Acting Hokage

This negotiation was essentially about canceling the original alliance and establishing a new one.

The previous alliance treaty had been signed after Kumogakure's defeat and could basically be viewed as a humiliating treaty.

That treaty was essentially all about what Kumogakure had to give up, with little to do with Konoha.

Even if Konoha had not appeared too greedy, such one-sided concessions were still difficult for Kumogakure to accept.

The new treaty, however, had been redrafted with Kumogakure's feelings in mind.

Uchiha Kei did not know how many concessions had been made, nor did he particularly care.

But he knew that with an old fox like Nara Shikaku involved, any concessions would only fall within the range of benefits Konoha found acceptable.

In short, Konoha might lose some things, but it would definitely not suffer any losses in terms of interests.

As for what the new treaty offered, Uchiha Kei felt it was quite good.

A military-strategic and political alliance—those two points had already fully met Uchiha Kei's expectations.

With those two points in place, Kumogakure could be regarded as an ally when facing the Ōtsutsuki crisis.

Though treaties were not always reliable, risking his life against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and deliberately letting the Fourth Raikage watch from the sidelines was no joke.

Fully displaying his power was both the most effective and the most terrifying form of deterrence.

Letting you see the results without letting them fall on your own head, while you lacked any means to resist.

That approach had been far too common in Uchiha Kei's previous life.

Even in this world, where the danger had changed from weapons into people, the effect it could produce remained the same.

As for economic mutual assistance, it did not carry much significance. Or rather, it was simply compensation Konoha was