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It has to be said that Bai Mu's demands were really pushing Yunyin to its limits.
Demanding that the Hidden Cloud Village hand over all its ninjutsu and secret techniques means that the Hidden Cloud Village's secrets will have nowhere to hide from the Leaf Village.
Furthermore, the Two-Tails will return to Konoha, which means that the Hidden Cloud Village will lose one of its tailed beasts. The loss of one of the two tailed beasts, the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails, will have a significant impact on the Hidden Cloud Village.
The difference between two Jinchūriki and one Jinchūriki is huge.
While it might be acceptable that it's not the Eight-Tails but the Two-Tails, would the Hidden Cloud Village accept it? Obviously not. Given the Hidden Cloud Village's consistent approach, it's absolutely impossible.
They were robbers, but would a robber let his own things go to waste?
Therefore, the first two conditions—needing ninjutsu, secret techniques, and tailed beasts—mean that it is absolutely impossible to accept them.
Furthermore, resources such as minerals and fisheries belong to Konoha, and those who want to develop and use them have to pay money, which is like adding insult to injury for Kumogakure's finances.
Finally, regarding the ninja missions, Hakumu requested that half of the Cloud Village's missions be given to Konoha, meaning that the Cloud Village would only be eligible to receive half of the missions.
If this happens, the money that the ninjas of Kumogakure can earn will decrease significantly. More importantly, losing half of the missions doesn't mean that they can still claim all the remaining ones.
Some missions are too high-level, and not everyone in Kumogakure can accept them. Some missions are simply unavailable. This effectively reduces the number of missions available. How many Kumogakure ninjas can be satisfied with the remaining missions?
Once the reward for the mission is lost, the value of money will shrink drastically, affecting not only the ninjas of Kumogakure but also the entire village.
Without a doubt, this is something that Yunyin cannot accept.
The conditions are really harsh.
And Bai Mu was right...
These are the conditions that are truly demanding.
What we just mentioned seems insignificant compared to their move, which could very well lead to a desperate situation for Yunyin.
Silence, still silence.
No one has spoken yet; everyone remains silent.
However, Jiraiya thought about it for a while and believed that such a move could easily trigger a war, because Kumogakure would not agree to such extremely harsh conditions.
It can be said that if Kumogakure agrees to these conditions, it will have virtually no future. The village was already shrouded in gloom due to its crushing defeat. If it were to agree to the conditions proposed by Haku, Kumogakure might become a small ninja village in a decade or so, or even less.
After losing so much, how can Kumogakure develop?
Therefore, if you do this, they will definitely resist to the death, and the war will continue, which is not what Jiraiya wants to see. So he opposes these conditions of Hakubaki.
Before Jiraiya could even speak, Orochimaru secretly stopped him, giving him a wink to warn him against being impulsive.
At this moment, Tsunade nodded and said, "Yes, that's a really good suggestion."
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya turned to look at Orochimaru.
The latter smiled slightly, as if to say something.
See? It's pointless for you to say anything.
Jiraiya fell silent again.
He really didn't need to say it.
Tsunade was clearly influenced by Bai Mu; was the Uchiha clan really that demonic? Tsunade's change was so drastic that he didn't know what to say.
"Once the Cloud Village delegation arrives, we'll propose these conditions." Regardless of what others said, Tsunade made the decision.
"Lord Hokage, won't these conditions push Kumogakure to its limit?" Nara Shikaku knew he had to do something at this point, so he asked tentatively.
"Pushed too far? Then fight."
Tsunade snorted coldly and slammed her hand on the table as she stood up.
After saying this, she left the conference room with Bai Mu.
……
In the conference room.
The remaining ones are Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
However, Orochimaru wanted to leave, but Jiraiya forcibly stopped him, saying he hoped to talk.
Jiraiya looked worried and sighed, "Orochimaru, Tsunade is going to plunge Konoha into utter ruin."
"Jiraiya, don't worry so much. Things won't come to that." Orochimaru said casually in response to Jiraiya's concerns.
Really, you're overthinking it.
Jiraiya, don't overthink it.
Orochimaru believes that you, Jiraiya, are overthinking things. If this doesn't suit your taste, then leave Konoha and continue your journey to find the chosen one.
Since you really enjoy this kind of work, then go ahead and do it.
"Orochimaru, don't take this lightly!" Orochimaru's attitude undoubtedly made Jiraiya anxious.
Orochimaru is currently only interested in setting up the research department and continuing his experiments; he doesn't want to concern himself with anything else. So, seeing Jiraiya's eagerness, he tells him to stop interfering. He points out that Tsunade dares to act this way because she has hidden strengths, so Orochimaru should mind his own business.
“I’m not ignoring it; you’re underestimating Tsunade. She dares to do this because she has the resources to back it up. If you can’t accept it, then leave Konoha and continue your travels to find your so-called chosen one.”
After saying this, Orochimaru turned and left.
Watching Orochimaru leave, Jiraiya fell into deep thought, perhaps he should leave and not stay here.
But to just leave like that? Jiraiya wasn't entirely willing, especially since he worried that some of Haku's actions would have an increasingly profound impact on Tsunade.
If that's the case, will Konoha be mired in a quagmire of war from then on?
Tsunade's current style of doing things has been heavily influenced by Hakubaki.
Konoha can't do that; it would have too bad an impact.
But what can he do to stop all of this?
Jiraiya thought and thought, but realized there was no solution.
Chapter 111 Konoha's Disrespect for People
Tsunade is stubborn and does things her own way, while Orochimaru doesn't care about any of that. Who else can help her?
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio have clearly chosen sides, supporting the Hokage lineage. Tsunade is now Hokage, which is perfectly reasonable. As for the Hyuga clan? Forget it, they can't be relied upon. And the other ninja clans are about the same; they can't be counted on either.
If that's the case...
Yes, and there's also the Watergate.
However, Jiraiya hesitated again.
He didn't really want to drag his brother down with him.
His future was bright; if he were to be dragged down by him, wouldn't his future be ruined? Although Jiraiya didn't intend to do anything extreme, he couldn't guarantee that his advice wouldn't upset Hakuba, which in turn would affect Minato.
Considering the influence that Hakubaki currently has on Tsunade, Jiraiya really doesn't dare to take the gamble.
Is it really true, as Orochimaru said, that I have no choice but to leave?
I'm very unwilling, but it seems like this is the only way.
Jiraiya hesitated repeatedly.
In the end, I decided to leave.
Travel through the ninja world in search of the chosen one.
However, before leaving, it would be good to catch up with Minato, so Jiraiya decided to talk to Minato before leaving.
……
The negotiations with the Cloud Village delegation were handed over to Nara Shikaku. Since the conditions had already been given, the outcome of the negotiations depended on his own abilities.
Moreover, losing the negotiations isn't a big deal; at worst, we can just fight again.
Although Nara Shikaku knew that Tsunade and Hakumaki shared the same sentiment, he couldn't afford to botch the negotiations, so he didn't push too hard during the talks.
Of course, the conditions were given to the Cloud Village delegation. You can take your time to see what happens. I need to continue negotiating with the Sand Village.
"Here are the conditions; take your time to read them. I need to negotiate with the Sand Village."
Because of Nara Shikaku's abilities, Tsunade simply entrusted him with the task of negotiating. Unfortunately, both sides happened to be at the same time, so they had to negotiate together.
Cloud Hidden Envoy: "..."
Disrespectful to people.
So disrespectful.
Konoha is too arrogant and conceited, which makes people resentful.
Watching Nara Shikaku's departing figure, the group of Cloud Ninja in the room were furious, but helpless.
The Cloud Village delegation was mainly composed of Mabui and Darui, and they were the only two who could make decisions at the moment. There were also a few Cloud Ninja in the room, but these were just guards.
Now, Mabui had just glanced at the conditions offered by Konoha, and the conditions written on the scroll made her so angry that she almost blushed.
However, given her skin tone, it wasn't very obvious.
Of course, Mabui knew she had to stay calm and let the others leave first to avoid making things worse due to impulsiveness. She needed to discuss it with Darui.
After dismissing the other Cloud Ninja in the room, Mabui then spoke to Darui about the conditions offered by Konoha.
After Darui finished listening, he almost went berserk, but when he remembered that this was Konoha, he immediately forced himself to hold back.
"We cannot agree to this."
"Darui said with a stern face."
It was already dark, and now it's even darker.
Mabuyi knew he couldn't agree, but the question was, how should he approach the matter? Given the current situation, it wasn't a decision they could make on their own…
Alas, the Cloud Village has suffered too many losses and now has no say at all. Do we really have to fight again?
"The problem is that if we don't agree, the war might continue, and it's even possible that Iwagakure will get a share of the spoils."
Mabui was not only worried about Konoha, but more importantly, about the threat posed by other ninja villages, especially Iwagakure. Therefore, there was no question of refusing to agree to this matter; it was just a matter of the cost.
A ceasefire is a must; the fighting cannot continue, otherwise the cost will be unacceptable and unbearable for the Hidden Cloud Village. But if they agree to it, it will also be unacceptable and unbearable for the Hidden Cloud Village.
There are problems on both sides, what should we do?