"Ōnoki, I'm warning you!"
"Kumogakure has chosen to join Konoha, so Totai is now one of Konoha's people."
"Is Iwagakure going to start a war with Konoha?"
Tsunade's face was filled with dominance; she didn't beat around the bush at all.
Even back in the days of Hiruzen Sarutobi, she had a fiery temper, let alone now that Konoha was terrifyingly powerful, and both of her grandfathers were currently staying in Konoha.
In this situation, what did she have to fear?
Ōnoki: "..."
Looking at the group from Konoha, he knew he was finished.
If he hadn't run into Konoha, he could still claim he didn't know about Kumogakure joining Konoha, but with them right in front of him, he really didn't know what to say.
Just as Tsunade said, to continue would mean tearing off the mask with Konoha.
Konoha was currently looking for an excuse to take action, and he absolutely could not give them that opportunity; otherwise, given the current situation, Iwagakure would not be able to hold out.
So, sigh!
After a helpless sigh, Ōnoki chose to swallow his pride: "So Kumogakure has already joined Konoha. I really wasn't quite clear on this matter before. Since that's the case, it's not convenient for me to say anything more."
After speaking, he waved his hand.
Although the people from Iwagakure were very unhappy, they helplessly cleared the path.
Seeing this, Totai looked bewildered.
It was resolved so easily?
But in the blink of an eye, he realized that he was no longer a Kumogakure Ninja, and now he could call himself a 'Konoha' Ninja.
He certainly knew how strong Konoha was!
It was just that he hadn't adjusted his mindset before, always thinking he was still a Kumogakure Ninja.
Now that he had turned the corner, he instantly understood that he could also be considered a person of the number one Village, 'Konoha'.
This kind of dominance made him intoxicated.
However, the only thing worth sighing about was that from now on, he could no longer say the words 'Kumogakure'.
Taking a deep breath, he slowly left the Iwagakure encirclement and once again came before Tsunade.
"Commander!"
"Mm, it's fine now."
Looking at the complex expression on Totai's face, she didn't know what to say for a moment.
In the past, on the battlefield, the two of them often met.
However, at that time they were enemies, but who could have imagined that the world would be so fickle, and in the future, the two of them would actually end up in the same Ninja Village.
Totai felt the same way!
At this moment, his mind was a blank slate, and he returned to the Kumogakure formation in a daze.
"Lord Totai, are you alright?"
"That's great!"
"I really didn't expect Konoha to be so dominant."
"From now on, when we go out, we can also call ourselves 'Konoha' Ninja."
"..."
Many of the original Kumogakure powerhouses now had extremely complex expressions as well.
However, when mentioning the two words 'Konoha', everyone's faces couldn't help but show joy.
And the many Konoha Ninja beside the Kumogakure members, to be honest, were also feeling quite complicated; in the past, when they met on the battlefield, it was always a fight to the death, and Kumogakure could even be called a mortal enemy of Konoha.
But, what about from now on?
Everyone had actually become family!
"Alright, let's go back!"
Tsunade didn't look at Ōnoki, Rasa, or Mei Terumī, and she didn't even have any interest in bickering or chatting with them, so she simply led everyone, turned around, and chose to leave.
Because she knew that a fight wouldn't break out today.
Konoha was not prepared for an all-out war, and the three Villages of Iwagakure, Hidden Mist, and Sunagakure were the same.
Continuing to stay here had no meaning.
Awkward small talk?
Sorry!
If it were someone else here, it would be fine, but the problem was that she, Tsunade, was not good at that.
So, forget it!
It was better to go back early.
In an instant.
Accompanying Tsunade's words, Konoha just like that took the Kumogakure group and swaggered away directly.
And, regarding this.
The three parties of Iwagakure, Hidden Mist, and Sunagakure didn't look very good, but the problem was that no matter how angry they were inside, no one dared to easily speak up and make Konoha stay.
They didn't dare!
Konoha was still too strong now, so strong that they could only barely protect themselves and simply dared not choose to start a war arbitrarily.
Because they all knew that if a war started, they would undoubtedly lose!
...
One hour later, inside the Alliance Building.
Inside the core small conference room, Ōnoki, Rasa, and Mei Terumī were sitting there, with a cup of hot tea placed in front of each of the three.
However.
At this moment, none of the three spoke!
Even Ōnoki, who was the most firmly opposed to integrating into Konoha, couldn't help but have a face full of bewilderment and helplessness at this moment, because he really couldn't think of a way to contend with Konoha.
Because Konoha's strength nowadays had reached an unreasonable level.
Even if the three of them chose to join forces, they couldn't find a sliver of a possibility of winning.
As for Mei Terumī and Rasa, it went without saying at this point.
"How about — we just surrender!"
"The so-called alliance between the three of us, in my opinion, has no meaning."
"Konoha itself is already strong enough, and now that they have added the fresh force of Kumogakure, anyway, I can't see any possibility, let alone winning, even barely contending is impossible."
Mei Terumī was quite direct and couldn't be bothered to think about side issues.
And, on the other side.
If it were in the past, Ōnoki would have spoken up to refute it long ago.
But this time, he chose silence.
Because he really didn't know how to refute it, and he also had to consider the survival of his own descendants and the descendants of the Village.
If they really went head-to-head with Konoha to the end, even if all of Iwagakure died, it was estimated that they wouldn't be able to threaten Konoha.
Therefore.
He chose silence!
Instead, upon hearing these words, Rasa immediately couldn't help but speak: "Mizukage, are you sure you can convince everyone in the Hidden Mist?"
"Then I'm sorry, I don't have that confidence." Mei Terumī didn't hide anything, shrugged her shoulders, and then slowly said: "If I really had that confidence, I would have just chosen to leave with Tsunade earlier."
"Honestly..."
"Although I have a lot of feelings for the Hidden Mist, after all, it is the Village I lived in since I was a child, but now I feel it has no meaning!"
"The Daimyos Mansion we grew up accustomed to is gone, Kumogakure will become a historical symbol in the future, so what meaning does it have whether the Hidden Mist exists or not?"
"If the Hidden Mist is gone, the people are still here!"
"In the future, we can still come to the Hidden Mist side to hang out; it won't be any different from before."
Rasa was silent.
However, regarding those complaints from Mei Terumī, he couldn't be bothered to care at all; instead, he began to think about the Sunagakure side.
A moment later.
He finally said with a helpless sigh: "The situation on the Sunagakure side is about the same; I also don't have the confidence to convince everyone in Sunagakure, especially Chiyo and Ebizo; the grudges this group has with Konoha are too deep."
"Although I have already gathered the power in their hands, if these old things cause trouble, they can still stir up a big storm in Sunagakure."
"However, for the sake of Sunagakure!"
"In order for the majority of people to survive, I will definitely take the lead in purging these people!"
"If you are interested, why don't our two Villages act together? When the time comes, we can surrender to Konoha together."