Wouldn't those two just turn around and sell him out?!
It seems impossible to avoid losing a single drop of blood this time. However, as long as the plan proceeds smoothly, the price paid now can be recouped tenfold or a hundredfold in the future.
Thinking about it this way, Maki calmed down a lot.
"I dare not accept the title of 'sir,' just call me Maki. The promise I made on behalf of Sunagakure is certainly true and valid. However, the specific aid plan still needs to be discussed back at the village. After all, the Kazekage is the one who makes the final decision, and I hope the Mizukage can understand."
"That's no problem, of course. However, the situation is urgent. We hope that Lord Kazekage can make arrangements as soon as possible. If there is still no news by tomorrow morning, we will have no choice but to bid farewell to Konoha and return home."
Seeing Shinji's smiling face, Maki's expression changed again.
It seemed the other party had figured out his plan to stall for time.
"This guy is no ordinary person!"
Maki began to be wary, which was normal. If he didn't have any skills, even if he was good at sex, he wouldn't be able to gain the trust of the village's leader.
But despite all this, in the end, this world is still about who has the bigger fist.
Maki now only regards Shinji as the Mizukage's strategist.
Before long, Maki hurriedly returned, a stark contrast to his confident demeanor when he arrived.
Once only Mei Terumi and Shinji were left in the room, Mei Terumi finally couldn't help but burst into laughter, her two lumps of fat jiggling noticeably.
Shinji then took a second look with a critical eye.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
Noticing someone's gaze, Mei Terumi showed no embarrassment whatsoever; instead, she deliberately straightened her posture, displaying her proud figure.
"nice."
Shinji answered honestly.
Is it big?
"It's big... but not the biggest. I'll introduce you to it sometime."
"roll!"
Mei Terumi blocked the beautiful view with her arm, clearly indicating that someone's answer had received a failing grade, so the perk was canceled.
Shinji didn't care. Taking one less glance wouldn't shorten his lifespan. Who did he care about!
Do you think the Wind Shadow would agree to such an unreasonable demand?
"I don't think it's a big problem, because compared to what they need to give up, what they're after is probably a much bigger benefit. So, to eliminate this unstable X factor, giving you a little bit of candy to get rid of you is the best option. Besides, Kirigakure is currently weak, and it's not just Konoha that can control you. If Sunagakure is willing, it's not impossible for them to make you spit out whatever you've eaten. If they're going to be even more aggressive, they might as well just wipe out Kirigakure, since you don't have much ability to resist anyway."
Shinji peeled two bananas and handed one to Terumi Mei.
Mei Terumi was very worried because of what he said, and even the banana in her hand no longer tasted good.
"So what should we do?"
"It's not us, it's you."
"I?"
“That’s right, the situation is basically clear now. Sunagakure definitely has something in mind for this Chunin Exams, and their target is very likely Konoha. So your choice is very important: will you side with Sunagakure or help Konoha resist Sunagakure’s attack?”
"Do we have to choose one side? Can't we just stay neutral? We can just take our people and leave."
"Of course, but the price is that regardless of who wins afterward, they will seek revenge against Kirigakure Akihito. That's the price of neutrality!"
To dispel Mei Terumi's naive idea, Shinji bluntly stated, "To remain neutral, one must either possess a transcendent status or have strength that no one dares to provoke. Unfortunately, Kirigakure currently possesses neither."
"As the absolute underdog among the five great ninja villages, this is a good opportunity for Kirigakure to rise again."
"As long as we bet on the right person and take the right side, Kirigakure can enter the game as the victor and get a share of the spoils."
"And it will also gain the great favor of one of the parties, which will be extremely beneficial to the future development of Kirigakure."
"However, there are also drawbacks to choosing to do this. The first is the question of who will win. If they win, as I just said, the Hidden Mist Village can quickly recover its vitality. But if they lose, then it's basically over. Be prepared to be expelled from the roster."
"The second problem is that, as the weaker party, there is no guarantee that the final victor will keep his promise, instead of turning around and swallowing up the Hidden Mist Village in one gulp."
[Chapter 230. To Hold the Entire Leaf Village in My Hands (Fifth Update, Please Subscribe!)]
Shinji wasn't particularly good at analysis; he had simply peeked at the answer from God's perspective.
Working backward from the answer makes the process much simpler.
Ultimately, the current Mist Village is too weak; it's nothing special.
Otherwise, if it were someone from Iwagakure or Kumogakure here, they wouldn't even consider this kind of problem.
Instead, they would share the same idea as Sunagakure: how to devour the other two kingdoms as well!
This is simply a difference in form.
After listening to the analysis, Mei Terumi began to think about it seriously.
Right now, it seems like there are two paths to choose from, but in reality, there's only one: gamble.
Choose neutrality and remain neutral.
It's really just self-deception, a form of slow suicide.
Regardless of who wins, there will inevitably be retribution later, and even if you barely survive, there will be no assistance whatsoever.
Because everyone hates fickle people who waver in their opinions.
So the question is, who should we bet on to win?
Logically speaking, Konoha has at least the advantages of geographical location and popular support, and it also has a strong foundation.
The number of people that Fengying brought is not enough to cause any trouble.
But since Sunagakure dared to do this, they must have been confident and prepared targeted trump cards.
Now we'll see whether Konoha's foundation is stronger or Sunagakure's trump cards are stronger.
Mei Terumi was unsure for a moment, after all, it was a gamble with her life and fortune, and if she lost, she would be doomed.
Left with no other choice, Mei Terumi could only look at someone again.
"Advisor Akagi, I need your opinion for reference now."
"Call Akagi Advisor when you need him, and tell him to get lost when you don't. Ha, women."
Mei Terumi was immediately embarrassed.
Just as she was about to use the trick of bending over and blowing air into his ear, Shinji seemed to be talking to himself: "I'm currently training a powerful eye technique, which requires someone to pose in several extremely difficult positions to assist my training. Unfortunately, these movements are extremely difficult and not something that ordinary people can learn. Sigh."
Ten minutes later...
Mei Terumi put down her splits, her face flushed, and gave someone a charming glare.
What kind of eye technique is this? It's just a pervert indulging in eye candy.
"You may not believe it, but this really is a way to cultivate a kind of eye technique. Once I master it, you'll know how powerful it is."
Shinji wiped the drool that had accidentally dripped from his eyes. Good, there was no nosebleed on his mouth.
Now his pupil technique has been honed to the point that when he closes his eyes, all he sees are black-stockinged beautiful legs... oops, I mean magnificent breasts... no, that's not right either!
In short, it's at an extremely high level.
Terumi believed his nonsense and secretly spat in her heart.
Shinji knew this woman was unpredictable, and if he didn't get some real substance out of her now, she was going to explode.
"It may seem that you can choose to bet on either Sunagakure or Konoha, but in reality you only have one choice: to help Konoha defeat Sunagakure."
"reason."
"The reason is simple: the current Kazekage, Rasa, is an out-and-out ambitious man, while the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is an old man who only wants to maintain the status quo and hand over Konoha intact to the next Hokage."
Shinji glanced at Mei Terumi, who seemed to be deep in thought, and continued, "So the answer is already quite obvious. Even if Sunagakure wins in the end, Kirigakure, which you represent, will not gain any benefits. In fact, you will have to be wary of them turning around and biting you back, swallowing up Kirigakure as well."
"But if you stand on Konoha's side, you won't have such worries. As long as you act assertively, you can get what you want. You can also make some demands, since you just helped Konoha through a crisis. Logically and emotionally, Konoha won't refuse to help Kirigakure."
"Furthermore, from Konoha's perspective, the Land of Water, which is far away on the sea, is not Konoha's main enemy. At present, Kirigakure does not pose much of a threat to Konoha. Your alliance is a win-win situation."
It does!
Mei Terumi was blinded by her own involvement. Once Shinji analyzed the situation clearly, she realized that after being caught up in this vortex, she had no choice but to go down a dark path.
"Should we warn the Hokage in advance so he can make preparations in secret?"
Shinji shook his head. "It's not the right time yet. We don't even know what Sunagakure is planning to do. If we go and warn Konoha to be careful, wouldn't we be alerting them and exposing ourselves first?"
"Instead, it would be better to continue to play along with Sunagakure, and wait until we have a good understanding of their specific plans before launching a stunning backstab to turn the tide in one fell swoop."
Mei Terumi was taken aback. "Can we really manage with just a few of us?"
"Don't underestimate yourselves. Although we are few in number, we are a crucial force. Otherwise, why would the Wind Shadow send Maki to appease and win us over?"
Mei Terumi took a deep breath. "You're right, I know what to do."
"Remember to act convincingly, so as not to arouse suspicion. The scene where you asked for supplies was so fake that I couldn't stand it anymore."
"Hehe, I'm just following your lead. Before judging others, why don't you criticize your own acting first?"
"Tsk tsk, what a fickle woman. She'll dismantle the bridge as soon as she's done her bidding."
"You're right, women are fickle. How about we talk about cultivating eye techniques again?"
not good!
Danger!
Sensing danger, Shinji immediately fled.
"I suddenly remembered that the water in my house has boiled and I left it on. Goodbye!"
A terribly poor reason...
However, Mei Terumi still let him go.
The main reason is that the movements she did before were indeed too difficult, and even now, thinking about them makes her blush and her heart race.
I don't know why, but I just agreed to that bastard's request!
She'll definitely get her revenge next time she's at this place.
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