Chapter 823: Ripping off the skin!
Homura, Koharu, Hiromasa and Tsume had strange expressions as they thought about what Inoichi said. Sunagakure never learned what happened with their Third Kazekage. Even though they understood that the Fourth Kazekage was killed by Orochimaru, they didn't know how that happened either. They just knew the final result.
On the other hand, Fujin discovered clues about the Third Kazekage's death while Konoha knew exactly what happened to Rasa thanks to the memories of the Sound Four. They knew how, when and where Rasa had been killed. This was why, there was never a doubt in the hearts of any council members when Sunagakure ninjas claimed that they were fooled by Orochimaru.
It was unfortunate that they couldn't use this in the negotiations. Even though they read the memories of some of the Sound Four ninjas, they couldn't provide any concrete evidence of Sunagakure's involvement since no one else had a technique to read memories. Sunagakure could simply accuse Konoha of lying and it would be their words against each other.
So, it wouldn't give Konoha any substantial upper hand in the negotiations. More importantly, claiming this information would force Konoha to take harsh measures. Otherwise, they would look weak and their decision to make peace would come under question. Hence, this information was never used during the talks.
Regardless, Inoichi and the rest found this quite amusing. Tsume chuckled and said, "Maybe it would have been a good idea to go with Fujin's proposal. With their sheer incompetence and tendency to backstab, we can't count on them."
Inoichi sighed, "If only they weren't so difficult to invade…"
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In Tanzaku town, Naruto and Tsunade had a rematch, as in the original story. Needless to say, the result was no different from their first match. However, there were several changes as compared to the original story.
Due to Kabuto's death at the hands of Fujin, Naruto didn't have a chance to battle him and master the Rasengan in the process. And, since Tsunade had long recovered from her phobia, Naruto didn't get an opportunity to show how strong his resolve was. As such, the impression he left on her was far from what he did in the original story.