"They're both major shinobi villages. Surely they wouldn't do something so disgraceful."
"I've seen what that Uchiha guy can do. He's terrifyingly strong. If he really does something that extreme, what are we supposed to do?"
"Damn Konoha! Why are they the ones with such overwhelming strength instead of Sunagakure?!"
"Isn't there a way to have the best of both worlds? I really don't want to go to war!"
Words like these rang continuously throughout the conference room.
The Third Kazekage did not stop them immediately. Instead, he wanted to hear the thoughts of the majority of the lower-ranking shinobi—or rather, the lower-ranking shinobi gathered in this hall.
The other shinobi all had interests of their own to pursue, but the logic of the lower-ranking shinobi was simple: survive.
"Quiet down, everyone. Time for open discussion is over. Let's hear what the elders think!"
Once he felt the situation had settled enough, the Third Kazekage cut off the lower-ranking shinobi and turned his attention to the others' opinions.
Upon hearing this, Chiyo glanced at Rasa behind her.
At that moment, Karura had bound Rasa's entire body, and his mouth had even been sealed shut with glue to prevent him from saying anything else that might harm the village's morale.
Karura understood the current situation very clearly.
Whether Sunagakure aided Konoha or joined the Shinobi Village Alliance in attacking Konoha was not something they could interfere with. Moreover, with war imminent, morale was critically important.
If something like this happened again, the lower-ranking shinobi would lose faith in the village, which would only be even more detrimental to Sunagakure as a whole.
That was why Karura had gone to every length to make Rasa shut up. She could not let him say such idiotic things again.
"Elder Chiyo has already said