Uchiha's road to the top started from Konoha

At the same time, the negotiations between the Bahas Empire and the Hidden Rain Village were also coming to an end.

At a temporary meeting place where the two sides were fighting, [Blood Emperor] Gilkniver met [Walking Poison Tide] Salamander Hanzo for the second time.

The first meeting was intentional by Gilkenifer, who reluctantly let one of his personal guards who knew his secrets be "accidentally" captured by the ninjas of the Hidden Rain Village, and then set a carefully prepared trap.

It's not that Hanzo of the Salamander and his staff had no doubts, but the clearly organized intelligence in the memories of the Blood Emperor's personal guards, as well as the probing of various intelligence details, made the Hidden Rain Village no longer hesitate and jumped in with their elite troops.

So, in the midst of ice and fire, swords and spears, and the roars of the undead, Gilknifer, who had risked his life to set the stage, met the famous Hanzo of the Rain Shadow Salamander.

The foul-smelling poisonous fog was shielded by the magic barrier. Gilkniver, whose clothes were no longer bright, blood was flowing on his body and his face was pale, relied on various magic props to resist the first wave of attacks. After completing the bait mission, he retreated to the second line.

The Archmage Furuda, who was fighting on the front line, activated various carefully arranged traps, and cooperated with the Morning Star-level [Ghost Spear] Renas, and the fearless Imperial Knights, to make Hanzo of the Salamander furious and his eyes red with killing intent.

The city wall had collapsed during the battle. Gilkniver, standing on a ruin, looked at the fleeing Salamander Hanzo and wanted to give chase.

However, our side also suffered heavy losses and no longer had the strength to fight.

This battle was also a turning point for the Hidden Rain Village to change its strategic policy. Salamander Hanzo completely regarded Gilkenive as an opponent, rather than the incompetent indigenous leader who had been shouting for war and killing from the beginning.

"Commander Baru, please take a seat."

Hanzo of the Salamander invited Uchiha Baru, the commander of the Southeast Ninja Army, to come and take charge, and also to represent Konoha in exercising the power of supervision and intimidation to the empire. He invited him to take a seat, then looked deeply at the Blood Emperor and took his seat leisurely.

On the long wooden table, on the Konoha side were Uchiha Baru, Salamander Hanzo, and several capable men from the Hidden Rain Village.

Opposite them were Gilkenifle, Fluder, Renas, and the empire's senior civil servants.

"The real power behind the Hidden Rain Village..."

The Empire's people all thought the same thing as they looked at Uchiha Baru, who was sitting in the main seat, wearing a combat ninja uniform, with an upright figure, a solemn and dignified aura, and a majestic presence without even getting angry.

If it weren't for the power of the Ninja World behind the Hidden Rain Village, the Empire would never have thought of sitting down for negotiations.

The enemy had only a few thousand soldiers. Even though each of them was extremely powerful, they were all mortal. Even Hanzo of the Salamander was injured by Fluder.

There is also Renas who has broken through to the Morning Star level to deal with the fighting power of the upper ninjas below. The huge number of knights can kill the enemy even if they pile up.

Simply facing the Hidden Rain Village, as long as the Empire does not make stupid mistakes, the final winner will inevitably be the empire with vast territory and abundant resources.

Unfortunately, the world is cruel after all.

Gilkenifer gathered all his extraneous thoughts and began to concentrate on the negotiations with Salamander Hanzo.

Even though the empire was weak, with the presence of the [Blood Emperor], the empire's civil servants were very eloquent and they easily silenced the capable and battle-hardened combat ninja of the Hidden Rain Village.

"At this time, we should bring the gang of living people over."

Realizing that the negotiation situation was unfavorable to him, Hanzo of the Salamander did not show the slightest sign of anxiety on his face.

The truth is always within the range of cannons!

Although they can't talk as well as their opponents, the combat ninjas of the Hidden Rain Village are determined to stick to their own needs. "Your country must unconditionally submit to the Ninja World. From top to bottom, all official appointments, including the emperor, as well as military, political, economic, and territorial arrangements, will be under the unified control of the Ninja World!"

Faced with the Hidden Rain Village, which was threatening to attack despite its open and covert disagreement, the empire's civil servants were sweating profusely and their spirits were highly tense as they tried their best to fight for their country's interests.

"The Hidden Rain Village is not a victorious nation, so it is impossible for them to swallow up the entire empire in one go!"

Gilknifer, who noticed this, finally spoke up, causing the civil servants to collectively breathe a sigh of relief. Facing this meeting that would determine the survival of the empire, the sudden psychological change from heaviness to relaxation almost made them collapse in their seats.

Now no one paid attention to their embarrassment. Salamander Hanzo was too lazy to find reasons to refute and spoke simply and concisely.

"It is true that the Hidden Rain Village cannot annex the entire empire, but Your Excellency should also be aware that the Hidden Rain Village is only a new force in the ninja world."

After nearly two months of fighting, Gilkenifer had learned about the power structure of the ninja world from all aspects, and was quite aware that what Hanzo of the Salamander said was true.

The real big tiger was sitting in the back, as steady as a rock.

Just like how he had once driven the nobles to fight each other, he did it with a condescending and playful attitude, and when he got tired of it, he would just beat them to death.

Salamander Hanzo looked at the silent Gilkniver and couldn't help feeling secretly happy.

Once upon a time, the Rain Village, which was oppressed by the Great Village, wanted to speak but could not, and could only keep all their thoughts in their hearts.

With the support of Konoha at this time, Hanzo of the Salamander was so confident that his words naturally carried a tone that could not be refused.

"Your Excellency should be aware that the current negotiations are just to save your dignity. If you wait for Commander Baru's ninja army to come to an end, it will be impossible for you to save your dignity by then."

Hearing this, Gilkniver looked at Uchiha Baru, who had been silent and even a little absent-minded. The brilliant moon emblem on the other's shoulder and his indifferent attitude made him take him very seriously.

"Don't bring up my topic. I just want the final result."

His deputy Momoka Senju was recruited by the [Royal Court Ninja Army], but he had to attend a negotiation meeting that was meaningless.

Uchiha Baru, who wanted to exchange for [Fire Style: Blood Seed] and become a recognized strong man in the Uchiha clan, was jealous of the merits that could be gained by killing generals and enemies.

As for the meeting between the Hidden Rain Village and the Empire, there was no merit at all.

"You don't care about the empire's affairs?"

Gilkenifer noticed this from Uchiha Baru's attitude and looked at Salamander Hanzo.

"Mr. Rain Shadow, the Empire can regard the Ninja World as its suzerain, but depriving the Empire of all administrative power and military strength is underestimating the Empire!"

"The Council, the Church, the Empire, and even the newly emerged Great Tomb are all targets of attack by the Ninja World."

As Uchiha frowned at him, Gilkniver paused and spoke in a deep voice.

"Fighting on multiple fronts has taken up a lot of the ninja world's energy. As long as the empire retains its autonomy, the Bahas Empire is willing to become a vassal state of the ninja world. All its human, material and financial resources can be mobilized by the ninja world!" (End of this chapter)