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    it hadn''t been even a minute since the negotiations began, but the room was already tense. homura''s display unnerved most of the sunagakure ninjas. suddenly, yura and arisa riled their chakra to counter homura''s pressure.

    yura asked, "do you mean other than the fact that you can''t?"

    arisa asked, "does konoha dare to step into the desert? perhaps you''ve forgotten what happened in the second great ninja war."

    their chakra brought relief to the other sunagakure ninjas who were facing the heat. of course, neither dared to exert pressure on the konoha side. both knew very well what the result would be if they tried to do so. even if fujin was ignored, konoha''s side was considerably stronger with as many as 5 ninjas at the elite jounin level even though 3 were very old.

    tsume bared her fangs and asked, "would you like us to try again?"

    unlike homura, she didn''t apply any pressure or direct her killing intent at the sunagakure ninjas. instead, she stopped restraining her bloodlust. even the weaker konoha ninjas felt nauseated by her display, let alone the sunagakure ninjas who knew the bloodlust was meant for them.

    there were two other casualties, who suffered the most and had to fight very hard not to puke due to her horrible aura. while they succeeded, they cursed themselves for poking their nose into this matter instead of enjoying their lavish lives.

    ''cough''no?v(el)b\\jnn

    just when the tensions seemed to reach a breaking point, a cough echoed in the room. accompanying the cough were strange winds that eliminated all sorts of auras in the room. be it homura, tsume, arisa or yura, everyone''s presence and bloodlust were suppressed. the konoha ninjas turned their heads while sunagakure ninjas became even more nervous despite the absence of the bloodlust. in a moment, everyone looked at fujin.

    fujin calmly said, "we are here for negotiations. there is no need to declare a war before even discussing the matters civilly."

    his words calmed down the sunagakure ninjas. however, before they could completely relax, fujin turned his gaze towards them and said, "besides, if need be, i''ll just pay a visit to sunagakure. i''m sure you guys wouldn''t mind, would you?"

    a slight smile appeared on fujin''s lips as he asked the question. needless to say, every sunagakure ninja understood the true meaning behind his words. yura thought, ''while rank s ninjas are a threat and play a significant role in wars, a single ninja can''t affect a huge war without the support of massive armies.

    however, he can''t be treated as an ordinary rank s ninja. not only does he have techniques that can kill over a hundred ninjas in one go, but he also has a strong flying summon, which would allow him to attack and retreat at will. the only way to stop such a ninja is fuinjutsu traps, but he is already a grandmaster in that field too and a rather terrifying one.

    if konoha wants to cause us pain, then he alone can cause us a lot of harm just like how iwagakure suffered at the hands of the fourth hokage. other than sunagakure, there wouldn''t be a single safe space in the land of wind. not to mention, he could even attack sunagakure and escape if we don''t maintain a barrier around the village.''

    needless to say, sunagakure wouldn''t give up the opportunity orochimaru provided them to absolve themselves of all responsibilities. while it would ruin rasa''s reputation, his reputation had already been dragged through the mud.

    it also portrayed sunagakure''s council as incompetent, but they didn''t mind it. on the contrary, they gave full permission to yura and arisa to portray them as incompetent if it could prevent sunagakure from falling into a war they desperately wanted to avoid.

    in addition, arisa also mentioned the wind daimyo''s tilt towards konoha harming their economy, a matter they hoped to change while putting konoha on the back foot at the same time.

    despite the good argument by the sunagakure side, there wasn''t any change in the expression on konoha''s side. fujin thought, ''as we expected, they chose this option. it was just too convenient not to use it.''

    koharu coldly replied, "so, not only did you attack us, but you also want not to accept any responsibility for your actions?"

    yura was about to reply when homura added, "i have to admit, this was an excellent excuse. if luck was on your side, i would have accepted it and convinced my comrades to go easy on you. however, you overlooked one important aspect."

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