Konoha Anbu, Autopsy Room.
After receiving Ueno Kei's report, the Third Hokage came to the Konoha Anbu together with Ueno Kei once more.
Looking at the already decomposing corpse, the Third Hokage's eyes flickered slightly before he let out a soft sigh.
"What do you think, Sensei? Can we confirm that it's Rasa?" Ueno Kei asked gravely.
"Judging from appearances, it should indeed be Rasa. However, the corpse has been damaged too severely. We must wait for the examination results before confirming it. And if this body can truly be identified as Rasa's, Kei, then we will have a serious problem." The Third Hokage spoke with meaningful gravity.
"I think so too, Sensei. Once it is confirmed, we must immediately halt the Chunin Exams and contact Sunagakure," Ueno Kei said solemnly.
"No, Kei, it isn't that simple. You just returned, so you may not know this, but Rasa has already arrived in Konoha. He is currently at the residence Konoha arranged for Sunagakure." The Third Hokage looked deeply at Ueno Kei as he spoke slowly.
"What!?" Ueno Kei's eyes widened in shock.
The Third Hokage lightly puffed on his pipe and slowly exhaled a ring of smoke. He stared at the corpse on the examination table with a complicated expression, while Ueno Kei's face darkened as well. If the person before them could be confirmed as Rasa, then who was the person who had come to Konoha?
If the arriving man was a fake, would the people of Sunagakure truly fail to recognize it? That Jonin Baki did not seem like someone who could be fooled so easily. Besides, Rasa would certainly have met with the Third Hokage first upon arriving in Konoha. Given the Third Hokage's shrewdness and his many years of dealings with the Kage of the major