Chapter 972

During the ceasefire, the ninja brazenly launched an attack; if someone deliberately magnified such behavior into a diplomatic embarrassment, handling it would become extremely awkward.

But the Moon ninja from Kouran would have no such concerns. Setting aside the relationship between Young Yuanzi and Konoha, just from a national standpoint, the commercial exchange between Kouran and the Land of Fire already determined what attitude this trivial matter would receive. In every major city, including those of the Land of Fire, there is enormous demand for affordable and practical Kouran goods.

A ninja village, as a nation's special military force, enjoys certain privileges, but it must also give something in return — for instance, figuring out its own food and infrastructure. Thus, nearly eighty percent of Konoha's own economic system is actually tied to the Kouran merchant guild.

Someone might ask: does having economic leverage really allow one to act so arbitrarily? Then Kouran merchant guild leader Uzumaki Lady Xinjianai could answer without hesitation, "Sorry about that, but you're right — having money really does let you do whatever you want."

Of course, to truly act arbitrarily, this connection alone is not enough. The leader of the Moon ninja is Young Yuanzi, and this also plays a crucial role — as the strongest ninja village among the Five Great Nations, Konoha was once its most elite and vital fighting force.

Uzumaki Young Yuanzi, to any nation, is a deterrent simply by her presence. So after she left Konoha and established a new ninja village, would there be conflict? Through this incident, everyone understood that Konoha and the Moon ninja simply do not care about such trivial matters.

This is exactly the result Young Yuanzi wanted. Although she fears no invading enemy, merely using Konoha to build momentum can intimidate many small nations. The annoying probes against the Moon ninja will spare the Queen of Kouran and her merchant caravans a great deal of trouble. At the same time, many people will also more carefully consider cooperating with Kouran, rather than turning the merchant caravans away at the door.

"Last question from me! Hoo-ha! Now's not the time to relax, you rookies!" An extremely energetic female voice rang out, accompanied by a smoke bomb crashing through the window. As the smoke gradually cleared, the previously blank blackboard displayed the location and time for the upcoming second exam.

"Instructor Mitarashi, if you don't know how to enter a classroom through the door, I can teach you a thing or two." Having his speech interrupted, Morino Ibiki's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"What's the big deal? The first exam is already over, isn't it? Let me see how many little brats are left…" Perhaps because the plot had changed, the Mitarashi Red Bean before them seemed slightly different from the original. Young Yuanzi just tugged on Zhao Afu's ear and silently observed.

"Wow, looks like plenty of people are still here… But next, I'll cut this number down by half!"

This point, however, is no different from the original.