Chapter 279

279. Chapter 277: Inspection Completed, Meeting a Complete Success

Hearing Uchiha Gin's words, the Kage stared at each other with wide eyes, looking helplessly at the huge Tailed Beasts before them.

Even if they knew these were already their own treasures, they couldn't be happy no matter what.

No way, when they came to Konoha to attend the meeting, they didn't bring many people, and they couldn't take these Tailed Beasts back to their countries at all.

Looking at the few people with worried faces, Uchiha Gin stood out, a strange smile on his mouth, and said to the crowd,

"However, if you are willing to pay a tiny bit of shipping fee, it's not impossible for our Konoha to squeeze out some manpower to deliver the goods to your door~"

Uchiha Madara, who was discussing what to eat tonight with Senju Hashirama, only felt an inexplicable chill behind his back, making him subconsciously shrink his neck.

"Uh... still need money? Can't it be free shipping?"

Shihe was a bit angry. The Hidden Rock Village had already paid such a huge sum of money to buy a Tailed Beast, and you actually don't provide free shipping service. Do you believe I'll complain about you?

"Sorry, remote areas don't have free shipping."

Uchiha Gin looked at the indignant Shihe and shook his head with regret.

"Then you lift the hypnosis on the Tailed Beasts; we're in a hurry to go back."

Shihe, who didn't want to spend this unjust money, immediately put his hands on his hips, pointed at the Four-Tails and Five-Tails that were sleeping, and said loudly.

"No, are you sure?"

Uchiha Gin couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Are the people in your Land of Earth all this brave?

This is a Tailed Beast, not a piglet raised in your backyard. How can you say you'll drive it away? Do you believe the Five-Tails will gore you to death on the spot?

"Who are you looking down on?"

Able to unify the ninja clans of the Land of Earth and become the First Tsuchikage, Shihe naturally had some skills.

"Sigh... Brother Hashirama, the friends from the Hidden Rock Village want to eat some good fruit juice."

Good words are hard to persuade a ghost who is looking for death. Uchiha Gin turned his head and commanded.

"Release which one?"

Uchiha Madara, who knew his duties in advance, didn't ask much, flashed over, and asked.

"Just the Four-Tails."

"Alright~"

"You all get ready; if you can't hold on, just shout 'cut'."

After all, these guys hadn't paid yet. If they died in the hands of the product he chose, it would be embarrassing.

"Hmph~ You're actually quite a good person."

The mysterious bandaged man following Shihe rarely gave an evaluation, but combined with his hoarse voice, Uchiha Gin felt that this guy was being sarcastic.

Note it down again: mysterious bandaged man from the Land of Earth is being sarcastic to me.

Uchiha Madara jumped up and landed in front of the sleeping Four-Tails. His eyes instantly turned scarlet, and a blue phantom slowly floated out from behind him.

A skeletal large hand stretched out by the phantom clenched into a fist and, under the shocked gazes of the crowd, smashed heavily onto the Four-Tails' large orangutan face.

"What kind of jutsu is that?"

Foreigners who had never seen the divine power of the Susanoo speculated about the jutsu Uchiha Madara used.

And Uchiha Gin, who saw this scene, covered his forehead speechlessly. He told him to lift the hypnosis, not to wake it up physically.

This kid Uchiha Madara, having spent a long time with Senju Hashirama, had actually thrown away all the pride of the Uchiha clan.

Where is your genjutsu? Where is your Fire Release?

In a dream full of pink bubbles.

"Beauty~ I finally caught you!"

The Four-Tails, which was chasing and playing with a mother orangutan in a beautiful dream, had just caught a sturdy orangutan beauty wearing a pink bow and was preparing to kiss her,

when the next moment, the beauty in its arms turned into a blue giant that made it extremely terrified, and at the same time, a huge fist smashed straight onto its face.

"Roar!!!"

The Four-Tails, feeling the pain, woke up from its beautiful dream instantly, shook its dizzy large head, and roared loudly.

The scorching heat in the air was suffocating. Sensing the fatal threat, everyone except the Hidden Rock Village left the battlefield one after another, leaving enough space for the overconfident Shihe.

"Lord Shihe, be careful!"

As an excellent sensory ninja, the mysterious bandaged man Mu was tense and warned the moment the Four-Tails roared.

"Damn human, return my beauty!"

The furious Four-Tails raised its five firm tails, regarding the only two humans before it as the culprits who disturbed its beautiful dream, and opened its large mouth, and dark red magma gushed out.

Let you ruin my beautiful dream, eat my blast!

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

Shihe, whose heart was ringing with alarm bells, slapped the ground with both hands for the first time. With the chakra he extracted, he poured it into the ground as if it were free, and a stone wall several meters thick rose from the ground, blocking before the two.

"Hiss~"

Under the scouring of the scorching magma, the stone wall emitted bursts of mournful sounds. Seeing that it was about to be corroded and pierced, the two Shihe made a decisive decision and used their secret technique. Under the surprised gazes of the crowd, their bodies slowly left the ground and floated toward the sky.

"What kind of ninjutsu is that, actually able to fly?"

In the current Ninja World, the technical job of flying was truly very rare, so after Shihe and the other used the Light-Weight Rock Technique, everyone present showed a bit of surprise.

"Phew~ Is this the power of a Tailed Beast?"

Shihe, who was still lingering in fear looking at the Earth Flow Wall annihilated under the magma, frowned while floating in mid-air.

He had thought Konoha people were over-blowing the strength of the Tailed Beasts, but it was just one encounter, and the other side forced him to flee to the sky.

"Lord Tsuchikage, do you want to use that?"

Mu, who was floating beside Shihe, asked in a low voice.

"No need, your injuries haven't fully healed yet; don't forcefully use that jutsu. Just let me try its depth."

Hearing Mu's words, Shihe glanced at him wrapped in bandages and shook his head. It wasn't a life-and-death battle, and there was no need to use that ninjutsu.

Besides, that jutsu wasn't perfected yet and could easily hurt friendly forces.

Under the surprised gazes of the crowd, Shihe actually gave up air superiority and slowly landed on the ground.

Sure enough, only standing on the ground could bring Shihe a sense of security.

Uchiha Gin, who was watching the battle on the side, sat on the small stool he had taken out from his backpack for eating melons, watching the First Tsuchikage who had landed in the field calmly.

"Sure enough, the gold content of people who can become Kage is not low."

Sensing the heavy and deep chakra in Shihe's body, Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow in surprise. He had thought these few Kage were all water goods, but he hadn't expected they really had something.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Huang Quan."

Examining the furious Four-Tails before him, Shihe quickly organized his battle strategy. He slapped his hands on the ground and used the Earth Release that changed the terrain.

"Roar~!"

The hard ground under his feet suddenly became soft. The Four-Tails, with violent eyes, was caught off guard and fell into an endless quagmire.

Its fiery red fur was covered in sticky and heavy mud, which made it unable to move for a time.

"Earth Release: Earth Mound Dumpling!"

Seeing the Four-Tails trapped and struggling to move, Shihe, with a smile on his mouth, slapped the ground with one hand. Only then did the huge rumbling sound echo incessantly, and a huge stone block with a volume comparable to the Tailed Beast was lifted by him.

"Taste this!"

Without any hesitation, Shihe threw the Earth Mound Dumpling toward the trapped Four-Tails. In his view, as long as this hit, the Four-Tails would definitely fall into a coma again.

"As expected of the First Tsuchikage, this Earth Release is really simple and rough~"

Looking at the huge stone block that covered the sky and the sun, Uchiha Gin put down the watermelon in his hand and couldn't help but marvel.

"Crack~"

"Hmph, in my opinion, it's just so-so."

Uchiha Madara, who was cutting melons beside him, let out a cold snort of disdain, but the contempt in his eyes had decreased by a few points, and there was a bit more seriousness on his face.

"Brother Ai, come over and taste the watermelon!"

Black Laoda:

"Roar!"

Although the Four-Tails was trapped in the quagmire, it was by no means a beast that would sit and wait for death. It roared angrily, and the Tailed Beast Bomb, as its signature, condensed in its mouth. The terrifying aura made everyone present who hadn't seen a Tailed Beast Bomb look sideways.

"Is that the Tailed Beast Bomb mentioned on the data card?"

Little Ai, who was following the First Raikage, looked at the pitch-black Tailed Beast Bomb and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

"Just the Four-Tails has such powerful strength, then our Eight-Tails, wouldn't it..."

"This is all thanks to Brother Gin's help. Little Ai, give Gold and Silver brothers a promotion and raise when we get back."

The First Raikage, who was also amazed at the power of the Tailed Beast, only had luck in his heart. Now sitting on the strongest Eight-Tails, the Hidden Cloud Village taking off was just around the corner.

"Boom!!!"

Only then did a loud noise come from the sky. The huge Earth Mound Dumpling hadn't landed yet when it was swallowed by a black light.

"Where is my Earth Mound Dumpling?"

As the light dissipated, Shihe, who was still stroking his beard and feeling proud, found that the Earth Mound Dumpling he had thrown had disappeared without a trace, and not even a piece of slag was left.

The Earth Mound Dumpling had been vaporized by the high temperature of the Tailed Beast Bomb just like that.

"Phew~ Phew~ Phew..."

After using the Earth Mound Dumpling just now, the elderly Shihe was a bit powerless. He, who was panting, was preparing to repeat the same trick, but was surprised to find that the Swamp of the Huang Quan he used to trap the Four-Tails had started to change color.

"Look, magma!"

The sound came from a spectator with good eyes. Everyone then cast their gazes on the Swamp of the Huang Quan under the Four-Tails' feet.

Only then did the quagmire, which was dark brown just a moment ago, start to emit wisps of white smoke, and then dark red ripples appeared.

After a few breaths, the huge quagmire turned into the Four-Tails' favorite magma swimming pool.

The Four-Tails successfully assimilated the Swamp of the Huang Quan cast by Shihe through its own scorching chakra. The hot magma bubbled, and the pungent smell of sulfur made everyone subconsciously frown.

"Lord Tsuchikage, if it doesn't work, just squeak~"

Putting his hands in the shape of a trumpet, Uchiha Gin shouted at Shihe, who had a gloomy face.

"Hmph!"

Shihe snorted coldly and didn't pay attention to Uchiha Gin. With the pride of a Kage, he would never ask for help from an outsider. He hardened his heart, his hands started to form seals, and a new ninjutsu began to brew.

Tiger—Ram—Rat

"Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!"

The First Tsuchikage, who felt he couldn't lose face, was risking his old life, selling his life to squeeze every cell of chakra in his body, trying to defeat the Four-Tails before him in one move.

"Pfft... it's quite spectacular."

Spitting out a few watermelon seeds, Uchiha Gin looked in surprise at the huge hemispherical sphere rising beside the Four-Tails, which was closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although the size couldn't compare to the Mountain Earth Technique cast by his father-in-law Kitsuchi during the Fourth Ninja War, it was enough to make people marvel.

"Cousin, see? The Kage of other countries are not as weak as you imagined."

"This move can't trap me; I can fly~"

Good, good, good, you've learned to talk back; watch how I deal with you when we get back!

"Close!"

Struggling to lift both hands, Shihe had blue veins bulging on his forehead, gritting his teeth and roaring angrily.

This Mountain Earth Technique was infused with all his chakra. If it still couldn't suppress the Four-Tails, he could only wait to be slaughtered.

"Mere human, don't even think about suppressing me!"

The Four-Tails' thick hands pressed against the giant stones on both sides, and the muffled sound made everyone's eardrums vibrate.

"Ah ah ah ah!!!"

With the stalemate of the battle, blood began to seep from Shihe's nose and mouth. Mu, who was in the sky, saw this scene and was terrified.

He had never seen Lord Tsuchikage look so embarrassed, and was about to step forward to help, but heard a crisp cracking sound.

"Crack, crack, crack~"

Only then did the two hemispherical giant stones start to crack inch by inch, and the spreading wounds covered the entire sphere in an instant.

"Break!"

The Four-Tails turned its palms into fists, and its whole body burst out with dark red chakra. The violent aura instantly filled the entire battlefield. Two fists as large as sandbags, wrapped in magma, smashed heavily onto the Mountain Earth Technique, hammering the giant stones that were already crumbling into fragments of different sizes.

"Pfft!"

The ninjutsu was broken, and the exhausted Shihe was a bit unsteady, looking at the Four-Tails beating its chest before him, his eyes full of relief in addition to fear.

With such a divine beast, why worry that the Hidden Rock Village won't prosper?

"Human, die!"

The Four-Tails, which had escaped, locked its gaze on Shihe's short body after showing off by beating its chest. The near-substantial killing intent made everyone's spine feel slightly cold.

"Lord Shihe!"

Mu, who was in the air, rushed down for the first time, wanting to save Shihe before the Four-Tails.

"Am I going to die?"

Shihe, who was powerless, could only watch the Four-Tails' bloody mouth, and his experiences in the first half of his life replayed like a revolving lantern.

"Sigh... I don't know when that kid Onoki will be able to stand on his own."

Was the generation of hero Shihe going to die at the hands of the Four-Tails?

Of course not; the money hadn't been paid yet~

"Cousin, time to work; don't let the big customer die."

Patting Uchiha Madara's shoulder beside him, Uchiha Gin commanded.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, these Tailed Beasts will be as obedient as kittens."

Uchiha Madara quickly stood up, said a word, and disappeared from the spot instantly.

"Little old man, move aside, I'm going to show off."

Just when Shihe was closing his eyes and waiting for death, he suddenly heard a strange voice behind him, full of arrogance and coldness, which made him subconsciously move aside.

"It's you again!"

This shout from the Four-Tails actually carried a hint of undisguised fear. Everyone looked up, wanting to see what means Uchiha Madara had to make the Tailed Beast so afraid.

"Look into my eyes, beast."

Uchiha Madara didn't say much. After his eyes were dyed scarlet, his majestic pupil power poured out. The surprised Four-Tails didn't have time to react before it was knocked down by a genjutsu of the Sharingan.

"Boom!"

"Phew~ Phew~"

The Four-Tails' huge body just lay straight on the ground like this, and then bursts of snoring came out.

"What are you looking at? Never seen a handsome guy?"

Uchiha Madara, who had finished his work, wanted to leave but found Shihe staring at him with old eyes. Feeling offended, he frowned instantly.

"You just glared at it, and it fell down?"

Shihe, whose heart was a bit bitter, looked at Uchiha Madara's young and handsome face, his old face full of entanglement.

It was as if he had been beaten by the Tiger Vanguard all night, and then a kid passed by and cleared the level in three or two strokes.

"Don't know what to say, hate your miserable fate of not having a Sharingan~"

No, cousin, you got the lines wrong; you don't need to say this!

Uchiha Gin, who was eating melons, heard the familiar lines and almost couldn't hold it, muttering in his heart while looking at his cousin who was full of arrogance.

"Sharingan..."

Everyone present heard this sentence clearly, and the look they cast at Uchiha Madara became intriguing.

Before, they had only heard of the Uchiha clan, but this time, it left an indelible impression in the hearts of people from other countries.

"Cough, cough, cough... first declare, this is my cousin's personal behavior; do not rise to the entire Uchiha clan. After all, the whole Uchiha clan only has him who can develop the Sharingan to this point."

Seeing that the situation wasn't quite right, Uchiha Gin jumped out to cut the connection at light speed.

"Is that really so?"

Everyone still had doubts about Uchiha Gin's words.

"That's right, otherwise how could my cousin be the clan leader~"

Only the strongest can be the clan leader; this is correct.

The Four-Tails was captured again, and the weak Shihe was also helped up by Mu and slowly landed beside the crowd.

"I was abrupt before. I wonder what method is needed to control this Tailed Beast?"

Shihe, with a complex expression, had long lost his previous toughness and looked at Senju Hashirama, who was eating melons, and asked very sincerely.

Once the question was raised, the other countries that had purchased Tailed Beasts pricked up their ears. After all, Shihe had already suffered a loss, and they didn't want to repeat the same mistakes.

"Ah? I'm not too sure about this either."

Facing the Tailed Beast, you Senju Hashirama only need to clap your hands, while other countries need to consider much more.

"Why don't you ask the Hidden Sand Village? They have experience with Tailed Beasts~"

Uchiha Gin took the opportunity to divert the disaster. Who told you poor guys to only look and not buy, wasting feelings.

"That's right, Lord Kazekage, tell us about it~"

Reminded by Uchiha Gin, everyone surrounded Reto, who was dumbfounded, with a look that said you won't be able to leave if you don't speak.

"Ah..."

Reto didn't know how to control Tailed Beasts at all. Shukaku had always been sealed in the temple, and he hadn't seen it many times. Before, he was just bragging and gilding himself.

"I only know that Tailed Beasts can be sealed."

Even if he didn't know anything, if he didn't say something, these guys who were eyeing him wouldn't let him go easily. With no other choice, he had to reveal some information casually.

"Sealing? Sealing jutsu..."

Once they heard the word "sealing," their brows furrowed. As the most special type of ninjutsu, sealing jutsu had always been a relatively rare ninjutsu.

Although every ninja village had more or less some ninjutsu about sealing, they weren't very profound.

"Old thief Bai Lian, I remember your neighbor is very good at sealing jutsu. Do you have a way?"

Shihe, after pondering for a while, raised his head and looked at Bai Lian, who also had a thoughtful expression, and asked in a rare peaceful tone.

The neighbor he was talking about was naturally the Land of Whirlpools. It was a household name that the Uzumaki clan was good at sealing jutsu. If they could get their help, sealing the Tailed Beasts would be easy.

"Don't mention those guys to me."

For some reason, Bai Lian's complexion became extremely black, and he gritted his teeth and replied. It could be seen that the Uzumaki clan had left him no small psychological shadow.

"Phew~"

Seeing that Bai Lian wasn't cooperating, Shihe slowly exhaled a turbid breath, looking at the sleeping Tailed Beast, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

Must find a way to control these Tailed Beasts.

But even if they started researching from now on, it would be a very long road. Now the war was in full swing, and they had to make a choice.

Turning to look at the two Tailed Beasts purchased by the Hidden Mist Village, Shihe felt heavy in his heart.

If Bai Lian, that old thief, found an opportunity to throw these two Tailed Beasts onto the battlefield, the Hidden Rock Village would definitely suffer huge losses in a surprise attack, and the rhythm of the war would be disrupted, and the result would be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Shihe, after a brief ideological struggle, turned and walked to Senju Hashirama and spoke.

"Lord Hokage, our Land of Earth agrees with the peace agreement you proposed. Why don't we sign it now~"

"Ha?"

Senju Hashirama was dumbfounded. Just a moment ago, he was still considering how to persuade the crowd who were addicted to the power of the Tailed Beasts, and in the blink of an eye, the First Tsuchikage took the initiative to seek peace. He then subtly looked at Uchiha Madara, who was crossing his arms.

Could it be that Madara secretly controlled the Tsuchikage with genjutsu?

"Our Hidden Mist Village also agrees."

Old and sophisticated, Bai Lian naturally saw through Shihe's thoughts, but as the weaker side of the war, although he was unwilling, he could only choose to sign the peace agreement to buy time for the Hidden Mist Village to develop and study the power of the Tailed Beasts, waiting for a day to find a way to get back at them.

The Mizukage was also controlled?

Not expecting that two nations would agree to his peace agreement in the blink of an eye, Senju Hashirama, who was overjoyed, cast his gaze toward the Land of Lightning and the Land of Wind.

"Our Land of Lightning naturally has no objections."

The First Raikage, who had expressed his willingness for peace earlier, nodded with a smile. He had to rush to have a foot massage and chat with Uchiha Gin tonight, so the faster this peace agreement was signed, the better.

"Lord Kazekage..."

Now only Reto hadn't expressed his stance. Everyone, each with their own thoughts, cast their gazes on his face. The First Kazekage, who felt locked by several auras, licked his dry lips and, holding onto the mentality of giving it a try, spoke.

"Letting our Land of Wind sign the agreement is not impossible..."

Trying to fleece a bit, maybe he could fleece some benefits; it wouldn't be a wasted trip.

"Not impossible, that means it's possible?"

The irritable Bai Lian wouldn't give Reto a chance to beat around the bush.

"It's possible, but..."

"Stop with the 'buts'. Since it's possible, hurry up and sign!"

The anxious Shihe wished he could flash back to his hometown the next moment and carry out research on the Tailed Beasts on a large scale; he was in no mood to pay attention to the hesitant Reto.

"You... you guys are bullying an honest person!"

Reto was trembling with anger; this was naked contempt.

Looking at the First Kazekage who had fallen into emo, Uchiha Gin sighed that weak nations have no diplomacy, then put on a smiling face, made a money gesture to his few big customers,

"Don't be anxious, everyone. Before signing, let's settle the accounts. There's a discount activity now. The first nation to pay in full will be given a free service of delivering one Tailed Beast~" (End of chapter)