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Chapter 308: Mines and Traps!
Chapter 308: Mines and Traps!
(This chapter is Chapter 296 of the Sand Ninja Collapse Plan, but the title was mistaken.)
Skyguard Tower!
"It seems like the Third Hokage is preparing to appease us first!"
Dong Ping passed the letter in his hand to the others.
They had returned from the Nine-Tails Disturbance a few days ago, and even Uzumaki Minato was handed over to Uzumaki Kaede, making her Karyu's sister.
Today, they received a letter and came to the office to discuss countermeasures.
Climbing onto the office window, Hyuga Cangyue looked at the distant port without turning her head and mocked, "Isn't this the style of our respected Third Hokage?"
Always looking to compromise when faced with issues.
Warrior of Fire!
This former title might need to be changed to 'Warrior of Sloth' now.
"Hmph, do those old guys think that by giving us some benefits, they can erase the past?"
Scarlet Lotus expressed her anger; she was a 'warmonger', known as the 'hawkish' faction within the Skyguard Tower.
Nowadays, she has been tirelessly completing missions to quickly gain more contributions and enhance her strength.
For someone like her, a direct descendant, there is no shortage of exchange qualifications, only a lack of contributions.
As long as there are enough contributions, whether it's medicine, tails, or even forbidden jutsu, all can make her strength increase wildly.
"So they would offer benefits, just to keep us from causing trouble for a while!"
Dong Ping revealed Hari's intentions and also looked at the girl in front of him.
Nowadays, Scarlet Lotus' personality is becoming more and more different from his impression.
Originally, she was gentle and tough, following the 'big sister' route, but now she has turned into a violent young girl, and the change in style is truly significant.
"What do you think we need as compensation?"
Uchiha Meika, currently wearing the 'Flame Fist' gloves and roasting a 'chicken' with her Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation, asked in return.
"A trade permit, perhaps?"
Dong Ping felt that there was truly nothing they needed from Leaf Village at the moment, and what they truly wanted was something the other party would never give.
With this permit, it would be equivalent to having official approval to engage in large-scale trade with foreign countries, without worrying about anyone making a fuss about it.
Although even without this permit, the Skyguard Tower was already engaging in such activities.
Without it, it would be smuggling, but with it, it becomes licensed trade.
Just like now, they brought back a large number of specialty products from the Land of Water, but they couldn't sell them openly and could only trade in secret.
As for why this restriction exists, the reason is not hard to guess.
Knowing that only nobles can engage in foreign trade at the moment, one can understand the significance of this permit.
It is entirely to restrict ordinary merchants, allowing them to monopolize the related benefits.
"That's not a bad idea. Now, what Leaf Village can offer and is willing to give up might just be this!"
Uchiha Meika sighed as she threw away the roasted messenger hawk in her hand.
She was someone who "doesn't eat hawk meat," so naturally, she had to keep her word.
In the past, Leaf Village seemed mysterious and powerful to her.
But after arriving at the Skyguard Tower, she realized that although the other party was still a formidable force, they were also corrupt and aging, and she could no longer look up to them.
"Let the Eighth Generation handle the negotiations!"
Dong Ping assigned the task to the Eighth Generation.
This kind of negotiation task is naturally not suitable for them to handle.
After all, they can fight, but negotiations depend on emotional intelligence, not strength.
"Scarlet Lotus, I'll leave the matter in the Land of Wind to you. Make as much noise as possible!"
He assigned an important task to Scarlet Lotus.
Her current strength is almost at the level of an 'Upper Ninja.'
After all, she has been carefully cultivated since childhood, plus her unique Kekkei Genkai, 'Crystal Transformation,' and there are also some nutritional fluids. It's not surprising that she has this strength.
Land of Wind!
The mine taken from the Void Ninja has encountered problems.
The mine originally controlled by the Void Ninja is now occupied by a noble from the Land of Wind.
Probe!
It's undoubtedly a test from the Land of Wind and the Sand Ninja.
After all, when they took over the mine, they declared the name of the Skyguard Tower, but the other party directly ignored them.
And it's impossible for the other party not to know who the Skyguard Tower belongs to, so they must be testing.
They want to know the relationship between the Skyguard Tower and Leaf Village and also see how much they value that mining area.
Ninjas didn't place much emphasis on iron ore.
After all, it wasn't Chakra Metal.
One only needed to consider how much iron the Ninja Village could use to understand why it wasn't valued.
If they wanted to mine the iron ore themselves, they might even lose their pants in the process.
It wasn't that the Ninja Village lacked mining capabilities.
But for a nation, it was a matter of technology, ability, nobility, and more. They were incompetent in doing things, but when it came to causing trouble, they were unbeatable in dragging their feet.
Now, the Sand Ninja had discovered that the Skyguard Tower was mining in their territory, so they couldn't directly confront them and instead asked the nobility to intervene.
How did the other party find out?
Of course, it was because the Void Ninjas discovered that their homes had been stolen, so they abandoned the mining area and fled, spreading the news.
If the mining area had remained in the hands of the Void Ninjas, this situation wouldn't have occurred.
"What are your plans?"
Uchiha Meika's eyebrows furrowed with a hint of vigor, already sensing the aura of battle.
Sending someone with Red Lotus' personality and asking her to escalate the situation was clearly a diversion for another objective.
"Since the Sand Ninjas want to snatch food from our plate, we can use this opportunity to send them a message. We can give them things, but if we don't, they can't take them by force!"
Dong Ping's words exuded dominance.
The Sand Ninjas!
Were the ones he intended to take advantage of this situation to teach a lesson.
As their joint fruit product orders with the Sand Ninjas grew, the latter became increasingly greedy.
If it were before the Great Ninja War, or if they waited until the Sand Ninjas regained their strength, Dong Ping wouldn't dare to act so boldly with the current open strength of the Skyguard Tower.
Currently, the Sand Ninjas had plundered a large number of resources but hadn't transformed them into strength yet, making it a rare opportunity to strike.
For this plan, he named it the 'Sand Ninja Collapse Plan'.
If someone knew Dong Ping's intentions, they might think he had gone mad.
The Sand Ninjas were one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and it was hard to believe that the Skyguard Tower, a small force, would dare to challenge them.
But Dong Ping was doing it intentionally.
If you've got muscles, show them off!
A single powerful punch could save you from a hundred incoming blows.
While it was difficult to confront the Leaf Village, there was no such worry when dealing with other ninja villages.
After trouncing the Sand Ninjas, surely no one would dare to provoke them again, right?
"Leave it to me!"
Red Lotus was thrilled to receive this task.
Her previous missions were either escorts or clean-up operations with no difficulty, but now she had a significant task, and she was naturally excited.
Dong Ping's gaze shifted to Hyuga Cangyue, and his intention was clear.
He wanted her to 'escort' Red Lotus.
The other party was her disciple and a core member nurtured by the Skyguard Tower, so she had the qualifications to do so.
It was similar to how the Asama Team had ANBU protection when they went on missions.
Before the true core elites grew, they indeed needed some special care.
Hyuga Cangyue nodded slightly, indicating that she understood what to do.
"By the way, let the Eighth Generation convey to the village that we will help them restrain the Sand Ninjas!"
Dong Ping added.
A double benefit! While they were striking the Sand Ninjas for their own interests, they presented it as a favor for the village.
And since they were so proactive and considerate, wouldn't the village, in addition to obtaining the 'Trade Permit' for them, also allocate some funds and provide supplies?
Indeed, when the village elders received the letter from the Skyguard Tower (delivered by a messenger, not a Messenger Hawk), they were all immensely relieved.
They felt that although Dong Ping had a rebellious nature, he still considered the overall situation. If the Skyguard Tower could be handed over to the village, it would be even better.
Their intention to recall them to the village also weakened.
Since they were proactively 'restraining' the Sand Ninjas, there was no need to recall anyone.
However, the subsequent developments made the village regretful, as they never expected the situation to escalate so much.
They had clearly stated that they would 'restrain' the Sand Ninjas, but they didn't ask you to take action!
But that was a matter for the future; for now, they only needed to ignite the fuse.
And that was the team led by Red Lotus, heading to the Land of the Wind.
That was the spark.
(End of Chapter)
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