Chapter 136: Alliance Formation
At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Tsunade, Onoki and Ai, and around the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, a war without gunpowder was about to begin.
"According to the information we have gathered, the target of 'Xiao' is the Tailed Beast, and now there are only Konoha Village, Lei Yin Village and Sand Yin Village that still have Tailed Beasts."
Tuan Zang suddenly interjected at this time, and told a fact in a rather calm tone, and at the same time simply kicked Yanyin Village out. After all, the current focus of the discussion is how to protect the only three remaining tailed beasts from being taken away by the Xiao Organization, and the tailed beasts in Yanyin Village have long been withdrawn, what qualifications does a loser have to compete for the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces?
Tuan Zang's speech at this time was both unexpected and reasonable.
Although Danzang is very spicy and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, his heart is still towards Konoha. For the sake of Konoha, Tuanzang established the "root" and carried all the dark sides of the village on himself, and it can be said that Konoha has been able to develop to this point, and there is also the credit of Tuanzang.
And right now, seizing the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is a great benefit for Konoha. So even though Danzo was eager to kill Tsunade and put himself in the position, he still stood up at this time.
In this regard, Zhou Xiaoning felt that it was necessary to praise Tuan Zang's speech, which was too timely, and it went straight to the point. In addition, I Airo himself did not have the idea of competing for the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, so Konoha's opponent was only one left, Lei Yin Village.
But this is a hard bone, and it's hard to gnaw.
"As far as I know, most of the members of the Akatsuki organization are Konoha, Sand Hide, Fog Hide, and Iwakure's judgment and ninja, and I really should thank you for the fact that the Akatsuki organization has grown to this point."
Ai is worthy of being able to sit in the position of Thunder Shadow, but under his rugged appearance, he hides a shrewd brain. If someone subconsciously classifies him as a person with developed limbs and a simple mind because he is impulsive and irritable, he will definitely pay a painful price of blood and tears in the end.
It's like now, Ai directly poked at the sore spot of the four major ninja villages, including Konoha, you must know that the shadow-level powerhouse is not a cat or a dog, even the five major ninja villages can't take a few. Thinking of the shadow-level powerhouse who should have belonged to his side and strengthened the strength of the village, he stood on the opposite side of himself for various reasons, and no one would feel comfortable with this psychological gap.
"By the way, as far as I know, all the shadows present here, as well as your predecessors, have all hired Xiao, and now do you regret giving Xiao so much honorarium so that they can grow rapidly?"
Ai threw another bombshell, making the other four shadows look a little ugly. Especially Onoki, his face turned a little blue with anger.
In fact, what Ai said was about Chen Sesame and rotten grain, and it was still during the Third World War, and there was endless war between Ninja Village. In order to reduce the losses of its own combatants, it has become the norm to hire third parties in some tasks that are not very critical.
And Xiao was active in that period, although the asking price was higher, but it couldn't stand the high completion rate of other people's tasks, almost 100%. Moreover, Xiao Organization is also very trustworthy, as long as the money is collected, it will definitely complete the task seriously, and there has never been a situation where he ran away after taking the money.
At that time, there were many forces that liked to hire the Akatsuki organization to do things for them, and Onoki was a frequent visitor to the Akatsuki organization. For a long time, Onoki didn't take the Xiao organization too seriously, just as a group of thugs who could call and drink, until the Xiao organization was full-fledged and plundered the tailed beast with an extremely strong attitude, and Onoki woke up like a dream, it turned out that what he had fed all these years was not a domestic dog, but a vicious wolf!
Seeing everyone's expressions, Ai couldn't help but show a confident smile, and now the position of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is in place.
But life is always full of surprises, if it develops according to the original plot, the final commander-in-chief of the coalition forces must be Ai, but don't forget, Zhou Xiaoning is still there, if he doesn't do something, what's the point of his existence?
"I said Uncle Thunder Shadow, have you forgotten that most of the members of Xiao were killed by Konoha, and even all the detailed information was provided by Konoha. Under such circumstances, I don't think anyone would be more suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces than Tsunade-sensei. ”
"If it was the previous Konoha who did have this qualification, but the current Konoha is a ruin, and the reconstruction alone has already made you too busy to take care of yourself, how can there be extra manpower, material and financial resources to support a ninja war?"
Ai skipped past Zhou Xiaoning and stared at Tsunade with both eyes. He only didn't understand the doorways when Zhou Xiaoning was old, but Tsunade was different, she had participated in the ninja war, and she had served as the commander-in-chief of a front, so she had no reason not to understand.
You must know that the position of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is not so easy to sit on, the five major ninja villages have been fighting separately before, and no one is subordinate to anyone, if you want to unite such a contradictory team, you must have a high enough prestige.
It's just that prestige is easy to destroy, and even a few words are enough, but it is extremely difficult to establish it.
And in the midst of war, the best way to establish prestige is nothing more than to take the lead and provide logistical support without worries.
As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, you need to sit in the command headquarters, and you will not go into battle easily unless you have to. Therefore, the troops directly under his command have become the main force of desperate efforts. Konoha is not afraid of this, and under the impetus of the revenge of destroying the village, the Konoha ninja will fight more violently.
But in terms of logistics, Konoha doesn't have any advantages at all. After all, the whole village has been turned into a basin, and all kinds of reserves in the past have been seriously damaged, and even ten percent of them have been rescued afterwards.
If it weren't for the fact that Konoha was backed by the wealthy Fire Country, and was paying a certain price to get a certain amount of funding from the Daimyo, Konoha wouldn't have participated in the war, and where would the money for reconstruction come from alone would have been enough for Tsunade to have a headache.
And Lei Yin Village is different, although the geographical conditions are not as superior as Konoha, but it is better to attack the door without an enemy. Since the end of the Third Ninja War, Lei Yin Village has been recuperating and recuperating, and now it has accumulated a lot of family funds, even if Konoha did not experience the Payne attack, Lei Yin Village is not false at all.
In such a situation, what else does Konoha compare with Lei Yin Village?
"At this point, Uncle Thunder Shadow, you don't have to worry about it, I will bear all the logistics and supplies of the ninja world war this time. However, the premise is that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces must be Tsunade-sensei. ”
Zhou Xiaoning threw out his killer move, hoping that Lei Yin Village and Yan Yin Village could not be moved, but Wuyin Village, which had just experienced a turmoil, and Shayin Village, which was already short of materials, could not be moved.
You must know that the consumption of fighting a ninja war is quite terrifying, even if most of the logistics supplies will be in charge of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, but the rest of them are a big burden for the already low strength of the Fog Hidden Village and the Sand Hidden Village. If Zhou Xiaoning really has that ability to help them pay for this part of the consumption, it seems that there is nothing wrong with supporting Tsunade.
The change in the expressions of Zhao Mei Ming and my Ai Luo Ai saw it in his eyes, which couldn't help but make him feel like a cooked duck was about to fly away, but everyone was a shadow, and the identity was the same, even if he wanted to be hard, no one would eat him, but it was likely to push them to Tsunade's side, and it would be worth the loss.
Just when Ai was in an irritable mood, the sound of snorting tea suddenly came from his ears. Ai didn't have to look back to guess that it must be that bad old man from Onoki. Ever since this old boy was excluded from the battle for commander-in-chief of the alliance, he has been putting on a posture that he has nothing to do with himself, and it is even more difficult to pull him to his side than to ascend to the sky.
Ai also never expected that Zhou Xiaoning would use just one sentence to make the advantages he had accumulated so hard to collapse in an instant, and he still underestimated him too much before.
"Boy, you must know that the financial resources to support a ninja war are astronomical, and it is by no means affordable for ordinary people."
Ai's face was gloomy, and with his already rough face, it was really a bit hideous.
In this regard, Zhou Xiaoning turned a blind eye and said with a faint smile: "In my place, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem. ”
"Hmph, what a big breath, who gave you such a big confidence, Konoha?"
Ai looked disdainful, Konoha was already a little too busy to take care of himself now, how could he have extra material and financial resources to accompany Zhou Xiaoning to go crazy in one go.
"Hehe, it seems that the misunderstanding is quite big, did I say once upon a time that I was from Konoha? As for my true identity, Admiral Mifune, let's talk about it, otherwise I'm afraid Uncle Thunder Shadow won't believe it. ”
Zhou Xiaoning looked around at everyone with a smile, and finally landed on Mifune's body, which happened to meet his helpless eyes.
Mifune sighed, he really didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the five ninja villages, but the matter had come to this, and he could only bite the bullet.
"Actually, Mr. Zhou is the president of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, and we had a relationship a few years ago. At that time, he bought a valley from me as the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce, but what I didn't expect was that the caravan, which numbered only a little more than a hundred people, could develop into such a behemoth in just a few years. ”
Mifune's face was full of emotion, the development speed of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce was too fast, so fast that before he could react, he had enough power to subvert the Iron Country. Fortunately, Zhou Xiaoning doesn't seem to have much interest in the Iron Country, he has always been quiet and self-contained, and has never taken the initiative to make trouble, and even took the initiative to help the people of the Iron Country improve their lives.
It can be said that the Iron Country has long been closely linked with the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, as long as Zhou Xiaoning does not do something out of the ordinary, most of the three ships will turn a blind eye and let him go.
It's just that Mifune is a little puzzled, Zhou Xiaoning has always kept a low profile before, and has never disclosed his identity as the president of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, why is he letting him say it in public now, is it just to support his teacher?
Not to mention what Mifune thought in his heart, after listening to his introduction, except for Tsunade, who already knew about it, everyone else gasped. You must know that the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business group in the ninja world today, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a business empire. The business of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce includes all aspects, including daily food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as various forbearance, ninjutsu, intelligence, and even bounty hunters.
With such a huge family business, it is impossible to say that no one cares about it. However, anyone who dared to stretch out his claws was uprooted by the guards of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, and over time, the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce had an additional label of "not to be provoked".
Originally, Ai and the others also speculated that the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce was controlled by a large force behind the scenes, but now they were told that the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce was actually made up by Zhou Xiaoning alone, so how could they be calm?
I Ai Luo was the first of all to regain his composure, he had already seen too many incredible things in Zhou Xiaoning, and compared to those, the identity of the president of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce seemed to be no big deal.
"Indeed, with the ability of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, it can fully support us to carry out this war without any worries...... Therefore, I support Hokage-sama as commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. ”
I'm the first to say that he's the Wind Shadow now, and his attitude is what Sand Hidden Village means.
"I also think it's better for the Hokage to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces."
Terumi hesitated for a moment, but finally voted for Tsunade.
Tsunade is not stupid, so naturally he will not do anything to give up the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces to others. In this way, among the five ninja villages, there are already three supporters of Tsunade as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and Mifune, as the host of the talks, wants to remain neutral, so he will not participate in the election.
In this way, even if Onoki voted for Ai, it would be 3 to 2, and Tsunade would win.
But in that case, the coalition will inevitably be divided into two forces, even if they can cooperate sincerely when they crusade against "Xiao", but once the war is over, these two forces will inevitably diverge, thus forming a confrontation situation, and the ninja world will return to its original state, and even in the near future, the fifth ninja world war will break out, which is not what Zhou Xiaoning wants to see.
Therefore, Zhou Xiaoning planned to put on another bargaining chip, so that Onoki and Ai would take the initiative to come over.
"On behalf of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, I support the Commander-in-Chief of the Hokage's Indifferent Alliance, and the Chamber of Commerce's escort team will also join in and fight side by side with everyone."
The guardian team of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce can compete with any of the five major ninja villages. If Lei Yin Village and Yan Yin Village joined forces and could compete with the three villages of Konoha, Sand Yin and Wuyin, the escort team of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce became the last straw that overwhelmed them.
Seeing Zhou Xiaoning's attitude, Ai and Onoki no longer remained silent, and nodded in agreement.
At this point, the Five Great Ninja Villages, the Iron Country, and the Seven Parties Alliance of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce were officially formed.