Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 77 The Three-Tailed Fox is too dangerous; it must be sealed away!

"Welcome, Lord Mizukage, to the Land of Fire."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled as he looked at the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi came to greet the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, the defense was quite high. A group of Anbu members were scattered around, keeping a watchful eye on the enemy, and even Root ninjas were forbidden from getting close.

In the history of the ninja world, there are examples of two village leaders meeting only to be wiped out in one fell swoop; Hiruzen Sarutobi even experienced one such instance firsthand.

During the First Shinobi World War, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju and the Second Raikage met, but the two Kage were wiped out by the Ginkaku and Kinkaku forces who had betrayed the Hidden Cloud Village.

"You're too kind, Hokage."

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, looked somewhat dejected. He shook his head and sighed, "I came here as a prisoner of Konoha. I don't have the right to make any demands. I just hope that there will be no more war between our two villages."

"Please rest assured, Konoha would not dare to neglect its guests."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, his expression turning serious: "Peace between Konoha and Kirigakure is our shared wish."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flickered, and he continued, "If Lord Mizukage does not believe in Konoha's sincerity, he can stay in Konoha for a period of time to supervise. We can establish communication channels with Kirigakure, allowing the Land of Water and the Land of Fire to exchange goods and resources. We can even announce to other countries in the ninja world that we have concluded an alliance treaty between the two ninja villages..."

"That would be perfect."

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, looked a little better.

The Third Hokage was very gentle, speaking only for the sake of peace between Kirigakure and Konoha, and also considering the Fourth Mizukage's feelings. This inevitably improved the Fourth Mizukage's mood somewhat, as he considered himself a prisoner.

If a conflict between Kirigakure and Konoha can be avoided, the best way is to form an alliance, which would also be quite beneficial for Kirigakure.

Kirigakure has maintained a policy of isolation within the Land of Water for many years, prohibiting any communication with the Shinobi World. This has led to a scarcity of resources within both the Land of Water and Kirigakure, and numerous conflicts between commoners and nobles, ordinary ninjas and bloodline ninjas.

The Land of Water can re-establish communication channels with the Land of Fire, the most prosperous ninja village in the ninja world. This will allow civilians and ordinary ninjas to live better lives by increasing trade and commercial escort missions, while also alleviating internal conflicts and opening up Kirigakure, allowing it to gradually catch up with other major ninja villages.

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile grew wider and wider.

This Hokage probably never imagined that the Fourth Mizukage, with whom he had always maintained a distance, would allow him to achieve his goal so easily.

It seems that the situation in Kirigakure is worse than he imagined, but this does not diminish Hiruzen Sarutobi's desire to continue the alliance with Kirigakure.

Who would like an ally who is too powerful and has the power to turn against them at any time?

The Hidden Mist Village, being a weak village, is just right for Konoha. They need to attach themselves to Konoha, and Konoha can slowly acquire the benefits of the Land of Water. Just by reopening a trade escort mission that can travel to other major countries, they can make a lot of money.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, smiled like a kind old neighbor: "Let's set a peaceful tone first. In the future, whether it's establishing a joint Chunin promotion mechanism between the two villages or cooperating on ninja employment missions, we can discuss it slowly."

"it is good."

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, felt much better after a period of depression.

however…

The two talked about happy things.

Naturally, we inevitably had to talk about some unhappy things.

I heard…

Hiruzen Sarutobi still had to bring up a question that even he found somewhat troublesome, and as he spoke, he lit his old pipe: "Is the Mizukage a Jinchūriki?"

"good."

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, slowly nodded, not refuting the question, and even took the initiative to say, "I am the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails, but I can control the Three-Tails within me so that it won't go berserk. Konoha doesn't need to worry about this issue."

"hehe…"

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and slowly nodded.

Although Yagura Karatachi claims he can control the Three-Tails, who knows if the Mizukage might suddenly cause the Three-Tails inside him to go berserk? Konoha has already experienced the Nine-Tails' rampage once, and we absolutely cannot afford to suffer a second tailed beast rampage!

but…

How should I bring this up?

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered how to make the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, understand his meaning. He couldn't just say, "I don't trust you. I'm going to seal the tailed beast inside you and I will never allow you to use your tailed beast chakra," could he?

If Danzo Shimura were here, he would definitely argue that Konoha doesn't trust you, forcing the Fourth Mizukage to seal all the chakra within you to prevent any potential risk of the tailed beasts going berserk in Konoha...

At that time, I symbolically reprimanded Danzo, giving the Fourth Mizukage some face first, and then half-heartedly let him accept the matter of having his chakra sealed...

just now…

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't very well force a falling out with the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, otherwise the harmonious and friendly exchange they had just had would be for naught.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had to admit that Shimura Danzo's stern face was indeed very useful at times. That guy could sometimes ruin things, but more often he could use Shimura Danzo's darkness to accomplish things that couldn't be said openly.

"Kagura".

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Kagura Akihara, hoping to provoke this child with such an extreme personality into saying something unpleasant: "I heard that when you met the Mizukage, you had a little conflict with him..."

"..."

Akihara Kagura stood beside Sarutobi Hiruzen and, seeing his superior's worried expression, roughly understood the Hokage's thoughts based on the situation in Konoha.

"Yes."

"The Water Shadow is very strong."

"The Three-Tails inside the Mizukage is also very strong."

Kagura Akihara immediately followed her superior's lead and casually replied, "So when I came back, I realized I didn't know enough ninjutsu. I was thinking about whether there was a chance to learn more techniques so that I wouldn't have a hard time dealing with enemies like the Mizukage in the future..."

"..."

Yagura looked at Kagura Akihara with some confusion.

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was somewhat strange.

This isn't about making this brat think about the enemies he'll face in the future! Can't this brat even try to think from Konoha's perspective?

Kagura Akihara, oblivious to Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze, continued slowly, "Besides learning new techniques, I also need to find time to train properly. I'm not even up to the basics of swordsmanship, and my shuriken throwing isn't very good either..."

When Akihara Kagura got to this point, she suddenly brought up Shimura Danzo: "I hope the Third Hokage can let me go back to Lord Danzo to study for a while..."

"Danzo wouldn't know anything about Wood Release techniques..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, a smile still on his face: "I'll give you a break for a while, so you can study hard with your class monitor..."

"That guy is even worse than me!"

Akihara Kagura is quite disrespectful to her direct subordinate, Tenzo.

"Don't aim too high..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to take this opportunity to teach him, but then remembered the brat's personality and his impatience with such teaching methods. He changed his tune, saying, "I can also teach you some Wood Release techniques. I'll try to arrange a Jonin teacher for you so that you can learn more..."

"I have a reason why I must return to Lord Danzo's side..."

Kagura Akihara slowly lowered her head, then suddenly looked at the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, who hadn't made a move: "The Three-Tails inside the Mizukage is dangerous and must be sealed. Lord Danzo is skilled in cursed seal techniques; we can entrust the Mizukage to Lord Danzo!"

First update!

Akihara is a good subordinate; how could he possibly make things difficult for his superior?

(End of this chapter)