Naruto: In the name of time, shock the ninja world!.

"Before the birth of ninjas, who would have known about the existence of ninjutsu?"

“The world is constantly evolving, and so are people. Under the general trend, there are many things that we can’t do anything about, and we can only go with the flow.”

Xingye Feng said quietly, with light flickering in his eyes, evolving between life and death.

"But whether this progress is good or bad, no one knows. It can only be verified by a long period of time."

An ambiguous conversation left the two of them silent.

The Nara deer opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he remained silent.

Minamoto Mitsuyori kept his head down the whole time, not daring to look at Hoshino Kaede, as if he was a ferocious beast and he could not face his face directly.

"That's enough of the small talk, Lu Yi, it's time to go back." Hoshino Feng stood up, patted his clothes, and waved to Lu Yi. "There are still a lot of things to deal with in Konoha."

"I'll be busy for a while, so I can't waste a minute."

Nara Shikaichi immediately followed, looked back at Minamoto no Mitsuyori, and finally shook his head and followed.

Hoshino Kaede and Nara Shikaichi used space jump and returned to Konoha in an instant.

The Nara deer opened his eyes wide, stretched his neck curiously, touched himself, and then bent down to touch the ground.

"Space-related ninjutsu?"

"Stop daydreaming, let's go." Hoshino Kaede strode towards the Hokage Building and waved his hand.

Hearing the urging, Nara Shikaichi suppressed his surprise and hurried to catch up.

Entering the Hokage Building, Kaede Hoshino nodded kindly to the staff along the way and walked towards the top floor without stopping.

"Huruzen, you're still here." Pushing open the door, the figure of Sarutobi Hiruzen came into view. Calculating the time, he would not have stayed here all the time.

Hoshino Feng complained in his heart, what a dedicated worker, a workaholic.

"Hokage-sama!" Sarutobi Hiruzen greeted, then smiled and said, "Everything concerning Konoha is a big deal and cannot be taken lightly."

Hoshino Feng nodded, and one had to give him a thumbs up for his attitude.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "These are the negotiation details we discussed." He handed a piece of paper filled with words to Hoshino Kaede.

"It's quite fast." Hoshino Feng waved to the Nara deer who arrived later, signaling him to come closer.

"Let me see..." Feng Hoshino looked at the Sand Ninja's negotiation requests very carefully, and pondered each one patiently.

Tick-tick~tick-tick~

The slight ringing of a clock was the only sound at the moment. Hoshino Feng put down the document and handed it to Lu Yi.

"How about these terms, Lu Yi? Tell me what you think."

He did not express his thoughts immediately, but looked at Nara Shikaichi, wanting to hear his opinion.

Learn from the strengths of all schools of thought and incorporate them into yourself.

Nara Shikaichi pondered for a moment, then organized his words and said, "Generally speaking, I don't see any flaws. There are both compensation and reparations."

Hearing what Nara Shikaichi said, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled.

After all, this was the conclusion they all came to after discussing it for a long time.

Xingye Feng smiled and nodded: "Okay, but I have one more thing to add besides these."

"Most of the Sand Ninja Country is yellow sand, lacking water and food, while our Fire Country is the opposite."

When Nara Shika heard this, he thought: "Hokage-sama means that he wants to trade with the Wind Country and sell domestic products to the Wind Country."

Xingye Feng nodded with satisfaction and looked at him approvingly.

"Yes, use the surplus food and water, offer them at a low price, send people to the Wind Country, and open up trade routes between the two countries."

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked: "But...what good will this do for Konoha?"

"Isn't this just giving it to others for free?"

Hoshino Kaede and Nara Shikaichi looked at each other, and both saw the mutual admiration in their eyes.

Smart people are hard to find, and those who are on the same wavelength are even harder to find.

Seeing the two of them flirting with each other, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned: "What do you mean by this?"

Nara Shikazu covered his mouth and coughed softly: "It's meaningless."

Xingye Feng showed a meaningful smile and explained: "If you want to control a country, you must control its economy."

"From what I know, the Sand Ninjas are living in misery and don't even have clean water. We sent merchants there to break their will."

“Don’t try to promote it, just show your true self.”

"Within ten years, the Sand Village will be completely unable to get rid of Konoha's influence on him."

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is." Then a hint of fear flashed across his eyes.

This kind of inadvertent change is the most deadly, and it can control your life without you realizing it.

Fortunately, Lord Hokage was born in Konoha, otherwise he would have become a great enemy.

"Shikaichi, the Sand Ninja's negotiations will arrive in Konoha soon, so you have to take care of it." Hoshino Kaede looked at Nara Shikaichi, and without any surprise, handed over all the negotiations to him.

Nara Shikaichi is not only an elder, but more importantly, he is deeply trusted by Hoshino Kaede, which is the most important thing.

This is something the other two elders cannot compare to.

"Yes." Nara Shikaichi nodded excitedly.

Xingye Feng thought about it, then said with a smile: "After this busy period is over, you can take a few days off and spend some time with your family."

"Otherwise, that little guy Shikaku will complain about me again."

Nara Shikaichi touched his head awkwardly. As the number one person under the Hokage, he was usually too busy with work and rarely went home.

This also made Shikaku very dissatisfied with him. After all, he was still a child. Even if he was a member of the Nara clan, he couldn't help but have a childish temper.

"Well, let's talk about this later." He said vaguely.

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to have both family and country, and this is all he can do.

Hoshino Kaede shook his head and smiled, then looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen: "What is Danzo doing recently?"

"Same old as always, finding things to do for yourself every day." Sarutobi Hiruzen said speechlessly.

"Well, that's right. Life lies in exercise. That's good." Hoshino Kaede exclaimed.

After some more small talk, the two men left.

Hoshino Kaede looked at the ever-changing Konoha with an expectant look on his face.

"I have laid the foundation, and the rest depends on the younger generation."

Two months later, the Sand Ninja and Konoha negotiated. At the negotiation table, the Sand Ninja argued their case and tried to reduce some of the compensation.

But at the suggestion of Kaede Hoshino, Konoha took a tough attitude and refused to give in, and the negotiations came to a stalemate.

Another month passed, and after several unpleasant encounters, Konoha took the initiative to make concessions, but on the condition that a trade route between the two countries be established and trade be opened up.

And the Sand Ninjas are not allowed to interfere, and the settlement currency can only be the common currency of the Fire Country.

This action confused the Sand Ninjas who were unaware of the situation. They didn't know what Konoha's intention was, but they finally agreed.

After all, it has been delayed for so long that the Sand Ninja can no longer bear it.

After three months of fierce fighting, the two villages finally reached a consensus, signed a treaty, and announced it to the ninja world.

Looking at the happy-looking Sand Ninja delegation, Nara Shikaichi smiled secretly in his heart.

“Ignorance is indeed a sin.”

"In the future, the Sand Ninja will no longer be a threat."