Chapter seven hundred and sixty fifth grass hidden
"We are the Kusagakure elders, Lord Hokage. Kusagakure and Konoha have been allies for so many years. We really don't want to be your enemy unless necessary!"
"Yes, Lord Hokage, Kusagakure and Konoha have a long-standing friendly relationship. It was forged when the first Hokage, Lord Hashirama, was alive!"
"Your ideal is to establish a unified empire and completely expel the feudal daimyo forces. I don't think this means that Kusagakure must go against you and the Fire Nation!"
"As long as you are willing to ensure the existence of Kusanagi and allow us elders to join the Fire Country Congress, then we can take the decision to kill the Daimyo of Kusanagi and offer the Daimyo's head with both hands!"
Listening to these Caoyin elders expressing their intentions for peace, Lei Luo frowned slightly and did not respond immediately. Instead, he pondered for a few seconds before asking:
"Since you have this idea, why didn't you send someone to the Country of Fire to explain the matter earlier, instead of taking the lead in getting together with the Alliance Army group?"
After saying that, he glanced at a few sand ninjas in the crowd, and saw that those people no longer had the harsh words before, but gradually opened the distance from the nearby grass ninjas with vigilant faces, Lei Luo curled his lips unconsciously.
On the other side, the elders of Caoyin did not rush to answer Lei Luo's question, but looked at each other secretly. Then an elder wearing a horse-faced hood stepped forward and said in a slightly embarrassed tone:
"Hokage-sama, it's not that we don't want to be consistent with the stance of the Land of Fire, but before, before... the major ninja villages put too much pressure on us, and we couldn't help ourselves."
Knowing the elegant meaning after hearing the sound of strings, Lei Luo understood everything as soon as the horse-faced elder's words came out:
This bunch of Caoyin elders...
Probably when he first came to power a few years ago, he thought that the Fire Nation might not be able to withstand the siege from the whole world. However, after the blitzkrieg ended, information about the war came through, and he realized that he had been slapped in the face.
Unlike the powerful small shinobi villages like Ame Hidden Village, Kusakure Village is not small in size, but there are really not many that can handle high-end combat capabilities.
In the turbulent and changing world situation, it is no wonder that they feel lack of confidence and take their style of adapting to the wind to the extreme.
In the final analysis, one's own strength is still insufficient, and every move must be made carefully to avoid falling into the abyss and being smashed to pieces if you make a mistake.
Lei Luo has nothing to say about Cao Yin, a group of wallflowers. He will neither show contempt nor make sarcastic comments. After all, everyone has their own way of living. He just needs to ensure...
"I can make the decision to grant four council seats to you elders, but I want to see you kill the Daimyos of the Country of Grass in the near future, and at the same time send troops to the Country of Taki to share the pressure on the northern front for our Country of Fire."
"If you can do this, then after the war, as long as Kusanagi obeys the orders of the Fire Country government, your village can exist and your power will not be shaken."
Killing a daimyo was a declaration of surrender, completely drawing a clear line with the feudal ruling class and responding to the capitalist revolution.
Sending troops to the Country of Taki is a real statement of stance, announcing to the world that Kusagakure Village has surrendered to the Country of Fire and officially joined the new social camp.
As for following the government's orders, to a certain extent, it means that there will be no Grass Country in the future, only the Grass Province that was merged into the territory of the Fire Country.
Since they had discussed carefully beforehand, the elders of Kusanagi did not hesitate at this moment and replied one after another:
"We have no problem, Hokage-sama!"
"Kusagakure is willing to fight for the Country of Fire!"
"I hope the friendly relationship between Kusagakure and Konoha will never be forgotten!"
The slogans were shouted loudly, but Lei Luo was still a little confused and couldn't help but ask:
"By the way, where is the leader of your Kusagakure? Without his approval, will the things you promised count?"
Hearing this, the Caoyin elders looked at each other, and then a monkey-faced elder came to Lei Luo's ear and whispered in a low voice:
"Hokage-sama, our leader has been sick in bed recently due to a health condition. In the days to come, he probably won't have the time to deal with the village's political affairs. We elders are enough to decide the stance of Kusagakure Village, so please rest assured."
Bedridden?
This kind of nonsense only belongs to a three-year-old child. Lei Luo understood the meaning in just a moment. He looked at the monkey-faced elder with an intriguing look and replied with a smile:
"Then let your leader take good care of his health. I, Lei Luo, like to cooperate with smart people. Fortunately, the elders understand the righteousness well. Let us work together for the great goal of liberating all mankind!"
The leader of Kusugakure Village was either a die-hard loyalist to the Daimyo of the Country of Kusanagi, or he misjudged the war situation between the two camps, so he had to become "seriously ill" and hand over the leadership of Kusugakure to the elders.
Lei Luo has long been used to the factional disputes within Caoyin Village. As long as Caoyin Village can obey his orders, he doesn't bother to care about the sesame seeds and millet in other villages.
In the following time, as the elders of Kusanagi followed Lei Luo and shouted several slogans, the seven or eight sand ninjas instantly became the enemies of the more than 300 Kusanagi present. In just half a minute, the four
People died in the battle and three were captured alive.
"Lei... Lei Luo, let them go... No matter what you want to do to me, I will cooperate with you..."
Just when the three miserable Sand Ninja prisoners were pressed in front of Lei Luo by the Grass Ninjas, an intermittent and weak female voice came from their shoulders.
Looking back, Ye Cang had woken up at some point, looking at him expressionlessly, but there was a touch of sadness in his eyes. Lei Luo thought about it, but before he could say anything, one of them was captured.
The Sand Ninja roared fiercely:
"Sister Ye Cang! You don't have to wrong yourself! Lei Luo! I, Yayoi, am waiting for you, the devil, in the Pure Land!"
Having said that, Yayoi without hesitation slammed his body into the ninja sword of a grass ninja next to him. Since he was kneeling and his strength was that of a jounin, the grass ninja genin could not react in time and the blade penetrated directly.
Yayoi's heart.
Such a mistake happened in front of their eyes. The elders of Kusugakure were shocked when they saw this. They rushed forward and cooperated with several Kusanagi jonins to control the other two captured Suna ninjas to prevent these two guys from imitating Yayoi.
He committed suicide and angered the new leaders of Kusanagi who were present.
"You bastard Kusakure! Treachery!"
"Lei Luo! You will have to die one day!"
"A bunch of monsters and monsters! You... ugh!"
The remaining Mariko and the male Suna shinobi seemed to have been stimulated by Yayoi, and they both started to curse and seemed to want to commit suicide.
However, the Kusagakure ninjas who had been well prepared did not give them a chance this time. Not only did they tightly restrain their torsos, they even covered their mouths tightly.
Looking into the hatred-filled eyes of the two sand ninjas for a moment, Lei Luo was silent for a moment, and suddenly felt a little emotional in his heart. He gently put Ye Cang on his shoulders on the ground and said lightly:
"Ye Cang, answer me a question and I will let you live."