noveldepot Chapter 560 A letter sent to the Land of Earth, the Kazekage bows his head.
Chapter 560 A letter sent to the Land of Earth, the Kazekage bows his head.
Sakumo Hatake did not answer immediately.
He simply looked at Chiyo calmly, and that calmness itself was the heaviest pressure.
"We have come as envoys to convey the Hokage's wish for peace."
His voice was flat, revealing no emotion.
"Whether Sunagakure is willing to accept this wish is up to you."
One sentence froze the slightly eased atmosphere once again.
Standing to the side, Uchiha Kagami lowered his eyes slightly, inwardly praising Sakumo's words.
What an attitude!
These words instantly elevated Konoha's status to an unbelievable height.
We are not here to fight; we are here to arbitrate peace.
We are not here to accept surrender; we are here to examine whether you are qualified to accept this peace.
This is no longer a simple relationship between victors and vanquished, but a dimensional judgment of one civilization on another.
Chiyo froze, instantly understanding the meaning behind Hatake Sakumo's words.
qualifications.
Now, even the right to surrender in Sunagakure needs to be earned.
She gave a bitter laugh, and the last bit of resentment in her heart vanished.
"All Sand Village ninja, heed my command!"
"Put down all your weapons and ninja tools! Scrolls! Kunai! Everything!"
"Stand by and await further orders from the Konoha delegation!"
This desperate command became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
"Clang... Clang..."
The sound of weapons hitting the ground began to ring out one after another.
A young puppeteer, looking utterly dejected, loosened the chakra threads in his hands, and the puppet that had just been repaired behind him collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Another elite Jonin silently untied his ninja tool pouch from his waist and let it fall onto the sand.
The sound seemed contagious; soon, the entire canyon was filled only with the crisp echo of metal colliding with sand and gravel.
In the crowd, a young man with a still-youthful face and short blond hair clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh.
Luo Sha.
He watched this humiliating scene unfold before him, seeing his usually arrogant colleagues lay down their weapons like lambs to the slaughter. His body trembled, not from anger, but from a profound shock that struck deep within his soul.
For the first time, I realized so clearly how utterly vulnerable dignity, schemes, and the glory of ninjas were in the face of the incomprehensible absolute power represented by the three envoys from Konoha.
live.
Live a practical life.
This is perhaps the only thing that losers need to consider.
In the midst of this suffocating silence, Kazekage Retsumon, supported by two ninjas, finally made a move.
He waved away the subordinates who were helping him up, and although he was still swaying a little, he tried his best to straighten his back.
Looking at Chiyo, looking at Rasa, looking at every dejected Sand Village ninja, he finally turned his gaze back to the three from Konoha.
"everything……"
"...It's entirely up to Konoha to decide."
"We... are willing to send our highest-ranking representatives immediately to the border of the Land of Lightning to participate in... postwar peace talks."
After saying that, he seemed to have all his strength drained away, and he staggered again.
Thus, the will to resist in Sunagakure was completely shattered, from the highest levels to the lowest.
Sakumo Hatake, Danzo Shimura, and Kagami Uchiha exchanged a glance.
No words were spoken.
But a clear signal was being transmitted between them.
The mission is complete.
At the cost of zero casualties, without shedding a drop of blood, they completely crushed a massive military group on a psychological level.
Sakumo Hatake finally nodded, a condescending approval that signified his acceptance of Sunagakure's application for membership.
He didn't look at any of the Sand Village ninjas in front of him again.
Turn around and look towards the eastern horizon of the Land of Wind.
The wind blew his silver-white hair and also stirred his low, almost inaudible soliloquy.
"Lord Hokage, the Land of Wind..."
"...It's settled."
……
The Land of Wind, Sunagakure Village.
When that silver-white figure representing the will of Konoha, along with two other figures, transformed into three black dots and finally disappeared into the eastern horizon.
The canyon under the setting sun fell into a silence heavier than death itself.
Chiyo slumped to the ground, the Sand Village elder who controlled countless puppets and once struck fear into the hearts of countless enemies. At this moment, the wrinkles on her face seemed to have deepened even further.
Not far away, the blond-haired boy, Luo Sha, stared intently at his hands, which were trembling from exertion. A feeling of powerlessness, just like the sandstorms on this land, was frantically eroding his young heart.
The Sand Village's will to resist was utterly crushed in a near-crushing manner by the three envoys sent by Konoha in just a few short hours.
It's not about destroying them physically, but about destroying them mentally, completely crushing the very foundation of a ninja village's will to survive.
The news, like a sand falcon with wings, traveled at top speed across the long border to the Land of Earth.