"Maybe it's because creatures with the Will of Darkness aren't very bright."
"I won the first race with ease and flew to the summit of the mountain where Kanabi Bridge stood."
"At the time, that purple snake was still two mountains away from me. What an idiot."
If it had only been an allusion before, Ruohuo was making it plain now.
The Will of Darkness...
The purple snake...
Add in the so-called "intercepted intelligence" and Orochimaru's earlier reaction...
Anyone with half a brain knew who Ruohuo was talking about.
What a coincidence.
Everyone present had perfectly normal intelligence, and quite a few of them even had "Kage Level thinking."
There was no need to say anything about the Third. Minato was the future Fourth Kazekage, White Fang could count as half of one, and Orochimaru was the future Otokage as well as the acting Fourth Kazekage...
A pitch-black name immediately appeared in everyone's mind...
The Third's expression darkened, and he looked straight at White Fang.
White Fang was no different. His teeth were clenched, and his taut facial muscles and twitching right ring finger both confirmed that the "White Fang" was furious.
But White Fang stayed calm and looked at the Third.
The Third gave a slight shake of his head. White Fang furrowed his brow, let out a soft breath, and nodded.
White Fang... still trusted the old man.
"Since saving a comrade is more important than completing the mission, I decided to destroy Kanabi Bridge first."
Ruohuo interrupted their silent exchange. "That way, the comrades who needed rescuing could withdraw without worry."
"So I rushed down and fought those evil Iwagakure shinobi. In the end, I defeated them with my Will of Fire and destroyed Kanabi Bridge."
Destroying Kanabi Bridge was a genuine S-rank mission.
Ruohuo made it