One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

With the cooperation agreement reached with Iwagakure Village to mine mineral veins, one of the bright, sharp crystals was secretly collected by Kusaji.

A new round of exploitation of the nobility has begun, and whenever Hollywood shoots a new film, a marriage proposal scene is added to the end credits advertisements.

"A diamond is forever!"

In order to win the hearts of girls, noble gentlemen are forced to spend a lot of money to buy so-called diamond rings. After all, compared with traditional design methods, the Kusaka Village, with its Kusaka Shadow's personal designs, diverse and flashy decorations, coupled with its invincible marketing methods, has become one of the largest jewelers!

While wandering the streets of Kusagakure Village, Huang Tu suddenly asked to meet Kusa Shiba in private. The two met in a secluded office.

Upon seeing the other party, Huang Tu immediately asked.

"Lord Kusakage, my visit to the Land of Grass is not only to discuss the pricing of the ore, but the old man has also given me a mission in private!"

"This time, the price of minerals can be reduced by 30%!"

"But please, the Land of Grass, formally submit an alliance treaty with my Land of Earth!"

As Huang Tu was pondering how to persuade Cao Zhi, the other party suddenly burst into laughter.

"Good brother Huang Tu, it's just an alliance, we Kusagakure villagers love making friends!"

"Lord Kusakage, please wait a moment. What I mean is a formal alliance. Kusagakure's geographical location is very important, situated between Iwagakure and Konoha. As a vital passage between the two countries, you must make a choice: to join the embrace of Iwagakure or to join the ever-weakening Konoha!"

As Huang Tu finished speaking, Cao Zhi's face darkened, and he responded seriously.

"I'm sorry, I understand what you mean, but the previous war has already convinced me of the relationship between our two villages. Your demand for a formal alliance is just asking for trouble for Kusagakure!"

"Although Konoha has weakened somewhat, it's still not a village that Kusagakure can mess with!"

Huang Tu waved his hands repeatedly, while taking out a scroll.

"Once a formal alliance is formed, Iwagakure will definitely not stand idly by, and we can provide resources and funds to support Kusagakure's development every year!"

Cao Zhi simply waved his hand calmly, and then spoke righteously.

"The Land of Grass will not participate in any battles between major powers. The previous actions were purely the village's own. Grass Village is a peace-loving village, so it will only maintain absolute neutrality!"

Before Huang Tu could offer any further advice, Cao Zhi turned and left, leaving behind a tall and imposing figure!

Seeing this, Huang Tu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"It seems the task the old man entrusted to me has failed..."

A moment later, the door was opened again, and Wu Sheng, with a smirk on his face, peeked into the room, carrying a brand-new briefcase under his arm. Huang Tu's face immediately turned ugly, after all, he was a man who dared to undermine the village.

"Hey, my dear Huangtu, look at you! You've made our Master Caoying so angry!"

"Hmph, weren't you punished and placed under house arrest? How come you're still able to move around freely?"

Wu Sheng froze for a moment, then quickly resumed his normal movements, pulling a stack of contracts from his briefcase.

"I didn't come here to argue, Brother Huangtu, come and take a look at this!"

Huang Tu examined the documents the other party had brought; the contract cover read, "Konoha Procurement Contract!"

At the end of the list, there was also a crooked and messy signature of Hiruzen Sarutobi!

"Hmph, what's there to be concerned about in a Hokage who was forced to pass on his position..."

After Huang Tu carefully inspected the supplies, he found that they were just ordinary items. However, the exorbitant price of a new type of ninja tool caught his eye.

Looking at the string of zeros, Huang Tu couldn't help but think to himself.

"Why is this new scientific ninja tool so expensive?"

Wu Sheng smiled and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Ah, you may think that the first generation of scientific ninja tools is overpriced, but our rival Konoha is willing to spend 20 million to buy them!"

"You have to understand, no business would willingly harm its customers. If it were a war, with customers on one side and friends on the other, Kusagakure would be in a very difficult position..."

Seeing this, Huang Tu understood the other party's intentions. It was nothing more than Konoha being willing to pay for the ninja tools of Kusagakure. If a war broke out, the other party would likely side with Konoha.

The thought of Kakuzu, who only cared about money, Konan, who was frantically selling explosive tags, and Kusakura, who had powerful healing abilities, potentially siding with Konoha during the Third Shinobi World War sent a chill down Huang Tu's spine.

Huang Tu slammed the scroll in his hand onto the table.

"There are thirty million taels of silver in here. Give us six sets of scientific ninja tools!"

A war without gunfire has begun, but the only victims are Konoha and Iwagakure!

Shortly after seeing off Huang Tu and his group, a delegation from Konoha led by Nara Shikaku arrived at Kusagakure. They had received intelligence that Iwagakure, in an attempt to win over Kusagakure, had apparently purchased a batch of useless supplies...

Thus, the essentially the same meaning came from Nara Shikaku's account: Konoha helped Kusagakure avoid the threat from Iwagakure, but the final result remained the same.

Alliances are out of the question. We're all friends, so let's forget about war. I have a batch of unused products here. My friends from Iwagakure have bought so many. Konoha, with its deep pockets, won't let Kusagakure, with whom we've always had a good relationship, down, will it?

So Nara Shikaku obtained half as many resources as Huangtu for the same price and left the Land of Grass satisfied. After all, he couldn't afford to gain an ally or an enemy!

Looking at the two thick stacks of envelopes on her desk, Cao Zhi couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

"The plan to leverage both sides and use others' resources to generate wealth has been a success!!!"