Chapter 216: Luck Increase and Decrease
Not long after, Konoha's top leaders agreed to Kirigakure's request for peace talks.
This news was reported back to the front line, causing dissatisfaction among many Konoha ninjas, especially the Uchiha clan.
"What are you doing? Are you really going to negotiate? We are clearly in an advantageous position now! Can't we just try harder and push those Kirigakure guys into the sea once and for all?"
But saying this is just complaining.
Even the person who said this knows very well that this is probably impossible.
The weakness of Konoha's top leaders has long been a common understanding among the ninja world over the years.
What's more, it is the Uchiha who is now dominating the battlefield.
If Kirigakure really collapsed, they still had hope of pursuing the victory, but unfortunately Biwa Juzo suddenly appeared.
Just briefly curbing Konoha's offensive was enough to make Konoha's top leaders put everything aside and agree to Kirigakure's request for negotiations overnight.
When the news came back, Mei Terumi looked at Biwa Juzo with an incredible expression.
"Those people behind you actually guessed it right. Konoha agreed so easily!"
Biwa Juzang said in an unfathomable manner, "That leader's grasp of the situation in the ninja world is far beyond your imagination!"
Mei Terumi rolled her eyes at him.
It wasn't your prediction that was correct, so why are you so proud?
Then another piece of news came from Konoha.
This news alone is intriguing.
For this negotiation, Konoha forcibly pushed out Minato Namikaze, who was recuperating in the hospital, and sent him to the front line even in a wheelchair to preside over the peace talks.
It is obvious that even at this point, the Konoha high-level officials have not given up on paving the way for Minato Namikaze.
This is a clear attempt to take the credit for ending a war onto Minato.
The first ones to be dissatisfied with this result were naturally the Uchiha clan, who actually made the greatest contribution and won the battle.
The second most dissatisfied people would be Orochimaru's subordinates.
That day, someone reported the news to Orochimaru indignantly, and said indignantly at the end.
"Why is it that even at this point, the people in the village are still unwilling to consider you, sir? Why are you inferior to that yellow flash?"
However, in stark contrast to his subordinates' anger, Orochimaru simply smiled calmly after hearing the news, and then continued with his research without even bothering to lift his eyelids.
He was no longer surprised by such a result.
Only when he heard his subordinates continue to report information about the demon sword did Orochimaru stop and reveal a strange smile.
With Orochimaru's wisdom, he had already guessed part of the truth.
"So, that demon sword is really dead?"
"Yes, it's a pity, Lord Orochimaru. If that genius had not died, he would have been in charge of this negotiation. Please accept my condolences, Lord."
The smile on Orochimaru's face grew even wider.
The subordinates laughed and didn't understand why.
"Haha, that's really a 'pity', considering he has accomplished so many things."
Orochimaru was obviously giving a sincere compliment, but it only made his subordinates feel even more distressed.
Lord Orochimaru must be suppressing his grief, it must be like this!
After all, in most people's hearts, the death of a young genius is always regrettable.
Even Minato Namikaze, who arrived at the coastal front shortly afterwards, couldn't help but ask about this legendary ninja who shone briefly like a comet.
"Did he really die in the battle? Is that confirmed?"
"Yes, Kirigakure has been promoting the achievement of killing him as its most boastful achievement for a long time." "Really? That's a pity."
Minato Namikaze was truly saddened by the untimely death of this genius.
But then he immediately asked again.
"So after the demon sword died, what about the three-tailed beast? Where did the three-tailed beast go?"
The Konoha ninjas who were asked looked at each other, and no one could answer for a moment.
They also didn't know where Sanwei had gone.
That demon sword had a very strong personality when he was alive. He always claimed to be Orochimaru's direct descendant wherever he went and never reported anything he did to anyone.
The three-tailed beast was also sealed by that person, and no one was told about what happened afterwards.
Now that he is "dead", no one knows where Sanwei has gone.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
For a moment, he even suspected whether there was some conspiracy behind this.
Because the weak Konoha high-level officials had specifically reminded him before he set out this time: in order to achieve peace as soon as possible, the Three-Tails could be returned to Kirigakure at their discretion.
But now, as soon as he arrived at the front line, he heard: Sanwei is missing!
This is too coincidental.
Namikaze Minato suspected the ninjas on the front line, the Uchiha clan, and even suspected that Orochimaru had sent someone to take away the tailed beast in advance.
But the only thing he never doubted was the demon sword.
After all, who in their right mind would suspect a dead person?
Afterwards, Namikaze Minato went to meet with several representatives of the ninja clans, including the representative of the Uchiha clan: the now famous Shunshin Shisui.
When faced with questions about the Three-Tails, Shisui clearly stated that he had never been involved and had no knowledge of it!
He even made many demands to Minato Namikaze, pointing out sharply that in this war, it was the Uchiha clan that made the most efforts, the greatest contributions, and the heaviest sacrifices!
He demanded that Minato Namikaze must obtain reasonable benefits for the Uchiha clan in the subsequent negotiations, otherwise they would never easily agree to this peace talk.
The words were sincere and clear, and the demands put forward were well-founded and reasonable.
It's so reasonable as if someone had taught it in advance!
This once again cast a shadow over Minato Namikaze's originally relaxed mood.
Before setting out, he, like everyone else, thought that he was just being pushed here to make some military achievements.
I thought it would be an easy mission, but I didn't expect to encounter so many problems on the first day at the front line!
The disappearance of the Three-Tails and the sudden enlightenment of the Uchiha clan as if they were guided by a master, all of this made the negotiations that were originally easy become bleak.
Minato Namikaze sighed secretly. He always felt that his luck had been bad since the battle at Kannabi Bridge.
In stark contrast to this, Shiba Kiyokawa has felt that his fortune has been steadily improving recently!
After leaving the southern coast and returning to the Rain Country, good news came one after another -
Loulan's industrial base is functioning normally, attracting more and more investment;
Hiruko's experiment was also very successful. He had already made a preliminary analysis of Deidara's explosive release, and used artificial insemination to create several embryos that were expected to inherit the Byakugan.
The ninja school branches established by Akatsuki in various conquered countries are also running in an orderly manner;
What was even more surprising was that shortly after he returned, they received an unusual commission.
The minister of the Demon Kingdom commissioned the Akatsuki organization to protect their shrine maiden.
"The Land of Ghosts."
As Shiba Kiyokawa looked at the country on the map, which had a superior geographical location and a large area, his mind became more active.
(End of this chapter)
