By the middle of January, the bitter cold of the weather and the huge damage under the magnificent snow and ice were clearly felt everywhere except the Land of Winds, and the acne accumulated from the aftermath of the war broke out in winter.

Lack of cotton and food.

Almost most countries have to face this serious problem, and even the wealthy Moon Country and the Land of Yu, which can only be said to be barely enough.

There is only one country where not only does everyone have cotton clothes and every family has food stocks, but they also have excess capacity to send high-quality cotton to the outside world.

"Lord Kazekage, Thunder Shadow heard that you are about to get married, so I asked me to send you my sincere blessings."

Tutai stood in the Kazekage's office, smiling and motioning to Yun Ren behind him to hand over the gift box.

The dark part behind Hoshino Mu took the gift box, dragged it silently, and put it at a distance from the wind shadow after a cursory inspection with a chakra.

"Thunder Shadow has a heart. It is believed that under the leadership of Lei Ying, the friendship between the two villages of Shayun can last for generations. Speaking of which, I am also an old friend with Ai, and it is really a gratifying thing for him to officially succeed Lei Ying this time, but unfortunately I am busy with official business and can't spare my time, so when Mr. Tutai goes back, please bring me a gift for Ai and bring it over. ”

Hoshino said with a smile.

As for the wedding day, everyone tacitly did not mention such a trivial matter as two or three months apart, after all, it didn't matter, it was important to find a reason to sit together.

Tutai smiled and nodded, lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

Hoshino Maki's gaze turned to the young man next to the earth platform, looking a little familiar, but he couldn't name it.

"Who is this?"

"This is Nozomi, a young man from the village, who heard that he had the opportunity to meet Kazekage-sama, but he has been haunting me for a long time."

Tutai said with a smile, and Nozomi next to him also showed a shy smile at the right time, with a bit of longing in his eyes.

Hoshino Maki recalled for a moment before he remembered that there was such a person in the anime, but he was not impressed, so he didn't pay attention to it.

The two exchanged a few words, and the topic turned to business.

"Lord Kazekage, it's good here in the Land of Wind~ You don't have to suffer from the cold and cold that day, we are in the mountains, and our lives are really hard."

"Oh? How did I hear that Yun Ren 'collected' a lot of cotton clothes, and two months passed. ”

Hoshino Mu raised his eyebrows and said with a puzzled expression.

The word collection is very subtle, and the cotton clothes are not something that grows on the ground, or something that no one wants, and everyone knows what Yun Ren means by 'collecting'.

This kind of ugly thing is tacitly known to everyone, but when it is expressed, it also faintly represents Hoshino Mu's attitude.

When Tutai heard this, his brows frowned slightly, and he immediately stretched, and said with a smile: "The country of thunder is no more than other places, there are fewer mountains and trees, and there are never too many cotton clothes." ”

"But the capital to earn cotton clothes is limited, isn't it?"

Hoshino Mu said pointedly: "If I know that someone buys cotton clothes from my opponent and comes to me again, I'm afraid I will be very embarrassed~"

Before Tutai could speak, Nozomi next to him spoke, "Lord Kazekage, I heard from the merchants of Sand Hidden City that I have asked for some advice on how to do business. If there are more buyers than sellers in the market, the price of the product will rise. At this time, if the buyer happens to have little money in his hand, it makes sense to compare several more, right? ”

Hearing this, Hoshino Mu glanced at this little guy named Nozomi with a little meaning, and shook his head with a smile: "Then the person you ask for advice should only be a small businessman." If a commodity in demand is monopolized in the market, the decision is in the hands of the monopolist. At that time, buyers will not only not be able to shop around, but will not even have the qualifications or ideas to make their own. ”

Nozomi shook his head decisively: "My lord, what you said. It's incredible. ”

He felt that Hoshino Mu was just giving them a bad ride, so that he could gain the upper hand in the negotiation for a while, but he used too much force and said something unrealistic.

The technology of their Yunyin Village is so advanced, but they will not say that other ninja villages will sanction others if they want to manufacture related equipment.

Tutai was a little worried that Nozomi would be young and vigorous, and there would be an argument if he continued to chat, so he glanced at the clock on the wall and interrupted with a smile: "Kazekage-sama, it's almost noon, why don't we talk slowly while we eat?" Last time, he said that he would send some children to study at the ninja school in Sand Hidden City, and they all admired Kazekage-sama, so they took this opportunity to fulfill the children's wishes. ”

Hoshino Mu was stunned at first when he heard this, originally he thought that the current relationship between the two parties and the matter of sending students had been stopped, but he didn't expect the other party to really bring someone over.

"That's great, I also want to get to know the Junjie of Yunyin Village."

Hoshino Mu nodded with a smile, giving the dark part next to him a look, the dark part nodded slightly and left, and waited for Hoshino Mu to take the two of them to the top floor restaurant, Luo Sha was already waiting there, and there were seven or eight children from Yunyin Village sitting next to him.

No, there is one that is a bit inappropriate to describe as a child.

Hoshino Maki looked at Samui, who was standing out in the crowd, and blinked.

When she first met each other, she was already a good ninja, and now she runs to a ninja school where ninja is taught. Who teaches whom, exactly?

If it was the appearance of the first meeting, it was still a little convincing, but now, Samyi's height has grown to almost one meter six, and his figure has also begun to appear, standing in a group of children looks particularly abrupt.

"Mr. Tutai, Samui."

Hoshino Mu pointed at Samui and whispered.

Tutai's face was indifferent, and he spoke: "Samui, this kid, hopes to work in Yunnin's ninja school in the future and become a teacher. That's why I wanted to come here to learn about the teaching experience of Shinobi. Lord Thunder Shadow said that she should first experience life at the Sand Hidden City Ninja School. ”

"Lei Ying said so, I can't let her be a student~"

Hoshino Maki thought for a moment and looked at Samui.

"Samui, you should first study with the teachers of the ninja school and become a teaching assistant, is it okay?"

"It's all at your command."

Samui bowed respectfully and responded.

Hoshino Mu nodded, and after communicating with the children in turn, the banquet officially began with melodious music.

Representatives of the two ninja villages sat at one table, and the children sat at the other.

Although Luo Sha doesn't like this kind of occasion, he has experienced a lot of this kind of thing in the past, so although he can't talk about enthusiasm, he doesn't have the usual coldness.

However, this kid is neither humble nor arrogant in front of the three adults, he is very calm, and he can also make an analysis from the perspective of the top of the village after listening to some ordinary topics, and he is reasonable.

This is Nara Shikaku from Yunyin Village?

Hoshino Mu looked at Nozomi's immature face and shook his head secretly in his heart.

Although his mind and insight far exceed that of his peers, he is still too immature compared to the current Nara Shikahisa.

If Nara Shikaku is allowed to come, he will definitely not make himself appear so dazzling, but will pretend to be an ordinary ninja, secretly observe the surrounding situation, and wait until he returns to his residence to share his opinion with others.

Considering that the other party is only about ten years old, this is not a disadvantage.

The four of them talked, and after a toast, Tutai spoke: "Lord Kazekage, when I was in Yunyin Village, I heard that Taki Ninja Village had purchased a batch of cotton clothes and winter equipment from Sand Hidden City, I wonder if it can be sold to Yunnin for the sake of the friendship between the two sides?" ”

Hoshino Mu pinched the stem of the goblet, looked at the rose-colored liquor in the glass and said: "Mr. Tutai, there are not many such things as cotton clothes, there are not many in Sand Hidden City, you need it for three seasons at most, and the country of wind has to prepare a whole night for the whole Chinese New Year's Eve, so many people, the production capacity is very tight~"

"Of course, we know that. It's better to do this, if there's anything we need help from the Sand Shinobi, Kazekage-sama can bring it up, and we can help each other. ”

Hoshino Maki put down his glass, looked at the only remaining eye of Todai, and said, "That's a good idea. There are indeed many places where the two sides can cooperate, for example, there has always been a shortage of scientific research manpower in Sand Hidden City, so I wonder if Yun Ren can send some people over to help? ”

Tutai pursed his lips, some of the people who were sent to assist last time even had children in Shayin City, and they were purely meat buns beating dogs.

But he didn't immediately refuse.

One is that the village really needs these winter supplies now. Second, this is also an opportunity, a chance to break into Sand Hidden City.

With the products of Sand Hidden City, especially some high value-added products, entering the Land of Thunder, Yun Ren also set his sights on the research institute of Sand Hidden City.

It's just that it's heavily guarded, and there have always been elite ninja-level ninjas stationed there, and it's very close to Sand Hidden City, at that time, Yun Ren himself was still fighting with Konoha and couldn't allocate enough strength to investigate the situation here, and now, maybe it's a good opportunity.

"Kazekage-sama, I need to report this matter to Thunder Shadow, but I think there should be a win-win outcome for both sides."

Xi Wenyan glanced at Tutai, his eyes were restrained and he did not speak.

After this matter was said, there was not much to negotiate between the two sides, and after the children finished eating, the banquet came to an end.

"Hey, you've gone too far this time."

Back at the hotel, Tutai said while pouring tea.

Nozomi stood by the window, through the gap between the curtains, staring at a man who was eating, but staring at the door of the hotel from time to time, and said casually: "If you don't show a dazzling look, how can you attract the attention of the wind shadow?" ”

Hearing this, Tutai frowned.

"What do you want to do?"

Nozomi didn't answer directly, but said, "When I passed by the place called the secretariat, I heard the voice of the people inside, it was a Konoha accent. Although it is only a little bit, it is reasonable to speculate that the people from the outer villages still have the possibility of entering the heart of Sand Hidden City, and even have access to some confidential documents. ”

As he spoke, Nozomi turned his head to look at the earthen platform.

"Hoshino Mu's courage is really big, we can't let go of this opportunity."

Hearing this, Tutai frowned and thought for a moment, then spoke, "You want to get close to the Wind Shadow?" It's not easy. And you know, the village plans."

"It's just a plan if it's not implemented."

Nozomi crossed his arms around his chest and interrupted, "I know that the village is afraid of the appearance of a huge Sand Hidden City, and I also think that Sand Shinobi is a very big threat, but what are we going to do?" If we confront it head-on, Sand Shinobi will not take the initiative to attack us by water, then the war will be placed in the Land of Fire, and Konoha will also be the first to resist it. Lord Tsuchidai, how many people in the village do you think will fight to defend Konoha? ”

"It's not for Konoha, it's for ourselves!"

Tutai frowned and retorted.

"I know! But does anyone else know? All they knew was that Konoha people's hands were stained with the blood of their companions, and that blood hadn't dried up yet. To be honest, I can't even guarantee that when the three parties are together, the first person to swing the knife at Konoha is not Sand Shinobi, maybe our people are more likely. Of course, the same is true on Konoha's side. ”

In the end, Nozomi's original excitement gradually calmed down, and he said softly: "This coalition is just a joke,"

Tutai held the teacup in his hand and said, "So you want to dismantle Sand Hidden City from the inside?" ”

"This is the most beneficial plan for us, the Sand Ninja who annexed Iwain Village simply can't digest this ninja village of the same size in a short period of time, the customs and history of both sides, and the tragic achievements in the past, there are too many places for us to play to the fullest. As long as I enter the Secretariat, I can use this status to do many things that the elite Shinobi can't do, isn't this much better than the coalition forces with different minds? ”

Xi Yue said more and more excited: "And Samui, she is a smart person, she should know what the village is trying to do when she sends her, when the time comes, we will be inside and outside, and Sand Hidden City will not only not become a threat to us, but can help us consume Konoha, Lord Tutai, isn't this good?" ”

It's a pity that Sarutobi didn't hear Nozomi's impassioned words, otherwise he would have to give him a thumbs up.

Tutai's eyebrows were squeezed into the word 'Chuan', and after a long time, he looked at Nozomi with a childish face, and said: "Don't take Fengying for a fool, if you can be easily fooled by the people below, you can't do this position." Moreover, Lord Thunder Shadow has cultivated you for so many years, but he didn't let you become a spy. ”

As he spoke, Tutai couldn't help but recall the calm and calm boy when they met for the first time.

It would have been nice if he had been stabbed to death at that time.

He doesn't know how many times he has made such a feeling, but it's a pity that some people don't have a chance to poke again if they don't stab at that time.

"Your Excellency."

Nozomi also wants to fight again, he is sure that he can become the right hand of the wind shadow with his own ability, and he is sure that he can pass all the tests of loyalty.

But Tutai just shook his head.

"If you really want to do that, go and convince Lord Thunder Shadow."

As he spoke, his eyelids narrowed slightly, and he no longer paid attention to Nozomi, who looked anxious.

On the other side, Hoshino Maki, who had returned to Kazekage's office, was also talking to Raksha about Yun Shinobi.

"Dispatch manpower from the west to the east, and the southern port is also a good precaution, and set off when Tutai leaves."

Luo Sha leaned against the wall with his arms around his chest, frowned and asked, "Do you think Yun Ren will do something to us?" ”

Hoshino Mu smiled contemptuously: "If it's just for the winter, the cotton clothes that Yun Ren grabbed are enough, why do you still come to us to buy them?" ”

Looking at Luo Sha's frowning brows, Hoshino Mu shook his head and explained, "They are prepared for a large amount of cotton clothes to be consumed, and they need to store a batch in advance. In addition to war, what other situations will padded clothing be consumed in large quantities? Which ninja village has the strength to make Yun Ren lose a lot of personnel? Thinking about Yun Ren and Konoha suddenly ceasing war, what this group of miscellaneous people are thinking is simply not too obvious. ”

"And," Hoshino Mu stood up, walked to the window, looked at the bustling and peaceful Sand Hidden City outside, and said softly, "War is in winter. ”

(End of chapter)