Chapter 497: , Why Not Take It for Yourself?

Not to mention what kind of psychological struggle this banner elder of the Waterfall Ninja surrender faction went through before embarking on the journey of "peace negotiation."

On the other side, the originally beautiful Waterfall Lake had been ruined by a great battle.

Most of the beautiful lake water was filled with mud, turning into a swamp full of mud, while the group of high-spirited Stone ninjas turned a blind eye to this. The roughly roasted meat emitted an alluring fragrance under the burning of the campfire.

The Stone ninjas sat together around the campfire, talking and laughing, and from time to time they would burst into excited cheers.

Kitsuchi fulfilled his promise, stopped at Waterfall Lake, and left the Stone ninjas a chance to rest.

Originally, they just won a battle and didn't completely annihilate the Waterfall Ninjas, so the Stone ninjas shouldn't be so high-spirited, but there was no way, because the Stone ninjas were too much in need of this victory.

The defeat on the battlefield of the Land of Lightning was still vivid in their minds, and they urgently needed a victory to wash away the shame of the past.

What's more, anyone with a discerning eye could see that after this battle, the Waterfall Ninjas were just persimmons for the Stone ninjas to knead, so celebrating in advance was nothing.

Even Kitsuchi, the Fourth Tsuchikage who was now in charge of the Hidden Stone, was in a high mood at this moment.

He walked to the side of the Stone ninjas sitting around one after another, encouraging these Stone ninjas.

Just as the atmosphere was full of joy, a burly figure walked slowly to Kitsuchi's side and whispered something in Kitsuchi's ear.

This person was none other than Gari, the quasi-Kage powerhouse who was now supporting the Hidden Stone together with Kitsuchi.

After hearing Gari's words, a hint of surprise flashed in Kitsuchi's eyes, but soon a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes again.

"You handle this matter entirely; I don't think I need to go."

Kitsuchi said to Gari in front of him indifferently, as if what Gari reported was just a trivial matter, and there was even a hint of disdain in the bottom of his eyes.

Hearing this, Gari didn't have any extra expression, just nodded faintly, as if it should be so.

Afterward, to show his trust in Gari, Kitsuchi continued to talk and laugh with the group of Stone ninjas, celebrating the victory of today's war.

Gari left the laughing and cheering place and walked toward the somewhat quiet camp.

Because of his perception ability, all the work such as intelligence collection of the Hidden Stone was responsible by Gari. Bearing such a responsibility made Gari unable to relax like other Stone ninjas at this moment.

And at this time, after reporting the matter to Kitsuchi, there was another thing waiting for his disposal.

Gari's footsteps never stopped, and his burly body walked straight into an inconspicuous tent at the edge of the camp.

At this moment, the tent appeared extremely empty, only a man who looked somewhat uneasy was sitting in the tent. Gari's sudden return made him stand up abruptly, appearing somewhat at a loss.

For the man's panic, Gari appeared indifferent, just strode to the man's side, scanned the Waterfall Ninja forehead protector on the man's forehead, and sat down opposite the man indifferently.

"Sit."

Gari spoke slowly, just slowly spitting out a word indifferently.

This man was none other than the Waterfall Ninja surrender faction elder who came to "negotiate peace" under the pressure of the Waterfall Ninja leader.

Hearing Gari's words, the Waterfall Ninja elder sat down somewhat sullenly.

"I have already reported your matter to the Fourth."

"I'll ask you one thing, are you representing the Waterfall Ninjas to surrender, or are you representing yourself to surrender?"

Gari's face was full of indifference. He turned his eyes to the Waterfall Ninja elder in front of him, and a hint of interest rose slightly in the bottom of his eyes.

"I am of course representing the entire village to 'negotiate peace'."

It seemed that the word "surrender" in Gari's mouth made this elder somewhat stung. He couldn't wait to speak to try to change this word, but what he got in return was still Gari's cold eyes. At the same time, the Waterfall Ninja elder's statement also made Gari's eyes completely indifferent.

Similar to Kitsuchi's attitude, Gari also appeared somewhat indifferent to the Waterfall Ninja elder who came to "negotiate peace" at this moment.

If the Waterfall Ninjas had come to surrender before the Battle of Waterfall Lake, Kitsuchi might have paid some attention, but now the Waterfall Ninjas, who had lost troops and generals and whose morale had bottomed out, were just a small appetizer for the Hidden Stone army.

No matter what attitude the Waterfall Ninjas had, it was no longer important to the Hidden Stone now.

If this Waterfall Ninja elder in front of him was willing to "turn from darkness to light" himself, Gari might be able to accept this person as a representative to be fostered after occupying the Waterfall Ninja Village later.

But this person came on behalf of the Waterfall Ninja Village, so there was nothing to say.

After seeing through the reality of the Waterfall Ninjas, the only thing the Hidden Stone thought about now was one thing, and that was to annex the Waterfall Ninjas to alleviate the internal consumption of the Hidden Stone itself.. ....

In general, it is one sentence.

What the Waterfall Ninjas can give now, the Hidden Stone can take for themselves; and what the Waterfall Ninjas cannot give now, the Hidden Stone can also take for themselves.

So why do you still need the Waterfall Ninjas to give it, instead of taking it yourself?

"Lord Gari, please tell me, what is Lord Tsuchikage's attitude toward this matter? As long as he agrees, we can offer..."

Seeing that Gari hadn't spoken for a long time, the Waterfall Ninja elder appeared somewhat urgent. He hurriedly took the initiative to ask Gari.

"No need."

"I will tell you Lord Tsuchikage's attitude toward this matter now."

"If you want the Hidden Stone to accept the Waterfall Ninjas' surrender, there are two conditions."

Gari still looked at the man in front of him with a cold face, his expression without any emotion.

Hearing this, a hint of hope flashed on the Waterfall Ninja elder's face. But soon he would understand that only despair awaited him.

"First, the Waterfall Ninjas surrender unconditionally."

"Second, hand over the Seven-Tails."

Seeing this, the Waterfall Ninja elder, who could be considered to have experienced many big scenes, felt a thud in his heart, and then his body trembled violently.

The worst result happened, which was that the Hidden Stone had no intention of talking at all and had already made up their minds to swallow everything of the Waterfall Ninjas.

Unconditional surrender, plus handing over the Seven-Tails, was equivalent to handing over one's own life to others. Since it was already like this, what was the need to surrender actively?

"You, you..."

Even though he had expected this, the Waterfall Ninja elder was still so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. For a time, he couldn't tell whether the emotion in his heart was fear, anger, or shame.

"Get out."

Seeing this, Gari frowned, and he had no intention of continuing to deal with him, so he simply scolded the man who was at least two generations older than him without any politeness, and then walked away directly.

Not long after, under the escort of two Stone ninjas with disdainful expressions, the Waterfall Ninja elder was "invited" out of the Hidden Stone camp, and finally could only return to the Waterfall of the Waterfall, which was dozens of kilometers away, with his tail between his legs, to report this news to the Waterfall Ninja leader.