"What on earth is that guy thinking? Is it really just for a woman?" Yagura Karatachi couldn't wrap his head around it. Setting aside how Ronglin knew about Mei Terumī's existence, even if she was an exceptional talent in the village and quite strong, using a Tailed Beast to trade for a single woman...
While speechless, Yagura also secretly speculated. If Ronglin Uchiha went to the other two front lines and made off with the other villages' Tailed Beasts, would he also demand beauties in exchange? Yagura was almost certain that whether the exchange succeeded or not, Ronglin Uchiha would eventually end up with the reputation of being a lecher.
Being a lecher wasn't necessarily wrongit was only natural for a man to be interested in womenbut this method of trading was simply absurd. A madman! In the end, Yagura could only use the word "madman" to describe Ronglin Uchiha.
Trading a Tailed Beast for a woman... If the First Hokage had done the same during his era, countless people would have undoubtedly come to him waving women in the air just to get their hands on a Tailed Beast.
Wait, is my thinking a bit too twisted? Shaking his head, Yagura shuddered at the thought of a crowd carrying women to trade for Tailed Beasts. It was too horrifying.
Yagura left. Knowing that the Three-Tails was sealed there, he didn't harbor any schemes. If Ronglin dared to bring him there, he must have prepared various countermeasures. Trying to sneak the Three-Tails away was nothing more than a pipe dream. Yagura wasn't that naive, so he returned to Konoha, staying in the inn that had been arranged for them.
"Lord Mizukage, how is the situation?" The members of the delegation surrounded Yagura as soon as he returned.
"Not optimistic!" Yagura sat down, took the teacup offered by a guard, and took a sip. Frowning, he said, "The Third Hokage has delegated his power. Everything is now decided by Ronglin Uchiha. In other words, our future negotiations will shift from the Third Hokage to Ronglin Uchiha. It's a hassle. That guy proposed terms for trading the Three-Tails."
At this point, Yagura frowned again. He really wanted to figure out if Ronglin Uchiha was doing this for lust or for some other reason. Even if Mei Terumī was outstanding, was she really worth such treatment?
"Lord Mizukage, the conditions for the Three-Tails are..." Seeing Yagura's deep frown, the delegation thought Ronglin had made some outrageous, unacceptable demand.
"No!" Yagura shook his head, putting their minds at ease. Suddenly, his expression turned odd as he looked at the group. "Do you know Mei Terumī?"
"Mei Terumī?!" Everyone was stunned, not understanding why Yagura would bring her up now.
"We know her," one person nodded. "She is a genius of our Kirigakure's new generation, one who rose after the noble clans were abolished."
"Could it be..."
The people who could join the delegation to Konoha weren't fools. They quickly pieced it together, eyes widening in disbelief as they looked at Yagura. "Is this Ronglin Uchiha insane?" One woman for one Tailed Beast... this...
For the sake of the Three-Tails, Kirigakure had been prepared to bleed. In their eyes, the conditions for the Three-Tails would surely be even more severe than those for the prisoners. But now, it was actually just for two women.
"You guessed correctly. Ronglin Uchiha wants to trade the Three-Tails for two people. The first is Mei Terumī, and the other is still unknown. However, since she's an add-on, she likely isn't anyone important. His words were firm: without Mei Terumī, there's no deal. He'd rather keep the Three-Tails as a pet. I even saw the Three-Tails' seal."
Yagura sighed and scratched his short hair. He was conflicted. Just why?
Not just Yagura, but the entire delegation stared at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to say. Despite their disbelief, the news was released.
Soon, all of Konoha was shaken. Ronglin Uchiha actually wanted to trade the Three-Tails for two women! No, two people, but the key was that woman named Mei Terumī! Without her, the talk was over.
For a time, the people of Konoha thought Ronglin had gone mad.
"PfftCough, cough!! What did you say?"
The Third Hokage, who was processing documents, spat out his tea when he heard the news from the Anbu. He coughed violently, his face full of shock.
"My subordinates have confirmed that this news was released by the Kirigakure delegation. However, I believe it has a certain level of credibility; otherwise, they wouldn't spread such news lightly."
The Anbu ninja kneeling on one knee also had a speechless expression under his mask. One Tailed Beast for one woman... in the entire world, perhaps only you, Ronglin Uchiha, could do such a thing.
But as compensation for him, everything regarding the Three-Tails had been handed over to him. This was the Third Hokage's order. This meant that let alone trading the Three-Tails for a woman, even if Ronglin traded it for a spoon, no one could say anything.
"...727..."
A string of ellipses could represent the Third Hokage's mood. Seeing that the Hokage wasn't speaking, the Anbu ninja whispered, "Lord Hokage, do we need to inform Lord Ronglin?"
"No need." The Third Hokage thought for a moment before saying, "Let him handle it. I believe he has his own reasons. I said that these matters are under his full authority, especially the Three-Tails. We'll just watch."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
Since the Third Hokage had spoken, what else could anyone say? They could only grit their teeth and wait to see what happened next.
"Why?"
While the news was flying everywhere, Ronglin and Fugaku Uchiha sat together. Fugaku didn't understand why Ronglin wanted to trade the Three-Tails for a woman either. Was it worth it? What kind of woman couldn't be found in the village?
Not to mention the village, did the Uchiha lack beauties?
"There is no 'why.' I just feel it's worth it. This woman is worth my doing this," Ronglin replied lazily.
"Ridiculous!!"
Even with Fugaku Uchiha's steady personality, he couldn't help but explode. It showed how much of an impact this news had. Bang!! The teacups and teapot on the table bounced high into the air.
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