As soon as Kakashi finished speaking, the Hokage's Office fell silent except for Tsunade's heavy breathing.
Sen Senju stood there, still holding a snack wrapper he had just swiped from the desk. His expression hadn't changed at all.
"Attack Konoha directly?"
Sen Senju crumpled the wrapper into a ball and casually tossed it into the trash can in the corner. It landed with a soft thunk.
"Have those guys in Red Cloud Cloaks had their brains slammed in a door?"
"They just lost two people at the border without so much as a peep, and now they're coming to die again?"
"Old hag, shouldn't you put a sign at the village entrance saying, 'Psychiatric hospital-turn left'?"
Tsunade slammed her palm onto the desk, sending the documents on it fluttering to the floor.
"Sen Senju! Take this seriously!"
"Jiraiya risked his life to bring back this intelligence! Do you think this is a joke?"
"That man called Pain has the eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths-the Rinnegan!"
"Even in Sage Mode, Jiraiya couldn't so much as reach his real body before getting beaten into that state!"
Tsunade's voice trembled noticeably. She knew Jiraiya's strength all too well. Anyone who could bring him to the brink of death was an absolute monster.
Kakashi nodded in agreement, his Sharingan filled with worry.
"Sen, this time is different."
"Lord Jiraiya said Pain isn't just one person. He has six bodies, and they share their vision."
"That kind of overwhelming power isn't something ordinary ninja can stand against."
Sen Senju rolled his eyes, dragged over a chair, and sat down, propping both legs straight onto Tsunade's expensive solid-wood desk.
"Six bodies? Isn't that just ganging up on someone?"
"If there's one thing I'm not afraid of, it's being outnumbered. Kakashi-sensei, didn't you just