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With Jiraiya's explanation, Tsunade had a relatively clear understanding of Konoha's basic situation.

Generally speaking, Konoha is indeed in trouble, but to say it is facing any kind of catastrophe is just a joke.

The title of the strongest ninja village in the ninja world is not a boast, but a reputation gained during several ninja wars.

Even if the Senju clan refuses to return to Konoha, they can at most reverse the situation by paying some benefits in exchange.

Not to mention anything else, "Otsutsuki Ichiraku" alone can support the overall situation of the battlefield in one direction for Konoha.

In fact, there are only two and a half opponents that Konoha really has to face.

——Not only are the Kumo ninjas who have been maimed, but also the small countries with more than double digits in the ninja world. Added together, they can barely be regarded as "half opponents".

Judging from the current situation, not all of these small countries, such as the Country of Rain, the Country of Fields, the Country of Sichuan, etc., will definitely join the siege of Konoha, not all of them, but some of them.

Perhaps they were jealous of Konoha's gains, perhaps they were afraid that after the rise of Konoha, they would begin to annex the surrounding small countries and start the process of unifying the ninja world, or perhaps they were moved by the benefits offered by the Iwa Ninja, Sand Ninja or Mist Ninja.

In short, of the eleven small countries bordering the Land of Fire, it is conservatively estimated that at least one-third or even half will join the "anti-Konoha coalition".

But with the strength of these small countries, they will not cause any trouble to Konoha at all.

If Sansho Hanzo was still alive, he might be able to contain one or two Kage-level experts and a large number of ninja troops.

But now...

At least in Konoha's intelligence system, no small ninja village has the strength to take action.

What's more, in small countries and small villages, with weak power, they usually tend to be conservative in mentality.

As long as Konoha can show enough deterrent strength, it can "persuade" most small countries.

As for the siege of the three major ninja villages, Otsutsuki Ichibaku led his team to contain the battlefield in one direction, and only needed one versus two. Konoha said there was no pressure at all.

Although it may seem unsettling to hand over important responsibilities to an outsider, Konoha is not without "insurance measures."

Inviting the Senju clan back to Konoha was part of this insurance measure.

And it's not the only link. Even if the Senju clan refuses, Konoha has no other options.

To put it bluntly, inviting the Senju clan back to Konoha is like hiring Otsutsuki Ichiraku to contain the Kiri ninja. It is a good thing if it can succeed. Even if something unexpected happens, Konoha doesn't care that much.

Even in the most extreme situation, where all plans go wrong, Konoha still has a "final plan".

As long as you initiate negotiations with any of the three major ninja villages, hand over some of the benefits obtained from the cloud ninja, and at most add some other exchanges of benefits, you can finally win over an ally.

You can't beat one against three, but two against two will always be fine.

"So, this is just an insurance policy?"

Tsunade's complexion was a little ugly.

"You can't say that." Jiraiya scratched his head in embarrassment: "Minato is a member of the Senju clan after all. Although his elders followed the orders of the second generation and gave up the surname of 'Senju', after all, blood They are inseparable, and Minato also hopes to fight side by side with his own people."

With Tsunade's political wisdom, she would not be fooled by Jiraiya so easily.

However, regardless of whether it is true or false that Namikaze Minato came from the Senju clan, what truly maintains the relationship between the two parties is ultimately interests.

After all, after Namikaze Minato's parents and even his ancestors gave up the surname "Senju", they no longer have any relationship with the Senju clan in terms of family relationships.

There was certainly a blood connection, but Tsunade didn't believe it anyway as to how much affection she had for the surname "Senju".

Blood relationship is just a bond, or even just an excuse to build a relationship.

What can really keep both parties together is, after all, interests.

After the impulse, Tsunade quickly thought about these issues, pondered for a moment, and said: "I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to discuss it with my ancestors before I can decide. But you must be mentally prepared, even if Senju agrees to return Konoha must also have very harsh conditions, such as a large amount of resources and important rights."

After figuring it out, Tsunade no longer paid attention to Namikaze Minato's wood escape blood succession limit, and focused on interests.

The Thousand Hands clan is doing well in Daming Mansion, but in essence, they are still a group of ninjas.

What do ninjas do?

To put it bluntly, they are just a group of mercenaries.

As long as there are enough interests, there is nothing that cannot be discussed.

Although Tsunade is not a person who only cares about profit, she is very clear about the ideas of the elders in the family.

If Konoha really makes an offer that the Senju clan cannot refuse, it is not impossible to return to Konoha.

As for the family fortune in Daming Mansion, the worst case scenario is that the families will be separated.

It's not like the Senju clan has never done this kind of thing before.

Jiraiya laughed and said nonchalantly: "Minato said that as long as the Senju clan is willing to return, any conditions can be negotiated."

Before setting off, Jiraiya was given a high level of authority. He pondered for a moment and then directly made an offer: "1 taels each for Chunin and Genin, 10 taels for each Jounin, and 50 taels for elite Jounin. Awakening We offer five times the price for ninjas who are within the limits of the Wood Release Blood Succession! If you are willing to go back, I will make the decision for Minato and give you 1000 million taels! Also, if you are willing to move your family back to Konoha, there will be additional training Compensation in terms of resources and rights.”

This asking price is not low.

Generally speaking, the income of genin and chuunin from a mission is only a few hundred taels, or even less. Occasionally, they can receive missions with an income of more than a thousand taels.

1 taels is at least equivalent to the income from more than a dozen or 20 missions.

Jounin, elite jounin, etc. are also similar.

Of course, considering that this is a "war employment", which takes a long time and is relatively dangerous, it can only be said that the reward is relatively generous, but it is not so generous that people cannot refuse it.

The key point is still on the sentence "Wood Release Blood Ninja is five times the asking price."

This is quite a generous reward.

There are not many people in the Senju clan who have awakened the Wood Release. After all, this is a kind of blood inheritance with a ridiculously low probability of awakening. But if there are thousands of people in the entire family, a dozen Wood Release ninjas can still find them.

Moreover, except for one child, all of these Wooden ninjas are jounin or even elite jounin.

After all, the lower limit of the blood succession limit of Wood Release is set here, and it is not inferior to the Sharingan. Basically, as long as it can be awakened, it will be a matter of time to reach the strength of Jonin.

As for Tsunade's participation in the war, the offer of up to 1000 million taels was a reward that was hard to refuse.

As a gambler, Tsunade was very short of money.

Even if she had a great grandfather, she couldn't support Tsunade's "consumption" level.

The daimyo was not stupid, and he knew very well that gambling was not enough to fill the hole. It was enough to ensure that Tsunade had enough food and clothing, but he had a tight control on his pocket money.

Otherwise, Tsunade would not be in debt everywhere in the original work, and even be chased by debt collectors for several years.

Of course, at this price, if Tsunade is invited back to help, Konoha will not lose money anyway.

Tsunade herself has Kage-level combat power, so that's not a big deal.

A senior film-level player may be said to be strong, but it is not decisive.

At least, in the face of this level of ninja war, even the Kage level is only a little more sure of saving one's life, and cannot completely dominate the battle situation.

Even the influence on the battle situation is not as great as imagined.

However, Tsunade's greatest value is not in combat, but in logistics.

As the most outstanding medical ninja in the ninja world, Tsunade herself can greatly reduce the casualties in Konoha.

Not to mention, Tsunade's psychic beast Slug is a mobile blood pack that can be "split" infinitely. As long as there is a sufficient supply of chakra, the split body of the slug can handle some small wounded soldiers, without Tsunade at all. Hand shot.

This medical efficiency is almost higher than all the medical ninjas and doctors in the entire Konoha Hospital combined.

And Tsunade is also an absolute expert in detoxification and other aspects.

During the Third Ninja War, it was the antidote pills configured by Tsunade that almost eliminated the poison of the Sand Ninja, reducing the threat of the puppet troops by more than half.

In short, 1000 million to hire Tsunade to fight in the war seems very expensive, and in fact it is very expensive, but Konoha will definitely not lose money.

Not only was there no loss, but there was even a lot of profit.

Upon hearing the figure of 1000 million ryo, Tsunade immediately forgot about the family's negotiations to return to Konoha and said loudly: "Then what are you waiting for?! Let's go back to Konoha now! Even if the family does not agree, I will participate in the war in a private capacity! "

"Cough cough..."

Jiraiya didn't expect that money would be so attractive to Tsunade. He choked and coughed repeatedly. After a long time, he said helplessly: "Hey, don't be so anxious. Don't you still have to discuss it with the family? "

"It's nothing to discuss! Wait for me, I'll tell the family, let's set off now!"

Tsunade hurried back and was about to pack her luggage. After taking two steps, she suddenly remembered something and turned back to Jiraiya and emphasized: "Let Mr. Minato prepare the deposit! At least half of the deposit!"

After saying that, Tsunade walked quickly towards home without waiting for Jiraiya's reply.

A slightly helpless voice came from behind: "Okay, half of the deposit, no problem! Are you still afraid that I will cheat you? Really, even I can't believe it!"

In the face of Jiraiya's complaint, Tsunade did not reply or even react at all. She didn't know whether she didn't hear it or deliberately pretended not to hear it.

……

Tsunade, and the Senju clan, are not Konoha's only "emergency measures".

Just when Tsunade quickly packed her luggage, took her disciple Shizune, and followed Jiraiya back to Konoha, a "messenger" was also welcomed to the front line of the Land of Waves.

The visitor was Fangzhou's old acquaintance, the leader of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku.

"Lord Otsutsuki, according to the previous agreement, I will pay the final payment to you."

As soon as they met, Uchiha Fugaku sent a trading invitation to Fang Zhou and transferred a large amount of points.

The amount was exactly the "debt" owed by Uchiha Fugaku in the [Death Battle Arena].

Looking at this speed, Uchiha Fugaku probably returned to Konoha non-stop after defeating Kumo Ninja Village. After collecting enough points, he immediately ran to the front line of Wave Country.

Considering the status of several group members in Konoha who have points, it is estimated that Namikaze Minato prepared the points in advance without wasting any time in the middle.

"So fast."

Fang Zhou was a little surprised. Looking at Uchiha Fugaku's expression, he immediately reacted: "Don't worry about this. I will complete what I promised."

Uchiha Fugaku, or Konoha's thoughts are not difficult to guess.

It was just because he was afraid that something would go wrong on Fangzhou's side.

For example, breaking the contract and leaving, or even turning against the enemy and stabbing Konoha hard.

If this happens, Konoha may not be destroyed on the spot (from Konoha's perspective, I don't understand Fangzhou's full strength), but it will still suffer a major blow.

To a certain extent, stabilizing Fangzhou and ensuring the stability of the battlefield in the Kingdom of Waves is much more important than winning over the Thousand Hands clan.

However, Fangzhou had no intention of breaking the contract, and Konoha's actions were destined to be a waste of effort.

When it comes to establishing a person, "keeping promises" is very important.

Not to mention that breaking the contract cannot bring huge benefits to Fang Zhou. Even if it could, Fang Zhou would not easily break his promise.

Establishing an image of "keeping your word" is, in the long run, far more important than petty gains.

Of course, Fang Zhou was not too dissatisfied with Konoha's "distrust".

——There are still some, but not much. After all, this kind of thing is understandable.

From Konoha's point of view, Fang Zhou is just a "mercenary", and the kind he is not familiar with.

Although several of Fangzhou's disciples were in Konoha and could barely be considered hostages, even the eldest disciple was still the young leader of the Uchiha clan.

In addition, Fangzhou's relationship with the Hyuga clan is pretty good, and he has even appointed the eldest lady of the Hyuga clan or one of the young masters of the branch family as his disciple, but this still cannot change the fact that for Konoha, Fangzhou is "strange" "people" and "outsiders".

As a relatively unfamiliar mercenary, it is normal for him to be unable to gain trust.

As a profession, mercenaries often don't have much bottom line.

Wandering ninjas can be regarded as typical mercenaries.

It is commonplace to betray your employer for the sake of some interests.

From this perspective, it is normal for Konoha to express concern about Fangzhou.

On the contrary, if Konoha completely trusts Fangzhou and doesn't care about it, then there is a big problem.

But being able to understand and accept it doesn't mean that Fang Zhou has no grudges about it.

Anyone, when they are not trusted, no matter how understandable the situation is, will always feel a little unhappy.

However, with Fang Zhou's character and cultivation, he would not express this "trivial" dissatisfaction.