Chapter 814: Shikaku's Arramgements!
"Then we have no choice. We have to count on Yura and Arisa. They are our only hope now!" Goza sighed tiredly.
Ebizo thought, 'There is another hope. That is if Iwagakure and Kumogakure make a move right away after getting this news. Unfortunately, they won't do that. Even if they did, sending a message here would take several hours, something we don't have. Our negotiations have to be completed before Fujin's army enters our country. Besides…'
Ebizo glanced at the council members. Instead of heroic or brave faces, all he saw were tired and defeated faces. From the day the Chunin exams ended and they received the terrifying news of their defeat, the Sunagakure council was on edge. They had to dig deep into their reserves and use any resource they had to dissuade others from making a move and limiting their losses simultaneously.
Unfortunately, Konoha's latest move was the final nail in the coffin. Sunagakure had reached a limit. If they tried anymore, they would increase their losses drastically instead of limiting them. The Sunagakure council lost all will to continue playing games with Konoha and the other villages.
Ebizo sighed internally, 'This was a thorough defeat. In a sense, it is worse than even the previous great war. We don't have any good candidate for the Fifth Kazekage.'
He said, "We should discuss what compromises we're willing to make. Even though Konoha is in a dominant position right now, they'd still make some concessions to maintain good relations with us."
The Council nodded and began discussing. Within fifteen minutes, they were done discussing almost all topics. Since Konoha had compromised so much the previous day, the terms were somewhat acceptable for Sunagakure. There were only three aspects where they had some reservations.
The first wasn't a demand made by Konoha but the fact that Konoha took most of the missions from the Land of Wind. The second was the amount they had to pay to Konoha. And the most important aspect was the selection of the next Kazekage.
Tojuro, who had his sights on the seat of the Kazekage, completely opposed it knowing that Konoha wouldn't support him. On the other hand, the remaining council members weren't so stubborn. Tojuro had been the biggest instigator in clashing with Konoha. He encouraged Rasa on every turn to attack Konoha. As such, none of them wanted to see him in the Kazekage's seat.