The strength of the Uzumaki clan was clear to everyone.
And if they had any doubts, they only had to see that the land of water did not have a diplomat here with them because it had already fallen.
Even if they knew that the Daimyo and his family had been killed by the Uzumaki clan, none of the Daimyo from other countries dared to say anything in protest and only cared about themselves.
Therefore, the only job of the three of them was to seek an agreement to avoid war and protect the greatest possible interests of their countries.
When they came here, they came prepared to take a certain amount of losses in order to avoid going to war.
But it was impossible for their Daimyo to be willing to accept the terms of the agreement requested by the Uzumaki.
If they dared to agree, they were sure they would lose their minds when they returned to their countries.
Ichizo left the floating building and ignored the diplomatic guards waiting outside.
In addition to relying on their strength to escape any attack, there were dozens of ships floating in the sea surrounding the floating building.
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"My lord"
"I followed your orders to the letter."
After the meeting with the diplomats from the 3 countries, the tenth elder contacted Gin.
In a secure room on a ship, Ichizo bent one knee and lowered his head before the projection of his master.
Each elder had a ring personally made by Gin, and they had the ability to communicate with each other through projections like this.
"You did well"
"The second elder is ready to lead the army to invade the 3 countries"
"When that happens, you need to gather as much information as possible to minimize losses," Gin said through the projection, and Ichizo nodded.
As the elder in charge of the clan's foreign relations, his job included discussing treaties and agreements like the one discussed above with diplomats from the 3 countries.
But all of that was a facade.
His real job was master of spies, and the whole continent had his eyes and ears.
In the next conflict, his work will be crucial and he will be ready to serve his master.
Gin said goodbye and the projection faded away.
After Gin said goodbye, Ichizo got up and left the room.
He needs to give some orders and keep an eye on what his subordinates have obtained on the continent.
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One day later, Gin and the 10 clan elders were gathered again.
In the well-lit room, none of them spoke as they watched the projections in front of them.
The 3 main projections showed images of recent meetings between the Daimyo of the 3 countries with their court.
First they reviewed what happened in the Court of the Land of Lightning and the images began to move as the sound was produced.
Amidst shouts and cries, everyone saw that the court of the land of lightning was furious and offended by their demands not to go to war.
But among those shouts, none said anything about fighting the Uzumaki clan.
In the end they didn't decide anything and the meeting was postponed.
But the projection didn't end there.
After the meeting of the Court of the Land of Lightning, the projection then showed the Daimyo meeting with several people to discuss things in secret.
And after that, the projection changed to show the meetings in the cloud village between the Raikage and his subordinates.
Then, the second projection showed the court of the land of earth and the third projection showed the court of the land of wind.
And just like in the land of lightning, no one could agree and they just argued back and forth without results.
After watching the meetings in the villages of each country, the group reviewed the other screenings.
These projections showed the reactions of other countries and reviewed who would remain on the sidelines and who would try to take advantage of the situation.
Without Gin saying anything, the tenth elder wrote down all the names and plans to take care of it after that.
As the tenth elder, Ichizo's job is to neutralize outside threats to the clan before it's too late.
After reviewing everything, Gin withdrew and left them with the task of monitoring the movements of the other countries.
He only came here to pass the time and will leave the next war to his subordinates.
After all, he worked for over 100 years to build all this, and it would be a waste of his time if they can't do their job.
Of course, at the end of each day he received information from the tenth elder about what happened and reviewed it while he rested.
The tenth elder's spy organization had filled the palaces of Daimyo in every country with spy seals.
And not only the palaces, but also all the important buildings in each country, and he also kept an eye on the most important families, so there was little they couldn't find out.
As she lay on her bed with a young maid in each arm, Gin knew what she had been expecting.
None of the three countries were willing to part with that enormous amount of money and part of their territory.
Gin scoffed, having guessed from the beginning the indecisiveness of these nobles.
It's understandable that they don't want to lose part of their territory, but it's pathetic that the Daimyo don't want to lose the money in their vaults.
The tenth elder's spy organization was tasked with finding out the true finances of each country and the secret vaults of each Daimyo, so he was sure they could pay the demanded money.
But since money was more important to them, they couldn't help but say that they didn't have that amount of money available.
Even if that means war.
And as Gin expected, for the next 3 days the Daimyo of the 3 countries met with their court to discuss what to do without getting any results.
From the moment they said they didn't have the money the Uzumaki clan demanded, each Daimyo never mentioned their personal vaults again, nor did their court.
They again sent several diplomats to the Uzumaki country with promises of women and material riches. Their main objective was not only to reduce the agreed-upon payment, but also to allow for payment in installments over several years.
Gin scoffed when she learned they wanted to do this and ordered a refusal to be given when the diplomats from each country arrived.
Not only was he angry with each country for invading his territory and wanted to teach them a lesson, but he also knew that signed contracts were worth as much as the paper they were written on.
These countries could at any time come up with an excuse to stop paying.
Gin was also certain that if the Uzumaki clan showed any weakness or he was absent for any reason, these countries would at least fail to honor the signed contract.
And at most, they will be willing to reunite to exterminate the Uzumaki clan.
With Gin present this will never happen, but just in case he doesn't want to give them the opportunity and wants to hinder the growth of each country from now on.
With all the repair costs they would have to incur, the ninja villages of each country will receive less funding, and that will reduce the number of ninjas.
And with the territory of each country that he is demanding, he will use it to monitor each country and demonstrate to the civilians the way of a true ruler.
When they see that civilians in their territory have better lives under their rule, the Daimyo of each country will be in trouble.
While relaxing in a bathtub as several girls massaged her body, Gin wondered how long they would last before giving up.
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Everyone on the continent watched expectantly to see how things would end after the failed attack on the country of the whirlpool.
Many knew that the 3 countries had sent diplomats to prevent a war, but they quickly also learned that these diplomats returned after failing in their mission.
The terms demanded by the Uzumaki clan to stop and end the conflict were quickly made public, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Not to mention the civilians who never saw or would have any chance of having so much money, the other villages and small countries secretly mocked the 3 big countries.
Paying such a large sum of money and giving up part of their territory was a great humiliation for the three major countries.
Large countries were always arrogant, and their conflicts affected small countries in between.
Now that they've run into an iron wall and angered someone bigger than themselves, they'll experience what they've felt all these years.
As the days went by, everyone watched expectantly to see how it would all end.