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The small town we are currently in is one of the locations between the Konoha camp and the Hidden Cloud Village. It is surrounded by plains, which is quite suitable for escaping.
After observing around, Naruto deliberately went through the motions, leaving half of the people outside the city ready to provide support at any time, and then led the other half into the city.
As soon as they entered the city, they saw the people from the Hidden Cloud Village waiting for them at the gate like losers.
Leading the group were two women. One was Samui, an old acquaintance with whom Naruto had had physical contact. She had a hot body, dressed boldly, and had once had a brief romance with Naruto.
The other person was also a beauty, wearing a grey knee-length skirt, her snow-white hair tied into a bun, her facial features were delicate and exquisite, her eyes were bright, and she exuded the elegance unique to a mature woman.
If it weren't for her light black skin that affected the visual sense a little, she would probably be ranked among the top five beauties Naruto had ever seen.
Naruto remembered that her name should be Mabui, the secretary of the deceased Raikage Ai.
He is also a powerful jonin.
Oh, it seems that the tolerant Samui also often ran errands for the deceased Raikage.
In other words, the two most beautiful women around the Raikage were the ones who negotiated with Naruto this time.
"Naruto-sama, please come this way."
Mabui and Samui both bent down to Naruto, posing as losers.
Now that Kumogakure has been defeated, the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki are both dead, so naturally they dare not put on airs.
"Samui, long time no see. It's a pity that I didn't kill you last time!" Naruto had a smile on his face, but his words were chilling.
"Hahaha, my lord is so powerful, how can I be your opponent." Samyi smiled awkwardly, her nails in her clenched fists almost biting into the flesh.
It was humiliating, but Samuel endured it.
Because the Hidden Cloud Village is the loser, she has to accept the insult.
Moreover, she came here with a mission assigned by the wooden man, and she must not get angry easily.
The first purpose should be to help the wooden man clear away the obstacles that are blocking the road.
Thinking of this, Samyi's eyes moved slightly, and he glanced at Ma Buyi lightly: "Ma Buyi, I'm sorry, I need to start with you this time. Although I have a good impression of you, who told you to be in the same lineage as those black pigs."
No one knows what Samui is thinking.
Feeling her gaze, Ma Buyi looked back at her, and found nothing unusual, and immediately invited: "Naruto-sama, I guess you are hungry. We have already booked a restaurant, let's go over and chat."
(PS: There is still one chapter left, I will post it tomorrow afternoon.)
Chapter 172 Kneel Down and Beg Me
Before the Konoha team arrived, the Hidden Cloud Village had already arranged a place to eat.
Both parties headed to the restaurant with a dozen or so negotiation experts selected from the village. As soon as they sat down, they started to quarrel and pull each other before anyone even picked up the food.
Konoha wants to maximize its profits, while Kumogakure wants to minimize its losses, so quarrels between the two sides are inevitable.
However, Naruto did not join in the argument and chose to eat his meal in silence.
If the previous Raikage was in power, Naruto would definitely choose to cut their flesh mercilessly, but now that Bokuto is the Raikage, he cannot betray them to death.
There are many people who have feelings for Konoha, but the Yukito of Kumogakure is completely obedient. As long as Yukito can control the power, Kumogakure can be regarded as the gun held in Naruto's hand.
You can't take sides, so just watch them quarrel quietly. Naruto just looks like a child after all.
He didn't say anything, and no one would blame him for not helping as a child.
The negotiators from both sides argued until about ten o'clock in the evening but still failed to reach a conclusion.
At this time, Samui from the Hidden Cloud Camp seemed very tired. He rubbed his forehead, stood up and said, "Everyone, it's getting late now. Why don't we study it tomorrow? Otherwise, it's easy to get things confused if we're not clear-headed. What do you think?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Konoha's negotiators immediately seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to confront them.
"Asshole Kumo Ninja, who are you calling mentally unstable?"
"I think you don't want to talk at all. If you don't even agree to my request, what else is there to talk about? Just keep fighting!"
"In short, we tell you that you must meet all these requirements. If you can't, just wait for us to attack the Land of Thunder!"
Although Konoha no longer wanted to fight, everyone knew that Konoha no longer wanted to fight, otherwise it would never have agreed to peace talks.
However, they still had to maintain their outward momentum, as if they would take down the Hidden Cloud Village the next moment if the Cloud Ninjas did not agree to their conditions.
Shouts and curses with punctuation marks were directed directly into the faces of the Cloud Ninjas. At this moment, the Cloud Ninjas had become their venting bucket.
At this time, the Cloud Ninjas, as losers, need to take the initiative to beg for forgiveness from Konoha, so that Konoha can see their sincerity and kindly forgive their disrespect this time.
"My Lords, please calm down. Both sides have suffered too much loss and have indirectly harmed many innocent civilians. There is no need to start a war and destroy many families."
Samui bowed in the direction of Konoha. It was she who started the incident just now, so it was most reasonable for her to bear the anger now.
A Konoha negotiator scolded: "If you don't want to start a war, then pay compensation according to the regulations we drafted."
Samui smiled bitterly and said, "In this war, our losses are too heavy, and the compensation stipulated in the regulations is too high. We may..."
Those who understand what I mean now will understand that the Hidden Cloud Village cannot afford to pay the compensation.
But Samui didn't say it directly. She said tactfully, "Can you please give us some time to discuss this?"
After saying that, Samui looked straight at Naruto, and it was obvious that she was begging Naruto to give them more time.
"Okay, let's continue talking tomorrow." Naruto agreed.
Although he did not participate in the negotiations, as the strongest member of the team, he still had the power to make decisions.
Moreover, Konoha's conditions were too harsh. When Tsunade and Nara Shikaku came up with it, they had already anticipated that Kumogakure would not be able to afford it. They were just pretending to do so and waiting for Kumogakure to bargain down to the maximum price that Kumogakure could bear.
Therefore, giving Kumogakure a way out at the critical moment is one of Naruto’s tasks.
We cannot let Kumogakure have an easy time, nor can we let the negotiations collapse. We must also let the world see Konoha's kindness and magnanimity, and accept Kumogakure's bargaining time and time again.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Samui suppressed her disgust and hatred towards Naruto and thanked him.
Afterwards, the negotiators from both sides evacuated to the accommodation area prepared by the Hidden Cloud Village.
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"Are you planning on talking to Uzumaki Naruto in person?"
In the room brightly lit by incandescent lights, Ma Buyi knelt on a mat and poured himself a cup of steaming hot black tea. The hot steam hit his face, but it still couldn't dispel the look of surprise on Ma Buyi's face.
Samui had just finished a shower, her blonde hair was wet and she was wrapped in a bathrobe. The white light shone on her delicate skin, reflecting a layer of white light.
He knelt down right in front of Ma Buyi, squinted his eyes, and sighed softly, like a kitten who had lost its way in life.
Samui picked up the tea, took a sip, and nodded dejectedly.
Ma Buyi was puzzled. She asked: "Why? Didn't he give you everything? How could you go to him alone?"
Mabuyi didn't say all these words, but Samui understood them. It was simply saying that Uzumaki Naruto had humiliated her and occupied her body.
At that time, too many people knew about this and there was no possibility of concealing it. If Mu Ren had not punished everyone to shut up and suppressed the news in a domineering manner, the news would have spread throughout the village before returning to the Hidden Cloud Village.
Apart from the civilians, most of the ninjas already knew about Samui's embarrassing incident.
That's why Ma Buyi was surprised when she heard that Samyi was actually going to look for the person who had bullied her.
Is she doing this because she feels the humiliation is not enough?
"Why?" Samui said, "Because he just agreed to my request."
Ma Buyi thought about it and realized that when Kumogakure was being criticized, Samui glanced at Uzumaki Naruto, and he agreed to the request to talk about it tomorrow.
But does this have anything to do with you running to see him in the middle of the night?
Seeing Ma Buyi's puzzled expression, Samui sneered in her heart. She certainly didn't want to go looking for her enemy in the middle of the night, but she wanted to set a trap for the enemy in front of her to clear the obstacles for Yukito's position as the Raikage.
For this goal, what's wrong with sacrificing my already broken body?
Samui pretended to be bitter and lowered his head: "Mabui, I don't want to go to him either, but I want to try and see if he can help to reduce the rules set by Konoha for my sake. After all, he is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and has the final say in Konoha Village."
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Samui wanted to do this for the village, and her intention was good, but if possible, Mabui wanted to persuade her not to go.
Ma Buyi didn't understand what was going on in Samui's mind. He was a Konoha man, how could he lower his standards because of you?
Why?
Just because you have a good figure, smooth skin and beautiful looks?
Don't be ridiculous. There are thousands of beautiful women in the world and you can have as many as you want. How can they compare to real benefits?
"Samui, don't be impulsive. Let's talk to Konoha slowly. If we drag it out, I don't believe they will keep asking for such a high compensation."
“I’m not impulsive”
Samui looked sad: "You don't understand because you haven't been to the battlefield. Uzumaki Naruto is a very scary person. If the negotiations don't meet Konoha's expectations, he may really kill us all."
Ma Buyi's eyes moved slightly: "Konoha probably doesn't want to fight anymore, how dare he disobey orders?"
Sam Yi shook his head and said with an unpleasant expression: "I don't know about others, but he is definitely a lunatic. No one knows this better than me."
"The Fourth Hokage is dead, and Killer Bee is also dead. Now the village is only supported by Bokuto alone. We are no match for Konoha."
"If that lunatic really attacks us, Konoha will have to fight even if it doesn't want to. He is the only Jinchuriki of Konoha, and Konoha will not leave him alone."
"So even though I know it's highly unlikely to work, I still want to give it a try."
Ma Buyi's breathing stopped.
Samui's words frightened him, because what Samui said was true. If the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki insisted on fighting, he would definitely fight.
Only Yukito is left in Kumogakure. They can't bet on whether Konoha will continue to fight, nor do they dare to bet.
"I see."
Ma Buyi said, "Go ahead, I will keep it a secret for you."
"Thank you, Ma Buyi." Samyi hugged Ma Buyi with emotion and sobbed for a long time in her embrace.
However, the next second after Samui waved goodbye to Ma Buyi and left the room, his face immediately turned cold.
"Bitch, you're still keeping a secret for me. You guys have already spread all the stories about my mess on the battlefield, but you didn't think about keeping a secret for me at that time."