Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

Watanabe Toru came to Konoha Village this time for four main reasons.

First, come to Konoha to take over the compensation from the previous treaty, such as the huge sum of 55 million taels of silver, more than 50,000 catties of grain, and the previously agreed land deeds for Tanzaku Town.

Second, we need to find suitable candidates at the ninja academy to prepare for the exchange student program.

Third, you could try to reconnect with Orochimaru.

The fourth thing, and the most important.

A ceasefire agreement was signed for the Second Shinobi World War.

Konoha has been considering a ceasefire recently, and it is clear that the entire Konoha leadership only recently agreed to it.

To achieve a ceasefire, we need to reach the major ninja villages that are still at war.

As Amegakure was part of the war, it was natural that it also had to sign a ceasefire agreement.

Konoha wanted to end the Second Shinobi World War and return to a period of peace, and originally they wanted to find Hanzo.

However, after Hanzo's death, Watanabe Toru became the person in charge.

Therefore, if we want to sign a ceasefire agreement, we need to contact him.

Therefore, Watanabe Tetsu was only interested in coming to Konoha Village after Hiruzen Sarutobi told him that he had the idea of ​​signing a ceasefire agreement.

Otherwise, as the leader of the Dawn Society and the boss of the Rain Country, he wouldn't have ventured into the lion's den and taken this risk.

He doesn't have the strength to easily defeat multiple Kage-level powerhouses on his own.

If we come to Konoha and get killed, then we're doomed.

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi's words cannot be taken at face value, so Watanabe Tetsu deliberately issued a number of intelligence missions during this period to verify their authenticity.

After multiple intelligence verifications, Hiruzen Sarutobi's words are considered credible.

For the signing of this ceasefire agreement, Hiruzen Sarutobi also invited the Tsuchikage, the Kazekage, and leaders of some small countries.

In this way, the leaders of all the participating countries in the Second Shinobi World War would be present.

Even after the Raikage learned of the news, he sent a small team to join in the fun.

It's fair to say that Konoha is now an absolute palette of colors.

There are ninjas from all sorts of ninja villages.

Watanabe Tetsuya was certain that Hiruzen Sarutobi would not assassinate him at the point of signing the ceasefire treaty.

After all, Konoha's stance is peace, not escalating the conflict.

There would be no benefit in killing Watanabe Toru.

Killing Watanabe Toru in front of several major ninja villages would be utterly foolish.

If this were to actually happen, Konoha's credibility would plummet to zero, and from then on, probably no leader of any ninja village would dare to come to Konoha to discuss matters.

This is also why Watanabe Toru dared to go to the meeting alone.

Well, it wasn't exactly a case of going alone.

When Hayakawa Hitomi learned that Watanabe Tetsu was going to Konoha to sign a ceasefire agreement and retrieve the ransom from the previous agreement, she dispatched more than a hundred elite ninjas from the combat department to deal with any unexpected events.

These ninjas are currently waiting in the forest north of Konoha Village.

In case of an accident, these ninjas will immediately come to Watanabe's aid.

It can be said that Watanabe Toru is now the core of the Akatsuki-kai and the future of the Land of Rain.

Nobody wanted anything to happen to him.

Watanabe Tetsu snapped out of his daze; he was already in front of the Hokage's office.

He knocked on the door, and with a firm "Come in," Watanabe Tetsu walked into the Hokage's office.

He was the one who always said "Please come in" before, so it felt quite strange to hear it from someone else this time.

Watanabe Toru pushed open the door and saw the man with the goatee.

Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Watanabe Tetsu nodded and walked a few steps to stand in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Watanabe Tetsuya did not speak, but waited quietly for Sarutobi Hiruzen to speak.

It wasn't until Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up and swept his gaze over him that their first conversation officially began.

"Lord Watanabe Toru, is this our first meeting?"

A faint smile appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips, a peaceful aura that could put people at ease.

This tone, with its slightly casual, conversational feel, subtly brought the two closer together.

"Third Hokage, I haven't had time to visit Konoha until recently. I hope you won't take offense."

"I understand, after all, you've been busy taking over Amegakure."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's answer made Toru Watanabe become a little more serious.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

After a long pause, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued.

"The reason I summoned you to Konoha is to discuss the ceasefire for the Second Shinobi World War. What are your thoughts on this?"

But Watanabe Tetsu didn't answer immediately; instead, he looked at the chair in the corner.

"May I sit down?"

Watanabe Tetsuya still had a smile on his face, but his tone carried a hint of sharpness, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen frown slightly.

"certainly."

Watanabe Tetsu gently formed a hand seal, and a stream of water gushed out, pulling a chair from a short distance away.

This move caused Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile to freeze for half a second.

As a user of all five elemental chakra natures and a disciple of Tobirama Senju, the master of Water Release, he was all too aware of the strength revealed by this move.

"A very ingenious water escape technique."

"Just some low-level tricks."

Watanabe Tetsu plopped down in the chair, and from this angle, he could clearly see Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression.

"Let me answer your question. We, the Xiaoguang Society, are not fools like Hanzo who only know how to wage war."

Hiruzen Sarutobi could no longer agree with this.

The kidnapping of Jiraiya and Tsunade reveals the Akatsuki's style.

I just don't know when Xiaoguang will release these two people.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sent people to inquire many times, but the answer he always received was to wait for the exchange student program to be finalized.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes showed even more resentment.

But the most urgent task is to push forward the ceasefire agreement. If Xiaoguang Society still refuses to release the prisoners after the ceasefire is reached, Hiruzen Sarutobi will have to find someone to deal with them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his gaze back to Toru Watanabe.

"We, the Akatsuki, love peace. Under the rule of the Akatsuki, the Land of Rain will always be the advocate for peace in the ninja world. Without peace, there is no development in the ninja world. The Land of Rain will always be the builder of peace in the ninja world, the contributor to the development of the ninja world, and the maintainer of the order of the ninja world."

A whole lot of official jargon.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Toru Watanabe, who was so young, and wondered where he had learned so much Mandarin.

These wordings were the result of more than a decade of research that he thoroughly understood.

"So, what is the attitude of the Land of Rain?"

"On behalf of Xiaoguang and all our compatriots in the Rain Kingdom, I support the peace agreement."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded upon hearing this conclusion.

"I understand Lord Watanabe's thoughts. Konoha shares the same idea as you. There are still three days before we can discuss and sign a peace agreement. You can take a stroll around the village during this time. I look forward to your performance in three days."

Watanabe Tetsu knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi had only contacted him today to make arrangements in advance and to test his thoughts.

The real highlight, however, will probably be in three days.