"I won't waste any more words."
Shinji had no patience for arguing with Rasa. He got straight to the point. "From now on, Sunagakure belongs to Konoha. You, Rasa, will remain its leader in name."
Ignoring Rasa's dark expression, Shinji continued, "Konoha will establish a permanent office in Sunagakure to oversee your work. I'll also take back Shukaku. He will no longer be a strategic asset of Sunagakure. That's all."
Shinji sat down, picked up the teapot, and took a sip. "If you agree, I can let you go back and explain things to your village right now."
"If you don't..."
Shinji looked up at Rasa with a smile. "Then you can die."
Rasa: "..."
Pakura: "..."
Was he really going to be that blunt?
Shinji caught their looks. "Don't blame me for being harsh. The situation in the Shinobi World isn't complicated. I killed the Raikage, and Kirigakure is effectively under my control."
"Killing another Fourth Kazekage and taking complete control of Sunagakure wouldn't be difficult. If Chiyo thinks she's lived long enough, I don't mind sending her to the Pure Land."
"Those relics of the old era should have stepped aside long ago!"
Rasa: "..."
He studied the young man before him with a complicated look. "If I remember correctly, you're only eighteen?"
"Oh?" Shinji raised an eyebrow. "Why? Do you have a daughter of marriageable age too?"
Rasa stared at Shinji for a long moment, then his mouth twitched. "No, I don't. I have no objections to your terms, as long as... you stop killing Sunagakure ninja."
"I wouldn't have guessed you cared so much about your people."
Shinji scoffed. "But you haven't asked about your son once."
Rasa looked up at Shinji and gave a short laugh. "What good would it do? The victor takes all.