Chương 134: The Three Kages Meeting

Before starting the chapter, I want to sincerely thank those who understand that the translation program sometimes does not correctly convert original dialogues with (-) into (").

You can blame the translation program for not being up to par and I can also point out that English is not my native language. I'm uploading this in English to share it with more people.

It happens a lot less in my more recent chapters as I'm more careful and learning, but I'm not going to spend hours of my life editing every past chapter I did as a hobby when they count in the hundreds.

You can also say that I'm lazy, but maybe instead of blaming others with a bunch of excuses and seemingly justified explanations, you can accept that you are acting like little children who think they can demand things and are not able to accept that the world doesn't. revolves around you.

Toxic readers can take the door and leave, I prefer a small community of great readers who simply want to have a good time in a healthy way (as is the current majority), than a large community of readers who only want to contribute their negativity.

Sorry for the wait, let's start the chapter.

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Upon everyone's return and a couple of hours before the meeting to allow them to rest from the journey, I talked to Ameyuri about the idea of using Kirigakure as the initial point of expansion and wanted to hear her opinion.

If the idea saddens her, I prefer to think of a way to do things dif...

"I'm fine with that,"Ameyuri didn't take a minute to think, which says a lot about her. "I already gave the house to Terumi, and a couple of months ago, I secretly came back to bring my parents' graves in a capsule, so go ahead and bring the place down. Remember to get me the other Mist Blades if you can."

Okay, I didn't know that.

"Tsunade was very understanding and let me put them next to her clan's graves, the new location, I mean,"Ameyuri continued as a smile grew while looking me up and down "Besides, I'm much more comfortable here. Wait, is that a tear?"

"No, it's just rain splashing on me."

Damn rain, pretending to be male tears when it hits my eye.

"We're indoors."

"It's very light rain, it only had room for a single drop."

"Can you still call that rain?"

"I don't discriminate."

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Third Person POV

The meeting of the three Kages officially began when everyone entered the restored building and sat on the very comfortable cloud-shaped furniture prepared for the occasion.

There were also enough apples cut into bunny shapes!

A luxury, Pakura, and Haku's effort.

To emphasize the equality aspect, instead of a dull round table, a triangular table was set up with rounded corners to avoid accidents, and each side (not the corner but the straight part) had a large central armchair and two stools.

Normally, followers stand behind their Kage, but there were older people among those present, and it didn't seem appropriate to leave them standing.

Sunagakure: Temari, Chiyo, and Ebizo.

Kumogakure: A, Mabui, and Samui.

Seimeigakure: Enel, Pakura, and Tsunade.

"Since we are all rested and present, I think there is no need to further delay the start of this meeting,"Enel spoke while leaning back "Although we all have knowledge of each other, I think a simple introduction might help break the ice.

Both sides nodded and fell silent, tacitly giving the first turn.

"I am Enel, and besides being the Kage of Seimeigakure, I will be the intermediary for this meeting. By my side is Pakura, my wife and the architect of making this meeting possible. And I believe there is no one here who is not aware of my student and already outstanding medical ninja, Tsunade Senju."

He was also the only one who introduced himself without the Kage's white robe or hat.

Pakura smiled with slightly flushed cheeks, while Tsunade's expression remained serious and indifferent, even when she felt the looks of disbelief seeing that she didn't deny Enel's words.

Why would she?

It was true that Enel had been a master in the art of medicine, which she was grateful to learn, expanding her horizons again and again with Shizune. The only awkward part was that Karin was her "senior" in terms of apprenticeship order.

Also, it was fun to see old Chiyo's eyes widen so much at seeing her here, even more after hearing that.

"I am A, the Raikage of Kumogakure. To my right is my... right-hand woman, Mabui, and to my left, Jonin Samui."

Everyone's gaze shifted from Tsunade to Samui, well aware that she was Kumogakure's consumer. Temari, in particular, made sure to imprint this woman's image in her memory as one of the most dangerous for her, given that her ability should counter hers if she understood correctly.

"I am Temari, the current Kazekage of Sunagakure. These are my advisers, Chiyo and Ebizo."

A nice detail not to add the "sama" prefix when mentioning them, avoiding undermining their position indirectly before those present. Probably a tactic suggested by the advisers themselves.

"Well, now that we have introduced ourselves, let's move directly to the matter at hand: the alliance."Enel applauded, and a three-dimensional map was projected from the center of the table, surprising the other two sides "We established the basic terms of the alliance before this meeting, but if there is anything you wish to discuss or comment on, simply say it now."

The next part was mainly the battlefield for the sides of Sunagakure and Kumogakure, discussing trade, rights, and a bunch of things that Enel didn't care much about.

Pakura was the main mediator on these issues, while Tsunade occasionally intervened when one of the parties made exaggerated demands.

And so, Enel had to endure three hours of discussions until they reached the main topic.

"Where shall we start?"Temari asked once they covered the most important topics that Chiyo and Ebizo had told her to pay special attention to.

"Kirigakure."Enel pointed to the map, and it zoomed in on the Land of Water area.

"Sounds logical,"Mabui nodded.

"Indeed, it's a good target,"Ebizo echoed.

Temari and A had question marks over their heads.

"Here's the thing..."Enel gave the same explanation he gave to Shizune but much more expanded and detailed so that they could better grasp the key points "How long would your villages take to make discreet preparations for this?"

The Raikage didn't answer and looked at Mabui; numbers were her thing.

"If we were to make preparations freely, a month would be enough,"Mabui made prudent calculations "In case we need to take a discreet approach to avoid alarming spies until it's too late, we could achieve it in three months."

It's essential to know that they weren't thinking of doing a hit-and-run skirmish. That barely takes a couple of weeks.

They wanted to take possession of the land!

While the Land of Water only had a few decent-sized islands, the crucial point was the processed food they produced from fishing, refined sea salt, valuable pearls, and various businesses derived from the sea.

All very attractive for Sunagakure and Kumogakure, where food is one of the main concerns.

"We only need two months,"Temari announced after exchanging words with Chiyo in whispers.

This was not because they had a higher efficiency, but rather because they didn't have as many people as Kumogakure...

Still, they would get 35% of Kirigakure's captured land and numerous trade concessions to compensate. Given their circumstances, it was almost double what they expected to get, and they couldn't be more satisfied. Even if they wanted more, they wouldn't have enough people to handle this additional territory safely. They were betting that Kumogakure would fulfill its part, and both could enjoy the benefits.

"We can move at any time, so I think we could start baiting the target,"said Enel as he explained the plan, and the room filled with malicious laughter.

"Kirigakure is at a loss..."thought Samui as a bead of sweat slid down her forehead.