This shinobi representative from a small country nearby that did not even have a hidden village was filled with anxiety and confusion.
As a powerful hidden village, the Hidden Leaf Village had always been an important source of support for their country.
The Hidden Leaf Village not only possessed formidable strength, but had also always appeared wealthy and generous, treating all the surrounding nations with great kindness.
Every year, the Hidden Leaf Village presented these small countries with generous "diplomatic" gifts to maintain their relationships.
This practice had given the shinobi representative an extremely favorable impression of the Third Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, and he held him in deep respect.
However, the current situation left him confused and uneasy.
He had brought vegetables that were a specialty of his homeland to the Hidden Leaf Village, hoping to repay the Hidden Leaf Village and the Third Hokage. But after arriving, he discovered that the Third Hokage was nowhere to be seen, and even the shinobi normally responsible for diplomatic affairs had vanished without a trace.
Looking at the scene before him, he could not help but grow suspicious. Had the Hidden Leaf Village been infiltrated by another power? Or had the Third Hokage lost his authority?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. If something had truly happened to the Third Hokage, their village would face enormous difficulties.
They had always relied on the Hidden Leaf Village's diplomatic gifts to make a living. If they lost that support, their lives would be seriously affected.
At that moment, the shinobi representative's heart was filled with worry and fear.
His mind was filled with confusion and helplessness. Faced with such a complicated situation, he was completely at a loss.
He did not know whether