For Example, Declining Intelligence...

With Tobirama Senju's strength, he quickly ended the battle.

"Are you three all right?"

He came before them, his gaze involuntarily falling on the blood-seeping bandages around Renye's abdomen.

"Second Hokage-sama, we're fine."

Inabi Uchiha spoke with a grateful expression, completely failing to notice Tobirama Senju's gaze.

Uchiha Renye, however, had an odd feeling.

Why had Second Hokage-sama been staring at him?

Could it be that he had discovered Renye's earlier slander of the Second Hokage in front of that senior?!

That should have been impossible.

But aside from that, he could not think of anything else he had done to offend Hokage-sama.

It seemed he could not casually badmouth Hokage-sama in the future.

A trace of confusion flashed through Mito Uchiha's eyes.

She had a feeling that their rescue today had something to do with Renye...

The way that senior and Second Hokage-sama looked at Renye was both strange!

Besides, the Hokage-sama before her did not seem to be the same person as the one she had encountered.

Mito Uchiha was startled by her own thoughts and immediately cast aside those unrealistic notions.

It had to be the blood loss making her think nonsense.

"Since you're unharmed, you may return to camp."

Seeing that the cloud ninja were preparing to retreat, Tobirama Senju knew Kumogakure had no intention of launching a full-scale assault.

The battle just now had merely been a test. They would likely withdraw before long.

"But..."

Inabi Uchiha had wanted to say that they could not leave the battlefield now.

But seeing that it was Hokage-sama who had spoken, he ultimately said nothing.

Perhaps Hokage-sama had his reasons for telling them to leave.

It could not be that he was worried they might die on the battlefield, right?

Though the Second Hokage's political methods were exceptionally