Chapter 317 Compromise
Raikage Ai is now in a state of panic.
This war was not in his plan at all. Even if he threatened to fight a few days ago, it was just a threat. He believed that Konoha would not rashly go to war with the Hidden Cloud Village. Even if he really wanted to go to war, it would not be so fast.
So Raikage Ai did not mobilize at all, and only assembled a part of the ninjas.
Konoha arrived at the border of the Moon Country so quickly and was about to arrive at the Thunder Country, which meant that Konoha had mobilized from the beginning.
In other words, Konoha had already decided to go to war and was ready.
The high-level officials of the Hidden Cloud Village are now persuading the Raikage that this war cannot be fought.
Because the Hidden Cloud Village had no preparation at all, Konoha was well prepared, and the battlefield was within the territory of the Thunder Country. After the war started, the losses to the Thunder Country would definitely be very serious.
Moreover, during the Nine-Tails Rebellion, Konoha's four pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan opened Susanoo and suppressed the Nine-Tails. These things are not secrets.
Although Raikage Ai has not seen Susanoo, some old people in the Hidden Cloud Village have seen it and said that it has the power to destroy the world and is quite effective against the tailed beasts.
Although Raikage Ai has not seen Susanoo, he has seen the pupil technique of the Mangekyō Sharingan, which is indeed very strange.
The black flame that cannot be extinguished, the illusion of being forced into the illusion space and tortured for 72 hours.
There is also the magnetic ninja bloodline limit and the burning ninja bloodline limit, whose strength should not be underestimated.
At the same time, Konoha has other bloodline limit families.
Raikage Ai also knows that even if this battle is won, it will only drive the Konoha ninja out, and they will still lose.
Because of a pair of Byakugan, and the Byakugan that he has not obtained, it is really not worth it to go through this war.
But... Raikage Ai can't swallow this breath!
If he gives in, the Hidden Cloud Village will be embarrassed this time!
"Lord Raikage, now is not the time to act on impulse!"
"Everything is for the village, Lord Raikage. In this war, we are not in an advantageous position, and we are not fully prepared now. The elite ninjas of Konoha are wreaking havoc in the Land of Lightning, and the losses will only increase further!"
"Lord Raikage..."
Raikage Ai gritted his teeth, his cheeks bulged, and the veins on his forehead jumped, showing how angry he was now.
After a psychological struggle, Raikage Ai seemed to be deflated and said: "Agree to Minato Namikaze's conditions, admit that the Hidden Cloud Village wants to snatch the Byakugan, and start negotiations directly."
Hearing what Raikage Ai said, the high-level officials of the Hidden Cloud Village all breathed a sigh of relief.
They were really worried that Raikage Ai would get angry and stick his neck out to do it. If that happened, it would be the end.
The high-level officials of the Hidden Cloud Village immediately wrote a letter, and then sent Sackcloth, who could instantly teleport the target to a designated location through high-speed movement, to transmit the letter to the Cloud Ninja in the Land of Fire.
The Cloud Ninja in the Land of Fire immediately sent a ninja beast to deliver the letter to Konoha.
Namikaze Minato received the letter and shook his head after reading it: "There was so much time before, but he waited until the Konoha ninja troops were about to arrive in the Land of Lightning and the battle was about to start before he gave in. It's really hard to evaluate that Raikage."
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked: "So, the Raikage has agreed to the terms of the negotiation?"
Namikaze Minato nodded and said: "I agreed. The letter said that they admitted what they did and we will choose the place for the negotiation. Then let's notify the main force to stop temporarily and station nearby. After all, there is a risk of the negotiation collapsing. If the negotiation collapses, this battle will still have to be fought."
Nara Shikaku speculated: "This negotiation is unlikely to collapse. I heard that the Raikage is a very stubborn person. It should be the top leaders of the Cloud Village who persuaded him. And he decided to compromise. "
Namikaze Minato sighed: "I hope so, but where should we choose the place for negotiation?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen recommended a place: "Then let's go to the Iron Country. The Iron Country is a neutral country, and it is the most suitable place for negotiation. So Minato, how much compensation do you plan to ask the Hidden Cloud Village to pay?"
Namikaze Minato replied: "After all, the Byakugan has not been taken away, and it is still very difficult to get considerable compensation from the Hidden Cloud Village, so the amount of money spent by the ninja troops this time is the most they can pay."
After the decision, Namikaze Minato sent a message to the ninja troops, asking them to suspend their march, and at the same time let the Konoha ninjas in the Lightning Country withdraw and join the main force, and then send a letter to the Hidden Cloud Village, asking the Raikage Ai to go to the Iron Country for negotiation.
Kamiyo, who had just finished fighting and was resting, received the retreat order from Sarutobi Tetsuya.
Kamishiro stood up from the ground and said to Ye Cang and Uchiha Hikaru: "Since we have retreated, it seems that the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village has given in. We can finally go back. We are so tired~"
Kamiyo, Ye Cang and Uchiha Hikaru joined Sarutobi Tetsuya, and after waiting for others to gather, they gathered and stationed with the ninja troops outside the Land of Thunder.
What happened next had nothing to do with Kamishiro and the others, they just had to wait.
Minato Namikaze and Raikage Ai brought people to the Land of Iron respectively, and under the witness of the Admiral of the Land of Iron, Mifune, they started negotiations.
There was nothing to talk about, mainly Minato Namikaze made demands, and the Hidden Cloud Village side just had to accept it or not. After all, the Hidden Cloud Village was not qualified to make demands now.
Raikage Ai had no objection to the compensation for the funds spent on Konoha's operation. After all, they were prepared to compensate. If Konoha only compensated this amount, the Hidden Cloud Village could accept it.
At the same time, Raikage Ai also asked to return the Kumo Ninja and the bodies of Kumo Ninja detained by Konoha to the Hidden Cloud Village. It would be bad if Konoha learned some secrets or ninjutsu of the Hidden Cloud Village through them.
Minato Namikaze agreed to Raikage Ai's request directly and did not embarrass Raikage Ai.
After the negotiation, the matter was also covered, and Raikage Ai proposed an alliance again. This alliance was a real alliance, and he wanted to take this opportunity to negotiate the alliance.
After this incident, Raikage Ai also recognized the strength of Konoha, and understood that the current Konoha under the leadership of Minato Namikaze was different from the original Konoha.
Alliance with Konoha is of great benefit to the Hidden Cloud Village.
Anyway, the face has been lost, so it doesn't matter, and it is brought up again.
Namikaze Minato naturally agreed. As a leader, he couldn't hold on to a matter that had already been resolved and affect a decision that might help the development of the village.
After the alliance agreement was reached, Namikaze Minato ordered the ninja troops to withdraw to Konoha.