LRAB Chapter 607 The Powerful Minato
Chapter 607 The Powerful Minato
Two days later, in the meeting room of Konoha.
Wenya from Iwagakure and hope from Kumogakure have both arrived.
Surprisingly, Sunagakure did not send anyone to the meeting, nor did they even give a reply.
Since this meeting was hosted by Konoha, Minato Namikaze was the natural representative of Konoha.
"It seems that the Sand Village has no intention of making any form of compensation to Konoha for this war."
Looking at the empty conference room door, Minato Namikaze said softly.
Since the Sand Village representative had not arrived yet, Minato could not simply wait idly. After all, in such matters, it was essential to maintain firm control.
In fact, Minato had already prepared several contingency plans, so even if Sunagakure did not ultimately show up, he was fully capable of handling the current situation calmly.
Furthermore, just now, Minato set the tone for this meeting with his very first words.
Wenya and hope, sitting to the side, exchanged a glance, both reading a hint of seriousness in each other's eyes:
The current situation is clearly much more complicated than they had anticipated.
At this moment, hope, from Kumogakure, feigned confusion and asked:
"What is the purpose of the Hokage summoning our two villages here?"
Although she knew perfectly well what was going on, she still pretended to be completely unaware.
Minato looked at Nozomi expressionlessly and said in a cold tone:
"Your three great ninja villages have launched an invasion against Konoha without any reason, which has brought extremely heavy losses to Konoha."
"We now demand that the three of you provide Konoha with appropriate war reparations!"
At this point, Minato reached out and took out the two documents that had been prepared beforehand, and gently placed them on the conference table in front of him.
When Wenya and Xi saw the two receipts, their hearts sank instantly. Sure enough, what was bound to happen had finally arrived.
Their eyes met, as if conveying countless complex thoughts and messages.
He then fell into a brief silence, his mind racing as he considered how to deal with the current difficult situation.
Both Wenya from Iwagakure and hope, representing Kumogakure, had made some mental preparations for the possible scenarios.
So, while I was inevitably a little uneasy in the face of this situation, I didn't completely lose my composure.
Almost simultaneously, they reached out and gently picked up the list placed on the old wooden table in front of them.
The two lists contained a wide variety of different items.
The list from Iwagakure Village details a large number of rare mineral resources that are prohibited from export. These minerals are highly valued for their rarity and unique properties.
The list from Hidden Cloud Village is filled with numerous high-tech equipment and supplies that are never sold to outsiders, each representing the village's advanced technological capabilities.
However, these two seemingly disparate lists share one striking commonality—the enormous sums of compensation clearly marked at the end:
A full 20 billion!
When Wenya and hope's eyes fell on that shocking number, they both involuntarily gasped.
Two hundred billion! That's undoubtedly an astronomical sum.
In comparison, Iwagakure suffered more severe losses than Kumogakure in the last fierce war.
Thinking of this, Wenya couldn't help but speak up:
"Our Iwagakure village suffered heavy losses in the last war..."
But before he could finish speaking, he was abruptly interrupted by Minato raising a hand.
Minato's face remained as still as water as he coldly replied:
"That's your own business. Since you dared to provoke an attack on our Hidden Leaf Village, you must bear the heavy price for your current predicament!"
Upon hearing Konoha's firm stance, Wen Ya's face instantly darkened, and he was secretly surprised that Konoha would act so forcefully.
He gritted his teeth and said defiantly:
"Hmph! Although your Konoha has won this time, Uchiha Senya is no longer here. Without the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, how can Konoha possibly do anything to our Iwagakure?"
Wen Ya's words were not entirely unfounded, after all, in the previous fierce battle, the entire battle situation was almost completely controlled by Uchiha Chiyo.
Whether it was the raging inferno that burned the entire battlefield of Iwagakure, or his solo pursuit of the Sunagakure forces with the power of Susanoo, both left an indelible impression on people.
It's no exaggeration to say that Uchiha Chiyo was the MVP of the last war.
However, things are different now. With the disappearance of Uchiha Chiyo, Konoha's deterrent power over other villages has obviously been greatly reduced.
Even if the once-renowned Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, were to return to the political stage, he would likely find it difficult to recreate the same overwhelming sense of power he once possessed.
Unless Konoha is willing to reveal its most deeply hidden trump card—the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Faced with Wen Ya's provocation, Minato Namikaze simply smiled slightly, a smile full of confidence and composure.
He responded casually:
"It's alright. You two might as well go back to the village and think it over carefully, while also keeping an eye on the situation in Sunagakure. As for the compensation, we can discuss that later."
Upon hearing this, Wen Ya couldn't help but exchange a glance with hope beside him, both of them revealing a look of doubt in their eyes.
They simply couldn't fathom what Konoha's intentions were in doing this.
Does Konoha really intend to launch a large-scale attack on Sunagakure as a warning to others?
But wouldn't Konoha worry about its rear being vulnerable, giving Iwagakure and Kumogakure an opportunity to launch a surprise attack?
A flood of questions arose in their minds, causing Wenya and hope to fall into deep thought.
The representatives from the two villages had similar thoughts, but Minato seemed to have no intention of explaining anything to them.
Without hesitation, he stretched out his hand, gesturing for the guest to leave.
This move truly astonished Wenya and hope, who never expected things to progress so quickly.
In fact, the so-called meeting was extremely brief, consisting of only a few words, and it was the kind of meeting that ended in failure.
Moreover, Konoha has made its stance clear and unambiguous: it intends to target Sunagakure.
At this moment, Wenya and hope knew that the situation was urgent and that they had to pass the message back to their respective villages as soon as possible so that the villages could send people to investigate the relevant intelligence.
And so, the two hurriedly left.
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