Byakugan Evolution

"It turns out Hanzo died too. Such a huge change happened in the Land of Rain without a sound." Mitokado Homura set down the documents and adjusted his glasses.

Compared to Shimura Danzō's death, which had swiftly spread throughout the shinobi world, the death of Hanzo, the demigod of the shinobi world, had been almost completely silent. The news had only circulated within Amegakure and had barely spread through the Land of Rain itself.

Mitokado Homura felt that something was suspicious. Even if Hanzo's death had been overshadowed by the war between the major ninja villages, the death of a shinobi of his caliber should not have caused so little commotion.

"Amegakure itself must have run into trouble," Utatane Koharu analyzed.

"Hanzo's prestige declined after his defeat in the Second Ninja World War. He was also driven back when he tried to surround and kill Sōsuke. Combined with Sōsuke's reputation in the Land of Rain, it is hardly strange for Amegakure to have split internally."

She believed this had been a coup, and most likely one orchestrated by Sōsuke. With Hanzo dead, the cooperation between Ninshu and Amegakure had increased considerably.

Utatane Koharu had every reason to believe that Sōsuke was now the true controller of Amegakure.

"Whether Amegakure went through a coup is not the important part. What matters is that Amegakure and Ninshu can now be regarded as one entity." Seeing that the discussion had gone off track, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke up.

"If we take action against Ninshu, then we must factor in Amegakure's strength as well."

He had investigated Amegakure for the sake of Ninshu and Shimura Danzō, but the core issue was still Ninshu—Sōsuke.

"Evidence from multiple sources shows that the one who killed Danzō was Sōsuke. There is no doubt about it." As he said