"Who are you, and why are you attacking our Iwagakure?!"
Ōnoki looked at the handsome young man who appeared before him, his face extremely grim as he asked.
Hearing Ōnoki's words, Zhong Chen did not answer directly. Instead, his face darkened, and he asked Ōnoki with an icy tone:
"Are you questioning me, you ant?!"
"And… who permitted you to speak to me as an equal! Get down!"
The moment Zhong Chen finished speaking, Ōnoki felt immense pressure, and he plummeted uncontrollably towards the ground.
"Thud… Oh, oh, oh, my back! It's twisted!!!"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch!!!"
"Lord Tsuchikage!!!"
"Grandpa!!!"
The surrounding ninjas, who had gathered, saw Ōnoki suddenly crash down from the sky and rushed over to check on him.
"Old man, stop playing dead. Tell me, how are you going to compensate Lord Chen for his losses?"
"Cough, cough… This old man doesn't know how our Iwagakure has offended your esteemed self!"
Ōnoki, supported by Kurotsuchi, looked up with lingering fear at Zhong Chen, who was looking down on them from the sky.
"Heh heh, didn't you refuse to acknowledge my Rainbow Ninja Village? This incident has caused severe damage to my spirit."
"So, without five billion, this matter cannot be overlooked."
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Ōnoki's pupils constricted, and he looked at Zhong Chen in disbelief.
"You are from the Rainbow Ninja Village!!!"
"That's right. Tell me, when will you hand over the money!"
"Our Iwagakure doesn't have that much money. At most, we can only provide four billion."
Ōnoki said through gritted teeth. If they handed over four billion, they wouldn't even need to consider a Shinobi World War.
War is fought with money. Without money, nothing can be accomplished.
However, with them being the fish and the other the butcher, they could only reluctantly accept it.
"Alright, four billion it is. I'll give you three days. If the money isn't here by then, it won't be merciful, you know."
Zhong Chen raised his hand and pointed at the enormous palm above his head, reminding them with a smile.
"Don't worry, I won't joke about the safety of my village!"
"Hmph, at least you're sensible!"
As Zhong Chen finished speaking, his figure vanished from the spot, reappearing above Kumogakure.
He then used the same trick to extort four billion from Kumogakure. The Eight-Tails even attacked the large palm with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
However, it didn't even harm a single hair. Seeing this, Third Raikage could only reluctantly accept the extortion.
Yet, in just one day, the two great ninja villages that had previously issued statements denying the Rainbow Ninja Village and the Rainbow Shadow suddenly changed their tune.
They declared that their previous statements were issued by temporary workers and did not count, and that they acknowledged everything.
Everyone in the Shinobi World was initially puzzled, wondering what kind of game this was, changing their story every day.
However, after sending people to understand the situation, they all fell silent.
After all, those two large palms were still suspended over the two great ninja villages. If it were them, they would also change their tune.
"Bad guy, you're practically a public enemy of the Shinobi World now. I heard the Four Great Ninja Villages are planning to secretly unite against us."
Kochou Shinobu said without looking up, while fiddling with [Hold on, I have something to say].
"Hahaha, whatever. I'm just playing with them. If it comes down to it, I'll just deal with them directly."
"Bad guy, you really do have the vibe of a big villain boss now."
"But is Kirigakure dead? The Shinobi World is in such chaos, yet they only sent people to the Rainbow Ninja Village to investigate the situation."
Zhong Chen thought of Kirigakure, which had remained silent, and a hint of doubt appeared on his face.
It wasn't just Zhong Chen; the entire Shinobi World was waiting for Kirigakure's reaction, but Kirigakure seemed to have suddenly vanished from the Shinobi World.
There was no news at all. If Zhong Chen hadn't glanced, he would have thought that the Dance King had personally taken control of Yagura Karatachi.
"Forget it, let them be. I don't have any particular plans for Kirigakure anyway."
A few days later, the ransoms and compensation from various ninja villages arrived. Zhong Chen then left the Land of Rivers and returned to the Rainbow Country.
The army also retreated completely, but the Land of Tea was completely annexed by the Rainbow Country, and no one in the entire Shinobi World dared to stand up against it.
With their wallets emptied, the major ninja villages also lost the desire to continue fighting and were all trying to find ways to make up for their losses.
Sunagakure also reached a truce agreement with Konoha. For a time, the entire Shinobi World miraculously entered a state of peace.
And the Rainbow Ninja Village also rose to become the head of the Six Great Ninja Villages, and the Rainbow Country became one of the Six Great Ninja Nations.
"Heh heh, I told you I was spreading peace, didn't I? See, without money, no one can fight."
Zhong Chen ignored the compensation, which the government department had disdainfully stuffed into sacks, and looked proudly at Kochou Shinobu.
Kochou Shinobu looked at the smug Zhong Chen, pouted, and reluctantly said:
"Hmph, alright, you're amazing."
"Heh heh!!!"
Hearing Kochou Shinobu's words, Zhong Chen puffed out his chest even more, as if his head was going to touch the sky. Uh… it really did go up into the sky.
As if to mock Kochou Shinobu, Zhong Chen actually conjured a head that soared high into the sky, unbridled and defiant.
"Hahaha, Zhong Chen, you are truly interesting. No wonder my foolish younger brother can get along with you."
Velgrynd, who was beside him, took a sip of black tea and said to Zhong Chen with a smile.
Zhong Chen did not answer Velgrynd's words. Instead, he put away his smile and looked at Velgrynd seriously, asking:
"Velgrynd, is there something you know?"
"What is it?"
Velgrynd looked at Zhong Chen with a puzzled expression.
"Veldora is actually very afraid of you. You must really like Veldora, right?"
After hearing Zhong Chen's words, Velgrynd stared at Zhong Chen with a strange expression:
"You said Veldora is afraid of me? How is that possible? I'm just a little strict with him. How could he be afraid of me? I'm his older sister, after all."
"Yes, your 'little strict' simply means beating him until he reincarnates, causing him to develop severe psychological trauma towards you."
"What did you say!!! Is that true?!"
Velgrynd stood up in shock after hearing this. She was very fond of her younger siblings.
All this time, she had thought she was just a little strict. After all, Dragon Kind don't die; they just reincarnate elsewhere.
In her mind, it was equivalent to just taking a nap. She never expected it would cause Veldora psychological trauma.
She was actually just 'disciplining' her younger brother with the intentions of an older sister.
"I have no need to lie to you. Veldora is my friend. Although he's usually unreliable, I still hope you can have a good talk with him."
"Haven't you noticed that Veldora has always been avoiding you?"
"This… Alright, I'll find time to have a good talk with Veldora."
Zhong Chen looked at the silent Velgrynd and nodded in satisfaction.
In the original work, Velgrynd didn't know Veldora was afraid of her until Rimuru pointed it out.
Just as Zhong Chen said, although Veldora was usually unreliable, he was one of his few good friends.
He wouldn't stand by idly while the siblings had a misunderstanding.
He could be ruthless to his enemies, but towards his own people, Zhong Chen actually didn't put on airs.
Even if he was beaten up by the others, he wouldn't get angry.
Instead, he would just laugh heartily, get up, and beat them all up in return.
"Host, you really don't take any losses!!!"
"Hmph… Take losses? Whoever wants to take them can. I certainly won't!"
"…"