"Peace Token?"
As they listened to Uchiha Xuan Yu name the token, everyone fixed their eyes on the two characters for "Peace" engraved on its edge and fell into deep thought.
Peace?
Was Uchiha Xuan Yu finally going to reveal his purpose?
Did accepting this token mean they had to submit to Konoha?
Otherwise...
So many images surfaced in their minds at once, but there was even more astonishment and confusion. It was simply terrifying, leaving them shocked and bewildered.
Heh heh.
Was this how it was?
It seemed they still could not escape it. No, the entire Shinobi World could not escape it.
"Uchiha Xuan Yu, just say it outright. Does accepting this token mean we have to submit to you?"
Kurotsuchi frowned as she looked at Uchiha Xuan Yu, seemingly trying to discern something from his eyes. Yet she was disappointed. A gentle smile remained on Uchiha Xuan Yu's face from beginning to end.
She could not see any expression that carried deeper meaning.
In the end,
Kurotsuchi gritted her teeth and spoke. "Let me make this clear. We can't make the decision, and we can't make any promises on behalf of our villages!"
She had thought it through. Uchiha Xuan Yu might make excessive demands, demands she could not possibly meet, so she wanted to make things clear in advance. If that was what Uchiha Xuan Yu intended, then he should give up on the idea as soon as possible.
Even if he killed her, she could not make decisions in place of the village leader.
Hearing Kurotsuchi's words, the others nodded seriously as well. They were all geniuses from their respective villages, but they could not call the shots for their villages.
Even if they agreed, it would be meaningless if their elders did not.
"Heh