When he returned to the VIP room, Kazuhime found that Miya Castle had disappeared.

In the VIP room, only a servant dressed as a ninja was waiting for Ichihime to arrive.

Judging from the other party's calm figure, Kazuhime could easily tell that the other party was a ninja of the upper ninja level.

"What about the people of Miya Castle?"

Yiji won three games in a row, and when she came back, she asked unceremoniously.

The ninja who stayed behind from Miya Castle said, "Lord Miya Castle has something important to deal with, and he has already left the isolated island one step ahead of schedule. ”

"Heh, it's pretty fast."

Yiji sneered, he wanted to teach the other party a lesson when he came back, but he didn't expect this weapon merchant to be even more cunning than he imagined.

It is worthy of being called the merchant of death.

This vigilance should not be underestimated.

The ninja was still neither humble nor arrogant at Kazuhime's ridicule, took out a scroll from his arms, and handed it over.

"This is what Lord Miya Castle asked me to give to Miss Ichihime, and he said that the contents were what Miss Ichihime needed."

After the ninja said this, Kazuhime's expression suddenly became solemn, and her brows were raised, as if her identity had been seen through, and she was a little surprised.

Could it be Cardo?

No, that guy has always been loyal and will not do so many superfluous things, otherwise he would not have been promoted to the top of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce.

That means that she exists in the intelligence system of Miya Castle.

It's just that this still makes Yiji wonder.

Her own information is at the top secret level in the country of ghosts, and even on Konoha's side, her understanding is limited to some things on paper, and most of the information on paper is misleading.

And Miya Castle can see through her true identity, which is worth intriguing.

The power of this dead merchant is greater than she imagined.

Kazuhime took the scroll in a somewhat unhappy mood, this feeling of being seen through made her very unpleasant, and the most unacceptable thing was that her understanding of Goya Castle seemed to be too little.

After the ninja handed over the scroll to Kazuhime, he withdrew from the VIP room.

This is the room of Miya Castle dedicated to watching the gladiatorial arena, and it is impossible for anyone to trespass into this place without the permission of Miya Castle, not even the staff of the gladiatorial arena.

Therefore, after getting the information he needed, Kazuhime didn't leave immediately, but took the VIP room as his own territory and began to read the intelligence clues left by Miya Castle.

After spreading out the scroll, Kazuhime was a little careless at first, but as time went on, the more she looked down, the more serious her face became.

The amount of information left in the scroll in Miya Castle was too amazing, and she couldn't imagine that the merchant alliance of the isolated island would be so bold and strong, and directly touch the black hand to the sovereignty level of the country.

The information provided in the scroll seemed a little strange to Kazuhime.

Because the alliance of merchants of the isolated island is not satisfied with this small area, they are ready to find the next target again, and they plan to build a 'paradise' city that is even bigger than the current isolated island.

For this reason, many years ago, they began to plot.

And their next goal is clear - the country of waves.

The country of waves is a small island country, and even so, the territory is much larger than that of an isolated island, enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.

Moreover, the perennial border of the country of waves is shrouded in fog, and the regional weather is special, compared to the country of rain and rain all year round.

For this reason, the alliance of merchants on the isolated island has raised a large amount of money that has shocked Yiji, and it has to be said that the financial resources of these merchants have surpassed that of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce.

According to their plan, there is indeed a high success rate in the end.

There is a lot of money to a certain extent, which can solve a lot of troublesome problems.

But that's what it seems.

After reading it, Yiji exhaled deeply, the corners of her mouth hooked, revealing a cold smile.

"Do these idiots really think that the Great Congress will allow such an uneasy factor that is not under their control to appear?"

In the final analysis, they are just businessmen, who think that they can unite everything with profits.

But when it comes to things at the national level, especially at the level of the big five, no amount of money will become meaningless.

The rulers of the countries who can become the great names of the five major powers, they are not stupid, and they don't want to be deprived of power by the people below.

Once it touches on their power struggles, it will show an extremely cold side.

The Land of Rain is the best example of this.

Because it is strong, its decline is inevitable, otherwise it will be a great power that suffers.

The success of the Oni no Kuni is accidental and cannot be used as a universal example.

It's like the coup d'état in Wuyin Village.

At the end of the scroll, Miya Castle gives a list of merchant names.

They are all big businessmen who participated in the behind-the-scenes plan to control the country of waves.

Every businessman's name, Yiji is familiar, a leading figure in the business world.

Let Kazuhime know that the bold plans of these businessmen are not for fun, but really put into action.

They intend to take control of the Land of Waves.

Although the scroll mentions the Wave Country Project, there is no mention of the situation on the Fire Nation's side.

In this regard, Kazuhime did not feel too much disappointment.

It's a good bonus to get this plan.

No matter how powerful the Imperial House City is, it is impossible to know what the high-level officials of the Fire Nation are thinking, and this is not at the same level as the isolated island.

In addition, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was once threatened by the debt collectors of the Land of Demons, and now the strength of the guards around the Daimyo of the Five Great Powers can be said to have multiplied several times.

This time, even if the gold medal debt collector of the Chamber of Commerce is sent over, it is estimated that he will have to sink there.

As for what arrangements are on the Fire Country's side, Kazuhime can roughly guess it.

After these merchants actually control the country of waves, the country of fire will crusade against the country of waves in the name of 'justice', and then not only can they obtain all the territory and population of the country of waves, but also embezzle the huge assets of these merchants.

If it were her, she would choose to do it.

The ones who dance the most happily on the table now are just chess pieces used to hide people's eyes, and the real black hand behind the scenes is likely to be the Daimyo of the Fire Country.

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The Land of Fire, the Mansion of the Daimyo.

In an idyllic manor, Danzou and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire sit facing each other, with a chessboard between them.

"General, Elder Tuanzang."

As the last move went out, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation half-hid his face with a folding fan, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked very happy.

"Alas......"

Tuan Zang looked at the chess game that he had lost, sighed, and then said with a smile: "Your Excellency's chess skills are becoming more and more exquisite, it turns out that the first few moves before are all traps." ”

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire took the folding fan down and smiled, "Oh, that's just luck." Elder Tuanzang was too modest. ”

"Maybe."

Tuan Zang didn't care about this, but replied lightly.

The Daimyo of the Fire Nation didn't say anything about it, compared to their next plan, the victory and defeat on these chessboards were just to pass the leisure.

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've played chess with Tuan Zang, and when I first came to the throne before, I was with you, and I still had a day to slash...... The years are really unforgiving. ”

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire has changed his name to a friend instead of a formal one, and he is quite nostalgic for the old days.

"It's getting old."

Tuanzang didn't lift his eyelids.

"But it is precisely because of him that the situation of the major families of Konoha can be stabilized. In the past, it was okay to have Your Excellency between the pillars and your Excellency...... But Madara Uchiha's rebellion, the first ninja world war suddenly started, and after that, the development of the situation has changed somewhat. ”

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire smiled bitterly.

To be honest, he has a lot of prejudices about the Land of Thunder.

Originally, a good Konoha was all because of the unfortunate sacrifice of the second generation Hokage Thousand Hands, which caused problems with the balance system of the major families in Konoha Village.

Among them, the Uchiha clan is the most.

Although he is not the actual controller of Konoha, he has asked him many times in the past to give him some financial support, and he didn't ask much about this, and directly approved a large amount of development funds for Konoha .

In fact, it was to stabilize the balance of the major families of Konoha.

Fortunately, the three ninja clans of Yamanaka, Nara and Akido are staunch supporters of the Hokage faction, and the Nara clan's ninja management skills are generally excellent, assisting the fashionable and immature Hinata at the time, plus his financial assistance, barely stabilized the situation in Konoha.

At that time, Danzo also became a root, which was used to restrain the Uchiha clan.

It's just that all this should not have happened.

It's all rooted in the First Ninja World War.

Yunyin, who was going to sign an armistice agreement with Konoha, Yunyin Shinobi Jinjiao and Silver Horn were dissatisfied with the end of the war, attacked the venue, and killed Yunyin's second-generation Thunderkage on the spot, and then led his troops to hunt down and kill the second-generation Hokage, resulting in the death of the second-generation Hokage.

It also led to many of the decisions of the previous generation of Hokage, which were unable to be completed by Ri Slash, so they could only give up some of them and focus on balancing policies.

Therefore, until now, he has a prejudice against the land of thunder.

If it weren't for Yun Yin's reversal, the second Hokage would not have died in such a humiliating way.

Although the Land of Thunder made compensation afterwards and gave the Land of Fire enough face, it also made him, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, have a big pimple in his heart, which cannot be eliminated so far.

In his opinion, no amount of compensation is enough to exchange for a second-generation Hokage Senju.

As the saying goes, a thousand armies are easy to get, and a thousand hands are hard to find, in his opinion, he can make the Fire Country open a huge gap with the other four countries, and from then on he will be the only one in the ninja world.

The thousand-handed pillars are stronger than the strength, the thousand-handed pillars are stronger than the political skills, the stronger than the various innovative restructurings, and the dare to do things that ordinary people dare not think. And it turns out that any decision made by the other party benefits the Fire Nation and Konoha.

This has always been the most regrettable place for him, the great name of the Fire Nation.

"Hizaki pinned his hopes on me to establish the roots, emulate the light and darkness of Kazuma-sensei, and at the same time control Konoha . It's a pity that his own ability and courage are not enough to control the darkness of mine. Only then did the roots grow so far. ”

Tuan Zang told the truth.

In front of this old man of the same age, he doesn't have to be vain.

In fact, even if the old friend of the third generation Hokage Hitoshi came in person, he was outspoken.

"Indeed, your darkness is probably no longer controllable in Konoha. No, perhaps, and the granddaughter of Lord Pillar. ”

The name of the Land of Fire means something.

This sentence, in Tuanzang's view, is not to sow discord, but to advise.

Now that the Fire Nation and Konoha are in a difficult situation, don't do something that hurts your relatives and enemies.

Although the assassination of Tsunade was indeed a great help to Danzang.

But in that case, it will also leave a huge hidden danger inside Konoha.

At the same time, Konoha is now in short supply, and once a war breaks out, the combat effectiveness of the three shinobi is indispensable.

Jiraiya suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield of the Land of Wind, and it happened that it was not because Jiraiya was too weak, but because the enemy was too strong.

What kind of hole cards are still hidden in the country of ghosts, how many ninjas there are, and the daimyo of the country of fire doesn't know anything about it, which is the trickiest thing.

"Tsunade ......"

Danzang muttered, his face fluctuating slightly, but that was it.

Assassinating Tsunade, even if the Daimyo of the Fire Nation doesn't say it, he doesn't have this kind of thought.

If he does that, not only will Konoha be internally unstable, but I'm afraid that Hinata will also break with him completely.

In that way, the turmoil that Konoha has experienced may be unprecedented.

"Let's change the topic, you've heard about the things in the country of waves."

The Fire Nation Daimyo asked with narrowed eyes at this time.

"Does the Daimyo mean the alliance of merchants on the isolated island, or the country of ghosts?"

Danzang asked.

"On both sides. I've always been very patient with fishing, but when a third party intervenes, things may not go my way. ”

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire's voice deepened slightly.

"Scared?"

Danzang frowned.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire nodded quietly under Danzang's slightly stunned gaze.

"Yes, as the Daimyo of the Fire Nation, I am indeed afraid. The battlefield is not a chess game. The game is open and transparent, and as long as you are calculating, you can win. And on the battlefield, what means the enemy has, you don't know at all. In chess, I can beat you, but when I really line up in battle, I will lose completely. ”

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire did not hesitate to reveal his shortcomings.

He is stronger than politics, not fighting.

Tuan Zang is different, although he knows some political means, but he is better at shuttling through the bloody battlefield and rushing to the forefront of the battlefield, which is also the most dangerous place.

Many people may say that Danzo's methods are shady, but in the past, when Konoha encountered difficulties, he was the first to charge at the forefront of the battlefield, risking his life to gather intelligence, just to ensure the victory of Konoha and the Fire Country. Many times he escaped death and fought bloody battles with the enemy to the end.

In the third ninja world war, when other families still had some combat power, the elite of the Shimura clan where the group was located was gone.

Even for the sake of the development of the roots, even the family can give up the man, this is the Danzang.

It is precisely because of the determination of seeing the group that many ninjas in the root are willing to follow the group and sacrifice for the ideals that the group has built.

Even among the Uchiha clan, there are people who are attracted by the darkness on Danzo's body.

Itachi Uchiha is just one of them.

This is also the place where the Daimyo of the Land of Fire admired Danzo.

Not only do you use others as tools, but even your own family, including yourself, are tools that can be used.

"On the side of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, it is said that the letter of alliance has been submitted."

Tuanzang dialect and others.

"That kind of waste paper is not of the slightest use, on the contrary, many times the person who stabs you in the back is likely to be an ally."

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire snorted coldly.

Speaking of this, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation paused again and continued: "It is said that the spirit of the four generations of Kazekage in the Sand Hidden Village has not stabilized very much, and the current Sand Hide can be said to be leaderless, and can only rely on Chiyo and Ebizo, two old men who have long since retired to maintain order. ”

Compared to the sand hidden, even if the leaves decline, it will not be like this.

At the same time of mockery, the vigilance of the country of ghosts is also even greater.

If you don't kill the Wind Shadow, but cause a spiritual blow to it, the current Sha Yin is not promoting the five generations of Wind Shadows, and it is not the Five Generations of Wind Shadows that are not recommended, and it is difficult to really ride the tiger.

Because although the four generations of Kazekage are depressed, they are not stupid or crazy, but they have lost their enterprising spirit, and when they face the country of ghosts again, they are likely to have old injuries.

Many Shinobi believe that the four generations of Kazekage will be reinvigorated, but there are also some who want to nominate a new Kazekage to the throne.

The two factions are at a stalemate, and even Chiyo is about to lose the situation.

Such an ally makes the Daimyo of the Fire Nation not know what to say.

And the country of ghosts, which caused all this, is calm, and continues to plot some unknown secrets in secret.

The Land of Thunder watched from the wall, and the Land of Earth was still hesitant to join the Alliance.

Let the Daimyo of the Land of Fire be speechless.

The flames didn't burn on me, so I guess I couldn't feel what it felt like to burn my eyebrows.

"Then the daimyo came to me this time to ask the root to go to the country of waves to assist in the operation, right?"

Danzang asked.

The Daimyo of the Fire Country shook his head and said: "This is not necessary, although the Ghost Country is a little troublesome, but the Ghost Country is too far away from the Wave Country, and many things, they are powerless." So, the situation in the country of waves is a bit tricky, but there is no need to hide you yet. ”

"What does the daimyo mean?"

"Land of Rain."

There was a hint of coldness in the eyes of the Daimyo of the Fire Nation.

"Land of Rain?"

"Yes, the Rain Hidden Village has now gained most of the prestige of the Rain Country, and the power of the daimyo and nobles is weakened, and if this continues, they will sooner or later become the puppets controlled by the Rain Hidden Village."

Such a rain hidden village has aroused the vigilance of the Daimyo of the Fire Country.

Danzou understood the meaning of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"Just two days ago, civil strife broke out in the Land of Rain, and the forces supported by the daimyo and nobles engaged in a confrontation with the militia organization controlled by the remote control behind the scenes in Yuyin Village."

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire continued.

"I know, I will wait for the opportunity to use the ninjas of the root to escalate the war situation there again, and assist the daimyo and nobles of the Rain Country to help them 'fight' with the Rain Hidden Village!"

Talking to smart people is a saving effort.

For Danzo's answer, the Daimyo of the Fire Country was very satisfied.

Although he tends to support the daimyo forces of the rain country, he also hopes that the rain country, a country with a ninja village, can be completely weakened.

Just like the grass hidden village in the country of grass, it doesn't matter if you are a wall grass, you have no dignity.

On the contrary, if there is a country like the Land of Oni that dares to jump in front of the great powers, it will definitely not be a bad thing for the Land of Fire.

On the side of the couch there is no room for others to sleep soundly.

The stronger the country of rain, the more he sleeps.

The weaker the country of rain, the more he will be able to sleep peacefully.

As for how many people died and who died, he didn't care as the daimyo of the Fire Country.

The most valuable thing in this world is human life, and the least valuable thing is human life.

A single command can expose countless people to the wilderness.

This is the power of being the daimyo of the five great powers.

"In addition, I will also repair a letter to the Ghost Country, so that the supply of weapons to Yuyin Village will be stopped. The rest of the daimyo will also post at the same time, restricting the sale of arms in the country of ghosts. ”

Speaking of which, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation didn't look very good.

Because according to the intelligence, most of the weapons used by the militia controlled by Yuyin Village were provided by the Oni Country, which caused great trauma to the army controlled by the Daimyo of the Rain Country.

Fortunately, the Oni Country is only selling weapons now, and is not directly involved in the sovereignty struggle of the Rain Country, which has reduced the pressure on his side a lot.

However, the Oni Country does not intend to intervene in the sovereignty struggle of the Rain Country because it does not want to provoke the three great powers of fire, earth, and wind at the same time.

After all, the Land of Rain is between the three major countries, and no matter how unscrupulous the country of ghosts is, it will not be so brainless.

Being able to provide weapons and increase the chaos of the Land of Rain is already the limit of the Land of Demons.

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Torrential downpour.

Standing in the rain and once again in the center of the battlefield, Nagato still felt only tragedy and loneliness.

It's just that this battle is not a battle between ninjas, but a battle between ordinary people and ordinary people.

Even so, the fierceness of the battle is actually the same.

It's the same life, if you are scratched, you will scream, and if you are stabbed in the vital point, you will also die.

It's just that this country has longed for peace for too long, and it has longed for dignity for too long.

It's been so long ago that the people of the Land of Rain seem to have forgotten that they once had such a thing.

Even if it's just like fireworks, it's a brief moment.

But as long as you have experienced it, you will miss that period very much.

But when the war came, everything was ruined.

It's just that this war is different.

Once it is over, the Rain Nation is stabilized.

So, it's worth dying some people.

Those who died for the war thought the same thing in their hearts, and were willing to be crushed by the cold machine of war for the sake of the lives of their descendants.

He was not a war fanatic, but he had to rely on war in order to achieve peace, which seemed to caricature his ideals.

But Nagato, standing in the cold rain, still did not waver in his will.

Life is born and it dies.

May those people be reborn in the next life, this world will already be a world of peace, living in a home of health and happiness.

"Nagato."

Xiao Nan's voice came from behind.

But it's not just one person's voice, there is another person who follows Xiao Nan.

Orochimaru.

The other party licked his tongue and looked at Nagato with eager eyes.

But when Nagato turned around, he lowered Sannin's arrogant head without hesitation, and the eagerness in his eyes cooled a little.

Facing the Uchiha family's rising star Uchiha Itachi, he still has the guts to covet the other party's kaleidoscope writing wheel.

But Nagato is not the same.

Uchiha Itachi's strength he can measure, and combined, it won't surpass himself too much.

Using some means, it's not that you can't get the other party's body.

But in the face of Nagato, he can't think of anything in his heart now.

Although he knew that Nagato didn't care about this, in line with the principle of doing things carefully, Orochimaru still felt that it was better to be careful.

"What's wrong with Mr. Orochimaru?"

For Orochimaru, Nagato has always used honorific titles.

Even if he surpasses Orochimaru in terms of strength, the knowledge that the other party has in his head, and Orochimaru, who skillfully uses this knowledge, deserves his respect.

In contrast, Nagato considers himself to be far inferior to Orochimaru.

"When I heard that there was a war here, I came to check it out. The battlefield in the Land of Rain is a nostalgic scene. ”

Orochimaru looked at the countless lives lost to the war in the valley below, and he didn't know whether he was sentimental or sentimental.

Xiao Nan snorted coldly, still minding Orochimaru.

It was because the other party and Danzo betrayed Yugakure during the Third Ninja World War that Hanzo was killed, and Yahiko also died tragically at the hands of Konoha Root.

In her opinion, Nagato's approach is just raising tigers.

"Let's not mention this first. The matter of the new members, how is the recruitment, the man called Miya Castle Flame. ”

Nagato asked.

Orochimaru spread his hands helplessly and said: "Miya Chengyan refused my solicitation, he does everything he wants, and he has more strongholds than mine, as long as he wants to hide, I can't find him." He did not hesitate to give up even his wealth when necessary. I had no idea what he really wanted. Maybe it's just for the sake of playing the world. ”

Recruit Beryuhu because the other party is thirsty for stronger power, and needs the body of a strong blood limit ninja.

In short, it's all about the right medicine.

And Miya Castle Flame, it's too well hidden.

Orochimaru doesn't know what the other party wants, or what Xiao can give him, such a person is undoubtedly difficult to recruit.

Nagato didn't say anything about it.

There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the ninja world, and if it weren't for Orochimaru telling him, he wouldn't know that the merchant of death, Miya Castle Yan, is a ninja with strength comparable to the three ninjas.

And such a powerful ninja is obsessed with business, but looking at the attitude of the other party, he is not interested in wealth.

The mind of this kind of person is not at all understandable to normal people.

Therefore, there is no source to explore to solicit the other party.

Ignoring Orochimaru no more, Nagato looked at Xiao Nan and asked, "Is there anything to come to me for this time?" ”

Xiao Nan stepped forward and took out a letter from his arms.

"What is this?"

"It's a letter from Mr. Jiraiya to the leader of the Rain Hide. It's for you, Nagato. ”

The current leader of Yuyin is Nagato, so this letter from Jiraiya is addressed to Nagato.

Even Jirai didn't know Nagato's identity at the moment.

When Orochimaru heard this, he also looked at the letter with interest, wondering what Nagato would do with it.

As for what Jiraiya wrote on the letter, Orochimaru can roughly guess it.

"It's nothing more than that set of peace concepts that persuade people to value peace...... Yahiko has already paid the price, Akatsuki has paid the price, and so has the rain and the country of the rain. ”

Nagato took the letter and didn't open it.

The envelope was reduced to shreds, which he fluttered in the rain.

"Mistakes need to be corrected, and failures are learned from the experience that can be won. Now we have no way but war! ”

Moreover, the source of this war was not initiated by the Rain Country.

Maybe the past years make him feel nostalgic, but now he is burdened with the fate of a country.

Weighing the balance with the fate of the whole country, the weight of the teacher is insignificant.

"Peace in the Land of Rain begins with this war!"