"He's at the village gates right now. He says Ōnoki has something important to discuss with you."
"Tell him I'm in a meeting. Then bring him into the village and find out what exactly this is about."
Although the Third Mizukage was curious about what medicine Ōnoki was selling, he had no intention of personally communicating with Iwagakure, whether he was in a meeting or not.
It would be another matter if Ōnoki had come himself.
The Hidden Mist Village Anbu nodded and left the meeting room.
Once the door closed again, the meeting room fell into an eerie silence once more.
Genji simply closed his eyes to rest, looking like an elderly man whose spirits were lacking.
At his age, he truly did not want his reputation affected by something like this.
The head of the jonin corps put on a thoughtful expression, but kept his mouth tightly shut, not daring to make the slightest sound.
There were also ranks among the higher-ups. Though, in name, as head of the jonin corps, he led all of Hidden Mist Village's jonin, he occupied the last spot on the list of high-ranking officials.
In other words, he was the most likely one to be pushed out to sign the peace treaty and take the blame.
The advisor wore a stern expression, his face rigid as if dissatisfied with the current situation, but he did not speak either.
The Mizukage's aide sat upright with his gaze fixed ahead, also having no intention of breaking the silence.
The Mizukage's aide was likewise low on the list of higher-ups, but his position was special. It was tied to the Mizukage; generally, as long as the Mizukage had no objections, the aide would be safe.
"Suiyu, tell us what you think." Seeing that no one