I sell sweets in Konoha

"Right?"

"Yes or no." Junko shook her head but did not deny it and said: "In short, as I just said, mutual understanding does not equal peace. It is not the final desired result."

"But if you can't even understand, then fighting is inevitable."

"War is a continuation of politics. If there is no negotiation, then war may not be correct and it may not achieve benefits."

"So if there is no bond to bridge the gap of communication, it will inevitably bring unpredictable consequences in the long run."

For example, a coup or something.

This is a huge political issue left over by the Second Generation, who integrated the Senju into Konoha but forgot about the relative issue that only a relative balance of power can maintain the situation.

Trade-offs and constraints are always issues that require constant attention.

Without the powerful Senju clan, there is also one less deterrent force that can directly suppress Uchiha.

In fact, the root of the disaster had already been laid, and later generations' tricks detonated it.

The Uchiha clan in this life...

Who knows how it will end?

Chapter 1 Cocoa Beans and David

"Ah...it's so relaxing." Junko was sitting on a rocking chair in the garden, drinking sour plum soup and looking at the white clouds in the sky.

The war has been over for some time, and the temporary No. 12 squad has been disbanded.But the Hokage did not arrange a new task for Junko.Shisui returned to the original team and Itachi also met new teammates. Iruka began to enter the ninja school as a teacher as in the plot, and Anko has also embarked on a new mission. Of course, Naruto is in school (truant).

Only she, Junko, seemed to have been forgotten and nothing happened.Although he has not quit the ninja sequence, he is now like an idle worker with nothing to do.

He planned to open the store now, but Danzo really wanted to hold the opening ceremony when he came back.

Therefore, the opening of the business has been postponed for the time being, and there is no trial opening.

There is a nice-looking store located here, but it cannot be opened, which makes Junko feel a little sad.

However, it seems that this will not last long. According to unreliable unofficial rumors, both Kumo ninja and Konoha have withdrawn their frontline defenders. Except for the necessary border patrol troops stationed in the country, the remaining ninjas The troops have returned to the village one after another.

It looks like peace is really coming.

In this regard, Junko didn't care much about how this so-called folk rumor came out.It may be that the third generation deliberately spread the rumor, or it may be that someone with a sharp eye and political and business acumen sniffed it out. No matter what, this rumor is not wrong.After all, Konoha really planned to negotiate peace with the Kumo ninja.

If the news was released by the third generation, it would probably start to build momentum for peace.

Of course, in addition to building momentum, it seems that there is also a way to test the village's reaction.

From a civil point of view, peace is the best. The existence that originally seemed to be lacking in vitality has now begun to gradually recover.Not all people on the street are worried anymore, at least they can see some hope of struggle.

"Dong dong dong~" Junko suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Who?! Wait a moment."

Junko stood up and planned to open the store. At this time, Junko was really a little confused about who the person visiting was.

When I walked to the door of the store and opened it a small crack, I saw two or three Anbu standing there. Behind them were four freight carriages full of goods.

"what..."

'Anbu?What did you bring? 'Junko doesn't quite understand. What's the purpose of the ANBU bringing this tightly concealed stuff that seems to be contraband to her place?

"Is this Miss Junko?" the ANBU suddenly asked.

"Hi? It's me." Junko was a little confused.

This...this title of 'Miss Junko'...where did it come from?Why do people always call her that?

"Please sign for this." Anbu took out a note and handed it to Junko.

"Oh..." Junko felt a little weird.

Holding the note, I always felt that it looked like a courier receipt.So...when did ANBU start doing express delivery?And she hasn’t shopped online recently. Where did this express delivery come from?

"Isn't it payable on collect?" Junko asked, holding the signature slip.

"No, just sign for it and we have to go back to recover." The ANBU's answer was very formal: "These are the cocoa beans you asked for from Danzo-sama."

"Danzo-sama asked us to send him back first. Danzo-sama will return to Konoha within ten months."

"Oh...oh?!" Junko suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at the big cars behind them and said a little tremblingly: "You mean...these things are all cocoa beans?"

"Yes." ANBU replied: "This is just the first batch. This kind of thing is not valuable at all in the Kingdom of Thunder."

"Ah...Okay." Junko was a little embarrassed, but she didn't embarrass the ANBU either.

After signing the receipt, the ANBU was allowed to leave.

To be honest, she didn't expect Danzo to be able to get so many cocoa beans!This is four cars full of cocoa beans!

"Oh my god..." Junko looked at the four carts of cocoa beans and felt a little distressed.Junko randomly opened a box on the car and found that the cocoa beans delivered by these people were all clipped.

So if she wanted to make chocolate, she had to start with fermentation.

It's just... Junko didn't expect there to be so many cocoa beans, so she didn't prepare a proper place for making them.The first step in making chocolate is to ferment the cocoa beans, and this step is very important.The cocoa beans are wrapped in banana leaves and placed in large wooden barrels for 5-7 days to ferment.

After fermentation is completed, it takes 7-10 days of drying to complete the primary steps.

Both of these steps require a relatively large and spacious site, and at the same time, it should be as unobstructed as possible by the shade of trees or houses.

Junko looked back at her small shop, it was definitely not possible here.The store stores ingredients that can be used directly and some raw materials that require simple processing.

There is no place for fermentation and drying.

"Ah..." Junko held her forehead, this was really a troublesome thing.

She had to find a place to do this. If Danzo came back recently, she would have to do it as soon as possible.

So... So where is the best place in Konoha?

'Um...'

Junko raised her head and suddenly saw a red building in Konoha... That's right.Not to mention Konoha, there is really a place suitable for her to conduct primary processing of cocoa beans.

The only thing I'm worried about is whether the old man can borrow it or not.

If he doesn't borrow it...

Let Danzo talk, or go to Gen's headquarters to see if there is any place to work there.

At the same time, Sandai was still discussing something with two consultants in his office.

"The Daimyo of the Country of Fire is not opposed to peace talks with the Country of Thunder." Koharu said, "If a peace agreement can be reached, the Daimyo of the Country of Fire will also be very happy."

"With such a long-lasting war, the finances of the Country of Fire are also very ugly."

It's not just an ugly problem, the Fire Nation's economy has basically collapsed.Commerce has been in a state of paralysis. Except for the caravans carrying war supplies, the rest of the caravans are either half-dead or bankrupt.And agricultural production has been greatly damaged!Many villages and farmlands are in a state of abandonment.

Even the life of the daimyo cannot be guaranteed particularly well, and the taxes that can be levied are even pitiful.

If things continue like this, it is very likely that 'there has never been a tax on excrement since ancient times, but now there is only no tax on excrement'.

And this is already very good compared to big countries such as the Fire Nation. Those small countries either have their governments collapsed or can only barely exist.

So as soon as he heard that peace talks were going to take place, the name of the Fire Country was the first to respond.

"The Kingdom of Thunder has not given any news yet." Mito Kadenyan said: "We are still in preliminary negotiations with Danzo, and their demands are a little excessive."

"We have been unable to reach an agreement on war compensation. That guy Raikage seems to be a bit of a lion."

"Hmph." Sandai snorted and said, "It seems that Raikage thinks he has caught Konoha's weak spot."

The Third Generation has seen Raikage's conditions, but this is indeed the look of a lion opening its mouth.First of all, neither the Fire Nation nor the Leaf Village can provide war compensation.

Neither the Fire Country nor the Leaf Village were defeated countries. How could a victorious country pay war compensation to a defeated country? !

Secondly, Raikage's peace conditions require Konoha Village to provide tons of candy...

Isn't this even more nonsense? !

At present, only a few senior executives have eaten candy!They themselves were reluctant to eat it, but Raikage wanted to have tons of it.

joke!

Do not give!

"It's really ridiculous." Sandai picked up a piece of mint candy and put it in his mouth, narrowing his eyes and said, "Raikage's plan is destined to fail."

"What are you going to do?" Mito Kadenen said: "Kuno Ninja will not surrender automatically. You are still too kind. If you had inflicted heavy damage to Kumo Ninja that time, the current peace talks would not be so bad. It went well.”

"No need." The third generation waved his hand and said: "We can't beat the Kumo ninja too hard. This will not help peace."

"Then will this situation help?" Mito Menyan retorted.

"Just leave it alone." Sandai said: "In the end, the peace treaty is just a piece of paper. If the Kingdom of Clouds is determined, it can break the treaty and start fighting again at any time."

"What I want is not just a piece of paper, but a substantive peace."

"But if there is an agreement, it will be morally beneficial to the Fire Country." Mito Monobu said.

"As long as it is actually beneficial now." The third generation said, not caring about the covenant: "Since the Raikage wants to talk, let's talk slowly. Don't be in a hurry, just leave Danzo somewhere. Anyway, this matter is not urgent. Let's talk about it. It doesn’t matter if it’s ten or eight years.”

"But as long as there's this period of peace."

The third generation is not in a hurry at all, as long as it actually achieves peaceful withdrawal and development.And now that it has been reached, he predicts that the Kumo ninja will not make a comeback for a long time.

As for what's on the negotiating table, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, take your time and take your time.

"I heard that Junko's store plans to open when Danzo comes back." Mito Kadoyan suddenly said: "That girl may not be able to keep her composure, right? Although she is not inferior to Danzo's."

"She is very knowledgeable and will not cause trouble to the old man at this time," Sandai said.

"That's right." Koharu suddenly said when he went to bed, "You should already know about it, right? The daimyo of the Land of Fire asked Junko to name him by name and ask him to be his daimyo guard."

"What are your plans? And the ninjas that Daimyo Dai mainly dispatches are the Konoha Guards."

"It's not just one or two Uchiha people who are going this time, and they may not all be well-intentioned."

The Daimyo, or the Daimyo Ninja Guard.Deploy elite forces from the Leaf Village to serve as guards for the daimyo and be responsible for their safety.This is a way for the Hokage and the Daimyo to trust each other and show their presence.

The main force mobilized was the ninjas from Konoha's top families.

In the past, they were drawn from the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan to go together, but now the ninjas drawn under this situation are almost only the Uchiha clan.

Although Junko has confirmed that she has the Senju bloodline, and it may be relatively pure and obvious.

But this time, she and the Uchiha clan, who were already dissatisfied and hostile to the village, shared this responsibility.

Three generations...

The third generation is really worried.

Chapter 1: Borrowing a building to dry your beans

"Well... why are you dressed like this again?" Sandai looked at Junko who came to the door.

That outfit again...

What dress?It is much more common to have an almost white modified type with no special color and a head shape like that of a ghost doll.It really feels a little bit scary.

It's a bit like it's out to scare people.

"Is there any problem?" Junko didn't think there was any problem at all and said, "I think it's pretty good."

'What a hammer! 'The third generation really doesn't want to talk about this girl.

This seems to be purely for my own comfort, as simple as possible.

"No! Not at all!!" Sandai said without hiding his seriousness and unhappiness: "As a girl, you have to learn to take care of yourself. Although dressing up is a personal interest, I don't recommend that female ninjas spend all their time Spend it on this.”

"But you can't do it like this! If you don't know how to clean up the old man yourself, let the old man's daughter-in-law teach you how to do it."

"Really, are you planning to open a haunted house?!"

Female ninja, strength first, appearance second.The ninja world is cruel, and everyone loves beauty.The third generation was able to accept that female ninjas tried their best to make themselves beautiful in private, and even did not hesitate to develop some strange ninjutsu to maintain white and smooth skin.

But if you don’t clean it up at all, it’s going to another extreme!

"Ah...that's so troublesome." Junko suddenly became a little unhappy.

She usually doesn't need Sandai to say anything, right?Isn’t it possible that the clothes you wear in your daily life should be as comfortable as possible?Don’t do it if you don’t want to do it, isn’t that right?Wouldn't it be okay to wear something looser and more comfortable?

"You have to deal with trouble." Sandai said seriously: "You must pay attention to yourself."