At this moment, Minato suddenly felt terribly wronged.
He stood at the side, didn't do anything, yet somehow out of nowhere got forcefully labeled with a big hat?
'Moreover, isn't it me who captured Rasa?'
'Shouldn't it be me threatening Rasa to stop the war?'
'How come now it is Rasa threatening me instead?'
He felt somewhat helpless and amused.
But from another angle, did he achieve his goal?
He actually did.
Originally, Rasa, who wouldn't be moved by reason or emotion and was set on perishing together with Konoha, was softened by just a few words from Obito.
He was even willing to stop the war and sign a peace agreement with Konoha?
'What kind of charm does Obito's words have?'
No matter, though this time, he made a huge sacrifice, even risking the loss of his reputation, the urgent priority was still to stop the war.
This could save countless lives.
So, he nodded and smiled, "This machine was created by my wife Kushina. I can promise it truly has that effect and can continue supplying it to Sunagakure."
"Actually, I also hope the people living in the desert can have a better life."
"It's just… this machine is now tied to huge interests. I hope Kazekage-dono can keep it confidential for now."
Rasa looked at the warm smile on Namikaze Minato's face, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
He couldn't see even a trace of falsehood, so sincere. If it weren't for the previous encounter, he'd be willing to believe Minato was a sunny and cheerful good person.
'So, this is the kind of talent nurtured by Konoha Village?'
Compared to strength, shrewdness was even more unfathomable.
To think, without making a sound, he had already laid out arrangements in all directions, increasing his political capital.
'Could it be that even this war was within the expectations of this Yellow Flash?'
Rasa suddenly saw a pair of black hands behind the scenes, hanging in the sky, using the masses as pieces on a chessboard.
Though he was the Fourth Kazekage, the highest leader of a village, in terms of politics, he was far from being a match for this future Fourth Hokage.
At this moment, a few improper little thoughts were taken back by him. He clearly realized he couldn't outplay the man before him, if he opposed him, even the entire Sunagakure could be played to death by him.
His tone, for a moment, actually carried some respect, "I understand. I will announce a troop withdrawal and end this battle. I just hope that Sunagakure and Konoha will always be allies."
Minato said joyfully, "Kazekage-dono, it's really great that you think this way. Rest assured, as long as Sunagakure doesn't initiate war, we'll always be good allies."
Rasa's heart settled, this was a warning to him. As long as he stood on Konoha's side in the future, safety would be guaranteed.
Surely, with the methods of this Yellow Flash, he had a broad outlook and wouldn't act like a petty man and carry out meaningless conspiracies or tear apart alliances on a whim.
He spoke, "Take me to the battlefield. I'll do my best to help you, but to what extent I can help, I can't guarantee."
Minato smiled, glanced at Obito, placed a hand on Rasa's body, and in the next moment, his figure vanished from the spot…
Obito revealed a faint smile, this really was an unexpected joy. Teacher Minato captured Rasa, and along the way, for his own sake, the progress of ascending to the Fourth Hokage should be accelerated quite a bit…
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Kikyo Mountain battlefield, the center between the two armies.
Orochimaru and Chiyo, Ebizo, and others had already been waiting for a while.
From both sides' formations came some faintly uneasy movements.
The atmosphere, for a moment, was in a state of tension yet not tension.
Orochimaru was pondering something, head lowered, eyes flickering.
Afterwards, he raised his head and asked the two elders of Sunagakure a question.
"What do you think, how is Minato's talk with the Fourth Kazekage going now?"
Chiyo's expression showed no emotion, she simply said, "Shouldn't you be the one to answer that, Orochimaru?"
Orochimaru chuckled, "Minato-jōnin in this battle made me feel very surprised, I don't know what kind of thing he'll do either."
Chiyo glanced at Orochimaru with displeasure, "Orochimaru, you really like playing mysterious tricks too much. Did you learn that from your teacher?"
Orochimaru shook his head, murmuring, "How could I possibly compare to Teacher Hiruzen?"
Chiyo snorted, "I can tell you honestly, Rasa may not be old in age, but he's as stubborn as a rock, even more stubborn than this old lady."
"Maybe later we still have to keep fighting. I wonder if the number of your snakes is enough for my puppets to chop through?"
Orochimaru licked his lips, "Is that so? How do you know how many snakes I have? Perhaps the entire Kikyo Mountain has already been laid out by me with a massive snake formation."
Chiyo was startled in her heart. She didn't know if Orochimaru's words just now were true or false. If they were true, and they rashly started fighting, they might actually suffer a huge loss.
At this moment, whoosh—suddenly, Minato and Rasa's figures appeared beside Orochimaru.
Orochimaru showed no trace of surprise, because earlier Minato had already left a Flying Thunder God kunai here with him, the commanding officer.
He merely asked calmly, "How did the talk go?"
Minato smiled and said, "The Fourth Kazekage-dono has already agreed to withdraw the troops."
Orochimaru chuckled, "You really didn't disappoint me, the most unpredictable ninja No.1."
Minato was stunned, 'How come in just one trip, I gained another title? And such a strange title at that?'
But he didn't mind other things now. He very trustfully let go of Rasa, smiling, "Kazekage-dono, I hope you can uphold the agreement."
Rasa once again felt Minato's magnanimity, he let him go just like that, even lifted the sealing technique placed on him, returning his power. If at this time he went back on his word...
Rasa shivered all over, 'Who knows what kind of backup the future Fourth Hokage has arranged?'
He didn't leave right away. Instead, he looked toward Orochimaru, "I can withdraw troops. After all, continuing to fight benefits neither side. But I have one request."
Orochimaru looked at Rasa with some mockery. Wasn't he said to be a stubborn rock? How come he understood human relationships better than him?
"You can state your request. I'll report it to my teacher. Whether he agrees or not, that's his business."
Rasa glanced at Minato, as if saying, 'I'll do my best to fulfill the promise made to you.'
Then, he said indifferently, "I hope the Yellow Flash of Konoha will become Hokage in the future. The reason, you should know. If the Yellow Flash becomes Hokage, I can form an alliance with Konoha. Isn't that what you all have always wished for?"
At that moment, even Orochimaru was surprised. He couldn't help but glance at Minato, 'How did he, out of nowhere, jump to the Hokage seat?'
Although, Rasa's meaning should be that he was captured alive by Konoha's Hokage; saying that made it sound better publicly.
But Orochimaru also felt that things were not that simple...
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