"Crack, crunch!"
Seeing the Water Country official's face pale from freezing, Uzumaki Jun quickly sealed his right hand again, sighed, and said regretfully, "This power is truly too strong."
"Unfortunately..."
"It does not belong to me!"
"So..." Aomi looked at the Uzushiogakure daimyo's expression of regret and fear, and cautiously asked, "What does Your Excellency hope..."
"I do not hope for anything." Uzumaki Jun shook his head, sighed, and said, "What I truly desire in my heart is to permanently seal this ninja sword!!"
"But..."
"In this war, although Uzushiogakure was victorious, it still..."
"Suffered heavy losses!!"
"..."
Aomi narrowed his eyes. Hearing the Uzushiogakure daimyo's words, he knew...
There was a chance!!
As long as they could agree on a suitable price next, they could take the ninja sword back!!
But...
Why wouldn't this daimyo keep such a powerful ninja sword for himself?
As for those words about heavy losses...
He did not believe them. When they arrived, they had seen the situation in Uzushiogakure. This place was truly...
Too prosperous!
Could it be because this Uzushiogakure daimyo discovered he could not control that power?
Just as he said...
This power does not belong to him!
For a daimyo with strength rivaling the God of Shinobi, perhaps only power that belongs to oneself is the strongest.
Power that cannot be controlled ultimately does not belong to oneself. This is the confidence and arrogance of the strong.
It could also be...
He believes that since even he cannot control it, others certainly cannot!!
After all, currently in the entire shinobi world, only two are known to have awakened the sword spirit!!
One is the elusive Uchiha Shin, and the other...
Is the Uzushiogakure daimyo before him!!
But these matters are unrelated to them. Their mission is simply to bring the legendary ninja sword back.
"Three times??" Aomi hesitated, as if mustering his greatest resolve, and said, "This is already all the funds the Water Country daimyo's residence can provide. If you do not agree, then we must apologize."
"After all, this is a ninja sword that cannot be controlled. Our daimyo wishes to redeem it only to fulfill his filial duty."
"If seriously harming our country's interests for the sake of a useless ninja sword were to happen, our daimyo would certainly not allow it."
He sighed regretfully...
As if to say, if you don't agree, we will turn and leave!!
"In that case..." Uzumaki Jun glanced at his right hand, sighed, and said, "Forget it, forget it. For the sake of Uzushiogakure's people, this daimyo will fulfill the Water Country daimyo's filial heart!!"
There's a whole warehouse full...
If you need more, you can come again!!
"In that case..." Hearing Uzumaki Jun's words, a flash of excitement passed through Aomi's eyes, and he said, "That ninja sword..."
Before he could finish...
"But you must agree to one condition from Uzushiogakure!" Uzumaki Jun said with a dark expression. "In this war, the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure caused heavy losses to Uzushiogakure. Although the Third Mizukage is now..."
A popsicle!!
His gaze icy as he looked at Aomi...
"But his clan..."
The Yuki clan...
This is a Kekkei Genkai!
Uzushiogakure never refuses Kekkei Genkai!!
"Your meaning is..." Hearing the Uzushiogakure daimyo's words, Aomi's heart trembled, and he cautiously said, "The Yuki clan..."
All executed?!
How ruthless!!
The Mizukage is already frozen into a popsicle, yet he still won't let the clan go...
No wonder he wants to sell the ninja sword.
It seems this Uzushiogakure daimyo holds a grudge!!
"Assist Uzushiogakure shinobi in capturing the entire Yuki clan!!" Uzumaki Jun said coldly. "Towards any clan that has invaded Uzushiogakure, Uzushiogakure always..."
"Pursues and punishes no matter how far!!"
"This..." Aomi hesitated. The matter itself wasn't harsh. After all, the daimyo's residence doesn't particularly like Kirigakure shinobi either, especially after the strength Uzushiogakure displayed in that war...
Even without a hidden village, a country can become powerful!!
Probably now all country daimyos harbor a desire to destroy the hidden villages and reclaim military power!!
But if it's just for Uzushiogakure's sake and it harms our own country's people...
The Water Country daimyo's reputation would be affected!!
However...
"Hmph!" Seeing Aomi's hesitant expression, Uzumaki Jun snorted coldly and said, "If you don't agree, then please leave!!"
Not selling!!
He'll sell it to the Land of Fire instead. Probably the Fire Country daimyo would be very happy.
"We need to request instructions from the daimyo about this matter." Hearing Uzumaki Jun's words, Aomi quickly shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "We do not have the authority to make decisions on this!"
Military matters...
Are not something a finance minister like him can casually interfere with.
"Fine." Uzumaki Jun nodded and said, "Use a message hawk. I expect you will have news by tomorrow."
"If too much time passes..."
Uzumaki Jun narrowed his eyes at them...
He will sell the ninja sword to the Land of Fire!!
"Understood!" Aomi wiped his sweat and nodded, saying, "I will act as quickly as possible."
"In that case..." Uzumaki Jun narrowed his eyes and said, "By the way, help me ask the new Mizukage, when will the compensation for the one hundred chakra cannons and the war losses be repaid??"
"..."
This...
Is over thirty billion!!
No wonder this Uzushiogakure daimyo didn't bother haggling further...
He had this in mind!!
Aomi wiped his sweat, cursing internally, but with a smiling face said cheerfully, "I will inquire with our daimyo about this as well."
It's unlikely Kirigakure will pay!
They haven't even repaid the debt to Konoha yet!
Probably the Water Country will end up paying for it...
But...
Over sixty billion in total...
Aomi quickly put on an apologetic smile and said righteously, "Our daimyo will severely condemn Kirigakure's immoral and uncivilized behavior!"
This wasn't his problem anymore. He'd ask the daimyo first!!
"Hmph!" Uzumaki Jun snorted coldly, then...
Slowly stood up, turned to leave...
Immediately all the Uzu-nin tensely gathered around, seemingly worried he was injured, forming a tight protective formation around him...
"Sigh!" Aomi looked at the retreating back of the Uzushiogakure daimyo, sighed, and murmured inwardly, "It seems the injuries this Uzushiogakure daimyo suffered are not as light as they appear on the surface!"
Otherwise...
Why would a peerless expert need so many people protecting him?
No wonder he wants to sell the ninja sword...
Probably this is also a reason. If using it causes severe injury...
It is indeed somewhat of a chicken rib.
But...
Aomi's face showed excitement...
A national treasure of the Water Country. Perhaps the Water Country's national treasury holds the method to master it?
Especially that icy crystal stele...
He must have the historians back home study it carefully!!
...
"Uncle Atsushi." Zaita ate a stinky tofu, said helplessly, "How is your investigation going?"
"Don't forget the clan head's task, you know!!"
This perverted uncle...
Really makes people uneasy!
Just earlier he said they were eating that stuff, but now...
He's even snatching their food!!
"Relax." Tsuchigumo Atsushi picked up a piece of stinky tofu, nodded, and said, "The investigation is pretty much done."
The food in Uzushiogakure is really interesting!
It's just that now, even if he wants to eat, he has no money left...
Really back to the Warring States period in an instant!
Uzushiogakure's sky-high priced alcohol...
That damned white-haired swindler!!
Thinking of him, Atsushi angrily snapped his chopsticks...
Don't let me see him again!
"This really is a good place!!"
Although he did go drinking, he...
Did not forget his mission.
Uzushiogakure is indeed not as simple as it seems on the surface!
Just the ban on pornography, gambling, and drugs alone...
Makes one feel it is unfathomable...
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