Chapter 47: It's a Small World

  No matter how worried Nara Shikawo was, he had to reply to the two cns. After sending the replies, if the two sides really cshed when they met, it would be a matter between the Senju and the Uchiha. At most, the two cns would have less interaction with the Nara Cn in the future, and they wouldn't incur any grudges. But if he concealed the matter on his side...

  Nara Shikawo didn't want to attract the attention of these two powerful cns for no reason. Not to mention the Nara Cn, even the Uzumaki Cn, which had such a close retionship with the Senju that they were almost like one entity, would choose to avoid getting involved when the Senju and the Uchiha were at war.

  What? You're curious why?

  The reason lies in that over a decade ago, during the most intense phase of the war between the Uchiha and the Senju, the Uzumaki, thinking that their old friends were having a tough time, wanted to lend a hand. However, the Uchiha members went crazy - maybe they really were - and completely abandoned their confrontation with the Senju, instead focusing all their attacks on the Uzumaki.

  The Uzumaki usually had some conflicts with the Uchiha and thus had a rough idea of the Uchiha's strength. Even they were stunned by the attack. The Senju also had to divert some of their energy to rescue the Uzumaki because of the miserable state of their ally.

  By the end of the war, the Uzumaki Cn was so traumatized by the Uchiha Cn that their original pn to move from the Uzumaki country to the Land of Fire completely fell through. Afterwards, whenever intense conflicts arose between the Senju and the Uchiha, the Uzumaki would never get directly involved. They would only secretly send some supplies and exchange newly developed ninjutsu to show their support - although when the Senju weren't involved, the Uzumaki still dared to fight against the Uchiha.

  In short, since even the Uzumaki, a cn that was difficult to deal with even when the three ninja cns united, didn't want to get involved in the fights, Nara Shikawo definitely didn't want his cn to be dragged into it - especially considering how vengeful those crazy Uchiha were!

  Thinking of this, he sighed again, picked up his pen, and silently wrote a reply to the two cns. He decided to leave it to fate and thought that at most, they could concede more benefits to avoid getting burned. But if they really got dragged into it, they wouldn't let others push them around.

  After all, in an era when the average lifespan of a ninja was less than thirty, they had managed to raise the average lifespan of their cn members to forty - five. Naturally, the three united ninja cns had their own ways to protect themselves.

  However, this time the matter might turn out to be quite serious, so he wouldn't let the cn members who were originally in charge handle the reception. He would go personally. He couldn't believe that these two face - conscious cns would start a fight!

  But as the saying goes, "No coincidence, no story." After Nara Shikawo sent his replies, the two cns really did come at the same time and bumped into each other face - to - face.

  If it weren't for the fact that he knew the Senju and the Uchiha would never reconcile, Nara Shikawo would have thought that the two cns had made an agreement to mess with his mind.

  Look at the almost identical expressions on their faces as they stared at each other. If it weren't for the fact that the Uchiha were a shade fairer than the other side and the Senju were half a head taller, people might even believe that they were from the same family!

  Just look at the make - up of their teams and the way they only have eyes for each other. One team had three men and one woman, and the other had three women and one man. Those who knew they were here to buy medicine from the Nara might think they were here to have the Nara witness some cross - century romance!

  Nara Shikawo silently compined about the trouble in his heart, but his eyes couldn't help but secretly gnce at the young Uchiha with a silk ribbon covering his eyes. He was quite puzzled. [Although that kid named Uchiha Yugu said he was in charge of leading the team, it was obvious that this team was centered around that young man. But that kid's eyes... Did the Uchiha come here to seek medical treatment? Was the deal just an excuse?]

  Just as Nara Shikawo was thinking, the young man with the covered eyes spoke up, his voice free of killing intent but rather helpless, "How should I put it... In a way, it's really a disgusting sense of tacit understanding."

  The tallest young man in the Senju team forced a smile. "Hehe, same to you. So, you disgusting guy, are you pnning to transfer to logistics and make the most of your remaining value?"

  "Of course not. I'm just blind, not useless. I definitely have to go to the battlefield." Uchiha Ryo leaned on his staff - sword with both hands, smiling gently. "As for you, Senju Shigeoki, you have to wait for me. I'm still waiting to take your head as a souvenir. If you die too early, I'll be sad."

  Senju Shigeoki's smile became even more stiff. "Really? It seems our opinions csh on this. If you can die in some remote corner smoothly, I'll definitely buy a string of firecrackers (a traditional Chinese way to celebrate or send off someone) to see you off."

  "Only one string? You're so cold - hearted..." Uchiha Ryo sighed softly. "After all, we've been through life - and - death situations together, right?"

  "If you die right now, not to mention one string, I'll buy you ten strings, and I'll go buy them right away."

  "Haha, I ain't lived enough. Why don't you kick the bucket first? I just brought a lot of [Explosive Tags]. After you die, I'll set off a dozen of them to liven up the occasion."

  "Then see you on the battlefield ter - I also want to have a heart - to - heart talk with you then." Senju Shigeoki sneered. "But are the Uchiha so down and out now? They even have to send you, a blind man, out to make a deal?"

  "So I've said, I'm just blind, not useless... But the people who chased me that day should have started to enjoy their old age, right? How are they? I gave them a good response to their enthusiasm - remember to say hello to them for me when you go back, okay?"

  Seeing Senju Shigeoki's increasingly distorted expression, Nara Shikawo thought that if he watched any longer, the two sides would really start fighting. Immediately, he coughed lightly. "I don't have much free time. Let's get down to business first."

  "I'm Uchiha Yugu and Senju Ma, the leaders of this trading team. Our cns have come here to purchase medicinal herbs. Please do us a favor, Leader Nara."

  The voices of both sides almost fell at the same time. Uchiha Yugu looked up at the female ninja who had spoken at the same time as him and found that her expression was as bad as if she had eaten a pound of cockroaches raw.

  The atmosphere fell silent for a moment, but after a while, the two spoke at the same time again. "If Leader Nara can do us a favor, we, the Uchiha and Senju, will not only offer the regur rewards but also be indebted to you. We can also negotiate on future missions."

  After both sides had finished speaking, the ever - cold face of Uchiha Yugu cracked with a hint of expression. Uchiha Mori even gred with his Sharingan, looking menacing. "You're deliberately picking a fight, right?!"

  The Senju members on the opposite side didn't back down at all. A retively short girl with Senju bloodline stepped forward without hesitation, her right hand reaching for the Tantō on her back. "You're the ones deliberately picking a fight! Stop mimicking us! How disgusting!"

  "Huh? You ft - chested, ft - assed ape are the truly disgusting one," Uchiha Mori sneered, the tomoe in his eyes slowly spinning. "Mimicking you? You country bumpkins aren't even worth it."

  Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Nara Shikawo was terribly frustrated. Just as he was grumbling about the damned synchronization between the Senju and the Uchiha and was about to speak up to change the topic, Uchiha Ryo and Senju Shigeoki, who had spoken at the beginning, almost spoke at the same time.

  "Alright, Mori, that's enough."

  "Ming, get back in line. Right now."

  However, after they spoke, the three groups of people fell silent again.

  Ah, this damned synchronization!