Samui took action, but things did not go smoothly.
Just as Oyashiro En had said, there were far too many clever people in Peach Country. The emperor was unwilling to receive Kumogakure's envoys—how could they fail to understand what that meant?
Even knowing the emperor was in the wrong, they were unwilling to be the first to stick their necks out. Right and wrong simply did not matter; whether Peach Country's political climate changed had always depended on the emperor's mood.
After being repeatedly turned away and running into walls everywhere, Samui had once suspected that she had been played by that man—until she happened to see someone's campaign speech on the street.
"You want to see His Majesty the Emperor?"
In his own living room, Nianze asked with a puzzled expression, "Why won't Father see you?"
"Your Highness, the Land of Lightning has reached the end of the road. Kumogakure is willing to submit to Peach Country and hopes your country will send troops soon, so that the Land of Lightning may regain peace and stability."
As Samui said this, her face flushed bright red.
In a sense, she was begging them to attack her. It was truly shameless beyond measure, and merely saying those words aloud took considerable courage.
Nianze's eyes lit up. "There's such a good thing? No, wait—"
Having been busy with the presidential election campaign, Nianze had not paid much attention to the Land of Lightning. But he was Shiraishi Yoshijo's son; his intelligence was certainly not lacking.
A windfall had fallen from the sky, yet Father did not want it?
There was definitely something fishy going on!
"Tell me in detail about the situation in the Land of Lightning. This matter doesn't seem so simple."
Samui then explained the Land of Lightning's current situation,