Chapter 619 - 25

Chapter 25: Tit for Tat!Naruto looked at the dead silence in the meeting hall, where one could hear a pin drop, and the corner of his mouth hooked into a cold arc."Now, do you still think that my Windmill Village is not qualified to sit here and negotiate terms?"As soon as his voice fell, those ten figures surrounded by the light of five-element Chakramoved slightly.The Chakra fluctuations did not subside; instead, they became even more condensed, like ten drawn blades, silently deterring everyone present.The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, slowly sat up straight, a flash of surprise appearing in his cloudy old eyes.Since the establishment of the Ninja World and the founding of Konoha, there have only been two Ninjas on the surface who possess the talent for all five basic Chakra natures.Yet now, with a casual wave from Naruto, ten of them appeared?If these ten weren't standing right in front of him, real and imposing, he wouldn't have believed it at all.The three who were just at daggers drawn and tit-for-tat now had their mouths wide open, their throats bobbing, but they couldn't say a word.A moment later, Utatane Koharu finally recovered from the shock.She suppressed the raging waves in her heart and quickly took the step down, her tone softening by several degrees:"Si... since you have such a foundation, there is naturally no need to argue about who is superior.""Since that is the case, then Windmill Village is a formal ally of Konoha, enjoying the same right to speak as the great clans!"She deliberately avoided the word "subordinate," but it implicitly acknowledged the status of Windmill Village.Just as the situation was about to ease, and Konoha and Windmill Village were moving from opposition to alliance, a cold and harsh voice sounded from the side!"Wait! There is a suspicion of separatism here!"Danzo stepped forward abruptly and interrupted sharply.He could never allow the two sides to reconcile; once Windmill Village and Konoha officially formed an alliance, his secretly planned assassination plot would be reduced to nothing!Naruto raised his eyes coldly, his gaze landing on Danzo like an ice blade.Although he hadn't witnessed the dirty tricks this old thing was doing behind the scenes, the resentment value constantly jumping on the system panel had already betrayed everything.During this time, he had been busy building the Village, perfecting the system, and managing affairs, and hadn't paid much attention to the original plan to obtain resentment.But in just over a month, Danzo alone had contributed a whopping 300,000 resentment points!Without even thinking, he knew this old schemer must be up to something in the dark again.Naruto's mouth hooked into a cold arc, his voice calm, but with a pressure that suffocated the whole room:"Lord Danzo, you can eat food indiscriminately, but you cannot speak indiscriminately.""You say, suspicion of separatism?""May I ask—is it a suspicion of my Windmill Village, or a suspicion of the decision-making of the Konoha high-ups?""Questioning the decisions of Konoha, do you intend to rebel?"These words undoubtedly put Danzo on the spot, unable to advance or retreat.Still using the old tactics, Naruto used a light sentence to direct all the contradictions to Danzoalone.Utatane Koharu on the side also stood her ground completely, her face sinking, and she immediately reprimanded him unhappily:"Danzo! This meeting was originally to discuss the alliance between Konoha and Windmill Village. Now that Windmill Village is willing to join Konoha and protect our territory together, where does this suspicion of separatism come from? Stop talking nonsense here and disrupting the high-level meeting!"[Resentment value from Danzo + 9999]The glaring number jumped before Naruto's eyes, and he couldn't help but smile inwardly. It was still the familiar feeling, comfortable!Before the livid Danzo could continue to pick faults, on the side of the meeting hall, the head of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku, slowly stood up and spoke steadily:"My Uchiha Clan supports Windmill Village joining Konoha."He swept his gaze across the ten five-element geniuses with imposing auras in the room, his tone carrying undeniable solemnity:"Danzo, you are a high-ranking official in Konoha; you must know what ten perfect five-element talents mean.""Although they are young now, their potential has already surpassed ninety percent of the Ninjas in the Ninja World. In time, they will surely become the pillars of Konoha, and even... the pinnacle of the Ninja World.""Such power joining Konoha is a blessing for the whole Village, not a disaster."After the Uchiha Clan expressed their stance, an elder of the Hyuga Clan on the other side moved his eyes and immediately stood up to echo:"My Hyuga Clan also agrees with Windmill Villagemerging into Konoha. A five-element genius is a treasure rarely seen in a thousand years in the Ninja World. If Konoha can obtain them, its strength will definitely rise to another level, and it will have more confidence in resisting foreign enemies and protecting the Village. Lord Danzo's concerns are overly alarmist."For a time, the elders of the great inherited clans of Konoha, such as Ino–Shika–Chō, Aburame, and Inuzuka, nodded one after another.The originally wavering stance, in the face of the terrifying foundation of the ten five-element geniuses, all tilted towards Windmill Village and Naruto.Danzo clenched his cane, the resentment and rage in his single eye almost overflowing, but amidst the unanimous approval of the room, he couldn't even say a word of rebuttal.Naruto just stood quietly in place, feeling the resentment value on the system panel skyrocketing crazily, a faint smile that no one noticed curling at the corner of his mouth."Danzo, your little tricks are far from enough."The atmosphere finally loosened after the elders of each clan expressed their positions.The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, raised his hand to press down, pushing the draft of the alliance agreement, which still had wet ink, a little closer.His gaze slowly moved away from the ten five-element geniuses who still had imposing auras, and finally landed on Naruto."Since the matter has been decided, let everyone disperse today."As his voice fell, everyone left one after another. A moment later, only Naruto and Hiruzen Sarutobiremained in the room."Naruto... the origins of these ten people..."Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to pursue the question when he was interrupted by Naruto:"Aren't these ten people all the personnel from the last rescue mission? Did you forget, old man?""As for their talent, I only discovered it later. Letting these people join Konoha is not necessarily a huge good thing for the Village."Seeing the doubt in the Third Hokage's eyes lessen, Naruto immediately changed the subject, his tone becoming earnest:"But Grandpa, we came today, besides talking about the alliance, there is a small thing I want to ask you for help with!"He took another step forward, put his hands together gently, his eyes bright:"Our Windmill Village has more people recently, so we want to rent a few small stalls on Konoha's commercial street to sell some specialties and snacks we made ourselves."Hearing this, the Third Hokage's brows relaxed slightly. Looking at Naruto's earnest and expectant look, he couldn't help but chuckle:"You brat, you really know how to take the opportunity to set conditions. But it's just setting up a stall for exchange, it's not a difficult thing.""Let the department arrange a few suitable locations. It will not only be convenient for the partners of Windmill Village but also let everyone in Konoha taste something new. It can also be considered... a confirmation of our alliance today."Naruto's eyes lit up immediately, and he clapped his hands happily:"Great! Thank you, Grandpa! I've already found the location~ You just need to urge them over there, and I can arrange it directly from my side."