"Sure enough, Sarutobi Shuo's and Sarutobi Daqing's graves have been renovated!"
"Nawaki's was renovated!"
"Dan Katō's grave was renovated too!"
"Hatake Sakumo!"
"And the graves of several generations of Hokage have also been tampered with!"
Jiraiya and Tsunade stood before the First Hokage's tombstone, quietly discussing what they had discovered!
It had to be said,
Most of the graves belonging to powerful shinobi in Martyrs' Memorial Park had been tampered with. Clearly... their remains had already been taken, and Sarutobi Hiruzen would use Impure World Reincarnation to bring them back in the future!
"Nawaki!"
"Dan Katō!"
"Grandfather!"
As Tsunade heard each name, her fists clenched. Though her face showed no expression, Jiraiya beside her could sense her fury.
Jiraiya could naturally empathize with her. After all... Tsunade's relatives and lover had already died, yet now, even in death, they were to be used as weapons of war.
How could that not enrage Tsunade? Perhaps she already wanted to crush Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō to death.
"We need to hide it. We can't let them know we've noticed their movements!" Sensing the shift in Tsunade's emotions, Jiraiya quietly comforted her.
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced toward a spot not far away. Someone had been monitoring them from there all along!
The angrier they were, the less they could reveal anything unusual.
"I know what I need to do now!" Tsunade took a deep breath before facing Jiraiya again. "Jiraiya, are you willing to investigate the disappearances of Konoha People with me?"
"I am!" Jiraiya nodded solemnly, then continued, "We'll expose every conspiracy of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Root, bring everything Sarutobi Hiruzen has done into the open!"
"We'll drag him down from the position of Hokage!"
Jiraiya spoke with utmost seriousness, his voice filled with resolve.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was no