Chapter 96: Sand Rain Ceasefire
The appearance of this "meteorite" was quite different from that of a normal meteorite. Yagura could clearly recall seeing meteorite samples collected by the Hidden Mist Village's Anbu Main Base. That meteorite had become relatively smooth and round due to friction with the atmosphere during its fall into the ninja world.
But the one in his hand, although it was roughly the size of two fists and a regular sphere overall, its surface was indeed not smooth at all, covered in pits of various sizes and shapes everywhere. This didn't look like something that had fallen at high speed and been rubbed by the air.
Sensing it carefully again, Yagura actually sensed an extremely active and high-quality Chakra within the "star."
Actually, if Yagura and Senno had ever experienced tailed beast Chakra, then they would have discovered that the Chakra contained within the "star" was extremely similar in nature to tailed beast Chakra.
However, unfortunately, with their current status, they were not yet privy to the core secrets of the village, such as tailed beasts.
After playing with it in his hand for a long time without seeing any clues, Yagura handed it to Senno. Senno wasn't very interested in it and casually took out a storage scroll, put it inside, and planned to hand it over to the Third Mizukage when they returned to the village to report the mission.
Land of Rain battlefield.
With Ebizo and Rasa both gradually falling into a disadvantage and showing signs of defeat, and Kiyoshi defeating the Third Kazekage Iron Sand in a one-on-one battle, the Hidden Sand Village no longer had any room to struggle.
Iron Sand had already been lifted out of the deep pit by Kiyoshi. At this moment, all his limbs had a black rod inserted into them, firmly pinning him to the ground.
"Hidden Sand forces! Stop fighting! We have lost this war!" Iron Sand endured the pain and ordered, word by word. His low, hoarse voice, amplified by Chakra, spread throughout the entire battlefield.
Hearing their Kazekage's order, the Hidden Sand ninjas who were still fighting looked incredulously towards the direction of the voice. When they really saw the invincible Third Kazekage lying powerlessly on the ground, their faith instantly collapsed. The weapons in their hands slid to the ground, their eyes constantly filling with tears. Some even squatted on the ground and began to wail loudly.
Chiyo was also straightforward. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, she decisively and quickly reached a verbal agreement with Hanzo for a temporary ceasefire. After all, she was the commander of the Hidden Sand forces on the surface.
Kiyoshi had no objections to this. They seven were hired by Hanzo to participate in the war. Of course, whatever Hanzo said was what they would do, as long as the Third Kazekage Iron Sand provided enough benefits. After all, Kiyoshi led the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and had more than completed the mission. If he hadn't wanted to avoid unnecessary complications, the Hidden Sand Village would have likely changed their Kage.
The actions of both sides were swift. After a round of heated debate, the Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Rain Village reached a formal agreement by the evening of that day. Moreover, under Chiyo's forceful arguments, Hanzo also made certain concessions regarding reparations. Subsequently, both sides formally signed the "Sand Rain Ceasefire Treaty."
With the signing of the "Sand Rain Ceasefire Treaty," the Sand Rain battlefield of the Second Great Ninja War officially came to an end.
Although Kiyoshi and the others had already returned to the camp to rest and weren't present, Salamander Hanzo still thoughtfully sent someone to deliver the results and the Wind Release ninjutsu scroll that the Third Kazekage Iron Sand had promised to Kiyoshi. This was exactly what Kiyoshi had been waiting for.
Actually, Hanzo originally didn't want to inform the Hidden Mist and Hidden Cloud of the specific details of the signed treaty. Although there were related agreements with the Mizukage and Raikage during the hiring process, this could be considered confidential intelligence, so how could it be easily revealed to other villages? However, the powerful strength of Kiyoshi and the others and their great display of power on the battlefield deeply shocked Hanzo, making him not have enough courage to break the initial agreement. More than a year had passed since the war started, and Hanzo's morale was no longer as high as it had been initially.
"Shadow! Send a message to Mizukage-sama, informing him of the war results! The Hidden Sand will pay the Hidden Rain 200 million Ryō annually for war reparations for a period of five years. Then, at the Hidden Rain's request, the Hidden Sand has agreed to simultaneously attack the Hidden Leaf on February 18th of Hidden Mist Year 36, one month later. The Hidden Rain will gather all the village's strength to have a decisive battle with the Hidden Leaf, and the Hidden Sand will dispatch an elite force to launch a surprise attack on the Land of Fire. Please have Mizukage-sama make preparations in time. Our Hidden Mist's opportunity has arrived! At the same time, ask Mizukage-sama for instructions on the next course of action for our Seven Ninja Swordsmen!" Kiyoshi said to Saito Kage, who was also resting nearby.
Saito Kage, as a former Anbu squad leader, naturally possessed methods to quickly transmit information back to the village. Kiyoshi certainly did too, but as the captain, how could he do everything himself? Otherwise, what was the use of having subordinates?
"Suikazan, you are responsible for going to the Hidden Cloud encampment in the north and informing them of this news!" Kiyoshi turned his head and said to Suikazan Fuguki.
"Yes!" the two replied respectfully.
Not long after, the Third Mizukage Ice's reply arrived. It turned out that Saito Kage had signed a summoning contract with a messenger ninja hawk in the village, and that ninja hawk happened to be resting in the Anbu Main Base in the village. Therefore, the news quickly reached Ice's hands.
Saito Kage took the mission scroll from the ninja hawk and handed it to Kiyoshi. Kiyoshi quickly used a specific hand seal to break the seal on the mission scroll and then quickly read through Ice's arrangements for them.
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