Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

He deliberately whispered in a voice everyone could hear, "Right? When you begged me last night..."

"Enough!" Juan pointed her finger at Hiruko, her face flushed with anger.

After all, this was someone who was both her teacher and her mother; how could she possibly bear being humiliated like this by Hiruko?

"Let go of Master!"

The wine glass that Yekura was holding shattered on the ground.

"Maki, how dare you talk to me like that!" Chiyo frowned at Maki, suddenly realizing that bringing her along might have been a mistake.

"voluntary?"

"When you abandoned me, did you ask for my consent?!" Ye Cang said coldly.

Granny Chiyo simply snorted and didn't say anything more.

The two groups immediately fell silent, and it was naturally Bei Liuhu, the peacemaker, who stepped in to ease the tension.

Hiruko harbored no hatred towards Sunagakure; in fact, his plans required Sunagakure to set an example.

The banquet quickly ended unhappily because of Yokura, but Granny Chiyo and Hiruko had a very good talk.

As for the subsequent negotiations, Hiruko will help some of the Sunagakure members.

Of course, this little girl, Maki, also became Hiruko's maid and a bridge between Konoha and Sunagakure.

Night fell.

Today, Yekura was given a special night off, with Nohara Rin keeping a close eye on her the whole time.

As for Juan, because of her rude remarks today, she will have to wait until Beiruhu is in a better mood before she can go in to appease her master.

After all, Hiruko didn't want his carefully collected treasures to self-destruct.

Taming wild beasts isn't just about violence; carrots and sticks are the key.

For the next seven days, negotiations between Konoha and Sunagakure continued, with both sides exchanging various transactions and resources.

Meanwhile, Hiruko secretly informed Minato Namikaze, instructing him to give the Sand Shinobi some benefits as he had instructed.

Surprisingly, this arrangement led to a marriage between the two parties.

Indeed, even in the ninja world, marriage alliances have always been a common means for major political forces to connect and strengthen relationships, and they are used quite frequently.

At that critical moment when Hiruko's plan to destroy Konoha, which he knew from his previous life, was almost ruined.

As allies, both sides had to demonstrate some reliable performance, so the marriage alliance was put on the agenda.

Especially after Gaara came to power, a marriage alliance seemed to be a pretty good option.

But who could have predicted that even Minato Namikaze and the others would be marrying Hiruko?

It's important to know that although Hiruko is intelligent, he has never been able to infiltrate the inner circle of power in Konoha and has no connection whatsoever with the intricate affairs of Konoha's upper echelons.

So no matter how you look at it, this marriage arrangement seems strange and just doesn't look right.

The situation in Konoha is also dire, as they simply cannot find a suitable candidate for marriage.

Kakashi seems to have lost his soul these days, always wearing a stern face, as if his father has died and he's busy with nothing, ignoring everyone.

Asma is another story altogether. Just look at his mother's age; if he were to be forced into a marriage alliance...

That would be like pushing the entire Third Hokage's lineage into a fire pit; no wonder the Third Hokage would be furious.

As for Minato Namikaze, he's already settled down and has no chance of getting involved in this.

Just as everyone was so shocked their jaws nearly dropped to the floor, Hiruko suddenly had a brilliant idea. He slammed his hand on the table and exclaimed, "Why don't we arrange a marriage between the Third Generation Elder and Granny Chiyo!"

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All the groups looked at Beiruhu with surprise.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Hiruko with a strange expression, his face full of disbelief: "What? You want me to marry Chiyo?"

Good heavens, when we typed a question mark, it wasn't because we had a problem, it was because your idea was ridiculously absurd!

Granny Chiyo was filled with doubt, wondering if Hiruko had gone mad from his research and become completely obsessed.

But Hiruko had his own understanding!

In his view, one of these two people was a senior and highly respected elder of Konoha.

One is a highly respected elder of Sunagakure, whose influence in their respective villages is second to none.

If the two of them could get together, perhaps both villages could be much more peaceful and have less conflict.

Moreover, since neither of them is fertile, there's no need to worry about any trouble that might arise.

Of course, the person who reacted most strongly after Hiruko made this shocking suggestion was the third generation's current wife, Sarutobi Biwako.

And then there's Asma, who suddenly has a stepmother out of nowhere. Who would be happy about that?

Although the current situation does require some sacrifices, Hiruko believes that the Third Hokage will definitely agree after weighing the pros and cons.

After all, the third generation has very few relatives left, and there really isn't a more suitable marriage partner available right now.

However, the others didn't take Hiruko's self-proclaimed "wise" remarks seriously at all.

It's important to understand that if the two sides were to actually form a marriage alliance and engage in multifaceted cooperation, Konoha would have to relinquish some of its ninja missions.

The intricacies of assigning ninja missions are well understood by everyone.

The Hidden Leaf Village has always been worried that the Sand Village ninjas would steal their business and engage in vicious internal competition.

In the minds of traditional ninjas, accepting and completing missions was their only way to earn income.

However, missions that offer generous rewards and are easy are extremely rare.

Most mission ninjas have to take on various risks to complete their missions.

The situation varies greatly from country to country. Some countries are relatively wealthy, so the tasks they issue are often less difficult, but the rewards are quite considerable.

Jonin from various countries also participate in these types of missions.

However, some small countries, with their sparse populations and limited resources, may even proactively reduce the difficulty of the task and increase the difficulty of its completion in order to maintain their normal operation.

Once both sides open up their mission permissions to each other, Sunagakure will inevitably compete with Konoha for mission resources, which will undoubtedly further intensify the competition among Konoha ninjas.

This plunges the Konoha ninja into an even more serious internal struggle, greatly harming the interests of all Konoha ninja.

If this situation continues to develop, the interests of all Konoha ninjas will inevitably be severely damaged, and some of Konoha's high-ranking officials will naturally not compromise easily.

From the perspective of marriage alliances, this marriage is also impossible to agree to.

After all, agreeing to this would be tantamount to using Konoha's funds to support the ninjas of Sunagakure, which is obviously unacceptable to the Konoha leadership.

However, there are always exceptions.

(Brothers, tomorrow's chapter will be released at midnight tonight. Please read it tomorrow! The author wants to reach the top three literary categories. If successful, I'll release ten chapters on the first day of sales!!! I'm begging you all!!!)