Chapter 75 The Village's Decision
The next day, the Konoha Village Code Squad received urgent letters sent back from the Land of Waves and the Land of Rivers. After successfully deciphering them, they did not dare to delay and handed them directly to the Hokage.
The matter was of great importance, and the Third Hokage could not act alone. He summoned three advisors, Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, and Enma Mito, as well as the Hokage's chief of staff Nara Shikaku, and the five of them discussed the matter together.
Since the letter contained the missing gold mentioned by Asuma, the Third Hokage did not show the letter to the four people, but narrated the incident orally: ". This is what happened. Kakashi's Team 7 encountered Zabuza Momochi, a rebel from the Hidden Mist Village, in the Land of Waves, while Asuma's Team 10 encountered Raiga Kuroki from the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Rivers. One is from the Land of Waves, and the other is from the Land of Rivers."
The Third Hokage was quite proud of his son's achievements, and his tone couldn't help but lighten up: "Kurosho Raiga was captured by Team 10, and as for Momochi Zabuza, Kakashi believed that Momochi Zabuza was just faking his death, and there was a high chance that he was rescued by the other team's companions. Currently, Team 7 is searching for Zabuza in Wave Country."
The Sandaime coughed and said, "I called you all here to discuss this matter. How are we going to deal with Kuroko Raiga and Momochi Zabuza, the two rebel ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village?"
Danzo was the first to question: "Asuma and three newly graduated Genin were able to capture Kuroki Raiga of the Hidden Mist Village alive? Hiruzen, your information is too fake."
The old man of the Third Generation smiled slightly and threw the Thunder Blade that he brought back with the letter in front of Danzo: "What are you talking about? Is it false?"
Danzo had been slapped in the face too many times and was used to it. He checked the thunder sword and found that it was genuine. It was indeed a ninja sword from the Hidden Mist Village.
He immediately changed his words: "Kuroho Raiga and Momochi Zabuza are both members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. They must know a lot of secrets. Let Asuma and Kakashi bring the captives back to the village and hand them over to the Root. I will dig out all the information from the heads of these two rebel ninjas."
To be honest, Danzo's way of handling the situation is very ninja-like. If it were a war, this would be reasonable. He captured the enemy's elite jonin, so why not use some tricks? Are you kidding? The problem is that this is not a war, and the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Leaf Village are not allies, but they are not enemies either.
It's difficult to deal with one rebel ninja of this level, let alone two. The Third Hokage was very worried about causing a chain reaction.
As the confidant of the Third Hokage, Shikaku naturally knew what he was thinking, so he spoke for him at this time.
"Hokage, three advisors, I think that since the traitorous ninja from the Hidden Mist Village has been captured by us, it would be more appropriate to hand him over to them for the sake of the friendship between the two ninja villages."
Utane Koharu said with a wry smile: "Friendship? Have we ever had friendship with the Hidden Mist Village? Shikaku, I remember that Kuroko Raiga seemed to have killed one of your relatives during the Third War?"
Shikaku nodded, "Yes."
"Don't you want revenge?"
"Mr. Advisor, the war is over."
The old lady didn't say anything else, and Mizutomon En beside her raised another question: "The Black Hoe Raiga has fallen into our hands. Even if we return it, will the Hidden Mist Village think that we have stolen some information?"
The Third Hokage and Shikaku fell silent. They were also worried about this. You said that when this prisoner came into our hands, we didn't secretly check the intelligence and didn't do anything? Who would believe it!
Everyone's bottom line is actually very low, and the trust between each other is almost zero . Konoha Village's initiative to show good will easily lead to the opposite effect.
Shikaku pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, Kuroko Raiga and Momochi Zabuza are not important. Even if they return to the Hidden Mist Village, they will not be able to gain enough trust. They may be monitored or even imprisoned for life."
He looked at the four elders and said, "The future of the village is actually the most important. For the Kirigakure, which is in a period of transition, the two children mentioned by Kakashi and Asuma, Haku and Ranmaru, are of the highest value. The Master has foresight and is determined to keep the Kirigakure away from the Ninja World War. Even if the radicals in the Kirigakure have objections, the Master's prestige and the support of the conservatives can suppress the objections. We may be able to use this opportunity to improve our relationship with the Kirigakure."
The master he mentioned is the actual person in charge of the Hidden Mist Village today.
Yuanshi was once a subordinate of the first Mizukage, and has since been a village elder.
The old guy is already 90 years old this year! Except for Kakuzu of the Akatsuki organization, there is no ninja older than the master in the ninja world today.
The Third Hokage is 69 years old this year, which makes him an old man in the ninja world, but he is still a generation behind the Master.
The older you are, the more you care about seniority.
Shikaku's words were in line with his thoughts. The Third Hokage spoke to support his trusted subordinates: "If we hand over the two children to the Hidden Mist Village, the Master should be wise enough to judge our good intentions. The Hidden Mist Village has also abandoned its previous cruel rule. In the long run, we can try to cooperate with the Hidden Mist Village."
At the end, he expressed his hope: "If we can form an alliance with the Hidden Mist Village, and add the Hidden Sand Village, the three major ninja villages will join forces. Even if something happens to the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Rock Village in the future, we will be invincible."
Danzo snorted. He had disagreed with the Third Hokage's alliance strategy from the beginning to the end.
Konoha Village is so strong, is there any need to form an alliance with the weak Sand Village?
He said, "Huruzen, I still think that reading the information in the heads of the two rebellious ninjas will be more beneficial to the village. Your alliance is just wishful thinking and will not be realized in the end. Even if the Hidden Mist Village forms an alliance with us, they will still betray us when they see more benefits."
This time, Utane Koharu and Mitokado En did not stand on the same front with him. If Konoha formed an alliance with Sunagakure and Kirigakure, there might not be another Ninja World War in the future. If a war broke out, it would be too cruel. They are advisors in the village and do not have to go to the battlefield, but their families cannot. If a real war breaks out, all the younger generations of the family will have to go to the battlefield, and no one will be an exception.
If you can avoid fighting, it’s best not to fight.
The political structure of the Hidden Mist Village is very interesting today. The Fourth Mizukage has passed away, and the Fifth Mizukage has actually been elected, but he has not gained real power. He is at most a mascot. All power in the village is in the hands of the 90-year-old man, Yuanshi.
It was not until the eve of the Five Kage Summit that the Master handed over the bamboo hat representing the power of the Mizukage to Mei Terumi and officially retired. Now, the Master, the elder, holds the real power in the Hidden Mist Village.
Mitomon Yan thought for a while and said, "We can try to express goodwill to Master Yuan."
He looked at the Third Hokage, Utane Koharu, and Shimura Danzo and said, "I have dealt with the Master twice before. If you have no objection, I will represent the village and take the Thunder Blade to the Hidden Mist Village."
(End of this chapter)
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