Chapter 371

Hearing this, Kitsuchi and Mizunuki Ryosuke had different expressions; Kitsuchi frowned tightly, his face looking ugly.

While Mizunuki Ryosuke remained indifferent, as if he had long anticipated the demands and trump cards revealed by him.

In fact, the reason he arranged for the Cloud Village to speak first was also because he had anticipated the current situation.

At first glance, the Cloud Village seemed to have a great advantage, but in fact, in this series of games, the Cloud Village's "level" had basically always been at the very bottom.

And all the Cloud Village's advantages were actually built upon Mizunuki Ryosuke, this "ally."

Looking at the Cloud Village alone, they were actually in a state of being "passively" led by Mizunuki Ryosuke's plan, without having made any layout at all.

In other words, the Cloud Village had no cards to play at all.

Therefore, all the Cloud Village could say and do was the "either you surrender, or we keep fighting" approach.

If Mizunuki Ryosuke hadn't kept him by his side and explained the ins and outs of the whole plan to him, the entire Cloud Village would probably not understand how they had suddenly "inexplicably" won.

And the Cloud Village would probably attribute the reason for victory to: "The Third Tsuchikage Onoki must have suddenly 'lost his mind'."

Therefore, it was reasonable for the weakest to speak first.

....

Regardless, after the Cloud Village threw this punch without caring about anything, the Rock Village was completely miserable.

Not to mention the "astronomical" war reparations in his mouth, the thing that Kitsuchi could not accept most was the "unconditional surrender."

If Kitsuchi's inner feelings toward Mizunuki Ryosuke were complex and awe-filled.

He didn't care that much about him.

Cloud Village? Just a defeated opponent!

If it weren't for the suddenly intruding "Leaf" and Mist, who knew who would be the grandson and who would be the grandfather now.

Even if they were to have a piece of meat bitten off by a "lion's big mouth," it had to be a "lion"; did a "Chihuahua" like you dare to open your mouth so wide?

At this moment, this was roughly what Kitsuchi was thinking.

Although he was disdainful in his heart, Kitsuchi did not reveal any extra emotions on the surface; only Mizunuki Ryosuke guessed Kitsuchi's inner feelings roughly through some details.

Regarding this, Mizunuki Ryosuke didn't say much, still maintaining the smile on his face.

"Alright, negotiations, there's always give and take, right?"

"Jonin Kitsuchi, state your demands."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said to Kitsuchi with a harmless and kind face.

Seeing this, Kitsuchi took a deep breath, a flash of determination in his eyes.

Through Mizunuki Ryosuke's previous "inspiration," Kitsuchi, who already understood what his "hand" was, now also understood what attitude he should use to face all of this.

Thus, he spoke slowly.

"Regarding the war reparations, the Rock Village can accept them."

"The Rock Village agrees to compensate for the resources proposed by the Cloud Village for the 'Cloud-Mist Alliance'."

Kitsuchi stated slowly; although his tone was steady, his heart was bleeding.

The resources and money demanded by the "Chihuahua's big mouth" would be almost more than half of the Land of Earth's output for the next ten years.

This meant that the Rock Village of the Land of Earth would probably find it difficult to recover its vitality and climb back up for the next ten years.

But helplessly, one had to choose between money or life.

From the perspective of a ninja village and a country, resources equaled the ninja base.

One had to know that wanting to train a ninja required consuming a massive amount of resources.

And holding the "meat" cut from the Rock Village, it could be predicted that the Cloud and Mist Villages would see rapid growth in strength over the next ten years.

Hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke's expression was calm, like a deep ocean, making it impossible to see the turbulence beneath the surface.

But in reality, Mizunuki Ryosuke's heart was already faintly excited.

Nothing else, mainly because this money was simply too much!

It was no wonder that people in his previous life said that war was the fastest way to accumulate wealth!

The resources the Rock Village agreed to compensate, converted into money, had already reached a terrifying scale!

At the very least, it was equivalent to all the profits of the sand-iron trade he had single-handedly promoted over the next ten years!

Even if the Cloud and Mist Villages split it fifty-fifty, this massive profit was enough to be called a "huge windfall."

The "massive" wealth made Mizunuki Ryosuke sigh in his heart.

The trade he had painstakingly promoted and the various measures he had established were not as profitable as a single war.

Of course, this was limited to sighing.

After all, war was a double-edged sword; used well, it was naturally a sudden fortune, but used poorly, who knew who would be the one getting their flesh cut today.

Such a successful case was almost impossible to replicate.

After all, if you walk by the river often, how can you not get your shoes wet?

Mizunuki Ryosuke would not turn into a "war maniac" just because he tasted the sweetness of one profit.

Stability was still the basic philosophy Mizunuki Ryosuke implemented.

After all, being able to have such a result was also because Mizunuki Ryosuke had calculated all the factors of heaven, earth, and man.

Knowing when to stop was never wrong.

Unlike Mizunuki Ryosuke, he even felt a slight regret when hearing Kitsuchi agree so readily to the war reparations.

"If I had known, I would have asked for more."

"Who knew this guy wouldn't bargain."

He said secretly in his heart.

Little did he know, Kitsuchi agreeing so readily was not out of respect for his "Chihuahua" face, but purely due to Mizunuki Ryosuke's suppression.

After saying one sentence, Kitsuchi took a deep breath; the massive pressure in his chest almost crushed his heart completely.

Because he knew clearly that success or failure depended on this one move.

If it succeeded, it meant he hadn't analyzed the current situation wrong.

If it failed, then he could only await disposal.

Finally, he spoke.

Even with a personality as steady as Kitsuchi's, his voice couldn't help but carry a hint of trembling at this moment.

"The Rock Village does not agree to surrender!"

"We propose that the end of the war can be concluded with a 'draw'."

"The Rock Village agrees to return all territory of the Land of the Moon and withdraw troops along the original path, never to invade again!"

As Kitsuchi's voice fell, a look of astonishment flashed across his face; his expression went from shock to surprise, and finally from surprise to confusion and rage.

"Bang!!!!"

"Bastard!!!"

"What exactly are you saying?"

The dull impact sound reached the ears of the three, and he stood up with a swoosh; in his rage, he slammed a fist onto the mirror-like smooth round table in front of him, making a violent collision sound.

His eyes were filled with cold chill; he never expected that the Kitsuchi in front of him would be so "stubborn."

Not only did he not accept surrender, he didn't even admit defeat, attempting to end it with a "draw."

Was he not awake?

Did the current Rock ninjas dare to be so "arrogant"?

He knew clearly in his heart that Mizunuki Ryosuke had already used a tactic of feints and paranoia to make the Rock Village think their retreat had been cut off by the Leaf.

That wasn't all; Mizunuki Ryosuke then used a tactic of turning the tables, making the hatred between the Leaf and the Rock Village completely solid.

With the threat of the Leaf, the Rock Village's logistics route was now cut off, and they had long since lost the ability to continue fighting.

This was the unfavorable situation for the Rock Village in terms of form.

And on the battlefield, due to the death of the Kage-level powerhouse Roshi and the capture of the Third Tsuchikage Onoki...

The Rock Village no longer had high-end combat power on the battlefield, while on the "Cloud-Mist Alliance" side, not to mention the overpowered Mizunuki Ryosuke, the high-end combat power above the quasi-Kage level also far exceeded the Rock ninjas.

What capital and confidence did the Rock Village have to dare to say such things?

Facing his rage, Kitsuchi remained indifferent; he just kept his gaze on Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Still the same sentence: his threat was insignificant in his heart.

The most important thing was still that terrifying demon god on the other side.

But no matter how he looked, he couldn't see any clues from Mizunuki Ryosuke.

— Author's Notes —

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