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”Lord Kazekage, you must know by now that we do not expect everything to be fine and dandy in this world. We have all had to fight for something we believe in at one time or another, had to give up things and sacrifices must be made to move forward with progression. I am no fool if I was to assume that your country did not have its own troubles then I would be placing myself in that situation. But you mistake the offer as an alliance in the coldest terms. While I probably could have worded it better I must admit, I was never the diplomatic one out of those inside of Leaf.” Takeshi would admit. It was true, unlike Kazuki which seemed to be a natural diplomatic individual, despite his many flaws, the Uchiha had never been suited to such tasks. ”Something I was never able to touch during your training.” the Senju Overlord would admit. Perhaps he should have, but nowadays it was impossible to correct. ”And while I know that you cannot offer the complete safety of those that are part of the convoys travelling at least in this dire situation then we can offer the assistance of Leaf Lord. We just want peace and a chance to understand the cultures of Sand as well as working hand in hand to develop those that wish to learn different ways to approach situations. Travelling is never safe and is never guaranteed of course we accept that one at least. And we know and do not expect your village to offer safety for travelling exchange program my Lord nor do we expect it for the merchants that was never our intention.”
The foreign Sennin would pause momentarily while looking at both individuals. After collecting his thoughts, the green haired man continued his opinion changer speech. ”If you do not want us to be dragged into the war, that is fine, I can understand that one. But then what if we didn’t get involved. The exchange program, the training and trading of knowledge back and forth can be just that, a peace treaty would keep away from the assumption of an alliance, and would not have us support you with troops. As you put that would keep away from the raw deal while looking at the good points and benefits of other areas to be considered. If this is an acceptable offer for you at least Kazekage? Lord, if we continued with the exchange, merchants of course neither is guaranteed safety in the travel through the land. But that is nothing new, others merchants that visit you now are under the same risk. A peace treaty between Leaf and Sand, we do not get involved in your problems and you do not get involved in ours. This way the peace treaty will keep both sides neutral. So, you are not giving us the raw side of the deal on this front. But we can still look at expanding the relationship between the two nations as a simple exchange of knowledge. I am here on the orders of my Hokage, we knew there would be rewards to be earned from this but also a price to pay Lord Kazekage.” And so Takeshi was done. It had been a good try, but there was no way to tell if Sousuke was going to accept these news terms or not. Before he did explain his side though, Reaper intervened and made things clearer regarding Sunagakure’s tense situation with the High Lord of the Wind Country.
The Uchiha from Leaf would have something to say about it as well. ”I understand that this issue is one that must be addressed, I understand that you are going through a rough time as whole and how lucky you are to still be speaking to me right now Kazuki. I want to make sure that you understand that the village knew by offering this deal we would be taking risks. While you have priorities right now the offer of peace cannot be ignored when the chance comes up. You taught me that one a long time ago Kazuki.” the White Wolf would nod in response, allowing the Kazekage to charge of the meeting once again. Nevertheless, he was starting to formulate a plan that, perhaps, could join both wills and leave everyone happy in the end. But until he heard the Takahashi Highlord’s response, he would hold his tongue.
”Kazuki had more or less filled in what I had missed in on, or had given a condensed version of it. For that I am indeed grateful.” the Guardian Protectorate would declare, receiving a silent nod in response from the Shadow Sword. With that behind his back, he would truly forward a proper response to Takeshi’s amended proposal. ”I am agreeable to a peace that you will not involve yourself in our affairs and problems, and vice versa. At the end of this … there might be a Daimyo sitting on a throne that is … of Sunagakurian roots. We trace our lineage very far and wide. You are speaking to a descendant of the First Men. We are the descendants of a slave history which fought back against our owners who were not human but something elemental. How far can you trace your heritage? I am capable of tracing mine slightly beyond two hundred years.”
The irony of Sousuke’s last words was that despite Kazuki’s origin being from the Fire Country, somewhere in his past, one of those elementals had bred with one of his forefathers and created countless, though dormant, hybrids. The only one that had successfully unlocked such heritage had been the Senju Overlord so far and if lady luck was on their side, he would be the last. Although an interest species and part of the world, they were a far too dangerous menace to humanity. Despite being partly like them, the White Wolf knew the risks of allowing them to spread again. He had the ability to contain his Ancient side and extract whatever good parts he could from it, but what of others? There was no guarantee they could and, even worse, no certainty they wouldn’t be used for far more nefarious ends. No, the less Ancients and Hybrids populated this world, the better. Better an endangered species than fully extinct.
”Truth be told, there is only one person in this world that could serve as a liaison between Konohagakure and Sunagakure if this peace treaty goes forward. And that is me. My background makes me specially qualified for the job at hand. Mind that, given our current situation, I would not be able to leave Sand for extended periods of time, but short trips should still be possible from time to time.” Kazuki would finally reveal his plan. In his mind, it seemed the best plan of them all, but the Kazekage had the final word there.
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