Minato Namikaze smiled and shook his head.
Even he, who had always been confident in himself, felt somewhat discouraged by Uchiha Mirai.
Sunagakure's camp.
Chiyo looked at the completely darkened sky, her expression growing impatient.
She had been thinking about this war for a long time.
If this continued, it would only lead to more needless casualties.
But if they simply withdrew like this, neither the ninja nor the ordinary villagers would likely accept it.
So she planned to discuss a solution with Rasa, hoping to cause some trouble for Konoha before retreating and let Rasa build up some prestige in the process.
After all... the Third Kazekage had been missing for so long. He was likely dead.
Once the war ended, someone with enough prestige had to take over as the next Kazekage.
From the current situation, there was no candidate more suitable than Rasa.
But she had waited all day without receiving any news from Rasa.
"That guy, staying out for so long at a time like this..."
Chiyo muttered in complaint.
Just as she was growing increasingly impatient, an Anbu hurried into the room.
"Lady Chiyo, Lord Rasa, he... he..."
"Why are you panicking?" Chiyo scolded him before asking unhurriedly, "What happened to Rasa?"
The Anbu swallowed, his voice trembling. "Lord Rasa... he is dead!"
"What?!"
Chiyo slammed both hands onto the table and sprang from her chair.
She rushed over, grabbed the Anbu by the collar, and said, "What did you just say? Say it again!"
The Anbu said bitterly, "Ninja out on patrol today found Lord Rasa's body in a rural area of the Land of Rain."
"His head had been smashed apart, and his chest had been pierced straight through where his heart was. He had already been dead for a long time when