Fence-Sitter

"The younger generation is truly formidable! I am getting old after all!"

Seeing this scene, Yagura couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Perhaps, handing over Kirigakure to him wouldn't be a bad thing!"

Hearing Rasa's words, Ye Liangnai clapped her hands and praised, "Lord Kazekage, a very wise choice!"

But then, Kitsuchi's voice came, deep and resonant. "What about our Lord Tsuchikage? You didn't give us a chance to capture the Kazekage alive!"

Upon hearing this, the remaining two thousand-plus Stone Ninja all looked over with stern expressions, their gazes sharp as knives.

A desperate army!

The Stone Ninja army is definitely a desperate force!

This kind of team is generally not to be trifled with, even if they only have two thousand left!

"We will return it as agreed, as a token of our gratitude to the Stone Ninja for their contributions in this great battle!"

Since victory was already assured, Ye Liangnai wouldn't act rashly and deliberately add fuel to the fire, causing further trouble.

"Hmph! Contribution? We haven't made any contribution!"

Upon hearing Ye Liangnai's words, Kitsuchi snorted coldly, speaking with considerable sarcasm.

If we were to say what contributions the Stone Ninja have made, it would be that they helped Kirigakure exploit Sunagakure, and in the end, they didn't get any benefits themselves.

Without the help of the Stone Ninja, the Sand Ninja wouldn't have given up so quickly!

"Then, Lord Kazekage, Lord Kitsuchi, please, let us discuss the many matters concerning the post-war period!"

After saying that, Ye Liangnai looked at Mei Terumi, signaling her to say a few words as well.

Mei Terumi shrugged, then shouted, "Everyone, we won!!"

"Oh!!!"

The Mist Ninja roared in response, their voices deafening!

Then, Mei Terumi invited Rasa and Kitsuchi to come ashore and set up camp for their respective teams.

Then, the two were invited to the Mist Ninja Command Center to begin the distribution of post-battle spoils!

Of course, the Stone Ninja and Sand Ninja armies were naturally guarded by the Mist Ninja army.

In case they make any unusual moves that could undermine the hard-won victory.

After all, although the Sand Ninja and Stone Ninja suffered heavy losses, they still had six or seven thousand people combined.

The Mist Ninja only had less than four thousand men, putting them at a slight disadvantage in terms of troop strength.

Fortunately, there were still more than a thousand people in the Wave Ninja Village, so there was no shortage of manpower. Even so, no one dared to let their guard down!

Of course, even though the Sand Ninja and Stone Ninja hated each other intensely, they maintained enough restraint and did not want to cause any more trouble.

Judging from the smiles on the faces of Mei Terumi and Ye Liangnai as they walked out, the outcome of the negotiations must have been quite good!

However, this may not be the case for Rasa!

His face was extremely pale, almost deathly so.

Of all those who came out, only the representative from the Sand Ninja had a rather grim expression.

Even the other Stone Ninja looked quite well!

"Then, I wish us a pleasant cooperation!"

Ye Liangnai looked at the Kitsuchi and said with a smile, "People who don't know them might think they're very close."

Just a few hours ago, they were mortal enemies, the kind who would fight to the death.

This scene left everyone completely dumbfounded!

What's going on? Are they sure they didn't see wrong?

When did Kirigakure and Iwagakure start cooperating? And when did their relationship become so good?

Weren't we just fighting to the death not long ago?

What kind of baffling move is this?!

But no one gave them an explanation!

The Stone Ninja saw Kitsuchi carrying the unconscious Ōnoki, Deidara came to them.

Then, he took them on their journey home!

Rasa, followed by two ninjas, one carrying Gaara and the other supporting Chiyo, also embarked on his journey home!

"Then we'll take our leave. I think the battle ahead won't require our help!"

Hama Goro took his leave, which made Ye Liangnai frown slightly.

Hama Goro is quite adept at maximizing his advantages and minimizing his disadvantages!

Once they've gained something, they won't do anything that would cause them further losses.

The claim that they don't need their strength in the upcoming war is just a way to preserve the strength of the Wave Ninja Village!

"Hehe, please go ahead!"

Ye Liangnai could, of course, refuse or even coerce Hama Goro's somewhat fickle behavior into participating.

But the current situation made Ye Liangnai hold back!

The Kirigakure is severely understaffed, and all its resources are at the front lines.

Even if the Iwagakure Sunagakure, which they just sent away, were to turn around and attack again, it would be enough to cause them further damage.

If we hand over the Wave Ninja Village again, the situation will probably become even more troublesome!

But before facing Konoha and Kumogakure, Ye Liangnai has no intention of taking any risks!

He wasn't too worried about the army from Kumogakure!

The Kumogakure suffered considerable losses in the last battle!

The only troublesome place is Konoha!

Ye Liangnai is quite wary of the strength of the number one ninja village, even though they are currently suppressing the Uchiha Clan, which would greatly reduce their strength!

Behind Ye Liangnai, Yagura, standing in the shadows Ye Liangnai, thought to himself, "This guy is truly a prodigy! He's incredibly skilled at handling negotiations!"

During the negotiations just now, he first viciously extorted a large sum of money from Sunagakure as compensation.

Then, they started dividing the spoils, directly bringing in Iwagakure).

By using funds from Sunagakure, they gained the goodwill of Iwagakure.

This further strengthened the ties with the Wave Ninja Village and gained a very good ally.

If the compensation from Sunagakure is 10, this is how Ye Liangnai allocated it.

Kirigakure is fifth, Wave Ninja Village is third, Iwagakure is second!

This allowed Iwagakure, which had suffered heavy losses, to suddenly benefit, and its resistance lessened.

Then, Ye Liangnai took the opportunity to reach some cooperation agreements with Iwagakure, easing the conflict between the two villages.

Yagura could only say that this tactic of using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha was truly brilliant.

This successfully reduced the number of enemies and increased the number of friends in Kirigakure, allowing the Kirigakure to develop more steadily without having to face so many enemies.

To be fair, even he himself might not have thought of such a thing immediately.

Instead, they might think of warning Iwagakure and only giving Wave Ninja Village 10% of the profits.

After all, the victors are Kirigakure, and they can distribute the spoils however they want!

"Ha, we've finally achieved a partial victory!"

Ye Liangnai let out a long sigh of relief, stretched, and said, "Next, we'll have to face Konoha! Hehe, I can't wait!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi said, "I think the entire Shinobi World will be shocked when news of our victory spreads!"

Ye Liangnai nodded and said with great certainty, "Yes, it will definitely surprise everyone!"

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that their Mist Ninja army had too many wounded soldiers...

Moreover, if there wasn't enough time, he wanted to lead his troops to launch a surprise attack on Konoha and give them a surprise!

However, too much time had passed, and there was no opportunity to take advantage of the weakened state of Konoha after the Uchiha Clan Konoha was suppressed to deliver a severe blow to the Konoha.

Judging by the time, the Konoha should already be on its way!