The atmosphere in the conference room had once again become solemn, filled with the fierce smell of gunpowder.

Even in the face of the misty water shadow, the attitude of the Oni Country can be regarded as extremely tough.

Seeing this, Mifune knew that things could not be allowed to go in an unknown direction, and the main purpose of this Five Shadows Conference was to reconcile the contradictions between the Land of Wind and the Land of Ghosts, rather than allowing the two countries, which did not have much communication, to continue to create contradictions and estrangements.

Adhering to the concept of 'harmony', Mifune opened his mouth to dissuade: "Your Excellency Mizukage and Your Excellency Shiraishi, please calm down, now the results of the vote are very obvious, and I personally think that Your Excellency Mizukage's point of view is still relatively objective, and both sides take a step back, maybe they can satisfy both sides." ”

Shiraishi glanced at Mifune and said to himself: "As we all know, our Oni Country is a small country, and it is precisely because the small country has no status in the international community that Sha Yin initially ignored several warnings from the Oni Nation military, invaded the territory of the Oni Country, and deterred it with strong force. ”

"But now I don't think anyone will underestimate the military power of the Oni Nation anymore. His Excellency Shiraishi can't completely deny this. ”

Mifune said.

"Of course, this is the result of years of development in the country of ghosts. But it doesn't mean that the wealth of the Oni Country won't be coveted by outsiders, and Sha Yin's undeclared war this time is an example. Therefore, to prevent the same thing from happening again, it is necessary to make a certain clamp on the country of wind. ”

"Clamping?"

Chiyo frowned and looked at Shiraishi.

Shiraishi nodded and continued to make his own remarks: "As a gateway connecting the central and northwest parts of the Land of Wind, Kazami Castle will only be in the hands of the Oni Country, and Sand Yin will not dare to use troops against the Oni Country easily. This is for the sake of peace between the two countries. ”

"This kind of thing is absolutely impossible, the country of wind will not give up the city of Kazami, if the country of ghosts insists on going its own way, then the country of wind can only use force to retake the city of the wind."

Once the Oni Country controls Kazami Castle, it means that the central part of the Oni Country is directly open to the Oni Country without defense, and once the war breaks out, the ninja troops of the Oni Country can drive straight into the territory of the Wind Country and wreak havoc, causing a large number of casualties and damage to buildings.

At that time, the Land of the Wind would undoubtedly appear extremely passive.

It's like the land of rain in times of war.

"As far as I know, Sand Hidden has also lost money, and the country of ghosts has a huge debt that has not been paid off."

Shiraishi brought it up.

Chiyo has already drafted this: "Don't worry about this matter, that arrears, within half a month, the country of the wind will return it to the country of ghosts according to the interest." As Lord Mizukage said just now, in the northwest region of the Land of Wind, the Land of Wind can only give up the area near the Land of Bears and the Land of Darkness, and the rest can do nothing. ”

In general, the Northwest is almost non-existent in the Land of Winds.

Not only is it sparsely populated and buildings are aging, but it is also the most water-scarce and vegetative area in the Land of Winds.

She didn't know what the purpose of the Oni Country was asking for that area, but in order to ensure the safety of Kazami Castle, there must be an area in the northwest region that was controlled by the Wind Country, so that in the event of an uncertain war in the future, the Wind Country would have a certain initiative, rather than being completely passive.

In this way, Chiyo is also considering that after returning home, he will set up a long-term garrison force in the northwest of the country of wind to monitor every move of the country of ghosts.

"Then what if the Land of the Wind once again does not declare war on the Land of Demons?"

Shiraishi asked.

"For the sake of the future peace between the two countries, the Land of the Wind promises that nothing like this will happen again."

"But I can't trust Sha Yin's credibility. I will not joke about the safety of the people of my own country, you are the first to make mistakes, and you must be accountable. ”

"And what do you want? Give up Kazami Castle, and the Land of Wind will not accept it. ”

Chiyo also held his breath and didn't get angry because of Shiraishi's repeated gains.

After the previous Yakura's proposal, the country of ghosts is already beginning to compromise the conditions.

Now it is nothing more than the two sides giving in to each other, adding and subtracting from the original compensation conditions, until a result that both parties are satisfied with, and then they can sign the agreement.

But...... Thinking about it carefully, Chiyo still feels a little heartache.

No matter how barren it is, the northwest region of the country of wind is also the land that originally belonged to the country of wind, but now the entire northwest has fallen into the hands of the country of ghosts, and looking at the current situation of the country of ghosts, if Sand Yin does not make concessions, the country of ghosts will not sign the agreement at all.

All in all, it is necessary to compress the compensation conditions to a level that is acceptable to the Land of Winds.

Kazami Castle is the final bottom line of the Land of Wind.

This city cannot be controlled by the country of ghosts.

Shiraishi glanced at Chiyo, then leaned back in his seat and said, "The land of sixty miles north of Kazami Castle will be ceded to the country of ghosts. At the same time, let the troops of the country of ghosts garrison in Kazami Castle. Agree to this condition, and the country of ghosts can negotiate with the country of wind. ”

"Garrison in Kazami Castle?"

Chiyo stared at Shiraishi warily.

Shiraishi's face remained unchanged and said, "Yes, in view of the unjustified aggression of the Wind Country this time, the Ghost Country must have some initiative in order to have a sense of security. This will somewhat make the Wind Country stumble and avoid a second conflict between the two countries. ”

"No, that's too harsh. The land of sixty miles north of Kazami Castle can be used as a reference, but no troops from the Oni Country can appear around Kazami Castle. ”

Chiyo refused.

Letting the country of ghosts garrison in Kazami Castle is equivalent to putting the key to the gate of one's own house in the hands of another country.

"Then the country of ghosts will retreat another twenty miles in exchange for the right to garrison Kazami Castle."

Shiraishi tested the bottom line in Chiyo's heart.

Chiyo still shook her head resolutely in the negative.

This is a matter of principle, and how many miles of land will be withdrawn from the country of ghosts is not negotiable.

Chiyo's resolute attitude of refusal made Shiraishi also a little silent, his eyes flickered, and he began to recalculate.

After a long time, Shiraishi spoke again: "So, the ninja of the Oni Country, how about giving up all tasks and entrusting activities, and adding this condition?" ”

"No...... What did you say? ”

Chiyo was about to veto, but suddenly reacted, and stared at Shiraishi with an indifferent face with wide eyes.

Ninja of the Land of Demons, give up all tasks and activities?

The task entrustment is undoubtedly one of the important economic sources of the ninja villages in various countries, but if it is to make money, it is not necessary to do this.

That is the task entrustment, and there is another important role - to show national strength.

Different from the chaos of the Warring States Period, in the era of one country and one village, a relatively mature ninja village system has been established.

The power of the ninja is linked to the power of the country.

The money obtained from the commission of the mission can not only be used to develop the village, but also to assess the disparity in military strength of various countries according to the cost of the commission.

This assessment, while not entirely correct, is highly valuable.

For example, Konoha, as the biggest winner of the third ninja war, can still maintain the final victor status in the case of one enemy and three, which means that the comprehensive strength of Konoha ninjas is higher than that of the rest of the ninja villages.

People who encounter difficulties, their first reaction, will definitely be inclined to Konoha and then think about the rest of the ninja villages.

And Konoha will also use this to spread the prestige of the ninja village and the country, and even affect other countries.

Therefore, task entrustment can be used not only as a source of money, but also as an activity for the state to demonstrate its military strength.

If the Oni no Kuni relinquishes this right, it means that the ninjas of the Oni Nation will not only lose an important source of income, but also lose a major opportunity to expand the country's influence for the country itself.

Rao couldn't help but hesitate with Chiyo's attitude, she couldn't figure out what bad ideas Shiraishi was brewing in her heart.

No matter how you look at it, this is harmful to the country of ghosts, what is he calculating in his heart?

Not only Chiyo, but even the Thunder Shadow, Mizukage, and Hokage on the side began to ponder, thinking about what Shiraishi's purpose was.

It's just that no matter how they guess, they can't understand that Shiraishi gave up all tasks as a condition just to get the right to garrison Kazami Castle.

However, if that's the case, it's not that you can't support the country of ghosts.

This was the thought of the rest of the shadows.

The Oni Country has given up all the tasks entrusted to it, which means that the employment market for ninjas will still be divided by the five major powers, and the Oni Country has not intervened in the ranks of sharing this cake.

The prestige of the five major powers will not be weakened much.

At most, there will be some painless benefits, which are just earned by the country of ghosts.

As for the feelings of the Land of Wind, it is no longer in the scope of the aftermath.

In the past, in order to maintain balance, they would make room for Shiraishi and Chiyo to argue, and they would sit back and watch what happen.

However, after Shiraishi threw out this condition, even the day slash, which had a serious estrangement from Shiraishi, slowly leaned towards Shiraishi's side in his heart.

The rise of the Oni Country will more or less crowd out the task entrustment market of the five major powers.

If the country of ghosts gives up this part of the market and puts aside personal enmity, out of consideration between countries, it does make everyone feel the sincerity of the country of ghosts.

There is evidence for advance and retreat, there is no excessive self-tolerance, but there is no excessive insatiable greed, everything is just right.

Chiyo was also quite excited, but he wanted to exchange the garrison rights of Kazami Castle in exchange, which made Chiyo a little embarrassed.

Just when Chiyo was thinking about it, the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow said: "If the country of ghosts can give up all the tasks entrusted to the ninjas in the future, then, on behalf of Yunyin, I support the decision of the country of ghosts and ask for the right to garrison Kazami Castle in the country of the wind." After all, Sand Yin has a history of history, and the reason why the country of ghosts has no sense of security can also stand. ”

There is no way to stop the rise of the country of ghosts.

Countries are trying to find ways to stop losses, especially the Big Five.

The abandonment of the mission entrusted by the Oni Country means that the important activities of the five major powers to demonstrate their national strength have not been greatly infringed.

Even though he knew that the country of Oni had its own set of considerations, the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow didn't want to miss such a good opportunity in vain, so he immediately expressed his support.

Seeing Yun Yin, who was still neutral, he immediately leaned towards the country of ghosts, coupled with Konoha, who was already supporting the country of ghosts, Chiyo's heart suddenly sank.

She looked at Yakura again and found that the other party's face was also quite moved, and the unhappiness of arguing with Shiraishi just now was also swept away.

This made Chiyo smile even more wryly.

Should I say that the country of ghosts is very bold, or should I praise the other party for their trade-offs and play very smoothly?

Is this an attempt to co-opt the Remnants to put pressure on the Land of Wind?

This situation is completely reversed.

In this way, it is estimated that it will be even more difficult for Sha Yin to get the support of the rest of the shadows.

Do you want to give up all tasks and activities like the country of ghosts?

It's simply not possible.

"I need to ask the daimyo for some advice."

Chiyo sighed and didn't finish his words.

Before he came, he was given the power to make his own decisions by the Daimyo, but the development of things was somewhat unexpected, and Chiyo thought it would be better to ask the Daimyo for advice.

Mifune said at this time: "There is a quick communication device in the castle, and you can directly contact the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Wind. ”

Chiyo nodded, looked at Shiraishi and said, "How about I give an answer tomorrow?" ”

Shiraishi was not unhappy about this.

"I'm not short of this day, please."

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In the silence of the empty cave.

The color of the huge half-length humanoid is very similar to the body and the deadwood, and behind the deadwood giant stands a number of columnar objects, the image is hideous, and the breath is deep.

In front of me, a finger-like piece of wood stands out, breaking through the ground.

On the dead wood-like fingers, each stood in a position.

The ghost shark and the weasel stand on the fingers of the deadwood giant in a physical manner, while the rest of the people stand in rainbow-like phantom bodies.

Each person sealed his hands and connected the chakra in his body with the deadwood giant, the Outer Path Golem.

From the mouth of the outer path golem, a huge chakra dragon shape emerged, enveloping the body of a ninja and floating in the air.

From the ninja's body, a red chakra full of evil aura was continuously transmitted into the outer path golem.

As the last red chakra was pulled out of the ninja's body, the chakra dragon retracted into the outer path golem, and the ninja's body lost its support, and it fell to the ground in a flash, twitching twice on the ground in pain, and then lost its breath.

"Hoo ......"

I don't know who exhaled, as if he wanted to vent all the tiredness accumulated in these days.

"Is it five or six days? The body is already stiff. ”

Twisting his neck and making a crackling sound, the ghost shark's voice was full of complaints.

Nagato, who appeared in his true body, didn't care about the ghost shark's complaints, but just said: "In this way, the sealing work of the first tailed beast and the five tails has been completed, thank you for your hard work." ”

"Although I expected it, I didn't expect that sealing the tailed beast would be such a troublesome job."

It was Orochimaru who spoke.

Nagato replied, "It's inevitable that I'm a little unskilled when I use it for the first time, and I'll make some adjustments after that. And the more tailed beasts you collect, the shorter the sealing time will become. ”

"In that case, I'd love to see what happens after collecting the nine-tailed beasts."

The corners of Orochimaru's mouth cracked, revealing a malicious smile, and his eyes were full of interest.

In the pursuit of eternal life, such an interesting thing should be remembered for a while.

He wanted to know how far Xiao could go in the future.

What kind of new pattern will be produced by the collision with the five major powers in the future?

The current ninja world, in Orochimaru's opinion, is just a pool of stagnant water, and there is no desire for him to stir it up at all.

"Yes, and that future won't be too far away."

Nagato responded affirmatively, with a strong confidence in his tone.

At this moment, the Black Jedi, who was mixed with the White Jue, suddenly spoke, "Tsuchikage got the news of the disappearance of the Five-Tailed Pillar Force, left the Iron Country, and is now on the way back to Iwakure. ”

After hearing this, Nagato looked at the oni shark and Itachi, and asked, "You don't have any tricks left, do you?" ”

Itachi was silent and did not answer, but the ghost shark replied very enthusiastically: "Don't worry, chief." After many days, Iwakuin only remembered to track it down now, and it was too late. And at that time, there were still traces of Bai Jue cleaning up behind, and with Yan Yin's pursuit ability alone, he couldn't find us on us. ”

"That's good, I haven't been able to attract the attention of the five major powers yet, but this is a test of the waters, and overall, I am quite satisfied with the results."

Nagato is not stingy with his praise.

Immediately, he turned his head, looked at Hei Jue and Bai Jue, and continued to ask, "What is the result of the Five Shadows Talks?" ”

Kuro replied, "There's no way to find out, once you get too close there, you'll be sensed by Chiba Shiraishi's perceptual ninjutsu." It seems that he didn't want us to know the details of the Five Shadows talks. ”

"It's really cautious. But for us, whether we know it or not, it doesn't have much impact. It is an indisputable fact that the current pattern of the ninja world will definitely change with the previous war between the country of wind and the country of ghosts. ”

In contrast, Akatsuki still can't see the light, which makes Nagato feel very regretful.

The country of rain that is poor and white can't withstand too much tossing.

Moreover, it is surrounded by the three great powers of fire, earth, and wind, and now that there is a special case such as the country of ghosts, they will not allow the second small country to rise up.

If it were him, he would naturally not be afraid, but sometimes, he had to make some compromises and concessions for the sake of the Land of Rain.

When a person lives in the world, he will always care about something and protect something.

There is a taboo in anyone's heart that no one can violate.

"Yes, and what the five great powers don't know is that the country of ghosts has already secretly subdued the country of snow and the country of ghosts, and most of the country of bears, including the village of star ninja, is also under the control of the country of ghosts. When the time comes, these three countries will join forces to support the Oni Country. In the Land of Snow, there's an armaments production plant that I can't even sneak into. This time in the war with the country of wind, the weapons and equipment of the country of ghosts are estimated to have hidden a lot and have not been taken out. ”

Hei Jue's voice was low, and his tone was full of jealousy.

"Chiba Shiraishi has always liked to watch three steps and one step, not counting the rest of the ninjas in the country of ghosts, just him, Uchiha Ruri, and Hinata Ayane, it will take at least fifteen thousand ninjas to successfully encircle and suppress. Each person can take a pivotal position in the frontal battlefield. Five Shadows seriously underestimated the strength of the Oni Country. ”

Taking into account additional factors such as morale, environment, tactics, etc., fifteen thousand ninjas is still a minimum estimate.

Nagato is well aware of this.

Hearing Nagato's words, all the members of Akatsuki were a little silent.

Itachi, in particular, was even more surprised in his heart, he knew that Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri, who could defeat Sunakin in the frontal battlefield, were very powerful, but now hearing the evaluation of the leader Nagato, at least fifteen thousand ninjas were needed to encircle and suppress the three of them.

Isn't that an exaggeration?

Fifteen thousand ninjas, what is that concept?

A big country ninja village, all ninjas combined, even more than some.

Among them, there are not a few forbearances, and there are not a few forbearances.

Even so, it would take fifteen thousand ninjas to encircle and suppress it......

Thinking that with Nagato's strength, there is no need to lie, that is, this is true and reliable intelligence.

Itachi gasped in his heart, such a terrifying and dangerous existence must be reported to the village.

Otherwise, next time against the country of ghosts, Konoha will definitely suffer a big loss.

What he revealed was the information of the Oni Country, so it shouldn't be considered a violation of the agreement with Madara.

Moreover, Nagato's statement made Itachi wonder if he did it on purpose, allowing himself, a 'spy', to pass on this information to Konoha in order to take the country of demons more seriously.

The more you think about it, the more likely it is.

Because in the organization, in addition to Madara, Nagato is also an insider who knows the truth about him.

Even if it's Madara, he seems to be in awe of Nagato.

Can you think that Nagato's strength is still above Madara?

"Itachi-kun."

Orochimaru's gloomy voice came.

"What's the matter, Orochimaru-senpai?"

Itachi put away the complicated thoughts in his heart and turned his head to look at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru stretched out his long tongue and licked it, and after his disgusting and slippery gaze scanned back and forth over Itachi's body, he finally shifted his gaze to the already dead five-tailed human pillar force on the ground, Han.

"Could you please seal this body for the time being? I'll collect it from you later. My Filthy Earth Reincarnation Technique still lacks the corpses of some powerful ninjas to use as experimental materials. ”

Itachi endured the nausea and nodded in agreement.

"I see."

Of course, he had heard of the art of reincarnation.

He didn't expect that in addition to the pursuit of immortality, Orochimaru also studied this forbidden technique of playing with corpses.

But when I think of Orochimaru's taboo-free style of acting and trampling on human ethics, I don't feel anything at all.

It's a venomous snake with human skin through and through.

"Thank you very much, so that we have more chips on our side."

With that, Orochimaru let go of the Indian form, and a rainbow-like phantom disappeared from the fingers of the outer path golem.

The scorpion snorted coldly and followed Orochimaru away.

Seeing that the topic was over, Nagato glanced at the people who remained, and spoke:

"Well, that's the end of the sealing work. After that, I would like to ask you to continue your efforts and fight for Akatsuki's lofty ideals. Disband. ”

After speaking, he unraveled the technique, and at the same moment, he disappeared with the Outer Dao Golem and Xiao Nan.

The figures of Bai Jue, Hei Jue, and Beiliuhu also disappeared from the white mist caused by the unraveling of the technique and left this place.

In the end, only Itachi and Oni Shark were left without leaving.

Itachi walked over to Han's corpse and took out a blank scroll, ready to seal Han's corpse inside.

The oni shark walked behind Itachi, muttered for a while, and said: "That, I don't know if I should say this or not, Itachi, you'd better be careful of that guy from Orochimaru, he is a very dangerous existence unlike Beryuhu." If you die, I'll have to find another teammate. ”

"Thank you for your concern. Let's go separate for the time being, and you can do what you want to do. ”

Itachi seals the corpse of the hero, looking like he is thinking about the ghost shark.

The ghost shark shrugged his shoulders helplessly, what he wanted to do, there was really no such thing for the time being.

But he also knew that Itachi seemed to have some personal matters to deal with next, and the ghost shark expressed his understanding.

They are both 'spies', but there are still some commonalities between them.