This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Fighting requires the capital to fight, and surrendering also requires the "capital" to surrender.

In fact, the reason is very simple.

Before the Battle of Lake Taki broke out, although the Taki ninja suffered successive defeats, their overall combat power was not damaged, and they still had the ability to fight to the death.

If you surrender at this time, the Rock Ninja will definitely choose to treat you seriously and then weigh the pros and cons.

It is very likely that in order to avoid losses, the Iwagakure ninja will accept the Takigakure ninja's "peace talks".

And now, Takinin was defeated again. He was completely defeated in the first battle and was obviously unable to fight again.

In this situation, Iwagakure can easily destroy Takigakure with just a wave of his hand, so why should he accept Takigakure's so-called "peace talks"?

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After all, as long as they can capture Takigakure, everything will belong to the Iwagakure.

Therefore, the failure of the Battle of Lake Taki not only made Taki Shinobi lose the capital to continue fighting, but also directly lost the capital for "peace talks".

At this moment, if this capitulationist elder went to negotiate peace, the best result he would get would be an unconditional surrender and waiting for a reply on his fate.

And most importantly.

Taking the initiative to surrender before the war is a great achievement.

And now they are rushing to surrender, which is obviously out of necessity.

How could this flag-bearer of the capitulation faction not turn green with anger?

"Yes"

But in the end, thousands of words can only turn into a response full of sadness.

No matter how reluctant he was, he had no choice but to accept this difficult task.

Seeing that the surrender elders agreed, the Takinin leader was obviously relieved.

But almost everyone knew that this was probably because the leader had lost his mind and was desperate, and he saw the "peace talks" proposal as a lifeline.

Thinking of this, the remaining nine elders looked at the Takinin leader and the surrender elders with a hint of pity in their eyes.

Chapter 513: Why not take it for yourself?

Not to mention what kind of psychological struggle this flag-bearer of the Takinin surrender faction had to go through before embarking on the journey to "negotiate peace."

On the other side, the once beautiful Taki Lake was completely destroyed after a great battle.

Most of the beautiful lake was filled with soil, turning into a muddy swamp, but the excited Rock Ninjas turned a blind eye to it. The roughly grilled meat emitted an enticing aroma under the burning campfire.

The Rock Ninjas sat together around the campfire, chatting and laughing with each other, and from time to time they would burst into excited cheers.

Huang Tu fulfilled his promise and stopped at Lake Taki, giving the Iwagakure ninjas a chance to rest.

Originally, they only won a battle and did not completely annihilate the Taki Ninja, so the Iwa Ninja should not be so emotional, but there was no way, because the Iwa Ninja really needed this victory.

The defeat on the battlefield of the Thunder Nation is still vivid in their minds, and they urgently need a victory to wash away the shame of the past.

What's more, anyone with a discerning eye could see that after this battle, Taki Shinobi would be a pawn at the mercy of Iwa Shinobi, so there was nothing wrong with celebrating in advance.

Even the fourth Tsuchikage, Kotobuki, who is now the head of Iwagakure, was a little excited at the moment.

He repeatedly walked up to the Takinin who were sitting in the circle and encouraged them.

Just when the atmosphere was full of joy, a burly voice slowly walked to Huangtu's side and whispered something into his ear.

This person is none other than Wen Ya, the quasi-shadow master who is now supporting the Rock Ninja together with Huang Tu.

After hearing Wen Ya's words, a hint of surprise flashed in Huang Tu's eyes, but soon a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"You take full charge of this matter. I don't think I need to go there."

Huang Tu spoke to Wen Ya in front of him nonchalantly, as if what Wen Ya reported was just a trivial matter, and there was even a hint of contempt in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Wen Ya did not express any extra opinion, but just nodded lightly, as if it was as it should be.

Afterwards, in order to show his trust in Wen Ya, Huang Tu continued to chat and laugh with the Iwagakure ninjas to celebrate the victory in today's war.

Wen Ya left the place of laughter and joy and walked towards the somewhat quiet camp.

Due to his sensory abilities, Wen Ya was in charge of all the intelligence gathering and other tasks of the Iwagakure ninja. With such responsibilities, Wen Ya couldn't relax like the other Iwagakure ninjas.

At this time, after reporting the matter to Huangtu, there was still one thing waiting for his disposal.

Wen Ya never stopped, and his burly body walked straight into an inconspicuous tent at the edge of the camp.

At this moment, the tent seemed extremely empty. There was only a man who looked a little uneasy sitting in the tent. Wen Ya's sudden return made him stand up suddenly, looking a little at a loss.

Wen Ya seemed indifferent to the man's panic. He just strode to the man's side, glanced at the Takinin forehead protector on the man's forehead, and sat down opposite the man calmly.

"sit."

Wen Ya opened his mouth slowly, uttering only one word in an extremely indifferent tone.

This man was none other than the elder of the Takinin surrender faction who came to "negotiate peace" under pressure from the Takinin leader.

After hearing Wen Ya's words, Elder Takinin sat down again with some resentment.

"I have already reported your situation to the Yondaime."

"Let me ask you something. Are you surrendering on behalf of Takinin, or on your own?"

Wen Ya's face was full of indifference. He turned to look at Elder Takinin in front of him, and a hint of interest appeared in his eyes.

"Of course I'm here to negotiate peace on behalf of the entire village."

It seemed that the word "surrender" from Wen Ya's mouth hurt the elder. He couldn't wait to try to change the word, but he was still met with Wen Ya's cold eyes. At the same time, Elder Takinin's statement also made Wen Ya's eyes completely indifferent.

Similar to Huangtu's attitude, Wen Ya also showed some indifference towards Elder Takinin who came to "negotiate peace" at this moment.

If the Taki ninja before the Battle of Taki Lake had come to surrender, Huangtu would probably have taken them seriously. But now, the Taki ninja, whose morale has been reduced to the lowest point due to the loss of their troops, are just appetizers for the Iwagakure army.

No matter what Taki Ninja's attitude is, it is no longer important to Iwa Ninja now.

If the Takinin elder in front of him was willing to come here and "turn to the light", Wen Ya might be able to accept him as a representative to be supported after occupying the Takinin Village in the future.

But this person came here on behalf of Takiguni Village, so there is nothing much to say.

After seeing through the strength of Takinin, the only thing Iwanin wanted now was to annex Takinin to alleviate the internal losses of Iwanin...

In short, it's just one sentence.

What the Taki ninja can give now, the Iwa ninja can take on his own; and what the Taki ninja cannot give now, the Iwa ninja can also take on his own.

Then why did he have to ask Takinin to give it to him instead of taking it himself?

"Master Wenya, please tell me what Master Tsuchikage's attitude is towards this matter? As long as he agrees, we can present it to you."

Seeing that Wen Ya didn't speak for a long time, Elder Takinin seemed a little anxious. He quickly took the initiative to ask Wen Ya.

"No need."

"I will now tell you Tsuchikage-sama's attitude towards this matter."

"If you want the Iwagakure to accept the Takigakure's surrender, there are two conditions."

Wen Ya still looked at the man in front of him coldly, without any emotion in his expression.

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed across Elder Takinin's face. But he would soon realize that only despair awaited him.

"First, all Taki ninjas must surrender unconditionally."

"Second, hand over Nanabi."

Seeing this, Elder Takinin, who had experienced many big scenes, felt a jolt in his heart, and then his body trembled suddenly.

The worst possible outcome occurred, which was that the Iwagakure had no intention of negotiating at all and had already made up his mind to swallow up everything of the Takigakure.

Unconditional surrender, coupled with the handing over of Nanao, would be equivalent to handing over one's own life to someone else. Since it has come to this, what is the point of surrendering voluntarily?

"you you"

Even though he had anticipated this, Elder Takinin was still so angry that he was speechless for a long time. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the emotion in his heart was fear, anger, or shame.

"get out."

Seeing this, Wen Ya frowned and no longer had the idea of ​​continuing to play along. He simply scolded the man in front of him who was at least two years older than him without any hesitation, and then walked away in a huff.

Soon, the Takiguni elder was escorted out of the Takiguni camp by two Iwaguni with contemptuous expressions. Finally, he could only return to Taki Falls, dozens of kilometers away, with his tail between his legs, in disgrace, to report the news to the Takiguni leader.

Chapter 514: When Monsters Return to the World

When the news was brought back to Takinin, the atmosphere instantly became extremely depressing.

Regardless of whether they advocated peace or war, a trace of despair flashed in everyone's eyes.

Even though many people had already guessed the outcome, when the bloody reality was laid out before them, they still found it difficult to accept.

Especially the leader of the Takinin, because the "last straw" sank to the bottom of the river, his face was extremely pale and his expression was full of regret.

It is difficult to figure out whether he regrets today's defeat or regrets not listening to the surrender faction earlier and taking the initiative to surrender.

Things have come to this point. Since even the escape route of surrender has been completely blocked, Taki Shinobi naturally has no other choice.

"Chief, let's fight to the death."

"Don't forget we still have a trump card, we may not lose!"

At this moment, a low voice slowly sounded, and at this moment it once again became everyone's hope.

Even the Takinin leader, who had been keeping his head down and had a pale face, suddenly remembered something and raised his head again. He looked at the person who spoke with a dazed look on his face.

"You mean"

The one who spoke at this moment was the elder who had previously led the battle. He nodded with a serious look on his face.

"call"

Seeing this, all the elders thought of something, and a glimmer of hope appeared in their eyes again.

"it is good!"

"In that case, let's fight to the death with the Rock Ninja!"

It seemed as if the straw that had sunk to the bottom of the river floated to the surface again, and for a moment a glimmer of hope ignited in the eyes of this quasi-shadow master.

Everyone got to know each other and saw a ray of hope burning like a flame in each other's eyes.

The next day, until daybreak, the Iwagakure began to slowly march towards the Takigakure Village.

All the Iwagakure ninjas had confident looks on their faces, and they seemed not to be worried at all about the upcoming battle.

Driven by this high morale, the journey of dozens of kilometers was completed before noon, and the Rock Ninjas were already not far from Taki Falls.

Looking from afar, the waterfall in the distance looks like a silver silk hanging on the distant cliff, giving people a clear and shocking beauty.

Huang Tu shook his head slightly. Unfortunately, under the overwhelming earth escape of the Ten Thousand Rock Ninjas, this unique natural scene would probably be destroyed instantly.

But Huangtu obviously didn't care about this, because compared with Yannin's "revitalization plan", everything was nothing.

As Huang Tu waved his hand, Wen Ya once again activated his powerful perception ability.

Then, Wen Ya frowned. With his powerful perception, everything before the waterfall appeared clearly in his mind.

Then, Wen Ya slowly opened his eyes and shook his head slightly at the yellow earth around him.

Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Huangtu's eyes. Wen Ya's action was telling him that there was no ambush under the waterfall as he had expected.

Thinking of Takinin's action of surrendering overnight last night, a hint of understanding suddenly flashed in Huangtu's eyes.

So, he didn't care and directly gave the order to attack to the Iwagakure.

More than ten thousand Rock Ninjas pressed forward in batches, with a mighty and terrifying power like a mountain.

The Takiguni Village is actually hidden behind the waterfall. This is not a big secret in the ninja world. Anyone with a little status can easily find out.

After all, it is such a big ninja village with thousands of ninjas who need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate every day. There are people coming and going under the waterfall every day. How can it be hidden from the ears of those who are interested?

As for the waterfall defense that is like a natural barrier to others, it is the grave chosen by the Taki Ninja for himself.

After all, in the hands of the Iwagakure, the so-called "natural barriers" and other defenses formed by cliffs are as fragile and ridiculous as blank paper.

Behind the waterfall, just as Wen Ya had discovered, it was now empty. Only one person stayed there, looking outside across the rapids that were moving like thunder in front of him.

He did not have the advanced perception ninjutsu like Wen Ya, so he could only use a crude method to detect the movements outside the waterfall.

Finally, after a while, the perception ninjutsu he manipulated received feedback.

Outside the Taki Falls, the densely packed Iwagakure army was only a few hundred meters away from the waterfall. Perhaps they would soon cross the water curtain and reach the passage behind the waterfall.