"Hmph! I never said that. It's just that we lost so many people, and the Four Clans need to give us an explanation."
Keizou Shimura was no fool. With even a little thought, he could see that the Northwest Four Clans had nothing to gain from killing Satoshi Ri and the others.
Moreover, Satoshi Ri possessed Quasi-Kage level strength. None of the Four Clans had a ninja capable of defeating him head-on.
What Keizou Shimura wanted now was compensation.
Compensation sufficient to make up for the loss of more than twenty jōnin.
The four elders present were all old foxes past sixty. They had vaguely guessed Keizou Shimura's true intentions.
But they simply could not afford it!
Not long ago, they had spent a huge sum to ransom back the prisoners captured by the Uchiha.
And now they had to spend another fortune to deal with Keizou Shimura?
Moreover, the Uchiha had captured members of their own clans, so they could reluctantly accept paying to ransom them back.
But Keizou Shimura's actions seemed more like extortion to them.
I don't even know about what you're talking about. Who knows whether your people really died? Even if they did, I wasn't the one who killed them. Why should I give you money?
At that thought, the elders of the Four Clans and the guard ninjas accompanying them all darkened their expressions. The atmosphere fell into dead silence.
"Please, Shimura Clan Head, stay temporarily in Liang Town and give us one day to discuss this."
Watanabe Elder spoke in a low voice.
Keizou Shimura thought for a moment before saying, "Fine. At this time tomorrow, I will await the answers of the four of you."
With that, Keizou Shimura rose and led his people out of the room.
"Outrageous!"
Saitō Elder slammed