After ending the war with Sunagakure, signing the relevant agreements, and conducting multiple formal and informal consultations and negotiations among the Kage, including the daimyō of both nations, the two great nations and the two major ninja villages finally reached a certain degree of mutual understanding. As stated before, the war itself had lasted only a little over half a month, but the wrangling over the subsequent treaties, their signing, and most importantly, their implementation had taken more than half a month, if not longer.
In this world where the technology tree had gone completely off the rails, long-distance communication between major nations was still a very serious issue. Video calls were not impossible, but the financial and material resources they consumed were astronomical. Only the Five Great Nations could afford them. Although Shōji had complained about this more than once, he had neither the time nor the energy for technological research right now!
It was not as though there were no means of communication, was there?
Thus, these protracted negotiations lasted from late April all the way to late May, nearly early June, before finally coming to an end. Of course, some consideration still had to be given to the Land of Wind's daimyō's dignity. Sunagakure and Rasa, as the defeated side, had no right to speak of, but the daimyō was different. The nobility of his identity and status was beyond comparison with Rasa's. Even Ōnoki, despite being an old hand, had to maintain a certain degree of deference and respect before a daimyō!
It was a matter of traditional etiquette; there was also an unspoken understanding between daimyō and Kage!
Still, it was only a small matter of saving face and changed nothing in substance. The final agreement merely accommodated the Land of Wind daimyō's dignity in