When he heard Gu Shan Bu Shui talk about human puppets, Ma Ji knew that something was going to happen.

When Elder Qianyo heard about the secrets of puppetry, especially the human puppetry, Ma Ji knew that the information released by the Fusagi family was definitely not groundless.

Some details that others think are unimportant are really in line with the characteristics of those who practice human puppetry.

If the Red Sand Scorpion really practiced the Human Puppet Technique, let alone whether the Chiyo Elder Council would annihilate relatives out of justice, the fourth generation of the Kazekage, Rasa, would not be able to successfully accept such a rebellious Red Sand Scorpion.

What the Sand Ninja needs is a talented master who can bring hope to his compatriots, not a cancer that can backfire at any time.

It's not enough that there is a "monster" named Gaara in the village, but also a traitor who practices human puppetry must be redeemed?

Ma Ji, who felt heavy in his heart but had no expression on his face, said solemnly:

"No matter what, we hope to bring the Red Sand Scorpion back to Sand Hidden Village and hand it over to the fourth generation..." He

"It seems that the Maki Jonin has admitted the crime committed by the Red Sand Scorpion."

Gu Shanbu Shui said with a half-smile,

"Let's not mention this for now, what conditions are you going to offer to exchange them back? If they are my subordinates, they will definitely be executed as soon as possible, and there will be no room for sophistry. Even if I don't feel that, The conditions you offered can atone for their sins. Considering that they are ninjas from other countries, not subjects of the Fire Nation, I decided to give them a chance to prove their worth again. Of course, you'd better offer them in line with my requirements. Mercy, the condition of letting them go..."

Who will say it first?

Ma Ji and Huang Tu looked at each other, and finally Huang Tu, who was still a little dull, said:

"We Iwa Ninja are not as wealthy as Konoha Village and cannot afford much money and supplies. We can only discuss with the daimyo of our country to open up some mountains, rivers and swamps for the Furusugi family to use, and lift the restrictions on foreigners mining and buying property in Earth Country. ban."

"Oh? It sounds okay, but I don't know if it can be implemented." He

In the mountainous areas on the mainland like the Land of Earth, the only valuable things are the various mineral veins hidden underground.

In the past, those resources were not allowed to be exploited by outsiders. The domineering power of the Tsuchikage Sandaime Ōnoki was well known to everyone. The Daimyo of the Earth Country was not a good man or woman. The land in this country was not rich, there were many mountains, and there was a very strong intention to expand.

This time the country is open to the Gushan family, and the conditions offered are undoubtedly very attractive.

The key is whether these conditions can be fulfilled.

It is not an easy task to expect these old guys who have stood firm in the turbulent ninja world for decades to keep their promises.

Once a war breaks out, or if the door is closed for any reason, Gushan Bushui can only stare blankly. He can't personally punish the treacherous Iwa nin, right?

Even if the agreement is not broken, if the agreement is violated and all kinds of obstacles are created, Gushan Bushui's hope of expanding its power to the Kingdom of Earth will be frustrated. He

Whether financial hegemony will work or not will require force to ensure it.

When the other party fails to repay their debts, they have the ability to collect debts with arms; when they fail to repay their debts, others can only stare.

If you can't do it, then you will really become a philanthropic boy who "money comes quickly when people are stupid".

Does Iwa Ninja have the guts to cheat on the Furusugi family?

There seems to!

Can you survive the sanctions?

Most likely, it's okay. The Iwa Ninja can fight. You don't need to be stronger than the Gushan family. It's enough to make Gushan Bushui feel that the price of sanctioning the Iwa Ninja is greater than the debt itself. He

Iwa Ninja owes one million in debt, and he spent fifty million on armed debt collection. The Iwa Ninja was skinned and cramped and sold, but it was only worth ten million. So what should Gushan Bu Shui do to make it cost-effective?

Of course, the one million debt was sold to a specialized debt collection company for 100,000, and then an additional 50 million was added, with a bounty on the heads of Iwa Shinobi cadres!

Gu Shan Bu Shui doesn't care much about the lack of money, at least not the most important thing. Making the people who owe money pay the price is more important than recovering costs and benefits.

For Fusugi Fusui, everything that is capital or not is a tool. The key is to use its flow to generate value and indirectly control the entire ninja world.

Of course, Loess didn't understand what Kosugi Bushui was thinking, and he couldn't explain the doubts. He could only swear by Iwa Ninja's so-called reputation.

"Okay, it seems that you don't have anything special to do. Let's do this. I agree with the conditions you proposed. Iwa Ninja's stronghold in the Country of Grass will be handed over to me, which is regarded as substantial compensation. Also, Iwa Ninja will let go of his subordinates. Restrictions and bans on ninjas and residents participating in 'King of Fighters'..."

Seeing Loess, he wanted to discuss it again, and when he made a move to let Onoki, the third generation of the Tsuchikage, make the decision, Kosugi Fusui said arrogantly:

"Don't think my kindness is so cheap. If you change the time and place, the conditions may be different."

"Oh well!"

Although Huang Tu was not a master of conspiracy, he was not stupid either. He understood that Gushan Bu Shui was definitely not bluffing or threatening, but was really prepared to take Didara's knife if he disagreed.

"That's great! If you rock ninjas withdraw from the Country of Grass, you can take Deidara back. I hope you won't delay the follow-up conditions. Reputation is easy to destroy but hard to establish. You must cherish it."

Immediately afterwards, Gu Shan Bu Shui focused his attention on Ma Ji.

Deidara is relatively easy to deal with, but the key is Suna Ninja, which is very likely to affect the trend of the "Konoha Collapse Plan" two years later, so we have to be cautious.

"What is your village's plan? I am also a little confused about the Red Sand Scorpion's redemption method." He

Gu Shan Bu Shui said,

"I won't talk about his condition. You sand ninjas know better than me how valuable a top puppet master is. Along with the red sand scorpion, there are dozens of people with superior performance who have become my trophies. Puppet, as well as more than a hundred high-grade puppets with different characteristics, with them, you can all reorganize a puppet army. Especially..."

Gu Shan Bu Shui added with a hint of sarcasm:

"A human puppet made from the body of the legendary strongest Kazekage, the third generation who mastered the Blood Succession Limit and Magnetic Release; a human puppet made from the body of the third generation, who has unparalleled defense and is both offensive and defensive; and a human made from the body of the Red Sand Scorpion himself. Puppet Scorpion, these are all priceless treasures, you... don't think that he is an accessory of the Crimson Sand Scorpion, and as long as you pay the price of redeeming a traitorous nin, you will pack up all these things and take them away, right?"

With these puppets, a small country's ninja village that is relatively decent can probably fight a local war with the five major ninja villages by spending several years cultivating its own puppet skills and arming them.

If these things were sold on the black market, I don’t know how many people would rush to buy them.

"Major Governor Bu Shui, you...are not an ignorant layman, so I am not lying. To tell you the truth, we sand ninjas can still redeem these things by selling iron, but we cannot do this..." He

Buy a bunch of puppets that can't eat or drink, and redeem red sand scorpions that I don't know if they can be used, so that other compatriots in Sunagakure Village can eat dirt?

If Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, dared to do this, the Suna ninja would be so angry that they would be beaten to pieces and thrown into ashes.

"I understand that the Red Sand Scorpion and his puppets are worth this price, but you can't afford it."

Good thing, there are also thresholds for use. The order of Sunagakure Village is on the verge of collapse. Kazekage fourth generation Rasa is probably thinking with Orochimaru how to take over Konoha Village and divert the village from the upcoming outbreak. Internal contradictions.

At this time, what are you going to do with the Crimson Sand Scorpion and a lot of powerful puppets?

Konoha ninja and Iwa ninja are not blind!

Open the door, there are weapons of mass destruction, let's check them out!

What can the Suna Ninja do?

If you extend your head with a knife, if you shrink your head with a knife, it is also a knife. Put down all your chips and bet on the fate of the country.

"The only thing you have the ability to redeem is one regeneration core. I guess that's what you're after."

Don't think about anything else for now. Even if you want to buy it, you can't do it under the eyes of the Iwa Ninja and Konoha Ninja. Instead, you can secretly make a deal with the Furusugi family.

Whether it can be done or not depends on people!

"The Kingdom of Kawa is under the sphere of influence of the Sand Ninja and is handed over to the Furugi Family. The maritime ban on the southern border of the Country of Wind has been lifted to a limited extent, allowing the Fūsugi Family's fleet to supply, trade and set up trading stations at the port."

Is this...allowing the establishment of concessions?

Gu Shan Bu Shui asked tentatively:

"The consular jurisdiction within the scope of the trading station belongs to the Gushan family. Sand Ninja and the officials of the Kingdom of Wind are not allowed to interfere without permission."

“What is ‘consular jurisdiction’?”

"In the area you rented to the Gushan family to set up a business station, we have the management and law enforcement rights, and we have the final say on the laws that apply."

Fusugi Bushui was too lazy to educate these little-experienced ninjas on what colonial strongholds and compradors were. Instead, he used a more normal explanation that concealed the true meaning to let Ma Ji understand.

"This... your Gushan family's own trading station, of course you have to manage it yourself."

"Then there will be no disagreement." He

I am afraid that there is a huge difference between the business website that Ma Ji understands and the business website that Gu Shan Bushui understands.

Building a small yard and warehouse, stacking goods, and intermediary supplies is a trading station; building a castle, erecting forts, and stationing thousands of guards in a "state within a state" is also a trading station.

Of course, the latter, Fusugi Bushui, prefers to call it a concession, at least admitting that the ownership belongs to the daimyo and sand ninja of the Land of Wind, and the Fusugi family is only temporarily "renting for a fee", which not only saves their face, but also makes Fusugi The actual interests of the family will not be lost.

In order to conceal his true thoughts, Gushan Bushui still pretended to bargain with Ma Ji for a long time before "reluctantly" agreeing to the other party's conditions.

"You... Iwa Ninja and Suna Ninja can send a representative to Inaba Port next week to visit the status of Red Sand Scorpion and Deidara, but direct communication is not allowed. When our cooperation deepens and the time is right, we can Take them back."

Ma Ji and Huang Tu breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing this.

The main goal has been achieved, although the price paid seems a bit high, but it is not a one-time delivery in a short time, and it will not be too painful.

As the intermediary, the Third Hokage and Hiruzen Sarutobi could not help but feel relieved when they saw that the three parties had reached a consensus in the negotiations.

At this time, it would be best for Konoha Village to eliminate conflicts and minimize the risk of war.

After the peace talks, Iwa Ninja left directly on behalf of Loess, and wanted to return to the Tsuchikage Sandaime Onoki as soon as possible.

Maki asked Fengfeng and Sunate to return as soon as possible and report everything that happened in Konoha Village to the fourth generation Kazekage, Rasa. He himself found an excuse to stay for a while to see if he could get along with Furu. Shan Bushui met in private to talk.

There are so many powerful puppets, especially the human puppets of the Third Kazekage, which are too valuable. It will definitely be difficult to redeem them in the near future, but they cannot be shelved.

If you don't care, who knows where Major Governor Gu Shan will sell them?

By then, wouldn’t it be even more difficult to find him?

After settling the general matter, Kosugi Fusui will definitely not immediately reach a private deal with Maki, but will ask Togakushi Hinode to chat more with him and explore the details of Suna Ninja.

After giving the order to Inaba Port and Zagazu to take over part of the territory, Kosugi Fusui seemed to have a rare leisure time and went sightseeing near Konoha Village. The crisp autumn weather was the last time of the year to walk around. .

Some thoughtful people who were watching every move of Major Governor Gushan were also blinded by Gushan Bu Shui's leisurely manner, and were completely unaware of what had been done to the Red Sand Scorpion and Deidara.
To be continued...