Chapter 317

Seeing Ryosuke directly state his identity, Sanshouuo Hanzo's expression also directly became extremely solemn.

"Please speak."

The situation is stronger than the person; Sanshouuo Hanzo also directly used an honorific.

"Before that, I want to hear your views on the ninja world."

Mizunuki Ryosuke still looked at Sanshouuo Hanzo with a calm and gentle smile, looking harmless to humans and animals.

And having experienced everything before, Sanshouuo Hanzo didn't dare to underestimate this extremely young Mizukage at all at this moment.

After hearing Ryosuke's question, a glimmer of sharpness also bloomed in Sanshouuo Hanzo's eyes.

"In my view, the ninja world is like a pond."

"Everyone is an animal living in the pond."

Sanshouuo Hanzo said with a calm expression, his eyes full of calmness; he didn't say it directly, but made a metaphor.

"Powerful creatures in the pond, such as crocodiles, hippos..."

"They always occupy the central position, squeezing the survival resources of other creatures, enjoying the most abundant water grass."

"And weak creatures, such as carp and frogs, can only be squeezed out by the powerful, eventually being driven to the edge of the pond."

"Repeating this, the creatures in the center become stronger, and the creatures at the edge become weaker."

"One day, the edge creatures, weak to the point of being unable to continue, will be swallowed by the powerful central creatures."

"And after eating the weak creatures, the powerful creatures in the center of the pond will also squeeze and swallow each other. Because no one doesn't want to completely take the entire pond as their own."

"The hatred and violence in the pond will become the eternal theme, and everything will never be resolved."

"The strong dominate and swallow the weak; this is the so-called ninja world."

Sanshouuo Hanzo said slowly; after these words, even Hoshigaki Kisame's eyes on the side showed some changes.

Although such remarks were shallow, they described the current situation of the ninja world incisively in just a few sentences, which showed Sanshouuo Hanzo's big-picture view.

The metaphor in these words naturally didn't need to be said.

The ninja world is compared to a pond, major ninja villages are compared to animals like hippos and crocodiles, and small ninja villages are compared to frogs and carp.

"CLAP CLAP CLAP!!!"

"Not bad, not bad; the strong prey on the weak, it is indeed a high-level argument."

"The so-called ninja world is nothing more than this."

After listening to Sanshouuo Hanzo's theory, Mizunuki Ryosuke couldn't help but applaud.

Before Hanzo could react, he spoke again.

"So the weak frogs in the pond, in order to eat water grass, can only choose to launch an attack on the hippos, crocodiles, and water snakes occupying the center."

"The three occupying the center, although powerful, because of their guard against each other, no one dares to act rashly."

"As long as the frogs can borrow the contradictions between the three to weaken the hippos first, then by that time, naturally there will be crocodiles making a move, attempting to swallow the hippos."

"In this way, when the pond is in chaos, it gives the frogs a chance to occupy the center of the pond."

"Is that right, Leader Sanshouuo?"

Ryosuke still said with a smile, but these words made Sanshouuo Hanzo directly flip up from the ground, his whole body emitting a cold chill.

Salamander Hanzo's sudden rage made Hoshigaki Kisame directly take out Samehada again, and at the same time, Kisame's muscles were tense, ready to make a move at any time.

But who would have thought that Mizunuki Ryosuke still looked at Sanshouuo Hanzo with a smile, seemingly indifferent to everything.

A minute later, Sanshouuo Hanzo restrained the aura on his body and sat down slowly again.

"What exactly do you want to say?"

Sanshouuo Hanzo looked at Mizunuki Ryosuke with a cold gaze, his hands already clenched into fists.

Mizunuki Ryosuke, in just a few words, had already broken through Sanshouuo Hanzo's entire plan.

Even with Sanshouuo Hanzo's sophistication, he couldn't help but be unable to hold it together at this moment.

"Nothing."

"Whether you intend to make a move on the hippos or the crocodiles, it has nothing to do with me."

"On the contrary, I intend to support you."

Mizunuki Ryosuke still maintained his smile and said slowly to Sanshouuo Hanzo.

"Why?!"

Sanshouuo Hanzo's gaze flickered slightly; although the result of the matter was moving toward the direction he expected at this moment, he couldn't be happy no matter what.

"Of course, this support is not given to you for free."

"Kirigakure can provide you with a large amount of explosive tags, soldier pills, military rations, weapons..."

"But you must pay an equal value in silver."

Mizunuki Ryosuke shook his head lightly and turned to talk about business.

"Hoo..."

Hearing this, Sanshouuo Hanzo took a deep breath, and the stone hanging in his heart also fell to the ground.

Regarding the Mizunuki Ryosuke before him, he couldn't see through even a single bit; after a conversation, he only felt that the Ryosuke before him was as terrifying as an unfathomable abyss.

There is no love without reason in the world, and there is no hate without reason.

If the opponent provided help to the Rain Ninjas regardless of the cost, Sanshouuo Hanzo really wouldn't dare to accept it for a while.

The reason was also very simple; he couldn't judge the opponent's true purpose.

Rashly accepting it might cause him to fall into the opponent's unknown schemes.

And now, although the opponent provided him with a large amount of strategic materials that couldn't be obtained through normal means, the opponent at least gained benefits, which made everything explainable.

"Money is not a problem."

"I can accept your conditions."

After a brief consideration, Sanshouuo Hanzo still agreed directly and readily.

Compared to these controlled materials that had a price but no market, money was nothing.

And the fact that the opponent was willing to provide him with these materials also showed that they had no intention of being enemies with him.

Even if his plan had been completely seen through, with common interests as a bond, the opponent wouldn't easily leak his plan.

Seeing Sanshouuo Hanzo agree, Ryosuke wasn't surprised at all; this was already in his expectations, and what was important was the next thing.

"Happy cooperation."