Guy raced back to the village and informed the Hokage of the Daimyo's death.
"The Daimyo is dead?!" Makoto was quite shocked upon hearing this.
There were quite a few Konoha informants in the Daimyo's Palace as well, but the news they sent back could not travel as quickly as Guy himself.
"He died suddenly?" Makoto could not help asking. He remembered that although the Daimyo had been frail, he should not have been in such poor condition.
Guy then recounted everything about Anko and Kushinadahime without hiding anything. He did not know Byakuryu's identity, however. Not long after he arrived, Byakuryu had escaped, and Anko had not mentioned him much afterward.
After hearing Guy's entire account, Makoto frowned in thought.
"Lord Hokage, I think Anko may have only acted on impulse..." Guy could not help saying.
Makoto merely gave him a flat look, and Guy immediately fell silent.
After spending so long at the Daimyo's side, he was no longer the hotheaded youth he had once been. From the standpoint of a friend, he wanted to say a few words for Anko, but he could not possibly defy the Hokage.
Makoto had the Anbu summon Kamado.
"Prepare the ceremonial guard. The Daimyo has died. Tomorrow, I will go to the capital to pay my respects."
Kamado was surprised to hear that the Daimyo had died, but immediately went off to make preparations.
It was easy to imagine that if a general could lead troops into the palace right after the Daimyo's death, then the capital must already be in complete chaos.
But chaos was not a bad thing in Makoto's eyes. What he intended was to make the political situation even more chaotic, rather than let someone seize the opportunity to take control.
The Daimyo's death had been beyond