Ay slammed the table in fury. It took him quite a while to rein in his temper before he frowned, his two thick brows like golden caterpillars, and asked loudly:
"Any news from Sunagakure?"
"No."
The secretary answered regretfully.
"Although Konoha sent Minato Namikaze to lead a team to Sunagakure and help search, there has been no news. The situation was chaotic at the time. Fourth Kazekage Rasa was seriously injured, the entire village was in disarray, and the enemy left directly through the air, making them difficult to track."
"According to the information, Sunagakure seems to have accepted its fate. Minato Namikaze of Konoha is also preparing to lead his people away. The only good news is that Fourth Kazekage Rasa is recovering quickly."
Return, Empty-Handed!
"What kind of bullshit good news is that?"
Ten years had passed, and Ay looked far older than he had a decade ago, though he had also matured considerably.
At the very least, it was difficult to see some of his more childish behavior now. However, his temper had become even more explosive than before, and his words had grown harsher as well.
It seemed that once people from Kumogakure passed forty, few of them had good tempers.
"That useless Rasa, letting two people kill their way into the village... uh."
Ay snorted angrily as he spoke, only for his words to catch halfway through. Back then, had Kumogakure really been any better off than Sunagakure?
If Ronglin had not suddenly left and the battle had ended, Kumogakure would probably be barely hanging on like Kirigakure by now.
Ay had been cursing Rasa as useless, but halfway through, he suddenly realized that he himself did not seem much better than Rasa.
Seeing Ay's expression freeze and his unfinished words get stuck in his