The prison escape of a certain Sunagakure ninja was insignificant to the entire shinobi world.
After the Shadow of Konoha, ranked first on the ninja world's bounty list, surpassed the six-hundred-million mark, the various ninja villages also began taking seriously this Konoha hero who had once been active during the First and Second Ninja World Wars.
Although, for some unknown reason, this Konoha hero had gradually vanished from public view after the Second Ninja World War ended, a thorough search through the records still turned up quite a bit of information.
Konoha hero.
Shadow of Konoha.
Disciple of the Second Hokage.
Active during the First and Second Ninja World Wars.
Once a strong contender for Konoha Hokage.
Bounty amount: six hundred million!
He was also the close friend of Konoha's current Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, known as the strongest Hokage, the Ninja Hero, and the Professor of Ninjutsu!
It was said that the two were inseparable. Though they bore different surnames, they were as close as brothers. Therefore, anyone wishing to assassinate Shimura Danzō for the bounty would likely have to offend the Hokage of Konoha.
Of course.
With the shinobi world at war, offending anyone no longer mattered. If they had only obtained information on that man earlier, Shimura Danzō... would probably have already become six hundred million.
At this moment.
Across the various ninja villages.
To cope with the ongoing stalemate of the shinobi war, as well as the ever-rising prices of kunai and Explosive Tags.
Massive financial support was essential.
Thus.
Sunagakure.
Already severely weakened by the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, it was further burdened by its desert location, insufficient commissions, and an impoverished country. Then came a war, along with soaring Explosive Tag prices. Things had become even harder to sustain.
After assuming office in