Clap, clap, clap—
Once everyone's excitement settled down, Sano Nobuhisa clapped his hands and said, "Alright, everyone quiet down. There's more I need to share!"
Hearing this, the crowd quickly fell silent.
Looking at the now-quiet meeting room, the smile on Sano Nobuhisa's face faded, replaced by a serious expression.
Seeing this, the attendees immediately realized that the next news would likely not be as pleasant.
Indeed, their assumption was correct.
Clearing his throat, Sano Nobuhisa said in a deep voice, "According to information from the village, while we have reached a ceasefire agreement with Iwagakure, the formal treaty will not be signed until a week from now."
"A week later?"
Hearing this, everyone in the room frowned.
The reason was simple: Iwagakure's behavior during these negotiations was far too indecisive. If they didn't want a ceasefire, they could have just rejected it and continued fighting. Conversely, if they had decided to cease fire, they could have finalized it right away.
Instead, after twenty days of stalling with four rounds of negotiations, they decided on a ceasefire but delayed signing the agreement for another week. It felt like they were deliberately creating room for unexpected complications.
Those present couldn't fathom why Iwagakure would act this way, but Seimei could guess a thing or two. Most likely, the opposition within Iwagakure was so strong that Ōnoki had no choice but to make compromises.
Certainly, Ōnoki had a commanding presence and immense prestige within Iwagakure, but issues involving such significant interests required careful balancing.
Even so, Konoha was unlikely to allow him to delay indefinitely.
Therefore, this one-week period, along with the previous ten days of delay, was probably the result of a compromise between Ōnoki, the opposition within Iwagakure, and Konoha's own decision-makers.
Hmm… perhaps Konoha's internal hardliners played a role as well.
From Seimei's memories of his previous life, he knew that Danzo was unwilling to see the war end. Near the end of the conflict, Danzo had even led the Root ninjas disguised as shinobi from other villages to stir up trouble in the Land of Rain.
In fact, Yahiko, the first leader of the Akatsuki, had fallen victim to one of Danzo's conspiracies.
Wait a moment—
Seimei suddenly realized this might be an opportunity.
Since Danzo would collaborate with Hanzō the Salamander to target the Akatsuki, it was inevitable that Danzo himself would appear in the Land of Rain.
If Seimei could monitor the movements in Amegakure while tracking the Akatsuki's activities, finding Danzo wouldn't be too difficult.
At that point, with his current strength, eliminating Danzo would likely be achievable.
As his heartbeat quickened at the thought, Seimei forced himself to calm down and carefully assessed the potential risks.
After a long deliberation, he ultimately decided to abandon the idea.
It wasn't because he feared Hanzō or Nagato.
Certainly, Hanzō at this stage still carried the demeanor of a formidable leader rather than the paranoid figure he would later become, but his strength was limited. Seimei was confident that even if he couldn't win outright, he wouldn't face any life-threatening danger.
As for Nagato—
At this point, he was still under Yahiko's "protection" and hadn't fully developed his abilities with the Rinnegan. Thus, Seimei wasn't overly concerned.
So why did he abandon the plan?
The reason was simple: the conflict between the Akatsuki and Amegakure was under the watchful eyes of too many people. Both Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu were closely monitoring the situation.
At this stage, Seimei didn't want his own abnormal growth to be exposed to those two.
Hence, he had to reluctantly give up on this opportunity.
"Sigh, what a pity."
With a quiet sigh, Seimei redirected his attention to the one-week buffer period Sano Nobuhisa had mentioned.
Undoubtedly, this was the time Ōnoki had allocated for Iwagakure's hardliners to make their moves.
During this period, those individuals would undoubtedly stir up trouble.
If Konoha could neutralize the problems they created, the voices of opposition within Iwagakure would naturally diminish, and the peace treaty could proceed as planned.
But if Konoha showed any signs of weakness or was forced into a mistake, Ōnoki would undoubtedly overturn the previous negotiation outcomes.
At that point, any peace agreement would likely come at a much steeper price for Konoha.
Thus, the upcoming week would be critical, and Konoha needed to remain vigilant.
This vigilance was not limited to the Rain Country's battlefield against Iwagakure—it applied to Seimei's area as well.
There was no doubt that Iwagakure would gladly use Kirigakure's forces to create additional trouble for Konoha.
After all, they had done so previously.
What remained unclear was whether Kirigakure would play along again this time.
Over the past half-month, Kirigakure's full-scale offensives had inflicted significant damage on Konoha, but their own losses had been equally severe.
Given these circumstances, Seimei couldn't be certain whether Kirigakure had the resolve to continue this war.
For now, he would wait and observe.
While Seimei was deep in thought, Sano Nobuhisa's voice rang out again: "During this period, I ask everyone to remain on high alert. Do not give the enemy any opportunity."
Clearly, what Seimei had deduced was also on the minds of Konoha's leadership.
Sure enough, the new orders they received were aligned with his thoughts.
Hearing this, the assembled shinobi exchanged glances, nodded, and voiced their agreement.
Soon, the meeting concluded.
Leaving the conference room, Seimei didn't linger. He found an empty spot, activated his Wind Release: Wind Wings technique, and soared into the sky, heading beyond the outpost.
Once he was out of sight, Seimei created several shadow clones to handle his tasks before moving farther from the battlefield. Finding a remote, uninhabited area, he resumed his training.
Time flew by, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
That afternoon, in a secluded forest…
Seimei paused his Mystical Palm Technique training, glanced at the surrounding shadow clones, and dispelled them.
Poof, poof, poof—
One by one, the clones vanished into clouds of chakra smoke, their experiences and knowledge returning to Seimei.
Closing his eyes, Seimei carefully processed the training memories and converted them into skill proficiency.
Minutes turned into an hour.
Roughly fifteen minutes later, Seimei opened his eyes, a flash of clarity shining within them.
He formed a hand seal and swiftly activated the Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall technique.
As a wall of earth rose rapidly before him, Seimei focused on the seamless flow of chakra he had felt while executing the jutsu.
Yes, this was the hallmark of mastering a technique to its peak.
With a thought, Seimei opened his proficiency interface.
Just as he had anticipated, after more than a week of diligent practice, his Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall had finally leveled up from Lv6 (7700/10000) to Lv7 (0/0), achieving its perfected state.
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