The distant explosions also reminded Uchiha Yato what he needed to do now.
He had taken the initiative to come out this time not only to deal with Jiraiya's trouble, but also to settle what had happened at the food festival.
Uchiha Yato spoke directly to Jiraiya.
"You go help Nagato and the others first. I'll pry out some answers. The intelligence will be here soon."
Jiraiya did not answer Uchiha Yato, but his actions told Yato that he trusted him.
Uchiha Yato turned to look at Karatachi Yagura.
"Tell me. What exactly is your village thinking this time?"
"My relationship with your Third Mizukage has generally been decent. There was no need to make things this ugly."
Hearing Uchiha Yato's words and understanding the situation, Karatachi Yagura sighed.
"It was the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. This time, they acted on their own initiative."
"For the rest, let Ao explain it to you. After all, he's the one in charge this time."
Ao did not make any more rash moves and began explaining.
"The Third Mizukage said someone would interfere this time, so we were to profit from it."
"When we entered the village, we saw someone with unusual eyes. That made us believe even more in what the person who gave us the information had said."
"And so, this happened..."
Uchiha Yato had no intention of giving them any face.
"You led a team to lie in ambush outside, and you still dare tell me this wasn't planned in advance?"
"Things have reached this point, and you're still trying to play dumb with me?"
In an instant, Uchiha Yato's bearing was completely different from before. His fury was obvious.
Uchiha Yato's intentions were simple now.
He would keep this group here. No matter their reasons, he could