Chapter 697

"Regarding the matter of war compensation, Iwagakure can accept it."

"Iwagakure agrees to compensate for the resources proposed by the Kumogakure side for the 'Cloud-Mist Alliance'."

Huang Tu stated his position 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 resources produced by the Land of Earth in the next ten years.

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

But helpless, whether to choose money or life, one could only choose one.

From the perspective of the ninja village and the country, resources were equal to the ninja base.

One must know that wanting to train a ninja required consuming a huge amount of resources.

And holding the "meat" cut from Iwagakure, it could be predicted that Kumogakure and Kirigakure's strength would usher in rapid growth in the next ten years.

Upon hearing this, although Mizunuki Ryosuke's face was calm, like a deep sea, making people unable to see the turbulence beneath the sea surface at all—

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

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

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

The resources that Iwagakure promised to compensate, converted into money, had already reached a terrifying scale!

At least equivalent to all the income of the sand-iron trade that Mizunuki Ryosuke had promoted for the next ten years!

Even if Kumogakure and Kirigakure split the bill fifty-fifty, this huge amount of income was enough to be called "a wave of wealth."

The "huge amount" of wealth made Mizunuki Ryosuke feel emotional in his heart.

The trade he had painstakingly promoted and the various measures he had established were not as good as the income brought by a war.

Of course, this was limited to being emotional.

After all, war is a double-edged sword; used well, it is naturally a wave of sudden wealth, but used poorly, who knows who will be the one cut for meat today.

Such successful cases were almost impossible to replicate.

After all, often walking by the river, how can one not get their shoes wet?

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

Stability was still the basic philosophy that Mizunuki Ryosuke implemented.

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

Knowing when to stop, no matter when, will never be wrong.

Unlike Mizunuki Ryosuke, Bi even felt a little regret in his heart when he heard Huang Tu agree so readily to the war compensation.

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

"Who knew this guy wouldn't bargain."

Bi said secretly in his heart.

Little did he know, Huang Tu agreed so readily not because he was looking at the face of this "Chihuahua," but purely because of Mizunuki Ryosuke's suppression.

After saying one sentence, Huang Tu took a deep breath; the huge 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 had not analyzed the current situation wrongly.

If it failed, then he could only await disposal.

Finally, he spoke.

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

"Iwagakure does not agree to surrender!"

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

"Iwagakure promises to return all the territory of the Land of the Moon and withdraw troops along the original route and never commit another offense!"

As Huang Tu's words fell, a flash of astonishment appeared on Bi's face; his expression went from shock to surprise, and finally from surprise to doubt and rage.

"Bang!!!!"

"Bastard!!!"

"What exactly are you saying?"

The dull impact sound reached the ears of the three; Bi stood up with a swish, and in his rage, he punched the round table that was as flat and smooth as a mirror, making a fierce collision sound.

Bi's eyes were filled with icy coldness; he never expected that the Huang Tu 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 Iwagakure dare to be so "arrogant"?

Bi knew clearly in his heart that Mizunuki Ryosuke had long since used a tactic of feints and grass-and-trees-as-soldiers to make Iwagakure think that their retreat had been cut off by Konoha.

That wasn't all; Mizunuki Ryosuke then used a plan to turn the tables, making the hatred between Konoha and Iwagakure completely solid.

With the threat of Konoha, Iwagakure's logistics route was now cut, and they had long since lost the ability to continue fighting.

This was the unfavorable situation for Iwagakure 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...

Iwagakure no longer had high-end combat power on the battlefield, while on the "Cloud-Mist Alliance" side, not to mention the super-standard Mizunuki Ryosuke, the high-end combat power above the quasi-Kage level also far exceeded that of Iwagakure.

What capital and confidence did Iwagakure have to dare to say such words?

Facing Bi's rage, Huang Tu remained indifferent; he just kept his gaze on Mizunuki Ryosuke.

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

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

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