Chapter 286: Peace negotiation?

Kazuoki suddenly remembered that just as he was heading to the battlefield of the Land of Grass on the Iwagakure front line, the Konoha ninjas there started calling him "Kadoki-sama".

Later, when he returned to the village, and then to the Kirigakure front line, more and more Konoha ninjas began to call him "Kakugaku-sama".

Kadaki was used to hearing this shouting all the way.

In order to search for Tsunade, I briefly stayed at the Kawanoguni camp for a few days, but I didn't notice much.

Until this time when he returned to Kawa no Kuni, the battlefield where he first fought, three years later, Kakugi suddenly discovered that the initial attitude of the people here towards him and the way they are now have changed dramatically.

Even Jiraiya, in the midst of his busy schedule, raised his head and greeted him politely.

This is really...

Kadomu smiled bitterly in his heart. This ninja world always reminds him, the time traveler, that this is a real world inadvertently.

Here, strength is respected.

.........

Kakugi and the hundred people he brought settled down.

Due to the busy nature of the camp, it was not until the third day that specific arrangements were made for their tasks.

Everyone is divided into groups and assigned to their respective combat orders.

Kakumu, on the other hand, received a separate summons notice.

When the ninja came to inform Kakugi, it was already night and Kakuki was about to go to bed.

When Kadomu entered the command post, the scene inside was very different from that during the day.

This place serves as a command post during the day, but at night, it becomes Jiraiya's single barracks with a flat roof.

There is now a small stove in the center of this single barracks. There is a copper pot on the stove. The pot makes a gurgling sound and exudes an alluring heat and aroma.

"Here you come? Sit down quickly!" Jiraiya sat cross-legged on the ground, holding chopsticks in his hand and waving to Kazuoki.

"Jiraiya-sama still has something good here!" Kakuzu chuckled, rubbed his hands, and sat down opposite Jiraiya unceremoniously.

Various dishes are cooking in the copper pot, which looks very appetizing.

"Hehe, after a busy day, why don't you reward yourself." Jiraiya smiled proudly, picked up a large dish with chopsticks, and took a sip of wine while eating.

"Ah~~~ha!" Jiraiya groaned happily and said, "Sure enough, sake and oden are the best late night snacks!"

"Yes, it's a pity that I can't have a few drinks with Jiraiya-sama." Kakugi said with regret on his face.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! The days will be long in the future, haha!" Jiraiya smiled heartily and drank another glass of wine.

Kazuoki picked up the vegetables with chopsticks and looked at Jiraiya who was drinking alone. Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't show any signs of it.

Instead, he quietly stuffed the dishes into his mouth and waited for the next step.

While Jiraiya was eating food and drinking, he was chatting with Kakuzu. Kakuzu was not polite and wanted to get his stomach rounded first.

After a while, there were not many dishes left in the copper pot, and the bottles of sake on the table were also empty.

"Ha~~~ah~!" Jiraiya burped hard, closed his eyes, and seemed to be savoring the aftertaste of the sake, and suddenly said.

"After your father left, I really lost a drinking buddy!"

Thinking of his father's meager drinking capacity, Kadaki was a bit dumbfounded and said, "Dad's drinking capacity is a bit poor, so you should bear with me."

"That's not what you said." Jiraiya shook his head, looked at Kakugi with a smile and said, "Drinking companionship is not about how much you can drink, but whether you open your heart."

"Meet friends with wine, wine is just a bridge of communication."

"From this aspect, your father is actually a top master!" Jiraiya said seriously, his eyes shining and his face slightly flushed.

"Ha, Jiraiya-sama is so complimentary."

"No, this is not a ridiculous compliment." Jiraiya said seriously: "This time, your father's plan to recycle ninja tools can be seen."

"Not to mention the fantastic idea of ​​​​proposing this idea, it is really admirable that we can connect with the Iron Kingdom even though we are thousands of miles away."

Jiraiya smacked his lips, seeming to be really optimistic about Umino Ikkaku.

"No, thanks to the care of Jiraiya-sama and Tsunade-sama, dad can achieve such an achievement."

Kazuoki replied respectfully.

Everyone is carrying the sedan chair.

"Haha! You are so polite." Jiraiya said with a smile.

"To be honest, your father made a great contribution to the village this time."

"The village's finances are already very difficult now. If your father hadn't appeared in time, the village would have been unable to sustain itself."

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly.

"Did you know? There was even talk of surrender in the village some time ago."

"What?" Kazuoki exclaimed, "How is this possible?!"

It's obvious that Konoha still has advantages in all aspects.

This argument cannot be put forward by Danzo's scapegoat. No matter how much this old guy takes the blame, the hawk's position has never changed.

This kind of blame cannot be placed on Danzo.

Well, the person who makes this argument...

Kazuoki's eyes suddenly became confused.

Suddenly, Kakugi discovered a blind spot.

"No, even if you want to initiate peace, doesn't the village already have no money?"

Kakugi did not say the word surrender.

Jiraiya didn't look at Kakugi's expression, he just looked up at the ceiling.

He murmured in his mouth.

"Yes, so the argument is that the share of Kawanogoku's missions will be compensated to Sunagakure in exchange for Sunagakure's alliance status."

The Kingdom of Sichuan is sandwiched between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire. It has an independent daimyo, but there is no Shinobu Village in the country.

Therefore, out of necessity, the share of tasks in Kawanoguni has always been entrusted to Konoha.

When Sunagakure and Konoha started fighting in Kawa no Kuni, they were actually competing for the share of tasks in Kawa no Kuni and other surrounding neighboring countries.

The cession of the interests of Kawakuni to Sunagakure has basically satisfied Sunagakure's war needs, except for the death of the third Kazekage who was like a shit basin.

But where does this put Konoha's interests?

Kadomu felt a surge of energy and blood rushing straight to his forehead, and it slowly cooled down after a moment.

"why?"

Kazuoki felt that his voice was calm and a little scary.

Jiraiya didn't show any concern and directly announced the answer: "Between us and the Kingdom of Thunder, there is the Kingdom of Yu. Yugakure Village has remained neutral all year round, but recently it has turned to Kumogakure."

"In the Kingdom of Tang, unusual movements were discovered by Yunyin."

The words full of questions were suddenly choked up, and Kazuoki was suddenly speechless.

Before the third war, Konoha was the strongest in the ninja world, followed by Sunagakure Village.

But after years of war, the strength of each village has been almost exhausted.

Kumogakure, a village that withdrew from the war at the beginning of the Third War due to the death of the Third Raikage, has gained strength that cannot be underestimated after years of dormancy.