The Words "Go to War"

Unable to contain himself any longer, Dodai stood up and took the initiative to smooth things over:

"Yun Yan, please stop joking. War is not something to be taken lightly."

Forgive my bluntness, but we are merely an envoy sent by the Kumogakure to the Konoha, and I am only an envoy sent by the Fourth Raikage to the Konoha for negotiations. We are not qualified to formally declare war.

Similarly, although you are exceptionally powerful, you are not the Hokage after all, and your talk of starting a war is meaningless; such a significant matter is not something you can decide."

Yun Yan subconsciously glanced at the Dodai and retorted without hesitation:

"So, before I arrived, when you faced these people from Konoha, you were all talking nonsense and threatening war at the drop of a hat?"

Thinking about it carefully, there were quite a lot of them; they practically made the entire Hokage's office stink, didn't they?"

Dodai's face froze, not only froze, but also turned extremely dark and ugly. He was in a terrible mood and was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

When negotiating with Konoha before, they did threaten war at the drop of a hat, but the problem was that they were facing a group of weaklings from Konoha, and threatening them in this way was the most effective method.

Now, facing someone who is truly prepared to fight, this method is obviously no longer applicable. So, one can only admit defeat when necessary, and swallow the other party's insults as much as possible.

At this point, as Dodai felt humiliated and his mind was in turmoil, unsure of how to react, Yun Yan's body merged into the air again, transforming into a wisp of breeze with incredible speed.

This wisp of power swept past the young man in a very short time, and before anyone could react, it reached the Dodai.

In a Body Flicker Technique, Yun Yan suddenly appeared in front of the Dodai, smiling as he placed his hand on its shoulder.

Upon realizing this, Dodai's entire body froze.

Because he was in a bad mood and had mixed feelings, he was thinking about other things and his mind wandered.

I didn't expect that if I was distracted for a moment, this person would appear in front of me and put his hand on my shoulder, right in front of me!

What does that mean?

This means that Uchiha Yunyan could have taken advantage of his momentary lapse in concentration to kill him completely; it was entirely possible for him to do so!

Realizing this, sensing the extreme danger, and feeling that the situation was completely out of his control, Dodai's body stiffened, and his heart continued to plummet, as if he were falling into an ice cave.

Patting the Dodai on the shoulder, Yun Yan said to him with a kind expression:

"Since you are so sincere, and since you have stated that your Kumogakure delegation does not have the right to directly declare war, then I hope that in the upcoming negotiations, you will not use war as a threat at the slightest disagreement."

Okay, I'll make a rule.

"From now until the negotiations are completely over, if any member of your Kumogakure delegation utters the word 'war,' I will immediately declare Kumogakure and Konoha at war and begin preparations and actions for war. How about that?"

Dodai's face turned pale, and he racked his brains for a way to refuse:

"Yun Yan, as I just said, we are not qualified to directly declare war on Konoha, nor are you, after all, you are not the Lord Hokage..."

Yun Yan suddenly realized, as if he had just come to his senses, and patted Dodai on the shoulder again, changing his words:

"Oh... it seems that's really the case."

Then I'll compromise and settle for second best, and change the rules to this.

From this moment until the negotiations are completely concluded, if you ever manage to utter the word "war" out of habit, I, personally and unilaterally, will declare war on your Kumogakure.

This is just for me personally, dear.

Cold sweat broke out on Dodai's forehead again. He had a bad feeling about this statement. Although he didn't quite understand why, he was still very anxious and wanted to confirm it.

"What do you mean by someone unilaterally declaring war on our Kumogakure?"

Yun Yan shrugged, his expression a mix of shrewdness and helplessness:

"What's there to not understand? It's obvious. I can't represent the entire Konoha to wage war against your Kumogakure, so I can only represent myself, the person I can represent."

As for my plan to fight your entire ninja village alone, it's very simple. I've already used this method before: I'll go alone into your Land of Lightning Country, kill anyone I see, and wipe out any ninja I encounter. Let's see who can outlast me.

How?"

What else? Nothing!

How can we allow such a bloodthirsty monster, such a mentally unstable and severely flawed ninja, to infiltrate our own country's territory, killing everyone he sees and annihilating every ninja he encounters?

The opponent is only one person, a very small target, and moves very fast, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Even if the Kumogakure mobilizes its ninja forces to surround and kill him, they probably won't be able to.

Unless it's the Fourth Raikage, the fastest man in the entire Shinobi World, personally pursuing them, there's only a sliver of a chance they'll be caught.

But couldn't the opponent just run away? Couldn't he hide? The Land of Lightning Country is so vast; if he could simply hide and run, where would the Lord Raikage find him? And if he couldn't find him, how could he possibly hunt him down?

Therefore, even if they are from a great nation or a large ninja village, they really can't handle the unreasonable and unpredictable behavior of a Kage Level powerhouse!

Unconsciously swallowing, Dodai nodded stiffly, having no other choice but to agree to Yun Yan's request.

"Alright, I understand. Our Kumogakure delegation will be cautious and will no longer threaten war."

Yun Yan shook his head, clearly not satisfied with the answer, so he corrected him again:

"From this day forward until the negotiations are completely over, you are not allowed to utter the word 'war.' If I hear those two words or smell even a trace of them, I will consider it a personal attack against you."

Do you understand? Or do I need to repeat it again?

Dodai's face was extremely ugly, but forced by the situation, he nodded with great humiliation and helplessness.

"Understood. We are just an envoy, not qualified to fight on behalf of Kumogakure against Konoha, nor are we qualified to fight on behalf of Kumogakure against you alone."

Therefore, we will completely avoid using the word "war" and its meaning in future negotiations, hoping that these negotiations can achieve a truly positive outcome.

"Good, very good."

Only then was Yun Yan completely satisfied. He patted Dodai on the shoulder, left Dodai's side, sat back down behind the negotiating table, and put his feet back on the Danzo brand foot mat.

Oh, and don't forget there's also the Danzo foot mat. Although it's been keeping quiet and behaving itself, don't overlook its role as a foot mat.

Seeing Yun Yan sit back down at the negotiating table, the Kumogakure delegation, including Dodai, breathed a sigh of relief. Their immense pressure and chaotic emotions finally eased somewhat.

However, just as she was beginning to relax, Yun Yan immediately raised her guard again.

Because the moment Yun Yan's buttocks touched the chair, the instant he sat down, he crossed his arms and arrogantly spoke:

"Alright, let's continue the negotiations."

What I mean is, let's start a war right now, and I'll fight your Kumogakure all by myself."

The person on the opposite Dodai nearly choked on their breath. What? When did you start talking about war all the time? What's this? Is the wheel of fortune turning?

You just laid down three rules, stipulating that we shouldn't casually mention war, and even prohibit the word "war" altogether. But you immediately broke them, directly stating "war" now. Are you trying to humiliate us?

Finally, Dodai became angry and could not suppress his anger; his expression was extremely furious.

"Yun Yan, please watch your words. It was your request just now that you not use those two words so casually. We will change it, so please be careful too!"

Yun Yan remained expressionless, his entire demeanor exuding an air of self-righteousness:

"I only ask that you not use the word 'war' on your lips, including not saying the word 'war'."

But I didn't promise, so I can't say those two words.

And please think about it carefully. The negotiations have basically broken down at this point. There's no need or point in continuing; it's just a waste of time."

Seeing that Yun Yan's attitude had changed again, Dodai was a little confused, but still asked cautiously and nervously:

"What exactly do you mean? Do you not want to continue negotiating? Please explain yourself clearly."

Yun Yan shrugs:

"I think I've made myself very clear: the negotiations have broken down and can't go on."

Since negotiations have failed, the only option left is to fight.

The war between the two ninja villages can't just start anytime soon. My problem also needs to be solved. After all, I killed so many of your ninjas from Kumogakure. You certainly won't be willing to accept that and you certainly won't compromise.

Therefore, in order to find a complete solution to this problem, the only way is to fight, to go to war.

Moreover, it can only be me fighting against your entire ninja village alone, until a final result is reached.