Negotiations

Young Killer B had greatly underestimated his own importance to Sunagakure.

Or rather...

He had been pretending to be crazy and foolish from the start, planning to confuse Sunagakure and rescue his big brother at the lowest possible cost.

But... after Rasa had shown such a firm attitude and delivered those words just now, Kumogakure had realized...

They would never be able to hold the initiative in their own hands this time.

So, next...

The two sides once again launched into fierce negotiations, and neither was willing to yield.

After all... Rasa understood that Killer B would never abandon his big brother, while Kumogakure likewise understood... that Sunagakure had long wanted the war to end.

Otherwise, if the fighting continued like this... Sunagakure would definitely be the one to suffer.

As for the negotiations... the Sand Ninja side was easy enough. They only had to wag their tongues and spit a little while insisting on civilized negotiations.

The Kumogakure side, however, was another matter.

The bare-chested, muscular Ninja flexed his muscles and directly planned to have a SOLO match with the Sand Ninja. Fortunately, Lord Killer B stopped him. Otherwise, if this continued... the negotiations would definitely fail.

Rasa had no idea how successful Chiyo's surprise attack had been. With so few people, she probably couldn't have wiped out Kumogakure's logistics troops. At most, she could burn their supplies and perhaps poison them.

If the poison killed them, all the better. If it didn't, they would at least have to lie in bed for a few days.

As for what Killer B had said about the logistics troops suffering heavy losses... Rasa simply ignored it. To gain the greatest advantage at the negotiating table, he suspected that even if only one person felt dizzy, vomited, and had a stomachache, they would describe it as something as exaggerated as the destruction of the world.

So...

Following one's own heart was the most important thing.

Time passed little by little. As the negotiations continued, the table before them was already beyond repair, shattered across the floor. On the Kumogakure side... quite a few people had begun breathing heavily and clenching their fists, as if they could no longer hold back and were preparing to simply start fighting.

Likewise... the Sand Ninja had also released their puppets, ready to attack at the slightest disagreement.

Both sides were seething with anger. If they had a choice... then surely neither the Sand Ninja nor the Kumogakure Ninja would choose anything but a direct clash, wiping the other side out.

But...

That was impossible under the current circumstances.

Unless the Fourth Raikage suddenly appeared and shouted righteously at his own people, "Fire! Fire at me!"

Otherwise, no one wanted to become the sinner of Kumogakure.

As the negotiations continued, in the end...

Sunagakure, which held the Fourth Raikage as a bargaining chip, still emerged victorious.

First, Kumogakure would immediately withdraw its troops starting today, publicly declare its defeat, and sign treaties with Sunagakure, including a nonaggression pact.

Second, since Kumogakure had started the war unilaterally, it had to compensate Sunagakure for its losses in this war.

Although Kumogakure had refused compensation at first, in the previous wars, even when the Kumogakure Ninja had been defeated, Konoha had never demanded compensation from them. Sometimes, for the sake of peace, Konoha had even sent them money. Why should Sunagakure be allowed special treatment?

Did they think they were the foremost village in the shinobi world?

Did they still want peace?

No! No! Absolutely not!

However, with Rasa holding the Fourth Raikage in his hands, he was already invincible.

How dare they refuse?

Did they believe he wouldn't simply kill their Kage?

Perhaps even sealing Killer B would not have had such a good effect~

So... when they saw Rasa bring out their Fourth Raikage again and press him onto the chopping block while asking, "Do you want to die? Or live?"

What else could they do?

That was the Third Raikage's only son~

So, in the end, they could only pinch their noses and accept it.

As for the amount... dedicated personnel would come to negotiate after the war ended.

And A...

would be returned after the war ended.

Naturally, the Kumogakure Ninja refused~

Either return him now, or there would be war. How could Kumogakure be the sort of people who went back on their word?

Rasa simply smiled without saying a word and then... lifted their Fourth Raikage up again.

After the Third Shinobi World War drew to a close and the Fourth Hokage passed away... you had once seized someone else's Byakugan princess in the name of peace. So... don't be fooled by the fact that these rough-looking men were big, burly, and seemingly honest. They were actually quite malicious!

So...

Would they agree? If they didn't, then this day next year would be the Fourth Raikage's memorial day!

The Kumogakure Ninja were so furious that they stamped their feet. Even the smile disappeared from Killer B's face, and he put on his Tailed Beast Cloak, preparing to show these sinister Sand Ninja what he was capable of.

After all, it was one thing to forbid him from rapping, but they kept threatening him with his big brother from time to time. Who could endure that?

But...

Rasa glared.

Change clothes. Hurry up and change clothes, or else... you won't have a big brother anymore.

So, in the end... Killer B wilted again.

After all... ever since he became B, he had been raised by his big brother. His big brother had taught him taijutsu and ninjutsu, trained with him, protected him, cooked barbecue for him, and taken him to admire the scenery in the wilderness. So, if there was anyone in the village whom Killer B respected most... aside from the Kage, it was his big brother. And his big brother was also a Kage, which made him even more respected in Killer B's heart.

He sighed helplessly. Just as he was about to take advantage of the moment and rap a song to vent his frustration, he... was stopped again.

At this point, the negotiations had also entered their final stage. The two sides were getting along very happily. Once the Kumogakure army had withdrawn, the declaration of defeat had been issued, and the postwar compensation had been settled, they would be able to welcome their Fourth Raikage back.

Otherwise... Sunagakure really couldn't feel at ease. What if they released the Raikage now, only for the Kumogakure Ninja to return with a surprise attack?

He didn't have that much money to continue protecting Sunagakure~

So, the Kumogakure Ninja arrived with dark faces, and when they left... their faces were even darker.

Of course, Rasa still agreed to take good care of their Fourth Raikage. He would definitely provide him with services befitting his status.

However... the Evil Sealing Wave... this thing couldn't be unsealed by simply removing the lid, nor could it be smashed. So... he could only agree for now. In the end... he made an effort, then said to himself, I already tried my best, but there was nothing I could do. The Kumogakure side shouldn't blame me, right~ and left it at that.

Rasa looked at the agreement on the table, which both sides had already signed, smiled, and tossed it directly to Moomu, who stood behind him with an excited look on his face.

This thing... was only worth a look. The most important thing was still the Fourth Raikage.

After all, if they thought about how many agreements Sunagakure had torn up... they could keep talking about them from the First Kazekage all the way to him, the Fourth Kazekage, and then continue onward.

So, a casual glance was enough. It didn't matter even if it was lost in the end.

As for now...

The war had been won, and it was time to wait for Chiyo and the others to return.