"Lord Hokage! The Cloud Village's conditions are outrageous! We absolutely cannot agree to them!"

"Yes! We cannot agree!"

"Lord Hokage, the Cloud Village's actions clearly show a lack of sincerity in negotiating peace! If you ask me, we should continue fighting!"

"Kumakuya is just playing us!"

"Lord Hokage..."

"Alright!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted, tapping his pipe in exasperation.

"Everyone, please be quiet and speak one by one."

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's unyielding expression, the crowd stopped their chatter and looked at each other. Finally, the heads of each clan gave their opinions.

Thirty percent of people believe that Cloud Village has no sincerity and that the battle must continue.

Two-tenths of the respondents believed that continuing the fighting would result in more deaths and injuries among their fellow villagers, and that negotiating peace was more important.

Half of the respondents said they would follow the Hokage's arrangements.

After everyone had finished expressing their opinions, Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, staring at his pipe with a worried expression.

After a moment, he suddenly looked around and said, "Has Nebula arrived?"

This is a Jonin meeting. In theory, all Jonin from the village should attend, and special Jonin can also listen in.

An ANBU ninja stood up and said, "Lord Hokage, Lord Seiun said he has a fever and can't come."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned: "How can we be absent at such a crucial moment!"

"Doesn't he need to give his opinion?"

The ANBU ninja looked bitter: "Lord Seiun said... everything is up to the Hokage."

In fact, Shenyue Xingyun's original words were: "He has a fever, but he won't go. Let him be."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained unmoved and did not continue to lash out at the Anbu. He waved his hand, signaling them to sit down.

"In that case... for the sake of the village and for the sake of our comrades on the front lines, we can agree to Kumogakure's conditions."

Some people looked gloomy, while others had an expression of 'I knew it would happen this way'.

Two days later, just as the Cloud Village ninjas were getting impatient and asking when the next round of negotiations would be, Hiruzen Sarutobi organized another round of peace talks.

During the meeting, Hiruzen Sarutobi stated: Although Kumogakure's demands were somewhat harsh, and Konoha's situation was also difficult... for the sake of the lives of frontline ninjas and for the sake of friendship between the two villages, he ultimately agreed to Kumogakure's compensation request.

But at this moment, Cloud Village leader Molloy made a new request.

"Lord Hokage, there's something I forgot to mention."

"Lord Raikage said that he has always highly valued the talent cultivation in Konoha, and the young people of Kumogakure also very much hope to come to Konoha to learn and exchange ideas."

"So before he left, Lord Raikage specifically instructed me to add a condition during the peace talks."

"I hope to bring young people from Kumogakure here to learn from them."

"Of course, there aren't many people, only ten."

The faces of the people from Konoha immediately turned ugly.

Learning and exchanging ideas.

That sounds nice.

Unlike ordinary towns, ninja villages are very sensitive to outside ninjas.

The "exchange" that Yunyin mentioned was nothing more than planting a few spies to gather intelligence.

If normal intelligence work involves sending telegrams from a private location, then sending ten people over is equivalent to having a landline phone installed in the open.

Although the ten people on the surface may not have access to important information, guarding against them requires a considerable amount of manpower and resources.

"Moloy!" Koharu Utatane couldn't help but exclaim; "Is this the attitude of Kumogakure?"

"Going back on their word and changing their mind at the last minute!"

Mitokado Homura chimed in, "Or is this the Raikage's idea?"

"I'm so sorry." Molloy looked embarrassed and said, "I'm really sorry, it has nothing to do with Lord Raikage, it was purely my personal mistake."

"It's understandable if you can't figure it out right away. But that's okay, we have plenty of time, we can think about it slowly."

"The peace talks can be discussed tomorrow or the day after."

Xiaochun and the others who had just switched dorm rooms looked even darker.

The battlefield is closer to Kumogakure. Kumogakure has the advantage in terms of both the number of frontline troops and the supply of materials. The longer the battle drags on, the greater the losses will be for Konoha.

Seeing that the Cloud Village delegation had already gotten up and left their seats, Koharu Utatane glared angrily at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"What do we do now?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed softly, "Let's have another meeting."

That night, the Jonin meeting was held once again.

The Divine Moon Nebula is still running a fever.

Two days later, Hiruzen Sarutobi negotiated with the Kumogakure delegation again.

This time, things finally went smoothly. The Cloud Village delegation was satisfied with the peace terms and indicated that they would choose an auspicious time the following day to sign the peace agreement.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was overjoyed, and a happy smile finally appeared on his old face. Although the other Jonin had different thoughts, they were also relieved by this result.

The war is finally over.

into the night.

After enjoying a sumptuous dinner arranged by Konoha, the Cloud Village ninja returned to their lodgings.

The Cloud Village ninja said he was in a good mood and had drunk a bit too much today, and would go to bed early, hoping the Konoha ninja wouldn't disturb him.

inside the house.

The soundproof barrier was activated, and Molloy sat in a chair, drinking tea.

Before him stood six ninjas dressed in black and masked, standing in neat rows.

"Act swiftly! No delays! Follow the plan in case anything happens!" Molloy shouted, and the six responded in unison.

Samui watched the six people's actions from the side, his eyes filled with panic.

She wanted to say something, but seeing that everyone was focused and clearly had no time to pay attention to her, she could only stand there blankly, her eyes darting around.

Chapter 420 The Charge of the Divine Moon Nebula

Soon, six dark figures slipped out of the room one after another, leaving only Molloy and Samui.

The latter was so nervous that he didn't know what to do with his hands. He looked at Molloy as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end, he remained silent.

She knew it was too late to ask anything now.

She watched as Molloy stood alone by the window, her eyes filled with uncertainty.

She didn't know what the six people were doing, but it was clear that it was definitely not something that would benefit peace between the two villages.

As for herself, the youngest ninja, no one cared about her thoughts at all.

Just as she was somewhat lost in thought, Molloy, who was standing by the window, turned around, looked at her, and spoke softly.

"Go and rest."

"Tomorrow—I should go back."

"Konoha has longed for peace for a long time, nothing will happen."

Samui nodded and went back to rest.

She lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. She was filled with anxiety as she thought of her six companions who had left on their night journey.

Will I really be able to go back tomorrow?

……

"Mikoto-sensei".

"I am coming."

In the Uchiha clan compound, Shingetsu Seiun knocked on Uchiha Mikoto's door. As the door opened, Uchiha Mikoto, dressed in a silk nightgown, covered her chest with one hand and opened the door with the other.

"Why are you here at this time today?" Uchiha Mikoto asked.

It was past lunchtime, and it was getting dark.

The fact that Shenyue Xingyun came to see her at this time made her heart beat faster.

"I've been quite busy with work lately, and I finally had some free time today, so I came to check it out," Shen Yue Xingyun said, spouting complete fabrication.

Mikoto Uchiha was no fool; she was also a Jonin in the village and had heard about the relationship between Shingetsu Seiun and Hiruzen Sarutobi. Everyone in Konoha had been busy lately, but Shingetsu Seiun in front of her was definitely not busy.

She didn't expose him, but stepped aside to let him in.

"Is Sasuke asleep? I'll go check on him." Shingetsu Seiun found a very reasonable excuse for herself: "I've missed him after not seeing him for a few days."

Mikoto Uchiha's eyes flashed: "I just fell asleep, so keep your voice down."

In the nursery, Shingetsu Seiun stood by the bed, looking at the sleeping Sasuke.

Sasuke has grown up quite a bit now, and his features have become more attractive than before.

The reasons Shen Yuexingyun gave were usually excuses, but they were also usually true. He really missed Sasuke after not seeing him for a few days. He was also surprised; did he really like children that much?

He stood in front of the baby window for half an hour, only realizing how much time had passed when Uchiha Mikoto came to remind him.

Stepping quietly out of the nursery, Shenyue Xingyun said from the bottom of her heart, "Babies are so adorable when they're asleep."

Mikoto Uchiha curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

After bringing Shingetsu Seiun back to the living room, Uchiha Mikoto poured her a glass of hot water, which Shingetsu Seiun took and they chatted casually.

"Mikoto-sensei, has Sasuke been mischievous lately?"

"Mikoto-sensei, how are you recovering?"

"Are there still many things going on in the clan?"

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