Shiraishi walked out of the laboratory in the midst of his busy schedule, temporarily suspending his research on a part of the dead wood of the sacred tree. As for the mission jointly sent by the five major countries, he, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Ghosts, still needed to meet in person.

Although after a morning of talks, the results were not satisfactory to all parties, Shiraishi did not expect to obtain conditions favorable to him in such a short period of time.

Presumably the missions of the five major countries are also well aware of this.

The purpose of their joint mission to the Kingdom of Ghosts this time is very simple, that is, to impose conditional restrictions on arms sales in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The Kingdom of Ghosts is prohibited from providing any arms supply to countries or organizations outside the five major countries. It is only allowed to sell arms to the five major countries. In other aspects, they will make certain compromises to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

It can be said that it is a win-win result for all parties.

This is also a last resort. The ninja tools developed by the Kingdom of Demons are no longer just ninja tools. The threshold for using these weapons is extremely low. Even children can use them to fight after getting familiar with them for a few days.

For example, a kunai gun can easily take a life by just pressing the trigger.

After the Kingdom of Ghosts defeated the Kingdom of Wind, it sold a large number of such convenient and extremely lethal weapons to neighboring small countries, which has put a certain amount of pressure on the big countries.

Although it won't hurt your muscles and bones, if you continue to transport a large number of weapons out like this for a long time, no one knows what will happen.

They didn't realize it at first, but after witnessing the civil war in the Kingdom of Rain, they realized what these convenient ninja tools developed by the Kingdom of Ghosts really meant.

After all, there are too many ambitious small countries in this ninja world. Although these small countries will be devastated every time the ninja world wars, they will grow tenaciously after the war and threaten the big countries again.

The weapons sold by the Kingdom of Ghosts have greatly strengthened the military power of this small country, making them no longer defenseless against larger countries.

If you want to use ninjas to deal with them, ordinary chuunin and genin can no longer form an absolute suppressive force.

Only elite ninjas at the Jonin level can cause a deterrent.

There are certainly many jounin in great countries, but they are definitely not many. Compared with the base number of chunin and genin, jounin is always the most sparse ninja class. Many times, they are used as the important cards of a country.

Based on this situation, it is not unnecessary for them to impose restrictions on arms transactions between the Kingdom of Ghosts and small countries.

Shiraishi believed that if he did not agree to these conditions from the five major nations, the one who came next time would not be a mission, but the joint pressure from the ninja villages of the five major nations.

These people don't mind joining forces when their interests are completely aligned.

Even the Kingdom of Thunder, which had remained silent at the Five Shadows Conference, intervened forcefully, which showed that the five major nations were fearful and wary of the smaller nations at the moment.

They will not allow a second ghost kingdom to appear.

An exception like this in the Kingdom of Ghosts has already caused them a lot of trouble. If a second one occurs, whether directly or indirectly, their prestige and interests will be further reduced.

"Nagato, this guy really knows how to choose his timing..."

Returning to the office, Shiraishi looked at the information sent back from the Kingdom of Rain and felt quite depressed.

He knew that Nagato would use war to carry out a strong impact on the powerful class of the Rain Country.

Because if the internal troubles are not resolved, the Country of Rain will never be able to break away from the control of the big powers.

This kind of control is not just military, but also economic and political.

Nagato would not be afraid of military pressure. But economic and political sanctions are what Nagato is really worried about.

No matter how strong he is personally, he cannot solve the food problem for everyone in the Rain Country. He must compromise for the peace of the Rain Country.

Just like Hanzo back then, he allowed the great powers to wreak havoc in the Land of Rain, and had no choice but to remain silent and patient.

And Nagato, who replaced Hanzo, became even more cunning.

Under the pseudonym Payne, he led Raingakure. The civil strife in the Land of Rain was not a war of ninjas, but a popular uprising. The civil war was carried out due to the dissatisfaction of the domestic elite.

If Yuyin directly intervened, the nature would be different.

Even so, the surrounding three major powers of fire, wind, and earth are also preparing to sneak into the ninja secretly, intervene in the war, and take the opportunity to eliminate the hidden danger of Yugakure.

It's just that because of the relationship between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Ghosts, the Kingdom of Wind has become extremely sensitive to war at this moment and will not end easily.

The Kingdom of Ghosts began to interfere in the affairs of the Kingdom of Waves. The Kingdom of Fire could not sit idly by and ignore it. At the same time, it had to pay attention to the Kingdom of Rain. It was doing two things and was distracted.

The only one with the ability to intervene in the civil war in the Kingdom of Rain is the Kingdom of Earth.

This is why Shiraishi said that Nagato picked a good time.

The two great powers of Fire and Wind will not use all their strength for the time being, and they only need to be strictly wary of the movements of the Kingdom of Earth.

In terms of assessing the situation, Shiraishi had to admire Nagato's vision at this moment.

Previously, when the Five Great Nations were preparing for the Five Kage Conference, they secretly took over the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki of Iwagakure Village. Iwagakure is still worried about this matter and is looking for the whereabouts of the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki, Lao Murasaki.

Now, taking advantage of the turmoil in the Kingdom of Wind and the distraction of the Kingdom of Fire, he did not hesitate to lead the civil war in the Kingdom of Rain.

It can be said that his eyesight is quite sharp.

Compared to the previous leader Yahiko, he is more decisive and ruthless.

"However, the civil war in the Land of Rain must have given the Country of Waves a breath of relief."

The effect is relative.

The Fire Nation diverted attention from the Rain Nation because of the Wave Nation, but why isn't the Rain Nation a puppet to share the Fire Nation's firepower with the Wave Nation?

It's just that Nagato's transition from darkness to semi-light still made Shiraishi wary.

I'm afraid that after the civil war in the Land of Rain ends, Akatsuki's operation to capture the tailed beasts will officially begin.

That was the real beginning of the contest between the two sides.

Therefore, we still need to make some compromises with the five major countries.

It is forbidden to sell arms to small countries. This condition can be negotiated, but a suitable price must be given to the country of ghosts.

Such a huge loss of profits cannot be easily dismissed in one sentence, even if the Kingdom of Ghosts is not short of this small amount of profit.

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Asuma, who came to the Kingdom of Demons with the Fire Nation's envoy, temporarily separated from the Fire Nation's envoy after arriving at Shion Castle, the capital of the Demon Kingdom.

After the envoys from the Country of Fire negotiated matters with the top management of the Country of Ghosts, and before leaving the Country of Ghosts, Asuma was free. As long as he did not cause trouble in the Country of Ghosts, his father, the Third Hokage, would not be afraid of him.

tacit behavior.

Being in a foreign country, the experience of Asma is relatively new. Although I have been to many countries in the past, it was all because of ninja missions. I never had the leisure to calm down and slowly appreciate the unusual scenery of a foreign country.

Regarding this, most ninjas are like this.

Performing tasks is the goal of life. Stopping and taking a break is a very luxurious behavior for ninjas who are busy all year round.

Even Asuma, the son of the Hokage, has not had much time to stop and rest since he was a child.

Because he was born in an era of great chaos, not long after graduation, he went to the battlefield of the ninja world and witnessed the cruel war.

Later, his ideals broke away from the Hokage's father, and he joined the fire country's daimyo and became one of the twelve guardian ninjas.

In the end, the companions killed each other and returned to Konoha in despair, losing their goals in life.

Now that I feel relaxed, it feels quite different.

Being able to breathe freely is a feeling I haven't experienced in a long time.

The last time I experienced this was when I was in ninja school.

Because he is the son of the Hokage, he must work hard and become an elite ninja, so that he can be worthy of his status as the son of the Hokage.

Thinking of his father Hiruzen, Asuma couldn't help but sigh again.

The tall-backed father before is no longer there. The father now is just a rotten old man who is about to die.

It is because of this that Konoha will decline again and again.

Simply forgetting about these troubles, Asuma relaxed his mood and began to wander aimlessly in Shion City.

After all, it was his first time here, and he didn't know the situation in Ziyuan City. He just went to a place, took a look, walked around, and bought new and interesting things with money.

When I returned to the hotel, I found that my hands were already full of shopping bags.

This made Asuma wonder, could he have bought so many things unknowingly just by shopping?

And many things are meaningless to ninjas. As a ninja, Asuma can restrain most of the boring desires in his heart. Now buying so many things at once can only mean that many things here are because he has not seen them before.

When you get there, you can’t help but buy it.

Even if you don't use it, you can take it back and study it slowly to pass the time.

Rather, entering the Kingdom of Ghosts from another country is like entering two worlds.

This is especially obvious here in Ziyuan City.

It is unimaginable that the prosperity here exceeds that of the capital of the Kingdom of Fire.

Whether it is residential areas or commercial areas, they are all neatly classified.

There are also signboards along the way. Even people who come here for the first time can use these signboards to find where they want to go.

A prosperous and stable country, this may be the prosperous scene that countless ancestors of Konoha long for.

Asuma remembered the past at Konoha Ninja School and read about the glorious deeds of the previous Hokages, and couldn't help but sigh.

Because the prosperity of the Ghost Country is not a city or a village, but the entire country is running in an orderly manner like a machine with a stable structure.

Communication and transportation, including commercial prosperity, even if Asuma doesn't want to admit it, he must admit that this country has surpassed the Fire Nation in many aspects.

These are things that can be seen everywhere in the Kingdom of Demons. There is no need to hide them. He graduated from Konoha Ninja School with honors. He is not only excellent in ninja talents. He has followed the daimyo for so many years. He can see many things with his eyes.
To be continued...