"Sunagakure doing this is no different from losing the war, except they want to protect their reputation."
Jingyi yawned. It would be better for this boring meeting to end sooner rather than later:
"So since they're coming under the banner of peace talks, they definitely have to pay a certain price."
"I think Sunagakure has already mentally prepared themselves for this."
"It's just that..."
At this point, Jingyi paused.
Before the others could break the silence, Utatane Koharu asked impatiently:
"Just what?"
Glancing at her, Jingyi withdrew his gaze and said:
"It's just, what can Sunagakure actually pull out?"
The corners of Jingyi's mouth curved up slightly as he began to list examples.
"Money? They don't have any. They're poorer than us."
"All kinds of supplies? The Land of Wind doesn't have much else besides various ores, but does the village lack these things?
Don't forget, Sunagakure still owes me a huge debt, enough to keep them paying it off for a very long time."
"All kinds of secret techniques? Would Sunagakure actually be willing to hand those over?"
"They wouldn't possibly shove the Puppet Secret Technique at us, would they."
"..."
As Jingyi listed more and more examples, everyone's expressions grew uglier, because Jingyi had hit the nail on the head.
What could Sunagakure possibly bring out to impress Konoha?
They had no money and no supplies. The only thing they had in abundance was various ores, and speaking of that, one couldn't forget the debt they owed Jingyi.
It was enough for them to pay back for a long time.
"Hmph!!!"
Utatane Koharu cursed angrily:
"Is that bastard Third Kazekage planning to make a fool of us?"
If you can't bring out a single thing, what are you negotiating for?
"Perhaps they'll propose other conditions."
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