Dodai did not have emotions as complicated as those of the two female ninja.
In his view, whether Mabui took power or Samui took power, it was all the same.
The Light of Konoha had the final say anyway!
"Samui!"
Dodai's voice snapped Samui out of her daze.
"Hurry up and thank Lord Light of Konoha!"
Samui took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
She took two steps forward and bowed a full 180 degrees to Uchiha Minamoto, her attitude respectful to the extreme.
"Thank you for your recognition, Lord Light of Konoha!"
"Samui, was it? From today onward, you're Kumogakure's Fifth Raikage-designate!"
Uchiha Minamoto waved a hand, then turned to Dodai.
"Mr. Dodai, bring over that draft peace agreement and revise it. Add every condition I just mentioned."
Dodai dared not delay. He hurriedly took out a fresh blank scroll and began writing.
In the Shinobi World, a treaty was really nothing more than a piece of paper. What mattered was the actual strength of the two signatories.
Under Uchiha Minamoto's gaze, Dodai's hands never stopped trembling, but he still finished writing the new draft treaty as quickly as possible.
"Fire–Lightning Security Treaty."
Contents: omitted.
With every clause Dodai wrote, his heart bled.
This treaty went much further than the "Fire-Water Security Treaty" Kirigakure had signed back then.
Back then, Kirigakure had only acknowledged Konoha's dominant position.
But now, Kumogakure not only had to acknowledge that dominant position, but also hand over its secret techniques, disband its army, cede territory, and grant garrison rights...
It truly was a case of:
The winner took all, and the loser ate dust.
But Dodai dared not raise any objections. He simply wrote Uchiha Minamoto's conditions into the draft treaty one by one.
Once the draft treaty was complete, Dodai presented