"Hokage sama, the envoy from Amegakure has arrived."
Nara Shikaku stepped in and spoke.
Ren raised his head slightly.
"Finally here"
"Let him in"
Amegakure was now a hot problem
No one wanted to touch it
The Five Great Nations had already labeled them
Extremely dangerous
Enemies of the world
Every village followed with condemnation
Even if they did not act
They still spoke
Only Konoha remained silent
Watching
Doing business
But silence was not neutral
It looked like support
Rumors spread everywhere
That Amegakure's ideology came from Konoha
That they were allies
Even friends
Some officials demanded action against Konoha
But they disappeared quickly
Silenced
The higher powers understood
Konoha could not be touched
Ren sat quietly
Thinking
War strategy was simple
Stay neutral
Watch from afar
Sell to both sides
Wait until the end
Then step in
One decisive strike
Clean victory
Perfect profits
And more importantly
Spread ideology
That was the real goal
Money was secondary
Of course
Only slightly secondary
Amegakure was essential
A spark
A test case
A movement
If it survived
The entire world would change
If it failed
The lesson would still spread
The envoy entered
A loyal guard of Hanzo
Strong
And fully indoctrinated
"Hokage sama"
"Your wisdom is our guiding light"
He bowed deeply
Ren waved his hand
"Speak"
"What do you want"
The envoy straightened
"We propose alliance"
"Konoha and Amegakure together"
"Overthrow the daimyo"
"Destroy the other villages"
"With your strength"
"And ours"
"We will win"
Ren looked at him
Expression calm
Inside
Almost amused
Alliance
Fight together
Risk everything
No
Absolutely not
Why fight personally
When you could profit instead
"…Naive"
Ren spoke slowly
"The world is not that simple"
"You have power"
"But no system"
"You destroyed the nobles"
"You gained wealth"
"But your governance is collapsing"
"You are already under economic blockade"
"Soon"
"You may not even have enough food"
The envoy's face stiffened
He had not expected such a direct response
"I am Hokage"
Ren continued
"I am responsible for Konoha"
"I will not gamble everything"
"For your war"
"Konoha prefers cooperation"
"Business"
"Profit"
"Not reckless fighting"
The pressure in the room increased
Chakra filled the air
The envoy felt cold sweat
Had this failed
"Amegakure can cooperate"
"We can work together"
"We can support Konoha"
He raised his voice
Trying to recover
Ren smiled slightly
"What authority do you have"
"Are you the decision maker"
The envoy straightened again
"Lord Hanzo granted me full authority"
"Please state your terms"
"Terms"
Ren leaned back
"You should be grateful"
"Konoha is willing to trade with you"
"The rest of the world has cut you off"
"No one else will deal with you"
"Honestly"
"We could exploit you heavily"
The envoy's heart tightened
Then Ren continued
"But we will not"
"We admire your courage"
"So this time"
"We will be fair"
"Equal trade"
The envoy froze
Then relief flooded in
"Thank you Hokage sama"
He bowed deeply
He did not understand economics
But he understood one thing
Food
Supply
Without it
Everything collapses
Ren smiled
"Shikaku"
"Take him"
"Sign everything"
Next room
Documents were laid out
The envoy read them carefully
Every clause
Everything looked fair
Balanced
Free trade
No traps
No restrictions
Perfect
"Have you finished reading"
Shikaku asked calmly
"Yes"
"I will sign"
The envoy stamped the agreement
Without hesitation
Shikaku smiled faintly
"Good"
"You will not regret this"
Outside
The envoy left
Satisfied
Relieved
Inside
Ren sat quietly
A small smile on his face
Fair trade
Of course
Perfectly fair
For Konoha
Always.
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