I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Shikamaru looked back at Gaara.

"Gaara, in your heart, is the position of Kazekage more important, or is the common people of Sunagakure more important?"

Gaara was not at all annoyed by this remark. Under the surprised gazes of Temari and Kankuro, he stretched out his hand and then held Shikamaru tightly.

"Then I wish Sunagakure and Amegakure a happy cooperation."

At the same time, Ye Lan also arrived in the Kingdom of River.

Here you will meet the Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi.

Ye Lan only brought two followers, while Terumi Mei not only brought Qing and Chojuro, but also two full teams of Anbu.

"Mizukage, in my opinion it doesn't matter how many people you bring with you."

As soon as they met, Ye Lan sensed the dark forces hidden in the surroundings and pointed them out directly.

What’s more interesting is that because this was a private meeting, the two parties agreed to meet at a famous restaurant in Kawanokuni.

Mei Terumi directly booked a room and then invited Ye Lan for an interview.

After being exposed, Mei Terumi actually laughed.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but many people in the village were afraid, so they asked me to bring so many people. I really couldn't refuse."

Ye Lan glanced at Qing and Chojuro who were beside Terumi Mei.

Qing looked at Ye Lan with great fear, and immediately turned his head away when he saw Ye Lan's gaze.

Chojuro was still feeling uneasy.

"It seems that you are not very good at being the Mizukage. You can't even make the decision on such a small matter."

Since it was a restaurant, there must be food. Ye Lan started eating directly based on the principle of not wasting food.

Mei Terumi frowned slightly, suppressed her anger, and spoke with a smile.

"This restaurant is quite famous. I think the dishes here are to your liking, Mr. Ye Lan."

"It's quite good. I'll discuss it with the boss and open one in Yuyin Village."

Ye Lan nodded as if it was a matter of fact.

Ye Lan was eating and drinking here by himself, while Terumi Mei and her group were watching him. He couldn't help but tap his chopsticks.

"Eat, don't just look at me, it's embarrassing."

Mei Terumi could see a well-shaped character appear on her forehead, and she spoke while gnashing her teeth.

"it is good."

Seeing that Mei Terumi finally picked up her chopsticks, Ye Lan spoke.

"Tell me, how does Kirigakure want to cooperate with us?"

Mei Terumi had just put a piece of meat to her mouth, but had to put it down after hearing Ye Lan's question.

"Well, before that, I want to ask if the Rain Country really does not intend to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries?"

"You are wrong. It's not that we won't intervene, but you have to implement the laws of the Rain Country. Who will govern is decided by your own people."

Just when Mei Terumi breathed a sigh of relief, Ye Lan continued.

"For example, you all know about the Earth Kingdom. If the Earth Kingdom does not develop well under their management, or even abuses power or becomes corrupt, the Rain Kingdom will intervene, directly punish the current manager, and bring in new managers."

Mei Terumi rubbed her stiff cheeks.

"This is just your one-sided statement. You can remove me at any time if you are not satisfied."

"I've also thought of what you said. That's why the Rain Country has an assessment in this regard. It will draw conclusions only after the investigation is completed based on the average income of civilians."

The average income that Ye Lan refers to does not include families of ninjas and samurai, but rather civilians who actually own land or work in factories, and the assessment is based on their average income.

"How harsh, Mr. Ye Lan."

Mei Terumi let out a breath. What Ye Lan said was simple, but if it was really put into practice, it was inevitable that someone would have bad intentions.

"Why don't you have confidence? Or do you think you can't do it?"

The two of them started discussing what to do next before they even talked about cooperation. It seems that Kirigakure is very sincere this time.

Mei Terumi tied up her brown hair and said confidently.

"No, I wouldn't feel comfortable letting anyone other than me manage Kirigakure."

Ye Lan said thoughtfully, "Has your relationship with the Daimyo become so bad?"

"It's all because of what you did. The daimyo didn't dare to talk to the Yondaime when he was like that. Until now, Kirigakure has to rely on itself. If you hadn't started the war, the daimyo of the Land of Water wouldn't have given you a penny."

Terumi Mei said angrily.

"Don't make random accusations. This happened before I joined Akatsuki. Besides, the person who caused it has already been kicked out of Akatsuki by me."

Mei Terumi asked in confusion, "With your strength, you can't even stop him, the guy called Uchiha Obito."

"I joined Akatsuki two or three years ago. At that time, we were not as strong as we are now, and that guy's ability was annoying."

Ye Lan said truthfully that Obito had suddenly become quiet recently, which made him feel a little unhappy.

This is the advantage of being alone, and coupled with his abilities, there is no clue at all.

"However, one thing I am sure of is that when Akatsuki really gathers all nine tailed beasts, that guy will show up."

"What on earth are you doing gathering the tailed beasts?"

When mentioning the tailed beasts, Mei Terumi's face turned unhappy. She remembered clearly that the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails were both captured by Akatsuki.

"The first is to prevent the tailed beasts from going berserk and causing damage. After all, the destructive power of such things is not something that ordinary ninjas can match. The second is that according to Akatsuki's information, the strongest weapon can be born after the nine tailed beasts gather together. With such a weapon, the difficulty of conquering the world will be reduced."

Mei Terumi didn't expect Ye Lan to tell her this kind of information directly. She looked at Ye Lan in surprise, and was even more surprised about what would happen if the nine tailed beasts fused together.

Qing on the side turned pale, he wanted to cover his ears, he actually heard such a thing.

Ye Lan smiled. At this moment, there was no need for the Rain Country to hide anything, and Wuyin had already boarded the big ship of the Rain Country.

"Of course, this is just a rumor. I don't know what it will turn out to be. In my opinion, no matter how strong he is, he may not be as strong as me."

Mei Terumi looked at Ye Lan deeply. She would sneer at anyone who said such words, but only Ye Lan was qualified to say it.

"One more thing, I'm very happy that you guys contacted the Rain Country privately, so the cooperation between the Rain Country and Kirigakure doesn't need to be announced first. If I can make good use of it, I can do a lot of things."

Mei Terumi suddenly felt a cold breath, and she looked at Ye Lan uneasily.

"What else do you want to do? I will never betray my allies."

Logically speaking, Kirigakure and Konoha are allies now, so it would be fine if she met with the top leaders of Amegakure in private, but if she betrayed the other party, Mei Terumi would not be able to accept it. Besides, Konoha has helped Kirigakure many times.

"Don't worry, I just want to get some information. We will handle the details."

Ye Lan shrugged his shoulders. The war continued. What Nagato was always worried about was the Nine-Tails. If Kirigakure used this chess piece well, they might be able to get information about Naruto.

By then, it might be much easier to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.