Eighth Acting Hokage Mei Terumi's Happiness

A few minutes later, our Eighth Acting Hokage, Lord Uzumaki Code, left the Hokage's Office and hurried off to video conference with the other Three Kage.

Code looked down on the so-called Five Kage, of course.

But to keep Uchiha Sasuke, that freak, in check, he really did need to make use of the shinobi's strength for now. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and put up with them.

In any case.

Whatever Uchiha Sasuke was planning, and whether he truly wanted to Unify the Ninja World or not, Code would never let him have his way!

Only after their Hokage had left did Sai cover his wound, pick up his severed arm, and stagger out of the Hokage's Office.

Outside, Shikamaru had just arrived and saw the whole thing.

"Sai, what happened to you?!"

Shikamaru was startled by Sai's severed arm. How could Sai have gone into the office just to report something and come out so badly injured?

Had Sasuke Otsutsuki attacked again?

"It's nothing. It was my fault..."

Sai lowered his head and gave a vague reply.

The village was in crisis, and he didn't want to cause internal discord by badmouthing their own Hokage behind his back.

Even if the punishment had been rather harsh.

"You might be able to hide it from everyone else, but can you hide it from Ino?"

Shikamaru asked with a frown. With Ino's abilities, it would be easy for her to enter Sai's mind by force and find out what had happened.

It wasn't as if Sai could keep his guard up around Ino when they were in bed together.

"I..."

Sai sighed helplessly. Shikamaru was right. There was no hiding this from Ino.

And once Ino knew, her whole circle of girlfriends would know too. There