After Tsunade left with Jiraiya.
The uproar in the conference chamber of the Daimyo's Residence grew even more chaotic.
The Daimyo himself was somewhat tempted, but he was far from the only senior decision-maker in the Land of Fire.
Decisions were reached through deliberation by the entire Council of Elders.
Yet the elders were still debating how much truth there was in Tsunade's words.
The longstanding ties between the Five Great Nations and the Hidden Villages led them to believe that, no matter what happened, the villages' ninja could not do without the Daimyo's financial support.
"Everyone, the crisis is already upon us. I don't think further discussion will accomplish anything. Shouldn't we hurry up and decide whether to accept Tsunade's proposal?"
The Daimyo had not said a word since Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived.
Faced with such a thorny situation, he had no choice but to speak up and quiet everyone down.
"Hmph, what's there to discuss? The positions of the Land of Fire's Daimyo and its lords have always been hereditary. That's how it's been for years, and now he shows up wanting to seize the highest seat of power in the Land of Fire and reduce the current Daimyo to a lord?"
"Exactly! If the Daimyo becomes a lord, what does that make those of us who are already lords? I reject this proposal!"
Once their own interests suffered, the plan became difficult to carry out.
"But Tsunade and Jiraiya were very serious. If we refuse to comply, even if they don't dare kill us, we'll certainly end up as prisoners."
The Council of Elders was not entirely made up of fools. Some still had their wits about them.
Of course, the speaker was merely a council adviser, not one of the lords.
Sure enough, the lords united