Inside the Hokage Building.
When Minato Namikaze saw Ibiki's report, he immediately had the Anbu notify Houka.
Less than half a quarter-hour later, Houka appeared before him at top speed and asked happily, "That bastard Hidan changed his mind?"
Minato Namikaze nodded with a smile. "Ibiki used the punishments you gave him and cycled through them on Hidan fewer than three times before he changed his mind."
"Hisss~~"
Houka immediately sucked in a cold breath, his scalp tingling.
Hidan truly was an iron-blooded man—he had actually held out until the third round before changing his mind!
Worthy of being a great being blessed with an immortal body!
Minato Namikaze said, "To be safe, wait until Hidan's body recovers a little more before having him use One's Own Life Reincarnation to revive Kurenai."
Houka nodded. They had already waited so many days; another day or two did not matter.
"Houka, take a look at these."
Minato Namikaze handed him several documents. "This is intelligence that just arrived from the Land of Water."
Houka took them, and his brows slowly furrowed as he read.
"Ever since Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchuriki was captured by Akatsuki, the Fourth Raikage has used the search for Akatsuki as an excuse to dispatch a large number of Anbu to infiltrate the Land of Water. They have clashed with Kirigakure's ninja dozens of times already. If this continues, war will inevitably break out," Minato Namikaze said. "Once war erupts, Akatsuki certainly will not let this opportunity pass. They will undoubtedly find ways to drag Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure into it. At that point, this war will turn into the Fourth Great Ninja World Chaos! We must stop them."
"We've both dealt with the Fourth Raikage. He's all brawn and no brains. Even if we told him Akatsuki's headquarters was