Faced with such a tempting proposal, Nagato said that it was a fake if he was not moved. Among the many relics that Madara left him, it can be said that they are all-encompassing, whether it is the long-lost Yin Yang Escape or the many secrets about the Tailed Beast, they are all there. But there is only one thing that does not appear in it, and that is immortal magic.

Regarding the matter of immortal arts, I have only mentioned a few words, and the cultivation method of immortal arts is completely unknown.

Although Nagato has never practiced immortal arts, it does not prevent him from knowing the power of immortal arts, and even the first Hokage who defeated Madara is also a cultivator of immortal arts, and it is conceivable that immortal arts are a powerful force that is different from the regular chakra system. Madara's evaluation of immortal arts is also very high.

Not to mention the far, the near ones are such geeks as Orochimaru who are also tirelessly moving forward on the road of pursuing immortal arts. It shows the special status of the power of immortal arts.

For such a powerful technique, Nagato naturally has something to ask for.

But at the cost of attacking Mt. Myoki......

After a moment of emotion, the emotions on Nagato's face regained its calmness.

Attacking Miaomu Mountain is not a trivial matter, and no one knows what bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods exist there in the holy land that has existed for thousands of years.

It's fine if you succeed, but if you fail...... Does Yuyin Village have the ability to withstand pressure after failure?

Today's Yuyin Village, although it has developed over the years, has always been difficult to satisfy Nagato in terms of military strength.

Despite the purchase of new weapons from the Oni no Kuni, the military strength has been steadily improved. However, at the same time that Yuyin Village and the Ghost Country were engaged in arms trade, the Ghost Country was also engaged in arms trade with the other five major powers, and the amount of arms trade with the five major powers was far from being comparable to that of Yuyin Village. The comprehensive military strength of the five major powers will only increase faster than that of Yuyin Village, not slower.

This is the disadvantage of Yuyin Village, if you win, you can protect yourself, and if you lose, Yuyin and even the Rain Country will lose any room for maneuver between the big powers.

"Mr. Shiraishi, I think that with the strength of the Oni Country family, it should be enough to swallow Myoki Mountain alone, so why do you go out of your way to seek the help of outsiders?"

Nagato asks the question.

Shiraishi thought for a moment and replied, "Your Excellency Nagato may have misunderstood, first of all, it is impossible for all the power of the Oni Country to be invested on Mount Miaomu, and the reason why we seek cooperation is also to reduce the risk as much as possible. ”

"Then why did you come to my side for help?"

Nagato was going to get to the bottom of it.

"On the basis of our previous and many cooperations, both parties have received stable and lasting benefits, and there is a deep foundation of trust. And the rest of the big countries ......"

Nagato didn't fully believe Shiraishi's words.

Shiraishi can seek cooperation with Yuyin, so naturally he can also find other forces to cooperate.

But Shiraishi now found him directly, and did not go to the rest of the ninja villages to seek cooperation, which can only mean one thing, the relationship between the country of ghosts and the other five major countries has deteriorated more seriously than he imagined.

Compared with the traditional five powers, Yuyin Village is more trustworthy.

Because as Shiraishi said, their first few collaborations already have a good foundation of trust.

Sometimes integrity can be more effective than you think.

"Speaking of which, does Your Excellency Nagato still have any questions?"

Shiraishi paused and asked Nagato.

"I need detailed information about Mt. Miaoki before I can make a judgment."

Nagato's face remained unchanged.

Shiraishi tilted his head and gestured with a glance at the Ichihime behind him.

Kazuhime took out a scroll from his bosom, placed it on the round table, and with a gentle push, rolled it to Nagato's front and stopped.

"Xiao Nan, take Mr. Shiraishi and Miss Ichihime down to rest."

Nagato got the scroll and didn't watch it immediately, but asked Konan to arrange for Shiraishi and Ichihime to go down to rest.

The stakes are high, and he cannot make a decision all at once, he must carefully consider the pros and cons of all aspects and weigh the pros and cons.

Xiao Nan nodded and left the place.

"Come with me, both of you."

Shiraishi stood up and said to Nagato, "I hope that Your Excellency Nagato will give me an accurate answer within three days. ”

After speaking, he took Yiji and followed Xiao Nan out of the conference room.

As the door closed, Nagato's gaze retracted, and he spread out the scroll in his hand on the table, and began to scan the information on it carefully.

……

Soon after, Xiao Nan, who arranged for Shiraishi and Kazuhime to go to the lounge, returned.

When she returned to the conference room, she saw that Nagato was not sitting in his original chair, but had walked to the window, quietly watching the rain outside, and could hear the sound of the rain.

Only a half-spread scroll lay down on the table, and it seemed that Nagato had finished reading.

Because Nagato was facing away from her, Xiao Nan didn't know what Nagato's face was at the moment, so he asked out loud: "How about it, Nagato, do you want to agree to the cooperation of the Oni Country this time?" ”

Nagato heard Xiao Nan's question, but did not respond immediately, and continued to listen to the sound of rain outside.

Obviously, he was still thinking about whether to agree to Baishi at the moment, and the two sides would cooperate to capture Miaomu Mountain together.

"The leader of Myomu Mountain has the title of the Great Toad Immortal, and there is a legend that he is the best friend of the Six Dao Immortals, and has the mysterious power to see through the future."

When Nagato said this information, he naturally showed his jealousy in front of Xiao Nan.

If you want to say that in this world, the person he can trust without reservation is now only Xiao Nan. Therefore, in front of Xiao Nan, he didn't have to hide it, but had something to say.

"Over the years, Mr. Jiraiya has more than once publicized the prophecy made by Myokiyama, as if it was aimed at Chiba Shiraishi...... However, only to this extent, it is not enough to let the country of ghosts go to war with Myoki Mountain. ”

Xiao Nan followed Nagato's words, she was wondering about this.

Prophecy can be big or small, but escalating the situation directly to the level of war is too much of a fuss.

Nagato turned around, looked at the scroll spread out on the round table, and said calmly: "No, the country of ghosts has done a lot of work to understand Mt. Myoki, and this scroll records brief information about most of the people of Mt. Myoki...... If my prediction is correct, Miaomu Mountain should have done something secretly to make Chiba Shiraishi make up his mind to destroy Miaoki Mountain, and the proportion of prophecy in it is actually not high. ”

If it was just a prophecy to that extent, Nagato didn't believe that Shiraishi would make such a risky move.

However, there is one exception - for example, when investigating Mt. Myoki, he accidentally discovered that Mt. Myoki was not conducive to the country of Oni, which prompted Shiraishi to make up his mind to attack Mt. Myoki. In this way, everything makes sense.

"It seems that when he was cooperating, he also hid some important information."

Xiao Nan looked unhappy.

Nagato smiled faintly: "Human nature, if it were me, I would also hide some important information when cooperating, so that outsiders could not obtain it." However, to be able to force him to this point, Miaomu Mountain seems to have a lot of intentions. A psychic beast holy land that should have been in a neutral position, but instead it was hostile to the country of ghosts, and it didn't look like an immortal technique coveting the holy land...... The secret here is really curious. ”

"That'...... Do we need to investigate Mt. Myoki? ”

Xiao Nan felt that he could take advantage of this opportunity to grasp more trends in the country of ghosts and prepare for the future plan to capture tailed beasts.

Nagato shook his head and said: "These are just useless efforts, Bai Jue has also investigated these holy places in the past, but it is basically difficult to sneak in, or sneak in by luck, those Bai Jue will also disappear without a trace, and they can't even bubble out." The water in the Holy Land is not necessarily shallower than the water in these large countries, or even deeper. ”

If it weren't for that, the Oni Country would not have come to seek cooperation, but would have chosen to swallow Myoki Mountain alone.

"Then what are you going to ......?"

"Let me think about it. This cooperation is not a trivial matter, even I have to consider whether I can afford to face the price of failure, this time is not as small as before......"

The holy land that has been inherited for thousands of years, and the big toad immortal who can also be involved with the six immortals...... To be honest, Nagato felt that this matter was too tricky.

The deeper he delved into the ability of the eye of reincarnation, the more Nagato understood what the Six Dao Immortals meant to this world.

Can you make friends with the six immortals and talk and laugh together, will it be a simple existence?

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"I thought where were you going, Itachi, but it turned out that the target was the country of medicine."

The ghost shark, which was moving with the weasel, suddenly understood where the weasel was when he saw the three huge mountains in the distance.

So, the corners of his mouth grinned, revealing a smile that could be called vicious in the eyes of outsiders.

And the weasel next to him didn't say a word, just quietly looked at the three mountains in the distance.

The three mountains were located in the center of the sea, so the two could only be reached by boat.

Seeing that the weasel did not speak, the oni shark did not bother, but just looked at the three mountains located on the sea with interest while paddling.

According to the information he knew, this was a place called Wolf Cry no Sato, which was a large ninja village many years ago, and like the ninja villages of other countries, it relied on missions to earn living expenses.

However, because the land where this ninja village is located is full of mountains and green fields, you can collect all kinds of medicinal herbs, so it is also called the country of medicine by outsiders. However, even if it is called a country, it is essentially just a village.

However, because of the abundance of medicinal herbs, the ninjas in this ninja village began to become lazy, and because the land was constantly rich in medicinal herbs, they could make a lot of money just by selling medicinal herbs, and the ninjas in the village became more and more useless...... It wasn't until a few years ago that the declaration of neutrality was announced, and it went straight from a ninja village to a place where the whole village gathered to accumulate wealth by selling medicines.

I have to say that this change has made many people feel embarrassed.

The ghost shark knows this place because the country, or the village's medicinal herb merchants, are too famous. Even the big countries will send people here every year to buy a large number of medicinal materials, so that the villagers here will become rich overnight.

The boat was soon on land.

The oni shark walked first to the solid ground, and the Itachi also stepped out of the boat and looked up at the mountain path that appeared in front of him.

A vermilion torii gate stands in front of it with the inscription 'Wolf Cry Eighty-Eight Gates'.

As you gaze over the mountain road, it seems that there are endless torii gates stretching up the slope.

The ghost shark joked: "Eighty-eight gates...... Eighty-eight torii gates are built here, right? Wouldn't that be a total of eighty-eight earthly renunciations? ”

As the dividing point between the human world and the heavenly realm, it is impossible to build so many torii gates on top of their own shrines, even if they are shrines in the country of ghosts.

What's more, this used to be just a ninja village, not a shrine.

"This represents the determination of Wolf Cry to be a neutral party."

Itachi explained.

The ghost shark tilted his head.

Giving up eighty-eight earthly worlds means having no quarrel with the world and being completely neutral?

I don't understand what the people in this village think.

The reason why this place can remain neutral is only that the great powers want it to be neutral for now, and once the big powers change their minds, the neutral position will not be able to protect this place.

The oni shark follows the Itachi along the slope of the mountain road through the torii gates.

The ghost shark enjoyed the beautiful scenery along the way, although the villagers of this village had strange ideas, but the name of rich medicinal herbs was not false. Before I reached the tenth torii, I saw that the mountain was full of all kinds of flowers and plants, and the fragrance of the flowers was overflowing and colorful, which really gave people the feeling of ascending to the heavenly realm.

Even in winter, it is so beautiful that the oni shark feels surprised.

At the top of the mountain, there is an entrance that has opened a huge gate, surrounded by tall walls, and only this one entrance can enter.

Before entering the village, the ghost shark smelled the strange smell of countless medicinal herbs mixed in the air.

Countless stalls are lined with vendors in front of their stalls, enthusiastically shouting and beckoning customers.

Even the well-informed ghost shark was in a dilemma when he saw the medicinal herbs sold at the stall, and only a few of the herbs he knew.

"The wolf cry is worthy of being called the land of medicine."

The ghost shark sighed softly.

Palatial buildings abound, and the villagers have plump and ruddy faces, making them look like small vendors, but in essence they may be big businessmen with a lot of money.

It is no wonder that in the past, large countries came here to purchase medicinal herbs, and even the villagers of this village directly abandoned the ninja improperly, and even despised the existence of the ninja and opened a medicinal herb shop, which is completely reasonable.

Being a ninja is only worth a few dollars, and the oni shark can probably guess the psychology of these people.

"But is it okay for us to swagger in like this?"

The ghost shark looked at the Itachi.

"It's okay, this is a neutral party, as long as we don't make trouble, they won't drive us away."

Itachi knows the rules here, even if it is a traitor, as long as it does not disturb the order here, it will not be targeted.

The ghost shark was relieved at this time, he didn't want to be in a tense state all day, otherwise even if it was him, he would feel tired.

At this moment, suddenly there was a commotion ahead.

A group of men dressed in uniform surround a woman in the middle and, with something similar to a blowpipe, aimed at the woman, as if intending to attack.

"That's the wandering shrine maiden of the Oni Country?"

The oni shark looked at the woman who was surrounded by men, wearing a red and white shrine maiden costume with an aster flower badge token similar to her identity hanging from her waist, obviously a wandering shrine maiden from the land of ghosts.

"What do the people of this village want to do?"

There was a hint of surprise in the devil's eyes.

Although the great powers in the ninja world are not afraid of the country of ghosts, they are not included in the forces of the country that are not afraid of ghosts.

Or do you think that if you are a neutral party, you can act unscrupulously?

Itachi glanced at it and whispered, "In the past in the Wolf Cry, someone refined something called green fire powder......

"Green fire powder? I remember it was ......"

"It is said that it is the main material used to refine the immortal medicine that treats all diseases and immortality. However, when mixed with water, the green fire powder will explode violently, and the people of this village have used the green fire powder to develop a powerful firearm that has repeatedly repelled the attacks of wandering ninjas. ”

"Then why do you want to ...... with the country of ghosts?"

"Because the kingdom of demons has blocked their way to wealth. He even claimed that the firearms technology of the Oni Country was developed by stealing their Qinghuo powder technology, and repeatedly demanded reasonable compensation from the Oni Country. ”

“……”

The ghost shark was speechless.

But think about it, the arms business of the Oni no Kuni is now selling well in all countries. In contrast, firearms technology, which is still in its infancy, is not satisfactory in this respect. is the so-called blocking people's money, like killing parents. The arms trade in the country of ghosts has obviously greatly damaged the interests of the wolf's cry.

In addition, Wolf Cry has close relations with some big countries, and it has begun to become unpopular. For them, even if they offend the country of ghosts, it won't be a big deal. A group of money-hungry businessmen can do anything for money.

"Ghost shark, I need to buy some medicine here next."

Itachi wasn't very interested in the conflict between the wolf cry and the oni country, or rather, he had no interest in all the disputes.

After saying this, Itachi walked straight forward.

The oni watched Itachi leave, focusing on the wandering witch who was arguing with the wolf crying guards, and then turned her gaze away and went somewhere else, and began to buy the medicine she needed.

◎

Three days flew by.

Yuyin Village, in the conference room.

Once again, Nagato met Shiraishi in person here.

Presumably, after three days of careful consideration, Nagato has already made his choice. Therefore, before Nagato could speak first, Shiraishi first asked:

"Your Excellency Nagato, three days have passed, can you give me an accurate answer now?"

Nagato didn't answer this question, but asked, "Before that, I want to ask, what are the chances that you and I will join forces and take Mt. Myoki?" ”

Baishi said without thinking: "Ninety." ”

Nagato's face remained unchanged, but his voice was a little lower: "I need to hear the truth. ”

"Ninety percent."

Shiraishi is still the answer.

As for whether he deceived Nagato or not, only he knew in his heart.

Nagato didn't make any comments on this answer, but said, "I think Mr. Shiraishi should know that Yuyin Village is not as great as the Oni Country, and if it fails, you and I will know what kind of predicament it will face. ”

Shiraishi nodded, he had expected this.

"Your Excellency Nagato, please let me know if you have any requests."

"Unfortunately, I didn't ask for anything."

Nagato gave this answer.

Shiraishi frowned.

Nagato looked directly into Shiraishi's eyes and said, "Actually, no matter what the winning rate is, it is difficult for me to agree to Mr. Shiraishi's proposed cooperation deal this time, and it is too much risk for me to take." Our country of rain is not like the country of ghosts, and one failure is only a slight degree of movement. ”

"What does Nagato mean ......"

"I refuse to cooperate."

Nagato replied flatly.

It was a deliberate decision he made.

Because whether or not he captures Myoki Mountain, he has to take the huge risk that he will be exposed in advance.

The serious consequences of this part cannot be compensated for by this small profit.

On the contrary, as long as he followed the step-by-step process, he could gain great power step by step, and there was no need to risk any immortal arts.

"If it's because the conditions are not enough, I can make a profit on the basis of the previous ......"

"This is not directly related to the amount of profit. I'm sorry to let Mr. Shiraishi come for nothing. Cooperation, I'm sorry......"

Nagato was unmoved.

His current accumulation is not enough, and he will not be able to stand in front of the stage until the Tailed Beast Project reaches the final stage.

In the past, Xiao was too reckless and became a pawn used by others in the war.

Hanzo also stood in front of the stage, causing the country of rain to be targeted by various countries.

These are all bloody examples of failure, and if you want to achieve great things, you must have enough patience and not rush to achieve success.

“…… No, I took the liberty of bothering. ”

Shiraishi sighed and didn't dwell on.

This was originally a matter that belonged to the country of ghosts, and Nagato didn't want to get involved, so he had his own considerations.

In a different position, he may not agree to such a risky request for cooperation.

Since Nagato has refused to cooperate, there is no point in staying here.

Shiraishi decisively left with Kazuhime.

"What's next, old man?"

When he put on his raincoat, he walked to the outside of Yuyin Village, and Yiji turned his head and asked.

"I can't count on Yuyin Village, so I can only start from somewhere else."

Shiraishi looked at the gray sky, and the raindrops fell on his face, bringing a cold chill.

"Somewhere else? Are there any other partners you can consider? ”

"Dragon's Cave."

Shiraishi uttered the name.

"Dragon Cave? The third holy place outside of the Wet Bone Forest and Myoki Mountain? ”

Kazuhime was surprised.

"Well, I've heard the live slug say that the White Snake Immortal in Longdi Cave seems to have had some festivals with the Great Toad Immortal of Miaomu Mountain in the past. Because of this relationship, the psychic beasts of the two holy lands, after encountering them, will often fight. You might be able to take advantage of that. ”

Shiraishi said what he knew.

"In other words, using the Holy Land to contain the Holy Land?"

"Yes, it's a viable option. But to convince the White Snake Immortal, I'm afraid it's not that simple, I can only try my best. ”

"In that case, let's go check it out."

Yiji was eager to try and see the style of the Holy Land.

"No need, I'll just go over alone this time, and now I have something for you to do."

Shiraishi rejects Kazuhime's companion.

"What's the matter?"

Kazuhime asked curiously.

"Have you heard of this village in the wolf cry?"

"The country of medicine? What's going on there? ”

Kazuhime instantly remembered what place the wolf cried.

It is one of the largest supply bases for medicinal herbs in the ninja world, and has close commercial contacts with many countries in the ninja world. Even in the country of ghosts, they occasionally go there to purchase medicinal herbs and ship them back to the country to make medicines.

"The medicinal herb procurement team that went there before was attacked by unknown persons, and more than a dozen wounded appeared, one of whom died, and the purchased medicinal materials were also looted. After the investigation of the wandering witch, it is a good thing that some people in power in the Wolf Cry have done secretly, you go there and ask them to hand over the murderer and the initiator, and let them make corresponding compensation. ”

Shiraishi stared at Kazuhime's face and said to her.

"Well, I'll deal with it."

Kazuhime thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

Subsequently, Kazuhime separates from Shiraishi and disappears in the rain.

Staring in the direction of Kazuhime's departure, Shiraishi withdrew his gaze and turned to another direction.

"Dragon Cave, White Snake Immortal, I hope this time I won't be disappointed...... Until then, you'll have to go and join Ruri. ”

Longdi Cave is different from the Wet Bone Forest and Miaomu Mountain, this is a notorious psychic beast holy land.

The snake psychic beasts that live there are not only brutal in temperament, but also very bloodthirsty and warlike.

To put it simply, the only condition for reciprocal calls with them is to make them identify with them in terms of strength. If they can't be satisfied in terms of strength, they will only end up as food for the mouth of the giant serpent.

If you want to get a ticket to meet the White Snake Immortal through a battle, then Ruri is the best candidate.

After all, he's just a medical ninja and isn't very savvy in combat.

Professional matters, let's let professionals handle them.

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