The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 141 The Rules of the Uchiha

hope smiled wryly. Although Qian Yao was most likely a threat, he was still terrified. At this point, all he could do was say nice things.

"Lord Qianyao, please stop joking. We, the Cloud Village, will do our best to fulfill any requests you may have."

"Heh..." Qian Yao chuckled and put the knife away.

At this distance, he wouldn't need a weapon to kill Yukito.

"I was really joking."

After saying this, Qianyao picked up Yukito and carried him on his shoulder.

"However, Yugito is now a prisoner of my Uchiha clan."

"Your Kumogakure should know the rules of the Uchiha clan, right?"

Chiyo emphasized the pronunciation of "Uchiha's rules".

Xi should understand what he means.

Of course, hope knew what the rules were; before Konoha was founded, the Uchiha clan had been mercenaries.

They are often employed by various forces, and today's opponent may become tomorrow's employer.

Therefore, the Uchiha clan often captures people from various factions.

The downside is that once captured, they become Uchiha property, and you'll have to pay money to ransom them.

The advantage is that the Uchiha won't make any other demands; they just want money.

"As for money, I guarantee that Lord Qianyao will be satisfied."

hope kept agreeing. What could she do? Her own Jinchūriki was being carried on Chiyo's shoulder like prey.

This is a strategic weapon of their Cloud Village; they have no choice but to try every means to bring it back.

Looking at the composed and unassuming hope, Qianyao could already see the shadow of the Fourth Raikage's "left hand" ten years later.

"Okay, let's talk somewhere else."

Qianyao saw that the surrounding area was a wasteland, with some places still burning, and more importantly, there were still many spies on the outskirts.

He naturally didn't want to reveal the information.

hope had no choice but to leave with Qianyao.

After they left, all the factions were in an uproar.

They had two purposes for this trip, the most important of which was to gauge the Uchiha's attitude.

The second factor is the strength of the Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan.

In previous reports, after the Uchiha clan revealed that they had acquired the Mangekyou Sharingan, no one knew their exact combat strength.

This time, Qianyao single-handedly overwhelmed the strongest members of the ninja world.

Even a shadow clone forced Yugito into his full tailed beast form, but the real Yugito captured him with a single move.

The information was immediately relayed, and the Uchiha clan's fighting strength was reassessed.

If intelligence agents from other factions are present, then it's natural that Jue is as well.

Even though he watched the entire battle from a corner, he was still very wary.

He is now searching the world for Konan and Nagato.

But the two of them seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Now that Nagato and Konan are showing signs of breaking free from their control, it will be difficult for Obito to succeed on his own.

This is getting a bit complicated.

With that thought in mind, Jue slowly sank into the ground.

……

Qianyao carried Yukito and moved quickly, shaking off the spies from other factions, before stopping.

The people of Kumogakure no longer cared about the ninjas they brought along just to make up the numbers.

The most crucial thing now is to prevent the wooden figure from being taken away by Qianyao.

"Alright, let's leave it here."

Qianyao calmly spoke:

“Our Uchiha clan needs to develop, so I need to exchange some money.”

"This shouldn't be a problem for the large and powerful Yunyin."

hope nodded: "Yes, Lord Qianyao, please speak."

Qian Yao pondered for a moment: "One price, three billion."

hope's pupils contracted sharply: "This... Lord Qianyao, this is too much..."

Yunyin's annual revenue is less than 3 billion.

hope subconsciously started to bargain.

Qianyao held up one finger and shook it: "I said, one price, no bargaining."

"If you Kumogakure are not interested, I can sell the Jinchuriki to Konoha, or Iwagakure as well."

hope's face turned deathly pale. The seriousness of strategic weapons being sent to a competitor was something that money couldn't fix.

Although a Jinchuriki won't betray you, you can extract your Tailed Beast and find another Jinchuriki.

Iwagakure is already strong enough; if they add another Jinchūriki...

Konoha is another story. Although Konoha did seem very weak before, as long as the Uchiha clan was there, they could control the tailed beasts.

Moreover, with the combat power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, one Nine-Tails isn't enough; you also need to add the Two-Tails.

hope is now filled with regret, deep regret.

The Uchiha's fighting strength was seriously underestimated, and now the situation is very serious.

"Lord Qianyao, could you please wait here for a few days? I cannot make that decision."

What hope is most afraid of now is that Qianyao has taken Yukito away, and their current location is still at the border of the Land of Fire.

If Chiyo tries to bring Yukito to Konoha, then it's all over.

Konoha will definitely not allow another Jinchuriki to emerge.

Qianyao glanced at the surrounding environment.

"The surrounding area is nice, why don't you set up camp here?"

“Starting today, I will only wait five days. If I do not see the money on the fifth day, the wooden man will die.”

"The Raikage or Killer Bee are forbidden from making this deal, or I will kill Yugito immediately."

hope's heart skipped a beat. He had no doubt that Uchiha Chiyo would actually do that.

"Please grant Elder Qianyao two more days. We need to send a message to raise money and send people."

Qian Yao glanced at hope with a half-smile.

"No problem, seven days it is then."

……

The Land of Water.

Hidden Mist Village.

After a long journey, Yagura finally returned with Zabuza and Juzo.

He had already sent the signal.

When they arrived at the village, Terumi Mei and Ao, along with some other skilled fighters, were already waiting to greet them.

Of course, the main reason was to let Ao take a look at Yagura to see if there was anything wrong with him.

Ao, with his Byakugan activated, carefully observed Yagura and found that his chakra was normal.

He also nodded to the other high-ranking officials in the village.

Zabuza and Juzo Biwa's last remaining doubts dissipated at this moment.

Qing, of course, did not know that there was such a pupil technique as Kotoamatsukami.

Kotoamatsukami directly alters cognition, and the Uchiha clan can execute it faster and is less likely to be detected.

After the cognitive modification was completed, both pupil power and chakra disappeared, and it was completely undetectable from the chakra level.

"Everyone, come with me to the conference room for a meeting."

Yagura Karatachi didn't rest at all upon his return. After giving an order, he headed towards the conference room.

Mei Terumi and the others exchanged bewildered glances, for they noticed a significant change in the Fourth Mizukage's demeanor.

It actually feels very vibrant now.

This is the complete opposite of the previous emptiness and lifelessness.

Meeting room in Wuyin Village.

Everyone quickly sat down together.

Yagura, the tachibana manga artist, began:

"Everyone knows I went out for a while; those who are well-informed already know I went to Konoha."

The people below exchanged a few words; most of them were unaware of these things.

After all, Kirigakure is isolated at sea, and it would take some time for news of events from the Land of Fire to reach them.

There are definitely news on the black market, but things are quite chaotic in the Hidden Mist Village, so few people are paying attention to this kind of information.

"The Uchiha clan and Hiruzen Sarutobi in Konoha have entered a stalemate..."

……