"I'd heard a little about it. But I also heard the reason."
After the burly man finished speaking, the place fell quiet. It seemed everyone was pondering what exactly might happen here.
Some sighed that the ninja world was plagued by disasters, and Rōran was also being battered by storms.
Some cursed those major countries and Great Ninja Villages for refusing to do anything decent, forcing them to worry themselves sick as well.
Others lowered their heads in silence.
Hinata, seated off to the side, raised an eyebrow. It seemed she had heard something rather incredible!
Sunagakure was actually sending people here. If that was the reason, then some of the things to come would be worth considering.
But strictly speaking, it was not all that important. She only needed to keep a slight watch on it.
Because this incident was what would truly lead to Rōran's destruction.
Right now, she did not know what choice Rōran would make—whether it would support Sunagakure or stand by and watch.
Supporting Konoha was definitely impossible, because that would undoubtedly be seeking its own death.
After sitting for a while, she had rested enough.
Hinata stood up and left directly.
At that moment, inside a cave somewhere in the Land of Wind,
a group wearing Konoha forehead protectors, their faces covered by strange masks and dressed head-to-toe in black,
seemed to be adjusting themselves and preparing.
No one knew how long this continued.
Then, a rumbling sound suddenly came from outside the cave.
Everyone present immediately opened their eyes wide, staring to see what had happened.
Their nerves were stretched to an exaggerated degree. At the slightest disturbance, a barrage of attacks would likely follow.
They would directly eliminate the mysterious person who had broken in.
But the facts proved they had been