The Result of the Peace Talks
The result of the peace talks that afternoon, Konoha Village, Ninja Apartment.
"Oh, are you moving?"
Temari looked at Lin Ke standing at the door, the room empty, and asked with some surprise.
"Something I can help you with?"
Lin Ke turned his head and asked. He had already sold this apartment. Konoha Village, as the center of the Land of Fire, made buying and selling houses very easy. After finding someone to list it, knowing that he was the youngest genius Special Jonin, it was sold in just over a week at a price 20% higher than the market price.
He had never understood Konoha's real estate market before. After the process of selling the house and looking for a rental, he deeply understood one thing—
It is not easy to live in Konoha.
"Oh, the peace talks should have ended yesterday, right? Why are you still in our village?" He suddenly remembered this and asked suspiciously.
The peace talks between Sand Ninja Village and Konoha were very simple. After all, Sand Ninja Village really had nothing. Konoha wanted whatever they wanted, and they agreed to whatever they wanted. The result of the high-level officials, including the Kazekage, being captured was naturally that they would give whatever others wanted.
The reason it dragged on for more than a week was because there were major differences within Konoha regarding the new alliance treaty.
Lin Ke didn't expect that there would be so many militant factions among the Jonin who wanted the village to acquire something.
Once the meeting started, the Hokage Office was simply like a vegetable market, with everyone chiming in. Even the two advisors had many ideas. Utatane Koharu, who had a more fiery personality, firmly disagreed with the idea of giving Sand Ninja Village certain support and delaying compensation, arguing that such a strategy might make others think that Konoha Village was too weak.
Mitokado Homura agreed to delay the compensation, but demanded that the Kazekage temporarily stay in the Land of Fire to continue helping the village and the nobles develop the Gold Mine—
It was also here that Lin Ke learned where the missing Fourth Kazekage had gone. He had been forced to do hard labor.
Shimura Danzo's demands were even more extreme. He hoped to kill the captives, directly attack the Land of Wind, and annex the Land of Rivers while Sand Ninja Village had no high-end combat power.
You must know that the Land of Rivers had been able to exist for many years because it served as a buffer zone between Sand Ninja Village and Konoha. Now that Sand Ninja Village was almost completely wiped out in terms of high-end combat power, and 80% of the Land of Wind was desert, there was really no oil to be extracted.
But the Land of Rivers was different. It was a treasure land.
However, this extreme idea had a large market among the Jonin. Even many of the Ino-Shika-Cho clan members, who were staunch supporters of the Third Hokage, agreed to swallow the Land of Rivers.
But that meant war.
The Land of Rain and the Land of Grass were nearby. No matter how chaotic and civil war-torn the Land of Rivers was, everyone had tacitly eaten meat for so many years. Now that Konoha wanted to swallow it alone, it wouldn't be so easy.
The Third Hokage firmly opposed it, the two advisors held their own opinions, and the Jonin were in a heated argument—
This was what Lin Ke had experienced every day for the past week, endless arguments.
In the end, the new Daimyo of the Land of Fire sent someone over, demanding that Konoha Village immediately release the Fourth Kazekage, and the peace talks came to an end. Obviously, the high-level nobles did not want to fight.
Whether there were any deals or not was unknown, but the result was that the Third Hokage, who had the support of the Daimyo, won and quickly ended the peace talks.
Lin Ke didn't know the specific terms, but yesterday afternoon, the Land of Wind Mission and the Fourth Kazekage had already left Konoha Village.
So it was really strange that the Kazekage's daughter was still in Konoha Village.
"According to the new treaty—" Temari put her hands on her hips and said, "Kankuro, Gaara, and I will stay in Konoha Village."
Handing over the Jinchuriki?
Lin Ke quickly realized the purpose of this treaty and said, "And then?"
Leaving the Jinchuriki behind was something that Shimura Danzo and the two advisors had demanded, and the Third Hokage finally acquiesced. As expected, it passed.
Since they allowed their own village's Jinchuriki to roam around, it was only natural to leave behind the Jinchuriki of the defeated country.
However, the troublesome thing was that the Jinchuriki might attract Akatsuki...
"You haven't answered my question yet. Are you moving?" Temari asked, recalling her conversation with Grandpa Ebizo.
[The decline of the village is inevitable, and a new era may be coming...]
[Whether it is war or peace, we will most likely become vassals of Konoha Village...]
[Don't be sad, the environment of the Land of Wind dictates that even if we become vassals, no one will invade us]
[Temari, that kid's ability is definitely of strategic significance, and with such talent, he may become a Kage in the future...]
[You must influence him as much as possible, at least make him maintain the same friendly attitude towards the village as the Third Hokage...]
"Yes, I've moved." Lin Ke put the spare key in his hand in the room and closed the door. It was too convenient for him to move. He chose a dark night and let one hundred and thirteen shadows move collectively. The shadows, with his physical fitness, instincts, and skills, packed everything in minutes and sent it all to the new home in one trip.
Temari smiled sweetly, put her hands behind her back, and said, "Congratulations."
"Thanks." Lin Ke turned and left. The shadows had already prepared his new home, just waiting for him to come and experience his training room. He didn't have time to waste words with anyone.
"Hey~" Temari was caught a little off guard and quickly chased after him, saying, "As a gift, how about I treat you to dinner?"
"I have plans tonight." Lin Ke sped up and disappeared from the spot using the Body Flicker Technique.
Seriously...
Temari stood there and stamped her foot. After getting over her annoyance, a strange smile appeared on her face. – Dinner, Barbecue Q.
"Congratulations, Boss~" Yuan Wei and Xia raised their drinks for a toast, smiling.
"Congratulations." Uchiha Sasuke also said with a smile, and Haruno Sakura echoed him from the side.
Lin Ke joined in, clinking glasses and taking a sip of his drink. He couldn't help but glance at Shikamaru and the others' table—
Under normal circumstances, after moving, you would first visit your neighbors with small gifts, and then invite friends over for a meal at home.
However, since he was just moving to a new Ninja Apartment, and he had quite a few friends, he simply switched to Barbecue Q. He was already prepared to spend a lot.
After all, the Ninja Apartment his father left behind had increased in price significantly compared to when it was bought ten years ago (he had asked his father). Under the premise of not buying a house and deciding to rent, he could be considered a wealthy person with savings.
Treating everyone to a barbecue was nothing.
But he had overlooked Akimichi Choji, and those colleagues who were also Jonin were really not being polite with him.
Yuhi Kurenai was already on her third bottle of shochu!
This woman looked gentle and generous, but her favorite foods were actually shochu and vodka... The prices of alcoholic beverages at the Barbecue Q were really not cheap.
Seeing Lin Ke looking over, Yuhi Kurenai's face was slightly red, and she generously smiled, raising her glass and finishing it in one gulp.
He felt his wallet let out a whimper just now, and then he averted his gaze.
This is a necessary sacrifice to expand my network.
Lin Ke said to himself in his heart, Next time I see Temari, I should be a little more polite. That woman should be rich, right...
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