Chapter 1001: ...luring the Kazekage with profit

After Mizunuki Ryosuke's voice fell, there was a long silence in the secret room.

Except for the Third Raikage who had already expressed his attitude to support Mizunuki Ryosuke, the hesitation of others in the room was almost written on their faces. Mizunuki Ryosuke naturally knew clearly what everyone was hesitating about.

After all, declaring war on Konoha, the hegemon of the ninja world, is a major matter. If these people really agreed without a trace of hesitation, it would be strange.

Ryosuke's gaze swept over everyone's faces again, his eyes flickering slightly.

At first glance, the forces gathered in the room seem to be prominent in the ninja world, but Ryosuke understands that the only ones who really have the ability and courage to take action against Konoha, including himself, are probably only four.

The first is the Land of Iron, which is a permanently neutral country.

Mifune's agreement to let Mizunuki Ryosuke hold this ninja world talk in the Land of Iron, and keeping it secret for him, can be considered as standing on Mizunuki Ryosuke's side.

But if Mizunuki Ryosuke wants Mifune to change the purpose of the Land of Iron as a neutral country and take the initiative to send troops to launch a war against Konoha, this is impossible no matter what.

And besides the Land of Iron, Takigakure itself is just a filler.

Not to mention that the current Takigakure has been crippled by Iwagakure, even if it weren't crippled, Takigakure's strength is not enough to look at in front of Konoha.

Therefore, the objects Mizunuki Ryosuke can truly connect with are actually only Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Amegakure.

That is to say, the objects and goals Mizunuki Ryosuke truly needs to face in this talk are the Third Raikage, the Third Kazekage, and Hanzo of the Salamander.

And at this moment, Kumogakure has already shown him an attitude of unconditional support.

Because Mizunuki Ryosuke originally thought he would need to spend some effort to handle Kumogakure, but now it seems this is an unexpected joy.

So now, the key objects for Mizunuki Ryosuke to persuade have become the Third Kazekage and Hanzo of the Salamander.

Thinking of this, the corners of Mizunuki Ryosuke's mouth curled into a smile.

He had planned for today for so long, so he naturally had already thought of ways to persuade these two.

Meals must be eaten one bite at a time, and things must be done step by step. Mizunuki Ryosuke decided to start with the side that was easier to persuade.

And at this moment, the side that is easier to persuade is naturally the Third Kazekage.

So immediately, Mizunuki Ryosuke moved his gaze to the Third Kazekage's face. At this moment, the Kazekage was frowning, his eyes full of hesitation.

Ryosuke did not hesitate too much, but looked directly at the Third Kazekage and said.

"The situation is roughly like this, but I think everyone might still feel it is not very intuitive."

"So I will give you an example to explain."

"For example, Sunagakure."

As Mizunuki Ryosuke spoke, he pointed to the golden area on the ninja world map that looked like a desert.

Hearing Mizunuki Ryosuke mention Sunagakure, the Third Kazekage's attention was also attracted to the map. He frowned and looked at the ninja world map displayed by Mizunuki Ryosuke.

"The Land of Wind is mostly desert, with barren land and harsh environment."

"And the most direct impact of the environment is the problem of resources. Lack of food and clothing and harsh living environment have made the population of the Land of Wind very scarce."

"Not to mention civilians, even Sunagakure ninjas find it difficult to have sufficient food and supplies."

"Because the food in the Land of Wind is mostly produced in the rare oases in the desert."

"Am I right, Kazekage?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke said with a serious face. When talking about business, he didn't continue to get close to the Third Kazekage, but used a very formal title.

"Hoo."

"That is indeed correct."

A hint of complexity flashed in the Third Kazekage's eyes; he seemed to suddenly understand what Mizunuki Ryosuke wanted to say.

His gaze was fixed on the area occupied by sand yellow on the map, and a hint of heat flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke smiled slightly; he saw that the Third Kazekage already understood his meaning.

"The Land of Rivers, a buffer zone between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire."

"Currently, it is generally controlled by Konoha of the Land of Fire."

"Although the Land of Rivers doesn't have any noteworthy resources, nor does it have any rich products." ===== CHAPTER 1003 =====