Minato Namikaze's words made the anger Sarutobi Hiruzen had barely been suppressing burn even hotter.
There was no need to think about it—it had to be bad news.
Danzo!
He had indulged Danzo far too much!
Minato Namikaze had no idea what Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking.
"The Crow Sage of Red Flame Mountain is coming to Konoha."
"Looks like he wants an explanation." As Minato Namikaze spoke, he also relayed what Yuki Yuichi had told him about the Crow Sage and the Fire Crow Clan.
As Sarutobi Hiruzen listened, the anger in his heart gradually faded, replaced by a deeply troubled expression.
Konoha had been in the wrong from the start. They had no grounds whatsoever to refuse when the other side came looking for justice.
Konoha's people had killed one of their underlings, and they had done it right in front of one of the fire crows in charge of the Fire Crow Clan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately stopped worrying about Danzo. He looked at Yuki Yuichi, sighed, and asked, "Yuichi, is the Crow Sage of Red Flame Mountain easy to talk to?"
He thought he could try talking things over first. If that failed, he could just throw Danzo out there.
Yuki Yuichi froze when he heard that. Shouldn't you be looking for Danzo right now?
Why were you asking this?
Giving Sarutobi Hiruzen a puzzled look, Yuki Yuichi did not lie and answered honestly, "I'm not entirely sure."
"I only saw the Crow Sage when I first signed the Summoning Contract."
"I don't know much about his personality, but he seemed fairly reasonable."
"Big Crow and Scar are also easy to talk to."
At that, he paused, worried that Sarutobi Hiruzen did not know who Big Crow and Scar were, and explained, "Big Crow is the strongest beneath