Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 174 Meeting of Two Shadows

A few days later, on the border where Sunagakure and Iwagakure were fighting.

A region within the territory of the Bird Country.

In a dense forest, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, along with his son, Kotsuchi, and several other Jonin from Iwagakure, gathered together.

They are waiting for someone.

Fourth generation Kazekage.

Iwagakure suddenly received a secret letter from Sunagakure, who wanted to discuss cooperation on medicinal resources with their village.

This greatly surprised Onoki.

It's important to know that the two sides are enemies, and they fought fiercely during the last Shinobi World War.

The old man never expected that Sunagakure, their rival village, would not only fail to cut off the channels through which medicine resources could flow out of Iwagakure, but would actually send them medicine on their own initiative.

Originally, Onoki was not prepared to agree, but the effects of Sunagakure's medicine on the battlefield were truly astonishing. If they could obtain a large quantity of medicine, it would not only reduce the losses of Iwagakure's troops, but also give them an advantage in battles against Konoha and Kumogakure.

So—no matter what the Fourth Kazekage was up to, Onoki was still tempted.

He replied to the other party immediately, saying that he would set off right away.

It is worth mentioning that the private negotiations between the two Kage of Iwagakure and Sunagakure this time were extremely secretive.

Not a word of it leaked out.

Only the leaders of the two villages knew about this.

"Father—could the Fourth Kazekage be up to something?" Huang Tu, standing beside Onoki, asked worriedly.

After all, the idea of ​​Sunagakure negotiating cooperation with them was still somewhat unbelievable to them.

"No rush—I never said we absolutely had to cooperate with Sunagakure. Once they arrive, let's see what that brat's up to first—"

"Ohnoki said in a deep voice."

Time passed little by little.

A quarter of an hour later, several dark figures flashed towards them from a distance.

The one leading them was Yubi.

Neither Onoki nor Yubi wore shadow robes; instead, they both wore combat uniforms.

After all, it was a private meeting, and they were on the front lines, so it wasn't a formal social interaction.

"Blood Healer Yubi!"

Upon seeing Yubi's smiling face, the Iwagakure Jonin behind Onoki immediately gleamed with malice and their faces turned fierce.

His expression betrayed a barely suppressed anger.

The Hidden Stone Village harbors considerable hatred and resentment towards the Fourth Kazekage, who once dealt a heavy blow to the village.

"Oh."

Onoki snorted coldly.

Besides Yubi, Chiyo also came from Sunagakure.

This is a familiar face—

There are six people on each side.

In terms of numbers, they are evenly matched.

"The Third Tsuchikage, nice to meet you for the first time."

Yubi greeted him humbly.

His polite and gentle attitude made it seem as if the two sides were not adversaries facing off in battle.

"Hmph—you're the ones who wanted to cooperate, yet you're so late, making an old man like me wait for so long—"

"Is this how Sunagakure operates?" Onoki asked, his face showing displeasure.

"There are quite a few eyes secretly watching our Sunagakure right now—in order to prevent this meeting with you from being exposed, I definitely have to be careful, so I'm a little late. Please don't mind," Yubi said with a smile.

He could tell that the old man in front of him wasn't the type to get upset or throw a tantrum over such a small matter.

The other party is very shrewd—they want to use this small matter to take the initiative and seize control of the subsequent negotiations.

"At your age, you make a big deal out of such trivial matters—you have no manners at all." Yubi was polite, but Chiyo, standing to the side, was not going to tolerate the Tsuchikage and said coldly.

Onoki's face darkened. "Enough with the nonsense. I don't have time to waste on you. Let's get straight to the point."

"You'd better understand one thing: it is Sunagakure that wants to cooperate with us—and whether or not we join forces depends on how sincere you are!"

"Alright then—since you're not interested, let's all go back. We, the Sand Village, aren't begging you—we have no shortage of medicinal resources to sell. Many small countries and villages are eager to obtain our medicines, and they are all grateful to be able to do business with us."

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Qian's expression was indifferent. "No need to talk anymore, let's go."

He then turned to leave with his men.

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Onoki's wrinkles tightened, and the other Iwagakure members were also dumbfounded.

What's going on?

The talks haven't even started yet, and it's already fallen apart?

"Old woman—are you the Kazekage? Can you represent Sunagakure? This is a negotiation between the two of us Kage. What does it have to do with you? Why are you interrupting? If you want to express your opinion, wait until you become the Kazekage—" Onoki was a little angry.

He was getting a little anxious.

But it wasn't revealed.

Trying to remain calm—

"Onoki—our Sunagakure is willing to make a deal with your Iwagakure because we're giving you an opportunity. Don't be ungrateful," Chiyo said.

Seeing that the two elders seemed about to start arguing, Yubi, who had been silent all along, immediately stepped in to smooth things over: "Everyone, please don't get angry—harmony is the most important thing. We're here to discuss cooperation, so let's not let a small matter affect our mood."

"I can't be bothered to argue with you."

Seeing that Yubi had given him a way out, Onoki immediately took the opportunity to back down and glared at Chiyo.

He also didn't want the matter to fall through like this.

"You cunning little devil!"

However, he still cursed Yubi in his heart.

Onoki wasn't stupid; he immediately realized that Chiyo's "statement" was most likely at Yubi's behest.

These two, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, were trying to seize the initiative before any cooperation was even discussed.

In other words, they had long been on guard against any potential attack from them.

This sensitive nature made Ohnoki's first impression of Yubi quite bad.

After all, nobody wants their rival to be such a shrewd and difficult little rascal.

"Tell me—why did your Sunagakure choose to trade with our Iwagakure? Why are you so generous—to sell us medicine?"

"I don't believe your Sunagakure would be so kind—this Ninja World War has been going on for several months now, and your Sunagakure has been intentionally controlling the drug sales channels—presumably to prevent our villages from buying back large quantities of medicine from the market, right?" Onoki immediately chimed in, not giving Chiyo a chance to interrupt, and turned his gaze to Yubi, asking seriously.

"It's a matter of necessity—I know you might be wary, so—I might as well be frank. Our Sunagakure is currently facing considerable battlefield pressure. Besides Konoha, Kirigakure is also stirring up trouble along our coastline, and Kumogakure, due to the death of the Third Raikage, could launch an attack on our village at any time—"

"Therefore, compared to the other three villages, although we in Sunagakure have some grudges and conflicts with you in Iwagakure, they are generally smaller—we sell you medicine, and you share the burden for us. It's a win-win situation for everyone."

Yubi told the truth directly.

Onoki was surprised by his honesty, and after listening, he relaxed his guard.

"So—you want to take the medical resources in exchange for our withdrawal?"

"Ohnoki said."

"Battlefield is battlefield, business is business, the two are not in conflict—" Yubi shook his head.

Onoki stared at Yubi for a moment.

This kid's rhetoric is truly impeccable.

We gave him absolutely no chance to exploit loopholes and lower the price.

But in reality, once they purchase the drugs from Sunagakure, Iwagakure will naturally be subject to Sunagakure's invisible chain of interests, and will be unable to openly break ties with them.

As a result, the frontline battlefield where they clashed with Sunagakure could not be fought with complete abandon.

"Name the price!"

Onoki cut straight to the point, mentioning the most crucial element of this deal.

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