Although Amegakure's split gave the upper echelons of every nation some psychological comfort, it ultimately changed nothing about the broader situation. The major ninja villages remained deeply wary of the increasingly dominant Konoha. Sunagakure, especially, having played the villain in this incident, could only be described as utterly despairing, incapable of mustering even the slightest hope.
The Kazekage and the other two had originally intended to use righteousness and the hostages as bargaining chips against Skywalker, but they had never expected him to ignore convention and pull the rug out from under them. Now, not only had Sunagakure been occupied, but even the Daimyo had abandoned them.
Their reputation in the Land of Wind had already been in ruins. Now the Daimyo and Konoha had dealt them another crushing blow. Under such circumstances, no matter how much they gnashed their teeth in hatred, they had no way to stop the establishment of Wind Ninja Village. Even if they publicly protested, nobody would likely pay them any heed. As for armed resistance, that was even more impossible.
Only now did the Kazekage and the other two understand why Skywalker had completely ignored their requests for negotiations from the beginning. It was because they would not agree to this matter, nor did they have the authority to decide it, so there had been no need to talk with them at all.
Now, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops, Sunagakure was like a salted fish lying on a chopping block, helplessly waiting to be carved up. They did not even have the right to make a last-ditch stand. All they could do was await Konoha's final judgment.
The only good news was that Konoha did not seem to intend to beat them to death in one stroke. Otherwise, it would not have