Tsuchikage, Remember: You Have Nothing Left to Lose

Just like the previous times, whenever Ōnoki asked for help, Yan decisively refused.

"You can argue however you like. I'm not getting involved."

Staying in the Land of Iron would merely waste a little time. Yan did not care.

Yan did not care, but Ōnoki did. This stubborn old man was nearly frantic.

"The Iwagakure Earth Release Corps' core data. This is the price I can offer. If you, Hokage, find it unsuitable, this old man will leave at once."

Iwagakure had long been too poor to make ends meet and was even buried under enormous debts. If Ōnoki wanted to pry open a way through Yan, he had to pay a considerable price. Otherwise, Yan would not even spare him a glance.

Sunagakure's puppet core data and Iwagakure's Earth Release Corps data were all vital secrets of their respective villages.

Now that he had been driven into a corner, Ōnoki gritted his teeth and threw this out.

The Raikage was determined to keep dragging things out, but Ōnoki could no longer hold on.

Ordinary offerings could not move Yan, so with no other choice, Ōnoki could only grit his teeth and throw out these classified materials.

He believed Yan would be interested.

If Iwagakure could form ninja corps, Konoha could as well. Konoha simply lacked experience in this area.

To say nothing of anything else, take Sunagakure's puppet corps. If Sunagakure had been willing to hand over its core puppet corps data, Konoha would have been very interested.

Unfortunately, Rasa was tight-lipped. Even burdened by crushing debt, he was unwilling to hand these things over.

Who would have thought Rasa could withstand the pressure while Ōnoki could not?

"There have been no omissions?"

Yan, who had shown little reaction before, swiftly turned around.

"There have been no omissions. I