Chapter 113: Diplomacy and Will

Before long, Naruto came to the Hokage office. The Third Hokage, sitting in the Hokage seat, handed a piece of information to Naruto with a smile, and said at the same time, "You said that you are willing to take responsibility. I will show you the impact of this responsibility and let you personally review all this."

Naruto took the information, read it carefully, and then gradually frowned. He never dreamed that Kusagakure Ninja would dare to make conditions on Karin's matter, and even wanted so much money. The amount of that number is almost no different from robbery.

He thought for a while and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

"The price of Kusagakure Ninja Village is unreasonable. I plan to send someone to negotiate and trade at a price that Konohagakure can accept. However, negotiation takes some time. In the most ideal situation, it only takes about a month." Sarutobi Hiruzen answered with a smile.

"It's going to take at least two and a half months, it's a long time." Naruto sighed lightly.

After waiting for two and a half months, you would have died by then. Dealing with the affairs of Kusagakure Ninja Village will be troublesome, and Karin's identity might cause problems again. We absolutely cannot let such troubles happen.

"Yes, the exchange between two villages has never been a small matter. It's normal to spend more time and rewards. After all, I am the Hokage. I need to be cautious in handling these matters and avoid all negative factors." Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned back slightly, his sitting posture made him look particularly old.

"I have a suggestion for you. You can put Sasuke in the first diplomatic team, and let the accompanying people cooperate with him a little bit, it should be able to get it done quickly." Naruto thought for a while and said.

"Sasuke?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was puzzled.

"Yes, it's Sasuke. Although he may seem unreliable on the surface, he has a rare talent for negotiation. As long as you can put him in the negotiation team, you will never have to worry about negotiation problems again." Naruto said.

Yes, considering Sasuke's level of concern for Karin, he would definitely not return Karin to Kusagakure Ninja, nor would he be willing to let Konohagakure pay such a big price for Karin. If Kusagakure Ninja's attitude towards Karin is a little bit worse, making Sasuke feel uncomfortable... Kusagakure Ninja Village would be really upset.

Kusagakure Ninja Village is just a small village, without any particularly strong ninjas, even Jonin are not many. With Sasuke's current strength, he can completely push all the way with Susano'o open, whoever dares to babble more will be directly punched and exploded, solving the diplomatic problem at the fastest speed.

Weak countries have no diplomacy, what a profound truth!

Every person of the moon must remember this truth!

"Sasuke actually has this talent?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was somewhat surprised. He never expected that Sasuke would have this talent.

However, he did not doubt it, but just sighed deeply and said, "Ah, I'm getting old, even my ability to recognize people is not good."

The Third Hokage changed his words and continued to say with a smile, "You said that you are willing to take responsibility, then I will bet the future of Konohagakure on your judgment not being wrong. If your judgment is wrong, you will have to take responsibility."

"Um, no problem."

Naruto nodded and said.

He certainly knows that sending Sasuke to diplomacy may cause a lot of trouble in the future, and it will take a lot of effort to solve these troubles. But now the Third Hokage does not have much time left, and Naruto does not have time to waste, so sending Sasuke to solve the problem is the best and fastest method.

If there really is a problem, there is nothing that strength cannot solve. If there is, it is that Naruto's strength is not strong enough. But Kusagakure Ninja Village should not have the strength to fight against the Nine-Tails, and the Nine-Tails in Naruto's body has been upgraded, which is stronger than the original Nine-Tails.

In short, for the troubles caused by Naruto's own desires, he will use his own methods to solve them. He doesn't want to owe Konohagakure anything, nor does he want to become a weapon of Konohagakure because of this. Once you owe someone a favor, it's hard to explain, so you can't owe favors to people you don't like.

"Haha, that's good. Since you said Sasuke is a diplomatic genius, then I will put Sasuke in the diplomatic team and let others carry out diplomacy centered on Sasuke." Sarutobi Hiruzen straightened his waist, looked at Naruto with a smile, and felt as if he had returned to his youth and had a new spirit.

If it were his usual self, Sarutobi Hiruzen would never make such a choice, let alone Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Shimura Danzo putting pressure on him. The previous him would definitely compromise, and most likely would not do this for Naruto at all, telling him not to be willful.

But... why did he change? Is it because he realized that Konohagakure needs fresh blood? Or is it because of something else?

"Alright, I'm leaving." Naruto said.

"Wait!"

"Hmm?" Naruto turned back.

"You said you would take responsibility, right? If Konohagakure has a problem because of you, you will also take the corresponding responsibility, right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked again, his eyes fixed on Naruto.

"Hmm, so what?" Naruto asked with a frown.

"Nothing, I just want to confirm."

Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed, picked up the sardine balls Naruto had brought on the table, and started to enjoy eating. His face, bathed in the sunlight, looked like a withered tree.

Naruto left.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed. Although he didn't know what the hidden story was, he could feel from Naruto's eyes and behavior that his time was probably not much. Maybe he will die in not too long, and his death has nothing to do with Naruto directly, so Naruto's attitude towards him has always been straightforward and unscrupulous.

He was too direct, too anxious, so he left flaws. But maybe Naruto himself doesn't care about leaving these flaws. Even if asked, he will only pretend not to know. Sarutobi Hiruzen can't do anything about him.

But what does it matter?

He is not afraid of death, and even feels that he can relax a lot after death. Well, if he can die a little more gloriously, that would be even better. If not, at least give him a chance to say the last word.

At least before he dies, let Naruto bear enough responsibility. Although the child is already disheartened by Konohagakure, he is a man of his word. As long as he bears the relevant responsibilities, he will take responsibility without hesitation.

The Third Hokage took out a sealing scroll, thought for a moment, and then began to write his last will for himself. And it was three wills, and the first sentence he wrote was: Naruto, I don't blame you for sitting and watching my death...

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