In the Land of Wind, Sunagakure's Third Kazekage had no time to deal with such nonsense. He was busy mining.
After learning that Land of Fire nobles had been assassinated, he had promptly put the matter out of his mind.
Unexpectedly, the Land of Fire nobles' act of fleeing to Konoha with their entire families to escape disaster ended up helping him instead.
After receiving an urgent notice from the village, the Third Kazekage hurried back from the mines.
The moment he met Chiyo, he impatiently asked:
"You mean the daimyo has brought the nobles to the village as well? They want to stay here for a while?"
"Yes, Kazekage-sama."
Chiyo wore an odd expression.
She had been busy researching puppets in her laboratory when people from below came to find her and asked her to take charge of the situation.
Since the Third Kazekage was busy mining to repay debts while also earning money to support the village, Sunagakure's people could only turn to Chiyo.
So Chiyo sent word to the Third Kazekage.
"Good!! Excellent! Hahaha..."
The Third Kazekage fell silent for a moment, then threw back his head and laughed.
The war between Sunagakure and Konoha had ultimately ended in peace talks. On the surface, neither side had lost, but in truth, Sunagakure had been defeated. This left the Land of Wind's daimyo, who had constantly supported the village, deeply displeased.
Not only did he constantly give the Third Kazekage the cold shoulder, but he was also unwilling to provide money for Sunagakure's development.
The Third Kazekage had been worrying over how to ease their relationship and how to please the daimyo.
Then the Land of Fire nobles were assassinated, and even the daimyo took the lead in fleeing. Frightened, the Land of Wind's daimyo worried that he