Mirai walked over to the desk, picked Yugito up, and set her on a chair beside it, letting her play with the documents.
Then he turned to face Hiruzen Sarutobi, bracing both hands on the desktop and leaning forward slightly.
"Hokage-sama, do you think Hidden Cloud will give up its hostility toward Konoha just because we don't take Yugito away?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent for a moment.
"They were already making demands through their delegation, asking for either Sister Tsunade or Kushina to pay off the debt.
Now Yugito has been added to the list. It's just one more debt on top of the pile."
Mirai's voice was quiet, but every word was clear. "Of course, more importantly, I like Yugito. I want to take her in as my little sister, so I brought her back."
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth as if to say something, then swallowed the words.
He took a puff from his pipe and slowly exhaled. "...You're right, but war isn't something you can dismiss just by saying you're not afraid of it."
"If it really comes to war, I won't hold back! Leave the Raikage to me." Mirai straightened up, his tone calm. "As for the rest, there's Teacher Jiraiya, Sister Tsunade, Senior Orochimaru, Senior Sakumo Hatake... Konoha's top fighters are no weaker than Hidden Cloud's.
Besides, the Second Shinobi World War only ended recently. Does Hidden Cloud really have the strength to start a Third Shinobi World War?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a while longer before finally waving his hand as though he had given up struggling.
"Fine, fine. You're right, and I can't stop you anyway. The registration forms are in the drawer. Fill one out yourself."
Mirai pulled open the drawer, found a blank shinobi registration form, and quickly filled in