Seeing the Anbu member enter, the Third Hokage knew he must have come to report on the war at the front lines.
Sure enough, as soon as the Anbu member entered, he dropped to one knee and said to the Third Hokage, "Lord Hokage, the report from the front-line battlefield has arrived."
Then, the Anbu member cast a discreet glance at Soji and the other three.
"It's fine, speak directly. They are all children who can be trusted." The Third Hokage understood the meaning behind that glance, but had no intention of sending Soji and the others away.
There was no need to conceal intelligence about the war at the front lines. Before long, every ninja clan would know about it anyway.
It would be better to be generous and have the Anbu relay the information directly in front of them all.
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
After organizing his thoughts, the Anbu member began his report.
"On the Land of Rain battlefield, Lords Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were defeated by Hanzō. However, Hanzō did not strike to kill, and instead bestowed upon the three lords the title of the Legendary Sannin."
"What! Even Orochimaru and the other two, working together, weren't Hanzō's match?" The Third Hokage was so shocked that his pipe nearly slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.
Not just the Third Hokage—Soji and the other three were equally dumbfounded!
Based on the original story, Soji knew that Hanzō had once defeated the Legendary Sannin.
But in this life, he had personally experienced Jiraiya's strength.
And yet, three people that powerful joining forces had still failed to defeat Hanzo of the Salamander!
That alone showed just how formidable Hanzō was.
And Nagato would one day be able to kill Hanzō in an instant. Just how strong would