Kumogakure's Command Center.
The Third Raikage sat imposingly at the center and said, "Everyone, discuss this. What exactly should we do about the Land of Earth and Iwagakure?"
At this point, he was no longer talking about fighting. Anyone with eyes could see that after yesterday's battle, Iwagakure had virtually no fighting strength left.
If they kept fighting, Iwagakure might face the danger of destruction. Ōnoki had clearly been pushed to the brink at the time, even resorting to an exchange of lives—something that severely damaged the morale of his own shinobi.
Victory was assured. But how to deal with Iwagakure had become a difficult problem.
Given the temperament and opinions of those barbarians from the Land of Lightning, the natural course would be to march straight in, destroy Iwagakure, and occupy the Land of Earth.
But no matter how foolish the Third Raikage was, he knew what would happen if Iwagakure was driven too far. Kumogakure's trump card, the Chakra Cannon, could unleash a blast more powerful than dozens of Tailed Beast Balls when fully charged with Chakra. If Iwagakure truly became desperate, it could possess the power to destroy an entire nation.
And given Two-Headed Oonoki's cunning and treachery, if Iwagakure did not have a similar trump card, the Third Raikage would chop off his own head and use it as a stool.
But letting Iwagakure off so easily and demanding only ordinary money, goods, and resources was absolutely impossible. After all, the Land of Lightning's economy was on the verge of collapse because of its relentless militarism.
To fill such a massive hole, they would need either ten years of the Land of Earth's tax revenue or half of its territory!
If they proposed terms like that, they might as well fight Iwagakure to the death tomorrow.