Hearing Naruto's words, Ōnoki thought he had grown afraid.
Thinking Naruto really feared the Land of Fire becoming a target for everyone and facing worldwide condemnation, he immediately adopted a firmer tone.
He slowly floated into the air to face Naruto.
"In that case, you should send us back to reality. A new power has already taken control of the Land of Fire, and we won't join forces to attack it again. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to maintain the peace we had before?"
Naruto laughed at that.
"If the two of us hadn't been here to defend the Land of Fire, would your invasion have ended with it being carved up?"
"Oh, so you came here and lost nothing, while our Land of Fire was forced to face the threat of annihilation for no reason, and we're supposed to simply let you out? Do you think that's possible?"
Naruto's argument was sound, leaving them no room to refute it.
Besides, that had indeed been their purpose and intention.
Silence settled over them again. The twenty thousand shinobi surrounding them still had Naruto and Sasuke encircled.
But within the Illusory Destruction World, Naruto was the master.
Their lives and deaths depended on a single thought from him.
If their minds were destroyed, their bodies in reality would die as well.
At this point, the representatives of the Four Countries Shinobi Alliance exchanged looks and nodded.
By now, they also understood that although these two looked young,
And although their words and manner of speaking seemed somewhat immature,
They knew perfectly well that since the two dared to face them as representatives of the Land of Fire,
As the defeated party, having rashly invaded the Land of Fire, they would certainly have to pay a price for their loss.
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