As soon as they entered, Torifu immediately got what he had been looking for.
A middle-aged ninja wearing a respirator was leaning against the wall, eyes closed and silent.
This was none other than the Hanzo Torifu had been thinking about for so long!
Then he noticed how vast the cave was. At its very center, it looked as if a roaring fire was burning, and the mist couldn't get close.
Torifu thought that had to be Yan.
Since the mist couldn't get close, Torifu could only make out her rough outline. She seemed to be training?
It was too blurry to tell, but finding their location was enough.
"Found them! They haven't noticed my jutsu, but I've confirmed their position!"
At his words, the Kazekage and Tsuchikage were heartened once again, but that was quickly followed by unease.
The war a few years ago had cost both villages dearly. Only Konoha, with its superior strength, had managed to avoid suffering too many casualties.
Now they had to face Yan once more, a woman like the Flame Lord, and they were both extremely nervous.
"When do we set out? Now?" Ōnoki was nervous, but he knew there was no avoiding this war.
He could certainly toss aside Rain Province, that little hot potato, and ignore all these troublesome matters.
But Yan was so powerful that if she took the Land of Rain with ease, she would surely use her strength to expand outward.
By then, their country would lose far more than just Rain Province.
There was another thing: the Hokage was very confident about this battle. If he really defeated Yan while the Land of Earth broke its alliance...
Ōnoki couldn't imagine what kind of retaliation Iwagakure would face.
They might fall from the ranks of the great nations