Secret techniques?
Tsunade seemed to have thought of something. She looked up and asked,
"Could Kumogakure be planning to use a ceasefire as a condition to obtain Konoha's secret techniques?"
At the question, Yan gave her a knowing look and countered, "Why couldn't Kumogakure come to Konoha to steal secret techniques or kekkei genkai, then threaten us with war afterward?"
Tsunade furrowed her brow, her gaze wandering as she seemed to seriously consider the possibility.
But she soon shook her head and dismissed it.
"That's impossible. Kumogakure may be brainless, but they're not stupid."
"Whether it's a secret technique or a kekkei genkai, it's the foundation of a clan. Kumogakure can't seriously think they can use the threat of war to force us to hand those things over."
"Konoha isn't one of those weak little villages in the Ninja World. We're not that easy to bully!"
"..."
Yan raised his eyebrows, unable to stop a strange smile from appearing on his face.
Tsunade was starting to feel uncomfortable under his gaze. She wondered if she'd said something wrong.
But when she thought it over...
No, she hadn't!
"Hey!" Tsunade frowned. "What's with that look? Did I say something wrong?"
The smile at the corner of Yan's mouth widened. "You're not wrong."
"But it's not like either side is made up of normal people."
Tsunade's brow furrowed even more, and her fists clenched slightly.
She hated these cryptic people who never said what they meant.
But when she thought about it, it wasn't strange for Kumogakure to resort to theft and coercion. That was how they operated throughout the Ninja World.
But Konoha... surely they wouldn't actually back down.
The old man shouldn't do something like that, should he? He was the Shinobi Hero, after all!
Tsunade's thoughts drifted, and she