Sunagakure's Defeat Treaty

Ōnoki nodded and asked, "What are our requests?"

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "This time we want the most practical things; we don't want anything else."

"First of all, regarding territory, although we don't care about the land of the Land of Wind, doesn't the Land of Wind own a piece of land in the Land of Fire? Let's exchange that land for it."

Ōnoki hesitated for a moment, then said, "But that piece of land is too far away from us. It's difficult to control."

Yichen said, "Whether it's easy to control or not is a matter for the future. Besides, there won't be any major wars in the Ninja World anytime soon. As long as we don't cause trouble, the Ninja World will be peaceful, so that land is safe for the time being."

"Furthermore, although it is an exclave for our Land of Earth, the Land of Rivers is our ally. Even if Konoha were to take action, they would have to consider it more carefully."

"Besides, didn't the Sunagakure previously exchange a narrow passage with the Land of Rivers? This passage must be returned to the Land of Rivers. We must cut off the land route between the Sunagakure and Konoha."

"Furthermore, the Land of Wind and the Sunagakure are no longer permitted to send any ninjas into their northern small and medium-sized countries."

"From now on, Sunagakure should just stay within its own country and stop getting involved in important Ninja World affairs."

"The Land of Wind suffered the greatest losses in this First Shinobi War. With Pakura's death, the Land of Wind's strength has declined by a step. Whether they can retain their title as Five Great Ninja Villages depends on our performance. I believe Rasa won't turn against us."

"These are all territorial demands. Next is the war reparations; we can ask Senior Mei about this amount, and then inform Rasa based on Senior Mei's assessment."

"Isn't he fighting with gold dust this time? I want one-fifth of that gold dust. I've been eyeing it for a long time; everyone who sees it should get some, right?"

"Besides this, Sunagakure must publicly acknowledge Iwagakure as the head of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Land of Wind must acknowledge the Land of Earth as the head of the Five Great Nations."

"Furthermore, Sunagakure must agree to River Ninja Village's upgrade to the Sixth Great Ninja Village. The alliance between Kawa and Ame Countries will enjoy the same treatment as the Five Great Nations, making the two countries together equivalent to the sixth largest nation."

"This is what I promised the Akatsuki Organization before the battle, and I must keep my promise."

"Let's not even talk about other ninja compensation; there's not much in the Land of Wind that's worth our attention."

Ōnoki took a deep breath and after a long while said, "Aren't these demands too many? Too high? Will the Sunagakure accept them?"

Yichen said with great certainty, "Kazekage is a shrewd and capable leader who can adapt to changing circumstances. Unlike Raikage, he won't act impulsively."

"It's normal to cede territory and pay reparations when you lose a war. If we lose, Rasa won't show any mercy either."

"Moreover, the more ruthlessly we kill him, the more at ease he will feel. Now that Pakura is dead and Ryosuke hasn't returned yet, he's feeling uneasy. If we manage to intercept and kill Ryosuke at this time, then the Land of Wind can be removed from the list of the Five Great Nations."

Ōnoki nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go arrange it right away."

Soon, after contacting the village, a very harsh peace treaty was drawn up. Ōnoki sent it to Sunagakure as quickly as possible.

Rasa truly lived up to his reputation as a Yichen had imagined. He didn't even lose his temper like the Fourth Raikage. After slightly probing the Iwa ninja representative and learning of Yichen's tough stance, he signed the document directly.

After obtaining the peace treaty signed by Rasa, Yichen and Ōnoki led their army back to the Land of Bears.

Upon arriving in the Land of Bears, Yichen first used the Phantasm Body Technique to contact Nagato, informing him that the war was over and that Six Paths of Pain, Sasori, and Kakuzu could withdraw to the Land of Rain.

Meanwhile, Yichen instructed Yahiko to prepare negotiators, preparing to reap the fruits of victory from Konoha. Regardless of Konoha's level of involvement, for Yichen and his group, when it came to cutting flesh, the knife still had to be aimed at Konoha Land of Fire.

For no other reason than the Land of Fire is rich, and the Konoha High-ranking officials leadership is sensible and knows when to advance and retreat. If Yichen were to turn his blade against the Land of Lightning or the Cloud ninja, there would only be one outcome: the fighting would continue.

After arriving in the Land of Bears, the Iwa Ninja Army did not continue their journey back to the Land of Earth.

The army split into three groups. Two groups returned to the Land of Snow and the Land of Demons along the original routes. The rest remained in the Land of Bears.

The Land of Bears Daimyo had written to Yichen several times before, expressing his willingness to follow the example of the Land of Snow and the Land of Demons and allow the Iwa ninja to establish a branch in his country.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yichen fulfilled the wish of the Land of Bears Daimyo and directly occupied the Land of Bears.

Everything in the Land of Bears was modeled after the Land of the Falls, and the original ninja villages in the Land of Bears were also handled in the same way as those in the Takigakure.

The strongest ninjas from the ninja village were escorted by Kawakita to the Land of Rain to join the Dark Akatsuki Dark Akatsuki Organization directly, becoming peripheral members. Those of average strength were directly sent out of the country to become honorable wandering ninjas. Those of weaker strength were relocated to the Land of Earth, where they lived peaceful and happy lives like ordinary people.

Of course, as is customary, these ninjas received a settlement allowance. After receiving the allowance, their fate was no longer the concern of Iwagakure.

All civilians in the ninja village were dispersed and directly integrated into other towns and villages in the Land of Bears.

All the property of the former ninja village was confiscated. All the buildings of the former ninja village were demolished by an S-rank Earth Release. The new ninja village will be built little by little on this empty land.

Ōnoki stayed behind to lead the army in establishing the Land of Bears Branch.

After Yichen met with the Land of Bears Daimyo and finalized the details, he flew back to Iwagakure with his three disciples.

When Yichen returned to Iwagakure, Ikura and Saka had already led their army back, and Saka had even redeployed 1,500 ninjas to the newly established branch in Land of the Falls.

After discussing with Yichen, Saka, Mei, Ikura, Kitsuchi, Tomoko, they formally demanded war reparations from the Cloud ninja and Konoha.

The claim for compensation from Konoha also requires the involvement of the Mist ninja and the Akatsuki Organization. Especially the Mist ninja Mist ninja, whose hatred for Konoha is so intense that even Yichen cannot suppress it.

Yichen only learned after returning to the village that after suffering a setback in Iwagakure, Obito Uchiha had gone to Kirigakure alone and wiped out all the Mist ninja Bloodline Ninja Clan.

Although many ninja from these clans survived fighting abroad, unlike the Kaguya Clan which was truly wiped out.

But it is precisely because there were survivors that the Mist ninja reacted so strongly to this incident.

At this point, no matter how Konoha explains, it won't make a difference. Obito Uchiha's Sharingan means that Konoha has to take the blame.

Both old and new grudges surged into the hearts of the Mist ninja.

Genji will not miss this opportunity to ruthlessly annihilate Konoha.

Comparatively, signing the agreement with the Cloud ninja was much simpler. The Kumogakure had the upper hand against the Mist ninja. Although the Mist ninja were the victors, they dared not target the Cloud ninja too much.

Therefore, Yichen can basically make decisions on behalf of the Mist ninja.

Yichen's demands on the Cloud ninja were relatively simple: only war reparations. However, the amount was quite large, and he believed that the Cloud ninja could afford to pay it.

As for Konoha...

A few days later, representatives from the Land of Fire and Konoha, the River-Rain Alliance and Akatsuki Organization, and the Land of Water and Kirigakure arrived at Iwagakure.

The peace talks were jointly presided over by envoys from the Iwagakure the Underworld, the Land of Earth, and the Land of the Falls Daimyo.

For this peace talks, Yichen didn't call upon the Cloud ninja and Sunagakure, lest they join forces to embolden him. This time, Yichen summoned all his allies, intending to target Konoha alone.

The negotiations lasted for more than ten days before a final agreement was reached.

The Land of Fire compensated all parties with war reparations, with the Land of Water receiving the most, mainly to support those Bloodline Limit families. The Land of the Falls and the Land of Earth were next. Yichen wasn't lacking money; Yichen needed other things. The River-Rain Alliance received the least; they hadn't suffered any losses and were already quite satisfied with receiving war funds.

The Land of Fire needs to cede land to the Land of Earth and the Land of Water.

The Land of Water chose a piece of land adjacent to the Land of Hot Water, about the size of two Land of Waves. Although the area wasn't large, it served as a bridgehead for the Land of Water and the Kirigakure, making it very significant. This also marked the Kirigakure's successful expansion of territory for the Land of Water.

The Land of Earth then took over the salient that the Land of Fire originally occupied on the border between the countries of Taki and Kusanagi.

Don't underestimate this protrusion; in terms of area, it's no smaller than the Land of Grass.

Unlike the narrow passage along the northern border before, this time the Land of Fire lost real territory—two fertile lands.

"Finally, the Land of Fire and Konoha will have to acknowledge the River-Rain Alliance and the upgrade of River Ninja Village, just like the Sunagakure Village."

With this, River Ninja Village officially became the Sixth Great Ninja Village.

The Land of Fire, Konoha, Hokage Building.

Konoha sent Iwagakure to negotiate with Utatane Koharu, and Utatane Koharu has now returned with the newly signed peace treaty.

After Tsunade and the others finished reading the newly signed peace treaty, the atmosphere in the conference room became somewhat tense.

"Teacher, what did you gain from your confrontation with Nagato?" Teuchi the silence in the meeting room.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also participated in the High-Level Meeting, shook his head and said, "Nagato's goal is very clear: to hold back the two of us, so he didn't fight us."

"He didn't say a word the whole time; he just watched us quietly until all the fighting on all the battlefields was over before he left."

"Any news from Orochimaru's side? Why didn't he attack Kirigakure as agreed?" Tsunade asked after processing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "There's still no news. Orochimaru hasn't fulfilled his promise, so he definitely won't come to explain to us personally."

"Send someone to the Land of Whirlpools to see if something has happened. If nothing unexpected happens, it's likely that the Tsuchikage had anticipated Orochimaru's actions and made corresponding arrangements."

Tsunade nodded, summoned a squad of Anbu, and gave them the order.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the Ninja World map and looked at it for a while, then said, "Although we didn't lose many ninjas in this First Shinobi War, the situation is countless times more difficult than before."

This is the latest version of the Ninja World map drawn after Utatane Koharu signed the contract.

The territory of the Land of Fire on the map is smaller than it was a few years ago.

The narrow line to the due north gave the Land of Land of Fire's territory a sense of oppression.

The two prominent "earth" characters in the northwest and southwest are like two unsheathed swords, fiercely stabbing into the giant of the Land of Fire.

The small area to the east marked with the character for "water" was a thorn in the side of the Land of Fire.

When did it start that even the Land of Water, a weakling among the Five Great Ninja Villages, could now carve up flesh from the Land of Fire, a giant?

Finally, and most painfully, lies the narrow River-Rain Alliance to the west of the Land of Fire.

Originally, this place was overlooked on the map. These small and medium-sized countries were not taken seriously by Konoha. Their colors on the map were dim. Konoha's attention always went beyond them, focusing on the Land of Wind in the distance.

But now, the Kawa and Ame Countries, which were originally dark in color on the map, are now as clearly visible as the Land of Fire.

These two countries, along with three places marked with the character for "earth," give the Land of Fire the feeling of being partially surrounded.