the veins on his palms that were slapping on the table were bulging, and his palms even left a handprint on the negotiation table.
"If you don't agree, we can talk about it slowly."
Hatake Sakumo said calmly, pointing to the handprints on the negotiation table, "But if you destroy our Konoha's public property, you must pay compensation."
"Hatake Sakumo, you Konoha guys should stop bullying others!"
Gong Yu was so angry that he laughed on Tuesday. "You want compensation at the negotiation table, right? I'll give it to you!"
Pulling out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, Gong Yu slammed them on the table, "But the ridiculous peace terms proposed by you, Konoha, will never be accepted by us, the Land of Lightning!"
"We didn't ask you to agree to this."
Kakashi's voice was emotionless. The moment he opened his mouth, the temperature in the negotiation room plummeted by several degrees. "We are only notifying you unilaterally. It's that simple."
"Hatake! Kakashi!"
Gong Yu raised his finger and pointed at Kakashi on Tuesday. His finger trembled slightly and his heavy breathing sounded like a calf. "You Konoha should not go too far!"
"Please make it clear to everyone that our Thunder Nation was only defeated in the war, but not destroyed!"
"We can accept the compensation. After all, we are the defeated country."
After the outburst, Gong Yu's emotions slowed down, and calmness regained his IQ. "We can discuss the specific amount of compensation. We can also discuss having the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning issue an apology statement."
"but!"
He took a deep look at the negotiators from Konoha and said, "Cede land, reduce military spending, pay taxes to the Land of Fire and Konoha, hand over our village's seal book, hand over our village's two-tailed Jinchuriki, etc. These conditions are not acceptable to us in the Land of Lightning!"
"I understand what you mean."
Hatake Sakumo still had a blank expression on his face, his hands crossed together supporting his chin, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"But the Fire Nation still insists on all the peace terms it has drawn up, Gong Yu Tuesday, do you understand?"
"Hatake Sakumo, what do you mean?"
"My father means that if you agree, the delegation of the Lightning Country can sign and leave. If you don't agree, our village will regard it as you giving up the peace talks and will start a new round of war against the Lightning Country in the near future!"
"You...you guys!"
Gong Yu was very angry on Zhou Er's side, but even so, when the words came to his lips, he suddenly didn't know what to say.
The Fire Nation now has an absolute advantage over the Lightning Nation. It was a lie for Gong Yu to say on Tuesday that he was not afraid of the Fire Nation renewing the war.
Moreover, facing the father and son Hatake Sakumo and Hatake Kakashi, Gong Yu Zhou Er couldn't be tough at all. The bluffing that had always been successful in the past suddenly became useless.
and so……
"We are sincere in our request for peace this time." Gong Yu was ready to change his approach on Tuesday. "In terms of negotiation conditions, our Lightning Nation is willing to take a step back and make friends with the Fire Nation."
"And we in the Lightning Nation have always looked up to the culture of the Fire Nation, and we also admire the Fire Nation's extraordinary strength."
"If this negotiation is successful, our Lightning Country is willing to sign a non-aggression and mutual assistance treaty with the Fire Country to contribute to the future peaceful environment of the Ninja World!"
Sure enough, after changing the way, Gong Yu said something very beautiful on Tuesday.
but……
Hatake Sakumo doesn't buy it at all!
Who doesn’t know how to draw cakes?
Who doesn’t know how to sign an agreement?
Who wouldn't tear up an agreement?
"Gong Yu Tuesday, I admire your eloquence."
Hatake Sakumo made a complimenting gesture towards Gong Yu Zhou Er, "But we are all adults, so we all know that no matter how beautiful the words are, they cannot compare to the tangible benefits that are right in front of us!"
"I regret to tell you that we will not change any of the peace terms we proposed!"
"And I'm going to give you an ultimatum. You only have one day to negotiate with us."
"If you still can't make a decision at the end, then..."
Hatake Sakumo pinched his finger bones and said, "We in the Land of Fire will regard the Land of Lightning as having voluntarily given up the opportunity for peace talks. We will organize ninja troops again the next day and re-enter the heartland of the Land of Lightning!"
"That's not how you negotiate!"
Gong Yu was a little overwhelmed on Tuesday. Hatake Sakumo had been sticking to the peace negotiation policy of "fighting if no agreement is reached", which left Gong Yu no room for maneuver on Tuesday.
No matter how good Gong Yuzhou's eloquence is, it is not enough in the face of absolute strength!
"Kakashi, how long has it been?"
Hatake Sakumo ignored Gong Yu Zhou Er and asked Kakashi who was sitting next to him.
"Dad, 20 minutes have passed."
"Yes." Hatake Sakumo nodded, then looked at Gong Yu Tuesday who was confused, "You have 23 hours and 40 minutes to consider."
"No, there are only 23 hours and less than 40 minutes left..."
Hatake Sakumo turned his head away indifferently, "If you, the Lightning Country, don't put yourself in the right position, or don't want to negotiate, then just keep wasting time like this."
"You... you..."
Gong Yu Zhou Er's eyes widened, his lips moved, and his words were intermittent.
After thinking for a while, Gong Yuzhou's expression darkened, "We, the Thunder Nation, can accept the cession of land and pay taxes annually..."
"But... we will never agree to cut military spending, reduce the number of ninjas, or hand over the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Book of Sealing to Konoha!"
"Then there's no other way."
Hatake Sakumo stood up, followed by Kakashi, "The Water Country peace delegation next door is still waiting for us, but since time is limited, we won't keep them company!"
"Hiashi, Kakashi, let's go!"
After leaving behind these words, Hatake Sakumo really led Kakashi and Hyuga Hiashi away from the negotiation table.
"Are you really not afraid of causing another war between the two countries?"