Xuandou was very satisfied, but also somewhat puzzled:
"Advisor Ebizo! What do you mean by this?"
"Ah!"
Ebizo let out a long sigh, traces of anguish still lingering on his aged face:
"Lord Xuandou, the Land of Wind suffers!"
"Vast stretches of windblown sand, dried-up springs, exhausted resources... the Land of Wind suffers so terribly!!!"
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"..."
Xuandou.
Before Xuandou could speak, Ebizo continued:
"The unification of the Shinobi World is now a foregone conclusion. The people of the Land of Wind are still eagerly waiting, hoping for your arrival, Lord Xuandou."
"Why have you abandoned the Land of Wind and ignored it, Lord Xuandou?"
Ebizo slapped his thigh several times in agitation, his voice rising.
"Could it be that you, too, consider the Land of Wind's territory more trouble than it's worth, Lord Xuandou? That you are unwilling to take in its people?"
"That's not true."
Temari's voice rose abruptly.
"Lord Xuandou isn't that sort of person."
"My many years of life have taught this old man one thing: to judge someone, you must look not at what they say, but at what they do."
Ebizo's tone softened somewhat:
"This old man isn't asking for much."
"I only ask that, for Temari's sake and in consideration of this gift, you relocate the people of the Land of Wind out of those boundless sands."
"That would be enough."
Hearing this, Xuandou immediately raised his head and looked at him with interest:
"Advisor Ebizo, you've always been a staunch opponent of the Uchiha."
"You've criticized and opposed every policy the Uchiha have made."
"Why do you now... seem like a completely different person? That doesn't seem right, does it?"
At those words, Ebizo gave a bitter smile:
"Sunagakure's only two Kage Level fighters are both under someone else's control. Lord Xuandou,