"Not really. Sunagakure sent so many Kage-level fighters. There's nothing wrong with us calling Tsunade over, is there?" Orochimaru looked at Rasa with a smile.
"Hmm?"
"Also, I hear you're planning to call Rasa and Pakura to the front. What, is Sunagakure so eager to end this quickly?" Orochimaru regarded Rasa with a smile, his eyes full of calculation.
He could more or less guess why Rasa was so desperate to bring the fighting on this battlefield to an end.
Because... Sunagakure no longer had much money to sustain these wars.
The daimyo of the Land of Wind was already deeply displeased with Sunagakure's development over the years, and had even cut its funding again and again.
That was why Rasa, the Third Kazekage, had to go out panning for gold every day to supplement their finances just to scrape by.
So, at this moment, Rasa wanted a swift victory, quickly taking the stretch of the border held by Orochimaru to secure the greatest gains.
Conversely, every day of delay made things more uncomfortable for Sunagakure.
After all, the Third Kazekage himself was at the front. Without the Kazekage panning for gold, Sunagakure's funds were stretched even thinner.
At that thought, Rasa grew even more anxious.
"What? We have no such intention. On the contrary, Konoha is fighting on three fronts. You're the ones who want a quick victory, aren't you?"
Rasa's expression froze for only a second before returning to normal.
As the Third Kazekage, he would not expose his thoughts and weaknesses so easily.
"Heh heh heh, I'm sure we'll soon have an answer as to who's more anxious. Let's leave it here for today. We have to head back and welcome our Princess Tsunade."
Orochimaru spoke with complete composure. This was not something whose winner could be