Inside the Hokage's office, Danzo leaned on his cane and let out a disdainful snort.
"I said long ago that those greedy hyenas from Sunagakure couldn't be trusted.
They'd coveted that land in the Land of Rain for more than a day or two. Now they'd finally lost patience and bared their fangs.
I just didn't expect Rasa to be so arrogant as to personally enter the fray, only to end up with his life or death unknown.
What utter stupidity!"
Hiruzen irritably puffed on his cigarette.
Small-scale conflicts had never ceased in the Shinobi World, and he wasn't unaware of them.
It was just that he was often powerless to do anything about them and could only choose to turn a blind eye.
But Sunagakure had caused far too much of a commotion this time. The Kazekage had personally led an army across the border, which was practically equivalent to a declaration of war.
Besides, there was another matter giving him a severe headache.
"The last time Eiji sent a letter back was before he entered the Land of Rain."
"Now a large number of Sunagakure shinobi, along with their Kazekage, have mysteriously disappeared inside the Land of Rain without a trace. Eiji has probably fallen into an extremely dangerous situation as well."
Hiruzen sighed.
It wasn't only because Eiji was a junior he had high hopes for.
More importantly, according to Itachi's report, Eiji was highly popular within the Uchiha clan.
Many clan members regarded him as the hope and symbol of the Uchiha clan's revival.
If news of Eiji meeting with an accident in the Land of Rain reached the Uchiha Clan Compound,
Hiruzen didn't dare imagine what sort of extreme reaction those crazed Uchiha clan members would have.
Would they completely disregard the Hokage's orders,
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