Chapter 120 : Chapter 120 Negotiation
"You lost...
"
Minamikawa Yuu walked up to the Third Raikage. "Are you ready to concede?"
"You...
"
The Third Raikage lay on the ground. His Lightning Release Armor was shattered, and his entire body looked weak, his face pale and ashen.
He struggled to stand up, but unfortunately, he couldn't. In the end, he could only manage to sit on the ground and sighed deeply. "You won."
"I am indeed no match for you."
"But if you think this will make Kumogakure yield, that is impossible."
"Even if you kill me, don't think for a moment we will back down!"
His attitude was firm; even if he died here, he would never allow Kumogakure's interests to be compromised.
This was his resolve as a Kage.
"It's just a small defeat. Why all this talk of killing?"
Minamikawa Yuu said with a smile, "I have no intention of killing you."
"Let's have a proper talk, Raikage."
"Since the battle is over, let's settle the remaining matters at the negotiating table."
He spoke this way, having no intention whatsoever of killing the Raikage.
Minamikawa Yuu had his reasons for taking action; simply killing the Raikage would bring no benefit, other than drawing the hatred of Kumogakure.
Rather than killing the Raikage here, it was better to use Kumogakure's defeat to gain more at the negotiating table.
Under his will, the war before them quickly came to a halt.
The Kumogakure Ninjas gathered on one side, facing off against the Konoha Ninjas.
Meanwhile, the Raikage and his assistant engaged in negotiations with Konoha's delegation.
"Regardless, this war was started by Kumogakure, so you must pay reparations to Konoha!"
Shimura Danzo, as the representative of Konoha's hawk faction, was the first to speak out.
"Reparations are absolutely out of the question!"
The Kumogakure side spoke up decisively, "You injured our Raikage. This is your fault, so Konoha should be the one paying us reparations!"
"Injured your Raikage?"
Even with Shimura Danzo's temperament, he couldn't help but lose his cool upon hearing this. "If it weren't for Kumogakure's surprise attack, how would your Raikage have been injured?"
"Even at this point, you dare to twist the truth!"
"Drop the useless rhetoric and let's have a sincere talk."
Minamikawa Yuu, standing aside, spoke calmly, "Right now, it's not just you, the Raikage, in the Land of Whirlpools, but also five thousand elite Kumogakure Ninjas."
"Raikage, surely you don't want your mistakes to lead to all these people being buried with you?"
"What do you mean by that!"
The Raikage had a fiery temper; he stood up immediately and glared at Minamikawa Yuu.
"Exactly what it sounds like."
Minamikawa Yuu said, "The Land of Whirlpools is an island nation. All the ships leading to the outside world are now under our control."
"Once the war restarts, you should know what your fate will be."
Hearing this, the Kumogakure members present felt a shiver down their spines.
Even with the Third Raikage's fiery temper, he couldn't help but fall silent.
If he could, he would have loved to have a satisfying fight with Minamikawa Yuu, even if it meant dying at his hands.
But unfortunately, he couldn't do that.
He could disregard his own life or death, but he couldn't ignore the lives of his comrades behind him.
Attacking the Land of Whirlpools was a risky move in the first place.
Five thousand Ninjas raiding the Land of Whirlpools would have been fine if they succeeded; they could have left immediately after winning.
But if they failed, they would face an extremely passive situation.
Just like the situation they were in now.
The Konoha side held the advantage, having joined forces with the Uzumaki Clan to control the entire Land of Whirlpools.
In this situation, even the escape route for Kumogakure was completely cut off.
After all, the Land of Whirlpools was an island nation isolated across the sea; entering or leaving required ships.
With the situation controlled by the enemy and a lack of ships, unless every single one of them could fly, leaving this place was simply impossible.
"What... exactly do you want?"
After pondering for a long time, he finally sighed and chose to sit back down at the negotiating table.
"How about the Eight-Tails?"
Minamikawa Yuu said.
As soon as the words were spoken, the Third Raikage decisively interrupted, "That's impossible!"
For a hidden village, a Tailed Beast was the most important foundation and was absolutely not to be lost.
Even if the Third Raikage and the five thousand Ninjas behind him all died here, the Tailed Beast would not be surrendered.
"I don't need the complete Eight-Tails, just a part of it."
Minamikawa Yuu chuckled, "A single tentacle. That shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
"Just one tentacle?"
The Third Raikage frowned, not quite understanding Minamikawa Yuu's intention.
But after just a moment, it dawned on him, and he found the answer. "You want to follow the example of the Kinkaku Brothers and try that kind of experiment?"
"It's useless."
He sneered, "We've done similar experiments. Except for the Kinkaku Brothers, everyone else died without exception."
"That's my business."
Minamikawa Yuu said with a light laugh, "You just need to give me the item."
Regarding this request, the Third Raikage thought for a moment and finally chose to agree.
A complete Tailed Beast was indispensable, but just a portion of its flesh and cells was a different story.
Just like a normal person, a Tailed Beast's flesh and cells could regenerate, so it wouldn't really count as a loss.
"The second condition."
Minamikawa Yuu said, "I want the secret techniques related to your clan's Lightning Release Chakra Mode."
"What?"
At those words, the Third Raikage's expression changed drastically.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode was a secret technique unique to the Raikage's clan, the Yeyue Clan.
Through this secret technique, one could activate their own cells, thereby deriving many techniques like the Lightning Release Armor.
The Third Raikage's titles of the strongest spear and the strongest shield were essentially derivatives of this secret technique.
For the Third Raikage, the importance of this secret technique was no less than Minamikawa Yuu's Flying Thunder God Technique.
And now, Minamikawa Yuu was demanding the Raikage hand over this technique.
"Do you know what you're saying?"
The Third Raikage's face flushed.
"Techniques are just dead things; people are the ones who are alive."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke softly, "While the Yeyue Clan's Lightning Release secret techniques are powerful, only a few people have been able to successfully master them over the years, haven't they?"
"Just as with the Flying Thunder God Technique, where I am the only one in all of Konoha besides the Second Hokage to have mastered it."
"If the Raikage is dissatisfied, how about we proceed in the name of a Ninjutsu exchange?"
"You want to exchange it for the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
The Third Raikage's eyes lit up, and then he spoke in a low voice.
The power of the Flying Thunder God Technique had already been demonstrated to the fullest by Minamikawa Yuu; to be honest, it was much more useful than the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
If Minamikawa Yuu was willing to exchange the Flying Thunder God Technique for the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, then they wouldn't really be at a loss.
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