Parting

Land of Water battlefield

At the intelligence office in the Konoha camp, Shisui and the other two stared at the information in their hands, their faces full of difficulty.

"I think we should tell Teacher about this."

Hearing Soji's words, Ayue said awkwardly, "But it's wartime right now, and Kirigakure could launch a full assault at any moment. If we tell Teacher now, I'm afraid it might affect his condition."

Shisui shook his head. "Ayue, Teacher Shiro isn't that fragile. He's a powerful ninja. Besides, we can't hide something like this from him. Don't forget, this report was meant specifically for him in the first place."

Ayue opened her mouth, still wanting to say something, but after thinking it over, she finally gave up. Shisui was right. There really was no way for them to hold this back.

This scroll was only a relatively formal document, transmitted through Konoha's intelligence system. It was not some top-secret item, and there were quite a few copies.

So no matter how they tried to stop it, Shiro would find out in the end.

In the end, the three of them put away the scroll in their hands and walked toward Shiro's place. And when the three of them rose, the contents recorded on the scroll were also revealed:

Lightning Country battlefield: Chosuke, Seiyu, killed in action!

This was shockingly a casualty list!

And the names of Shiro's original teammates were right at the very top!

That was why the three of them had hesitated over whether to tell Shiro. However, when they found Shiro, the scene before their eyes made them hesitate again.

Shiro was sitting quietly cross-legged inside the tent. In front of him lay two white-haired old women, already without breath. From their aged faces, the shadows of Ryoka and Suzune