Chapter 775: New Orders!
"This doesn't make sense. Are they setting a trap for us so openly?" Koharu muttered in confusion. Her words intrigued the clan leaders who quickly went through the scroll. Just like Koharu, they had similar doubts.
The scroll contained a request for help. Kusagakure asked Konoha's assistance to finish off their rebels. In return, they agreed to pay Konoha as per their previous deal.
Hiashi muttered in confusion, "Didn't the reports say that they have annihilated half the rebel forces at a great cost? The rest of the job should be far easier. So, why are they requesting our help now? Also…"
Tsume completed his question, "What is this previous deal? When did we reach a deal with Kusagakure?"
Everyone's eyes turned towards Shikaku, who glanced at Homura and said, "I believe Elder Homura can explain it better than me."
They followed Shikaku's gaze and realized that Homura still had the same weird expression. Koharu asked, "What's the matter?"
Homura composed himself and replied, "It's a bit complicated…"
He sighed internally, 'I never expected that Kusa would accept this absurd proposal… Sigh, Hiruzen's decision to send Fujin was extremely good. I don't think even he anticipated this.'
He turned his gaze towards the council members and said, "As you know, Kusagakure had sent such a request to us earlier. However, it was more of an attempt to arm-twist us than transact fairly. Hence, Hiruzen had sent a diplomatic group led by Fujin to Kusagakure, and I had tagged along."