Hokage: Nine-Faced Suba Ho, Kill Through The Ninja World!

The next day, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Li Feng were sitting in the conference room waiting.

In addition to these two, there are Danzo, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.

Danzo sat to the right of Sarutobi Hiruzen with a slumped face, glancing at Li Feng from time to time.

He couldn't understand why the old guy Hiruzen brought Uchiha Li Feng Genin with him in such an important meeting with Sand Shinobi.

Could it be that this old guy was deliberately disgusting himself?

Although Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu do not have as strong opinions as Danzo, they do not understand why Sarutobi Hiruzen wants Li Feng to also participate in the peace talks between the two villages.

Not long after, Ebizō brought Ye Cang and the unknown Sand Shinobi to the conference room.

"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long." Ebizō apologized first.

"It's okay, messenger, please take a seat." Sarutobi Hiruzen motioned for Ebizō to sit down.

So Ebizō sat on the seat opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen, with a few meters between them. Ye Cang and the unknown Sand Shinobi stood on both sides of Ebizō.

They are not qualified to sit.

After Ebizō sat down, his eyes focused on Li Feng. He was surprised that Li Feng would appear at this peace meeting. It seemed that Third Hokage valued Li Feng very much.

"Messenger Ebizō, I think such an important negotiation should be conducted by you, Third Kazekage, in person, right?" Danzo then turned to look at Ebizō and said in a deep voice.

"Kazekage-sama is busy dealing with post-war matters and really doesn't have time to visit you in person."

"That should be your sister, Kazekage advisor Chiyo, right?" Danzo continued to suppress Ebizō, but Sarutobi Hiruzen did not stop him.

But Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but curse in his heart, the Kazekage consultant was leading the charge on the battlefield throughout World War II, while you, the Hokage consultant, stayed underground and played tricks with Laozi every day.

"My sister was seriously injured in the battle with the White Fang and is now recovering in the hospital." Ebizō remained calm. If his emotions were affected by Danzo at this time, the entire negotiation would fall into the rhythm of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo.

But behind him, Ye Gura and the unknown Sand Shinobi had ugly expressions. Of course they could tell that this old guy with bandages on his eyes was making things difficult for Lord Ebizō.

"Anyone can come, as long as they can represent the entire Sunagakure." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile.

He and Danzo have always been like this, one is a good guy and the other is a bad guy.

"Please rest assured, Hokage-sama, Kazekage-sama has left all negotiations to me."

"Well, let's not say much else. Let's get straight to the point."

"Li Feng, come and tell me the casualties in Konoha." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Li Feng.

"Lord Hokage, 13 of our Jōnin died, 219 Chūnin died, and 681 Genin died."

"More than three hundred people were seriously injured and there is a possibility of permanently losing their combat capability."

Li Feng told all the information compiled by Hatake Sakumo.

Konoha had a total of about two thousand troops on the Sand Shinobi battlefield, and about half of them died after the war.

Three hundred others were injured so severely that they might not be able to continue being ninjas in the future.

"Lord Hokage, our Sunagakure's losses are not small..." Ebizō was interrupted by Danzo halfway through his words: "Ebizō Messenger, you have to know that this war was started by you Sunagakure. You didn't mention it. and lost rights!”

Ebizō hesitated to speak, he did suffer heavy losses, but the war was initiated by Sand Shinobi after all. Danzo was right, he really didn't care now.

"If you, Sand Shinobi, hadn't taken this opportunity to step in and invade the territory of the Land of Fire, would you, Sand Shinobi, have suffered any losses?"

"In the final analysis, you just brought it upon yourself. You must remember that what you initiated was an unjust and aggressive war. The responsibility for the war lies with you, Sand Shinobi!" Danzo spoke plausibly and his momentum completely suppressed Ebizō.

"Okay Danzo, Ebizō messenger, let's talk about the contents of the armistice agreement." Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Danzo's arm, and then said to Ebizō with a smile.

"If Sand Shinobi wants to cease the war, then it will need to bear all the losses of Konoha, including the damage to the Fire Nation environment caused by the war between the two sides, and Sand Shinobi will also need to fund repairs." Sarutobi Hiruzen made a request, "Ebizō Messenger, I propose Do you have any objections to the request?"

"Hokage-sama's request is very reasonable, and we, Sand Shinobi, accept it."

This is not too much to ask for. Since Sand Shinobi started the war and lost it, it is normal to bear these demands.

"Okay, Konoha's losses include the death of ninjas, consumption of supplies, and pensions for the families of martyrs. These compensations add up to about 300 million taels."

Ebizō frowned when he heard the number three hundred million taels.

Ye Cang and the unknown Sand Shinobi also took a breath, three hundred million taels! They have never heard of so much money!

"Messenger Ebizō, this number is considered small. I even considered that Sand Shinobi is not rich enough, so I lowered it appropriately." Sarutobi Hiruzen still maintained a smile, but his smile looked very perceptive to Ebizō.

"Okay!" Ebizō agreed, and Sand Shinobi could accept three hundred million taels.

"In addition, Sand Shinobi needs to compensate 13,000 taels for environmental restoration funds."

"Master Hokage, isn't 13,000 taels too much?" Ebizō frowned again. He knew that the funds to repair the environment would not be enough!

"Hmph, your One Tail alone destroyed a forest in the Land of Fire, and the villages on the border were also destroyed. Counting the damage caused by the Jōnin, 13,000 taels is even less!" Danzo said coldly again .

In the early stages of the war between Konoha and Sand Shinobi, Sand Shinobi dropped One Tail to join the battlefield, causing considerable damage. However, later on, the tailed beast became somewhat out of control. Third Kazekage was afraid that One Tail Shukaku would break free from Jinchūriki's shackles, so he chose to recall it. One Tail Jinchūriki, the Sand Shinobi battlefield that Li Feng joined only after that.

Although Ebizō was aggrieved, he was also wronged. Facing the victorious Konoha, he could only agree to these conditions.

"In addition, Sunagakure needs to pay compensation of 100 million taels!" Danzo pressed forward step by step, "Don't refute! Do you think Konoha was wasting its time with you Sand Shinobi in vain?"

"...Okay, Sand Shinobi accepts these compensations." Ebizō agreed after being silent for a while.

The Third Kazekage had told him that as long as Konoha's request would not empty Sand Shinobi's treasury, he would try his best to agree.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is not as pedantic as he will be in the future. If Sand Shinobi cannot meet Konoha's conditions, Third Kazekage is afraid that Sarutobi Hiruzen will attack Sunagakure.

"Not only that, One Tail Shukaku... also has to be given to Konoha!" A trace of greed flashed in Danzo's eyes.

"Impossible!" Ebizō refused without hesitation.

Without One Tail, Sunagakure would lose the qualification to become one of the five major nations.

"Advisor Danzo, One Tail is our bottom line!" Ebizō secretly clenched his fists.

Danzo is really a hyena that eats people but doesn’t spit out bones, and he actually wants to take advantage of One Tail!

"Danzo, enough is enough." Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke up at this time.

"Then our truce is concluded, Advisor Ebizō, and from now on Konoha and Sand Shinobi will continue the friendship between the two villages."