They couldn't.
None of them dared refuse, nor could they bear the cost of refusing.
They had all heard what Uchiha Minamoto had just said.
Not signing the treaty was essentially the same as "letting everyone in Kumogakure die"!
Could Uchiha Minamoto do that?
Dodai, who had personally experienced the battle of Black Fire Burning Across the Plains in the Land of Frost, had no doubt about it.
"Oh, and one more thing."
As though something had occurred to him, Uchiha Minamoto continued.
"The Great Love Group is unfamiliar with the Land of Lightning and its people. We need a permanent base.
"I hear Kumogakure has a Turtle Island specifically used to train jinchūriki. It has a nice environment, and its location is well hidden.
"I'll take that Turtle Island."
Turtle Island!
Dodai's pupils abruptly contracted.
Mabui's and Samui's expressions grew even uglier.
Turtle Island was Kumogakure's secret base specifically used to train jinchūriki.
The Waterfall of Truth on the island could help jinchūriki communicate with their tailed beasts on a spiritual level, allowing them to better control their tailed beasts' power.
Ceding Turtle Island to the Great Love Group would mean Kumogakure completely abandoned any possibility of training the next generation of perfect jinchuriki.
But considering that Kumogakure's leadership was even willing to cede the [Amber Purifying Pot] to Uchiha Minamoto...
Turtle Island wasn't out of the question either...
And Uchiha Minamoto's reason for wanting Turtle Island wasn't merely to provide a base for the Great Love Group.
The main reason was that the Naka River Reservoir was simply too small.
With the Two-Tails Matatabi, Isobu the Three-Tails, and Gyuki the Eight-Tails gathered together, space to move around was indeed limited.
That didn't even include Naruto Uzumaki, who was always trying to run over to the Naka River Reservoir,