Chapter 396 Tang Ping’s negotiation skills!
Two missions!

The Cloud Ninja delegation arrived openly.

The Fire Nation delegation arrived quietly.

This happened naturally because the Cloud Ninjas had a slight advantage in the local conflict, so they naturally wanted to make as much noise as possible when they came to negotiate peace this time.

It would be best to let everyone in the ninja world know that even Konoha, the leader of the five major ninja villages, has to bow down to the Hidden Cloud Village.

As for Daimyo, since he wanted to reach an agreement quietly, the more low-key the better.

He even used the Cloud Ninja Envoy to cover his arrival.

Even the negotiation location was not set in the Hokage Building.

A remote Chamber of Commerce room was the location for this negotiation, which took place an hour after arriving in Konoha, which shows how urgent the situation was.

It was not that the Fire Nation was unwilling to talk, but because the castle tower had been dragging its feet.

With the captives and Qianximaru in hand, they are the ones holding the initiative, so there is no need to rush.

Now that they have finally received confirmation that the castle tower is willing to negotiate, the Fire Nation is naturally extremely anxious.

There were not many people participating in the meeting, and the total number did not exceed two digits.

Divided into three forces.

Castle tower: Dohei, Guren

Konoha: Utane Koharu, Mitomon En

Fire Nation: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Asuma Sarutobi
Well, that's all there is to negotiators.

Hinata Cangyue did not come.

Because in the eyes of outsiders, she is just a nobody and a follower, so it is normal for her to bring Honglian, a leader of the new generation, instead of the other party at this critical moment.

This is also a cover-up.

After all, although Hinata Cangyue is now immune to most of the effects of the bird in a cage, it has not been completely resolved, so this is the case.

As long as the bird in the cage is not released, she will continue to act.

At the negotiation site, one person was extremely embarrassed.

Sarutobi Asuma!
Not only was he born in Konoha, he was also the 'Second Generation Kage', but he joined the Shugo-nin, an organization directly under the daimyo.

Not even the Sannin dared to play like this.

It's simply treason!
But people can explain it by saying it was a 'Hokage dispatch' mission.

In other words, the other party joined the Guardian Ninja at the order of the Hokage, which was not considered a betrayal of the village, but rather a merit.

The village knows how to have fun!
Anyway, those who know will know whether Asuma is going to carry out the mission, and those who don’t understand don’t need to explain.

The famous double standard refers to Konoha F4.

"The Konoha traitor has the nerve to come back. I wonder if the Anbu are blind!"

Dohei, who was sitting on a chair at one end of the long table, almost putting his feet on the table, looked at the two 'Konoha representatives' sitting in the middle while speaking.

They are the neutral party in this incident and also witnesses, so naturally they have to be present.

Feeling Dohei's gaze, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En both looked a little unhappy.

Because they all knew about Sarutobi Asuma joining the Guardian Ninja, they naturally understood that the so-called "Hokage mission" was added later, or even filled by them.

If we really want to investigate seriously, the other party can indeed be called a "Konoha traitor" and the Anbu should have captured or even killed him as soon as he entered the village.

Because among the duties of the Anbu, hunting down and killing rebellious ninjas is at the forefront.

The full name of Anbu is "Tactical Assassination Unit". Assassinating traitors is their main job, and everything else is considered a side job.

"Don't talk about anything that has nothing to do with the negotiation!"

Utane Koharu tried to change the subject.

Of course, she couldn't really let the Anbu arrest Asuma, so she just pretended not to hear the taunting.

"Okay, let's get started!"

Tang Ping no longer argues with others.

There's no way. Seeing Asuma reminds me of how hypocritical these Konoha high-level officials are and how they use the Will of Fire to brainwash people every day.

Pooh!
He really has no shame at all.

"Uchiha Dohei, do you admit your guilt in the castle tower?"

The minister of the Fire Nation, who was dressed in gorgeous and complicated clothes and had a body as thin as a white pig, started to question the crime directly from the beginning.

"??"

Tang Ping's face was full of confusion, and at the same time he felt that the other party's actions looked familiar.

This is the favorite trick of a disabled person, right?

If he hadn't seen that the other person's eyes, hands and legs were normal, he might have suspected that the other person was in disguise.

Faced with Dohei's 'confused' expression, the Fire Nation minister thought his preemptive strategy had worked, so he stepped up his efforts.

"You actually attacked the Daimyo's ninja army. Are you planning to rebel? Aren't you afraid of Konoha or the Daimyo of other countries?"

The more the messenger spoke, the more powerful he became.

Well, Utane Koharu and Mitokado En are like puppets.

Even if he reached a deal with Tang Ping, the most he could do was not to stop him from proposing the conditions he would propose later. If he wanted them to help, he would have to pay more. "Honglian?" Tang Ping asked the girl beside him, "Am I under an illusion? The castle tower was defeated by the coalition forces in the previous battle. Are we here to seek peace now?"

Honglian naturally understood the hint of Tang Ping's words, so she answered seriously:

"No, we won the battle with our castle tower, and captured hundreds of ninjas and monks, even the enemy ninja commander, Chikimaru!"

She recounted the outcome of the battle, completely slapping the minister in the face.

"I see. I thought we were the losers. Otherwise, how dare this guy talk like that?"

Tang Ping's exclamation of "sudden enlightenment".

Yes, you represent the losers, who are you pretending to be a winner for?

Do you really think you are Konoha and will give in to you in every way?

"you…"

Faced with Dohei's ridicule, the Fire Country's Foreign Minister's originally smug expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

Yes, no matter what, the ninja army is the loser.

If it weren't for those captives and Chikimaru, they could still deceive themselves and claim that they were the great victors.

But even the chief general of the Ninja Army was captured, making it impossible for people to deceive themselves.

"What do you mean by 'you'? This negotiation is because you need my help. If you can't even figure this out, then the negotiation can be ended right away!"

Tang Ping's tone was casual, as if he didn't take the other person seriously at all.

And this is true!

Although he did want to use this opportunity, which was called mediation but was actually a negotiation, to gain control of the territories that had already been encircled.

But if they can't reach an agreement, he doesn't mind continuing the fight.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't show any "ambition" to overthrow the aristocracy right now, the other major countries will never really help, and may even hope that they fight as fiercely as possible.

If it's just the Fire Nation, he wouldn't even be afraid of Konoha.

Even though the ninja army was defeated this time, the castle tower seemed to have exposed a lot of its strength.

But in fact, they still have a super trump card that can instantly turn their shortcomings into advantages.

Question: What are the shortcomings of the castle tower?

There is clearly no shortage of top experts, nor of logistics, so it seems like there is nothing to lack.

Answer: People!

Ninja to be exact.

No matter how strong the castle tower is, the number of ninjas is limited, just over a thousand, and this is its biggest shortcoming.

There aren't enough low- and middle-level ninjas, so they can't deploy on a large scale on the battlefield, nor can they fight a war of attrition... and so on.

Tang Ping knew this shortcoming and deliberately exposed it.

This is to enable you to kill the opponent in one wave when facing the five major ninja villages in the future.

Dou Ping has never forgotten that the strongest enemy of the castle tower will always be the five major ninja villages, not the aristocratic class, so he will hide this killer move first and will only use it when facing an absolutely strong opponent. The daimyo ninja army... is not worthy.

"Uchiha Dohei, please don't go too far!"

The Foreign Minister's threats were threatening but weak.

"I can go even further!"

Tang Ping stood up and acted as if he was ready to leave at any time.

He was indeed not proficient in negotiation skills, but he knew one thing: if he couldn't get what he wanted at the negotiating table, he would get it on the battlefield, so he was full of confidence and was not afraid of a breakdown in the negotiations.

"Sit down first. The negotiations have just begun. What do you want to do?"

Mitomon En spoke.

His task today is to play the good guy.

"All right!"

Tang Ping sat down again.

He was just pretending just now, and he wasn't going to leave without talking.

If I really didn't want to talk, I wouldn't have agreed to this mediation.

But after his action, the ministers of the Fire Nation restrained themselves a lot and finally reached an agreement.

There is no way. The daimyo naturally does not want to see them expand.

But the castle tower has too many chips in its hands.

And Konoha did not stand on their side, so the negotiations went extremely smoothly.

The castle tower released all the captives in exchange for the right to 'purchase' the nearby wilderness area.

Obviously, the castle tower wanted to save face for the Lord of the Land of Fire.

What comes next is naturally the highlight.

The Cloud Ninja Mission!

(End of this chapter)