Chapter 429: The Money of the Rich Gentry is Returned in Full

"Not so."

Ryosuke shook his head with a smile, denying Mifune's idea.

"If there were no Tsunade and me, raising the price would indeed be an act of killing the chicken to get the eggs."

"But now with the entry of Kirigakure and Konoha, everything is different."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said lightly, making the expression on Mifune's face more and more confused; he frowned and stared tightly at Mizunuki Ryosuke, waiting for Ryosuke's further explanation.

"General Mifune, have you ever heard a sentence."

"It's called 'this time, that time'."

"Now the Ninja World is in turmoil; in such a background, weapons are in short supply, and price increases are inevitable."

"And whether it is the Land of Fire or the Land of Water, as a great power, there is a natural contradiction with small countries, and it is destined to be unable to be in the same position as these small countries."

"Tsunade and I raise the price in the auction, and the small countries will only aim their spears at Tsunade and me, and will not aim at the Land of Iron."

"And no one will think that the Land of Water and the Land of Fire, which are also great powers and have tense relations, will collude in advance."

"Some small countries will even feel that 'auction' is the fairest form."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said leisurely, but after hearing it, Mifune's mood did not relax at all.

Hearing Ryosuke's words, Mifune did not veto it; as the planner of this auction plan, he naturally knew that everything Ryosuke said made sense.

If it were placed in ordinary times, if a great power was willing to be a "trustee" for him, he would be too happy to be too late.

But as Ryosuke said, this time, that time; with the Land of Bird and the Land of Bug in front, Mifune is still thinking about raising the price at this moment, I am afraid it will cause public anger and invite the attack of all small countries, making the Land of Iron's "neutral country" signboard gray in the Ninja World.

Looking at Mifune who was silent, Mizunuki Ryosuke also knew the crux of the problem, so he didn't care too much, but continued to say unhurriedly.

"The problem returns to the origin."

"That is how to handle the matter of the Land of Bird and the Land of Bug."

"On this point, someone must make concessions."

"What if I say that Kirigakure is willing to give up the opportunity to purchase weapons this time?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke said unhurriedly, but this time his words made Mifune's face change greatly, and his face was full of disbelief.

"What?"

"Is Lord Mizukage joking?"

Mifune looked at Mizunuki Ryosuke on the opposite side in disbelief, his eyes full of surprise.

After all, Mizunuki Ryosuke's words and deeds at this moment can be called "self-contradictory" in Mifune's eyes.

In the situation where he didn't know Mizunuki Ryosuke's purpose, Mifune made a major misjudgment, which led to Mifune being unable to understand Ryosuke's remarks and actions at this time.

In Mifune's eyes, all the envoys of other countries who came to the Land of Iron at this juncture, one by one.

The only thing they want is one thing—that is to expand armaments to guard against war that may happen at any time.

Precisely because of this, Mifune did not even discuss with Kaguya Yuta, who was previously the Kirigakure ambassador, and directly concluded that the Kirigakure ambassador was here to buy weapons.

After all, apart from this, Mifune could not think of any reason for the Land of Water envoy to come to see him.

Afterwards, Ryosuke killed the envoys of the Land of Bird and the Land of Bug in public.

The Land of Iron could have used this reason to "sanction" Kirigakure to calm the anxiety and doubts of all small countries and appease a group of small countries.

With the strength of the Land of Iron, this sanction would of course not be a means like "a life for a life" or "military economic coercion."

The Land of Iron can only do one thing, that is to stop the sale of weapons to Kirigakure, as a "punishment" and "sanction" for Kirigakure's public murder.

As long as the Land of Iron can take action, the small countries will not have any objections.

After all, as long as the Land of Iron can prove that it has the ability and qualification to counter the great powers and let the great powers abide by the "rules" of the Land of Iron, the small countries will naturally regain trust in the ability of the Land of Iron.

And for the Land of Iron itself, it of course doesn't really want to sanction Kirigakure; Mifune only wants a reason to maintain the Land of Iron's signboard as a "permanently neutral country" and appease a group of small countries.

Achieve an effect of "treating everyone equally": "Look, even a great power, killing people in the Land of Iron, has been punished, don't worry."

Mifune even thought about it before coming; in order not to offend Kirigakure, the Land of Iron can secretly sell a certain amount of weapons to Kirigakure later to meet Kirigakure's weapon needs.

And Kirigakure is in the wrong, even if it is a great power, it cannot force the Land of Iron to find trouble because of this.

But who would have thought that Mizunuki Ryosuke's "loyalty and righteousness debate" directly blocked all of Mifune's reasons, making Kirigakure occupy the position of "great righteousness" instead.

If you can't talk, there is naturally no such thing as "sanction."

The Land of Iron lost the reason and "great righteousness" to sanction Kirigakure; without great righteousness, how dare the Land of Iron provoke Kirigakure of the Land of Water, which has the status of "Five Constants of the Ninja World"?

Also because the Land of Iron cannot sanction Kirigakure, it cannot appease all small countries, which naturally led to the dissatisfaction and doubts of the small countries.

Mizunuki Ryosuke, as the Fourth Mizukage, made a "loyalty and righteousness debate," nothing more than not wanting Kirigakure's interests to be damaged.

And in the current Land of Iron, the only interest Kirigakure needs is the qualification to purchase weapons and expand armaments.

So in Mifune's view, Mizunuki Ryosuke's previous purpose was to keep Kirigakure's qualification to purchase weapons this time.

And now, Mizunuki Ryosuke said again that Kirigakure can give up the opportunity to purchase weapons this time and is willing to give the Land of Iron this reason to "convince the public."

Isn't this self-contradictory?

So at this moment, Mifune was also directly stunned on the spot, not understanding what medicine Mizunuki Ryosuke was selling in his gourd.

Mizunuki Ryosuke's operation completely confused Mifune.

"This is not a joke."

"In the 'four-win' I mentioned."

"The win of the Land of Iron is, first, to earn enough profit in the auction."

"Second, Kirigakure will give up the qualification of the auction, using this to maintain the reputation of the Land of Iron as a 'neutral country'."

"In this way, the Land of Iron has benefited both in terms of interests and politics."

Mizunuki Ryosuke stared at Mifune in front of him, every word made Mifune think he was dreaming.

Afterwards, Ryosuke did not stop, and told all the ideas for the auction meeting next.

Including how to raise the price, how much the price increase should be, how to end it, etc., all were said.

His words not only stunned Mifune, but even Tsunade in Ryosuke's arms thought whether Ryosuke was crazy.

Because according to what Mizunuki Ryosuke said, this wave is completely Kirigakure and Konoha sacrificing themselves to fulfill the Land of Iron. ===== CHAPTER 431 =====