Chapter 248: Defeat is fine, but there is no compensation!

Old lady Chiyo's eyes were complicated.

"In this attack, apart from the serious damage to the buildings, the casualties in the village were not serious. Most of the ninjas who died were killed in the attempt to intercept the puppets, and most of the ordinary residents were killed by the debris of the buildings."

This is a typical warning.

The intention was not to kill people, but to blow up some buildings and give a warning to the Third Kazekage and other villages.

Stop making trouble, or you will suffer the consequences. Pay the money if you deserve it, and forget it if you deserve it.

Otherwise you will regret it.

The Third Kazekage did feel a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have questioned it. As a result, the puppet fell into the Sand Village and used the Sand Village as a test subject for a warning.

"Has the situation on the battlefield changed?"

The Third Kazekage suddenly asked this.

Chiyo's face suddenly changed, and she opened her mouth, not knowing how to report the war to the Third Kazekage, because she had suffered a lot at the hands of Orochimaru during this period.

The situation is unfavorable?

Seeing Chiyo like this, the Third Kazekage knew that nothing good would happen on the battlefield.

So he didn't bother to ask Chiyo anymore and just picked up the scrolls and documents on the table and started reading.

Since you can't tell me, I'll see for myself.

After quickly flipping through several scrolls and documents, the Third Kazekage's expression became increasingly ugly.

If he didn't know that Chiyo wouldn't dare to lie to him, the Third Kazekage would even want to ask her how she could have suffered such a big loss at the hands of Orochimaru.

Damn, is there any need to continue this war?

Chiyo sighed inwardly and waited for the Third Kazekage's questioning.

She had an unshirkable responsibility for the war to turn out like this, and she underestimated Orochimaru.

"How is the material support for the village?"

The imagined anger did not come. The Third Kazekage suddenly asked about this matter. Chiyo was stunned for a moment and answered truthfully:

"It's not good. The village's war supplies are being consumed very quickly, but the replenishment speed can't keep up with the consumption speed. In addition, due to the impact of the war, the prices of various materials have risen rapidly, and we have also been greatly affected."

Due to the impact of the war, the prices of all kinds of materials have skyrocketed. It is not just the Sand Village that has been affected. It can be said that all the countries and villages in the entire ninja world are within this range.

Konoha is no exception.

The villagers of Konoha are increasingly disgusted with the war. In addition to the sacrifice of many ninjas and the breakup of many families, the rising prices of supplies is also one of the more important reasons.

Things that could originally be bought with one hundred taels of silver now require double the price. The prices keep rising, and the things are not as good as before, but the income has not increased. No one can stand this.

In a short period of time, everyone could still endure and choose to support the village in the war. But over time, more and more people began to give up and all kinds of complaints began to emerge in the village.

Many villagers even began to protest against the war.

Konoha, which is rich in resources and can be completely self-sufficient, has reached such a level. The situation of Sand Village can be easily imagined with one's toes.

The Third Kazekage fell silent, the anger in his heart dissipating.

He knew very well the financial situation of the village. The rising prices had made the already tight finances even worse.

"Chiyo."

After a long silence, the Third Kazekage put down the scroll in his hand and said quietly, "Do you think this war still needs to continue?"

Chiyo's heart skipped a beat.

She realized that the Third Kazekage didn't seem to want to continue fighting with Konoha because the Sand Village could no longer hold on.

On the other hand, Konoha can just tighten its belt and continue to fight you, and the advantage is still on Konoha's side, so Konoha can fight you however it wants.

Konoha can continue to fight, but the Sand Village cannot.

The situation in the village was not optimistic, Chiyo admitted that, but the war had lasted for almost three years, and it suddenly ended at this time. The Third Kazekage would probably have to take a big blame.

And once a war starts, you can't stop it just because you want to.

At this stage, if the Sand Village wants to stop the war and make peace, they need to see if Konoha agrees first.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that as long as the fighting continues, Konoha will be the final winner. Since we are the winner, why should we stop the war?

Keep fighting under pressure!

I will beat you until the Sand Village can no longer hold on, and I will beat you until the Sand Village completely surrenders.

In this way, Konoha can gain more benefits.

"The village can no longer hold on."

The Third Kazekage sighed and said, "Besides, the Third Hokage of Konoha is an indecisive guy. The pressure he faces will not be small. If we propose peace talks first, we may be able to reduce a lot of losses for the village. After all, this war........."

Can the village win?

The Third Kazekage did not say the last sentence, because Chiyo knew in her heart that there was no need to say such words.

In a war, the defeated party needs to pay a heavy price, and all kinds of compensation are enough to make the Sand Village suffer. If they choose to shake hands and make peace before the war is decided, then the issue of compensation cannot be put on the table.

We just don't want to fight anymore, not that we have lost the war.

So what about war reparations? None!

"Will Sarutobi Hiruzen agree?"

Chiyo was shocked. She didn't expect that the Third Kazekage had already thought of this.

“You can make contact first.”

After thinking for a moment, the Third Kazekage decided to give it a try. If Konoha was willing to shake hands and make peace and end the war, then it would not be impossible to stop the war.

It is better to shake hands and make peace midway than to accept defeat in the war and accept heavy war reparations.

The Sand Village already owed a huge debt, and the Third Kazekage did not want to take on more debt.

"Lord Kazekage, please let me, an old woman, go to Konoha and take the responsibility of the war." Chiyo took the initiative to step forward and take the blame.

If the war fails, someone must take the responsibility, so Chiyo chooses to do it herself.

The village needs someone to stabilize the situation. The Third Kazekage cannot be the one to take the blame. Chiyo is the most suitable candidate. At worst, she can just retire.

The Third Kazekage did not refuse Chiyo's request.

Because he himself knew that it was better for Chiyo to take the blame than for him to do so.

If he took the blame for the failure of the war, it would have a great impact on his reputation.

"No, we can't go directly to Konoha. We need to send someone to the Fire Country Daimyo's mansion to apologize to the Daimyo and express our desire to stop the war."

Go directly to Konoha?

Negotiations would definitely be difficult. If we bypassed Konoha and went directly to the Fire Country Daimyo's Mansion, that would be another matter.

The daimyo certainly didn't want the war to continue.