Hyuga Kei listened as Tsunade and Ōnoki argued, moving from lofty principles to war reparations, division of benefits, and other matters.
Konoha's demand was to rebuild the Land of Grass themselves, while Iwagakure wanted to split the Land of Grass apart, each establishing a small nation as a strategic buffer.
But as the defeated side, Iwagakure was willing to pay for it.
Hyuga Kei silently muttered, Time for me to step in. The negotiations are reaching their climax.
Hyuga Kei suddenly rose to his feet, slammed a palm onto the table, and loudly rebuked Ōnoki. "Iwagakure invaded the Land of Grass first. Sound Village and Konoha came here to uphold peace and justice."
"The Land of Earth has already lost the war, yet you still want to treat the Land of Grass as a bargaining chip in your hands. Can great nations treat small nations like toys?"
"Have you people of the Land of Earth abandoned even your dignity? Then Sound Village and Konoha aren't to be trifled with either!"
As Hyuga Kei spoke, he deliberately brought Konoha into it to show that he was standing up for his ally.
Ōnoki snorted coldly. "A small nation like yours has no place speaking in negotiations between great nations. What we are doing is truly for the peaceful development of the ninja world."
Ōnoki listened to Hyuga Kei's childish remarks with disdain. He was still too young. So what if he was powerful?
Everyone in the ninja world tacitly accepted that small nations were battlefields and playthings for great nations. Hanzo of the Salamander, the demigod of the Land of Rain, had once tried to change his country's fate, but hadn't he still left in disgrace? There had been no word from him for years now.
Hyuga Kei sneered. "How ridiculous. Your