Before long, while the other nations were making moves and undercurrents stirred throughout the Shinobi World, Konoha officially issued a proclamation to the entire Shinobi World.
In this proclamation, they gave a detailed account of how cruel and frenzied Kirigakure's ninja had been. In order to wreak havoc in Konoha, they had even attacked civilians, blowing up many civilian homes and causing heavy casualties.
Nor had they been any kinder to their own people than they were to those of other nations.
En no Gyōja, the head of the Tsuchigumo Clan, had merely had a little personal connection with Shimura Danzō, an elder of the Land of Fire, yet Kirigakure's Anbu had directly wiped out his entire clan. The brutality and savagery of their methods were outrageous!
Then the proclamation abruptly changed its tone and issued Kirigakure a final ultimatum.
Return the Scroll of Seals, the Sword of the Thunder God, and ten Hyuga children stolen from Konoha by the deadline. Otherwise, when Konoha's divine forces descended, village annihilation and death would be Kirigakure's only fate. Do not say you were not warned!
Finally, it included bounties for Araki and the other two.
Hozuki Sengetsu: Abducted ten Hyuga children. Bounty: 50 million ryo.
Hozuki Mangetsu: Stole the Scroll of Seals. Bounty: 50 million ryo.
Araki: Stole the Sword of the Thunder God. Bounty: 100 million ryo.
To be honest, when Araki saw this proclamation, his feelings were complicated.
Rather than a proclamation, it was more like a manifesto meant to publicly elevate and then destroy Kirigakure.
After all, judging from the entire piece, Konoha's losses seemed to amount to no more than a few collapsed houses and some injured civilians.
As for the lost Scroll of Seals, Sword of the Thunder God, and ten young members of the Hyuga