Hiruzen muttered to himself, his fingertip pressing hard against the section in Kakuzu's intelligence report describing his clothing.
"The descriptions are identical. Kakuzu and these two unidentified individuals."
A clear pattern rapidly took shape in his mind.
This was no coincidence!
"Orochimaru... he established a mysterious organization whose members possessed formidable strength and whose goals were unknown."
"This organization recruited dangerous Rogue Ninjas like Kakuzu and the Masked Man."
"The shadow of this mysterious organization, and the threat it potentially poses, far exceed that of any single Rogue Ninja."
"Effective immediately, investigating the mysterious organization is to be designated an S-rank priority mission. Mobilize every available resource and pursue the investigation with all our might."
"At the same time, classify the intelligence provided by Lord Mizukage as a top-secret attachment and transmit it simultaneously to the allied shinobi villages that have agreed to participate in the joint pursuit."
Hiruzen distributed this information among the village's various ninja and assigned each of them their own missions.
Eiji was naturally among them.
"Eiji, aside from going to Sunagakure to seek their assistance, there is one more thing I need you to do."
As he spoke, Hiruzen took out a box and handed it to Eiji.
"Kazekage has written me many letters, all of them saying that his finances are tight and asking me to lend him some money."
"Deliver it to him as well."
Eiji scratched his head. "Given Sunagakure's financial situation, will they even pay it back if we lend them the money?"
Hiruzen coughed several times. Eiji was still too young.
"Whether they repay it isn't something you need to consider. Hurry up and go."
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[Sunagakure borrows money and doesn't repay it? Where did he get the nerve?]
[New Mission: Knock Sunagakure down a peg and let them know