Was that... quick thinking in a crisis?
Or rather, a sudden flash of inspiration?
In the dimly lit Meeting Hall No. 2, Chiba wore a bitter smile as he looked at the scroll in his hand.
A thought even more bitter than his smile surfaced in his heart.
The scroll he was reading had been delivered by the Anbu directly under the Hokage. It detailed the negotiations with the Land of Earth's delegation, and judging by the handwriting, Minato Namikaze had written it himself.
Through this scroll, Chiba had gained a detailed understanding of the first round of talks.
At this moment, he could not help but sigh. Other villages were not devoid of talent either. The envoy named Iwama's final flash of inspiration had perfectly resolved what had been an absolutely disadvantageous situation.
Of course, it had also foiled Chiba's plan.
They wanted to report to the Third Tsuchikage, skip the preliminary negotiations, and sign the final armistice agreement. There was nothing Konoha could say about that.
On the surface, they had agreed to the terms Konoha proposed. No matter how Konoha wanted to react, it could not make a move.
And since they intended to skip the preliminary negotiations, they had to spend some time informing the Earth Shadow. Konoha could not use time as an argument either.
For Konoha, that statement had basically cut off every excuse it could use to turn hostile.
As for the Land of Earth and its envoys, all they needed to do was send the agreement's contents back to their village and wait for a response.
As for when the Third Tsuchikage would reply, that was no longer Iwama's concern. The reply might come tomorrow, in ten days, or in a month. It all depended on when the Third Tsuchikage sent word.