Chapter 107: Danzō's Name is Quite Useful!
Ebizō sporadically proposed a whole heap of conditions.
Shimura Danzō still had a smile on his face. After Ebizō finished talking, he finally said, "Your asking price is too high. Why don't we part ways here, and talk again when our Konoha (Village Hidden in the Leaves) supports Amegakure (Village Hidden in the Rain) in invading the Land of Wind?"
"...Aren't you going to bargain?"
After Ebizō said this, his expression turned very unpleasant.
If the Fourth Kazekage hadn't died in battle, he couldn't be bothered to deal with Shimura Danzō!
Truly worthy of being the most insidious and despicable villain in the ninja world. He used the 'looting a burning house' tactic so skillfully; this guy Danzō would sooner or later die a bad death.
"Firstly, I'll help you mediate with Amegakure."
When Shimura Danzō said this, his face flushed slightly, though it wasn't very obvious in the darkness. He continued, "A genius ninja who defeated the Fourth Kazekage and his guard unit has emerged in Amegakure. Their war sentiment is very high. It's already not easy for you to obtain peace."
Ebizō said somewhat discontentedly, "Danzō, your Konoha is Sunagakure's (Village Hidden by Sand) ally. Are you just going to stand by and watch?"
Shimura Danzō snorted coldly, "When the Fourth Kazekage invaded the Land of Rain, did he think of Konoha as Suna's ally? In short, I can only guarantee war won't happen!"
"..."
Ebizō fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he finally nodded helplessly.
At this time, Sunagakure couldn't afford any turmoil. Just obtaining peace would be satisfying enough.
Since they couldn't get any results [from conflict], it was better to rest and recuperate for now. When Sunagakure became strong again in the future, they could still use the pretext of the Fourth Kazekage's death in battle to invade the Land of Rain.
"As for the Land of Wind's mission requests..."
Shimura Danzō clearly mentioned a topic Ebizō was very concerned about. After all, without the Fourth Kazekage's gold panning, Sunagakure could only rely on mission requests to obtain funds.
Shimura Danzō glanced at Ebizō and continued, "Your Sunagakure's funds can still last for a while, right? After some more time, when the moment is ripe, after I become Konoha's Hokage, I will return your mission requests."
"..."
Ebizō instantly cast a look of deep distrust.
In this ninja world, almost no one who dared to trust Shimura Danzō met a good end. Ebizō was his old rival; naturally, he wouldn't believe Danzō's verbal promise.
"How about this, I'll give you a piece of intelligence first?"
Shimura Danzō's fingers tapped the tabletop. He said softly, "The Jonin Yūra in your village is a controlled spy. He should be controlled by the Mind Control Sand Technique. As for the person controlling Yūra from behind, no need for me to say, right?"
"..."
Ebizō's expression changed drastically.
Yūra was the Jonin in their Sunagakure responsible for outer defenses. If Yūra was controlled, it was almost equivalent to Sunagakure having no defenses at all.
Moreover, the Mind Control Sand Technique had always been a secret technique of Sunagakure's puppet masters.
Ordinary genius puppet masters couldn't possibly come into contact with these. Puppet masters who could learn the Mind Control Sand Technique were very few; Ebizō happened to know two.
One of them was his elder sister, Chiyo.
Clearly, Chiyo couldn't possibly use this ninjutsu against people from her own village. Then it could only be her grandson, Sasori of the Red Sand, to whom Chiyo had taught everything she knew.
"Consider this news complimentary!"
Shimura Danzō slowly stood up and said softly, "If you agree to our deal, you can place the ninjutsu on the table tomorrow. I will send someone to retrieve it."
Shimura Danzō walked to the door, opened it, and added, "If you don't agree to our deal... No, I believe you will agree, because everything we do is for our respective villages."
"I agree to your deal."
Ebizō turned his head, looked at Shimura Danzō's somewhat aged body, and asked curiously, "But when can you become Hokage?"
"No need to hurry."
Shimura Danzō grasped his own arm and said seriously, "I should be sixty-five this year. It should be very soon."
Ebizō: "..."
This motherf*er is almost in the grave!
At this age, what the hell is he still fussing about!
However, the information he got from Shimura Danzō was already enough to pay the price for Kishō Tensei (One's Own Life Reanimation). Ebizō couldn't be bothered to haggle over future mission requests.
Anyway, sooner or later, they had to negotiate with Konoha.
Rather than this, might as well listen to how Danzō plans to become Hokage, just for amusement!
Shimura Danzō didn't mind at all and continued, "A hero in his twilight years, his ambition undiminished! Even if I'm over seventy, I will definitely become Konoha's Hokage!"
Ebizō: "..."
How come he's still so full of it?
How could this old thing Shimura Danzō possibly become Hokage!
The initial negotiation was successful. Shimura Danzō seemed to be in a good mood. He continued softly, "At my age, of course, it's not easy to be accepted. Then I can only rely on my own strength."
Ebizō shook his head.
Honestly, he still didn't quite believe it.
Shimura Danzō seemed to know Ebizō's thoughts and suddenly said, "If Her Excellency Chiyo were willing, she would become Sunagakure's Fifth Kazekage now, right?"
"I probably... understand your meaning."
Ebizō's voice instantly became somewhat dejected, "Even if the Third Hokage died in battle like the Fourth Kazekage, Konoha has abundant talent..."
"I will kill those competitors."
Shimura Danzō's words sounded exceptionally firm and powerful. He looked at Ebizō and said, "If one day someone invites you to participate in a Konoha Crush Plan, then participate. On the day that plan succeeds, I will return Sunagakure's mission requests to you."
"..."
Ebizō was somewhat baffled.
"Alright, I'll leave first."
Shimura Danzō slowly stepped out of the room and said coldly, "If someone deceives me, I will make him realize Konoha's strength is not something a weak hidden village can resist."
"Rest assured."
Ebizō shook his head, "We both have some integrity."
The two old men, each controlling the dark side of their respective villages, thus parted. Their negotiation seemed very successful; both got what they wanted.
That night, Ebizō returned and rooted out Yūra, asking his sister Chiyo to dispel the Mind Control Sand Technique, and learned Sasori's intelligence from Yūra's mouth.
Additionally, Ebizō strongly advocated for the deal with Shimura Danzō.
The next day.
In the secluded spot within this oasis.
A young ninja stepped into the room, picked up a scroll from the table, a mysterious smile on his lips, "Didn't expect this guy Shimura Danzō's identity to be so useful. No psychological barrier using it either. Anyway, he's already beyond redemption; carrying a few more black pots doesn't matter!"
Yes.
The person who negotiated with Ebizō last night was Uehara Naraka, transformed into Shimura Danzō using Inherent Glamour. He conquered Ebizō with his superb acting skills.
"Indeed, I am a genius."
The smile on Uehara Naraka's face grew even wider.
Side Quest: Obtain Kishō Tensei (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward Skill: Chronoshift.
Chronoshift: Cast a protective time rune on a target, lasting 5 seconds; if the target dies within 5 seconds, their life state is reversed, thereby reviving them. Skill cost 125 Chakra. Cooldown 60 seconds.
This skill wasn't a true time reversal, but a pre-emptive revival skill, truly a god-tier skill.
Unfortunately, it couldn't revive those already dead.
Could only prepare revival for the living in advance.
"Golden Body Stasis, Cell Division, Chronoshift..."
Uehara Naraka himself couldn't help but give a wry smile, "Now with so many life-saving skills, it's really hard to even die!"
Most importantly, this skill could be used to protect others, lest Uehara Naraka be helpless when Konan and Nagato encountered danger.
Uehara Naraka touched the ring on his hand, "Hmm, the harvest this time is already enough. Time to go back to Amegakure and be its village accountant."
(End of Chapter)
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