"Lady Mito, that isn't what we just agreed on!" Nai Hyuga suddenly said coldly. "What do you mean, ensuring this never happens to the Land of Whirlpools again?"
Mito shook her head gently at that. "Nai Hyuga, even if you protect the Land of Whirlpools this time, who can guarantee that this won't happen again?"
"You!" Nai Hyuga's expression darkened.
"Lady Mito, if we're expected to protect the Land of Whirlpools forever, I'm afraid I can't agree. Our time is limited too. We can't keep watching over the Land of Whirlpools indefinitely..."
"Half of the Nine-Tails is certainly valuable, but even if we can't obtain it now, I believe we can get it from Konoha in the future!"
"The Nine-Tails may be valuable, but who can say we won't be able to obtain it from Konoha later?"
Mito faltered and took a deep breath.
She knew her terms were indeed too unreasonable.
After considering it for a moment, she said slowly, "All right. Then, if something like this happens again, please help the Land of Whirlpools three times, to the best of your ability!"
"This time will count as one..."
"All right..." Yui agreed without a second thought. "In that case, I'll gladly accept."
Mito was a little stunned. She had expected Yui Hyuga to keep negotiating, not agree outright.
It was a pleasant little surprise. She had been prepared to make another concession if necessary, but now it seemed there was no need.
"Good. Then it's settled," she said, suppressing her excitement.
The Land of Whirlpools should be out of danger now, shouldn't it? Mito mused.
"Yui, how could you agree..." Although Mito had lowered her demands, Nai Hyuga still felt they were getting the worse end of the deal, leaving her puzzled.
Yui raised her head, gazed at