The terms Aoyama laid out were already better than anything either of the two men had expected.
Once they confirmed that the Land of Fire had no intention of occupying the Land of Wind, the Land of Wind's two major factions began discussing the details of their cooperation with Aoyama.
Power never left a vacuum. Whenever a position opened up, someone was bound to step into it.
With the Daimyo of the Land of Wind and a large number of his senior ministers dead, their troops and lands naturally fell into the hands of those who remained.
The dispute between the Takahashi faction and the Sato faction stemmed from their desire to claim a larger share—and from the fact that both wanted to become the new Daimyo.
Even without the Land of Fire's special envoy joining them, the two sides would eventually have reached a balance. Aoyama was merely helping them divide the spoils more quickly.
With Aoyama's support, the power and resources left vacant in the Land of Wind were soon divided between the two sides. Some people might have been dissatisfied, but the most important thing now was to satisfy Sasuke.
Compared with dying, taking a slightly smaller slice of the pie did not seem entirely unacceptable.
Once the resources and power had been divided, the position of Daimyo came next.
"Choosing a Daimyo is crucial to the stability of our Land of Wind, and we must proceed cautiously. But with Akatsuki now at war with the Five Great Nations, hastily appointing a Daimyo would be inappropriate. We should prioritize supporting the Five-Nation Allied Army. During the war, we ask that the Land of Fire's special envoy oversee all affairs."
Sato Takeshi stroked his beard and was the first to offer his proposal.
One good turn deserved another.