"Mizukage-sama, that little girl is a member of the Chinoike Clan, isn't she?"
After seeing Chiyo summon a Nine-Headed Blood Dragon with her own blood, the Third Hokage cast Soji an unreadable look before asking.
The Chinoike Clan had originally been a major clan within the Land of Fire. Although they did not belong to Konoha, they still had some ties to it.
The reason the Chinoike Clan had been able to maintain such a high degree of independence within the Land of Fire was also because they had marriage ties with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
As Konoha's village leader, the Third Hokage did not know the Chinoike Clan as thoroughly as he knew the Uchiha Clan, but he certainly knew more than most.
As far as the Third Hokage knew, ever since the Chinoike Clan had been exiled to Hell Valley by the Uchiha Clan, they had rarely shown themselves.
Even the fact that the Chinoike Clan had nearly been wiped out was unknown to the Third Hokage.
After all, who would constantly keep an eye on Hell Valley, which was not even within the Land of Fire?
What truly surprised the Third Hokage was that Kirigakure had actually taken in a descendant of the Chinoike Clan!
Moreover, after witnessing Chiyo's performance through the crystal ball, the Third Hokage had come to deeply realize just how terrifyingly strong this young-looking little girl truly was.
In the Third Hokage's eyes, Kirigakure had truly struck gold!
That was why his tone carried a trace of sourness when he looked at Soji and asked.
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa beside him did not speak, but he too turned his gaze toward Soji.
Rasa was Sunagakure's Fourth Kazekage, and his knowledge of the Chinoike Clan was even more superficial.
Yet he