In the shortest possible time, news spread to the surrounding countries that Kumogakure had been defeated and Konoha had won a great victory. Everyone was shocked, unable to believe that barely ten days had passed from the moment the two villages' armies set out to the moment it ended. Rasa of Sunagakure, in particular, was completely dumbfounded.
"I really am a damn pig!!!"
Rasa, who had always been steady and confident, wished he could slap himself twice. If he had known Konoha could win this quickly, why had he compromised with Iwagakure?
Iwagakure had been eyeing Sunagakure, while Kumogakure had been eyeing Konoha. If he had not compromised, a great war would definitely have broken out. Under the enormous pressure from Iwagakure, Rasa had been forced to yield. He had feared that once the war between Konoha and Kumogakure caused severe losses, Konoha would be unable to support him, so he could only bow his head to Iwagakure, to Ōnoki. The current Sunagakure could not withstand the devastation of war.
Yet he had never expected that after lowering his head so spinelessly and giving Iwagakure no small amount of benefits to make them stop, Konoha would achieve total victory in barely ten days, crushing Kumogakure. Had he known this, why would he have bowed his head?
He could have stood his ground and fought Ōnoki directly. As soon as Konoha freed up its hands to support him, would Ōnoki still dare to act up?
Now Rasa beat his chest and stamped his feet, his regret so deep his guts had turned green. Unfortunately, it was already too late. There was no way Ōnoki would spit out what he had already swallowed. Rasa had basically pinched his nose and let Ōnoki lead him around like an ox for nothing. Worse still,