"Th-this... is this real?"
"I... I'm not seeing things, am I? Th-this..."
"A... a written... al-alliance treaty is one thing, but these... these terms..."
Their eyes, filled with shock, were stretched as wide as possible. At this moment, the nearly bulging eyeballs of everyone in the Kusagakure guesthouse contained almost every emotion that could describe the occurrence of a miracle.
And on every face was an almost twisted expression of wild joy.
Originally, the written alliance treaty alone had been unbelievable enough. Now, looking at the terms that were almost entirely favorable to Kusagakure and could even change the village's very foundation, they no longer knew what to call the emotions that were nearly bursting within them.
Their minds had gone blank, and they did not even know how they had managed to say those words.
At the same time, those nearly "twisted" gazes all shifted away from the scroll on the table and landed on the beautiful woman who had brought them this news.
"Rest assured. We have confirmed this written alliance treaty over and over again."
Facing everyone's gaze, Hada Kazune smiled faintly and spoke.
"Really? It's already in effect?"
Hearing this, everyone spoke almost reflexively, their voices dazed.
This time, Hada Kazune did not answer. She merely maintained her smile and nodded.
Is it... really?
It's real...
It really is real!
Seeing Hada Kazune silently nod with a smile, a firm thought finally surfaced in their blank minds as they looked at one another.
But in the next second, the twisted wild joy on their faces suddenly vanished, replaced by grave expressions unable to conceal their worries.
"But why... why would Konoha offer us such generous terms? Could there be some kind of scheme behind this?"
Someone suddenly asked.
"Right! There's an extra person outside watching us