"Borrow your lives?"
Dodai, who had remained silent until now, frowned and finally voiced his question.
But
his expression remained grave, as though there were many things he could not understand. He truly could not understand them.
"Yes, borrow our lives!"
The ninja reporting the matter nodded hurriedly, but his eyes remained earnest. No, there was also hatred for Sarutobi Hiruzen in them.
"Did he say anything else?" Dodai frowned and continued questioning him.
"No. He only said a few words, then Sarutobi Hiruzen attacked us!" As the ninja spoke, his voice suddenly choked with emotion. "If the captain hadn't risked his life to buy time for Zhen and me, I probably wouldn't have made it back either!"
"Oh?" Dodai frowned, muttering under his breath. "It doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense. Why would Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly appear on the route where you were carrying out your mission, then suddenly attack you?"
Although he was the Land of Lightning's strategist, even he found something so contrary to common sense rather strange.
Could it be
that someone had impersonated Sarutobi Hiruzen in order to sow discord between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire?
"Dodai, what do you think?" The Raikage looked at Dodai, who was frowning in thought, and asked in confusion. His mind had been racing, but he still could not reach a conclusion.
He could not make sense of it. What was going on?
"It's unclear for now!"
Dodai decisively shook his head, then looked at the ninja across from him. "Do you know Sarutobi Hiruzen?"
"No!" The ninja shook his head.
"Then how did you know the other party was Sarutobi Hiruzen?" Dodai asked with a frown.
"The squad captain had seen Sarutobi Hiruzen before. The moment Sarutobi Hiruzen appeared, he recognized him, so