And they couldn't find any evidence that Mukade had abducted the city's young and able-bodied laborers, such as processing plants or anything like that.
And they wanted to infiltrate the Dragon Vein's control room... but they were blocked outside by the barrier formed by the Dragon Vein. Only those with the Queen's bloodline could enter.
So if Sara refused to agree, there was nothing they could do.
Thus, things had turned into the current situation. They couldn't fight Sara; they had to protect her and make her believe that she was merely having a spat with them.
And the attack just now had not been staged by Kushina. It had been Mukade's doing. Someone had tampered with the railing, so anyone who stood on it would fall.
But because the Sara played by Kushina had been saved by Kitahara Kaede, the last bit of trust on Sara's side was gone as well.
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"Just bring Sara here directly," Kitahara Kaede said. "Just like how you said that, as an outsider from another village, you weren't accepted by some ignorant people."
"Then no matter how you try to persuade Sara, it would be more direct to let her face her own people herself."
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"So..."
Kushina looked at Kitahara Kaede. "Your idea is..."
"Bring her here."
"Then convince her as quickly as possible."
"And then..."
"Find the Dragon Vein."
"I want the Dragon Vein. Then you deal with Mukade, and after that, do whatever you want," Kitahara Kaede said.
"..." Kushina.
That was certainly a direct plan.
"Even though you're the Fifth Hokage," Kushina said with her arms crossed, "someone like Sara isn't someone you can persuade whenever you please."
"So you might just be wasting your effort like I am,"