"What do you make of this letter, Rasa?"
Chiyo sighed softly. Unlike Iwagakure, which possessed the right to act independently, Sunagakure had fallen into Uchiha Yū's hands long ago. He influenced every aspect of the village, and by now, they no longer had the ability to break free from his control.
"Me?"
Hearing Granny Chiyo's words, Rasa wore a helpless smile. He was at the peak of a ninja's prime, at the age when he should have been full of ambition and vigor. Yet an inescapable air of dejection hung over him, making him seem like a man whose talents had gone unrecognized.
"What else can we do? All we can do is cooperate with Uchiha Yū. The village is no longer ours to decide. Not to mention the Land of Wind Weapons Shop that controls the economy, the Uchiha Clan members who joined later have directly become the largest clan in the village. Two Mangekyō Sharingan users, along with numerous elite jōnin—they're like a blade held to our throats."
Layer upon layer of control. Even though the Fourth Kazekage had aspirations and ambitions, reality was so cruel. Back then, he had intended to prove his strength with his fists, only to be brutally ground into the dirt. From that moment on, the village's spine had been broken.
They had recognized the cruel truth: Sunagakure had no possibility of challenging them.
"Ah."
Of the three people seated in the office, Ebizo sat to one side and offered one reluctant positive point.
"At least life in the village is getting better and better. The Land of Wind Weapons Shop is sincerely helping us develop, and we also have a large amount of resources at our disposal."
It was precisely these things that had worn down the resolve of some of the