Chapter 497 Konoha’s invitation

In Takima's eyes, this invitation was definitely considered grand.

The famous Umino Tsunoki personally came to deliver a letter, inviting him, the leader of a second-rate ninja village, to watch the battle with the Hokage. This...

Takima didn't feel flattered, he just felt that something was wrong.

Kadaki saw through Takima's worries, shook his head and smiled: "Don't worry too much, leader Takima. In fact, we in Konoha will also invite Sunagakure, Kusagakure, Amegakure, and Oto-nin to watch the battle this time."

"There may be some ninja village leaders who are too busy with official duties to come, but as long as the village leaders come to watch the battle, we in Konoha will absolutely treat them equally. After all, we in Konoha are holding the chuunin exam this time to connect everyone's friendship. "

Kazuoki's smile was full of sincerity.

"That's it, I understand. I look forward to your next letter. I will leave for Konoha immediately to watch the battle."

Takima was immediately relieved when he heard that other ninja villages had also received invitations.

After all, Sunagakure is one of the five great ninja villages, and Amagakure is not something Takigakure can touch. As for the other Kusagakure and Oto ninja, Takima is really not afraid.

They can all receive invitations, why can't Taki Shinobu? Takima immediately became more courageous.

But this way, we can't send some ordinary genin to compete as usual. Otherwise, if no Taki-nin enters the finals, wouldn't Takima's invitation be hasty?

Takima secretly made up his mind that this time he must select a few elite genin to compete.

"It would be great if you can agree." Kakugi smiled slightly, and then said solemnly: "Next, I have one more thing to discuss with Chief Takima in detail. Please don't refuse."

"Well, okay." Takima looked into Kazumu's eyes curiously. What else could Kazumu say to him so solemnly?

The moment their eyes met, Takima suddenly saw a pair of eyes he had never seen before.

The next second, Takima suddenly appeared in an open space, surrounded by a yellowish light.

Duel field, start!

"Is this...an illusion?" Takima couldn't help but was stunned, and he formed seals with his hands and began to unravel the illusion.

"There is no need to be nervous, Leader Takima." Kakugi came over with a smile and said, "This is my illusion space. I invite you here to talk to you about something."

Hearing this, Takima temporarily stopped what he was doing, mainly because he tried and found that he couldn't solve it at all.

So Takima still looked at Kakugi with vigilance.

In fact, if possible, Kadaki would not want to bring Takima into the duel. After all, for Takuma, Kadaki's identity is powerful and unfamiliar, which will inevitably arouse his wariness.

However, in Kakugaku's perception, there were many ninjas arranged around the place where Takuma and Kakugaku met. After all, with Kakugaku's strength and reputation, it was normal for Takigakure to be on guard.

Therefore, Kakugi had no choice but to bring Takima into the genjutsu space to talk.

"I don't think there's anything I need to talk to you about here." Takima was alert and slowly reached for the ninja bag behind his back.

"Don't be nervous, Leader Takima. Let me show you something first." Kakugi pretended not to notice Takima's little movements, kept a safe distance from Takima, and quickly formed seals with his hands.

"Wood Escape Transformation Technique!"

He has a handsome face, black samurai uniform, white decoration on the collar, cuffs and belt, and a ninja sword hanging on his waist.

This image seems familiar to Takima.

"Shiba Haiyan!" Takima blurted out.

"Yes." Kakugi nodded and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Brother Takima!"

"It's you! I thought it was the Kiri Ninja who came from somewhere!" Takuma looked at Kazuoki in surprise, and suddenly asked: "Tell me, what did you do by taking away the Nanao Chakra from my Takigakure Village?"

"I did some experiments and needed the Nanao Chakra." Kakugi said sincerely: "But don't worry, I have no need for the Nanao Chakra now, and you don't have to worry about anything else. I have the power to Takigakure. There is no coveting, including the water of heroes.”

"...You!" Takima was startled at first, then figured out what was going on, and said with a wry smile: "That's right, how could a ninja of your level be interested in something with such huge side effects like Hero's Water? ..”

"So I come here with sincerity, Brother Takima." Kakugi continued: "I don't want to hide Shiba Haiyan's past from you, so I am honest with you here."

"Okay!" Takima scratched his head and said, "Speaking of which, you were kind to us Takigakure when you defeated Kakuzu. Besides, you left so many ninjutsu... well, Is there anything else I can do to help you this time?"

"Eh?" Kakumu was stunned when he heard the words, and then he reacted, dumbfounded and said: "You misunderstood, Brother Takima, this time I am here as the envoy of Konoha. If you need anything, you can give it to me Mention, if I can't decide, I can turn it over to the Hokage for decision-making."

"That's it..." Takima smiled awkwardly. After he relaxed his guard, Takima remembered the time when Kakugi used ninjutsu in exchange for Nanao Chakra. Those secret ninjutsu were very important to him in a small village with a serious loss of inheritance. The help was still huge, so Takima subconsciously thought that this time Kadaki wanted to use ninjutsu or the like in exchange for something from Takigakure.

Takima even subconsciously expected this kind of exchange, so much so that he ignored that Kadaki had already told him that he had no need for Takigakure.

"So, what do you want to talk about this time?" Takuma asked curiously.

"Aside from the Chuunin Exams, the main reason I came here is to extend an invitation to Takigakure." When it came to business matters, Kadomu became more serious: "Konoha wants to formally become an ally with Takigakure."

"An ally?" Takima subconsciously wanted to refuse. As a village between Iwagakure and Konoha, Takigakure spent a lot of money and made no achievements in the first two ninja wars, but remaining neutral in the three wars was more beneficial. It allowed Takigakure to recover a certain amount of vitality, so Takigakure has existed as a neutral ninja village since the war.

Coupled with Takigakure's unique geographical advantage, even the five great ninja villages were unwilling to take the initiative to provoke him. Takigakure is only slightly emotionally biased towards Konoha.

Now that an alliance is being proposed and Takima is asked to give up the position that Takigakure has insisted on for more than 20 years, it is no wonder that Takima wants to refuse.

But before the words of rejection were spoken, Takima was suddenly shocked.

He suddenly figured out why Kakugi revealed Shiba Haiyan's identity to him here.

Although it was meant to show friendship, it was by no means a nonsense like being frank or honest, but rather sending a message to him.

Shiba Haiyan knows the secret waterway of Takigakure Village!