Conspiracy
"This is rather baffling," Inoichi Yamanaka was the first to speak.
Shizune wore a thoughtful expression as well. The contents were simply too sensitive.
If it was true, then at a time like this, it was no small matter.
Choza Akimichi stopped eating, his expression turning serious. Though it completely clashed with his appearance,
it gave off the sense that appearances could be deceiving.
After giving it some thought, Choza Akimichi said, "First, we need to figure out one thing."
"Who sent this?"
Shikaku Nara thought for a moment before speaking. "Exactly. At a time like this, this is extremely sensitive."
"Since it is so sensitive, yet someone still sent it to us, we have no choice but to think it over carefully."
"But there are no more than three possibilities."
"First, the Hyuga Clan sent it. But if so, why not contact us openly? Why resort to such a method?"
"If there are special reasons behind it, then we can reserve judgment on this possibility for now."
"Second, Root is putting on a show, trying to achieve some purpose through this method."
"Third, someone outside of them obtained the information. However, for their own safety, they wanted to make some contribution, so they could only do it this way."
"But this possibility is very small, though we can still keep it in reserve."
Shizune thought for a moment. "Mm, if that's the case, then it's simple."
"If it's the first possibility, directly questioning the Hyuga Clan would definitely alert them."
"However, we can investigate in secret. This clearly isn't a trivial matter, and within such a short period of time, the Hyuga Clan will definitely make some moves."
"As long as we observe carefully, we'll surely discover something."
"If that's truly the case, then no matter what, we