Chapter 554 Konoha Does Not Need a Strong Neighbor

With the mastery of two bloodline limits, he could easily squeeze out other competitors.

With the help of the family and the daimyo's support, Mei Terumi was able to take the throne smoothly.

She became the second female leader at the level of Kage in the history of the five major ninja villages.

In response to Yan's question, the Kirigakure envoy quickly replied:

"Assistant-sama, the Mizukage ordered me to deliver this invitation letter. He wants Konoha to mediate the war between the village and the Sand Village."

"The war was instigated by the Akatsuki organization. The Mizukage Yagura was also controlled, which led to the outbreak of war between the two villages. Now everything has come to light, and there is no need to continue the war."

What's the point of fighting a war at this time? Not to mention the inside of the Mist Village, even the Daimyo doesn't want to fight anymore.

Mei Terumi is even more opposed to this war.

Therefore, a ceasefire is a matter of course.

It’s just that war is easy to start, and it’s also easy to stop.

But it's not so easy to end it completely.

If you, the Mist Village, want to stop, you have to first see if the Sand Village is willing.

Therefore, the Mist Village needs to ask a force that is strong enough to calm the situation to come out and mediate, so that the two major ninja villages can sit down and negotiate calmly.

If there is no intervention from a third party, it would be nonsense to expect the Mist Village and the Sand Village to sit down and negotiate.

Only then did Mei Terumi send someone to send an invitation letter to Konoha, asking Konoha to act as a middleman to mediate.

Konoha doesn't need to put in too much effort, just stabilize the situation. As for the details, the Mist Village and the Sand Village can talk it out slowly.

The Mist Village and the Sand Village want to negotiate, and the Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Konoha villages can all act as middlemen.

Among them, Konoha is the most suitable choice.

The Iwagakure can barely protect itself, so it doesn't have the time to care about these things. The Kumogakure is busy dealing with the Iwagakure, and if they want to find a stable and suitable boss to take charge, they have no choice but to look for Konoha.

And Mei Terumi knew that Luo Sha was very afraid of Yan, although she herself was a little scared too.

If Yan could be invited out, the atmosphere for peace talks between the Mist Village and the Sand Village would definitely be much better.

This woman, Mei Terumi, is really good at handling things.

Yan smiled and threw the invitation letter aside, then said to the envoy of the Mist Village:

"Go back and tell your Mizukage that if she can reach an agreement with Luosha, I don't mind being a middleman to help coordinate between the Mist Village and the Sand Village."

It is impossible for me to help you on my own initiative. I will only appear when you are sure that you can sit down and talk. Don't expect me to go to Luo Sha and ask him to sit down and negotiate with you.

"Yes."

After receiving Yan's affirmative response, the envoy from the Mist Village left obediently. However, the moment he walked out of the Hokage's office, he couldn't help but glare at Kisame before leaving.

Kisame didn't care about this at all, instead he grinned.

After the envoy from the Mist Village left, Yan tilted his head and said, "Do you think the Mist Village and the Sand Village can sit down and talk peacefully?"

Shikaku, who had been accompanying the Hokage in his office, couldn't help but laugh:

"We will definitely sit down and negotiate, but we may not be able to remain calm and peaceful. That's why the Mizukage asked us in Konoha for help. To be more precise, he asked you, the Assistant-sama, for help."

"I believe that with you here, both the Mizukage and the Wind Kage will be able to remain calm."

"Hahaha......."

Shikaku's words successfully made Yan laugh.

But what he said was the truth. Both Mei Terumi and Rasa were somewhat afraid of him. As long as he was there, there would be no trouble.

Mei Terumi invited Yan to help, but she would not give him any benefits, but rather owe him a favor.

Favors are not easy to repay, especially favors between villages.

Once Yan asked Mei Terumi to repay the favor, even if the Mist Village would have to pay a heavy price for it, Mei Terumi would have no choice but to do it.

Things like favors become very important when you have enough confidence and strength. If you are not strong enough and cannot control the other party, then the so-called favors are worthless.

In addition to owing favors, Konoha's dedicated coordination as a middleman can also enhance Konoha's prestige in the ninja world, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

So Yan wouldn't refuse.

"It seems that the Kirigakure has not dealt with Yagura. Do you think that after the war between the Kirigakure and the Sand Village is over, Ōnoki will come out to win them over and force the Kumoku Village?"

Neither the Sand Village nor the Mist Village wanted to continue to be deadlocked in this meaningless battlefield.

The same goes for the Iwagakure. The difference is that even if the Iwagakure doesn't want to fight, the Kumogakure won't agree, and the initiative is in the hands of the Kumogakure.

If Ohnoki wants to stop the war, the best way is to win over other villages and then seek peace talks with the Cloud Village.

As a result, the Iwagakure Village had to pay a heavy price.

Otherwise, Oonoki would not be able to convince the Sand Village and the Mist Village.

Lu Jiu thought for a while and said affirmatively:

"The attitudes of the Mist and Sand Villages are not important. They are just making up the numbers. Only our Konoha can have a say. We are trying to win over the Mist and Sand Villages first to pave the way. Only after we win over them can we invite our Konoha."

"If Konoha joins in, the war must stop regardless of whether the Kumogakure is willing to stop or not."

This is not a joke. Even though the Cloud Village is strong in both military and military power, it is impossible for it to be an enemy of the other four major ninja villages. At this time, the importance of Konoha is once again highlighted.

Shikaku didn't consider what price the Iwagakure would pay, he was considering whether Konoha would interfere.

To be more precise, whether Yan will take action.

After saying that, Shikaku looked down, Yan picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, revealing a faint smile:

"Konoha doesn't need a powerful neighbor."

understood.

Lu Jiu understood immediately.

Konoha can act as a middleman and favor the Iwagakure, but the prerequisite is that the Iwagakure is severely damaged and the threat to Konoha is minimized.

This means that unless the Iwagakure and the Kumogakure fight to the death, Yan will not accept Ōnoki's invitation, even if Ōnoki tries to win over the Kirigakure and the Sand Village.

The Kumogakure is very strong, but it is too far away from Konoha. Even if they turn against each other and attack Konoha, the losses from the two battles will be enough for them to suffer.

Therefore, Konoha's biggest enemy can only be the Iwagakure. Even if the Kumogakure is strong in military power, it would be difficult for it to cross countries to attack Konoha, and a naval attack is even more out of the question.

Therefore, it is more in Konoha's interest to have a weak Iwagakure nearby.

So...let the Cloud Village and the Iwagakure continue fighting. Only in this way will the strength of the Iwagakure be continuously weakened.

As for the Mist Village and the Sand Village, Yan can simply ignore them.