While Uchiha Chisen was still traveling between the cities of the Land of Water, news from the Land of Water Capital inevitably spread throughout the Shinobi World.
"This time, Chisen actually used Wood Style-"
In Konoha's Hokage building, Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at the intelligence an Anbu Ninja had delivered. The exhaustion in his eyes was impossible to hide.
"Orochimaru has been confirmed dead at Uchiha Chisen's hands."
"Hiruzen, that fellow Uchiha Chisen might have obtained the power of Wood Style from Orochimaru!"
Watching Sarutobi Hiruzen smoke incessantly in the Hokage's seat, Utatane Koharu could not help offering a reminder.
Ever since Uchiha Chisen had acquired Wood Style, he had made little effort to conceal it. From the beginning, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and the others had suspected that he had obtained it from Orochimaru.
"No, Chisen already had Wood Style before he came into contact with Orochimaru."
"In Chisen's case, it's possible that he combined water and earth nature transformations to produce Wood Style."
"I just never expected his Wood Style to develop so quickly!"
"To use Wood Style to kill every noble in the Land of Water Capital, even the Daimyo-"
Sarutobi Hiruzen had actually grown accustomed to the abnormalities surrounding Uchiha Chisen. What concerned him now was the same thing that concerned Genji: the Fourth Great Ninja War might truly break out!
If the Fourth Great Ninja War was fought to kill Uchiha Chisen, could Konoha really stay out of it?
"Chisen acted a little too hastily-"
"If he had taken things more slowly, perhaps the situation wouldn't have become so tense!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed softly. Absolute justice-of course absolute justice was good. He could see the changes in Konoha himself. Whether merchants or ninja clans, everyone had to restrain themselves under absolute justice.
But far too many