"Pen..."

What was placed in front of Danzo was a very high-definition photo.

Above is an adult man wrapped entirely in a black coat. Judging from his appearance, he is a figure whose true identity cannot be determined from his appearance.

The Amegakure ninja calls each other 'Pen', and he is also Amegakure's current leader.

He is a mysterious figure who is full of mysteries from head to toe, and he has no idea where he came from. Regarding the information about Payne, the leader of the Hidden Rain, basically all the information collected is fragmentary, and it is impossible to form a complete system.

Since the fall of Kanzang, the root's control over Yugakure has completely disappeared.

A long time ago, the roots began to investigate the new leader of Amegakure, but there was no result. In addition, Konoha's attention was not focused on the Rain Country area at that time, so there was no plan to investigate Amegakure.

, so it was put on hold.

If a civil war hadn't broken out in the Rain Country and the daimyo's ruling system had not been involved, it is estimated that the big powers would not have taken such decisive action.

Rather than letting the Ume Hidden Village take power, the daimyo of the surrounding big countries would rather the daimyo of the country of rain continue to rule the country of rain.

It's just that the Daimyo of the Land of Rain performed really badly in the Third Ninja World War and betrayed their country in pursuit of glory, which led to a complete riot at the bottom. Under the instigation and leadership of the Hidden Rain Village, they launched a challenge to the absolute authority of the Ninja World since ancient times.

The key to this is Payne, the new leader of Yugakure.

"Killed Kanzo and came to power, and quickly established prestige in Amegakure, and was loyal to many Amegakure ninjas... Are they Hanzo's clansmen?"

Danzo looked at the people in the photo and fell into deep thought.

But Danzo quickly rejected this view.

Because Hanzo's tribe had already been bloodbathed by Kanzo, who came to power later.

To achieve true annihilation of descendants, it is more thorough than the Uchiha clan in Konoha today.

After all, in order to eliminate Hanzo's prestige in Yuyin Village, everything related to Hanzo was destroyed, which was also part of the root plan.

"Lord Danzo."

A root ninja walked in.

In the dim room, the candlelight flickered gently, and Danzo was the only one inside.

"What's up?"

"Sir Ryoma has been contacted."

"I understand, how are Yugakure's movements?"

The militiaman held the ninja tool from the Kingdom of Ghosts in his hand. Although he had a certain threat to ninjas, he was not an orthodox ninja after all. As long as he adopted a small-scale attack plan, he could disrupt the offensive of these militiamen.

The ninja tool of the Demon Kingdom has a stronger destructive effect the more people there are.

On the contrary, in the assault encounter, many shortcomings were revealed.

Therefore, what Danzo really cares about is the movements of the ninjas in Amegakure. As long as Amegakure is eliminated, the militiamen called upon by Amegakure will disperse.

They are only here to suppress the unrest, not simply to cause killings.

The situation at this time is, after all, different from that during the Third Ninja War.

At that time, he needed to anger Hanzo, so he secretly sent root ninjas to massacre in the Land of Rain.

Now it is just a local conflict, and the opponent is not the Kingdom of Wind. A big country like the Kingdom of Earth can use relatively mild methods.

"The casualties are not much different from those of the coalition forces. If the Kingdom of Ghosts is willing to cut off weapons supply channels, I believe the coalition forces will soon gain the upper hand."

The so-called coalition forces refer to the ninja forces of the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth.

Although they are a coalition, each has its own master and will not truly be managed in a unified manner.

"Has the Kingdom of Ghosts still not stopped providing arms to small countries?"

The five major countries jointly went to the Kingdom of Demons and asked the Kingdom of Demons to cut off arms supplies to small countries. Danzo knew about this.

The root ninja shook his head and said that there was no concrete result in this matter yet.

After all, with such a huge profit, the Kingdom of Ghosts will definitely not give up easily. Even if the five major countries jointly force it, it will be difficult for the Kingdom of Ghosts to make concessions.

The most important thing is that the five major countries have different opinions. They say they are jointly submitting a letter, but in fact they are all seeking their own interests. In addition, the Kingdom of Ghosts is a home game and the five major countries are away games. It is definitely not easy to negotiate.

"Pay close attention to the trends in the Kingdom of Demons. In addition, you should always pay attention to the Kingdom of Waves. Recently, the claws of the Kingdom of Demons have been stretched a little too long."

Danzo's voice was heavy.

He knew about the plans of the Fire Country daimyo in the Wave Country, and wanted to gather isolated island merchants on the borders of the Wave Country, and then catch them all in one fell swoop, embezzling all the wealth of these unscrupulous merchants.

By that time, Roots and Konoha will also receive a large amount of considerable funds for development.

The only thing he is worried about now is that the Ghost Nation will interfere with the actions of the Fire Nation's daimyo.

"yes."

The root ninja nodded heavily and walked out of the room.

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Isolated island.

In the high-level conference room at the top of the building, the big businessmen gathered together again.

"I have a very heavy news to tell you. The Kingdom of Ghosts has refused to cooperate with us."

The big businessman who was responsible for negotiating and wooing the Kingdom of Ghosts said with a cold expression.

Although he tried his best to restrain himself, everyone could still see that his eyes were very gloomy. Apparently, after being rejected, he became dissatisfied with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Did Chiba Shiraishi personally reject it?"

asked a big businessman.

"No, I haven't even seen the other party's face. Although I have requested many times, the other party has not even seen him. It is obvious that he does not take us big businessmen in his eyes."

Despite knowing that negotiating with a country's most senior military officials will put you at a certain disadvantage.

However, such disrespectful behavior as the Ghost Country, which does not allow anyone to enter or even meet, is undoubtedly a humiliation for the isolated island businessmen who are accustomed to being arrogant and domineering.

It is also a shame to their isolated island merchant alliance.

Although the Isolated Island Merchant Alliance is indeed nothing compared to some powerful countries, they possess the wealth that is second to none in the ninja world, and their total financial resources have surpassed the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce. Even high-level officials from the five major countries will not treat them like this.

Rude, but took their money and knew how to do things like a ninja.

"This is going to be troublesome. You didn't even meet me... Did you give a reason?"

"There is only one sentence that has been spread: the Kingdom of Ghosts will not engage in any illegal business activities involving criminal gangs."

"..."

As soon as these words came out, the big businessmen were silent, but there was a faint sneer of disdain on their faces.

"It's really ridiculous. A group of rebellious ninjas have just landed ashore and are in a hurry to say goodbye to the past."

But it was just a mockery. If they really wanted to fight the Kingdom of Ghosts with real swords and guns, they would not have the courage.

Regardless of the other party's past identity, being able to force Konoha and the Country of Fire to give in is no longer something that ordinary people can do.

Just saying this will make them feel better.

This ninja world is not black and white, there are also grays.

The five major countries are not just, or in other words, there is no so-called justice.

Because justice is created by human beings themselves, an extremely ambiguous and narrow definition of self.

"Then what next?"

A big businessman spoke.

Although they were very dissatisfied with the arrogance given to them by Chiba Shiraishi, they were unable to deter the opponent militarily, which was completely meaningless. In the end, they were the only ones who were unlucky.

It's just a slight regret that I can't win the Kingdom of Ghosts into the camp, but other than that, I don't feel anything at all.

"The progress of the Country of Waves needs to be accelerated. Please notify the name of the Country of Waves. Some of the officials from the Country of Fire have also been bribed by us, and they will also provide cover for us."

Another big businessman picked up his cane, raised it and pointed at the map on the table.

Landed on an island in the Country of Waves.

The other businessmen also turned their eyes and stared there, with very unified thoughts.

"The Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Waves are all on our side, and the profits collected in the future will also be divided into three parts. Since the Kingdom of Ghosts has a noble character and is unwilling to join in the same trap with us businessmen who smell like copper,

Then completely squeeze these noble people away from the territory of the Kingdom of Waves."

This is the best way and the only option now.

As for offending the Kingdom of Ghosts, the merchants didn't care.

The Kingdom of Waves is within the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of Fire, and the Kingdom of Ghosts is far to the west of the continent. Even if you want to retaliate against them, you must be powerless.

As for commercial suppression, there is no need to be afraid.

Their combined strength is enough to suppress the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce, and business competition is their strong point.

"It looks like the sky is going to change. How many people will die then? But it's okay, let the Kingdom of Ghosts see the power of us stinky businessmen. It's not good to sit back and watch the sky all the time."
To be continued...