Yamanaka Tohru was teaching the medical team when he received a message and immediately ran to Hatake Sakumo's tent.
"Tohru, you're here! This Sand Shinobi puppeteer was just caught in an ambush outside the camp by Jiraiya. Use your clan's secret technique and see what intelligence you can get."
Yamanaka Tohru nodded, placed his hand on the Sand Shinobi puppeteer's head, and sent his consciousness into the man's mind.
From the puppeteer's memories, Yamanaka Tohru learned that his name was Shang Yu, that he was an Elite Jonin from Sunagakure, and that he was a Blue Secret Technique-level puppeteer.
Puppeteers were divided into four ranks: Black, Blue, White, and Red. In the original Shippuden, Kankuro was only at the Black Secret Technique level, while Chiyo had reached the White Secret Technique level. Only Sasori of the Red Sands and Monzaemon, the creator of the Puppet Technique, had ever attained the Red Secret Technique level.
A Blue Secret Technique-level puppeteer who was also an Elite Jonin—Jiraiya had caught a big fish.
Yamanaka Tohru delved deeper into Shang Yu's mind. Memories from Shang Yu's childhood that had left a strong impression on him appeared before Yamanaka Tohru one after another. He skimmed through them quickly, hoping to find something useful.
After more than an hour, Yamanaka Tohru finally found information about the war in Shang Yu's memories.
In Shang Yu's memories, he had been out on a mission when the village suddenly summoned him back. The village held a Jonin meeting and announced that the Third Kazekage had gone missing on the Land of Fire's border. The Jonin were furious, all calling for war with Konoha.
Afterward, the Third Kazekage's disciple became the Fourth Kazekage with the support of the two advisors, Chiyo and Ebizo.
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