"This...", Chiyo's head was a bit dazed. She felt that Aoba's suggestion made some sense, but she didn't know exactly what was wrong.
Letting ninjas take off their forehead protectors and engage in ordinary people's work. This was essentially having ninjas give up the abilities they had painstakingly cultivated for more than ten years in order to do commoners' labor.
Most likely, many people would feel mentally unbalanced about that.
"Elder Chiyo, I'm just putting forward a suggestion," Aoba smiled again, "But Konoha will indeed help Sunagakure. Whether they want to come work or not will be completely voluntary."
"It's just that in a place like Sunagakure, even many ordinary people can't find work."
Aoba smiled, "It's okay. Once Konoha's people arrive, there will be jobs, and there will be bread."
"This..."
Chiyo still felt suspicious. After all, as the saying goes, when someone shows kindness without reason, it's either flattery or theft.
Their Sunagakure was clearly a defeated village, why would Konoha help them?
"Could it be that Elder Chiyo doubts our sincerity?"
This time, it was Tsunade who spoke, "To show Konoha's sincerity, I have an idea."
"What idea?", Chiyo asked instinctively.
"Political marriage!"
"Political marriage?", Chiyo and Aoba exclaimed in unison.
"That's right, political marriage," Tsunade's lips curved into a smile. In the ninja world, political marriages were also a means for different powers to stabilize their relationships.
Just like Tsunade herself, she was the descendant of a political marriage between the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan.
A political marriage between Konoha and Sunagakure was also a fairly good option.
If they wanted Sunagakure to obey and honestly work according to Konoha's plans, they needed to give them some reassurance.
And a political marriage was undoubtedly an excellent option.
"This...", Chiyo's squinted eyes opened a little wider.
Aoba also looked at Tsunade in surprise, this matter hadn't been discussed with him beforehand.
"Sensei, who are you planning to have marry?"
"Who do you think should marry?", Tsunade looked at Aoba with a half-smile, her eyes occasionally glancing at Temari.
Her intentions were practically written all over her face.
Chiyo also noticed this and looked intentionally or unintentionally at Temari.
She saw that after a brief moment of surprise, Temari lowered her head, making it hard to see her expression.
However, judging by how red the base of her ears had become, 'This girl doesn't seem opposed?'
Marrying Aoba, this was undoubtedly an important safeguard. Not only could it bring the two villages closer, but it would also allow them to timely understand Konoha's attitude toward Sunagakure.
And with this layer of relationship, the interest ties between both sides could also be more firmly established.
However, Aoba's next words made her face turn green.
"Ahem!"
Aoba's expression was a little awkward. Although he understood Tsunade's intention, this kind of thing definitely shouldn't be said by him.
Otherwise, it would be way too weird.
"I think... how about having Elder Danzo and Granny Chiyo enter a political marriage?"
"Cough! Cough! Cough!", As soon as Aoba said this, Tsunade immediately started coughing.
She originally just wanted to tease this kid, who would've thought he'd come out with such an outrageous proposal.
Chiyo's face turned green for a moment but quickly returned to calm.
At her age, many things that should be let go had already been let go.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have come to Konoha, she had long since prepared herself to bear everything.
Rather than sacrificing Temari, she would feel better if she did it herself.
Compared to those empty titles, she cared more about the survival of the village.
She lightly sipped a mouthful of tea, then put down the teacup, "I have no objections."
"?", Tsunade, Temari, and even Aoba who had suggested the idea were all surprised and looked at Chiyo.
Chiyo once again showed a kindly smile, "I can accept a political marriage, I just wonder whether that shadowy figure of yours in the ninja world would be willing or not."
"Hehe," Tsunade couldn't help but let out a dry laugh, "This kid was just joking, we still respect our elders very much."
"Actually, I was being serious...", Aoba muttered softly.
Danzo and Chiyo, one was a former elder of Konoha, and the other was a former elder of Sunagakure. Both had strong influence in their respective villages.
This was practically a match made in heaven, well-suited in status.
It's just that it would require Danzo to make a small sacrifice... But it was a necessary sacrifice. For the sake of the village, surely Danzo would understand.
And Chiyo didn't have any other family either. Besides her younger brother, only Sasori was left.
'Sasori probably won't mind having another grandfather...'
This was practically the perfect political marriage.
"Shut up!", Tsunade glared at him.
Everyone present was a ninja, no matter how softly he spoke, they could still hear it.
Chiyo and Temari couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.
After glaring at Aoba, Tsunade put on a serious expression and looked at Chiyo and Temari.
"I plan to have Aoba and Temari enter a political marriage. Temari is the Kazekage's daughter, and Aoba is my student, it's a perfect match. What do you think?"
Aoba naturally had no objections. The main thing was bride's opinion.
If Temari was unwilling, their relationship was actually pretty good, and he wouldn't force it.
Chiyo just looked kindly at Temari, "Temari, I respect your choice."
After Aoba's earlier disruption, Temari wasn't as shy as before.
Her expression was firm, "If it's for Sunagakure, I have no problem."
Moreover, she originally didn't have any negative feelings toward Aoba.
"Very good. Since that's the case, then the engagement ceremony will be held tomorrow night!", Tsunade waved her hand decisively and made the decision.
"WAIT?", When Aoba heard this, he instinctively cried out in shock.
'What engagement ceremony?'
If this really happened, it wouldn't be an engagement, it would be his execution platform.
He didn't want to be Louis XVI.
"Hmm~ do you have a problem?", Tsunade looked at Aoba playfully.
'Damn it! She is doing this on purpose!'
Aoba immediately understood and couldn't help but lament, "Sensei, at this rate, your disciple might really die on the battlefield of love."
When Temari heard this, she also thought of those girls she encountered earlier in the Forest of Death.
'They all seems to be Aoba's girlfriends.'
At the time, although she didn't have any feelings toward Aoba, she still felt a little jealous inside.
Jealous that those girls had such an outstanding boy, while all the guys in Sunagakure were trash.
But now it seemed she was about to marry into Konoha. Didn't that mean she had taken the lead?
Thinking of this, the corners of Temari's lips subconsciously lifted.
Still the same saying, if something you cherished was snatched away by someone else, you'd feel bad for a long time.
But if you snatched something others cherished, your mood would reverse completely.
"Hehe, the path was your own choice," Tsunade chuckled lightly.
"But this is too sudden, I haven't prepared anything at all."
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