Shisui: Itachi, Did That Guy Just Call You Brother?

"There'll be a way eventually."

Rasa had been troubled by this as well. Sunagakure had nothing worth Konoha coveting, while the things Konoha truly wanted were things Sunagakure could never hand over.

Not everyone had Ōnoki's nerve to hand over their village's core secrets.

Konoha cooperating with Sunagakure would essentially mean carrying Sunagakure along.

From Konoha's perspective, there was absolutely no need for it!

We can do perfectly well on our own, so why do we have to bring Sunagakure along?

Furthermore, after the war ended, Yan would not set his sights on Sunagakure for quite some time.

As long as Sunagakure did not court death, Konoha's primary target would still be the Akatsuki.

Until the Akatsuki had been wiped out, Sunagakure—and even the other villages—could be left to develop as they pleased.

The prerequisite was that they behaved themselves and did not come causing trouble for Konoha at every turn.

Otherwise, Yan could only step in personally and have a heart-to-heart with them.

The Akatsuki were the ones worthy of Yan's attention.

Unfortunately, Rasa did not know any of this. He had constantly worried that if they could not reach a cooperation agreement with Konoha and completely cement their relationship, Konoha might move against Sunagakure at any moment.

This was no joke. The strong devoured the weak; it was an eternal pursuit of profit.

Konoha was fully capable of sinking its teeth into Sunagakure, while Sunagakure would be utterly helpless to do anything about it.

Ebizo said nothing. His position made it inappropriate for him to speak, and he could not think of any suitable solution anyway. So he simply stayed quiet and left Rasa to handle it. After all, Rasa was the Kazekage. This was the sort of matter the Kazekage was supposed to deal with.

"I've decided