bdsm-fiction Chapter 422 Konoha, Where Every Inch of Land is Worth It
Chapter 422 Konoha, Where Every Inch of Land is Worth It
The Five Shadows talks, which lasted for more than half a month, finally came to a difficult end after countless arguments, compromises, table-banging, and exchanges of interests.
In the conference room of the International Conference Center at the new Konoha Center.
The "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Ninja World Community of Shared Destiny," a document hundreds of pages thick, lay quietly on the circular conference table, covered with the names and seals of the leaders of the five major ninja villages.
Onoki rubbed his aching lower back, but a sharp glint shone in his old eyes.
"It's finally over, Hiruzen Sarutobi. I'll take my men back now. You'd better get started on the hover train project as soon as possible; the Iwagakure construction team is ready for you."
The Fourth Raikage, A, stood up, stretched, and yawned, making a cracking sound as he did so.
"Our Cloud Village craftsmen will be keeping a close eye on the power station at Cloud Thunder Gorge. If anything goes wrong, I'll hold Konoha accountable." Although A's tone remained firm, his eyes revealed anticipation for the future.
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, let out a long sigh of relief, clutching a copy of the detailed guidelines on drought-resistant plants and groundwater exploration tightly in his hand, as if he were holding the future of Sunagakure in his grasp.
"The desert of the Land of Wind finally has hope of becoming an oasis."
Several figures are very clear about this.
The signing of this agreement signifies that the ninja world will usher in a period of rapid development that will last for several years or even more than a decade.
War is no longer the only means of solving problems. Driven by money and technology, "peace and development" will become the unshakable main theme of the ninja world in the future.
Whoever seizes the opportunity during this window of opportunity will dominate the new landscape in the future.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stood up, smiled, and shook hands with each of the four Kage to say goodbye.
"Konoha looks forward to cooperating with everyone."
……
Outside the gates of Konoha.
The delegations from various villages embarked on their return journey in a grand procession.
The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, stood at the forefront of the Kirigakure team, but did not immediately give the order to set off.
He turned around and looked at the several Hidden Mist ninja behind him.
Besides Elder Yuanshi and Terumi Mei, there were three other high-ranking officials from Kirigakure.
"Elder Master Yuan."
Yagura said with a serious expression, "According to the details of the embassy in the Community Agreement, we will send envoys to be stationed in Konoha."
"You two, along with these three officers, will serve as the first batch of envoys from Kirigakure stationed in Konoha, and will be fully authorized to represent Kirigakure in carrying out diplomatic and trade liaison work here."
"Yes, Lord Mizukage." Genshi and Mei Terumi respectfully accepted the order; Yagura had already informed them about this matter beforehand.
Yagura's gaze lingered for a moment on a man with a mustache and a somewhat shifty look in his eyes among the three executives.
This man is the executive who previously volunteered to stay in Konoha.
Yagura sneered inwardly.
The information Konoha gave him included this man with the mustache.
He knew very well that this guy was an informant planted by the mastermind hiding in the shadows of Kirigakure, and that he was left behind simply to facilitate gathering intelligence on Konoha and the community.
"Since you want to stay, I will grant your wish."
Yagura already had a plan in mind.
Once he returns to Wuyin, he will swiftly eliminate the traitors on the list and consolidate his power.
But he would deliberately keep a spy like the one with the mustache, who thought he was being clever.
He wanted to use these exposed informants to continuously transmit carefully crafted intelligence to the mastermind behind the scenes, in order to confuse the other party and eventually expose the mastermind hiding in the shadows!
"You can enjoy the prosperity of Konoha at your leisure. Remember, do not do anything that would damage the reputation of Kirigakure. However, if you are treated unfairly, don't keep it to yourself; I will stand up for you."
Yagura gave a few instructions and then turned to leave.
Just then, Nishikawa Tetsu walked over with Namikaze Minato, holding a document in his hand.
"Lord Mizukage, please wait."
Nishikawa Tetsu handed over the documents with a smile: "Regarding the site selection and leasing of your embassy in Konoha, here are several candidate sites that we in Konoha have compiled. Please take a look."
Yagura took the document, glanced at the numbers on it, and his usually calm, baby-faced expression froze instantly.
"Vice Minister Nishikawa, is there an extra zero in this price?"
Yagura pointed incredulously at the outrageously high rent figure: "Twenty-three million ryo a year?! And this is just for a two-story house without a yard?!"
Nishikawa Tetsu sighed, giving him a look that said, "I'm helpless too."
"Lord Mizukage, as you know, the new district of Konoha is now the economic center of the entire ninja world, and every inch of land is incredibly valuable."
Nishikawa Tetsu shrugged: "In the past month or so, land prices in the new district have been driven sky-high by wealthy businessmen from various countries, and..."
He pointed to a line of small print at the bottom of the document: "According to the 'Detailed Rules,' the location of each village's embassy must be within the core security zone designated by Konoha. The land there is the most sought-after, and our Ministry of Finance was under tremendous pressure to reserve these few prime locations for your village. If you think the rent is too high, you can choose to buy it outright, but the price... will probably be in the hundreds of millions."
"..."
Yagura looked at Nishikawa Tetsu's seemingly harmless smiling face and was so angry that his teeth itched.
He finally understood: Konoha was using a roundabout way to recoup the aid funds they had sent out!
Not only do they not provide free office space, they even charge them exorbitant rent.
"Why is land in our Hidden Mist Village so cheap?!"
Yagura was filled with impotent rage. If land in Kirigakure could be sold for such exorbitant prices, why would he have to worry about funding?
Unfortunately, Konoha is currently the most sought-after place in the ninja world.
"Okay, very good."
Yagura gritted his teeth and said to Master Yuan, "Elder Master Yuan, the rest is up to you. You decide on the location of the embassy."
He tossed the documents to Master Yuan and left Konoha with the remaining Hidden Mist ninja without looking back. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would be so angry at the capitalists of Konoha that he would vomit blood.
Watching Mizukage's departing figure, Nishikawa Tetsu turned to Genji and Terumi Mei and gave them an extremely bright smile.
"Elder Yuanshi, Miss Terumi Mei, welcome to Konoha. Actually, I have many other options here, all in excellent locations. Let's talk about them as we walk."