He was silent for several seconds before lowering his pipe. "We can negotiate the three hundred million ryo in compensation.
"Tsunade and Kushina are impossible.
"As for Yugito—I can arrange for her to meet you once..."
"Impossible?" A interrupted him, his voice rising. "Tsunade killed one of our Hidden Cloud Jonin.
"Kushina's bloodline is a resource our Hidden Cloud needs.
"Yugito already belongs to our Hidden Cloud!
"And you're telling me it's impossible?"
"The death of the Hidden Cloud Jonin should be clear to Lord Raikage—"
"Don't give me that!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words were cut off again, and he felt his blood pressure climbing visibly.
Damn these lightning barbarians. Do they have any sense of reason at all?
Wasn't all of this caused by you people secretly getting in league with Danzo in the first place?
How can you be so shamelessly righteous about it?
The Anbu behind him had already placed their hands on their sword hilts.
But Hiruzen knew that if they really fought the Raikage, these Anbu would be no match for him.
Just then, footsteps came from the side of the village entrance.
Mirai Uzumaki walked at the front.
Behind him followed Tsunade, Kushina, and Orochimaru, along with Sakumo Hatake, who had come from another road.
The five stopped at the village entrance.
Together with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu, they formed a loose arc that directly confronted the Hidden Cloud force brought by A.
Seeing his own people fill the village entrance, Hiruzen Sarutobi visibly straightened his back.
He drew on his pipe and slowly exhaled the smoke.
His voice also steadied considerably. "Lord Raikage, a guest who has come from afar is still a guest.
"Why not enter the village and have a seat first?
"Whatever the matter is, we can discuss it slowly—fighting