Chapter 311: The Olive Branch of the Hidden Mist Village

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

They all know about immortal arts, but the means to practice them are currently only in the hands of Konoha.

Konoha is connected to the three holy places, and the three holy places will not accept war between them.

That is to say, once a ninja from Konoha signs a contract with one of the holy places, that holy place will not accept contracts from ninjas from other villages.

Unfortunately, the three holy places all signed contracts with the ninjas of Konoha.

Therefore, even if ninjas from other villages wanted to come into contact with the holy land, they couldn't do it.

But now, Kaguya Okayama dropped a bombshell.

Except for Konoha's representative Uzumaki Doshin, representatives from other villages were all extremely surprised.

Being able to obtain natural energy means that they will also be qualified to practice immortal arts.

Although they do not yet have the methods to practice immortal arts, with natural energy, they can conduct research and development, and it is only a matter of time before they master the immortal arts.

Representatives from the four villages immediately sent messages back to their respective villages.

The four major ninja villages also responded immediately, requiring the purchase of natural energy cubes, the more the better.

What follows is the second round of negotiations, or to be more precise, bargaining.

"This cube can allow a practitioner to practice for about a month. Of course, this varies from person to person. It is possible that some people are gifted and can absorb the energy in the cube in a very short time. As long as a cube is used in the correct way of practice, it can ensure that the practitioner can get started. After getting started, even without the cube, the practitioner can still absorb natural energy from the air. However, if the cube is continued to be provided, the progress of practice can be greatly accelerated."

To put it bluntly, this is a money-burning game. The more money you burn, the higher the level of your magic.

Moreover, it is impossible for the four major ninja villages to give up fairy arts, so they must participate.

"So how much is the price?" Xuanwo Daoxin was very familiar with immortal arts, because he himself was a master of immortal arts, and did not belong to any faction of the three major holy places.

He is Rosen's disciple, a genuine senior disciple.

"The price of a cube is one million taels."

"So expensive?"

"Hehe... a high-quality kunai can be sold for 10,000 ryo, and a knife made in the Land of Craftsmen costs 100,000 ryo. Is one million ryo a lot of materials that can stably allow a ninja to master the senjutsu? As long as a jonin masters the senjutsu sage mode, his combat power can be at least doubled, and there are no side effects. It is more stable than the senjutsu of the three holy places."

If we go by what Kaguya Okama said, the price of such a cube is indeed not high, or it can be said that the price-performance ratio is very high, but everyone still thinks it is expensive.

"I hope to get a more affordable price. Our Sand Village is willing to provide a large amount of high-quality and low-priced ore." said Grandma Chiyo.

The Sand Village is poor, but its mineral resources are the richest among the five major countries.

"The cube is not a product of our Yang Ninja Village. We are just selling it on behalf of them." Kaguya Okayama said, "But we are willing to cooperate with the Sand Village and exchange the cube for ore with you."

"Of course." Grandma Chiyo was quite satisfied with the result, although she was unable to get the other party to lower the price directly.

However, the other party was willing to accept ore as a commodity, which also eased the finances of the Sand Village.

Then the envoys from the other three villages also began to bargain with Kaguya Okayama.

This negotiation was not destined to be easy to reach, and multiple parties held multiple rounds of negotiations.

On the sixth day, the Yang Village reached an agreement with all the other Ninja villages.

Kaguya Okada thought the negotiations had ended there, but she never expected that Mei Terumi met with Kaguya Okada in private.

"Lord Okayamano, I want to talk to you about the alliance between the Hidden Mist Village and the Sun Ninja Village."

Mei Terumi looked at Kaguya Okayama with very complicated feelings.

The Kaguya clan was once a ninja clan of the Hidden Mist Village, but because of the wrong policies of the Hidden Mist Village, the Kaguya clan became alienated from the village, and in the end some died or escaped.

But now he has risen again in the Yonin Village, and is even more powerful than when he was in the Hidden Mist Village.

The Kaguya clan, which was once crazy and warlike, seemed to have lost all their shortcomings since they took root in the Yonin Village.

Be humble and polite, be courteous and even use your intelligence.

Kaguya Okayama is undoubtedly the most outstanding one among the Kaguya clan.

Not long ago, Kaguya Okano fought against the Fourth Raikage alone and killed him, putting an end to the war between the Yonin Village and the Hidden Cloud Village.

Moreover, the current prosperity and strength of the Yangnin Village is inseparable from the mountains and fields of Kaguya Oka.

"How do we form an alliance?" Kaguya Okayama was also curious about what kind of alliance plan Mei Terumi would propose.

"Help the Hidden Mist Village eliminate internal troubles and stabilize the situation in the Hidden Mist Village. In return, our Hidden Mist Village will reach a strategic cooperation with the Sun Village and recognize the status of the Sun Village as one of the five major ninja villages. The tariff on trade between the Sun Village and the Hidden Mist Village will be reduced by 20%."

Lowering tariffs would be like stabbing yourself in the back.

To a large extent, tariffs are actually a way to protect one's own industries.

When one's own industries are impacted by foreign goods, tariffs will be raised. When tariffs are raised, the prices of foreign goods will inevitably rise, and the rise in commodity prices will inevitably lead to a decline in market competitiveness.

I have to say, Kaguya Okada was moved.

However, he also needed to consider Rosen's attitude. He was not sure whether Rosen had any special plans for the Hidden Mist Village.

"I need to think about it."

"I look forward to your reply."

Kaguya Okayama found Rosen and told him about Mei Terumi's attitude.

"Tsk tsk, they really are spending a lot of money. If that's the case, then why not agree?"

"Captain, what does Mei Terumi mean by eliminating internal troubles?"

"It means a coup. The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karutagi, was controlled by the Mangekyō Sharingan, so he launched the Blood Mist Policy. Now all the ninja clans in the Hidden Mist Village have had enough of Yagura Karutagi's crazy policies. They plan to join forces in a coup to push Yagura Karutagi out of office."

"Since Karuju Yagura has already lost the support of the people, they shouldn't be able to lose even if we don't get involved, right?"

"In the final analysis, strength is still respected in this ninja world, and Yagura Karuta is a perfect Jinchūriki. They are not sure they can deal with Yagura Karuta, so they want to borrow external help."

"Aren't they afraid of inviting a wolf into the house?"

"The Yang Village has just defeated the Kumogakure Village and is digesting the Kumogakure Village's legacy. How can they plan to attack the Kirigakure Village? They are also sure of this, so they plan to cooperate with our Yang Village. If it were the other three major ninja villages, I'm afraid they would make more excessive demands."

"So you mean you agree?"

"Well, I agree. We can provide them with more heart-shaped grass and cubes at a low price. Let's leave this battle to the Akatsuki organization. As an Uchiha, Kenji knows better how to deal with the Mangekyō Sharingan and Jinchūriki."

"So are we going to put nails in the Hidden Mist Village?"

"Not for the time being. Once the coup d'état succeeds, Kirigakure will need to start reconstruction. They will need a large amount of supplies. We can influence Kirigakure from a business perspective."