While Scorpion's family was reunited.
Shamu and Orochimaru had already stepped out, leaving the room to them.
Kakashi also knew that Orochimaru had helped revive Scorpion's parents through Impure World Reincarnation.
When Chiyo first saw Kakashi, she had mistaken him for Sakumo.
However, with Orochimaru and Shamu present, Chiyo had not made a move.
Only later did she realize that he was not Sakumo at all.
Orochimaru had not hidden the purpose of this trip from Kakashi, who knew that Orochimaru had come to revive them through Impure World Reincarnation.
Kakashi remained silent. War always caused all kinds of pain.
Some people even spent their entire lives healing from that pain.
When Orochimaru and Shamu stepped outside, Kakashi was standing guard.
"Lord Fifth Hokage, this is a message from Konoha."
Kakashi handed Orochimaru the intelligence he had just received. After reading it, Orochimaru passed it to Shamu.
It stated that Asuma had taken Kurenai and more than a dozen others toward Daimyo Manor.
Orochimaru smiled. "Looks like Asuma is quite clever."
Shamu then handed the intelligence to Kakashi and replied,
"After guarding the daimyo for so long, he must have learned something."
Kakashi had not been allowed to open it before Orochimaru read it, so he only learned its contents now.
Seeing that Asuma and Kurenai had both escaped the whirlpool that was Konoha, Kakashi felt quite relieved.
After all, the Sarutobi Clan was now despised by everyone in Konoha, and no one knew what would happen next.
Kakashi had left a message for Asuma, but Asuma would still have been in great danger if he stayed.
Now that Asuma had directly removed himself from the situation, Kakashi finally relaxed.
Shamu calculated the timing. "Tonight should be when the Sarutobi Clan members defect, right?"
Orochimaru nodded. "Tonight. I've already arranged