The strongest Takikage

Chapter 403 Post-War Negotiations
Everyone else went back to their hometown after the war, but Liuli couldn't.

He is very busy.

After the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen announced Konoha's unconditional surrender, the war was over, but the war reparations were not over yet.

Taki Shinobi can't travel thousands of miles, and it's over after beating Konoha, and it doesn't get any benefits after the beating, which is not in line with the business style of Takiyin Village.

In Konoha after the war, the cracked Hokage Rock is like a huge rock wall, lying behind Konoha. The crack cut by the glass, starting from Hokage Rock, goes deep into the ground, dividing the entire Konoha Village into two halves. , the gully on the ground was as deep as one meter, but no one dared to use the earth to recover.

Perhaps this knife mark will always be with Konoha for decades or hundreds of years. As long as it is still there, the villagers of Konoha will never forget the shock brought to them by the first generation of Metakakage.

Konoha's drainage facilities are not perfect. After the water recedes, there is still a lot of water on most of the main roads.

The villagers have left the fortifications, but their houses and shops have been flooded and are almost uninhabitable.

Konoha Shopping Street is lined with shops on both sides of the avenue. It used to be very lively, but now it is very bleak. The pots of the barbecue shop are overturned, the clothes of the clothing store are soaked, and the shurikens of the ninja shop are scattered all over the place. In other words, the loss was enormous.

Liuli's Yile Ramen has taken sufficient waterproof measures as early as its establishment, but the loss is relatively light.

This is the heaviest loss since the establishment of Konoha, not only the ninja casualties, but also a large amount of economic losses. The buildings are all made of wood. After being soaked in water, there is still a lot of water in the wood, which penetrates from the inside and the structure becomes Unstable, these buildings have to be repaired.

Takikage has left Shinji Takenaka as a negotiating envoy, while Ruri appears in Konoha as Akatsuki's leader, Zero, trying to start a friendly cooperation with Konoha, who has suffered a lot.

After Konoha underwent emergency drainage treatment, a temporary gathering place was opened up, and the negotiation between Liuli and Hirazan took place in one of the hastily constructed conference rooms.

Although defeated, Konoha is still very ostentatious. After all, it represents the country of fire. Konoha is no longer the number one ninja village, but the country of fire is still the largest country.

Liuli was not in a hurry, Konoha's tea was basically drowned, he drank the coke he brought, waited for about an hour, and Sarutobi Hiruzen appeared.

At this time, this ninja, who had just turned fifty, looked to be 70 years old. The defeat of Konoha and the death of his best friend had hit him repeatedly, and he had to deal with the post-war affairs. Didn't get a good night's sleep.

But it shouldn't be a big problem. He slept for a long time when he was unconscious, and he had plenty of energy.

In his left and right hands are Nara Shikahisa and Namikaze Minato.

Lu Jiu, as Hokage's assistant, is Konoha's think tank, with superior intelligence, shrewd and capable, and can play a lot in subsequent discussions.

As for Minato, obviously being trained as a successor, Hiruzaru Sarutobi's two most promising successors, Orochimaru, seems to have some unclear relationship with Takigakure Village, and he was also a little frustrated, saying that it was to improve his strength. Went to Mt. Miaomu for retreat.

Seeing Hiruzaru Sarutobi sitting down, taking off the Hokage hat and putting it aside as a show of respect, Ruri understood that negotiations can begin.

"The first time we met, I had heard the name Naruto III long ago. If you can participate in the war, Konoha will not be defeated. I came here on behalf of Akatsuki to negotiate with Konoha. Now Konoha The situation in the village is something we don't want to see, and you know very well that Akatsuki has always been committed to promoting peace in the ninja world, and we are doing charity."

While speaking, Liuli stretched out her hand to Hiruzaru Sarutobi, and the two had a friendly and warm exchange.

"Master Zero, I don't know the identity behind your mask, but the reputation of the Akatsuki organization is enough for Konoha to trust. As a member of the ninja world, I also respect your charitable behavior for decades. Therefore, I am looking forward to the cooperation between Konoha and Akatsuki."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi withdrew his hand, looked at the whirlpool mask on Liuli's face and said, the beginning of the official style seemed to be watertight.

"Hokage-sama praised you, Konoha." Liuli paused for a moment before regretting: "Konoha used to be good, but now"

When Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others heard these words, they wanted to refute, but they were very powerless.

Before this battle, Konoha was the economic center of the Kingdom of Fire, the number one ninja village in the ninja world, and countless businessmen squeezed into the Konoha gate to build cement roads connecting various places, and horse-drawn carriages passed by every day.

But now, after the flooding, a lot of waste is waiting to be built. From the outside, the damaged buildings have not been destroyed as much as during the Nine Tails Rebellion before the Second Ninja World War, but in fact, everyone understands that Konoha The current situation, everything is similar to the country of Tang that experienced the turmoil of the evil god religion, the village was destroyed, and it was rebuilt a few years ago.

Namikaze Mizumon's face was solemn, and the recovery of the economy after the war was something he had to consider as the quasi-fourth Hokage.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi and Shikaku Nara were waiting for Ruri's words, since they mentioned these, there must be a way to deal with them.

"Master Naruto, there are three sources of funding for Ninja Village. One is state investment, the other is the extraction of ninja commission fees, and the third is taxes from merchants from various places."

Liuli talked eloquently: "Since the first generation of Metakikage changed the taxation of Takiyin Village and it has been very effective, all villages have followed suit. This source of funds is the most important, which is more than the previous two combined."

"Konoha wants to recover quickly, and funds are the key point, but the Fire Nation obviously can't get more funds, and Konoha is defeated again, and the entrustment does not increase but decreases. Commercial tax is the only source of funds."

"Master Zero, we are very clear about these things, but Konoha." Nara Shika paused for a long time, and couldn't bear to say: "Konoha looks like this, it will take a long time for the store to recover, how can there be any merchants here? "

Liuli shook her head and said: "Businessmen seek profit, as long as Konoha can bring them enough benefits, not to mention the current situation, even if the flood has not receded and Konoha has become a village in the water, they will also paddle The boat desperately rushed over."

"But where does the benefit come from?" Nara Shikahisa asked.

Liuli pointed to herself, and vowed, "Xiao."

"Akatsuki is committed to production, the purpose is to meet everyone's needs through production, and then promote peace in the ninja world. Previously, we have cooperated with Shayin Village, Yanyin Village, and Yunyin Village for development.”

"Then what do you mean, Akatsuki wants to cooperate with Konoha to develop the village and restore the post-war economy?"

The conversation finally came to the point, Hiruzaru Sarutobi also took over the initiative, and opened the mouth, while Lu Jiu stood aside, ready to add explanations at any time.

(End of this chapter)