Uchiha's personal opinion

"promise……"

Even Hanzo the Salamander couldn't help but chuckle inside his gas mask.

The other four also suppressed their laughter, their shoulders twitching constantly.

Tu Tai's face flushed red as he scanned the changing expressions of the crowd.

Where is the sincerity?

Huang Tu coughed and said to Tu Tai in a carefree manner, "We haven't seen the slightest bit of sincerity from Yunyin! Do we still have to worry about saving face at a time like this?"

"Please, Mr. Tsuchida, show us the sincerity of Kumogakure."

"Hanzo the Salamander," he said.

"Otherwise, after the ninja army marches north, there may be unspeakable things that happen."

Uchiha Himon continued.

"If you do something wrong, you have to admit it, and your attitude is very important..."

Sakumo Hatake also spoke up.

"Tens of thousands of Konoha and Iwagakure ninja, plus Hanzo's Amegakure forces, have gathered in the Land of Lightning. Their purpose is not to demand compensation from Kumogakure, but to demonstrate their stance!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu concluded, "Just as Sakumo-kun said, attitude is important, but it seems that Kumogakure is only trying to buy time and doesn't seem to have any sincerity in seeking peace!"

"Kumakure is one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages after all. It would be a real pity if it were destroyed in one day. Even if the Third Raikage met with the previous two generations in the Underworld, he would have no face to face them..."

Uchiha Tokuko threatened him menacingly.

Tu Tai closed his eyes and remained silent.

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded to a ninja servant in the corner, who immediately vanished in a flash.

Tu Tai's eyes twitched slightly, but he still didn't open them.

The conference hall fell silent once again.

Five minutes later, Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded again to the other attendant ninja, who immediately took his leave.

Tu Tai's fingers began to twitch slightly.

Five minutes later, Uchiha Tokumitsu signaled the third attendant ninja to leave.

At this point, Tu Tai could no longer hold back.

This inexplicable and unknown situation, coupled with the immense pressure from the ninja armies of the two major ninja villages, left Tsuchida feeling suffocated.

The fact that the five people took turns making threats, though it might just be intimidation, also meant that Konoha, Iwagakure, and Amegakure had reached a consensus to attack Kumogakure, and were even willing to fight if they didn't achieve their goal.

Especially Hirotsuchi, the son of the Third Tsuchikage, whose words to a certain extent represent Onoki's attitude, and he is probably the one with the strongest fighting spirit among the five...

"If you still can't show sincerity, then please leave as soon as possible, Mr. Tsuchida."

Uchiha Tokumitsu's words shattered Tsuchida's mental defenses: "Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for Mr. Tsuchida to leave after the ninja army's northern expedition."

Most importantly, Tu Tai dared not gamble at all.

Including the three attendant ninjas who left at Uchiha Tokumitsu's signal, Tsuchida, although he did not know the meaning of this action, could not help but feel fear, fearing that they were going out to issue orders to assemble the ninja army.

"...Lord Deguang, please speak. We will grant you whatever Yunyin can do."

Tu Tai opened his mouth several times before finally speaking.

After saying that, he immediately slumped down as if all his energy had been drained away.

"This whole affair started because of the pursuit of the Two-Tails. To prevent future troubles, from now on, Kumogakure must declare to the ninja world that it has relinquished ownership of the Two-Tails and will not attempt to capture it again. If anyone disobeys, do not blame the ninja army for launching another attack!"

Uchiha Himon stated his first condition.

Tu Tai's face was ashen; he neither accepted nor refuted it.

"Kumakuya must withdraw from the buffer state between the Fire and Lightning kingdoms and relinquish its suzerainty over the Frost Kingdom. Its sphere of influence will be managed and managed by personnel arranged by the Allied Forces!"

Huang Tu then stated his second condition.

"Kumakumo must compensate all participating ninja villages and armies with 20 billion ryo, and the compensation must be paid in full in gold coins; we will not accept paper money from the Land of Lightning!"

Hanzo the Salamander stated his third condition.

"The southern region of the Land of Lightning will be divided into Konoha and Iwagakure garrisons. Once Kumogakure has rid itself of its internal militant faction and is willing to engage in peaceful exchanges with other countries, we will discuss the return of the territory."

Uchiha Hamon then stated his fourth condition: "Of course, if your daimyo is unwilling, we would not mind petitioning on your behalf in Kyoto."

"The Eight-Tails is dead."

"Uchiha Tokumitsu said."

Tu Tai's expression immediately changed drastically.

Due to the delay in intelligence transmission, he was unaware of this matter when he set off, assuming that Burubi had fled and gone into hiding. Upon arriving in the shogunate, he was immediately placed under house arrest, and thus had no way of knowing this important information.

"Given the history of Cloud Village's misuse of tailed beasts, the Eight-Tails will also be recognized as a wild tailed beast, and its resurrection will belong to the person who successfully captured it."

"Uchiha Tokumitsu said."

"Absolutely impossible!"

Tu Tai jumped to his feet, his fury almost turning into flames that could ash Uchiha Tokumitsu. "Are you trying to force us to our deaths?!"

"Swipe!"

Just as Tsuchitai stood up, a servant ninja from the corner rushed forward and held a blade to his neck.

"The Land of Lightning is a great nation, and the Hidden Cloud Village is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages!"

Ignoring the cold, sharp blade against his neck, Tu Tai roared, "The men of Yunlei Gorge will never accept such humiliating conditions!"

"If the Mist Village can sign a peace treaty, why can't the Cloud Village? Who does the Cloud Village think it is?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu stood up with a grim face. "You probably don't know, do you? The Hokage has appointed Sakumo-kun as the Chief of Military Affairs with full authority, and he can launch an attack on Kumogakure without limit on the intensity of the attack!"

"If it weren't for the desire to maintain peace in the ninja world, the ninja army would have arrived at Cloud Thunder Gorge by now! They wouldn't be wasting their breath on you!"

Tu Tai's body trembled uncontrollably.

Paying reparations is one thing, and withdrawing from the small country isn't a big problem either, but ceding the Land of Lightning's mainland, allowing it to be garrisoned, and relinquishing claims to the two tailed beasts of the Hidden Cloud Village...

No Cloud Village ninja would dare to agree to such a condition.

Unless you are prepared to be utterly disgraced and to atone with your death.

"By the way, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki injured our advisor elder, Mr. Mitokado Homura, and the Shogun, Jonin Sarutobi Shinnosuke, during his escape. Kumogakure should compensate the victims for this and send an envoy to apologize."

Uchiha Tokumitsu added, "I think the next successor of Kumogakure would be very suitable as an envoy to apologize, so please make preparations as soon as possible!"

"Kumakure is still a major ninja village with tens of thousands of ninja troops! Doesn't General Tokukatsu fear that we will fight to the death with you?!"

Tu Tai's eyes were bloodshot, with veins that looked as if they were about to burst.

"The fish will die, but the net may not break."

Sakumo Hatake stood up as well.

"I think Mr. Tsuchidai has forgotten about the existence of Kirigakure. They've kept your main force tied up on the coastline for a long time..."

Uchiha Himon then stood up and asked, "If the three great ninja villages launch a coordinated attack, I wonder how Mr. Tsuchida's Kumogakure will respond?"

"Those who love war will perish in the flames of war. When the Hidden Cloud Village chose to bully other ninja villages with violence, it should have thought that sooner or later others would come knocking on its door."

Hanzo the Salamander also stood up and spoke.

"Kumokakure has no other choice but to either agree to all the conditions and restore peace, or go back and wait for the day of destruction!"

Huang Tu was the last to stand up, shouting excitedly, "Before the battle, Lord Tsuchikage clearly stated that he would seize the opportunity to eliminate Kumogakure, which has been threatening the peace of the ninja world! If Kumogakure still does not repent, then don't blame the Allied Forces for being ruthless!"

"Peace or war, the choice has been made."

Uchiha Tokumitsu concluded expressionlessly, "That's all for today. Mr. Tsuchida can talk to the village; perhaps the wise and righteous Raikage will readily agree to these conditions?"

Then, Uchiha Tokumitsu called for everyone to leave with him.

"By the way, Mr. Tsuchida..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu added at the end, "You have twelve hours left. Please cherish them. I also hope that your village's Raikage will make the right decision as soon as possible."

"The allied forces are already starving and thirsty!"

Huang Tu laughed heartily, feeling refreshed and invigorated!

Chapter 237 Utter Despair

Faced with the harsh conditions set by the five-man group led by Uchiha Tokumitsu, Tsuchida, even though he was given the authority to respond, did not dare to refuse or accept them hastily.

And it only lasts twelve hours...

After being escorted back to his residence by the shogunate's ninja attendants, Tsuchida discovered that the shogunate ninja who had been holding him under house arrest had left, and the summoning jutsu that had been sealed by the barrier could now be used normally.

However, the situation has deteriorated to the point where it is almost beyond repair.

The members of the Cloud Village delegation, who had initially found themselves in a better environment, were full of hope. They were eagerly awaiting the return of the former delegation leader, Lord Tsuchikage, who had successfully reached a peace agreement.

But when they saw Tsuchida, his face ashen, being escorted back by a group of ninja servants, their hopes were immediately dashed.

Everyone's mood immediately plummeted from its peak to its lowest point, like a rollercoaster ride.

Tsuchitai did not discuss peace terms with the other members of the delegation. Instead, he casually dismissed everyone and found a quiet room in his residence. There, he wrote down the terms proposed by Uchiha Tokumitsu and the others on paper and sent them back to the village through the Cloud Village's intelligence summoning beast.

As for the ripples and shocks that this peace agreement would cause once it reached the village, even Tu Tai, who was not present, could imagine them.

This is a blatantly unequal agreement...

Uchiha Tokumitsu's attitude couldn't be clearer: whether they signed or not, he wanted to use this opportunity to break the backbone of Kumogakure.

Ceding territory, paying reparations, sending envoys to apologize, relinquishing the tailed beasts...

One after another, these extremely cruel conditions have driven Yunyin into a corner with no way out.

The Third Raikage was indeed incredibly strong, but so what?

If the three great ninja villages were to go all out, how could Kumogakure possibly withstand it...?

The fact that Sakumo Hatake was appointed as the Chief of the General Staff with full authority already speaks volumes.

Konoha has most likely put aside its internal conflicts, completed its final war mobilization, and is preparing to declare war on Kumogakure, which is currently in a precarious situation.