"Him?"
Uchiha Yū looked at the bloodstains not far away and stated the cruel truth.
"His life was saved, but he won't be able to be a shinobi anymore."
Too much time had passed, causing widespread infection. Out of the kindness of his heart, Uchiha Yū had Ito Yuna's leg sawed off. She was currently unconscious. This counted as the greatest punishment for her. Root did not keep useless people, especially useless people who had failed to let Hiruko kill him.
"Sigh, it's a blessing in disguise. Perhaps her future will be better if she doesn't become a shinobi."
This mission had been riddled with strange details. Once Hatake Sakumo was out of danger, he calmed down and carefully reviewed the cause and course of events, realizing that things were not so simple. He vaguely guessed something, then wrote down the mission's details to submit to the Hokage for judgment.
"Lord Hatake's way of thinking is quite unique. Not being a shinobi really can spare one from many things."
The smile at Yū's lips was impossible to tell whether it was mockery or envy.
They rested aboard the ship for a while, then returned to Konoha as soon as they disembarked. But the matter was far from over.
The Third Hokage looked over the mission report while taking puff after puff from his pipe. Before he knew it, the room had become thick with smoke. The three people who had just entered frowned slightly. Utatane Koharu casually opened the nearby window and asked,
"What happened to make you worry so much?"
Two documents lay on the Hokage's desk. One was Hatake Sakumo's mission report, while the other was an encrypted file. The Third Hokage let out a long sigh and pointed at the file beside it.
"This is a message