On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

Nagasawa used his Observation Haki to sense the aura; it was a Chunin. He then calmly said, "Go in."

A member of the Kusanagi ninja ANBU walked in and quickly said, "Lord Morishita, the boss wants you to come over for a meeting."

Yongze nodded and said calmly, "Okay, let's go."

Soon, led by the ANBU ninja, Nagasawa arrived at a room located deep within the ANBU compound.

The room wasn't large; it only had a square table and a few chairs, and nothing else. It wasn't a professional conference room.

There were seven people sitting at the square table.

Only the middle-aged man sitting in the main seat with a slightly worried expression was not wearing the ANBU uniform; the other six were all wearing ANBU uniforms.

Nagasawa believed the middle-aged man was the leader of the Grass Ninja Village. His aura was the strongest Kozuki had ever seen in the village, even stronger than before he obtained the Whitebeard template.

The rest of the people should all be high-ranking members of the Anbu, just like Kizuki. The ones with the weakest aura are all Jonin, and there are no particularly strong Jonin.

Upon seeing Yongze arrive, the middle-aged man spoke:

"Muyue is here. Now that everyone's here, let's begin."

The Kusanagi ANBU captain, sitting in the second seat to the right of the middle-aged man, spoke with a serious expression:

"The ANBU agents sent to intercept peace information have been out of contact for over a week. They must have been captured or killed by Konoha. We must make preparations."

Although Yongze felt a little unsettled, his expression remained unchanged as he quietly waited for the others to speak.

“Everyone knows about making preparations, but the key is how to prepare,” said the deputy captain of the Anbu, who was sitting to the left of the Grass Ninja leader.

A squad leader from the secret service spoke up:

"Why don't we just not acknowledge that they are our ninjas? Maybe Konoha won't even know who sent them. They don't have headbands, and they don't use the tools of the Grass Ninja."

"What are you thinking? Have you forgotten the secret technique of the Konoha clan? Your identity has definitely been exposed." Nagasawa thought for a moment and then spoke in a deep voice.

The squad leader realized that his idea might be a bit too naive, so he shut his mouth and stopped talking, instead quietly watching the others.

Silence fell over the field for a moment.

After a while, the middle-aged man coughed softly and looked at Yongze, saying, "Muyue, why don't you share your thoughts?"

Chapter Seventeen: I laugh at Sarutobi's lack of wisdom and Namikaze's lack of strategy.

Yongze didn't say anything, but chuckled twice.

The leader of the Grass Ninja was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Why is Kizuki laughing?"

He still admired Kizuki; he was strong and devoted to the Grass Ninja, making him a rare talent.

But this meeting was, after all, a high-level meeting of the Dark Division. If Mu Yue couldn't give a clear answer, he would definitely have to give her a warning. Being young and arrogant is not an option.

Nagasawa laughed and said, "I laugh at Sarutobi's lack of wisdom and Namikaze's lack of strategy."

If it were me, I would never voluntarily sign a so-called peace treaty with Iwagakure. Instead, I would force them to surrender, cede territory, and pay reparations.

The leader of the Grass Ninja frowned and said, "We should be discussing how to deal with Konoha, not bringing up the war between Konoha and Iwa Ninja."

Yongze smiled and continued, "Of course I know we're discussing how to deal with Konoha. Leader, please don't be impatient, let me analyze it slowly."

Considering how excellent and reliable Kizuki usually was, the leader of the Grass Ninja finally nodded, ready to listen to Kizuki's analysis.

Nagasawa asked, "Who won the war between Konoha and Iwagakure?"

"Konoha won." A squad leader quickly replied, not understanding why Nagasawa was asking such an idiotic question.

The leader of the Grass Ninja frowned even more deeply.

"So, who took the initiative to request the signing of a peace treaty?" Nagasawa asked with a smile, seemingly unconcerned.

"Konoha took the initiative, even bringing Sunagakure along to intimidate Iwagakure," the ANBU captain replied, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He vaguely sensed something, but still couldn't figure it out.

Nagasawa smiled and nodded, saying leisurely, "That's why I said the Third and Fourth Hokage lacked wisdom; they won the war, but it was as if they had lost."

The deputy captain questioned, "There might be information we don't know about. If the Third Hokage was really stupid, how could he have developed Konoha into what it is today? If the Fourth Hokage was stupid, why would the Third Hokage have made him Hokage?"

When his words were refuted, Nagasawa was not in a hurry. Instead, he said calmly, "The Konoha family is just big and powerful. Besides, do you think Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage only because he was capable?"

"Isn't that right? Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash, is a name that has shaken Iwagakure and Kumogakure. He is a strongman who has fought his way through war." The vice-captain said in a deep voice.

Although Minato Namikaze was a ninja from another village, he still felt a certain respect for a ninja from an enemy village who could kill directly and issued an order that "you can abandon the mission without being punished if you see a yellow flash." This was respect for the strong.

Nagasawa smiled dismissively, which almost made the vice-captain slam his fist on the table and stand up, but fortunately the leader of the Grass Ninja next to him held him back.

"Minato Namikaze is indeed strong, but does strength prove intelligence? And doesn't Konoha have any other strong shinobi like him? Have you forgotten the Legendary Sannin?" Nagasawa sneered.

“Indeed, the Sannin are more qualified than Minato Namikaze,” the leader of the Kusanagi ninja agreed.

He could be considered to be from the same era as the Sannin, though he was a little older than them.

"The reason why Minato Namikaze was able to become Hokage at the age of twenty-three was not because of his strong abilities."

"On the contrary, it was because his abilities were far inferior to his strength that he became the Fourth Hokage," Nagasawa said.

Everyone present was a high-ranking member of the Dark Organization, and they were extremely knowledgeable about all kinds of darkness in the world.

Upon hearing what Yongze said, they immediately understood what he meant: the Fourth Hokage was merely a puppet of the Third Hokage.

Upon closer examination, they realized that it was indeed possible; otherwise, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who wasn't exactly old, would have voluntarily stepped down.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Nagasawa knew that they had been fooled by his conspiracy theory about the Hokage, and it was worth it for him to criticize Minato so harshly.

Seeing that the effect was good, Nagasawa continued to add fuel to the fire, saying, "Did you know that before the peace treaty was signed, the Third Hokage had already abdicated to Minato Namikaze, so the treaty was actually attributed to Minato Namikaze?"

"Signing such a treaty after winning a battle will surely be condemned by future generations. Is Konoha really this dark?" a squad leader of the ANBU lamented.

He felt that those who played politics were truly ruthless, while their secret service at most only did things like murder and cover-ups, which were probably seen as innocent by those who played politics.

"While what you said, Kizuki, is quite good, our current strategy is to continue with the strategy against Konoha," the Grass Ninja leader said.

He wasn't interested in Konoha's dark politics; he only wanted to know how to get through the current crisis.

Nagasawa laughed and said, "This is the strategy for dealing with Konoha. Even if Konoha wins the Iwagakure invasion, Konoha will take the initiative to sign a peace treaty with Iwagakure."

"We, the Grass Ninja, merely dispatched a few ninjas to intercept peace documents; compared to the actions of the Iwagakure, it's nothing."

The leader of the Grass Ninja thought about it and felt that what Nagasawa said made a lot of sense. The Iwagakure had even attacked the Land of Fire, and the Konoha had forgiven them.

Compared to the actions of Iwagakure, who attempted to force a relationship with Konoha but failed, Kusagakure at most tried to secretly touch Konoha's hand but did not succeed.

"So we're not going to prepare anything?" the leader of the Grass Ninja asked, feeling that Kozuki seemed to know a lot about Konoha.

Nagasawa shook his head and said, "Of course not. We need to prepare enough reparations. After all, Iwagakure is one of the Five Great Nations, and we are a small country."

The leader of the Grass Ninja frowned and said, "Then why did you say that just now?"

He felt like he had just listened to a bunch of nonsense.

Nagasawa explained, "Konoha will definitely not go to war with us. The Third Hokage will not allow the war to break out again, but the reparations cannot be less, because we are a small country."

The leader of the Grass Ninja sighed, a trace of sorrow appearing on his face, and lamented, "Yes, we are a small country."

"By the way, the compensation must be generous," Yongze said.

The leader of the Grass Ninja looked at Nagasawa with confusion, wondering why Nagasawa would make such a stupid statement. They were the ones who were giving money, and the more they gave, the more they would be hurt.

Nagasawa explained, "Our Grass Ninja is developing rapidly, which has definitely aroused the vigilance of Konoha."

If we hand over a large sum of money to Konoha for something like this, they will definitely look down on us, and Kusagakure will be able to develop peacefully again.

The leader of the Grass Ninja hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let's leave it at that for now. I'll discuss the compensation with the Daimyo."

After saying that, the leader of the Grass Ninja looked at Kizuki and said, "Kizuki, you did a great job this time. If the village successfully overcomes this crisis, I will give you some rewards."

"The rest of you should also learn from Kizuki and pay more attention to information about other ninja villages."

On the way back to the office, one of the squad leaders remarked:

"Muyue, you're really amazing. I didn't expect you to prepare so much without saying a word. You must have put a lot of thought into understanding Konoha."

Nagasawa smiled politely and nodded. There was no need for him to put in any effort. No one in Kusagakure understood Konoha better than him, because he was a Konoha ninja.

Chapter Eighteen: Even a handsome pigeon is still a pigeon.

"The Konoha ninjas are really annoying. They haven't even done anything yet, but we have to put in a lot of effort to deal with them," the squad leader sighed.

Nagasawa looked at him strangely and chimed in, "Yeah, the Konoha ninjas are the worst."

He was thinking to himself, if he pulled out a Konoha headband and tied it on his head, saying, "There are limits to being a Grass Ninja, so I'm quitting Grass Ninja," the squad leader's expression would be priceless.

Unfortunately, he hadn't received the mission information yet, so he couldn't put this idea into practice.

While having fun is important, this mission is no ordinary one; it has special symbolic significance, and we can't act recklessly just to have some fun.

After saying goodbye to the ANBU sergeant who had insulted Konoha ninjas in front of them, Nagasawa returned to his office.

Yongze locked the door from the inside and then walked to the cabinet furthest from the desk.

There are three cabinets for storing documents in the office; one on the right and two on the left.

Since they all looked the same and there was nothing special about them, Nagasawa decided to look at them from the farthest point to the nearest, hoping to find some information related to the three grass ninjas.

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After leaving the tavern, Kakashi went to the Grass Ninja Hospital out of curiosity.

After observing along the way, Kakashi noticed that there seemed to be far fewer doctors and nurses at the Grass Ninja Hospital than at the Leaf Village Hospital. Most of the people coming and going were patients, and he didn't see many doctors.

Kaka, dressed in a suit as if visiting a patient, walked into the ward, only to see a scene that made him frown.

A doctor in a white coat grabbed a young red-haired woman's arm and placed her on a ninja lying on a hospital bed, saying, "Bite it, it'll be fine after you bite it."

Without hesitation, the grass ninja bit down hard on the red-haired woman's white arm.

The red-haired woman was clearly in pain from the forceful bite and cried out in surprise.

The doctor, Kusanagi, said with displeasure, "What are you yelling about? Don't you know this is a hospital? Be quiet. It's just a bite on the arm. Just bear with it."

The red-haired woman forced back the tears welling in her eyes and forced an awkward smile, saying, "Lord Inoue, I understand. I'll hold back next time."

Dr. Inoue snorted coldly: "There will be a next time? There won't be a next time. Let me tell you, don't be ungrateful. The village gave you a safe haven in this war-torn ninja world. You must repay the village properly."