Sharpening the Axe Won't Delay the Chopping

"Uchiha Qingfeng is now an important guest of our Sunagakure. Have you forgotten how your teacher taught you to treat guests?"

"My daughter is a little thoughtless. Please don't take it to heart."

After reprimanding Temari, Rasa hurriedly apologized to Uchiha Qingfeng.

"It's fine, it's fine. I'm not the kind of person who likes to hold things against others."

Rasa then took a letter from the bookshelf behind him and handed it to Uchiha Qingfeng.

"This is a handwritten letter from Ōnoki that Iwagakure sent over earlier. Take a look."

After reading it, Uchiha Qingfeng immediately lost his appetite. He casually handed the letter to Konan beside him and let the others read it in turn.

Although everything in Ōnoki's letter was merely speculation, he had guessed it all correctly. That put Uchiha Qingfeng in a very passive position.

He was clearly just a diligent wage slave. He couldn't afford for them to join forces against him now. More importantly, if he openly stepped into the spotlight, what would happen to the plans afterward? Wouldn't Nagato simply reap the benefits and laugh himself awake in the middle of the night?

"I didn't expect Ōnoki to be this decisive. It looks like we need to speed things up. I hope everything goes smoothly on the Hidden Mist and Kumogakure sides."

To Rasa's ears, Konan's words sounded like, We're committing crimes as a group. Didn't expect that, did you?

Uchiha Qingfeng also chimed in, "We should inform the leader about this. We need to prepare in advance so we won't be caught off guard."

Rasa understood something else now: Uchiha Qingfeng was also working for someone. There was a leader above him.

Uchiha Qingfeng was already this strong, so just how powerful was someone stronger than him? Perhaps even that man could