Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 183 Deidara: Everyone in Konoha is talented, and they all speak so well.
"Iwata-san from Takigakure is currently in our Konoha." - Uchiha Touko.

"Is that so? How much support does Konoha plan to provide them this time?" Onoki sneered.

"Heh, Lord Tsuchikage is joking. Since your special military operation began, Konoha has not provided any support to the Land of Waterfall. What we have given is only humanitarian aid to the people of the Land of Waterfall, providing them with daily necessities," Uchiha Touko said without changing his expression.

"So, according to you, all those explosive tags in Takigakure's military camp that bear the logo of your Land of Fire's ninja tool factory just appeared out of thin air?" Onoki said through gritted teeth.

"Hasn't Konoha already explained this? It's all normal business practice," Uchiha Touko said.

"Enough! Is the Hokage making this video call with us just to make excuses?" Onoki said.

“Of course not,” Uchiha Touko said. “This war has displaced countless innocent civilians, and it’s time for it to end.”

"Konoha is willing to act as a mediator between your village and Takigakure. What does the Tsuchikage think?"

"Is the Hokage joking?" Onoki scoffed. "This war has been going on for two years. How can it be stopped so easily?"

"In that case, how about Konoha becomes your opponent?" Uchiha Touko said without changing his expression. "You can fight for as long as you want."

Upon hearing Uchiha Touko's words, Onoki's expression turned serious. If it had been two years ago, and Uchiha Touko had adopted this attitude, Onoki wouldn't have tolerated it; he would have simply started a war.

But now, after two years of war, although Iwagakure has maintained the advantage in the overall battle situation, they have not gained any substantial benefits. The territory they have acquired through war? Those barren lands in the northwest of the Land of Waterfall would be given to the Land of Earth for free and they might not even want them. And the lands in the Land of Waterfall that are rich in minerals are all in the southeast, which they cannot even touch.

Furthermore, after two years of war, not only has the Land of Earth suffered heavy financial losses, but anti-war sentiment has also emerged within the country. Even the ninjas of Iwagakure have begun to secretly murmur that perhaps this war should never have started in the first place.

Under such circumstances, if Konoha were to intervene, it would be questionable whether the Land of Earth could emerge unscathed from this war.

After taking a deep breath, Onoki said, "What does this mean, Hokage? Have you forgotten that our two villages signed a non-aggression pact? Does the Hokage intend to tear up this pact?"

“Of course not. Everyone in the ninja world knows that I, Uchiha Tokō, am the most trustworthy person,” Uchiha Tokō said. “However, I suggest that Your Majesty the Tsuchikage carefully consider my suggestion. The mainstream voice in the ninja world is still peace. Some things can be resolved at the negotiating table.”

After a moment of silence, Onoki finally spoke, "When will we negotiate?"

"I will be in Konoha a week from now, awaiting your arrival," said Uchiha Touko. "However, could the Tsuchikage first demonstrate some sincerity?"

"I will give the order in a moment to have the border troops temporarily halt their attack," Onoki said, staring intently at Uchiha Touko.

"Thank you for your concessions for peace," Uchiha Touko said. "Our Konoha will also step in to ensure that the Takigakure army exercises restraint."

"I hope so," Onoki said, then hung up the call.

……

Two weeks later, Onoki arrived in Konoha as promised and, witnessed by Uchiha Touko, had his first meeting with Iwata Sawaki since the start of the war.

With Konoha's mediation, both sides exchanged views fully, enhancing mutual understanding. The talks were beneficial, but both sides remained reserved about the current outcome.

Currently, the core of the dispute between the two sides lies in the greatest loss suffered by Iwagakure in this war: the Five-Tails Kokuo and its jinchūriki, who were captured by Akatsuki.

Onoki demanded that Takigakure take responsibility for the loss of the tailed beasts, but Iwata Sawamoto disagreed and angrily denounced Onoki as an executioner during the negotiations, saying that the loss of the tailed beasts was entirely Iwagakure's fault.

Because of his rather agitated remarks, Konoha, as the host of the meeting, politely asked him to leave the negotiation site.

Onoki also clearly stated that if the problem of the Five-Tails cannot be resolved, then this war will definitely not end easily.

Onoki's idea was clear: the Land of Waterfall had to hand over its tailed beast as compensation. However, Uchiha Tokō would definitely not agree to this condition, since the Seven-Tails was now considered Konoha's own property, and they would not hand it over so easily.

In order to push forward the negotiations, Uchiha Touko could only promise to help Iwagakure in the future to take back the Five-Tails from Akatsuki. After another round of wrangling, Onoki reluctantly agreed to the terms.

With Onoki and Iwata Sawaki, who was forced to sign the armistice agreement by circumstances, the war, which had lasted for nearly three years, finally came to an end.

As Uchiha Touko said at the beginning of the war, the glory of this war belongs to the Land of Waterfall.

As for who owns the land and minerals? That's not important. What's important is that the Land of Waterfall demonstrated its power to the ninja world in this war, and monopolized this unparalleled glory.

……

After signing the agreement, Onoki did not intend to stay in Konoha any longer and planned to return to the Land of Earth that very night. However, before leaving, Onoki did not forget that he still had a disciple studying in Konoha.

"Hokage, have Deidara come over. I'll just take him away." Onoki said while drinking tea brewed by Uchiha Touko in Uchiha Touko's office.

“Of course,” Uchiha Touko said with a smile. “Now that the war is over, it’s time for Deidara to go home. I’ll call him over right now.”

Uchiha Tokō summoned an ANBU member and asked him to go and tell Deidara.

"This kid must have caused the Hokage quite a bit of trouble these past two years," Onoki said after the ANBU messenger left.

“No, that’s not true. Deidara is a very sensible child,” Uchiha Touko said.

"You're too kind, Hokage. I know very well how much of a headache my own disciple is," Onoki said, waving his hand. Although he initially sent Deidara to Konoha to annoy Uchiha Touko, he had actually missed his disciple after more than two years.

However, the ANBU member who went to deliver the message quickly returned to the Hokage Building, bringing back Deidara's words:

"Let that old man go back alone. I'm too lazy to go back to Iwagakure. I feel much better in Konoha than in Iwagakure. Everyone in Konoha is talented and speaks so nicely."

Upon hearing the message from the Anbu, Onoki's forehead veins bulged. He glanced at Uchiha Touko before looking at the Anbu messenger, gritting his teeth, "That brat really said that?" "Don't be angry, Tsuchikage. Kids are rebellious, it's normal," Uchiha Touko said cheerfully. "Why don't we go and try to persuade him ourselves?"

"It's been too long since I've dealt with him! He's gone too far!" Onoki slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "Where is that brat now?"

Having no other choice, Uchiha Tokō took Ōnoki to the construction site currently managed by the Yamato Construction Group.

However, before the two even reached their destination, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out, sending a massive mushroom cloud soaring into the sky.

Hearing that familiar sound, Onoki's lips twitched, and then he looked at Uchiha Touko, seemingly trying to find a hint of annoyance on Uchiha Touko's face.

But Uchiha Touko continued walking forward without changing his expression.

"Hehe, I'm really sorry, my disciple has caused trouble for Konoha." Although Onoki said this, his face showed the expression most often seen on the face of a parent who lets their unruly child run wild.

However, when he arrived at the scene of the explosion, the scene was completely different from what Onoki had expected.

"Deidara is awesome! This explosion was even bigger and more powerful than the last one." A man wearing a safety helmet said after handing Deidara water.

As the smoke and dust from the explosion gradually dissipated, several more men came to the edge of the crater to take measurements. They then returned to Deidara's side, exclaiming in amazement:
"Digong's skills are getting more and more exquisite. The data is exactly the same as the blueprints! I thought we would have to manually improve it after this explosion."

"Of course!" Deidara, who was being fawned over by a group of people, laughed heartily. "Recently, I've been doing some serious research on the precise control of the dosage! After all, as the Hokage once said, precision is the difference between slaughter and surgery."

"You guys get to work," Deidara said with a smile to the workers around him. "I have another site to rush to, Mr. Yamato is already waiting for me over there."

After Deidara finished speaking, he took out a piece of clay, kneaded it a couple of times, and shaped it into a large bird. Then he jumped onto the bird's back.

"Please take care, Deidara," the workers around him said respectfully.

Just then, Onoki's voice rang in Deidara's ears.

"Deidara!"

Upon hearing the voice, Deidara was startled at first, then turned around and saw Onoki standing next to Uchiha Touko, glaring at him angrily. He frowned slightly and said:
"Old man?" Deidara said impatiently, "Didn't I tell you? Why don't you just go back first?"

"What were you doing just now?" Onoki asked, taking a deep breath as he looked at his traitorous disciple.

"Didn't you see? I was practicing my art!" Deidara said impatiently. However, upon seeing Uchiha Touko, Deidara's expression changed. He flew to Uchiha Touko's side on his clay bird, his face beaming as if he were showing off a treasure. "Uncle Hokage, did you see that? My perfect control over the power of the explosion!"

"Impressive!" Uchiha Touko clapped his hands and said, "In the art of explosion, I, Uchiha Touko, would call you the strongest."

"Hahaha! I knew it!" Deidara burst into laughter after hearing Uchiha Touko's words.

"What exactly has this kid been doing for you these past two years?" Onoki looked at the two people in front of him who seemed to get along very well, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.

Damn it, it seems like I'm the one who's been teaching this kid ninjutsu step by step, and this kid has never been this polite to me.

"As you can see, Deidara is now the chief demolition engineer of Yamato Construction, the largest construction group in Konoha," Uchiha Touko said with a smile. "Deidara has made a great contribution to Konoha's current development speed. He is deeply loved by the people of the village."

Indeed, besides serving as Yamato's chief demolition expert, Deidara also works part-time as Konoha's fireworks master. During this year's New Year's celebration, Deidara's colorful fireworks show was widely praised by Konoha. Even though today is a weekday, on weekends, many villagers with free time will travel a long way to Deidara's construction site to enjoy his performance.

When Onoki heard this, his face looked as if he had eaten shit. So this disciple who was hated by everyone in Iwagakure had become an idol in Konoha?

Moreover, Onoki recalled the various strange and unprecedented buildings he had seen in Konoha these past few days. Could it be that Deidara was also involved in this? He was aiding the enemy. Did this kid even know that?

"Deidara, get down here and come back with me!" Onoki yelled.

"No!" Deidara raised his head and turned to fly away.

"You come back here! Doesn't Iwagakure have anywhere for you to unleash your art?" Onoki asked. "Come back with me now, and I'll clear out a spot for you to blast your way through, okay?"

"Those bumpkins from Iwagakure wouldn't understand how to appreciate my art." Deidara curled his lip, unmoved by Onoki's conditions.

"Only Konoha and the Hokage can truly appreciate and understand my art!" Deidara said.

"Didn't you realize he was just fooling you?" Onoki was so angry that he didn't care that Uchiha Touko was right next to him.

"I won't allow you to talk about the Hokage like that!" Deidara directly confronted Onoki.

……

Ōnoki eventually took Deidara away, but according to the workers present, the screams at the scene that day seemed to be even louder than the explosions their beloved Deidara had caused.

The conflict between the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Earth has come to an end, but the conflict in Kirigakure, which has already split into two kingdoms, North and South, has not stopped.

Mei Terumi's Northern Mist Village, burdened by the enormous debts owed to Kumogakure, was struggling financially for both civilians and ninjas. This was incomparable to the rapidly developing Southern Mist Village, which was receiving aid from Konoha. Consequently, some members of the Northern Mist Village, unable to endure their difficult lives, chose to travel south for peaches.

Meanwhile, in the Southern Mist Village led by Takagi Seiman, there were some people who could no longer tolerate the Konoha garrison doing whatever they wanted within their Mist Village, and they chose the peaches.

The two sides were bustling with activity, creating a lively atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)