"What about terms? As the losing side, Rain Village can't be allowed to make any unreasonable demands."
With Homura playing peacemaker, Koharu cooled off and began thinking about the negotiation.
"Konoha won't push for unreasonable terms from Rain Village, but at the same time, we won't get much from them either."
Rain Village was on its last legs. Even if Konoha wanted to demand compensation or resources, they had nothing to give. The fact that Hanzō hadn't come begging for support already was a miracle in itself.
They had no money, no resources.
"I know," Koharu admitted, but her tone still rubbed the Hokage the wrong way.
Although she was merely offering advice, not issuing commands, it felt like she was stepping into territory that should be the Hokage's concern, not hers. It was clear Koharu was using this as an opportunity to push her own agenda.
"I trust Tsunade to handle it. Rain Village, as the defeated party, has no right to make excessive demands. But as for us getting anything out of it? That's unlikely."
Rain Village was dirt poor-so poor, in fact, that Konoha wouldn't even know what to demand from them.
No money, no manpower. Even trying to squeeze missions out of them would be pointless.
Rain Country just didn't have the kind of economy that could support many high-paying missions.
Koharu and Homura fell silent, realizing the grim truth.
When you fought other villages, at least you could walk away with some spoils. But fighting Rain Village for so long, with so many losses, had only earned Konoha a reputation boost- there were no material gains to be had.
In fact, Rain Village might even ask Konoha for aid when all was said and done.
A headache indeed.
Good thing I'm not part of the negotiations, both Koharu and Homura thought with relief.
There would be no reward, no glory-just the risk of getting tangled up in more problems. Sure, Rain had lost the war, but Hanzō wasn't the kind of man to go down quietly, especially when he was still at the peak of his power.
"Fine. Hiruzen, handle it as you see fit."
At the end of the day, as long as they didn't have to be the ones at the negotiating table, Koharu and Homura were content. Let Tsunade go through the motions. The real focus should be on dealing with Sand Village.
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