Chapter 197 The Hidden Rain Village and the Demigods
Jiraiya looked at the two disciples in front of him, then looked at Bai Ye and the Fourth Raikage in the distance, and said slowly: "Bai Ye Jonin, Konoha agrees to stop this war."

For Jiraiya, it was not difficult to agree to peace.

Konoha was on the defensive in this war. If the Hidden Cloud Village had not attacked the Hidden Tang Village, Konoha would not have been forced to join this war.

As for what the Fourth Raikage said, that Konoha had once assassinated a high-ranking member of Yugakure, Jiraiya had never heard of it, but he did not rule out the possibility.

He and Sensei Sarutobi never use assassination as a means, but this is not necessarily the case with Danzo and Orochimaru.

After hearing that Jiraiya was willing to end the war, Bai Ye nodded slightly, then looked at the Fourth Raikage not far away, and said lightly: "Jiraiya Jonin has already agreed, what about the Fourth Raikage?"

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, the Fourth Raikage's face became gloomy, and then he spoke reluctantly:
"The Cloud Village has also agreed to stop the attack. I will issue an order for all Cloud Ninjas to withdraw from the Land of Fire."

Seeing that the Fourth Raikage was also willing to negotiate, the tense atmosphere eased a lot. If they could use this opportunity to end the war, it would be a good result.

Bai Ye smiled, formed seals with his hands to create two clones, and walked towards Jiraiya and the Fourth Raikage, while extending his hand, he said:
"I just like obedient ninjas. Why can't everyone sit down and talk peacefully?"

Jiraiya held Byakuya's hand, and through physical contact he sensed the huge amount of chakra in Byakuya's body. This level of chakra was not inferior to his.

Although the Fourth Raikage was somewhat reluctant, he still held Bai Ye's hand.

At this time, Bai Ye said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Lord Raikage, I'm going to tell you a secret. I actually let him down in the battle just now. I'm not good at physical skills."

Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage was stunned, not knowing whether he should believe Bai Ye.

After forcibly pulling the two men towards the center of the venue and forcing them to shake hands and make peace, Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction and then returned to Yahiko.

Yahiko asked nervously, "Bai Ye, what should we do next?"

Bai Ye rolled his eyes and said, "Of course I will host the peace ceremony. Isn't this always your responsibility? Why are you asking me?"

Yahiko was stunned at first, then said awkwardly: "That's true, I almost forgot, but after our interference this time, can Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village really achieve peace?"

"Of course not. We just forcibly stopped the war between them. Even without our participation, the war would have ended within half a year. We just accelerated the process."

Bai Ye explained to Yahiko.

Yahiko's expression changed slightly, and then he said: "In this case, our interference will be useless, whether there is Akatsuki or not."

Bai Ye shook his head and said, "There are still some differences. At least the Hidden Rain Village has earned enough money, and peace has arrived a few years earlier."

"Don't forget, if we weren't here, the Hidden Rain Village would still be in civil strife."

Hearing this, Yahiko took a deep breath and said, "Bai Ye, you were the one who opposed the organization's philosophy before, but I didn't expect that I would be the one who hesitated now."

"After becoming the leader of the Hidden Rain Village, I may not be as pure as before."

Bai Ye said with some emotion: "This is the price of growth. Boss Yahiko should represent the Akatsuki organization to participate in the negotiations between Konoha and Kumogakure."

Yahiko nodded sharply and walked towards Jiraiya and the Fourth Raikage.

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The center of the battlefield.

Representatives from Kumogakure, Amegakure and Konoha sat in the earth escape room, discussing how to end this battle and how to balance the interests of Konoha and Kumogakure. They might not be able to reach a peace agreement, but they could also have an impact on future formal peace talks.

However, among the many ninjas present, the one they were most concerned about was not the leaders of the three parties, but Bai Ye, who had just appeared from the sky and forced the war to a halt with his own strength.

The ninjas of Konoha were no strangers to Bai Ye, the young Amegakure jonin.

Byakuya is the disciple of Hanzo of the Salamander, and is now one of the senior leaders of the Hidden Rain Village. He once demonstrated the strength of a jonin when he was in Konoha, and now he can even compete head-on with the Fourth Raikage.

Although Yun Shinobi met Bai Ye for the first time, he engraved Bai Ye's figure deeply in his mind.

Bai Ye's behavior today was too dazzling. Even if the other four shadows arrived in person, they would not be able to show such a tough attitude in front of the Raikage.

Bai Ye showed such a tough attitude not for the purpose of seizing land or competing for commissions, but simply to promote peace between the two major ninja villages.

These actions undoubtedly reminded everyone of Hanzo of the Salamander more than 20 years ago.

At that time, Hanzo of the Salamander was young and promising. He once led the Hidden Rain Village to openly oppose the Five Major Ninja Villages. Although he ultimately failed, he also gained the reputation of "demigod".

This is also one of the reasons why the Hidden Rain Village was not declared war during the Third Ninja World War.

Now, a second demigod-like figure has appeared in the Hidden Rain Village, and this time, they came with a team.

In the crowd, Nara Shikaku looked in Bai Ye's direction from time to time and frowned secretly.

Akimichi Choza noticed Shikaku's frown and said while eating jerky: "Shikaku, isn't it a good thing that the war has stopped? Why are you frowning?"

"It's certainly a good thing that the war is over, but have you noticed those Akatsuki ninjas?"

"They are very strong, but what's the problem?"

Shikaku sighed softly and said, "These people have shown the strength of elite jonin and even comparable to the five kage. With so many masters together, do you think they will be willing to stay in the small Rain Country?"

Qiu Dao Ding Zuo took a bite of the barbecue and said, "Go on."

Seeing that Akimichi Choza used his analysis as a side dish, Shikaku felt a little helpless, but he still continued his analysis:

"The Hidden Rain Village's strength has far exceeded the limits of the Rain Country. Next, they will either expand to the small countries around the Rain Country or start a war against the big countries."

"They intervened in the war between us and the Hidden Cloud Village this time. On the one hand, they received a commission from Master Jiraiya, and on the other hand, they wanted to make the Hidden Rain Village famous and prepare for its subsequent expansion."

"Even if we didn't send the letter, the Hidden Rain Village would definitely interfere in this war."

"But I didn't expect that the Hidden Rain Village didn't take advantage of the chaos to annex small countries such as the Grass Country, but instead promoted peace between us and the Hidden Cloud Village, and made the Hidden Rain Village famous."

"It won't be long before those villages threatened by the five great nations will flock to the Hidden Rain Village..."

Having said that, Lu Jiu did not continue speaking, but looked in the direction of Bai Ye, his eyes full of fear.

Because the Hidden Rain Village seems to be helping Konoha, but in fact it threatens Konoha's long-term interests.

Bai Ye also noticed Lu Jiu's gaze and responded with a half-smile.

(End of this chapter)