Outside Hokage Building.
Kitsuchi stood there and waited quietly with a solemn expression, while the dozens of Iwagakure senior executives following behind him looked a little frightened.
Soon, the name Anbu Ninja left and returned.
"Hokage-sama has an order."
"Kitsuchi is alone, come and see me."
"The rest of you, stay where you are and wait."
Iwagakure There was a commotion among the senior executives.
"Master Kitsuchi, this..."
Kitsuchi raised his hand and stopped everyone's noise.
"Wait here."
"No matter what happens, don't act rashly."
Kitsuchi followed ANBU into the building.
With every step he took, he could feel the invisible pressure in the air increasing.
Walk to the door of Hokage's Office.
Kitsuchi's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat.
ANBU pushed Gate of Opening and glanced at Kitsuchi.
"Go in."
Kitsuchi swallowed his saliva and walked into Hokage's Office with heavy steps.
Uchiha Yao held a scroll in his hand, his eyes were lowered, and he did not immediately look at Kitsuchi who walked in.
Kitsuchi stood three meters in front of the desk and stopped.
The Adam's apple rolled up and down.
Then Kitsuchi took a deep breath, held a black scroll in both hands, and raised it high above his head.
Bend your knees and kneel on the ground.
Lean your upper body forward and put your forehead to the ground.
"Iwagakure acting principal, Kitsuchi."
"Representing all ninjas and villagers of Iwagakure."
"Submit Konoha, submit Fifth Hokage-sama, submit Surrender Letter."
Kitsuchi's voice echoed in the office, and he lowered his posture to the lowest level.
Uchiha Yao threw the scroll in his hand on the table, and his eyes finally fell on Kitsuchi who was kneeling on the ground.
"Surrender Letter?"
"Bring it here."
Anbu Ninja, who was standing aside, stepped forward, took the black scroll from Kitsuchi's hand, and placed it respectfully on Uchiha Yao's table.
Uchiha Yao opens Surrender Letter and flips through it.
He did not express his attitude immediately.
Kitsuchi was lying on the ground, cold sweat sliding down his forehead and dripping on the floor.
The huge pressure made him almost breathless.
After a long time, Uchiha Yao finally spoke.
"Surrender, okay."
"But the conditions are up to me."
Hearing this, Kitsuchi took a breath and felt relieved.
"Hokage-sama Please speak."
"Iwagakure is willing to accept all arrangements from Konoha."
Uchiha Yao stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the bustling Konoha street below.
"First."
"Iwagakure All existing armed forces will be disarmed immediately and accept the incorporation and review of Konoha ANBU."
Kitsuchi should be here immediately.
"Yes."
"Second."
Uchiha Yao turned around and looked at Kitsuchi.
"All the villagers and ninjas of Iwagakure will be relocated to Konoha within one month."
"Konoha will set aside an area outside the village for you to live in."
Kitsuchi raised his head and looked at Uchiha Yao, his voice trembling slightly.
"Hokage-sama!"
"Relocation of the entire village?"
"This...Iwagakure is located in a high mountain and dangerous place with a large population. It would be too difficult to relocate them all!"
"Moreover, that is the homeland where we have lived for generations..."
Uchiha Yao interrupted Kitsuchi and snorted coldly.
"That's your problem."
"I only look at the results."
Kitsuchi Clenched his hands tightly into fists, but did not dare to make any overstepping movements.
Relocating the entire village means completely uprooting the foundation of Iwagakure.
From now on, Iwagakure people will be dependent on others and completely reduced to the vassals of Konoha.
"Third."
Uchiha Yao continued.
"From today on, Shinobi World will no longer be Iwagakure."
"You will be incorporated into the establishment of Konoha."
"Established Konoha Iwagakure Division."
"Same as Hidden Sand Village, Rain Village, and Hidden Mist Village, it exists as a subordinate department of Konoha."
"Directly ordered by Hokage."
Cancel the village name!
Demoted to department!
This is to completely erase the traces of Iwagakure in history!
"Hokage-sama!"
Kitsuchi straightened up suddenly, his eyes red.
"Iwagakure has been passed down for decades, and our ancestors have sacrificed their lives and blood to build this foundation!"
"You can take our wealth and our land!"
"But please keep the number Iwagakure!"
"This is our final bottom line!"
Uchiha Yao looked at the emotional Kitsuchi, his eyes turned cold.
"Bottom line?"
A substantial murderous aura instantly locked Kitsuchi.
Kitsuchi felt a biting chill coming over him, the hairs all over his body stood on end, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"The defeated are not qualified to talk to me about the bottom line."
"Do you think I am discussing with you?"
"Hidden Cloud Village's fate, have you seen it?"
"If you think this condition is harsh."
"You can take your Surrender Letter and go back to Land of Earth now."
"Then, I will ask Konoha's ninja to go to Land of Earth in person to get what I want."
"When the time comes, it won't be as simple as moving."
Kitsuchi is like falling into an ice cave.
Resist?
What to resist?
Iwagakure Now there are only a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people left, trying to block Konoha who are so strong?
Kitsuchi The bloodshot eyes gradually faded away, replaced by deep despair and powerlessness.
After a long time, Kitsuchi let out a long sigh, slowly loosened his clenched fists, and his shoulders slumped weakly.
"I... accept."
"Iwagakure... Accept all conditions of Hokage-sama."
The moment he said these words, Kitsuchi seemed to have aged ten years.
He buried the future of Iwagakure with his own hands.
But this also gave the Iwagakure line the only chance to survive.
"A wise choice."
Uchiha Yao turned around and walked back to the desk and sat down.
"Now that the conditions have been agreed upon."
"If you have any other requests, please put them forward."
Kitsuchi was still lying on the ground and did not get up.
"Hokage-sama."
"Please... ensure the safety of Third Tsuchikage."
Kitsuchi's voice was filled with a hint of pleading.
Ōnoki is not only Tsuchikage, but also his father.
No matter what, he must save his father's life.
"Ōnoki."
"That stubborn old man."
Uchiha Yao pondered for a moment.
"Okay."
"Since Iwagakure has been merged into Konoha."
"Of course I won't embarrass an old man who has lost his claws."
"From now on, let Ōnoki serve as Konoha Iwagakure Division's consultant."
"Hang on a temporary job and spend your remaining years at Konoha."
Kitsuchi Hearing this, the stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground.
"Thank you Hokage-sama for your magnanimity!"
Kitsuchi kowtowed heavily.
Uchiha Yao waved his hand.
"Take him down."
"Go to the dungeon and let him meet Ōnoki."
"By the way, please explain Konoha's conditions clearly to that old man."
"Lest he cause trouble for me at Konoha in the future."
ANBU walked to Kitsuchi and stretched out his hand in a please gesture.
"Sir Kitsuchi, please come with me."
Kitsuchi climbed up from the ground with difficulty.
My legs were a little numb due to kneeling for a long time and extreme tension.
I once again bowed deeply to Uchiha Yao.
Then, he turned around and followed ANBU out of Hokage's Office.