Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

You might not believe it, but Shoji really did it on a whim at that moment. Otherwise, according to the original plan, Date would have slightly lowered the terms before threatening Maki and Fugi. After all, in the original bottom line of their own ninja village, as long as the terms could be met at 50%, Iwagakure would have already made a huge profit!

Now that Shoji has intervened, the share percentage is even higher by fifteen percentage points. However, Date did not express any dissatisfaction, because in his experience, although Shoji's intervention at that moment was not the best time, it could be considered a relatively appropriate choice.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances.

The Kazekage of Sunagakure will most likely accept this agreement. At most, he might try to negotiate a slight reduction at the final signing, but the fundamental nature of the agreement will not change. This is the harsh reality that Sunagakure must accept.

Indeed, this is the case.

As Maki and Fugi returned to the main camp at the front with heavy steps, carrying the treaty that seemed to have been greatly reduced, but was still humiliating and excessive enough for Sunagakure, they presented it to Rasa.

Luo Sha stared coldly at the agreement on his desk. As he scanned the clauses and terms, one after another, his aura grew increasingly icy, and his pupils revealed extreme anger.

Especially when Makina, though unable to fully relay the words, did describe Shoji's threatening demeanor in a more tactful tone, Rasa's expression became somewhat ferocious and distorted at that moment.

"Did he really say that? Is this Iwagakure's final ultimatum?"

As if deliberately concealing the tent curtains, in the slightly dim interior of the camp, Luo Sha's slightly forward-leaning body and seemingly expressionless posture revealed, to any normal person, the suppressed rage in his eyes and words.

All of this at this moment proves the extreme resentment and frustration in the heart of this Wind Shadow Lord.

"Yes, Lord Kazekage, this is due to my incompetence!"

Maki and Fugi were both kneeling on one knee on the ground. As Rasa finished speaking, they both lowered their heads abruptly, not daring to look their Kazekage in the eye. This was a disgrace to the entire Sunagakure!

It was clearly a matter of victory or defeat in a local war, but the consequences were far more devastating than those of the Third Shinobi World War. After Konoha defeated Sunagakure in the Third Shinobi World War, Sunagakure was severely suppressed and weakened in terms of military and economy, but Konoha did not propose any similar terms or agreements (in reality, the Third Hokage was out of his mind).

Most of the results are due to objective reasons.

But in this battle between rock and sand...

Why did Sunagakure have to pay such a heavy price for their defeat?

How could Rasa accept this?

But what can you do if you don't accept it?

The Sand Village really doesn't have the resources to go to the Hidden Stone Village now.

"Heh, your incompetence? No, it's my incompetence and failure as the Kazekage..."

Luo Sha chuckled self-deprecatingly, and the words he spoke in a low voice were chilling and cold at that moment, causing Ma Ji and Fu Yi, who were sitting below, to shudder. Just as the two were about to say something...

But Luo Sha gently waved his hand, interrupting him.

"That's settled then. Go tell the Iwagakure side that we agree to this agreement!"

This was an extremely difficult but necessary decision, but as soon as Luo Sha finished speaking, it was as if all the strength in his body had been drained away. He slumped back in his chair, and the dejected and defeated look on his face perfectly illustrated the state of mind of this Kazekage.

"Kazekage-sama..."

When Fu Yi heard Luo Sha's extremely dejected words, he suddenly looked up, his face showing resentment, as if he wanted to say something more.

Maki, standing to the side, quickly tugged at Fuyi's sleeve and gently shook his head.

All of Fu Yi's grief and indignation froze at this moment.

"Yes, I will obey Lord Kazekage's command!"

Then, as if by machine, they fell silent. Along with Maki, they bowed again to Luo Sha, who was in the head seat. The two of them then left the main tent with heavy steps, leaving only Luo Sha's lonely figure inside!

Is this my destiny?

And there was that deep sigh echoing inside.

Sunagakure could not resist, and Rasa could no longer take any strong measures.

This is a result determined by human nature.

As long as Iwagakure doesn't go to extremes and still gives Sunagakure a glimmer of hope, they won't cause any more trouble.

This unusual peace agreement seems to have hit Sunagakure's Achilles' heel, but it is not fatal. It is just a matter of surviving, which is still called living, isn't it?

As for what happens next.

We'll consider that later!

Although once this treaty is signed, not to mention the Sand Village ninjas responsible for negotiations like Maki and Fugi, even Rasa, the Kazekage, will face some criticism in the village. In other words, there is currently no one in the Sand Village whose strength and prestige can compare to Rasa, or who is only slightly weaker.

If that's true.

Luo Sha's position as the Kazekage may indeed be shaken.

243. The final agreement, another shock to the ninja world.

However, from another perspective, if Sunagakure truly had such a figure, it might not have ended up in this state. For example, there was the former Scorching Release ninja, Pakura. Sunagakure was already weak, and Rasa himself recklessly eliminated dissidents. It can only be said that these were all due to fate and timing, and no one can be blamed but Rasa himself. It was all the fault of Rasa himself.

However, some things may seem accidental, but they are actually the inevitable result of a specific situation. Of course, people can choose and control their own destiny, but sometimes human power also has its limits!

Luo Sha conceded defeat.

This also signifies that Sunagakure has conceded defeat.

Moreover, this was earlier than expected by Shoji, Huangtu, and Date. They originally thought it would take at least two or three days, or even a couple more struggles, but unexpectedly, on the morning of the second day, Maki, representing Sunagakure, personally brought over the agreement that had been rewritten and signed by Rasa.

Two copies will be made, and Date will personally take them back for Onoki to review and sign. After one copy is returned to Sunagakure, the peace talks between the two villages will be officially declared a successful conclusion. This is a necessary procedure. In reality, the war will officially end when Maki arrives with the signed agreement from Rasa.

Sunagakure bowed its head and admitted defeat.

Although Maki tried his best to appear indifferent, he was clearly unable to do so at the young age of 21. The bloodshot eyes, the bulging veins on his forehead, and the trembling hands when handing over the agreement all revealed the extremely turbulent inner world of this Sand Village Jonin.

But these things have absolutely nothing to do with the generals, the yellow earth, and the date.

They only cared about Sunagakure admitting defeat and agreeing to the terms of the agreement. After carefully reviewing the agreement and confirming that Sunagakure hadn't added any more meaningless tricks, Date nodded in satisfaction.

Even to show sincerity, they allowed Maki to take back the hundreds of Sand Ninja captured in the fortress ahead of time. This was also Onoki's instruction. Anyway, it didn't matter whether they returned them sooner or later. Staying them for a few more days might cause a riot!

Sending it back sooner will save you time and effort.

These prisoners were originally intended as bargaining chips in the negotiations. Now that they had so readily admitted defeat and signed the relevant agreements, Iwagakure naturally saw no need to continue to hold them hostage. They readily agreed to let Maki take these Sand Ninja prisoners back with him.

This made Maki's expression improve slightly, but that was all.

This humiliating agreement, and the pain of this defeat, have been deeply ingrained in the hearts of every Sand Ninja. One day in the future, given the opportunity, the Sand Ninja will almost certainly reignite the war to retaliate against the Iwa Ninja.

But this is all predicated on the Sand Village having that kind of strength!

'The future is destined not to belong to you, Sand Village!'

Standing atop the fortress tower, Jiang Si watched the departing Sand Ninja group led by Maki, a faint glint of cold light flashing in his clear black and white pupils, as he murmured something under his breath.

The agreement has been reached.

This so-called 'local war,' which could almost be considered to have affected the four major ninja villages, has finally come to an official end.

Both Sunagakure and Iwagakure began arranging the evacuation of some personnel simultaneously. The five or six thousand Sunagakure ninja (including those who came later as reinforcements) and three or four thousand Iwagakure ninja who were originally gathered at the front line also needed to be evacuated in succession.

Both sides need to redefine and build a new defense line. Iwagakure needs to build a defense chain with the northern fortress, or rather, the southern fortress now called Iwagakure, as the core, connecting to the Lianyuan Mountain to the west. Most of the previous strongholds can be abolished, and only a few necessary reconnaissance and logistics transit points need to be left.

In the remaining garrison strongholds.

The only place that needs to be heavily guarded is the southern fortress!

Just like before when Sunagakure fought against the southward advance of the Iwa ninja army, as long as they held this fortress, they would be fine. Now it was Iwaku's turn to do the same. Under Onoki's orders, Kyoto, Shoji, and Date discussed it briefly and decided to deploy more than 600 Iwa ninja in the fortress. As for the commander, Onoki would arrange for Bunya to take on the role!

There will definitely be rotations in the future, but since we just captured this fortress, it would be more appropriate to have a more stable and capable Jonin in charge. In addition, Hoshino will be left behind as the deputy commander to assist Wenya!

Then, set up and build some new defensive and reconnaissance outposts in the Lianyuan Mountain area to protect the fortress!

In this way.

The new defensive line of Iwagakure on the southern border has been completely rebuilt!

The Sand Village also needs to do the same thing. However, after losing their northern fortress, rebuilding the defense line will inevitably require more material, human, and financial resources. The most direct point is that they will no longer be able to defend one point and then radiate to the entire northern border region!

The fact that Rasa still needed to leave a thousand men to guard the newest border when he arranged for the retreat of the main Sand Village force shows how much pressure the Sand Village had to bear in defending the northern border after the loss of the northern fortress!

This will become a problem that will plague Sunagakure for years, or even decades, and may not be able to be truly and completely resolved.

Of course, this is only part of the story. After all, external problems are one thing, but internal problems are equally important.

After the war, Rasa and many other high-ranking Sand Village officials had to consider how to calm the turmoil in their own villages, as well as the inevitable questioning from the high-ranking officials and even the Daimyo of the Land of Wind!

After all, this is the Sand Village’s nth consecutive defeat in foreign wars. Even though the rulers and ministers of the Land of Wind have long been numb to it, the impact this time is obviously much greater. It would be unreasonable not to hold them accountable!

But these are all internal matters of Sunagakure.

Here in Iwagakure Village.

After handling everything from beginning to end.

Huang Tu, Jiang Si, and Yi Da will lead the main force back to the village in batches, while Yan Jue will stay behind temporarily, waiting for Wen Ya to arrive before returning.

This local war between Iwa and Suna, which has already come to an end, has also caused quite a stir in the ninja world.

There's no need to discuss the small countries like the Land of Grass, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Rivers.

While being shocked by the power and terror of Iwagakure, they could only try their best to strengthen the defenses of their own ninja villages and borders, even if it was self-deception, it was better than nothing.

As for the three great ninja villages of Konoha, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure, which are all major powers...

Wuyin remained stagnant, preoccupied with its own internal problems and unable to attend to external matters.

The high-ranking officials of both Kumogakure and Konoha were all shocked once again when they received the accurate information!

244. A situation that is not easily attainable

Whether it's Hidden Clouds or Leaf Village.

They truly hadn't expected Iwagakure to be this strong, and even less expected Sunagakure to be this weak. It was a complete rout! The Sunagakure ninja outnumbered the Iwagakure ninja, and even the Kazekage, Rasa, personally led the attack. Despite going all out, they still suffered a one-sided and crushing defeat!

Rasa was severely injured and forced to retreat, with over a thousand Sand Ninja killed or wounded!

The former was not defeated by a pincer attack or encirclement, but was decisively defeated by the 16-year-old Uchiha Shoji in a one-on-one situation!

In the ninja world, while marveling at the terrifying talent of Uchiha prodigy Shoji, most people were criticizing and mocking Rasa for his weakest and most shameful performance since the beginning of the Kazekage era. It could be said that, in terms of the current performance of the Five Kage, Rasa was truly setting a new low for the Five Kage!

If the people of small countries and villages are like this, then it goes without saying that Konoha and Kumogakure look down on Sunagakure and Rasa at this moment!

If it weren't for the sheer size and foundation of Sunagakure, they could still muster nearly ten thousand Sunagakure ninja if they really went all out. Given Sunagakure and Rasa's current performance, they could really be expelled from the ranks of the Five Great Ninja Villages!

Your war ended way too quickly!

Konoha might be in a slightly better position, but Kumogakure was directly caught in an awkward situation. Before this news came, the Fourth Raikage, A, had planned to continue reinforcing the front lines, suppress Konoha, and completely occupy the Land of Hot Springs!