The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

Ever since the Kirigakure mission came to Konoha, the Shimada clan has been very busy.

The two Kirigakure elders, Terumiei and Motohisa, both have a close relationship with the Shimada clan, and they don't have the opportunity to keep in touch with them on weekdays.

But now, whether it is out of emotion or profit, the two of them will seize this opportunity and manage this relationship well.

At the same time, the negotiations between the Kirigakure mission and Uchiha Kazuya were progressing smoothly.

After several days of detailed consultations, Kirigakure and Konoha have basically reached an agreement on the cross-border trade between the two countries and the arrangement of cross-border escort missions.

As for the content of the agreement, leaving aside some subtle aspects, cross-border trade is a matter for merchants, and Konoha and Kirigakure are just intermediaries at best.

As for cross-border escort missions, the two villages mainly adhere to the principle of non-interference but mutual respect.

In other words, when conducting a cross-border escort mission, the cross-border party must report to the other party, and the other party will not interfere with the cross-border party's mission content... Of course, the premise is that the cross-border party does not actively provoke the other party.

However, the two villages talk about it beautifully, but in actual operation, the situation may not be so simple, and it depends on the actual situation.

This agreement merely serves as a framework for resolving conflicts.

"Elder Rong, if you Kirigakure have no objections, you can sign."

In the conference room of Konoha's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uchiha Kazuya waved his hand and ordered the ninjas around him to send the prepared agreement to Terumiei.

There were mainly three people attending the negotiations on behalf of Kirigakure: Terumiei, Motohisa, and another Kirigakure ninja who was not familiar to everyone in Konoha.

After several days of negotiations, Uchiha Kazuya had roughly guessed that this ninja should be the confidant of the first generation Mizukage Minazuki Arashi.

Minazuki Arashi was also afraid that Terumiei and Motohisa would be selfish, so he arranged for his confidants to go on missions with the group.

Although the Kirigakure Mission has full authority to handle Kirigakure's foreign affairs, this full power requires the consent of all three people before it can be exercised.

All in all, with this Mizukage confidant here, neither Motohisa nor Terumiei would be able to betray Kirigakure's interests.

Of course, in fact, the two of them never thought of betraying Kirigakure's interests. As ninjas, their loyalty was not so cheap. It was just that Mizukage didn't trust them.

Terumiei took over the agreement prepared by Uchiha Kazuya, and then the three of them got together and browsed it carefully.

Uchiha Kazuya was not in a hurry. He also understood that it was normal to be afraid of being tricked by word games.

Kirigakure is the weaker party, so he is naturally more worried about this.

About ten minutes later, the three of them read the agreement and discussed it in a low voice. Terumiei raised his head and said to Uchiha Kazuya: "Since Konoha is full of sincerity, I, Kirigakure, will sign this agreement."

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When Uchiha Kazuya heard this, a smile finally appeared on his face.

This can be regarded as the first political achievement he has made since he became the elder in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the past six months, Uchiha Kazuya has been under a lot of pressure.

He is also motivated. He saw that among the other five ministries, those who run schools, those who run hospitals, and those who run engineering projects, after a quick operation, only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was handling some inconspicuous daily affairs without embarrassment.

In the eyes of the villagers, this seems a bit like dawdling.

Such a voice naturally made Uchiha Kazuya unhappy, but in fact, he had nothing to do.

Although the five great ninja villages have been established one after another, the diplomatic order of the five ninja countries has not yet been established. Compared with the mature and complete diplomatic system of the five great ninja countries, it is far behind.

This makes it difficult for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to carry out its work.

Now that this agreement with Kirigakure exists, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs finally has a tangible achievement.

As both parties exchange the agreement and sign their names, the agreement officially comes into effect.

Terumiei and Uchiha Kazuya also stood up at the same time and shook hands with each other.

"Then I wish Kirigakure and Konoha a happy cooperation." Uchiha Kazuya said with a smile: "I still want to report this agreement to the Hokage, so I won't be here to accompany you. Please excuse me."

After that, Uchiha Kazuya took the documents and left the conference room.

"Elder Motohisa, shall we go back first?" Seeing this, Terumi Rong turned to Motohisa behind him and said.

"Well, let's go back." Motojiu also nodded. As for the other Mizukage confidant, neither of them even looked at him.

Seeing the two people walking out of the conference room one after another, Mizukage's confidants clenched their fists, but they had no choice but to follow them like a doormat.

This is normal, after all, no one likes to have an eyeliner around them, not to mention the existence of this ninja, which nakedly demonstrates the Mizukage's distrust of them.

Terumiei and Motohisa couldn't directly disobey the Mizukage's orders, and they were unwilling to betray Kirigakure's interests, but... there was no pressure to show off to this ninja.

Even if Mizukage knew about it, he wouldn't say anything more.

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In the Hokage's office, Uchiha Kazuya was standing in front of his desk.

"Lord Hokage, this is the agreement signed between me and the Kirigakure mission."

With that said, Uchiha Kazuya handed the document in his hand to Hanzo.

Hanzo took the document and glanced at it briefly. Seeing that there was no big problem, he handed the document to Madara and Hashirama on the sofa next to him.

"Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done a very good job this time." Hanzo praised without hesitation: "But this is just the beginning. Soon after, the diplomatic systems of the five major countries may be completely established. At that time, it will be the real test for you.

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"Understood, Hokage-sama." Hearing this, Uchiha Kazuya was startled at first, and then quickly saluted.

Seeing this, Hanzo nodded and said: "Okay, you go down first. The Kirigakure mission should leave tomorrow. The matters then will be arranged by your Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"Yes." Uchiha Kazuya nodded and then exited the Hokage's office.

"Hanzo, what do you mean by the diplomatic system of the five major countries?" After Uchiha Kazuya left, Hashirama couldn't help but ask.

You know, until now, the dispute between Hashirama and Madara still has no result.

And Hanzo mentioned the diplomatic system at this time. If Madara's ideas were followed, there would be no need for a diplomatic system.

Does this mean that Hanzo intends to support his opinion?

As Hashirama spoke, there was a hint of joy in his eyebrows.

Madara, on the other hand, snorted coldly.

Whatever Hashirama can think of, he can naturally think of it too.

However, after such a long time, he was not a fool. Madara could find that almost no one in Konoha supported the war.

There is no way, now in Konoha, whether civilians or ninjas, they are all enjoying the dividends and having enough to eat.

In their opinion, if they continue to eat it, they will choke.

Since then, even within the Uchiha clan, there has been no opposition.

Therefore, Madara's claim has actually come to an end.

It was precisely because he had thought these things through that when faced with Hanzo's decision, Madara just snorted and said nothing more.

After giving Madara a somewhat apologetic look, Hanzo immediately told the two of his plans.

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