I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

Terumi Mei was startled. The Genji beside her and several people who were plotting a rebellion all looked around warily.

If what they're doing is discovered, their entire families could be wiped out as well.

"Aha, we've been discovered!"

"You weren't hiding anything at all, were you?"

Qing looked into the corner, where a figure emerged from the shadows. He hadn't noticed it at all; if the person hadn't deliberately appeared, he wouldn't have realized that someone had infiltrated the area.

"Nice to meet you, Mei Terumi. I'm here to discuss a collaboration!"

Bai Ye considered changing his approach to the collaboration, but then he thought, with his current strength, why should he be so timid? He might as well just find a block of tofu and commit suicide.

Besides, they're not begging for cooperation. If they don't want to cooperate, fine. We can just change the plan later and make Mist Shadow the first target to be destroyed.

Since they're in internal strife, he might as well just eliminate them all.

"who are you?"

"Uchiha Byakuya, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha!"

"The Hokage of Konoha? You dare to come to our Kirigakure?"

Mei Terumi's vigilance intensified, and she exchanged a brief glance with the people around her. They would immediately take action should Bai Ye make any unusual moves.

Then, she glanced at Qing, and after receiving a nod of affirmation from him, she was able to confirm that the person in front of her was Bai Ye.

Qing is in charge of intelligence, and with his Byakugan, he can tell whether the person in front of him is an imposter.

"I'm here to discuss a collaboration with you. Would you be interested in listening to my story?"

"The Mist Shadow and Konoha are mortal enemies!"

Yuan Shi glanced at Bai Ye, but wasn't in a hurry to make a move. This was mainly because, based on the information he had obtained earlier, Bai Ye had easily killed Hiruzen Sarutobi and successfully taken over.

So even if they take action, they might not be a match for Bai Ye.

Besides, since the other party is here to cooperate, and on their territory no less, there's no need to rush.

"If you put it that way, then all the ninja villages are enemies. But sometimes interests come first. The Fourth Hokage's rule has already exhausted the Kirigakure, hasn't it? If you want to overthrow the Kirigakure and then rebuild, it won't be so easy!"

There are no permanent enemies in the world; enemies can come together as long as the interests are aligned.

"What do you mean?"

Mei Terumi frowned. She actually understood what Bai Ye meant, but what kind of cooperation did Bai Ye want?

"An alliance? We can form a military alliance with the Mist Shadow, and we can also do economic exchanges. Konoha will sell food and other supplies to the Mist Shadow, as long as the Mist Shadow opens its market to us. You can also sell your goods to us. We will take over the Land of Waves, and the two sides can do business with the Land of Waves as a transit point."

this? !

With such a huge benefit right in front of them, is the newly appointed Hokage of Konoha a fool?

"You mean you want to form a military alliance with the Fog Shadow while also providing them with supplies?"

Even Master Yuan felt somewhat incredulous when he said those words.

How is this possible? !

What benefits would Konoha gain from doing this?

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean. As long as you open your market completely to us, there won't be any additional conditions, and the prices of supplies won't be too outrageous. If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it!"

Bai Ye stated his conditions directly and frankly.

To Mei Terumi and the others, these conditions were simply a gift from Byakuya.

Konoha is now the largest village in the ninja world, and a military alliance with Konoha would bring many benefits.

Konoha and Kirigakure are quite far apart, so their conflicts of interest are not as intense as those of other ninja villages.

Moreover, after this civil war and the previous Blood Mist policy, the strength of the Mist Shadows was no longer what it used to be. Now that Konoha had taken the initiative to seek cooperation, this was clearly beyond their expectations.

In addition to what Bai Ye said about developing the market, they can certainly open it up. Because of the Blood Mist policy, resources in the Mist Shadow are extremely scarce. Letting Konoha do business here, although Konoha will earn some money, can help restore the Mist Shadow, which is obviously a good thing.

Do the Uchiha clan members lack brains?

Offering such favorable terms for cooperation is simply the epitome of being foolish and rich!

"you sure?"

When Mei Terumi said those words, her tone was somewhat hurried.

Bai Ye could tell from her tone that it was already done.

It may seem like Konoha is at a disadvantage, but once Konoha's products flood the Mist Village, they can then completely overwhelm the Mist Village's local products with extremely low prices.

You need to import seeds from Konoha to buy grain. Konoha has high-quality and inexpensive goods. You also need to import meat and other food from Konoha. At the same time, all markets are open to Konoha.

Once their luxury goods have fully entered the market, they will be able to siphon off another portion of your money, at which point you will be completely dependent on them for finances and food.

Moreover, they are no match for Konoha in terms of martial prowess.

Financial hegemony, military hegemony, and food hegemony.

Whoever has the bigger fist has the greater right to speak. If you control finance, you control the country; if you control food, you control humanity.

As long as you lose a little in the early stages, controlling the Fog Shadow later will be a piece of cake.

The Land of Water is currently extremely poor, and with the Mizukage being controlled by Obito and causing all sorts of trouble, the current situation makes the Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) the easiest to control.

"Of course, we came here with the intention of cooperation. We in Konoha love peace the most. As long as you open your market to us, we'll make some money."

"How about we think about it first?"

Although they already had an idea, Mei Terumi and the others still decided to discuss it further.

We can't agree right away, otherwise what if Bai Ye changes his mind?

Furthermore, they can continue to discuss whether they can add any other conditions.

"Of course, I'll come back to see you at this time tomorrow."

"it is good!"

Should we arrange accommodation for you?

It seems like they're arranging a place for Bai Ye, but in reality, they're monitoring him.

They wouldn't feel at ease letting Bai Ye wander around Kirigakure.

"of course can."

Bai Ye nodded, understanding their thoughts.

"Then stay at my house. I'll have someone prepare a place for you."

This is a secret meeting room of the Teru family. In case of any accidents, Teru Mei decided to have Byakuya stay at the Teru family home, which would also make it easier for them to monitor Byakuya.

Byakuya did not refuse and settled comfortably into the room arranged by Terumi Mei.

By activating his Observation Haki and using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to spread his power, Byakuya now had a clear understanding of the situation inside Kirigakure.

The conversation between Mei Terumi and others, as well as some confidential information from within the Kirikage Village.

[Prepare to move out. The Sand Village has sent Yekura to pay with her life. Remember the previous instructions.]

【Yes! 】

【Let’s take action! 】

Ye Cang?

As Bai Ye listened to the whispers of the Dark Guards, a hint of surprise flashed through his mind. This woman was still alive?

In the original work, there is no detailed description of when Yekura died, but it was most likely during the Blood Mist period. After Terumi Mei took over, she probably wouldn't ask Sunagakure for this anymore. Her primary goal was probably to remove the Blood Mist and restore the Kirigakure.

How much of him should be considered a Kage-level powerhouse?

But after experiencing betrayal, it seems difficult to recruit them.

It's hard to trust anyone anymore.

Bai Ye hesitated for a moment, but then felt that this should give him a chance to win a prize.

Mei Terumi is sure to succeed here, so she might not give herself a chance to win the lottery. It seems like something is missing from coming here.

Using his Observation Haki, Byakuya glanced in the direction the Anbu had left, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes. Then, a pair of kaleidoscope patterns appeared in the pupils of the Teru clan ninja who was monitoring Byakuya outside the room, before disappearing as well.

"Strange, what just happened?"

The ninja glanced inside the door, and after confirming that Bai Ye was still there, he secretly told himself that he had been overthinking things.

Meanwhile, in the basement, Mei Terumi was also...

They were discussing the conditions that Bai Ye had previously proposed with Master Yuan and the others.

"Could there be some kind of conspiracy, Master Yuan?"

Mei Terumi was initially overwhelmed by Byakuya's various conditions, but after she came to her senses and calmed down, she became worried that there might be some kind of conspiracy involved.

After all, there's no reason for the people of Konoha to support them.

“He knows a lot about our Fog Shadow situation, and I feel very dangerous.”

Qing expressed his opinion, believing that Bai Ye knew too much about Wu Ying, and that such a person was too dangerous.

Moreover, all these conditions seem to favor Wuying.

The other party isn't doing charity work, so why would they possibly be so generous to Wuying?

"Maybe that Uchiha brat has taken a liking to Mei Terumi?" Yuan Shi joked, but after seeing Mei Terumi's unfriendly gaze, he changed his tune, saying, "I think we should see if Konoha needs anything here. They're not here to do charity!"

Actually, what he just said wasn't just empty talk.

He had been wondering what Wuying had that made the other party value her.

After thinking it over, I still couldn't come up with anything. To ease the awkwardness, I made a joke. But it seems that Mei Terumi has always had an excessive obsession with marriage!

What do we have?

Mei Terumi pondered Yuan Shi's words carefully: the basis for cooperation between the two parties is that the other party has something they need.

As for Fog Shadow, it currently lacks everything it needs.

They used to have great strength, but it was worthless in front of Konoha. Moreover, after the Blood Mist policy, the Mist Village was already in a state of talent shortage. The more capable ninjas either defected or were killed by the Blood Mist, and few survived and remained in the village.

There wasn't much blood left in the village; everyone had died in the Blood Mist policy.