"Konan?"
Bai Ye was a little surprised as he looked at the person before him.
It was actually Konan?!
"Yes. There's something I'd like to discuss with you."
Konan gazed at Bai Ye with a complicated expression.
After Sunagakure announced what had happened to Rasa and named Pakura as the new Kazekage,
another bombshell followed immediately.
Sunagakure announced that it would merge with Konoha. From then on, they would no longer be Sunagakure shinobi, but Konoha shinobi.
Sunagakure would then relocate directly to Konoha.
As for the Land of Wind, Sunagakure had dealt with it once and for all.
After all, Sunagakure had wanted to act against it before, but doing so would have cut off its resources.
Naturally, that had given Sunagakure some reservations.
But once it merged with Konoha,
all those concerns became unnecessary.
There was no longer any need to worry about whether resources would be available or whether shortages would become a problem for Sunagakure.
After all, it now had Konoha backing it.
Why would it still fear a lack of resources?!
Besides, resentment had long been simmering between the two sides, so Sunagakure acted without a second thought.
Then it announced that it was joining Konoha.
Immediately after Sunagakure's announcement, Kirigakure followed with one of its own.
It even stated that the two sides had already reached an agreement during Bai Ye's last visit.
The clear implication was that they had chosen to ally with Konoha before Sunagakure did.
And so, once these two ninja villages sided with Konoha, the situation changed in an instant.
Kumogakure and Iwagakure, which had been preparing to make a move against Konoha, suddenly found themselves in an awkward position.
Unbelievable!
Sunagakure had been the one to start the fight, yet it had also been the quickest to drop to