"That's right..."
Thinking of this, Kisaburō Fuguki found it a little hard to speak.
Lord Mizukage had sent a message that the Tailed Beast had been snatched by the empire, and he was to question Lucian.
But with Kakuzu's operation of receiving the congratulatory gifts and the magnificent Silbern, Fuguki's spirit was greatly dampened.
Seeing this, Kakuzu snorted coldly, "If you have something to say, say it! If you have something to fart, fart it!"
It's so good to have a backer. If you don't like someone, just confront them.
"No... it's nothing..."
This wasn't the Village Hidden in the Mist. Fuguki finally gave in and decided to ask about the Tailed Beast later.
Seeing Fuguki leading his men in with a swagger, Kakuzu immediately shouted to stop them:
"Put down all your weapons, such as kunai, shuriken, explosive tags, and swords."
"Foreigners are not allowed to carry any weapons in the empire!"
Fuguki and the ninja behind him all glared.
Kakuzu's green eyes glared even wider, "How dare you glare at me? This is a rule set by His Majesty, the great Emperor of the Wandenreich."
"Men, disarm them all!"
Jiraiya also arrived with the Soldat unit at this moment, full of momentum!
Damn it! The empire is too domineering!
Everyone felt uncomfortable. For a moment, some people left on the spot.
But seeing Kakuzu's sharp gaze, the people from the small countries didn't dare to move, afraid of provoking retaliation.
The people from the great nations endured it. Intelligence was important.
"Damn it!"
Fuguki's expression changed for a long time before he gritted his teeth and placed his greatsword, Samehada, on the table:
"This is a top-grade famous sword. Don't touch it, or else I... hmph."
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Fuguki immediately entered the city. Otherwise, he would not be able to control his anger.
If the sword is here, the person is here. If the sword is gone, the person is gone!
The sword was the lifeblood of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Fuguki had endured to his limit.
"The Village Hidden in the Cloud's congratulatory gift, a large sum of one hundred million ryo!"
The Fourth A, with Killer B and a dozen Cloud ninja, walked over and placed the congratulatory gift and weapons directly on the table.
After he finished, he didn't even bother with Kakuzu and entered the city directly.
Kakuzu didn't care at all. Money was what mattered.
"I..."
Chiyo led her men forward, finding it even harder to speak.
This super-first-class puppet master, who was rampant on the battlefield, now had an extremely embarrassed expression. She wished she could turn around and leave.
Lord Third Kazekage, my congratulatory gift is not enough.
Seeing Chiyo's changing expression, another Sand ninja said with a dry smile, "The Village Hidden in the Sand's congratulatory gift is about ten million ryo. Give me... give me an IOU."
After he finished, all the Sand ninja couldn't help but lower their heads.
He wasn't that thick-skinned fatty, Fuguki.
"Put down your weapons and enter the city immediately!"
Chiyo didn't want to stay a second longer. After she finished, she rushed into the city.
Chiyo was famous. To be wronged here was something she would never forget in her life.
"Konoha, a congratulatory gift of one hundred million ryo."
The elite Jonin leader, Shinku Yūhi, put down the congratulatory gift and weapons. Just as he was preparing to lead his men in, he was directly stopped by Kakuzu.
"Konoha, stop!"
For a moment, the atmosphere was grave.
The hidden Sakumo Hatake also tensed his body. Shinku Yūhi was in the open, and he was in the dark!
After all, it was a congratulatory gift. Even if they had a grudge with Konoha, they probably wouldn't take it out on Shinku Yūhi.
But... he was different.
The threat of the White Fang of Konoha was far greater than that of Shinku Yūhi.
He couldn't guarantee that Lucian wouldn't make a move, which was why Sakumo Hatake was hiding.
Shinku Yūhi's heart skipped a beat. He frowned slightly, "This... Lord Kakuzu, the congratulatory gift from a great nation and a great village is one hundred million ryo. Is there a problem?"
"If I remember correctly, Konoha's bounty on His Majesty... is three billion ryo!"
Kakuzu's words made all the people from Konoha wary.
Kakuzu was also angry. This bounty had gotten him into a lot of trouble.
Although he was doing well now, the process had been unbearable!
Those two brats had beaten him up, His Majesty had been ruthless to him, and Orochimaru had subjected him to inhuman experiments.
It was worth Kakuzu remembering for eight hundred years.
The others all looked on with anticipation. They wanted to see Konoha and the Wandenreich fight.
Shinku Yūhi immediately said, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. Lord Hokage canceled the bounty the day before yesterday."
Lucian's status was different now.
As the ruler of a country, no matter how much Sarutobi hated him, he wouldn't dare to casually put out a bounty.
Of course, the main reason was Lucian's strength. The bounty was useless.
Kakuzu had a bad impression of the people from Konoha. He said with a blank expression, "If you really want to enter the city, a mere one hundred million ryo is not enough."
Shinku Yūhi clenched his hands and took a deep breath, "Then how much do you need?"
"Five, cough, one billion ryo!"
"Fifty billion ryo? Don't you think that's a bit much, my lord!"
Kakuzu: "..."
My god! Oh my god!
I started with five hundred million. Then I suddenly felt it was a bit little and changed it to one billion ryo. And you think it's fifty billion ryo?
For a moment, Kakuzu felt that he had asked for too little.
Konoha was really a rich dog!
Kakuzu also took the opportunity to change his words, "Who told me to be kind-hearted? Then let's make it two billion ryo!"
"..."
He also realized it. Shinku Yūhi's face turned red. He had screwed Konoha.
But whether it was one billion or two billion, it was too much. Shinku Yūhi couldn't help but turn his gaze to Jiraiya, who was not far away.
But what he got was Jiraiya's ignorance and indifference.
Shinku Yūhi's heart sank. Jiraiya had changed so much.
"Sorry, Shinku."
Jiraiya sighed in his heart. At this moment, he couldn't have any closeness with Konoha.
The moment he understood that the Quincy could live forever and how powerful Lucian was, Jiraiya had recognized reality.
Being a fence-sitter would only provoke Lucian's anger!
Only by firmly standing on the side of the empire and working hard for Lucian would there be a chance to exchange for a trace of Lucian's mercy for Konoha.
Most importantly, seeing the happy smiles on the faces of countless people in the Wandenreich, Jiraiya's heart was shaken.
"An immortal His Majesty and I can definitely bring peace to the ninja world."
Peace in the ninja world was the true truth.
Long-term peace. Jiraiya felt it was great.
"Haha, the Silbern is truly amazing..."
Just as Shinku Yūhi was at a loss for words, a man in gorgeous clothes, about sixty years old, from the Land of Fire, walked over with a loud laugh.
"Jonin Yūhi, we are both from the Land of Fire and serve the Daimyo."
"Konoha's congratulatory gift will be paid for by the Daimyo's residence."
"In addition..."
At this, the man in gorgeous clothes looked around at the ninja from the various countries. A trace of disdain flashed in his eyes as he shouted loudly:
"The Daimyo of the Land of Fire offers a congratulatory gift for the establishment of the Wandenreich!"
"Ten carts of various treasures, a hundred beautiful women, and ten thousand cattle and sheep!"
"A total of ten tons of various grains, a total of twenty tons of various metals, and a sum of ten billion ryo!"
Hiss!
For a moment, many people gasped! Shinku Yūhi and Sakumo Hatake were also a little dumbfounded.
Even Fuguki, the Fourth A, and Chiyo, who had just entered the city, turned their heads in shock and stared at the man in gorgeous clothes with wide eyes.
For a moment, their eyes turned red!
At this moment, almost everyone had the urge to rob the man in gorgeous clothes, wishing they could snatch all the congratulatory gifts.
The Land of Fire had too many resources, which was the fundamental reason why the great nations never stopped invading it.
On what basis did the Land of Fire occupy so many resources? They were not convinced!
"Smack!"
The man in gorgeous clothes suddenly clapped his hands, which also brought everyone back to their senses.
In the back, on the border of the Land of Fire, tens of thousands of Land of Fire soldiers were rushing over, majestic and imposing.
If not for the carts, horses, cattle, sheep, and grain they were pushing and driving, one would have thought they were going to have a great war with the empire.
The man in gorgeous clothes was quite calm. He spoke again in a loud voice:
"May my Land of Fire and the Wandenreich form an alliance..."
"To live in harmony and advance and retreat together!"
Making friends was the purpose of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
Gathering intelligence? So what if he gathered it?
The Daimyo of the Land of Rain had been killed. If Lucian were to kill his way to the Daimyo's residence one day, who would stop him?
After hearing the deeds of the Great Demon King Lucian, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire couldn't sleep at all. Even if he wasn't a ninja, he understood how powerful Lucian was.
Even Konoha couldn't stop him. The few Guardian Ninja around him were nothing!
It was important to spend a little money to save his life.
As for giving resources to Konoha and letting them kill Lucian, this idea only stayed in the Daimyo's mind for less than a second before he gave it up.
If Lucian survived, he would definitely die!
Daimyo of the Land of Fire: Father Lucian, please let me go.
Lucian: Scram! I don't have a son like you!
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