He really hadn't paid attention to any of this. He had just been waiting for the final news, only to find that instead of news, Mitokado Homura had come to see him.
"No, it's gone too smoothly. So smoothly that it scares me."
If the alliance negotiations had not gone smoothly, Mitokado Homura would not have come looking for him. After all, an alliance between two villages involved far too many factors and too many matters to negotiate.
Yet the alliance had gone far too smoothly, leaving Mitokado Homura uneasy.
And he could not say any of this to the Third Hokage. Utatane Koharu was even less of an option. That old woman was good for nothing but causing trouble.
Mitokado Homura did not want to be constantly startled over nothing. If Utatane Koharu caused some mess, he would have to clean it up for her.
After thinking it over, Mitokado Homura ultimately came to Jingyi.
"If it went smoothly, that means Kumogakure genuinely wants to form an alliance with the village. That's a good thing. What are you worried about, senior?"
Jingyi raised a hand, indicating that he did not understand.
If the talks had gone poorly and that made you uneasy, I could understand.
But you were also uneasy because they had gone too smoothly? That was baffling.
What kind of logic was that?
"If both sides had merely reached a reasonable consensus, this old man would not be so worried. But Kumogakure has chosen to make concessions in many areas. That is highly unreasonable."
There was no logic in that!
Compared to Kumogakure, Konoha needed an ally like Kumogakure more. Yet the Third Raikage would rather suffer losses everywhere just to ally with Konoha. It seemed very wrong.
It felt as if the other side had some