"What he meant was that you didn't understand the situation at all! Do you think I would negotiate with you calmly about the compensation for Sand Village? Don't take yourself too seriously!"

Chiba waved his hands calmly, and in an instant, the Susanoo behind him disappeared into the air in a deterrent manner.

Ohnoki also slowly rose into the air and stood face to face with Chiba. He looked at Chiba with an expressionless face and spoke.

"You are not Hashirama Senju, nor are you Uchiha Madara. That kind of Konoha can never be restored... We have indeed had a misunderstanding of Konoha in recent years, and we have indeed used this misunderstanding to gain benefits! I apologize to Konoha on our behalf!"

The Raikage paused as he listened to Ōnoki's words, not understanding what he was talking about.

Chiyo and Mei Terumi, on the other hand, seemed to have suddenly realized what Chiba was planning.

"Ohnoki, the emotional card doesn't work. Your misunderstanding of Konoha is only caused by the weakness of the Third Hokage. Some things can't be solved by apologies. Only unforgettable pain will make people remember it for a lifetime!"

The negotiations ended hastily in a tense atmosphere.

There is only one final result.

That is, the three major ninja villages of Iwagakure, Kumogakure and Sunagakure will go to war with Konoha.

"Brother Qianye, that old man and that strong man were so arrogant just now, why didn't you teach them a lesson!? With your strength... there is no need to be polite!"

For Chiba, war has almost become meaningless.

The beauty in Qianye's arms said with a smile.

"That's not the main goal of this negotiation! Our Konoha may seem powerful now, but no one except me can fight against the three major countries at the same time. To be honest, Konoha is very weak now!"

"Anyway, you want to make the village grow stronger in the war, right!?"

Kakashi took over the topic.

Chiba nodded. Kakashi, as the elite of Konoha, immediately understood Chiba's intention.

"For a village to develop and become strong, war is always the fastest way, especially for the victor, the benefits gained are unbelievable!"

Koizumi seemed to understand, but he had another question.

"Why not just attack!?"

Chiba smiled and shook his head, then continued to explain.

"There are two reasons. First, war must have a legitimate reason, but that's not the point. The point is the second reason. There are some things that you can't get even if you kill them!"

"Experience, technology, and ninjutsu..."

Kakashi began to explain, then looked at Chiba and said with some admiration.

"So that's what you planned!"

Chiba nodded and said with a smile.

"Of course, so let's go visit her in private! After all... she's the only one among the five great nations that is on good terms with Konoha!"

Chiba and his group came to the hotel where Mei Terumi was staying and knocked on the door.

The door opened and it was Chojuro who opened it. After seeing Chiba, he nodded and Chiba responded politely.

"Please come in! Lord Mizukage has been waiting for you for a long time--"

"Humph, it seems that she does know something, a smart woman!"

Chiba muttered to himself before leading Koizumi and Kakashi into the room.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Qing looking at Qianye with ill intention, and Qianye smiled and waved.

"Don't look at me like that. As the Hokage, I'm giving you face by not killing you right away when I saw you holding our Konoha's Byakugan!"

"Hmph, the Mizukage-sama is waiting for you inside!"

Qing snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Chiba asked Koizumi and Kakashi to wait outside and went into the room alone.

As soon as I entered, I saw Mei Terumi sitting at the love table, revealing her snow-white shoulders. Due to the light, the color between her shoulders was vaguely visible and I couldn't tell what color it was.

Seeing Chiba coming in, Terumi Mei smiled charmingly and then raised her hand to signal.

"Sit down. It's been a while. In the blink of an eye, you've become the Hokage of Konoha!"

"No, I'm not even close to you. You've been the Mizukage for many years, right? Wife——!"

When she heard the word "wife", Mei Terumi's face changed slightly and turned a little red.

She didn't feel anything before, but now it's different. Chiba has grown up and is strong and handsome, just the type she likes. Naturally, she has some thoughts when Chiba says this.

"Your girlfriend will be jealous if she hears this!"

"She didn't hear it!"

Chiba smiled and didn't say much. Then he took out a document from his arms and handed it to Terumi Mei.

"As the fifth Hokage of Konoha, I formally propose to Kirigakure that Konoha and Kirigakure become an alliance!"

The Sand Village is too unreliable. Chiba doesn't want to be stabbed in the back before Gaara grows up.

The Hidden Sand Village is similar to the old Konoha, only to a more serious degree.

"Allies?... How can you be so sure that I will agree?!"

"Aren't you my wife!?"

Chiba said with a smile. Upon hearing this, Terumi Mei blushed and glared at Chiba. Chiba then took out another document.

said laughingly.

"Don't be angry, I'm not kidding! You are my wife!"

"You still said that!"

Mei Terumi glared at Chiba, who shrugged and continued to explain...

"This is an exchange and study agreement between Konoha and Kirigakure! Based on the alliance relationship, ninjas from the two villages can enter each other's villages to study!"

Simply put, it is an exchange student program.

However, in the ninja world, this kind of thing hardly happens. After all, every village has its own secrets, and communication and learning may lead to the leakage of information.

So far, no one has dared to make a request like Chiba, he is the first person to try it.

"Exchange and learning..."

Mei Terumi was stunned when she saw this proposal. She had guessed something about the alliance.

If Chiba wants to restore Konoha's original strength, it is necessary to improve its overall strength.

But she didn't expect that Chiba would choose this method.

"Are you sure you want to use this method!?"

"That's right!"

"Why should I believe you? This is a taboo in the ninja world. Exchange and learning, and obtaining intelligence from other countries will bring serious consequences!"

Mei Terumi said with a half smile.

"Don't you always believe in me!?"

"!!??"

"Since you asked me to investigate Akatsuki, didn't you trust me?!"

"..."

Mei Terumi was silent, looking at Chiba with complicated eyes.

"If you didn't believe me, then you wouldn't have called me out to investigate Akatsuki, but to shut me up forever as someone who knew the secrets of the chaos in Kirigakure, right!?"

"You are really smart!"

Mei Terumi was left speechless by what Chiba said.

She simply stopped pretending. Her previous attitude was just a diplomatic tactic of the Mizukage.

"At first, I didn't trust you. Growing up, I always thought you were a conspirator."

Mei Terumi smiled.

"Conspirator!?"

Chiba asked back, his face darkening, thinking back to the first time he met Mei Terumi.

"You really hold a grudge—"

"Let me think, when did it start... Seeing you fighting with Akatsuki, you were just a child, but you wanted to protect me as the Mizukage. It's really funny now when I think about it!"

"No, this is a matter of principle!"

Chiba spread his hands.

"No matter how ridiculous it is, if I were given another chance, I would still do it. There are two things that disgust and humiliate me..."

"Oh!? What is that!?"

Mei Terumi asked with interest.

"First, I am protected by women and rely on women. If I succumb to power, then there is no point for me as a man!"

Chiba said with a smile. Although this statement sounded a bit childish, it unexpectedly worked at the moment and made Mei Terumi look at him with admiration.

"What about the second one!?"

"Second, being unable to protect women... This is a fatal weakness for men!"

Qianye smiled and stretched out his hand to gently touch Terumi Mei's cheek to feel her warmth. At the same time, he felt that the temperature of Terumi Mei's cheek was rising.

"How is it? Do you feel excited?"

Mei Terumi was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses. Chiba had already withdrawn his hand. She looked at him with a red face. She didn't even feel it when Chiba touched her face just now, and she actually felt her heart beating - how is it possible! ?

"Stop talking nonsense, let's talk business now!"

"Did we just talk about something indecent!?"

Chiba said with a grin that he suddenly found it quite interesting to tease Mei Terumi, whether it was her reaction, expression or eyes.

Mei Terumi glared at Chiba and asked:

"You declared war on Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure at the same time... Can you bear the burden of Konoha by yourself!?"

"If I didn't think so, I wouldn't do it!"

"Have you ever considered the consequences of defeat!?"

Qianye shook his head, but his smile did not fade.

"No, I only think about winning! Failure can't happen to me. This is not arrogance. If you can see the scenery I see, you will understand this feeling!"

Chiba was not joking. He had overwhelming confidence in himself and was not afraid even when facing the three major ninja villages.

In his opinion, a truly strong person, once he possesses power, should be arrogant, proud, and invincible!

If he is timid and cowardly, he is not worthy of being a truly strong person. Those who accuse the strong of being arrogant have no basis in reason from the beginning.

Because the truly strong are lonely and proud!

"Since we are allies, I should tell you my next plan. This war has two main purposes. First, to change the ninja world's view of Konoha! Second, to change Konoha from the root and make it stronger!"

After all, changing concepts while keeping strength the same can only be a stopgap measure.

"You mean to use the war... No, you want to absorb the experience, technology, and ninjutsu of other countries!?"

Chiba nodded with a smile, but Terumi Mei immediately denied it.

"Impossible! They will never agree to that!"

What if I told them that if they didn't do this, their village would disappear! You know, at that time, I was the winner, and the losers had no right to speak. I was just a plunderer who enjoyed the fruits of victory, nothing more.

After hearing what Chiba said, even Mei Terumi couldn't help but gasp.

She deeply admired Chiba's decisiveness and wisdom. The five major countries seemed to be closely connected by an invisible net that covered the entire ninja world.

The person who weaves and collects the net is Qianye.

However, the premise of all this is that Chiba possesses super strong strength.

It can be said that Chiba is now playing with the five major countries, no, the entire ninja world in the palm of his hand.

What confuses Mei Terumi is that Chiba is so powerful, why is he so obsessed with Konoha?

What Qianye didn't tell her was that that was his hometown.

There were people there whom he wanted to protect, that was all.

"So, Mei Terumi, no, the Fifth Mizukage, do you agree with the alliance between Konoha and Kirigakure, and... this academic exchange agreement?"

"What other choice do I have?"

Mei Terumi stood up and shook hands with Chiba to reach a consensus. At this time, Chiba clearly felt a slight vibration in his chakra.

It is an instinctive reaction for one's own safety.

Qianye narrowed his eyes slightly and moved to the window instantly, but found nothing.

Chiba frowned.

"Is it an illusion..."

"what happened?"

Seeing Chiba's abnormal behavior, Mei Terumi felt a little strange.

"nothing!"

Chiba didn't take it to heart.

Just after that, in the Rain Kingdom next to the neighboring River Kingdom, a place where it rains all year round and tall towers stand in rows.

On the top of the tallest tower, a man wearing clothes embroidered with red cloud patterns sat at the top of the tower.

The strong wind blew, lifting his black robe, and he seemed to be staring at the whole world from under his iconic single spiral mask.

At this moment, a huge pitcher plant-like plant mouth suddenly appeared on the wall of the iron tower next to him.

A man with black and white cheeks appeared in his mouth.

He looked at the masked man and said calmly:

"That child... has formed an alliance with Kirigakure."

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