I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

Now, due to the war, this place is deserted. However, with both Konoha and Kumogakure interested in peace talks, this famous location has been chosen as the negotiation site.

Yun Ting and his group arrived at an inopportune time; the sky was overcast at that moment, so they couldn't see the famous sunset glow of Caixia Valley, which was a bit of a pity.

“However, this is actually a good spot for an ambush,” Tsunade, a member of the group, said suddenly, stroking her chin and surveying the surrounding terrain.

Yun Ting hadn't said anything yet, but the group of people following behind him quickly became serious and on high alert.

There was no way around it; the Second Hokage's ordeal back then had such a profound impact on the people of Konoha.

Both times, the talks were personally negotiated with the Raikage, and the Cloud Ninja were also very dissatisfied. It's not impossible that the latter might pull off another Kinkaku and Ginkaku-like move today.

"Relax, you know things are different now." Seeing this, Yun Ting smiled and waved his hand.

Nowadays, only a handful of Yunren remain; even if they wanted to, what could they do?

Although the number of people in the peace negotiation team was very small according to the agreement between the two parties, it only included himself, Tsunade, three people who assisted in the negotiation, and all the members of the Shadow Guard, totaling nine people.

However, with this lineup, even adding ten more Golden Horn and Silver Horn would just be feeding them.

Unless the Cloud Ninja side loses their minds and comes to their deaths willingly, there's no need to worry about whether or not they've set up an ambush.

Seeing that her words had created a tense atmosphere in the entire group, Tsunade smiled with a mischievous grin.

However, noticing Yun Ting's look that threatened to send her back if he caused any more trouble, she quickly straightened her expression, shrugged, and explained, "I'm not talking about us being ambushed. In comparison, it's more likely that Lei Ying's side was ambushed by their own people."

This line of reasoning... is quite reasonable.

After all, this is a tradition of the Cloud Ninja.

When someone gets ruthless, they'll even kill their own Kage; this is unique in the current ninja world.

Scorpion killing the Third Kazekage doesn't count; that's just a personal grudge.

The actions of Kinkaku and Ginkaku on the Cloud Ninja side were entirely a coup d'état.

This is much better than Danzo secretly trying to kill the Third Hokage.

“The fourth-generation Lei Ying inherited his father’s business, and with his own strong abilities, even if there is an assassination attempt by the opposition, they shouldn’t be able to do anything to him.” Although Yun Ting said this, he still quickened his pace in the following time.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

If the Fourth Raikage truly follows in the footsteps of the Second Raikage, then he will have no choice but to fight him from now on.

Fortunately, none of this happened.

At the agreed time and place, Yun Ting and his group met with the peace negotiation team led by the Fourth Raikage, as expected.

There are also nine people.

However, compared to the lavish makeover on Yun Ting's side, the Fourth Raikage's side was much more meager.

Besides himself, he was accompanied by Tsuchishiro and seven other relatively unknown ninjas.

Compared to the Cloud Ninja, who suffered the least damage in the original three wars, retained many elite forces, and still possessed the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails, their situation is extremely tragic.

wrong!

The Raikage who arrived was not the real Raikage.

Hyuga Tokuma, with his Byakugan open, checked the Fourth Raikage's chakra. Upon discovering that it was far less than the intelligence indicated, he immediately informed Kumogawa.

Upon hearing this, Yun Ting frowned and said, "Lord Lei Ying, what has come is merely a shadow clone, not the real body. This is different from what was agreed upon before."

The Fourth Raikage, A, shook his head: "To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, my main body did not come. However, this will not affect the outcome of today's negotiations."

Yun Ting chuckled.

He was well aware of the unexpected things the other party was worried about.

They're just afraid that the Konoha negotiations are a pretense, and that they'll capture the Fourth Raikage, leaving the Cloud Ninja leaderless and in complete disarray.

However, in such an important matter as formal negotiations between the leaders of both sides, Konoha, led by Yun Ting, would never do the aforementioned thing.

This is a matter of great importance to the reputation of the ninja village.

For a ninja village whose main source of income is mission rewards, if its reputation is ruined, the village's finances will be doomed.

Compared to the benefits gained from the Cloud Ninja, the interests of Konoha itself are undoubtedly much more important.

It can only be said that Yunren was judging others by his own standards and was worrying unnecessarily.

Furthermore, the Fourth Raikage's use of shadow clones to appear at the scene will have a significant negative impact on his personal reputation in the future.

Yun Ting didn't say anything more, but said in an unyielding tone: "The leader of the negotiation used a shadow clone to show up, which is a breach of trust. In the subsequent peace talks, the Yun Ninja side must pay the corresponding price for this."

The Fourth Raikage did not refuse, clearly indicating that he had already made preparations in this regard.

For him, the most crucial thing right now is to ensure that nothing goes wrong with himself, rather than the loss of face or benefits.

Now, the two sides can begin negotiations.

Before they could even get to the point, Tsunade, a medical master and very familiar with blood, preemptively said with a playful expression, "The smell of blood! It seems you haven't had an easy journey! If you're not up to the task, Konoha can come and help you."

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, the faces of the nine Cloud Ninja, led by the Fourth Raikage, immediately turned somewhat grim.

During their journey, they were indeed attacked by resentful radical Cloud Ninja. Although they dealt with them quickly, it was still unpleasant to be treated like this by someone from within their own ranks.

Furthermore, adhering to the principle of not airing dirty laundry in public, they had erased all signs of battle from their bodies before arriving, but they did not expect Tsunade to still be able to detect them so keenly.

The result was still that the other party made a fool of themselves, which was undoubtedly even more unpleasant.

“The Cloud Ninja can handle their own affairs, so there’s no need for Konoha to worry about them,” Tsuchishiro stepped forward, maintaining a calm expression. “Furthermore, Hokage, Tsunade, time is limited, so let’s begin peace talks as soon as possible. The war has lasted too long, and I’m sure the people of both our countries are eager for peace.”

Yun Ting smiled and nodded.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade crossed her arms and scoffed, "It's as if you Cloud Ninja are so peace-loving. If you were truly sincere, you wouldn't have made so many brainless demands when you sent your delegation to Konoha. Now that you've been hurt, you crave peace. If only you had known this earlier!"

"The Cloud Ninja have always loved peace. It's just that there were some misunderstandings between us before, which led to a series of undesirable events. Now that the two Kage have officially met, I think all the previous misunderstandings can be resolved and true peace can be ushered in." While saying these polite words, Tsuchishiro pulled hard on the very annoyed Fourth Raikage, A, from behind.

In the end, the latter suppressed his anger after letting out a cold snort.

Seeing this, Yun Ting gave Tsunade a wink, and she didn't say anything more.

A successful negotiation always requires the cooperation of both the good cop and the bad cop.

This time, it was clear that Tsunade was playing the bad cop, while Yun Ting was playing the good cop.

However, the Yunren people found the smile on Yun Ting's face, who always seemed so friendly and had taken more than two thousand of their lives, quite unsettling.

"Please, everyone, take your seats."

At this moment, Yun Ting had not yet noticed this, and continued to smile as he spoke, while gesturing with his hand.

Soon, trees grew from the ground and quickly assembled into a large oval wooden table and eighteen wooden chairs, which were placed between the two sides.

"Wood Release..."

Seeing this, the nine people, led by the Fourth Raikage, fell silent for a moment.

Then, after Yun Ting and his group took their seats first, they followed suit and sat down as well.

Then, as they began to get down to business, Tsunade spoke first: "I'm sure you've all seen Konoha's peace terms, so let's sign them sooner rather than later, so that the peace you've been longing for can come sooner."

"Impossible!" Before Tsuchishiro could even speak, the Fourth Raikage, A, slammed his fist on the table and declared, "Your Konoha's so-called conditions are far too harsh. You have absolutely no sincerity in negotiating. The Cloud Ninja will never agree to those humiliating conditions!"

"Oh? So what do you mean?" Tsunade sneered.

"Without any additional conditions, the Cloud Ninja and Konoha shall cease hostilities hereafter. Furthermore, all captured Cloud Ninja, as well as Killer Bee and Yugito, must be returned unharmed," the Fourth Raikage, A, stated bluntly.

Tsunade, enraged, laughed coldly and slammed her hand on the table in response, saying, "Heh, hearing you say that, I thought it was Konoha that suffered a crushing defeat this time. If Raikage has something wrong with his head, I don't mind helping you get it fixed. If you're not, and you still say such things, then let's not talk anymore, let's just start a war and make your Cloud Ninja history!"

"Come on then! You really think I'm afraid of you! As one of the five great ninja villages, the Cloud Ninja still possesses formidable strength even after one defeat. Not only will you not be able to destroy us, but you will also make the Land of Lightning your graveyard!"

"You're really boasting! As the Raikage, you don't even know your own limitations. Perhaps your brain is full of muscle, and you can't even do simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division anymore. No wonder the foundation of the Cloud Ninja has been destroyed in your hands."

"Tsunade, you old woman, you're really too outrageous!"

"How dare you call me an old woman! You dark-skinned gorilla, you deserve to never have a woman who likes you!"

"Tsunade..."

"Black Gorilla Raikage..."

So, not long after the negotiations began, Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage, A, veered off course. They started slamming their fists on the table and shouting insults at each other.

In the end, someone lost control of their strength and smashed the wooden table to pieces.

"Cough cough!"

Yun Ting coughed heavily a few times, interrupting the two men's attempt to continue, and then said, "You two have gone a bit off-topic. Let's get back to the main topic of peace talks."

After he finished speaking, a brand new wooden table, just like the one before, was regenerated.

"Furthermore, I would like to remind the Cloud Ninja that the Leaf Village's great victory and the Cloud Ninja's crushing defeat are established facts. Everyone here is a smart person, so there is no need to bring up unrealistic ideas such as wanting to achieve a ceasefire without paying any price."

"If there is genuine sincerity in seeking peace, then the defeated party must bear the responsibilities of ceding territory, paying reparations, and issuing apologies—this is a principle acknowledged throughout history. Otherwise, let's not waste each other's time any longer."

Yun Ting spoke these words in a very calm tone, without any of the aggressiveness that Tsunade had shown before.

But upon hearing his words, the expressions of the Cloud Ninja changed, and they stopped arguing.

This includes the Fourth Raikage, A.

The reason he said such unrealistic things before was not only because that was his true intention, but also because he wanted to ask for an exorbitant price and then try to bargain.

However, Yun Ting was no pushover either, and now that the other party had brought it up, he could only quickly get back to the main topic.

At this moment, Tsuchishiro spoke sincerely: "Since we have come here, we naturally intend to have a genuine peace talk. However, the many demands made by the Hokage are indeed too harsh, and there are many that we cannot meet. We ask that the Hokage be tolerant."

"Negotiations are inherently back and forth. As long as both sides have a fundamental consensus and don't harbor unrealistic expectations, then anything can be discussed," Yun Ting said with a smile.

After this was said, the atmosphere at the negotiation site eased considerably.

However, the atmosphere at the scene quickly took a turn for the worse.

This was because Yun Ting suddenly spoke coldly to an unknown Yun ninja:

"Mr. Yunren, although I don't know why you've always harbored murderous intent towards me, it's probably just one of those reasons, and I have no interest in delving into it. However, please put away your ridiculous murderous intent, because I'm afraid I might not be able to resist strangling you to death. This is, after all, a peace negotiation venue, and I don't want to ruin the whole situation because of one bad apple."

After saying that, Yun Ting also unleashed an extremely terrifying killing intent at the person.

Even though it wasn't directed at any specific target, Tsuchishiro and the others instantly felt as if they were in an ice cave. Even the proud Fourth Raikage, A, couldn't help but change color.

Moreover, there was Yunren, who had previously shown murderous intent towards Yunting.

His face was deathly pale, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his whole body was trembling.

"Ooin! Who gave you the right to be so insolent!" After quickly reprimanding the other party, Tsuchidao immediately pleaded with Yunting, "Hokage, please be lenient. I guarantee that Ooin will not interfere with the peace talks."