The Third Raikage: As Sickening as Swallowing a Fly

Ever since he captured Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, he had been waiting to see Iwagakure's response. Ōnoki had acted decisively and chosen to withdraw his troops not long afterward.

By normal logic, withdrawing troops was equivalent to admitting defeat.

In other words, Iwagakure had acknowledged its loss, and Kumogakure was the victor of this war.

The war that had lasted nearly three years had finally ended. The Third Raikage breathed a sigh of relief. At least now he could give the villagers an explanation.

He decided to carve a hefty chunk out of Iwagakure as compensation for the village's losses.

With that in mind, the Third Raikage had even sent word out, hoping Ōnoki would prepare himself mentally.

When Iwagakure's delegation came to negotiate, he would not go easy on them.

Whenever he thought of Ōnoki's ugly old face, the Third Raikage's heart blossomed with joy.

As Ōnoki's sworn rival, the Third Raikage could not wait to put a knife to him and let him bleed. Even if Ōnoki did not accompany the delegation to Kumogakure, he would still give Iwagakure's envoys a taste of humiliation.

They dared declare war on Kumogakure?

Ōnoki, you really had some nerve.

What the Third Raikage never expected was that, after Iwagakure had withdrawn for quite some time, he waited and waited in Kumogakure, yet never saw any sign of Iwagakure's delegation.

What was Ōnoki playing at?

He had withdrawn his troops and abandoned the war, yet he had not sent a delegation to negotiate. Was he afraid of being bled dry, or had he failed to settle the conflicts within his village?

With Iwagakure remaining silent for so long, the Third Raikage could only keep waiting.

The result was that he kept waiting and waiting, but Iwagakure still showed no sign of movement