Chapter 206 Talks
After a moment's silence, the Fourth Raikage said to Bai Ye:

"Bai Ye Jonin, I am only telling the truth. I definitely don't believe that you, the Hidden Rain Village, will really stand firmly on the side of Konoha."

"Don't forget, Konoha invaded the Rain Country more than 20 years ago, and the Hidden Cloud Village has no grudges against your Hidden Rain Village."

Hearing this, Bai Ye fell into deep thought, then nodded:

"What Raikage-sama said makes sense. Konoha did invade the Rain Country. What should the Hidden Rain Village do next?"

"..."Faced with Bai Ye's question, the Fourth Raikage could hardly hold back.

He didn't know whether Bai Ye was playing dumb or deliberately disgusting him, but his original intention was to stir up conflict between Konoha and Amegakure, but now it seemed that he had failed.

He could only bite the bullet and say to his subordinates: "Kirabi, Ma Buyi, let's go in first."

After the Fourth Raikage left, Byakuya came to Jiraiya and said with a chuckle:

"Brother Jiraiya, don't fall for the Raikage's plan to sow discord. The friendship between the Hidden Rain Village and Konoha will last for many years, just like the friendship between the Uchiha and the Senju."

"The friendship between the Uchiha and the Senju..."

Jiraiya widened his eyes. Bai Ye's words were full of loopholes, and it seemed like he was trying to sow discord between the Uchiha and Hokage clans.

After all, whether the friendship between Uchiha and Senju is strong or not is really unknown.

Without waiting for Jiraiya to speak, Bai Ye walked into the meeting room with brisk steps, followed by Yahiko who said to Jiraiya:
"Teacher Jiraiya, Bai Ye is a little childish sometimes, please be more tolerant."

Jiraiya was somewhat helpless, but he could only nod, then waved his hand and led his subordinates into the conference room.

……

As all the ninjas from various parties attending the meeting arrived, the talks officially began.

Jiraiya took the document from Nara Shikaku, showed the seal of the Land of Fire Daimyo, and slowly spoke:
"Konoha has already received authorization from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. Is this also the case with your village?"

The Fourth Raikage nodded, then took out a document with a red seal from the Land of Lightning, and said, "The Hidden Cloud Village has obtained the authorization from the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, and has full authority to represent the entire Land of Lightning."

Seeing this scene, Bai Ye laughed secretly in his heart, lamenting the strange system of one country, one village in the ninja world.

Although the five major ninja villages are the military forces of the five major countries, they cannot fully represent the five major countries. When conducting a series of actions such as declaring war and holding talks, they need authorization from the daimyo.

This behavior seems fine at first glance, but it feels very strange if you think about it carefully.

Why would a daimyo, who is just an ordinary person, cooperate with ninjas who possess extraordinary powers and nominally surpass the ninja village?

Is it because of his noble bloodline, or is it because of some other reason?
But even in terms of bloodline, the bloodline ninja clan is much nobler than the daimyo, such as the Uchiha, Hyuga and other ninja clans, they are truly the inheritors of the bloodline of the "god".

Compared with the five major countries and the five major ninja villages, a country like the Rain Country, which has no name, seems strange.

After the verification process was completed, Jiraiya said to the Fourth Raikage: "Your village occupied the Land of Hot Springs in March last year and launched an attack on the Land of Fire. Konoha's request is that Kumogakure compensate Konoha for the war and withdraw from the Land of Hot Springs."

Hearing this, Yahiko nodded, and then said to the Fourth Raikage: "Lord Raikage, is what Lord Jiraiya said true?" "The attack on the Land of Fire is indisputable."

After a pause, the Fourth Raikage continued, "But the occupation of the Land of Hot Springs was a unilateral accusation by Konoha. It is completely false."

"First, there has been no conflict between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Tang Village. Second, we sent troops into the Land of Hot Springs with the support of a treaty, not an illegal invasion."

After saying that, the Fourth Raikage clapped his hands and asked Sackcloth-clad beside him to take out a document.

This is an agreement from Yugyakure Village requesting the Yin-Yang Village to station troops. It is stamped with the official red seal of Yugyakure Village, and it does record Yugyakure Village's agreement requesting the stationing of troops.

Yahiko didn't say anything, but took the document and handed it to the leader of Yugakure Village beside him.

The leader of Tangyin Village took the document, glanced at it briefly, nodded and said, "This is indeed the seal of our Tangyin Village."

Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage smiled with satisfaction:
"We, the Kumogakure, sent out our troops to expel the Leaf Ninja Village from the Land of Hot Water. As for the subsequent war near the Land of Fire, it was just a continuation of this action."

Jiraiya's face changed slightly. He looked at the leader of Yugakure Village and then at the Fourth Raikage.

At this time, Nara Shikaku on the side could not help but say: "Leader Yugakure, may I ask if this agreement was signed between you and the Hidden Cloud Village? I remember that you and our Konoha also signed a similar agreement."

"If you signed both agreements at the same time, can Konoha consider that the Kingdom of Yu has betrayed the alliance agreement?"

The face of the leader of Tangyin Village changed, and then he said: "It is true that there is an agreement with Kumogakure Village, but that was an agreement signed by the previous leader. However, the previous leader betrayed the village, and the agreement has expired."

Nara Shikaku smiled and said, "Did you hear that, Raikage-sama? This is the agreement signed by the previous leader. An agreement signed by a traitorous ninja cannot be effective."

The Fourth Raikage heard this and said calmly:

"I see. However, Kumogakure is not aware of this. This is also considered as a unilateral breach of contract by Yugakure Village. I still remember that the penalty for breach of contract is to open several ports within the territory of the Kingdom of Tang. Please ask Yugakure Village to hand over the ports as soon as possible."

Nara Shikaku was delighted because the Fourth Raikage seemed not to intend to continue the war.

The village's request for this meeting was to sign a peace agreement, even if it meant selling out some of the Fire Nation's interests. After all, Orochimaru's defection had a huge impact on the village.

Now, the Fourth Raikage only asks for a few trading ports, and Konoha can still maintain its alliance with Yugakure Village, which is already a very cost-effective for Konoha.

However, since there is room for bargaining, we must strive for more benefits for the village.

Thinking of this, Nara Shikaku said: "Lord Raikage, the agreement has been invalidated. Besides, Yuyin Village and Konoha have similar cooperation. I am afraid that we cannot give these ports to you."

Nara Shikaku and the Fourth Raikage were discussing the distribution of ports within the Land of Hot Springs, but the leader of Yugakure remained indifferent. The scene was very magical and absurd.

Under normal circumstances, Chief Tang Yin would have lost all hope, but today he had other choices.

The leader of Yugakure looked in the direction of Yahiko, who happened to look over as well. After their eyes met, Yahiko spoke:

"Shikaku-jonin, Lord Raikage, should we listen to the opinions of the Yugakure Village?"

(End of this chapter)