The Kumogakure obtained the legacy of the Uzumaki clan, sealed the Eight-Tails, communicated with the Eight-Tails, and tamed the Eight-Tails. What was missing now was a key part.
So I came here to trade with Senju Nawaki.
Senju Nawaki even suspected that in the original timeline, Hiruzen Sarutobi also traded this part of the sealing technique in order to stabilize Kumogakure.
Give Kumogakure the impression that it was weak and could be bullied.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's positioning was that he was incompetent in external battles but unparalleled in internal battles.
In the future, in Konohagakure, ninja clans stronger than the Sarutobi clan would disappear under his planning, including the Senju clan, the Uchiha clan, and even the Hyuga clan.
This had to make Senju Nawaki suspicious.
"I will give you the complete Uzumaki clan sealing technique, with only one condition: to announce the true culprit who destroyed the Uzumaki clan in the ninja world."
Senju Nawaki put forward his own conditions with a cold face.
If he hadn't been alert, the Senju clan would have been the next Uzumaki clan.
He wanted to seek justice for the Uzumaki clan. The Uzumaki clan should not be exterminated in such an unclear manner.
How would the future Fourth Hokage and his wife face this result?
The Uzumaki clan's only ally in the entire ninja world was the Senju clan.
"Yes, Kumogakure hates villains as well." A was a little surprised. This condition was too simple.
If the Senju clan was still in Konohagakure, no one would believe it if they spread this news, because the Senju clan lost more than half of their strength when they supported the Uzumaki clan.
Now, if they spread this news, they could weaken the prestige of Konohagakure and cause internal turmoil. This was what they wanted to do, and it coincided with what Senju Nawaki thought.
The two quickly reached an agreement.
After Nawaki sent A away.
Following them came the representative of the Sunagakure, Chiyo's younger brother Ebizo.
Just like people living in the desert, with dry skin, a white scarf wrapped around their heads, and a pair of squinting eyes, the Kumogakure representative felt like he was being stared at by a poisonous snake.
Ebizo was now the head of the ANBU in Sunagakure.
"Sunagakure, congratulations to the Senju clan for escaping from the darkness of Konohagakure." Ebizo said with a smile, as if facing a junior, but there was a different look in his eyes as he watched Senju Nawaki's reaction.
He belittled Konohagakure in his words and tested Senju Nawaki's attitude to see whether he really hated Konohagakure as much as he had shown before.
This was related to the subsequent war decisions.
"No, it's not the dark Konohagakure, but the dark Sarutobi clan. We, the Senju clan, are the orthodox of Konohagakure." Senju Nawaki shook his head and did not agree with what Ebizo said.
From another extremely tricky angle, he expressed his current attitude.
The Sarutobi clan was their common enemy.
Originally, Sunagakure controlled part of the grain trade in the Land of Rice, and was able to barely prevent a famine.
Hiruzen Sarutobi used the influence of the ninja family and Konohagakure to control the Land of Rice and encroach on the food supply of the Senju clan, which also affected the interests of Sunagakure.
Food trade provided a basis for cooperation between the two sides.
But now, looking at Ebizo's attitude, he was full of contempt for him.
"You are right, the Sarutobi clan is our common enemy. Why is Tsunade not here? My sister asked me to say hello to her." Ebizo changed the subject.
Before coming here, his sister specifically asked him to pay attention to Tsunade.
On the battlefield of Amegakure, Chiyo and Tsunade had a brief fight. Although Tsunade lacked experience in medical ninjutsu, her wild imagination and special chakra were able to restrain Chiyo.
His sister once said that if a war broke out, Tsunade's medical ninjutsu would play a very important role.
This time, in addition to completing the transaction of daily necessities, another task was to keep an eye on Tsunade's whereabouts.
I was secretly happy, thinking that this was enough.
The Senju clan and the Sarutobi clan had broken up, and Tsunade would not appear on the battlefield.
The food monopoly formed by Konohagakure would also disappear.
They would have the opportunity to obtain strategic materials such as food from the Senju clan.
It would also form a united front against the Sarutobi clan.
This was all good news for Sunagakure.
"Are you preparing to start a war?" asked Senju Nawaki.
He didn't believe that the relationship between the Senju clan and Tsunade was very good; they just admired each other in the field of medical ninjutsu.
Prepare for the coming war.
"I won't continue to test the waters. What the Sarutobi clan did in the Land of Rice has harmed the interests of both of us.
Sunagakure can eat all the food of the Senju clan at a low price, with only one request: the Senju clan cannot appear on the battlefield, including Tsunade." Ebizo no longer concealed his purpose.
He saw a cautious and careful approach in Senju Nawaki, which was not at all similar to the ninja world's judgment of Senju Nawaki as a hot-blooded idiot with no scheming.
"Hahaha!" Senju Nawaki laughed out loud.
Some people always failed to understand the situation and thought that they were now the Senju clan and could not do without them.
During the period when war was about to break out, food and medicinal materials in the hands of the Senju clan were scarce resources.
They were the weaker party, and it was really eye-opening that they put forward such conditions with such confidence.
"If this is the attitude of Sunagakure, then there is no need to continue the discussion." Senju Nawaki's words were very decisive.
Now it was Sunagakure that needed the supplies from the Senju clan, not the Senju clan that needed the support of Sunagakure.
Sunagakure clearly didn't have the life of a prince, but it had the disease of a prince.
In every Ninja World War, it jumped up and down, but because of its lack of strength, it was often the first to be eliminated. It never looked for its own problems, but only thought that it was bad luck.
When distributing the tailed beasts, it made a joke and tried to play some tricks.
They were supposed to get Shukaku and Chomei, but they gave Chomei to Takigakure, hoping to establish a close relationship with Takigakure and even control it.
Takigakure Village not only had abundant water resources, but also had the experience of Ashura in ancient times in improving the desertification of the earth. These were all good things that Sunagakure wanted to obtain.
However, they underestimated the strength of Takigakure Village and the checks and balances of other countries on Sunagakure.
It was impossible for Sunagakure to control Takigakure Village across regions, so it could only give up and instead ask Takigakure Village to pay a large amount of money.
Because of this incident, Sunagakure became a laughingstock among the other four major ninja villages.
"I made a mistake. I was confused." When Ebizo recalled the current situation of Sunagakure, he could only swallow his pride and quickly admit his mistake.
The resource-poor Sunagakure was in urgent need of a batch of survival supplies, which was why they launched a war in Amegakure.
He put on a smile and asked.
"Head of the Senju clan, what do you think? If you have any requests, we in Sunagakure will do our best to meet them." Ebizo, recognizing the reality, no longer treated him like a junior or tried to fool an idiot, but faced someone who was equal, or even had an absolute advantage.
His attitude was extremely humble, and he was willing to accept any grievance for the sake of his village.
His previous attempts had treated Senju Nawaki as a political novice.