"Do you understand now, kid?" Snoopy said with a look of disdain. "If you don't want to betray the country, then obediently surrender! You still want to wage guerrilla warfare? By then, the entire Land of Lightning will turn against us. Without the support of the civilians and the government, we'll be like rats crossing the street! We need to negotiate with Konoha immediately. Maybe we can still recover some of our losses!"
"Damn it!" Before Killer B could retort, A said with a livid expression, "What exactly happened? How could the Daimyo's government suddenly make such a decision and put us in such a disadvantageous position?"
Killer B said indignantly, "Those bastards must have been scared out of their wits by Konoha, just like certain spineless cowards. With Lord Raikage in danger as well, they took the opportunity to collude with Konoha."
A's expression darkened further. "If that's true, then the Daimyo must be harboring thoughts he shouldn't have. We definitely can't recognize this treaty. Since when did the Land of Lightning let these people call the shots?"
The Land of Lightning's political situation was rather unique. Since all of Kumogakure belonged to the Hawkish Faction, rather than restraining one another like the other ninja villages, the Raikage held tremendous power and decided nearly everything with a single word. This made Kumogakure extremely overbearing, faintly placing itself above the Daimyo's government. Whenever disagreements arose, the Daimyo would generally compromise.
What? You said the Daimyo could impose economic restrictions? Believe it or not, those barbarians with nothing but "kill, kill, kill" on their minds would march straight into the capital and have a face-to-face talk with you?
The Land of Lightning's style was very similar to the Soviet Union from Nawaki's previous life. Compared with reasoning, it preferred resolving conflicts