"Generals Tokugawa Ieteru and Shimura Sasuke, along with Magistrates Funazai Yuraya and Morikukawa, were suddenly ambushed by ninjas from the Land of Lightning and all perished!"
Mingye took the box. Three heads lay inside. He raised a brow, deeply displeased by Tobirama's disgusting act of stuffing three people into one box. And in the middle of summer, handing him the box here was clearly meant to disgust him. But he was in a good mood, so he chose not to argue and instead said mournfully, "This news is truly heartbreaking. Those damned ninjas from the Land of Lightning make one wish to skin them alive and devour them whole. Brother Tobirama, you worked hard to deliver this message!"
Watching Mingye's nauseating expression, Senju Tobirama suppressed his reaction and reminded him in a low voice, "Ishida Hosei is on his way to Okayama Castle!"
Mingye raised a brow and looked at Tobirama. "He was actually unharmed!"
"You need him to be harmed?" Senju Tobirama countered, as though he did not understand what Mingye meant.
Mingye set the box on the ground, flames flickering from his fingertips before consuming it. Watching the box burn, he spoke absentmindedly.
"Since all the furniture has been replaced, why insist on keeping one piece? The Land of Lightning has provoked the Land of Fire with a surprise attack. What we should do now is cut through the mess with a swift blade, eliminate every ulterior motive, and make defending the nation our priority!"
Senju Tobirama frowned. Mingye's move to wipe out every high-ranking official in the Land of Fire was simply too ruthless, enough to make even Tobirama's hands tremble.
"I understand. But are you sure you want to do this?"
Mingye merely smiled and looked at Senju Tobirama seriously. "I will not go back on