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Chapter 94: Alliance Program Development
"The Third Hokage and the village leaders attach great importance to the idea of building an alliance. At the highest meeting this morning, this proposal was passed unanimously by all the village leaders and clan heads."
"In the afternoon, Sarutobi Hiruzen started to make work arrangements. The two advisors, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, had already rushed to Kyoto City to meet with our Daimyo. I believe they will soon get the Daimyo's consent."
"As for the Seagull Shipping Chamber of Commerce, there are also special people investigating its background to confirm whether they are qualified and capable of becoming the middleman for the alliance of various countries..."
Late at night, in the study of the Hyuga main house, Ryosuke and Hinata sat together opposite the desk. On the other side, sitting in the main seat, was a tired-looking Hyuga Hiashi.
The meeting, which lasted for a day and a half due to theLand of Waves incident, finally ended in the early hours of the morning. However, after Hiashi came back, he did not rest immediately but synchronized the final results of the meeting with Ryosuke and others.
There was no difference from what Ryosuke had guessed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was the first to applaud and agree to this alliance plan that was tied together by business. He originally hoped that the village could embark on a path of stable self-development, rather than following the path of the Hidden Cloud Village, which intended to expand itself by plundering resources from other countries.
They also saw through the core point of the alliance and understood that if this could really be achieved, then peace in the ninja world would last for a longer period. At least, unless there are any unexpected events within their alliance, other countries will not dare to launch a war wantonly.
"It's no different than I imagined."
After pondering for a moment, Ryosuke slowly absorbed the information that Hiashi had synchronized with him in his mind and nodded. "So... what role are we Hyuga going to play in this plan? Has Sarutobi Hiruzen explained this to you?"
Although Hyuga is the leader and the original initiator of the plan, the scope of this plan is no longer something that the Hyuga can afford. Only Sarutobi Hiruzen or the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, who hold power over an entire country, can participate and make substantive decisions.
"After the meeting, Sarutobi Hiruzen did talk to me alone about this matter."
Hiashi seemed to have expected that Ryosuke would directly ask this most important question. "He hopes that the next steps will be taken over by the village."
"After a while, when all matters in the Land of Fire have been confirmed, we, Hyuga, will lead the team to the Land of Waves again. Together with the village leaders, we will negotiate with the people of the Seagull Shipping Chamber of Commerce and carry out the handover work."
"And if this alliance is reached, Konoha... and even the Land of Fire, will allocate a certain share of profits every year to share with our Hyuga clan."
"And... Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Konoha high-level officials have discussed and promised that they are willing to hand over the guard work that was originally under the jurisdiction of the Uchiha clan to us Hyuga clan."
At this point, he paused and looked at Hinata, who was a little confused. "The specific idea is that they hope we can hand this matter over to the village, and the corresponding compensation is that we Hyuga will have a comfortable and stable life in the future."
Hinata understood this and nodded silently without interrupting.
"You agree to this?"
But Ryosuke frowned. "About... the guard team?"
Of course, a stable and comfortable life would be good. This is what Hinata currently desires and what he personally cares about. He needs time to grow and doesn't want to have too many worries during this process.
Ryosuke has been busy with the affairs of the Land of Waves recently and has not practiced properly for some time in order to stabilize the situation in the entire ninja world.
The new direction of practice has been found, and he is now eager to study the properties and changes in properties of various chakras.
But the guard's job is obviously not an easy one.
"Of course, I can't agree to this. Although this position has real power, it is not a good thing considering the current situation of our clan."
Fortunately, Hiashi also saw the troubles that this position of the guard may bring. "I have rejected Sarutobi Hiruzen's proposal. I hope he can focus on the direction of the Land of Fire."
"Although we ninjas are not allowed to engage in politics in most cases, we can be accepted if we just serve as retainers of some officials."
"But Sarutobi Hiruzen can't make the decision on this matter. He needs to confirm with the Daimyo first. But I think this proposal will most likely be agreed to. After all, we will be paid a lot."
"Father's proposal is indeed more prudent for our current situation."
Ryosuke's worries dissipated. Although from a ninja's perspective, his father, who was good at all kinds of calculations, was no longer a pure ninja, from the perspective of the head of a family, it is not a bad idea to develop in the direction of a politician.
"There is one more thing... I don't want you to go to the second meeting."
With a confused expression, Hiashi hesitated for a moment and said, "There is no impenetrable wall in the world, let alone such a huge plan."
"Even if each of our countries strictly controls the situation, there is no guarantee that the news will not leak out."
"The next meeting may be dangerous. At least other countries that have not received the invitation from the alliance may send people to disrupt the meeting. At that time, there is a high probability that a small-scale war will break out."
"If you want to hide your strength when there are so many people around, it will only restrict your actions and may even put you in danger."
"This matter is not urgent."
But Ryosuke seemed calm. "The next meeting won't be so soon, and many things can't be guaranteed before then."
"But I promise you, if I'm not sure by then, I won't go with you."
His strength and training is something he pays more attention to now, and it takes priority over anything else. But matters concerning the alliance also come before other matters, second only to training.
This plan was constructed by Ryosuke himself, and he considered both the pros and cons. If it succeeds, then the entire ninja world will be peaceful and stable for the next few years, and even Akatsuki's plan to capture the tailed beasts will not be so easy to carry out.
By then, Ryosuke will have enough time to grow and experience enough transformations.
But if it fails, it will most likely lead to the early outbreak of the Fourth Ninja World War and accelerate the progress of the timeline.
So this alliance program is still quite important. Although, if he fails, Ryosuke also has a backup plan. But he still hopes that this alliance can proceed smoothly so that he won't spend too much energy on something he personally doesn't want to do.
(End of this chapter)