As Rinto and Yawai headed to the Raikage's Office, a serious discussion was also underway inside.
Third Raikage A leaned back on the sofa, his not-yet-aged face filled with exhaustion.
More than two months had passed.
Countless Anbu had been sent out, yet they had found no trace of the infiltrator. Instead, they had captured a large number of civilian Dark Children from various villages.
Among them were quite a few Dark Children who had been undercover for over ten years, building families and raising children in the village.
Many of their children had already become genin and truly regarded the village as their home.
Faced with those children who admired him and loved the village, even someone as strong as the Third Raikage felt utterly exhausted.
He pressed heavily against the bridge of his nose. Once his face turned serious again, A spoke to the Anbu kneeling on one knee before him.
"What do you have to report?"
"Reporting to Lord Raikage, intelligence has come from our Dark Child in Kirigakure. The Three-Tails in Kirigakure went berserk, broke free from its Jinchuriki's seal, and fled."
"Oh?" The Third Raikage's eyes lit up as he slowly sat upright.
With the precedent of the Two-Tails going berserk, the Raikage was very curious about this sort of thing.
"Did it go berserk naturally, or was someone causing trouble behind the scenes?"
"I-I don't know." The Anbu lowered his head even further.
The Third Raikage snorted but said nothing more.
That was simply their village's style. Others found it difficult to infiltrate them, but they were equally incapable of infiltrating others.
Leaning back slowly, the Raikage asked casually.
"Was the Tailed Beast captured?"
The Anbu nodded. "It was, but Uzushio Village of the Land of Whirlpools handled it."
"Tell me in detail."
"After