Chapter 500: Killer B
The real delegation had been floating in the sky all along, standing on Sai's giant ink beast eagle.
Because Haruno Sakura was uneasy about Cloud Ninja's true thoughts.
Did they really want to join the alliance, or were they just taking the opportunity to screw Konoha?
People with normal brains would choose the former under the current crisis... but it must be known that in the ninja world, there are many ninja with abnormal brains.
—There are quite a few in Konoha Village itself.
So during the negotiation, Haruno Sakura deliberately provoked them with words to test Cloud Ninja's thoughts.
Judging from the result, although the Raikage was rough and hot-tempered, he was a person with a normal brain.
This way the delegation could come down.
Although using a clone to disguise the delegation to deceive people earlier was a bit rude in such a serious occasion, didn't a reckless youth also pop up on the Cloud Ninja side to attack the envoy?
You do the first of the month, I do the fifteenth (T/N: idiom meaning "an eye for an eye"), back and forth, just even.
The Raikage's face twitched. Thinking that Karui slashing the Konoha envoy with a sword was probably more in the wrong, his lips moved, and he said no more.
Shizune and the others came up, met and saluted the Fourth Raikage.
The main part of the negotiation had been completed by Haruno Sakura and the Raikage, but with Konoha sending so many people on this trip, it was obviously not just to answer the Raikage's two questions.
There were more detailed issues to follow.
Including medical cooperation, swordsmanship exchange, etc., between Konoha and Cloud Ninja.
Of course, those trivial matters didn't need to waste the time of those two.
After meeting Shizune, the Fourth Raikage walked back to his chair and sat down heavily.
"Bring a chair and table over."
Before long, ninja placed a wide chair and table in front of the Raikage.
"Sit." The Raikage waved his hand, signaling Haruno Sakura to sit down. He unrolled the agreement scroll Shizune just presented on the table, looked at it carefully, and signed a few large, vigorous characters—
Fourth Raikage, A.
The agreement was in duplicate. After the Raikage signed, he pushed it over for Haruno Sakura to sign.
Konoha Jonin, Haruno Sakura.
Sakura's handwriting was very delicate and pretty.
After all, she had grown up like this... writing a rough and domineering handwriting would be very uncoordinated, right?
After writing, C and Shizune also stepped forward to check, confirming it was correct, exchanged a glance and nodded together, each putting away one copy of the scroll.
The Raikage smiled. His rough face had a bit of a fierce flavor even when smiling. Watching C put away the scroll, he stood up.
The two reached out their hands again.
Under the joint witness of Cloud Ninja and Konoha ninja, one black and one white hand clasped together.
Applause sounded from nowhere, and soon infected the whole hall. For a time, thunderous applause resounded throughout the hall.
After a long time.
The two released their hands, and the applause stopped.
The Raikage said: "Then, the remaining details will be left to those people under us to discuss."
"I have prepared a banquet to welcome you and wash off the dust." A clapped his hands and laughed roughly, "Welcome to Cloud Ninja Village."
Hosting a banquet for ninja from other countries is not a ninja custom.
The reason why this rather Chinese-style etiquette could spread is all thanks to our transmigrator Miss who has been tirelessly trying to change this world—and she happens to have some influence gradually.
Of course, the etiquette of banqueting guests is not something everyone can do.
With the nature of ninja, a banquet turning into poisoning is more likely.
Because of its history, Konoha still had some face in the ninja world, a person who cares about face. After uniting with Sand Ninja and Mist Ninja, it also hosted banquets for them multiple times without any trouble; two months ago, inviting Stone Ninja and Cloud Ninja to watch the Chunin Exams, they also set up a banquet and didn't use this trick to pit others.
In the ninja world where deceit and abduction run rampant, it was considered to have some credibility.
Therefore, this method could be used.
Cloud Ninja being able to entertain Konoha envoys like this was not because of their good credibility, but precisely because Cloud Ninja were not good at poisoning, while Konoha happened to be the best at detoxification.
So the Konoha envoys could rest assured that Cloud Ninja wouldn't play any tricks.
"Etiquette" spreading from Konoha to Cloud Ninja Village seemed to subtly show a certain sign in the ninja world.
Of course, Haruno Sakura had no intention of writing a ten-thousand-word essay on this point at the moment.
The banquet was very simple, nothing more than some mountain delicacies unique to the Land of Lightning. Ninja did not advocate indulging in the desire of the tongue, nor did they drink alcohol when doing business. After a simple round of eating, glasses clinking, cups and plates in a mess, chatting about some interesting things in the ninja world, it was announced to end.
The remaining detailed content of the negotiation was left to the accompanying civilian ninja to deal with.
They had been trained before coming and knew what to do.
Haruno Sakura and a few others were accompanied by a ninja to visit Cloud Ninja Village.
The accompanier was a typical Cloud Ninja, carrying a long sword on his back, dark-skinned, rough-faced, wearing sunglasses, looking a bit old.
The tone of speech was very weird, like stepping on strange rhythm points, with a flavor of RAP.
Claimed his name was Killer B.
"Eight-Tails Jinchuriki huh..."
Haruno Sakura followed behind him, listening to his aria-like voice, thinking silently in her heart.
The Raikage sending his brother Killer B over could be considered valuing Haruno Sakura.
"Yo~ Funnel Building~ Although it is spectacular~ But the most beautiful in our village is the Hidden Sword Pavilion Building yo~"
Killer B swayed his body casually, walking in front, humming out-of-tune rap, while turning back and pointing at the Raikage Building they just walked out of and said.
Cloud Ninja's architectural style was very different from Konoha Village. The buildings here mostly used spherical and conical shapes. The Funnel Building was directly composed of two opposing cones, large at the top and small at the bottom, embedded in Raikage Peak.
The unique shape, magnificent building body, and towering spire piercing into the clouds made the Raikage Building the most eye-catching building in Cloud Ninja Village.
The other buildings, because they were built on towering and steep mountains, limited by the terrain, the foundation below was composed of stones, solid but narrow; gradually expanding from bottom to top, forming a conical shape; the top was built with lightweight wood, enclosed into a hemisphere, which was the place for ninja's daily activities.
Looked very interesting.
The strong wind between the peaks howled fiercely at all times, sweeping past the Konoha crowd walking between the unique bridge-buildings of Cloud Ninja Village.
"Cloud Ninja Village ya~ The wind is very strong ya~ Honored guests visiting, the wind doesn't stop ya, the wind doesn't stop!"
The Jinchuriki started improvisational rapping again, changing the tune to a more folksy country style.
Haruno Sakura scratched her head.
"Killer B, right?" She stepped forward, patted the shoulder of the man immersed in the rap world unable to extricate himself, interrupting his self-entertainment, and asked, "Excuse me..."
"Where are you taking us?"
Killer B's rap stopped for a moment, and he turned his head.
The pink-haired girl slightly tilted her head, looking at him quietly with clear eyes.
The man's heart moved, and inspiration surged out again: "Beautiful Konoha girl yo~ Where do you want to go~ Cloud Ninja has its secrets, you can't go just anywhere~"
"Uncle, can you speak normally?"
Veins faintly popped up on the girl's smooth forehead.
She rubbed her temples, saying with a headache: "We've already walked this path once, right? Since we can't see the secrets of your village, and I see you don't want to go back to the Raikage Building to sit now, how about taking a walk outside the village?"
It was still early, and she had no interest in returning to the Raikage Building to play the haggling negotiation game with those civilian ninja, so she proposed.
Killer B was stunned.
Thinking about it, apart from the Raikage instructing him not to let Konoha envoys near those important or confidential places, he didn't say they couldn't do other things.
Just looking at these scenes he had seen countless times in the village would be too boring.
"Hehe," the man smiled, clapped his hands and said, "You're right, there's nothing much to see in the village. Let's go, take you to see the scenery of the Land of Lightning! Rare to have new friends, let's go find some fun to play!"
"By the way, girl yo~ Don't call me uncle, I'm only thirty-five years old~ Very young!"
"Call me Jinchuriki-sama~ You have to respect me like you treat the Jinchuriki of your village!"
Haruno Sakura's mouth twitched, and she glared at him sideways.
"The Jinchuriki of our village... is often beaten by me! Do you also want to taste the flavor of the chestnut of love, Killer B!"
Killer B turned and walked away: "...Just call my name, as long as you like it."
How can there be such a lame Jinchuriki? He complained secretly in his heart.
"Speaking of which, Killer B," the girl led the crowd to keep up with Killer B's pace and said, "What you did just now was rap, right?"
After ninja reach a certain level, they have enough leeway to show their individuality and develop unique hobbies.
There are those who like to peep, those who like to read Make-Out Paradise, those who raise turtles, those who like to gamble, and those who dote on their wives, act as warm men and learn cooking...
Like Killer B who loves singing, this was her first time seeing.
"Yo~ Yo~ You are right~" Killer B couldn't help shaking his hand and said, "What, you also like rap?"
"I heard a song by a young man named Jay Chou, there's rap in it, seems not bad."
"Oh? Is he a ninja?" The Jinchuriki turned his head with great interest and asked, "Can you sing his song?"
"Just an ordinary person who can't condense chakra."
Haruno Sakura shook her head and laughed: "I used to be able to sing many, haven't sung for a long time now, only remember one line."
After transmigrating, she hadn't sung any songs for more than ten years. Speaking of this, she also felt somewhat nostalgic.
"Sing it for me to hear?"
"Cough cough, it's like this." The girl took a deep breath.
"Quickly use nunchucks, ho ho ha hee!"
Killer B looked a bit goofy, but the person was not bad, quite chatty with Haruno Sakura.
Unfortunately, she was naturally tone-deaf, her voice leaning towards crisp, couldn't sing the essence of Jay Chou. On the contrary, after hearing two sentences, Killer B started to sing it decently.
Chatted for a stretch of road, unknowingly the crowd had walked out of the village and came to the wild.
The big river on the central mountain range of the Land of Lightning passed through here, flowing through towering mountains. The surging river water slowed down and flowed quietly at the suddenly wide Unraikyo (Cloud Lightning Gorge) here.
Lush mountain forests dotted the not-steep hills on both sides. The river water was crystal clear and peaceful without waves, reflecting the scenery on both sides. The scenery instantly became beautiful.
"How is it?"
The uncle stood in front of an open riverbank and asked.
"Very beautiful scenery!"
Haruno Sakura laughed.
"No," Killer B turned his head, saying seriously, "I mean, spar with me here..."
"How is it?"
Just looking at these scenes he had seen countless times outside the village would be too boring.
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