Are you kidding me?
You mean Konoha called Tailed Beast?
Kusagakure and several Elder wearing animal head masks looked at the giant beast outside the window in disbelief, and an envelope wearing a snake head mask Elder was inserted into their eyes.
Wasn't there news not long ago that Third abdicated and Fifth Hokage Jiraiya succeeded?
Is this Sixth Hokage all out?
Did this Sixth rely on a military coup to become Hokage?
Elder, who was wearing a monkey-head mask, was the first to break the suffocating silence. His voice was dry due to nervousness, but he tried hard to maintain his composure.
"The situation has come to this... resistance is undoubtedly self-destruction."
Monkey Mask Elder swallowed hard and glanced at his colleagues.
"Although the other party came menacingly and issued an ultimatum, but... it also gave them five hours to evacuate civilians.
This shows that maybe... maybe the other party just wants to establish our authority, and there is still room for change in this matter?"
He paused and proposed what seemed to be the only "wise" choice at the moment:
"Let's talk peace first. No matter what, we must first find out the true intention of this Sixth Hokage.
Are you asking for compensation? Or are you forcing us to take sides?
Or... is it just a sign of prestige for a new official?
You have to talk about it before you know!"
"That makes sense!"
Elder, who was wearing a pig head mask, almost immediately agreed, as if he would lose this possible opportunity if he slowed down for a second.
His mask couldn't hide the panic in his voice and his eagerness to find a way out.
"You can't defeat us by fighting. Negotiation is the only way to survive!"
We must talk! Talk immediately!"
The proposal of the two Elders was immediately approved by several other shocked Elders.
In the face of absolute power, any thought of resistance seems ridiculous.
Negotiation, even if it only delays time, is the only life-saving straw at the moment.
However, just the next second when this "consensus" was formed, a realistic and fatal question was weakly raised by Elder, who was wearing a rat-head mask.
Rat Mask Elder looked at the monkey head on the left, the pig head on the right, and glanced at the frightening light and shadow outside the window Golden. His voice was as thin as a gnat, but it reached everyone's ears clearly:
"That... peace talks... is good..."
He hesitated.
"Then... who shall we send?"
"..."
The air solidified again.
All Elder's eyes suddenly focused on Rat Mask Elder!
The meaning in that look is obvious: You raised the question. If you don't go for this "important task", how about letting us go?
Rat Mask Elder was so frightened by this sudden "all the attention" that he subconsciously took a half step back, waved his hands repeatedly, and his face under the mask probably turned pale. "Ah? Me?
No no no... I can't!
Absolutely not!"
His voice was so anxious that he pointed to the huge thing outside the window. "Look! Look what's outside! That's Nine-Tails! A being who can flatten our village with one slap!"
And that Sixth Hokage, as soon as he came up, he used the letter to kill Snake Elder.
This clearly shows that the person who came here is evil and has serious murderous intentions!"
He spoke quickly, trying to evade. "I... I am stupid, can't speak, and am timid. What if... if we meet, I might be nervous and say something wrong, or behave inappropriately, and offend that evil star..."
"When someone gets angry, he throws a Tailed Beast Bomb at him... You guys, can you bear it?
The whole village will have to die with me!"
"..."
These words were like a basin of ice water poured on the heads of the other Elder who had just ignited a glimmer of hope for "peace talks".
Yeah... who to send?
Send the rat head. Seeing how cowardly the rat head is, the other party may feel that Kusagakure is insincere and become even more angry.
Send them on their own?
Who wants to face that lunatic who can control Nine-Tails?
If the negotiation breaks down, or the other party doesn't want to talk at all and just plays tricks on them, then the person who goes to negotiate will definitely be the first to die.
Just look at the fate of First Elder and you will know that this guy is not a good person.
Moreover, Rat Head is right, if the person who goes there says something that they shouldn't say out of fear or clumsiness, and angers the other person... Tailed Beast Bomb, they don't want to taste it at all.
Monkeyhead and Pig Mask Elder looked at each other, and both saw the same hesitation and... flinch in each other's eyes.
"What Rat Mask Elder said... is not unreasonable."
Monkey Mask Elder coughed dryly and softened his tone.
"This matter is related to the life and death of the whole village. We really need to be careful in selecting candidates. They must not only represent the sincerity of me, Kusagakure, but also... well... be calm and resourceful, and be good at speaking."
Pig Mask Elder also nodded quickly. "Yes, yes, you can't be rash, you must choose the most suitable person!"
The two people who were eager to promote peace talks just now did not mention the possibility of going there. Their eyes began to wander around the others, looking for a "suitable" scapegoat.
Rat Mask Elder felt a little relieved when he saw this, but immediately became worried again, fearing that this "heavy responsibility" would eventually fall on him.
For a time, the Elder group, which had just reached a consensus on "peace talks", fell into the prevarication and deadlock of "Who will die?" or no, negotiations.
Elder, who was wearing a sheep-head mask, slammed the table:
"Wait! We... we may not have to just sit back and wait for death, or pray for mercy from that madman!"
His hurried words attracted everyone's attention.
"Have you forgotten Hozuki Castle? Have you forgotten Mui?"
Sheep Mask Elder's voice rises.
"Mui, as the lord of Hozuki Castle City, his strength is far beyond our comparison.
More importantly, he holds the legendary object in his hand-Box of Ultimate Bliss!"
The four words "Box of Ultimate Bliss" were like a spell, causing all the Elders in Council Chamber to tremble, and the eyes under the masks instantly became complicated.
There is fear, there is greed, and there is also a kind of crazy flame called "hope" that is ignited in desperate situations.
"That's right! Box of Ultimate Bliss!"
Monkey Mask Elder also thought of this legend that was regarded as a taboo and the last trump card by Kusagakure's top management.
"Legend has it that as long as you can open Box of Ultimate Bliss, you can gain the ultimate power to destroy everything and realize all wishes!
If... if we can ask Lord Mui to use the power of Box of Ultimate Bliss..."
"Maybe we can defeat the crazy Hokage Monster and Konoha outside!"
Pig Mask Elder rushed to answer, his voice sharp with excitement, as if he had seen the dawn of victory.
This suggestion is like seeing a piece of driftwood in a drowning body, instantly igniting another path besides despair in Elder people's hearts.
It is not a humble request for peace, but a desperate counterattack.
Use your own forbidden power to fight against external terror!
However, the short-lived enthusiasm was quickly extinguished by practical problems.
Elder, who was wearing a rabbit-head mask, spoke hesitantly and raised a key obstacle, "But... according to legend, in order to open Box of Ultimate Bliss, an extremely large, almost massive Chakra is needed as a key.
Mui personally guards Hozuki Castle and looks after Box of Ultimate Bliss to prevent it from being abused.
He... how could he take the initiative to inject Chakra into Box of Ultimate Bliss and turn on that thing?
Moreover, where can we find so many Chakra in such a short period of time?"
This question is like a basin of cold water, making the Elder who had just raised their hopes for Flames fall silent again.
Yes, the opening conditions are so harsh. Mui himself is the biggest caretaker. How could he open Pandora's Box by himself?
At this moment, Elder, who had always been acting a little slow and was wearing a cow-head mask, spoke angrily.
"Isn't this simple?"
He shook his huge bull-head mask. "There are many Chunin and Genin in the village."
He paused, his eyes behind the holes in the mask scanned the other Elder, and his tone was chillingly calm:
"It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a while to use it. Now is the time when the village needs them the most."
"It's time for them to devote themselves to the village."