Only to Me?
In the Raikage's office, everyone had left, leaving only Raikage A and Doudai.
A leaned on his chair, his much stronger-than-average arms resting on the table, fingers tapping lightly on the surface, thinking about something.
Doudai stood quietly, like a guard.
"What do you think, is the information Uchiha Yan wants to sell worth buying?"
Hearing this, Doudai slightly lowered his head and said:
"Raikage-sama, I think it is worth it.
After all, he is betting on the name of Konohagakure. This must be the intention of the Fifth Hokage Tsunade. Without the Hokage's approval, Uchiha Yan wouldn't dare to make such bold claims."
Betting on the village's name.
This is not something to be said lightly. A careless word could damage the village's reputation.
Konohagakure just went through a reputation-damaging event and is eager to restore its name, so they wouldn't joke about their reputation.
So Doudai concluded that the information worth fifty million ryo was definitely worth the price.
Even if it wasn't, it didn't matter. At worst, they could tarnish Konohagakure's name.
Spending fifty million ryo to tarnish Konohagakure's reputation was worth it.
At least tens of millions of ryo wasn't a big deal for Kumogakure Village, they could afford it.
"Other villages might also be thinking about buying the information, but they might not mention it openly. They might want to contact privately, buy alone, or bargain."
"Hmph, they have a good plan. Doudai, you go on my behalf to find Uchiha Yan and tell him that Kumogakure Village wants the information, but I have a condition. Kumogakure Village wants exclusive information, Konohagakure can't sell it to other villages."
Buy!!
It didn't take long for Ai to decide to spend the money.
As long as the information was worth the price, they would buy it.
Besides, if the information wasn't worth the price, Konohagakure's reputation would be at stake.
What was there to fear?
If Konohagakure wasn't afraid of ruining their reputation, why should Kumogakure Village worry about losing some money?
As long as Konohagakure kept tarnishing their own name, Kumogakure Village had plenty of money to lose.
They just hoped Konohagakure wouldn't back down.
As Yan predicted, if Konohagakure gave the information for free, Ai would suspect they had ulterior motives.
Selling the information was different, it reduced their suspicion.
"Yes."
Doudai agreed loudly, and after a few seconds, he couldn't help but ask:
"Raikage-sama, what if Konohagakure doesn't want to sell it exclusively?"
"Buy!"
It would be best if they sold it exclusively, but if not, they would still buy it. Ai was curious about Konohagakure's confidence.
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
With the task at hand, Doudai left the Raikage's office decisively to find Yan and negotiate to see if they could buy the information exclusively.
At the same time, in different places,
Iwagakure Village, Kirigakure Village, and Sunagakure Village were also considering this. Even the financially tight Sunagakure Village didn't want to give up buying the information.
Chiyo believed that Tsunade wouldn't joke about the village's reputation at this critical moment.
Besides, Konohagakure didn't have many other strengths, but they cared a lot about their reputation, which was undeniable.
So what if the village's finances were tight? If they didn't have money, they would tighten their belts, but they had to buy what needed to be bought, no saving.
Buy!!
Apart from Kumogakure Village, the representatives of the other villages quickly made their decisions.
So people from several villages all came to Konohagakure's temporary residence at the same time, awkwardly finding themselves together.
"....."
The people from the four villages looked at each other, surprised by the coincidence.
It seemed that buying the information exclusively was no longer possible.
Seeing the people from the other three villages, Doudai knew that Ai's plan to buy the information exclusively had failed.
The other villages wouldn't give up.
"Everyone, since we're all here for the same reason, let's go together."
As the host representative, Doudai spoke.
Shisui, who was already prepared to receive them, opened the door and said to the people outside:
"Everyone, please come in. The elder has prepared hot tea to welcome you."
"Hah! That kid Uchiha Yan is really confident."
Chiyo said sarcastically as she walked in first, with the others following behind.
In the living room, Yan sat in the main seat, eating snacks with his legs crossed.
"Please have a seat."
I knew you wouldn't give up!
In the Raikage's office, they pretended not to be interested, just to buy in private later. But it turned out that they all came together.
If Tsunade joined, they could play mahjong. No, they would have one extra person for mahjong.
Seeing this, everyone knew that Yan had them figured out.
He knew they would come.
After they sat down, Yan reminded them:
"First of all, the information is not sold separately, no bargaining. If you want to buy, pay directly, and I'll give you the information. If you want to bargain or buy separately, please leave."
Kumogakure Village had plenty of money and wanted to buy alone, not letting it be sold to other villages.
Sunagakure Village was financially tight and wanted to bargain!
Yan could handle all of this.
Kirigakure Village and Iwagakure Village could only go with the flow.
The people from these two villages felt they just needed to follow along without saying much.
The most troubled was Chiyo. She wanted the information, but Sunagakure Village was short on money.
She came with the idea of saving as much as possible, but before she could speak, Yan blocked her.
The Third Hokage would think Sunagakure Village was having a hard time and give them some leeway, but not Yan.
He disliked Sunagakure Village's habit of repeatedly backstabbing allies.
The most amazing thing was that every time they lost a war, the Third Hokage didn't think of finishing them off but started peace talks as soon as they surrendered.
And it was peace talks without war reparations, which was ridiculous.
Konohagakure got backstabbed, fought hard, won the war, and got nothing, not even compensation for war losses.
The Third Hokage's time in office was full of such ridiculous actions.
Many of these actions made people want to curse.
"Sign the contract first, then give the money?"
Among those present, only Doudai dared to say such harsh words, while the other three villages couldn't because no one carried that much money around.
"No contract, no IOU. If you decide to buy, have your village send the money. I need cash. Once everyone's money arrives, I'll give the information."
"Of course, you can also borrow from Kumogakure Village and pay them back when your village's funds arrive."
Yan believed Kumogakure Village would be willing to lend the money and wouldn't worry about not getting it back.
That's Kumogakure Village's confidence.
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