Letter of Condemnation and Envoy (Request Subscription)

Land of Fire, Konoha.

In the reception room of the Hyuga Hiashi's mansion, Hyuga Hizashi, who had returned early from the Land of Water, was detailing their years-long arduous 'snake-chasing' mission to his elder brother.

Hyuga Hiashi sipped his tea, silently muttering that his little brother had become quite talkative.

With a dry cough, Hyuga Hiashi interrupted him, saying, "Hizashi, get straight to the point."

"Alright."

Hyuga Hizashi's expression turned serious, and he solemnly stated, "After several years of investigation, we finally found Orochimaru's whereabouts a while ago and pursued him all the way to the Land of Water. After that..."

Then, Hyuga Hizashi recounted their experiences in the Land of Water in detail, including the intelligence about the Akatsuki organization he had heard from Hanfu.

When he heard that Orochimaru had joined a rogue-nin organization called Akatsuki, whose mission was to collect the Tailed Beasts of the great nations, Hyuga Hiashi showed shock and solemnity. When he heard about the consecutive Gentle Fist attacks outside Kirigakure, Hyuga Hiashi couldn't help but slam down his teacup, his eyes unblinking as he stared at his little brother: "Hizashi, can you confirm it was Gentle Fist?"

Hyuga Hizashi nodded: "The injuries on those Kirigakure nin were indeed caused by Gentle Fist, and the opponent's mastery of Gentle Fist is definitely not below mine!"

Hyuga Hiashi's expression gradually turned grim. His first thought was that there was indeed an accomplice of Orochimaru among Hizashi's group. He or they used Shadow Clones to create disturbances outside Kirigakure, forcing Hizashi's group to leave the Land of Water, thus allowing Orochimaru to escape!

Hyuga Hiashi looked at his little brother and asked nervously, "Hizashi, after entering the Land of Water, did any of you... act abnormally?"

"Abnormally?"

Hyuga Hizashi was stunned. After realizing what his brother