Just as Ye Ning and Tsunade had expected, the Third Raikage quickly wrote a letter and sent it to Tsunade.
Tsunade waved the letter in her hand, excitement written all over her face.
"Everyone, the Third Raikage really did send a letter. He says he hopes to negotiate with us properly. As long as we return Yukiya safe and sound, we can name our price."
Yukiya???
Who was this guy?
Since when did Kumogakure have someone like him?
The remaining heads of Konoha's clans and its jōnin exchanged bewildered looks, their minds filling with all sorts of guesses.
The head of a small clan hesitantly spoke up.
"Lord Hokage, this Yukiya... is he an important figure in Kumogakure? And how did we capture him?"
The jōnin all nodded, waiting for Tsunade to explain, their faces full of confusion.
Tsunade smiled and raised her eyebrows with a hint of smugness.
"This Yukiya is Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchuriki!"
What?
The Two-Tails Jinchuriki?
Utatane Koharu, who hadn't planned to voice an opinion, immediately sprang to her feet and slammed her hand on the table.
"Kumogakure has a Two-Tails Jinchuriki? And Konoha never received so much as a hint of it!"
Only when Mitokado Homura gently tugged at her sleeve did Utatane Koharu realize she had lost her composure. She sat back down.
But her resentment toward Danzo had only grown.
After all, intelligence work had always been handled by Danzo's Root and the Anbu under the Hokage.
The fact that Konoha had only learned of such vital information about the Two-Tails Jinchuriki now was clearly Danzo's failure.
On top of that, the man had already "defected" from Konoha, and the Root ninja under his command had vanished without a trace. It only added to Utatane Koharu's simmering anger.
As for whether Danzo's defection was