"Let's go check on Tōjūrō's side. I hope the team he brought can hold Tsunade back."
Ebizo sighed.
Ever since the Second Shinobi World War ended, Tsunade had rarely been active on the front lines.
Even in fields related to medical ninja, Tsunade was no longer as proactive as she had once been.
But it was foreseeable that the Sannin of the Second Shinobi World War had all been young back then. Now that so many years had passed, their strength had certainly increased accordingly.
"We can only go over there first."
Chiyo nodded with a frown.
If they could not contain the news of the Third Kazekage's disappearance, then it could only be said that fate had willed it so.
"Is there any news of Sasori?"
Ebizo looked at Chiyo, who wore a headscarf.
Chiyo was past fifty. Her son and daughter-in-law had both died young, leaving her with only one beloved young grandson.
She usually granted Sasori whatever he asked for. She had even taught him, without holding anything back, highly confidential Puppet Techniques that required merit to access.
Those were his sister's family matters, and Ebizo had never said much about them.
In his youth, he had mainly been responsible for intelligence and espionage work. He was an excellent judge of character and could sense that, after losing his parents, Sasori had begun showing signs that something was wrong.
Sasori had chosen to leave the village at the critical moment of the Third Kazekage's disappearance. Combined with the Konoha ninjas' reactions, the outcome was actually already quite clear.
Sasori had most likely betrayed... the village.
"After this matter is settled, I will no longer involve myself in Sunagakure's affairs."
Chiyo spoke after a long silence.
This was her taking responsibility for Sasori's actions.
If Sasori had truly