Chapter 804: Nerves, Danger, Bait!
Before Sunagakure's negotiation team entered the fire capital, they were greeted with a completely unexpected sight. Though the path to the city was open, thousands of ninjas surrounded the path.
While they weren't as visible as the civilians in Fire Capital, they didn't bother hiding their presence. As such, experienced ninjas like Yura and Arisa and sensors could feel the vast amount of ninjas in the trees around the paths.
Even the ones who couldn't sense them were unnerved as they felt the gazes of hundreds of bloodthirsty ninjas lock on to them! After all, though Konoha didn't suffer much due to their attack, over a hundred people died and thousands were injured. As such, most Konoha ninjas had a friend or a relative who was injured in the attack.
Fearing the worst, a few Suna ninjas gulped nervously, 'Don't tell me Konoha plans to eliminate all of us as revenge for our attack…'
Luckily, Arisa spoke softly but firmly, "Get a hold of yourself. Don't forget that we are representing our village. Stop standing still like bloody fools and follow us."
Led by Arisa and Yura's brave march, the others in the negotiation team found courage and followed their two new Council Members. Either that, or they were afraid of being left behind. Until the moment they set foot in Fire Capital, the entire group was watched like hawks by the Konoha ninjas!
The members of the negotiation team let out a sigh of relief. They were finally out of danger, or so they thought. Just like Konoha's team, Suna's team was welcomed as well. However, there were some differences. Instead of the Fire Daimyo and dozens of nobles and officials welcoming them, they were greeted by a single noble who was in the Fire Daimyo's bad graces. In addition, there was no audience to cheer them.
The noble welcomed them and led them to Daimyo's palace. However, they were stared at hatefully once again, this time by ordinary citizens of Fire Capital who spotted them. Their looks conveyed the Land of Fire's disappointment, disgust, anger, and myriad other emotions due to Sunagakure's actions. The peace they enjoyed was nearly destroyed due to Sunagakure's folly.
Yura sighed internally, 'This must be Konoha's play to put us on the back foot. We should have traveled here with the Wind Daimyo…'