The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

Chapter 152: Compensation for Losses Outside the Dike

In the hospital ward, Utane Koharu took the scroll from Shikaku and slowly unfolded it in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mito Kado En.

The two men looked at the terrifying list of material compensation, their eyes flashing with endless anger.

"Old lady Chiyo has completely lost her mind!"

Mitomon En couldn't help but curse out loud. He was in charge of a lot of Konoha's material logistics. It could be said that the list from the Sand Village would have to empty Konoha's existing inventory to make up for 90% of it, so there was still a gap of 10%!

Of course, this does not include the supplies of their old friends and the private property of other Konoha families.

If they really plundered resources from the entire Konoha, this list could be doubled to meet the requirements. However, Mitomon En was not a fool. How could he offend all the families in Konoha just to meet the Sand Ninja's conditions?

"cough cough"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the list in Koharu's hand, his chest heaving like a bellows, his eyes were bloodshot, and some of the wounds on his body were almost bursting!

Asshole, the Cloud Ninja bullied me, Uchiha Tajima bullied me, and the traitor Orochimaru bullied me, that's all fine and dandy, but when will it be the turn of a poor bastard like the Sand Ninja to bully me, and I got slapped in the face twice in a row!

"Start a war, gather my men and start a war!

I will hang that damn old woman Chiyo on the Hokage Rock and make her atone for her sins to Konoha!"

Thinking of the grievances he had suffered in the past few years and the tragic deaths of his children and grandchildren, Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious. Regardless of the pain all over his body, he pounded on the bed and roared at the top of his lungs.

At this moment, he seemed to be possessed by Uchiha Madara, with murderous intent all over his body, and a ferocious look as if he wanted to eat Chiyo alive.

"Huruzen, calm down. Konoha can't afford the turmoil right now!"

As if frightened by the sudden majestic appearance of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu let him roar for a long time before they reacted. Then they quickly leaned over to him, held down his twisting body and began to persuade him.

Utane Koharu held down Sarutobi Hiruzen's excited fist and advised softly, "Yan is right. If we continue fighting, the Kumogakure and Iwagakure will surely take action.

Konoha's strength has declined too seriously and it will take time to recover.

We can’t let the village our teacher entrusted us with fall into war again! "

Hiss, hiss...

Sarutobi Hiruzen struggled desperately on the hospital bed, but found that he had little control over his body and continued to feel severe pain. In the end, he could only take deep breaths and then relax his tense body.

After a long while, he asked in a hoarse voice: "Shikaku, can Konoha provide this amount of resources at the moment?

Also, in your opinion, what is the bottom line of the Sand Ninja?

Can we reduce it a bit, or even just exchange prisoners?"

Nara Shikaku had been watching the interaction between Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two coldly from the side. His eyes were dark and unclear, and he looked like he was asleep.

Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen calling him at this moment, Shikaku could no longer continue pretending to be an invisible man. He cursed in his heart, thinking that this kind of crappy job was thrown to me again.

But Shikaku couldn't help but answer, so he could only think carefully before speaking: "The supplies the Sand Shinobi want are too much. In my estimation, even if we can get them, the entire Konoha will probably be emptied.

By then, Konoha's reconstruction will inevitably be delayed, and if the overall defense cannot be restored, it will be difficult to guarantee that other ninja villages will not take action."

After a pause and looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's burning eyes, Shikaku continued reluctantly, "In fact, the Sand Shinobi suffered heavy losses this time. They even surpassed Konoha in terms of high-end combat power. Not only is the Fourth Kazekage probably dead, but the One-Tail Jinchuriki is still under Konoha's control.

I think that although they succeeded in the surprise attack, they definitely do not have enough strength to continue the attack.

What's more, the relationship between the Sand Ninja and the Rock Ninja, Cloud Ninja, and Mist Ninja is very tense, and it is impossible for them to continue to lose a lot of strength in Konoha.

I think Chiyo's idea is mostly blackmail, and she wants to get resources from Konoha to make up for the losses of Sand Village.

On this basis, it is feasible to negotiate to reduce the amount of supplies while mobilizing combat forces to delay and wait for changes.

Of course, we can't delay too long or push too hard to prevent the Sand Ninja from jumping over the wall..."

Nara Shikaku was also a cunning person. He did not mention whether he should compensate the Sand Ninja for their losses or how much compensation should be paid. He just kept analyzing the Sand Ninja's thoughts and all possible developments with the three of them.

"Everything must be based on the stability of Konoha. We can send people to negotiate with the Sand Shinobi regarding resources. We can reduce the cost as much as possible. After all, Konoha doesn't have much in the way of reserve supplies."

Mitomon En looked at Shikaku who couldn't get to the point for a long time, and had no choice but to speak up first.

"Konoha's stability is indeed the top priority, but if we give these resources to the Sand Ninja, will they keep their promise and withdraw their troops?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen closed his eyes, frowned, and asked with an exhausted look on his face.

“We have to prepare for both scenarios.

On the one hand, people were sent to discuss. The longer the delay, the more Konoha could recover and the more combat power could be recalled and adjusted.

On the other hand, the promised supplies cannot be provided in full at one time and must be provided in batches.

If you won't agree to this condition, then let's continue the confrontation. The Sand Ninja's strength won't last!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two started a discussion in the ward. The topic skipped over whether they should agree to compensate for the supplies, and instead focused on how much compensation should be paid and how to compensate it.

Just when they were discussing the key point, Utane Koharu suddenly noticed Nara Shikaku who was pretending to be deaf and dumb and was about to fall asleep.

She quickly shut up and gave Hiruzen and the others a look.

"Shikaku, please arrange for someone to negotiate with Sand Ninja Chiyo and try to reduce the amount of supplies.

Also, you have to remember that this is not compensation to the Sand Village.

This is Konoha's concern for its allies, and it squeezes out supplies to support its allies despite its own difficulties.

The Fourth Kazekage was killed by Orochimaru. We Konoha and the Sand Ninja have a common enemy!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at Shikaku, as if to say that this important task belonged to him.

Nara Shikaku was very sensible. Seeing that he couldn't refuse, he had no choice but to take on this job that was destined to bring him endless infamy, while at the same time racking his brains to think of how to shift the blame.

After Nara Shikaku left, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two continued their discussion in the room.

Shikaku only vaguely heard a conversation before he left.

"Chiyo is not an easy person to deal with, I'm afraid Konoha will have to bleed heavily this time.

We can’t rely solely on the village’s accumulation of these supplies. If the stock is depleted, the operation of the village will be in serious trouble! "

"The village cannot leave. There are always some families who have abundant resources but are unwilling to contribute to the village!

The only family that didn't suffer any losses this time and still has a lot of supplies is probably the Hyuga clan."

When the words "Hyuga clan" were mentioned, the voice seemed to contain endless coldness, as if wanting to eat the Hyuga clan alive!