The whole battlefield, all the shinobi, after seeing the signal, stopped fighting one after another.
Except for some places where the fighting was too fierce and already couldn't be stopped.
Hatred had already spread among both sides in the slaughter. If the shinobi weren't long accustomed to strictly carrying out orders from superiors, it really wouldn't be possible to just stop on command.
But fortunately, they still stopped.
For a moment, the whole battlefield fell into a strange silence.
The shinobi of both sides retreated from each other and gathered together, forming two clearly divided formations.
One led by Orochimaru, the other by Chiyo and Ebizo.
Chiyo looked at her side's shinobi and loudly asked, "Where is the Fourth Kazekage now?"
A member of the Kazekage's guard showed a face full of grief and guilt, saying, "Elder Chiyo, the Kazekage-sama was captured by the Yellow Flash. We wanted to step forward and rescue him, but the two suddenly disappeared together, we don't know where they went."
Chiyo frowned and asked, "Did the Kazekage leave any instructions?"
That member of the Kazekage's guard said, "Before disappearing, Kazekage-sama instructed that if something happened to him, you would act as proxy Kazekage."
Chiyo's face darkened. The Kazekage position was a calamity; she didn't want to take it at all.
But now, her seniority was the highest, and she had no choice but to step out and take control of the overall situation.
She looked at Orochimaru and said, "Orochimaru, have the Yellow Flash bring the Kazekage here. Let's have a proper talk."
"If the Kazekage is dead, then there's no need to talk. Sunagakure will fight you to the bitter end!"
Orochimaru chuckled, "I don't know where Minato took the Kazekage either."
"But don't worry. Since Minato didn't intend to kill your Kazekage at the start, he probably won't kill him now. Maybe he just brought him somewhere to persuade your Kazekage to stop the war."
Chiyo and Ebizo both furrowed their brows.
To be honest, Sunagakure was currently in a transition between old and new, with very few outstanding young people. Producing even one Rasa was already a blessing.
Rasa's life was very important, possibly more important than the outcome of this battle.
After all, while alive, there's still hope. Once dead, there's truly nothing left.
Now that high-level combat power had reversed, even if they could still hold off Orochimaru and Rin like before, if the Yellow Flash was allowed to kill freely, even with greater numbers, they might not be able to endure.
Compared to Rasa, they hoped for a ceasefire.
But they also understood that Rasa would not be easily persuaded. If they messed this up, the war might become even more brutal than before.
Seeing this, Orochimaru just calmly said, "Wait. Wait for them to return. I believe there will be a result."
Now his confidence was much greater than before, especially with Rin on his side. He was confident he could defeat Chiyo and Ebizo.
If those two lost, no matter how many were left in Sunagakure, it would be meaningless.
The tide of battle had actually already turned. Konoha was now the actual winner.
He just didn't want to pay too high a price in casualties, that's all.
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On the other side, Rasa was taken by Minato to a cave near Mt. Kikyo.
This place was originally used as a base to harass and attack Sunagakure's stationed forces.
Now, it was used to find an undisturbed environment to persuade Rasa.
Seeing this, Rasa snorted coldly, "You think bringing me away from the battlefield can eliminate my influence on the village?"
"Yellow Flash, kill me. I won't surrender!"
Minato smiled slightly, "I'm not confident I can persuade you, but my student is more eloquent than me, so I plan to let him try."
After speaking, Minato activated the Flying Thunder God seal left behind by Obito.
With a swish, Obito's figure appeared here.
Obito looked at Rasa and greeted, "Fourth Kazekage-sama, nice to meet you?"
Rasa looked at Uchiha Obito and sneered, "Uchiha Obito, right? Just like the Yellow Flash, you've mastered the Flying Thunder God technique. I know your information."
"Though your strength isn't weak, just a mere kid wants to persuade me?"
Obito glanced at Rasa, his expression calm, "Kazekage, the fundamental reason you started this war is nothing more than Konoha taking away a large number of the Land of Wind's commissions, cutting off a significant part of Sunagakure's income sources. Am I right?"
Rasa snorted, "Of course it is. You Konoha people, from top to bottom, are all despicable. You look upright on the surface, but in the dark, you do all sorts of shady things. I despise you!"
Obito smiled faintly, "Kazekage-sama, you've misunderstood us. We actually yearn for peace and hope to establish friendship with Sunagakure. Do you believe that?"
Rasa was enraged into laughter, "You say that, do you even believe it yourself?"
"You act like bandits on one side, and talk about friendship on the other. Hmph, why don't you just say you'll give all commissions to Sunagakure? If you can really do that, I'll believe you."
Obito shook his head, his voice filled with persuasion, "Kazekage-sama, don't be so quick to deny it. What do you think the essence of commissions is?"
"It's money, right? And money is used for what? To buy resources, right?"
"Then what if I told you, in the future, we can provide you with a large amount of resources, allowing you to escape poverty?"
Rasa's breathing tightened. If it weren't for the desert being truly barren, with civilians barely surviving on sand, who would enjoy launching wars so easily?
In the past, he hated war and hated the Third Kazekage who initiated them.
But after becoming Kazekage himself, he began to understand the Third's actions.
They had no choice but to step outside, to have a future. Otherwise, confined in their little corner, even if named one of the Five Great Nations, it sounded good but in reality was worse than life in Amegakure.
'But, can Konoha's words be trusted? No. Not even a word. Not even a spit.'
He continued his ridicule, "Then in the future, I'll provide Konoha with a large amount of resources, why don't you give up your commissions first?"
Obito gave Rasa a glance, feeling a little weird inside.
'Why does this sound so familiar? Isn't this exactly the future dialogue between the Fourth Raikage and Naruto?'
He laughed, "Kazekage-sama, I'm not joking with you. Actually, all the answers are not far away in the sky, but close in front of your eyes, just something you shinobi have overlooked."
Rasa frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
Obito said calmly, "Roran, you should know of that place. Why is Roran not lacking resources and able to build a city in the desert? Have you thought about that?"
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