"From now on, Sunagakure will allocate fifty percent of its missions to Konoha for the next five years."
Sarutobi looked at Rasa, who stood before him with his head lowered and his chakra sealed, and slowly spoke, declaring Sunagakure's defeat.
"..." Rasa remained silent for a long time before slowly raising his head, his dull eyes looking at Sarutobi. Clean walls surrounded them. Though he was a prisoner, as one of the Five Kage, he still received the treatment due to him.
Of course, it was only an ordinary room, a little brighter than a gloomy prison.
He should have been thankful that Danzo was no longer in Konoha, or he would probably have lost his head already.
"That's too much. Sunagakure is already impoverished. The previous surrender treaty has already left it on the brink." Rasa closed his eyes and finally spoke.
"Then there's another option. We won't take any of Sunagakure's missions." Sarutobi nodded. He had more or less anticipated Rasa's answer.
Rasa opened his eyes. He wanted to know the answer.
Even being dragged into the desert to pan for gold for ten years would be acceptable.
"Sunagakure will become Konoha's subordinate shinobi village, and its next three classes of students will come to Konoha to study." Sarutobi chuckled softly, like an old fox finally revealing his true intentions.
"Impossible!" Rasa abruptly raised his head and shouted, staring at Sarutobi's smiling old face.
Since the founding of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, they had endured hardships and defeats, but not one had chosen to become subordinate to another.
Becoming subordinate to Konoha meant Sunagakure would lose its autonomy. Though it would nominally remain one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, in reality, it would fall out of the ranks of shinobi villages.
"Do you think Sunagakure still