Darui lowered his head, feeling uneasy inside.
In the current situation, fighting head-on is a dead end.
The only chance of survival is to drag.
As long as Uchiha Yao can be stabilized, as long as it can gain some breathing time, the infiltration teams lurking in the hinterland of Land of Fire can launch attacks and create chaos...
At that time, for the sake of domestic stability, Uchiha Yao will have to return to the negotiating table.
Thinking of this, Darui gritted his teeth and suppressed the humiliation in his heart.
"Hokage-sama."
"As long as you are willing to release Lord Raikage and stop the march."
"Hidden Cloud Village and Iwagakure are willing to respect Konoha as their leader."
"We will issue an announcement to all Shinobi World to recognize Konoha's leadership position."
"From now on, Shinobi World will respect Konoha, and Hokage-sama your will as the highest command."
Having said this, Darui raised his head slightly and observed Uchiha Yao's expression with his peripheral vision.
"In this way, Konoha can gain the supreme status without spending a single soldier."
"Wars can be avoided, and lives no longer have to suffer."
"It's a win-win situation."
Kitsuchi on the side heard this, and the muscles on his face twitched a few times.
Finally a flattering smile appeared on his face
"No... that's right."
"Lord Tsuchikage also means the same thing."
"With the current situation, it will not benefit anyone if we continue to fight."
"Lord Tsuchikage hopes to have friendly and equal negotiations with Hokage-sama."
After saying that, the two held their breath and waited nervously for Uchiha Yao's reaction.
This is the greatest sincerity they can show.
Uchiha Yao leaned forward slightly, and an invisible sense of oppression came instantly.
"The current situation is that Konoha wins and you lose."
"And it was a disastrous failure."
Uchiha Yao spread his hands and spoke in a matter-of-fact tone.
"You don't need to admit it, Konoha is still the strongest Shinobi World."
"Even, I can unify Shinobi World and bring all the territories into Land of Fire."
"Since the results are the same, why should I accept your so-called, worthless 'admission'?"
"Your recognition is worthless to me."
Darui's pupils shrank suddenly.
He didn't expect that Uchiha Yao would be so ignorant and even arrogant to this extent.
"But..."
Darui raised his head suddenly, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes, and even a hint of moral kidnapping.
"Hokage-sama!"
"You have such great power, don't you have any compassion?"
"If you insist on killing everyone and unifying Shinobi World, it will be a protracted war!"
"How many people will die from this?"
"How many families will be torn apart?"
Darui became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he was standing on the moral high ground.
"War brings only pain and hatred!"
"As Hokage, shouldn't you consider the peace of Shinobi World and those innocent civilians?"
"Is the throne made of blood really what you want?"
These words were said impassionedly.
Even Kitsuchi on the side couldn't help but give Darui a thumbs up in his heart.
Well said!
As long as you are a big shot with a little respect, you will have some scruples in the face of such accusations.
But.
What they faced was Uchiha Yao.
A man who has already seen through the essence of this twisted world.
"Pity?"
The smile on Uchiha Yao's face faded, replaced by an indifferent coldness.
"Darui."
"Stop your hypocritical rhetoric. It makes me sick to my stomach."
Uchiha Yao stood up.
"You said war brings death?"
"Then let me ask you."
Uchiha Yao walked up to Darui and looked down at him condescendingly.
"First Shinobi World War, how many people died?"
"Second Shinobi World War, how many more people died?"
"There's a third time..."
Uchiha Yao's voice was bone-chilling.
"In these three wars, which one did not result in countless casualties? Which one did not result in the loss of life?"
"And what is the root cause of all this?"
Uchiha Yao bent down suddenly, and those Rinnegan eyes stared intently at Darui, as if they wanted to see through his soul.
"It's because there are five ninja villages!"
"It's because there is something called 'Five Great Nations'!"
"For your own interests and for that ridiculous territory, you attack each other and hate each other."
"Every few decades, Shinobi World will be dragged into the abyss of war."
"This is the 'balance' you maintain?"
Darui opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked and he could not make any sound.
Because what Uchiha Yao said is true.
The bloody truth.
"The so-called balance is nothing but a lie spun by the weak in order to survive."
Uchiha Yao Stand up straight and open your arms.
"As long as Shinobi World has different voices, the war will never stop."
"In that case."
"Then erase all the sounds."
"Let Shinobi World be the only voice left, Konoha!"
"When everyone lives under the same flag, how can there be wars between countries?"
"This is true peace."
Uchiha Yao's voice was not loud, but it reverberated in the camp like a bell, making Darui and Kitsuchi's scalps numb.
Uchiha Yao actually wants to overturn the entire Shinobi World structure that has existed for thousands of years by himself!
"You... you are sophistry!"
Darui gritted his teeth and looked pale.
"You are a dictator!"
"It is to use violence to oppress everyone!"
"So what?"
Uchiha Yao looked at him indifferently.
"There is no right or wrong in power itself, the key lies in whose hands it is in."
"In my hands, it is order."
"And in your hands, it is a source of chaos."
Having said this, Uchiha Yao seemed to have lost interest in continuing the debate.
He turned around, facing away from the two of them, and said calmly:
"Not to mention."
"Do you really think you still have the leverage to negotiate with me?"
Darui felt a thump in his heart.
An extremely ominous premonition came to my mind.
But he still pretended to be calm, and there was even a hint of fierceness in his eyes.
"Hokage-sama."
"Although we lost on the frontal battlefield."
"But Land of Fire is very big. The Infiltration Unit we sent should have penetrated deep into the hinterland of Land of Fire by now."
Since the soft one is not enough, then use the hard one!
Darui went all out and showed his final trump card.