As the atmosphere grew tense again, Hashirama calmed down.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had brought Konoha's army of ninja, Hashirama knew they would not actually be much help.
Instead, they gave Hashirama and Tobirama something to worry about. If Feng Yao suddenly turned hostile, Konoha would suffer the greatest losses.
Once he had calmed down, Hashirama looked at Tobirama, a question in his eyes.
Tobirama frowned deeply. Unlike Hashirama, he had spent years versed in politics and knew Feng Yao was plainly angling for compensation.
But when he thought about how Feng Yao had come onto the Land of Fire's territory, fought them there for so long, and leveled a vast stretch of land around Konoha, only for them to have to pay him afterward, Tobirama cursed inwardly.
An inherently evil Uchiha, sure enough!
Still, Tobirama's rationality ultimately prevailed.
He had already braced himself for a painful concession, but his face betrayed nothing.
They would certainly have to pay. Otherwise, with the battlefield right beside Konoha, Konoha and the Land of Fire would be the ones suffering in the end.
But they could not give in easily. Wouldn't that make Konoha look inferior?
Yet while Tobirama was still thinking, Hashirama saw his younger brother deep in thought and assumed he had no good solution either.
Hashirama knew this could not continue, and he had no idea how much longer his Drawing Sacrifice could sustain his large-scale ninjutsu.
If they kept fighting, with so many Konoha Ninja still here, they would be in trouble if the sacrifice suddenly collapsed!
So Hashirama looked at Feng Yao and said heavily, "Feng Yao, tell us. What would it take for you to agree to peace?"
Tobirama looked up, astonishment flashing in his eyes. Wait, Big Brother, you!
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others frowned. What had