Chat group from Naruto

Namikaze Minato is a family man and even has to strictly abide by the "door hours" set by Uzumaki Kushina.

This matter is considered a gossip that is talked about by many people in Konoha.

The character of "Hep-pecked Hokage" is very close to the people, which invisibly shortens the distance between Hokage and ordinary people, making Namikaze Minato's support rate even higher.

Whether it’s the character or the true henpecked character as rumored, after doing it for a long time, it becomes true.

At least the "access hours" rule at Minato Namikaze's house is really stuck.

In order to prevent Minato Namikaze from kneeling on the washboard after returning home, the interview between the two was scheduled for the afternoon instead of the evening.

This kind of formal meeting would naturally not be held in a place such as a restaurant.

The Hokage's office is not very suitable either. It gives people the feeling that the Hokage is meeting his subordinates. Namikaze Minato has no intention of giving Fangzhou a power, and of course he will pay special attention to such details.

After considering all aspects, Namikaze Minato prepared a reception room with a small conference room in the Hokage Building, and only brought one assistant from Nara Shikaku to meet with Fangzhou.

"Hello, Mr. Ichiraku Otsutsuki. I have heard about his name for a long time, but today I finally got to meet him."

Namikaze Minato shook hands with Fang Zhou politely.

Fang Zhou glanced at Nara Shikaku with some surprise.

On such occasions, Namikaze Minato still took Nara Shikaku with him, which was obviously a very special kind of trust.

If you think about it further, it may even be a signal sent to the outside world.

Of course, this "external" refers to other factions within Konoha, not the "outsider" Fang Zhou.

Originally, Fang Zhou thought that Nara Shikaku served as the "middleman" just because his wisdom and analytical skills were the most suitable for this kind of thing.

Now it seems that there are probably stance considerations.

Could it be that the Nara clan gave up on the third generation and joined the Hokage?

As soon as this idea came up, Fang Zhou overturned it.

The three clans of Pig, Deer and Die have always followed the footsteps of the Three Generations and One Family and have never wavered in their stance.

At least until not long ago, when the situation in the Country of Tang underwent major changes, the three clans of the Pig, Deer, and Die clan were still staunchly loyal to the "Three Generations Sect."

Even if Namikaze Minato had outstanding skills, he would not be able to completely conquer the Nara clan in such a short period of time.

If you think about it this way, the only reasonable inference is that the third and fourth generations reached a reconciliation or understanding and began to cooperate comprehensively without reservation.

As for the party leading this cooperation...

Fangzhou glanced at Namikaze Minato, who had a gentle smile on his face, and there was no need to doubt this.

Regardless of means, strength, identity, or even age, Namikaze Minato had an absolute advantage, and it was naturally impossible for him to give up his dominance.

Without the third generation to hold him back, Danzo died again. It can be said that Konoha is now almost completely under the control of Namikaze Minato.

There may be other opposition groups, but they are of little consequence.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire top management of Konoha is twisted into a single rope.

This kind of Konoha can definitely fully unleash its potential under any circumstances.

This is also true in terms of strength.

The absence of internal friction means that every ounce of strength can be used to deal with external enemies. It is naturally much stronger than a village that is constantly fighting among itself, even if the two sides are completely equal in terms of paper strength.

To a certain extent, Konoha has more bargaining chips with Fangzhou.

There is no internal friction at all. Namikaze Minato does not necessarily have to personally sit in Konoha to stabilize the people. If the situation is critical, Namikaze Minato can personally take command and go out.

Just like the Raikage of Kumo Ninja Village often did.

This means that the number of Konoha's top combat forces is completely enough to support three or even four directions of war at the same time.

If Fangzhou's asking price is too high, Konoha will most likely give up trying to win over him.

This is not good news for Fang Zhou.

It only took a few seconds for Fang Zhou to figure it all out.

The information behind this seems complicated, but in fact, with Fangzhou's computing power, it doesn't take much effort to complete.

“Are you raising your own stakes?”

Fang Zhou glanced at the backstage of the chat group and couldn't help but smile to himself when he saw a certain piece of information.

After shaking hands with Minato Namikaze, Fang Zhou sat in the guest seat, waiting for Minato Namikaze to speak.

Although he doesn't really like the overly complicated etiquette in the Naruto world, as long as it's not too much, Fang Zhou's tolerance will still be higher in such formal occasions.

After sitting down, Namikaze Minato first made Fangzhou a pot of tea.

The tea art in the Naruto world is basically the same as that in the island country. There are many and cumbersome details from tea leaves, water, tea sets, to the furnishings and temperature in the room when drinking tea, etc.

Fang Zhou didn't understand this at all, and he couldn't appreciate this so-called "artisan spirit", but he had to say that the tea used by the Hokage to receive guests was indeed very good. The taste was not strong, but it had a long aftertaste.

Even people who don’t know anything about tea can immediately understand that this is the best tea.

"Good tea."

Fangzhou completely ignored what Namikaze Minato said about the origins and history of tea, water sources, etc., and only used two simple words to politely express his appreciation.

Namikaze Minato also saw that Fangzhou had no interest in the tea in front of him at all. He stopped talking nonsense and said straight to the point: "Your Excellency Otsutsuki, Konoha sincerely invites you to join. If you don't want to become a member of Konoha , you can also hire me temporarily in the form of task entrustment. In terms of remuneration, you can raise it as you like, as long as Konoha can get it, there will be no problem."

Namikaze Minato acted very generous, but in fact he was hiding something in his words...

Rather than calling it a trap, it would be more appropriate to call it a "little trick."

"As long as Konoha can get it", it seems that Fangzhou is allowed to make conditions at will, but how can an outsider know the information about Konoha's truly precious treasures and secret techniques?

In the end, isn't it possible to only ask for some "external things" such as money?

If it were just these, no matter how large the number was, it would only be distressing for Konoha at most, and it would never be a crime.

So what if Fang Zhou is paid hundreds of millions?

As long as something is gained in this war, the gain will be more than hundreds of millions?

If Fangzhou was just an ordinary strong man in the ninja world, maybe it was like Namikaze Minato thought, and he could only ask for some valuable but not irreplaceable property.

However, Fang Zhou was not an ordinary strong man.

In addition to strength, mastering a large amount of unknown secret information is Fangzhou's greatest advantage.

The only difference is that this time the information does not come from the original work, but was found out by Fang Zhou through the chat group.

Something that does not appear in the original work, but is of absolutely extraordinary value.

"Good to say."

Fang Zhou nodded and asked tentatively: "What you Konoha mean is that you want me to serve as the 'final force' and sit on a line of defense, is that true?"

"Yes." Namikaze Minato nodded: "If it's just an ordinary enemy invasion, you don't need to take action, just leave it to Konoha's ninjas to deal with it. But if it's a jinchūriki or a shadow, enemies of this level show up. You need to take action to repel it.”

This is also in line with the mainstream concept of "soldier against soldier, general against general, king against king" in the ninja world.

In the main world, this concept of war is too outdated. Regardless of identity, the most important thing is to kill the enemy's active forces with the greatest efficiency.

But people in the ninja world are still relatively traditional in their thinking. Even if they are ninjas, not everyone is so shameless that they kill the weak.

Fangzhou didn't care about this, but since Konoha didn't ask for more, Fangzhou was certainly happy and relaxed.

However, Fang Zhou would not relent at all on the conditions that should be mentioned.

"I don't want much, just the same thing."

Fangzhou's words made Namikaze Minato nervous.

Don’t be afraid to ask for more. The more types of things you ask for, the value of each item will actually decrease.

I'm afraid that if you only need one or two things, the value will definitely be so high that it makes people feel heartbroken.

But the words had already been spoken, and it was impossible for Namikaze Minato to go back on his words at this time.

Amidst Namikaze Minato's anxiety, Fangzhou slowly opened his mouth and stated his conditions: "I heard that in the secret vault of Konoha, there is a sealed treasure that has been handed down from ancient times. My request is not the same. Gao, give me that ancient lamp, and I will accept Konoha's commission to fight for Konoha for three months."

When searching for information about this world through the chat group, Fang Zhou was surprised to find that the world of Naruto was actually related to the legends of many island countries in the main world.

——Although this has been "implied" clearly in the original work, such as Orochimaru's Yata no Jutsu, Itachi's artifacts Yata Mirror and Ten Fist Swords, etc.

But what surprised Fang Zhou was that there were still some things related to the "Heian Era" in this world.

According to the results of the chat group query, before Kaguya Otsutsuki came, this world belonged to the world of "ghosts and gods".

Relying on the power of the sacred tree, Otsutsuki Kaguya wiped out almost all the ghosts and gods, leaving only a few small fish and shrimps that remain to this day.

For example, the god of death summoned by the corpse seal is one of them, as is the evil god Hidan believes in.

Almost all of the "800 million gods" who have disappeared in history can find their prototypes in the main world.

Although there are very few that have been handed down to this day, it is not impossible.

Something related to one of them is in Konoha's secret treasure house.

It was an old cyan oil lamp.

There is still a trace of a remnant soul that is almost dying inside.

"That ancient lamp..." Namikaze Minato was shocked.

What surprised me was not the ancient lamp itself, but the warehouse where it was stored.

Within Konoha, only a few people knew of its existence.

How did Otsutsuki Ichiraku know this top-secret news?

Do you even know what’s in the warehouse? !

But soon, Namikaze Minato hid his surprise and asked calmly: "Is there anything special about that ancient lamp?"

Fang Zhou naturally would not tell the truth, and said casually: "It's just that a certain elder in the family is more interested in old antiquities."

Seeing that Namikaze Minato seemed to be willing to bargain, Fangzhou spoke before the other party: "My conditions will not change, I just want the ancient lamp. If Konoha doesn't agree, then forget it."

Namikaze Minato looked at Nara Shikaku cryptically, wanting to get some advice.

But he soon realized that the secrecy level of that treasure house was very high, and no one was qualified to know its existence except for the previous generations of shadows, advisors, and dark force captains.

Although Nara Shikaku is Konoha's "think tank", he is also a bit lacking.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Namikaze Minato said: "Can you please ensure that Sunagakure Village does not cross the border?"

"Okay." Fang Zhou nodded.

No matter which ninja village it is, it makes no difference to Fangzhou.

It's just a matter of showing how much strength you have.

It is impossible for Konoha to let Fangzhou replace Jiraiya and Uchiha Fugaku on the battlefield of the Land of Thunder.

Iwa Ninja Village is another apparent ally, and there may only be two left.

Sunagakure Village and Kirigakure Village, which were tied for the bottom among the five, were the same no matter which one they faced.

After a pause, Fang Zhou emphasized: "In three months, I can guarantee that not a single sand ninja will cross the border."

Fang Zhou did not intend to waste his time on the battlefield.

Although it is possible to send clones to goof off, it is also very troublesome.

Three months was already the limit of what Fang Zhou was willing to endure.

Although, judging from Fang Zhou's judgment, this war will probably not last that long.

But it is always better to say some things clearly in advance to avoid unexpected changes.

Namikaze Minato hesitated for a moment and agreed to the time, but he still had another doubt.

"Although it may be presumptuous to say this, this commission can be said to bet the fate of Konoha on you, so please forgive me for being rude." Namikaze Minato first apologized, and then made a request: "I hope to be able to communicate with you. Let’s have a discussion with you to confirm whether you have the ability to complete the commission.”

In Konoha, there are many people who have fought against "Otsutsuki Ichiraku".

Jiraiya even admitted that even after his strength was improved, he still could not be the opponent of the mysterious owner of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

However, almost all the records of fighting are just scratches, or even just superficial tests.

The only time that he really showed a certain level of strength was the battle between Fangzhou and Uzumaki Nagato. Nagato is still in the hospital recovering from his injuries to this day.

However, Nagato remained silent about what happened in that battle and refused to reveal any information. Namikaze Minato was unable to infer Fangzhou's true strength from the outcome of the battle.

——The owner of the Samsara Eye sounds very powerful, but he was defeated without any suspense. Even his eyes were sealed. It is hard to believe how strong he is.

In contrast, Namikaze Minato also had doubts about the strength of "Otsutsuki Ichiraku".

It is normal to want to confirm such an important "task entrustment" in person.

Fang Zhou took a deep look at Namikaze Minato, nodded, and said, "Okay, since you are the employer, I will be merciful."