Konoha and Sand Village arrived together at the agreed-upon location. On Konoha's side, Sakumo had brought Jin, Minato, and several Anbu.
Sand Village's side had Chiyo with a man, though his features somewhat resembled hers.
The Anbu from Sand Village and the Anbu from Konoha hid off to the side one after another, while Sakumo and Chiyo sat facing each other. Jin and Minato stood behind him. To raise their side's momentum, Jin had even deliberately activated his Sharingan.
"Oh, an Uchiha brat. You awakened the Sharingan at such a young age... We really should have killed you on the spot," the man behind Chiyo sneered.
Hearing that, Sakumo merely smiled faintly. "What a pity, then. When these two behind me caused havoc in Sand Village back then, you didn't have the ability to keep them there... oh, right. At the time, this brat was only a genin."
"Don't get smug, white-hair! The blood feud between you and me is irreconcilable!" The moment Chiyo heard that, she flew into a rage and slammed the table as she roared.
Sakumo leisurely leaned back in his chair. "If you still want to fight, Konoha doesn't mind keeping you company."
"You!" Chiyo knew her side could no longer afford to fight. Sand Village had paid a bitter price in this war, but that did not stop her from running her mouth.
Chiyo took a deep breath and calmed down before continuing to mock him. "If we keep fighting, all of Konoha's geniuses will die off. We won't bully Konoha anymore."
"Old hag, if you've got the guts, kill your grandpa right now."
Everyone froze when they heard that voice. In a daze, Chiyo thought it had been the white-haired man opposite her, but that voice sounded so... young.
Sakumo and Minato had not expected Jin to be so bold either, and they looked at him in disbelief.
"You... who are you calling an old hag?" Chiyo stared incredulously at the child behind Sakumo, while the man behind her silently gripped a hidden weapon in his hand. If that little bastard dared say one more disrespectful thing to his elder sister—
He swore he would make his head hit the ground at once!
Jin looked at Chiyo without the slightest fear. "What? Getting old and hard of hearing? I said, old hag, if you've got the guts, kill your grandpa right now. And the old geezer behind you, stop sticking your hand in your pocket to feel up your hidden weapon."
"These eyes have long since seen through every move you make."
"Little bastard! You don't know how the word death is written, do you?!" Thick killing intent burst from the man's body. Minato immediately shielded Jin behind him in case the other side suddenly attacked.
Chiyo had never imagined that a mere child would dare disrespect her. Ashamed and furious, yet not daring to act rashly, she could only bark at the man behind her, "Ebizo, don't move!"
"Sakumo, is this the level of manners you Konoha people have?" Chiyo questioned Sakumo. Sakumo said leisurely, "Let me introduce him. My disciple, Uchiha Jin. Does my disciple not have the right to be arrogant?"
Naturally, Sakumo was not afraid of the other side having designs on Jin. First, Sand Village could not withstand another war. Second, with his own skills, protecting Jin would be child's play.
"Right," Jin continued expressionlessly, "Sand Village is like a whorehouse. Any random person can get in and come back out as they please. You couldn't even catch a genin. I'd say you're probably done for."
Those words left Minato stunned, made Sakumo struggle not to laugh, and filled every Sand Village person present with furious rage. They wished they could immediately tear this little bastard who knew neither the height of the heavens nor the depth of the earth into pieces.
At this moment, Sakumo turned back and gave Jin an encouraging look, signaling that if he had more to say, he should say more.
Jin caught the signal instantly. "You want to kill your Grandpa Jin? Your Grandpa Jin has been standing right here the whole time. Let me add one more thing: your Grandpa Jin is the treasure of the Uchiha Clan, the heir to the Will of Fire personally chosen by the Third Hokage."
Minato expressed: How come I didn't know that?
Jin silently muttered in his heart, It's all bragging, all bragging. Don't take it seriously.
"Hahahahaha! Well said!" Sakumo also cooperated at this moment, standing up and patting his beloved disciple on the shoulder. "What, does Sand Village not have geniuses like this? Oh, right, there were two, and I killed them. Tsk, a bit of a pity there were only two, hahahahahaha."
Sakumo's words were no different from rubbing salt into Chiyo's wounds. No one could have endured it. She flipped the table over and summoned a puppet. "I think you want to die!"
In an instant, the Anbu on both sides all darted out and drew their blades in confrontation. Minato also kept Jin firmly protected behind him.
If a fight broke out, Jin would probably be the first one targeted. If he stood in front of Jin, he could at least buy a little time. Minato silently thought this to himself.
The atmosphere between the two sides was drawn tight as a bowstring, and only Sakumo and Jin still looked utterly unconcerned.
"You'd better manage to kill me. Otherwise, sooner or later, you two old bastards will die by my hand." Jin calmly drew the ninja sword on his back, and at that moment, his Sharingan also evolved from two tomoe to three.
Chiyo and Ebizo witnessed this scene with their own eyes. Both of them understood in their hearts that if they could not eliminate this child, given time, he would inevitably become Sand Village's greatest enemy.
But Sakumo was here... Chiyo could only suppress the rage in her heart once again and wave her hand, signaling the Anbu to withdraw.
Seeing this, Sakumo casually waved his hand as well. After the Anbu on both sides withdrew, Sakumo saw that the other side's momentum had been worn down about enough and slowly spoke.
"Our side's conditions for your side are as follows: first, withdraw fifty kilometers beyond Konoha's border, and establish a demilitarized zone within fifty kilometers of the Land of Wind's border, supervised by Konoha ninja."
"Second: Sand Village shall pay Konoha compensation of fifty trillion..."
Chiyo was extremely furious as she listened to these humiliating, sovereignty-surrendering terms. Before Sakumo could finish reading the treaty, she interrupted him. "What does Konoha mean by this? This is blatant humiliation!"
"If that's how you want to understand it, I have no objection," Jin continued to twist the knife. At this moment, Minato also understood that Sand Village could not possibly start another war, and he began cooperating with Jin.
"Hey, Jin, don't talk about them like that. Sand Village has vast lands and abundant resources. Would they really care about this little bit from us?"
"What does Sand Village have?" Jin asked Minato in return. Minato pondered for a moment, then answered, "It has... sand as far as the eye can see?"
"That's true. Hey, Brother Minato, do you still remember when the two of us went to Sand Village? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Not even a dog could survive in that place, right?" Jin sighed.
After hearing that, Minato nodded repeatedly in agreement. Seeing that Sakumo had no intention of stopping them from beginning to end, Chiyo became even more furious. "White-hair! Control your subordinates!"
Hearing that, Jin added even more fuel to the fire. "Hey, old hag, you're wrong about that. I have to solemnly introduce this person to you: Minato Namikaze, the candidate personally chosen by the Third Hokage to be his successor."
"You'd better think this through. Your attitude toward the two of us is your attitude toward my teacher, your attitude toward the Uchiha Clan, and your attitude toward the Hokage!"
"Jin, what do we do if she wants to kill us?" Minato also got playful at this moment.
Jin shrugged indifferently. "Then they'll just have to face the wrath of the Uchiha Clan and the Hokage's thunderous fury. Worst case, every member of my Uchiha Clan casts a Fire Release and burns them all to death."
"Who made me the glory of the Uchiha?"
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