From Minato Namikaze's account, Gong Yi learned the information the village had gathered so far.
The Third Kazekage of Sunagakure had disappeared!
And no one knew exactly when he had vanished, because the Third Kazekage had been in seclusion for the past year or two.
A few days ago, Sunagakure had an important decision that required the Kazekage's presence, so the village elders went to the Secret Chamber to see him.
But he was gone!
A village's Kage was not only its most revered figure, but also its strongest!
In every village, the Kage was like a god, protecting the villagers.
The disappearance of the Third Kazekage was a major matter.
Sunagakure hadn't publicized it. They had searched in secret for over a month, but found nothing.
There was no news, no trace—not even a body.
Under these circumstances, tensions within the village gradually worsened. The villagers of Sunagakure were already struggling to make ends meet, and now even their Kage had vanished.
Sunagakure was leaderless, its people divided, and the village showed signs of collapse.
To ease the situation, divert internal tensions, and draw the villagers' attention away from the Third Kazekage, the village elders made a decision!
"Declare war on Konoha!"
"Konoha's ninja assassinated our Kazekage!"
"Judging by the timing, the Third Kazekage disappeared around the time Konoha's peace delegation visited Sunagakure."
"That delegation included Orochimaru, one of the Sannin; Minato Namikaze, known as the Yellow Flash; and the newly risen prodigy known as the Deep Blue Demon!"
"According to reports, after the visit ended, the Deep Blue Demon returned to the village gravely wounded, Orochimaru went into hiding, and Konoha even held a funeral. It's clear that a fierce battle took place behind the scenes during that visit! The only person capable of inflicting such injuries on