Arrival at the Location

The moment he entered, Torikaze immediately found what he was looking for.

A middle-aged ninja wearing a respirator was leaning against the wall, his eyes closed and his mouth shut.

This man was none other than the Hanzo Torikaze had been longing to find!

Then he noticed that the cave was extremely spacious. At its very center, something seemed to be burning like a blazing fire, and the mist could not approach it.

Torikaze felt that it was probably Yan.

The mist could not get close, so Torikaze could only judge from the vague outline that she seemed to be cultivating?

It was too blurry for Torikaze to make any guesses, but simply finding their location was enough.

"Found them! They haven't detected my ninjutsu, but I've confirmed their location!"

As soon as he said this, the Kazekage and Tsuchikage were stirred once more, but tension soon followed.

The war several years ago had inflicted severe losses on both villages. Only Konoha, relying on its stronger power, had avoided excessive casualties.

And now, they had to face Yan again, that woman like a lord of flames. They were both extremely nervous.

"Then when do we leave? Now?" Though Ōnoki was nervous, he knew this war could not be avoided.

He could certainly throw away Rain Province, this little hot potato, and ignore all these troublesome matters.

But Yan was so powerful. If she were allowed to occupy the Rain Country with ease, she would surely use her strength to expand outward in the future.

By then, their country would lose far more than just Rain Province.

There was another point as well. The Hokage was extremely confident in this battle. If he truly defeated Yan while the Land of Earth abandoned the alliance agreement...

Ōnoki could not imagine what sort