Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 55: Your Thinking Is Too Binary, I Won't Argue with You

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*Raikage Tower*

"Excellent, excellent! This is truly fantastic news!"

The Raikage's advisor roared with laughter, his gradually withering muscles seemingly rejuvenated.

He looked at the emissary from Yuugakure with a warm smile and waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to hand over a stack of reward money and some low-level ninjutsu scrolls.

The Yuugakure emissary expressed his gratitude profusely, repeatedly bowing. His eyes, however, darted nervously towards the Raikage, who seemed to be accumulating anger.

Fearing the Raikage's disapproval, he quickly clutched the hefty stack of reward money and scrolls, disappearing from the sight of the Kumogakure higher-ups.

The moment the outsider left, the Raikage, A, slammed his fist on the table, his voice filled with irritation. "Elder Advisor! What was that all about?!"

Not long ago...

The Yuugakure emissary had arrived at the Raikage Tower and, in front of the Kumogakure leadership, tearfully recounted the numerous atrocities committed by Konoha ninja in Yuugakure.

Accusations such as "establishing temporary bases without payment," "occupying Yuugakure's main roads," "intimidating Yuugakure emissaries and stealing the neutrality fee paid by Kumogakure," and "stealing Iwagakure's Super Lightweight Rock Technique and flying away" were among the complaints.

Even worse, they claimed Konoha had occupied Yuugakure's ninja hospital and demanded that Yuugakure ninja cry more quietly.

According to the Yuugakure emissary's account, Konoha ninja would kick even passing ninken for no reason.

As for how much of the accusations were true and how much was fabricated... A couldn't say for sure. Even his muscle-filled brain sensed something amiss.

Furthermore, the Yuugakure emissary had showered Kumogakure with flattery, emphasizing the notion of "too far from Kumogakure, too close to Konoha," wasting a whole hour of A's muscle-training time.

After all this pointless bureaucratic nonsense, Yuugakure finally revealed its true intentions.

Proposals such as "abandoning neutrality and joining the Great Kumogakure Co-Prosperity Sphere," "fully boycotting Konoha, all glory to Kumogakure," and "jointly establishing a first island chain blockade with Kumogakure to restrict Konoha's development" were presented.

While the emotional appeal resonated with the Raikage's advisory council, given A's straightforward nature, no matter how he looked at the tiny speck that was the Land of Hot Water on the map...

It just didn't seem to fit with notions of "grand alliance," "glory," or "island chain."

During the conversation, A had repeatedly flexed his biceps and lifted his chakra dumbbells, hinting at the Elder Advisor.

He was hinting for the Elder Advisor to quickly dismiss this insignificant Yuugakure representative.

However, the Raikage's chief advisor, the Elder Advisor, seemed oblivious to A's dumbbell show, cheerfully rewarding Yuugakure with one hundred million ryō for village development and numerous low-level ninjutsu scrolls, promising further aid exceeding one billion ryō.

A's eyes widened in disbelief, almost blurting out, "This old fool is not worth conspiring with."

Fortunately, years of experience allowed him to restrain himself.