In the Land of Wind, inside a conference room in the Kazekage's office building at the center of Sunagakure.
"The principal envoy is a jōnin who was active during the Nine-Tails' rampage. His surname is Yuhara... Why does that surname sound familiar?" Fourth Kazekage Rasa said as he held the dossiers on Yuhara and the others.
He felt as though he had heard the surname "Yuhara" somewhere before, but for the moment, he could not remember any specifics. In any case, it was unlikely to belong to some great ninja clan, so he merely shook his head and cast the thought aside.
However, Chiyo and Ebizo, seated beside him, exchanged a glance. There was a sense that everything was understood without words.
The Fourth Kazekage flipped through Yuhara's dossier. Next came Kakashi Hatake and Tenzo.
"The deputy envoy is the Fourth Hokage's disciple, the son of the Konoha White Fang, Kakashi Hatake. Konoha actually dared to send a ninja like that to Sunagakure. As for the other one, Tenzo, we haven't gathered any relevant intelligence..."
Aside from Kakashi, Yuhara and Tenzo had extremely simple records, because they had barely any history to speak of. After reading them, the Fourth Kazekage placed the dossiers on the table. He pinched the bridge of his nose. "For such young ninjas to be entrusted with important responsibilities—that is what makes Konoha enviable, and also what makes Konoha frightening."
"The Fourth Hokage died to the Nine-Tails. That is good news for us. However, his death cannot change the balance of strength between us and Konoha. And now that the old fox, the Third Hokage, is once again taking charge... Since Konoha has taken the initiative to express goodwill, I think this peace agreement can be signed," Ebizo said.
"Of course the peace agreement should be