Even beauties couldn't resist a hero's charms!
This sight shattered countless hearts. Many people came to resent Uchiha Yū, and even the shop clerk behind them was filled with jealousy!
The old man understood that Uchiha Yū before him was practically one of their own. He returned all the money Yū had paid and said,
"Given your special status, we cannot accept this money. Besides, we investigated the other two matters long ago."
Yū looked at him suspiciously. Only Dawn's upper ranks and those at headquarters knew his identity. Yet even someone in a remote corner of the Land of Lightning knew who he was. Had he been hiding for nothing all this time?
For once, Yū fell into doubt.
"The answer to your first question is that most of the Land of Lightning's ninja forces are still stationed at the Land of Fire border. Only a small portion returned to drive out the Sand Shinobi. One additional piece of information: the AB Combination is in charge of driving them out this time."
"As for the second question, after arriving in the Land of Lightning, the Sand Shinobi have been secretly gathering information on Sasori. No large-scale conflict has broken out between the two sides."
The two pieces of intelligence from the old man chilled Uchiha Yū's heart. So an accident had indeed occurred. Kumogakure was not made up entirely of brutes. Some among them could remain calm during war, and their abilities could not be underestimated. They had steadied a village that had been restless from the war and made it calmly deal with the enemy's schemes once more.
Seeing Uchiha Yū lost in thought, the old man wisely said no more and quietly stepped away from the counter. The moment he reached the corner, he spotted the clerk