Konohagakure...
Hokage Building.
Generally speaking, as long as one wanted to learn certain information.
It could be transmitted thousands of miles away immediately through various means.
Although this world had neither the internet nor satellite phones.
Summoned beasts and special communication ninjutsu.
Could both transmit messages instantly.
The defeat of the front line at the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools was immediately reported to the Konoha High Command.
Worry clouded Hiruzen Sarutobi's face as he began paying close attention to the situation there.
The sudden attack by 2,000 Mist Ninja.
Had caught the position, which held only 800 Konoha Ninja, completely off guard before surrounding and swallowing it up.
The overwhelming numerical disadvantage was the reason for this defeat.
But their ignorance of the enemy's course of action.
Was the primary cause of their failure.
Besides...
A Main Family ninja of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Mami, had gone missing.
No news had been received to this day.
From the Konoha Ninja who had already broken through and returned to the border along the Land of Fire's coastline...
None of them had seen or heard anything about Hyuga Mami.
This immediately made the Konoha High Command realize something...
Generally speaking.
Once a ninja was declared missing.
It basically meant death.
Although such news of death often could not be confirmed, since the deceased's body could not necessarily be recovered immediately...
Like a certain Genin from the Inuzuka Clan.
Then.
The Hyuga Clan began to grow restless internally.
Such an intense reaction also meant that...
Hyuga Mami might already be dead, and the precious Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan, might have fallen into enemy hands.
Lord Third Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened.
In the meeting room.
He had summoned not only the two High Command members, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
Several other