Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 154 I think Minato Namikaze is pretty good.

As Luo Sha walked away.

Shikatoki instantly returned to the Hokage's office, a smug look on his face, and said, "How about that? Wasn't my 'good cop' performance just now quite convincing?"

Shikaku and Minato both smiled.

"That was just you being yourself."

"What are you talking about! What kind of talk is this? It makes me sound like some kind of warmonger. I love peace the most!" Lu Shi retorted, dissatisfied.

"Haha, bro, nobody's going to believe that if word gets out." Minato joked, then looked at Shikaku, "Shikaku-nii, what do you think is the bottom line for Sunagakure?"

"At least 50 billion taels!" Shikaku said calmly.

Shikatoki was taken aback. "The Sand Village is that rich? The Third Shinobi World War just ended, and they lost a lot of money. Even if Rasa worked day and night extracting gold dust, he couldn't possibly have made that much money, could he?"

"A famous name!"

Shikaku cut to the heart of the matter, "In this alliance, the daimyo play a significant role, so the daimyo of the Land of Wind will definitely contribute a portion of the funds."

"When I mentioned 30 billion taels just now, Rasa hesitated, which proves that they can come up with that amount of money, or even more. Considering the daimyo factor, Sunagakure's bottom line should be around 50 billion taels, and at most it will not exceed 60 billion taels."

Shikaku completely annihilated Sunagakure.

Minato tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "How many do we want?"

"Of course I want them all!" Lu Shi said without any hesitation.

Shikaku and Minato were speechless. "Shikaku, be careful, you might do something desperate."

"If they dare to act desperately, I'll kill them all!" Lu Shi said disdainfully.

"Didn't you just say you love peace?" Shikaku joked before getting back to business. "My suggestion is 70 billion taels, with 40 billion taels to be paid directly and the remaining 30 billion taels to be paid in installments."

"It's worth emphasizing that this 30 billion taels can be settled with gold dust."

As soon as Lu Jiu finished speaking, Lu Shi immediately gave him a thumbs up, "Wow, cousin, you're really going to kill Luo Sha!"

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"When he goes back to discuss it with Chiyo and the others, he'll realize how stupid he was. If you suggest he become a gold miner, Chiyo and the others will probably be the first to agree."

Shikaku nodded. "That's exactly what I mean. Giving Sunagakure a way to survive, preventing them from resorting to desperate measures, and exploiting the Kazekage's labor force is the best strategy."

Shuimen became increasingly alarmed as he listened.

Thankfully, the Nara clan is from Konoha; that would be terrifying.

"Okay, that's settled then."

The deal has been finalized in Konoha.

On Luo Sha's side, he was in a good mood. He had been thinking about how to get Konoha to sign an alliance agreement, but Konoha had delivered itself to him. Although they hadn't agreed on a price, as long as they were willing to talk, that was a good thing.

Luo Sha hummed a little tune as he walked into the guesthouse.

Chiyo and Ebizo had originally thought that Rasa would be badly injured even if he didn't die, so they were a little confused by his current happiness.

"Meeting? Good news!" Luo Sha announced directly.

The group entered the room.

"Didn't you get hit by the Nara deer?" Ebizo asked uncertainly.

Luo Sha's face darkened. "I didn't offend him, why did he hit me?"

"You throw someone's wife out to die, and you call that not offending them?"

"What are you talking about? Yekura wasn't even married to Nara Shikatoki back then! And if I hadn't pushed her out there, would she have even met Nara Shikatoki? And if she hadn't met Nara Shikatoki, would she have been able to marry him?"

"To be honest, they should be thanking me. I'm the matchmaker, okay?"

Rasa's words left Chiyo and the other speechless.

I have never seen such a shameless person.

"So why is the Nara Shika (a deity) looking for you if he's not going to hit you?"

"Of course, it's about discussing an alliance!" Rasa said smugly. "Konoha is also interested in this."

Chiyo's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately yelled, "Recount your entire conversation to me in detail, without omitting a single detail!"

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Luo Sha had no idea what he had done and thought he had done a good deed, so he recounted the whole story in detail.

He even added at the end, "The Nara clan is quite annoying, but Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, is not bad."

Ebizo finally realized what was happening, his expression turning grim. He looked at Rasa with a mixture of disappointment and exasperation. "Foolish! Konoha was testing you!"

"A test?"

Chiyo cursed even more, "Rasa! Are you an idiot?! You think Minato Namikaze is a good guy?! Can't you even tell that he's playing the good cop and the bad cop? Let me tell you, next time we talk, Konoha will definitely ask for no less than 30 billion ryo."

Luo Sha was taken aback, still somewhat disbelieving. "It can't be, right?"

"Hmph! Just you wait."

Chiyo no longer wanted to talk to that idiot Rasa.

He was inwardly cursing the people of Konoha for being so treacherous; they actually dared to talk to Rasa alone, and Rasa was such a disappointment.

The alliance issue has been temporarily resolved.

Three days passed quickly.

The third phase of the Chunin Exams has also been announced to begin.

The first step is drawing lots.

Due to Shikata's behind-the-scenes manipulation, only Kabuto Yakushi and Shizune were drawn into the internal battle among the nine Konoha participants.

One of these two was young, and the other had little fighting ability.

When Jingyin saw this result, she was overjoyed.

He hugged Kabuto tightly. "Kabuto, what do you say, I'll just surrender then?"

Kabuto adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "Lord Shikatoki probably won't say anything, but Lady Tsunade will be watching today."

Silent's expression froze.

Yes, if I surrendered directly, I would definitely get a scolding from Lady Tsunade afterward, but it seems I can't beat Kabuto Yakushi! Wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?

Thinking of this, Shizune said, on the verge of tears, "Then, please go easy on me and let me lose with some dignity."

Kabuto glanced at Shizune, his eyes flickering, and said, "I understand."

Shizune immediately cheered up again, "I knew you were the most understanding person."

"Match 1: Konoha's Kakashi Hatake vs. Sunagakure's Baki! Both enter the arena!"

The first scene is the main event.

Maki is the strongest ninja of this generation in Sunagakure.

He even killed Moonlight Hayate in the future, so his strength should not be underestimated.

However, he was still a bit lacking when facing Kakashi.

After both sides entered the arena, Lu Shi didn't waste any words and said, "Begin!"

Maki launched the first strike, "Wind Release: Wind Blade!"

Facing the wind blade, Kakashi drew a short sword from behind him, imbued it with chakra, and easily cleaved the wind blade in two. Then, his feet crackled with lightning, and he vanished from the spot.

"cut!"

The Hatake sword technique emphasizes speed, ruthlessness, and precision.

Maki's pupils contracted as he faced the rapid attack.

boom!

A puff of smoke appeared, and Maki narrowly dodged the attack at the last moment by using a substitution jutsu.

Kakashi's attack failed, and he disappeared from the spot once again.

The intensive training during this period significantly improved Kakashi's dynamic vision and perception.

At this high speed, the previous reckless and chaotic behavior will no longer occur.

Kakashi now seems to be handling things with ease.

"Phew!"

Maki blocked what he could and dodged what he couldn't. In just over ten seconds, he had already sustained knife wounds of varying depths on his body.

Blood was flowing down his clothes, making him look extremely disheveled.

Just as Kakashi lunged at him again, Maki's expression hardened. He used a kunai to block Kakashi's short sword and spat out a cloud of poisonous mist.

The poisonous fog rushed straight at Kakashi.

Maki's face lit up with joy. "A great opportunity!"

A barrage of wind blades rushed toward Kakashi from his side, clearly indicating that he was preparing to seize this opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

However, just as the wind blade touched Kakashi, Kakashi turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared.

This made Maki's pupils shrink. "Shadow Clone Technique? When did that happen? Where are they?"

Machi kept observing his surroundings.

Suddenly, a pair of hands appeared from the ground and grabbed Maki's feet.

"Earth Release: Heart Decapitation Technique!"

"What?!"

Maki couldn't dodge in time and was pulled directly into the ground.

Kakashi stopped attacking and calmly stood aside, saying, "You lost."

Maki was somewhat unwilling, but powerless to do anything about it.

Shikatoki appeared on the field, shouting, "Konoha Village's Kakashi Hatake wins!"

Most of the spectators were from Konoha, so a huge cheer erupted, which could be considered a home-field advantage.

Shika pulled Maki out and arranged for a medical ninja to treat him.

Kakashi shook his head. "It's boring, there's no challenge at all."

Upon hearing this, Shikashi laughed and put his arm around Kakashi's shoulder. "Trying to kill someone by attacking their spirit, huh? Look, Maki's face has turned green."