Temari and Kankuro are eating at the barbecue restaurant now. Yes, although they are prisoners, they are free now in Konoha.
They can even eat outside casually, but the two of them are always accompanied by Ino-Shika-Cho's team.
Shikamaru looked helpless at this. He didn't understand why the superiors were so lenient towards these two guys. He originally thought that these two guys would be sent to the torture room and directly sentenced to death.
At this time, Temari and Kankuro seemed calm, but they were actually very panicked inside.
These days, the two of them have discussed privately many times. Konoha What exactly does this mean?
Kankuro always felt that he was ready to send the two of her on the road at any time. Temari thought more. What she felt was that Konoha was showing their strength to them.
"To be precise, it's a show off. Look around you. It's only been a few days since the war, and Konoha has already resumed normal economic operations. If it were us Sand Ninja, we would never be able to do that."
Kankuro was very unconvinced, but he had to admit that Konoha's foundation was really strong. Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja joined forces and even killed each other's Hokage. But the war was still a complete failure.
The most important thing is that as the party being attacked, Konoha has now begun to return to normal.
And what about Sand Ninja? Although the two of them did not go back, they grew up in Sand Ninja, so they are very familiar with it. Now Sand Ninja is probably still arguing over who is responsible.
Kankuro was speechless and could only eat the barbecue. It seemed that he could make Konoha poor in this way.
But at this time, he suddenly saw something wrong with Temari's face.
"What's wrong?"
"Back there." Temari responded concisely and concisely. Kankuro looked back and saw Gaara.
Wait a minute, why did I see Gaara? It is understandable that the two of them have a certain degree of freedom. Because Konoha is a master, the two of them cannot make any trouble. But Gaara, he is Jinchūriki. How can Konoha allow him to move freely?
However, no matter how you look at it, the person in front of you is Gaara.
The most outrageous thing is that Gaara actually walked to the table and sat next to the two of them.
"Please give me a cutlery."
Not only Temari and Kankuro but also Shikamaru were stunned. Although the three of them did not fight against Gaara.
But on the day of the battle, they saw Gaara turn into a monster with their own eyes. As descendants of a wealthy family, they knew Gaara's identity. How could such an important prisoner be able to move around freely?
Seeing Gaara starting to eat barbecue as if no one else was watching, the other five people on the table remained silent in tacit agreement.
Among them, Temari and Kankuro had expressions of disbelief on their faces. Gaara was eating barbecue with them? Did we win Genjutsu?
Moreover, Gaara's expression is not right. How should I put it? It seems that it is no longer as cold as before. Although it is still expressionless, it looks much softer.
"Gaara you..." After a long time, Temari spoke tentatively.
"Don't worry." Gaara responded while eating. In fact, his heart was very complicated. Aoba did not avoid him throughout the conversation with Shukaku. But Gaara didn't understand most of it at all.
But one thing he knows very well. Shinobi World has very terrible enemies. And Konoha, or Aoba Kamikawa, is now secretly preparing to fight against them.
The reason for disclosing this information to myself is just to get myself to join. Gaara doesn't know if it's true or not. But looking at Shukaku's attitude, it's most likely true. In this way, the situation becomes a little complicated.
Shikamaru was half lying on the chair, showing a thoughtful expression. He now roughly understood what the village meant.
These three most important prisoners were given freedom. There is only one possibility, that is, Konoha will form an alliance with Sand Ninja. No, it is not an alliance.
According to Sand Ninja's current strength, to be precise, Sand Ninja will be accepted as his younger brother.
From the overall perspective, this is indeed a correct choice. After the war, both Konoha and Sand Ninja suffered serious losses. In this state, Kumogakure and Iwagakure were ready to make a move.
An alliance between the two parties is the best option to fight against the other two.
The only thing that puzzled Shikamaru was that according to the news he got, Aoba Kamikawa had defeated Raikage head-on a few days ago, shocking the entire Shinobi World. Konoha at this time should not need this younger brother.
At this time, Konoha's office building and Sand Ninja's envoys were waiting restlessly.
The team leader is Baki. Previously, he was one of the few Konoha to retire from Sand Ninja's top management. But it was not because of his ability, but Aoba let him go.
He even asked him to bring back a group of Sand Ninja ninjas to increase his presence.
The purpose of letting Baki go is today. Because Aoba knows one thing very well, that is, Sand Ninja really has no one left.
Baki is one of the few backbones who can hold up the mainstay. Although in the original plot, Elite Jonin, who is Sand Ninja, is tied with Shiranui Genma.
However, he is still very popular and well-established in Sand Ninja. He is also the teacher of the Sand Ninja trio. He is most suitable for leading this mission.
If Baki can't go back, Sand Ninja will have to let the two old guys come forward. But what can I say? Between the grudges forged between Third Shinobi World War and Sand Ninja, the negotiation will be bad.
It's just that after Baki came, Konoha directly left her here. Every day, there were various excuses for not meeting.
Baki's thinking is more mature and he vaguely guessed Konoha's plan.
"If nothing else happens, they should wait for the new Hokage to take office and then conduct formal negotiations with us."
"Why does it have to be so troublesome?"
"This is not a matter of trouble or trouble. It is a more mature political consideration. Konoha is really full of talents, and we Sand Ninja are far behind."
What Baki calls mature political considerations is actually just a simple political trick in Aoba's mind.
Leave the important matter of negotiation to the newly appointed Hokage. Anyway, the battle has been won. The only thing left is to fight for benefits for Konoha.
As long as you are not a fool like the third generation who won the compensation, this is a credit for winning. As soon as Hokage took office, he did a great job and won a lot of benefits for Konoha.
In this way, it can quickly stabilize the status of the new Hokage. At the same time, it can also improve the morale of the village, the people's self-confidence, etc. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone.
The rest of the delegation did not understand, and Baki had no intention of explaining. He was more worried about the safety of his three disciples now. He didn't know how much torture they suffered in Konoha.
But there was no way, this was the price of defeat. Although they told the village that they were retreating, in fact, any ninja who participated in the war knew very well that they were truly defeated.
At that time, Konoha had even started a counterattack. If they did not retreat, Sand Ninja's entire army would be wiped out.
Sand Ninja is struggling here, and Jiraiya is also struggling now.