Naruto: In the name of the Senju, he made the ninja world tremble.

Chapter 97 Negotiators

When Qianyu returned to the battlefield on the merchant ship, as he expected, everything was already over. The mangled body of the sword beast was nailed to the mast, and foul-smelling blood dripped continuously at his feet.

The caravan was filled with the clamor of survivors. The survivors embraced and wept, while the wounded were properly cared for by Chairman Shirakawa, who had just arrived. If you looked closely, you could see a barely perceptible joy in his eyes.

It's not gloating, it's just a basic manifestation of a businessman's pursuit of profit.

The only unhappy ones were the few remaining members of the Shaman Island, who were currently bound by the poisonous snakes summoned by Mitarashi Anko and lay on the deck with ashen faces.

Upon seeing Chiyu return, Uchiha Yue's face showed a relieved expression, while Mitarashi Anko waved and shouted to him in a carefree manner.

"Captain, everything's taken care of. What about these guys? Should we sink them all?"

Upon hearing this, Hai Shiyun and the others, who were lying on the corpses, turned pale and struggled to their feet. "Konoha ninjas, you can't do this! The Summoning Island behind us will come to ransom us! This is just a business dispute!"

Just a business dispute?

Qianyu looked helplessly at Hai Shiyun, who was speaking recklessly. Had this guy lost his mind? How could he come up with such an excuse?

"I said," Qianyu grabbed Hai Shiyun by the collar with one hand and lifted him up. The two looked at each other.

Are these the only few of you left? Where are the rest?

"They're all...they're all dead," Hai Shiyun said, struggling to breathe. "Some were killed, some were sunk at sea during the battle, and only a few of us are left."

Qianyu looked at the other person with a somewhat ambiguous expression until the other person began to have difficulty breathing, then she let go of her hand and let the other person fall on the deck to breathe in the air.

"Moon, have Chairman Shirakawa search carefully for anyone who fell into the sea. If there are any people from the Spirit Island, bring them here."

Upon hearing Chiba's instructions, Uchiha Tsuki nodded. "Chiba, this matter needs to be communicated to the village as soon as possible. Should I use a special summoning scroll?"

"No need, Lord Slug has already brought the situation back. It's easier for him to explain things clearly," Qianyu waved her hand, admiring the view of the sea and sky meeting in the distance. Now was a rare moment of relaxation. There would be a lot to do after the family and the villagers arrived.

In the Senju ancestral home in Konoha, Senju Unka handed a token to a middle-aged ninja. "Moriichi, Senba recognizes tokens, not people. Show it to him as soon as you arrive to avoid any misunderstandings."

"Don't worry, Elder. I have met with the young master and will not delay things," Sen Yi said respectfully as he accepted the token and left with his two companions.

"Ever since Chiba became the family heir, Moriichi and the other family guards, who were once languishing in their old age, have begun to regain their fighting spirit."

Watching the departing trio, Senju Yunhua sighed sincerely before turning and entering the inner courtyard to meet her sister.

Half an hour later, the Third Hokage looked at the intelligence in his hand, and involuntarily took a deep drag on his pipe, his eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions, including anger and relief.

"The island of the Summoning Island of the Land of the Sea? A place that doesn't even have a ninja village, yet it dares to provoke our Konoha?" Koharu Utatane slammed her hand on the table in anger, her face contorted with rage.

"Qianyu did a good job on this mission. We have both witnesses and evidence, leaving them no room to deny it. Now the initiative is in our hands. What do you think?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words were full of praise for Chiba's actions. She didn't act rashly and put Konoha in a passive position. Otherwise, it wouldn't look good for Konoha to have a reputation for double-crossing.

"Forget about war. The Land of the Sea and the Land of the Water are closely connected. Even if the Hidden Mist Village and I are secretly cooperating, we are only one side of the equation, and it's still something we can't say openly."

Mitokado Homura, as always, cautiously analyzed that if the Konoha ninja army entered the sea, even if the Fourth Mizukage remained silent, he would still need to prepare for battle.

Mitokado Homura's reasoning was unanimously agreed upon by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane: Konoha was currently focused on self-preservation, so the best approach was to gain an advantage from it.

"According to the news from the Senju ancestral home, the summoning beasts of the Land of the Sea are extremely violent. It seems they are good as consumables. We should try to wipe out all the summoning beasts in their hands. This will also prevent other ninja villages from buying summoning beasts from them in the short term, which is a way to weaken the other ninja villages."

"So you need me to negotiate?" Mitokado Homura pushed up his glasses and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen. In the past, he was the one in charge of negotiations.

"Let Danzo go," Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly, feeling the acrid smoke in his lungs. "He's been holding a grudge about Naruto, and we're all in this together, so we shouldn't let him suffer too much."

"Let him lead the Root team to the negotiations this time. I'll have Shisui and Kakashi meet up with Chiba." Although Hiruzen Sarutobi valued their old friendship, he knew Danzo Shimura's style of doing things and wanted to avoid any conflict with Chiba during the handover.

Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane felt uneasy, but considering they were comrades who had survived together, they ultimately nodded in agreement.

Once everything was settled, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane left the Hokage's office, but their purposes differed. Koharu went to Danzo to deliver orders, while Homura headed out of the village, towards the place where the heroes of Konoha lay asleep.

In the lower tea region of the Land of Tea, in a room filled with burning incense, Honoka Uzumaki, who was fast asleep, suddenly sat up, and several chains burst forth from her body, binding the white figure sitting in front of her.

boom!

She was completely powerless and collapsed to the ground. The jagged Vajra Chains fell to the ground like dead snakes and then slowly retracted into her body.

"My body!" Honoka Uzumaki struggled to turn over, looking at the smiling white-haired boy in front of her. "6"

What did you do? You've rendered me unable to use my powers.

It seems that the inheritance this Uzumaki clan member received was extremely incomplete. Listening to Honoka's questions, Chiba roughly knew the extent of the other party's mastery of the Uzumaki clan's secret techniques.

It should be noted that the restriction that Chiyu used on her was taught to him by Kana. It was originally a self-sealing technique used by the Uzumaki clan to prevent the power within their members from going out of control, and it was mostly used on young children who lacked self-control.

Thinking of this, Chiyu was a little disappointed, but then she thought that it was already good enough to find a member of the Uzumaki clan in the current ninja world, so what more could she ask for?

What? You mean Nagato Uzumaki? He calls himself a god, how can you communicate with him? He'll just say "Feel the pain" and everything will be over.

"Honoka Uzumaki, right? My name is Senju Senba," Senba said, looking at the wary girl in her eyes. "I'm going to take you back to the Senju clan's ancestral home in Konoha. Your clansmen live there."

Qianyu formed a hand seal, temporarily restoring the other party's mobility, and then recounted what had happened amidst the other party's skeptical gaze.

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