Hiruzen Sarutobi silently stared at the letter in his hand.
It went on at length about peace, describing how Kusagakure had contributed so much to peace in the ninja world ever since its reconstruction...
Cheap Ninja Vests, ninja undershirts, ninja kunai, Explosive Tags—making affordable Ninja Vests available to every impoverished genin—while striving to preserve peace among the ninja villages, cooperating with the Five Great Ninja Villages in business, and pursuing a path toward shared prosperity throughout the ninja world.
And what about Konoha?
The Child of the Hero had become the Child of the Rogue Shadow, and they had treated a child of the Uzumaki Clan so harshly.
It was simply an insult to the Uzumaki Clan!
Ever since Konoha had been founded, the Uzumaki Clan had continuously assisted it and made immense contributions. They had even selflessly shared their clan's secret Sealing Jutsu with Konoha, while members of their clan had selflessly served as Konoha's Jinchuriki for three consecutive generations.
And what had they gotten in return?
A child not even three years old had been subjected to such treatment and bullying. This child was not only a child of the Uzumaki Clan, but also the son of the Fourth Hokage, who had saved Konoha. Yet the Child of the Hero had been slandered as the Child of the Rogue Shadow.
Was this how Konoha treated the Child of the Hero?
It was enough to bring tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it!
They even questioned why Konoha treated a child of the Uzumaki Clan this way. Could Konoha face the countless Uzumaki ancestors who had devoted themselves to it?
Could it face the friendship between them?
And as for kidnapping someone, that was utter nonsense!
The Uzumaki child had merely returned to his maternal home to