Deidara's Big-Picture Thinking

Iwagakure.

Tsuchikage's Office.

After thinking for a long time, Ōnoki finally asked, "Did Konoha mention the terms of the alliance?"

Deidara shook his head. "The Fourth Hokage only told me to come ask what you thought first."

The moment Deidara returned to Iwagakure, he came to see Ōnoki.

Ōnoki had not expected Konoha's appetite to be so enormous. They wanted to swallow the entire Land of Wind.

Senyo's proposal was for Konoha and Iwagakure to form an alliance and attack Sunagakure together.

Once the territory was taken, they would split it evenly.

Although most of the Land of Wind was desert, it covered an immense area and was the largest of the Five Great Nations.

Most of its top-tier experts had already been wiped out, but it still had nearly twenty thousand shinobi no matter what.

If they were merely going in for a raid and then withdrawing, there would be no need to involve Iwagakure at all.

But Konoha's appetite was clearly far greater. They wanted to devour Sunagakure whole.

The problem was that Konoha was now, without question, the strongest shinobi village in the Shinobi World.

If Konoha and Iwagakure formed an alliance, they could naturally take down Sunagakure faster.

Once Konoha had fully absorbed the Land of Wind's territory, its strength would inevitably soar.

For Iwagakure to ally with Konoha against Sunagakure now was no different from seeking the skin of a tiger.

However, considering Konoha's high-end combat power, even without an alliance with Iwagakure, conquering the Land of Wind would only be a matter of time.

"Old man, think it through before making your decision. They'll act after Konoha holds the Chunin Exam in seven days."

"I'm going to improve my Explosion Release."

Deidara looked utterly carefree. He neither asked too much nor tried to persuade