Chapter 408: Cooperation is OK, but Konoha will never take the lead in stirring up hatred

All the rules and agreements are bullshit!

Don't say no one cares about this now.

Even if someone is in charge, if the Iwagakure suddenly launches a war against a small country or a small ninja village, as long as they defeat the enemy in a very short time and plunder their resources, no one will be able to stand up and do anything.

At most, they would just blame the Iwagakure.

The Iwagakure Village launched a war. If all went well, they could resolve the crisis in the village and gain huge benefits.

At most, your reputation will be damaged.

Compared with the development and stability of the village, reputation becomes less important.

Your father was dragged to death in the Land of Earth just because he coveted the precious mines of the Iwagakure. How dare you use this excuse as an advantage?

"So the Raikage wants to take advantage of the fact that the Iwagakure is waging war against the outside world and stab the Iwagakure in the back?"

"Backstab?"

Ai frowned and corrected Yan's words:

"Attacking an ally is called backstabbing. Neither Kumogakure nor Konoha are allies of Iwagakure, so attacking them is not considered backstabbing.

Besides, we have reason to do so, because they were the first to break the rules and violate the agreement."

The Raikage has already made up his mind to attack the Iwagakure, but he wants to win over Konoha to share the pressure.

As for the sharing of benefits, the Cloud Ninja Village doesn't care at all. Ai just wants to take this opportunity to take revenge.

The so-called interests are just used to shut up other senior officials.

Without benefits, he has no way to convince others.

The top brass needed benefits, but all he needed was revenge.

Whatever you think.

Yan didn't think about it for too long. Under Ai's expectant gaze, he nodded:

"Konoha can cooperate with the Kumogakure and form an alliance, but Konoha will not take the lead. We need you, the Kumogakure, to take the lead."

We can cooperate, but forget about using Konoha as a scapegoat.

There was no way Konoha would accept that.

I know what your purpose is, the Raikage, so you, the Cloud Ninja Village, should just stand in the front and attract fire.

"......"

Konoha wants the Cloud Village to act as a shield in front to attract the firepower and attention of the Iwagakure, and then they will take advantage of the opportunity to attack.

After hearing this, Ai's skin color, which was originally darker, suddenly became much darker.

Without waiting for Ai to speak, Yan took the initiative to say:

"Raikage, I know exactly what you are thinking, and I also know your purpose.

Therefore, the basis for cooperation is that the Cloud Ninja Village takes the lead first.

If you don't want to, then let's just pretend we haven't met today."

In short, Konoha just needs to follow and enjoy the benefits. As for being the first to take the lead, you have to come from the Kumogakure.

Who made you, the Fourth Raikage, want revenge?

If you don't want to be the scapegoat, who will?

Besides, your relationship with the Iwagakure has always been bad, so it is most appropriate for you to attract the hatred of the Iwagakure.

The benefits are exciting.

But Yan cares not only about interests, but also about revenge.

During the Third Ninja World War, the Iwagakure beat Konoha to death.

This debt cannot be settled with the end of the war.

Therefore, Ai wanted revenge, and Yan also wanted it.

It’s just that the Raikage can express his purpose of revenge, but Yan can’t.

Of course, there is no need to say all this, otherwise Ai would take the opportunity to press further and continue to negotiate terms.

"no!"

Ai resolutely refused:

"Since it is a cooperation between the two parties, there shouldn't be a condition that allows one party to attract hatred. I can't agree to such a condition."

Then there is nothing to talk about?

Forget it, let’s have tea.

You want to win over Konoha to cause trouble, but you also want Konoha to take the lead in the charge. There is no such good thing in the world.

Yan was unwilling to even accept the task of leading the charge and sharing the enemy's firepower, let alone taking the lead.

Either you, the Cloud Ninja Village, take the lead in the charge and attract all the firepower, or just pretend that you have never met.

Damn it! !

Yan, a person who had no interest in tea, drank his tea attentively and had no intention of speaking again.

Ai knew that Yan would not accept it.

"Yan, don't be too greedy. The Cloud Village rushed to the front to attract the enemy's firepower, while you, Konoha, are taking advantage of it from behind. This is not fair to us."

"No, I think it's fair."

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Yan smiled faintly:

"Raikage, don't forget, it was your Kumogakure who approached us, Konoha, for cooperation, not us, Konoha, who approached you.

Besides, if you want revenge, you need to involve Konoha, otherwise, you won't be able to convince other high-ranking officials in the village, right?"

"........"

Depend on! !

Is it appropriate for you to say this kind of thing to someone's face?

Ai suddenly wanted to curse.

Yan Ke didn't care what Ai was thinking and said to himself:

"Honestly speaking, keeping our troops in place and not getting involved or taking the initiative is the best thing for us, Konoha. The three ninja wars have caused too many deaths in Konoha. Konoha needs a lot of time to develop steadily and restore its strength."

"It's best not to get involved in the war, but Iwagakure and Konoha still have some accounts left over from the war to settle, so I agreed to meet you."

“If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t be here at all.”

"The conditions cannot be changed. If you can accept them, then we can cooperate happily. If not, we can all return to our respective villages and pretend that we have never met."

If I want revenge, I must lead the Cloud Ninja Village to charge in the front and draw firepower.

And if you, Uchiha Yan, want revenge, all you need to do is stab someone in the back and take advantage of them?

Ai really wanted to curse.

But he couldn't do that, otherwise there would be no cooperation and he might even offend Yan.

By then, let alone cooperation, it would be strange if they don’t fight on the spot.

If the person sitting here was Tsunade or other high-ranking officials of Konoha, perhaps they would be patient.

Unfortunately, the person sitting here is Yan, and Yan will not indulge Ai.

If you dare to curse, I will punish you!

"No room for compromise?"

Ai asked again with a face.

"No."

Yan said with certainty:

"The conditions cannot be changed. This is my opinion and also the opinion of Hokage-sama. If the Raikage is willing, then we can continue the discussion. If not, then this matter ends here."

"Although your Kumogakure is in the front to resist the lightning, no, to attract the attention of the Iwagakure, please don't forget that as long as Konoha declares war, the attention of the Iwagakure will be divided into two, and the troops will be forced to separate.

It is impossible to gather all our strength to fight against you."

I believe you, damn it!!!

The one who carries the thunder and rushes to the front is always the most hated person.

Even though Konoha declared war later, the Iwagakure's attention was still mostly on the Kumogakure.

It is even possible that they will madly target the Cloud Ninja Village without any regard for the consequences.

After all, the war was started by the Cloud Ninja Village, and it was the Cloud Ninja Village that took the lead in the charge.

Considering the past grudges, there is a high possibility that Ōnoki will chase after the Kumogakure and leave Konoha alone.