Leaving Sunagakure's reaction aside, Konoha was delighted.
After receiving Hatake Sakumo's report on the victory in the Land of Rivers, the Third Hokage immediately entrusted him with full authority over signing the peace agreement.
Konoha was that confident, and its higher-ups had also concluded that Sunagakure would not continue expanding the war.
At the Konoha camp, Hatake Sakumo gathered all the jonin to discuss an important matter.
"Sakumo-sama, what did the Hokage say?" As soon as Hatake Sakumo finished reading the Hokage's reply, a jonin immediately stepped forward to ask.
"Now we just wait for Sunagakure to submit a peace proposal." Hatake Sakumo smiled at the anxious Konoha jonin before him.
"Wonderful!"
That answer made everyone present cry out in excitement.
"Sakumo-sama, Sunagakure seems to have been dragging its feet. Why don't we give them another push?" Soji stepped forward and proposed.
"Oh? If Soji-kun has any ideas, go ahead and say them."
Nearly a month had passed since that battle, yet Sunagakure neither sent reinforcements nor sought peace. They were simply dragging things out.
Honestly, everyone in Konoha had grown impatient. They could not wait to return to the village.
But how could the victorious side be the one to propose peace? Thus, the Konoha forces had continued waiting for Sunagakure to come to them.
"Sakumo-sama, I think we can send a small number of ninja to harass the Land of Wind, forcing them to make a decision as soon as possible," Soji analyzed calmly.
"Wouldn't that provoke a backlash from Sunagakure? After all, that would count as directly invading their territory." Another jonin immediately raised a question.
"It won't. As long as we control the intensity and do not inflict any substantial damage on Sunagakure, I think they'll understand what we mean." Soji sounded confident.
"I think it's