Kumogakure, Raikage Building.
Looking at his son standing before him, the Third Raikage asked, "Your injuries have fully recovered, right?"
"I've completely recovered, but..." Recalling the humiliation of that day, A's eyes filled with resentment and fury. "I'll never forget the disgrace that man inflicted on me!"
"It's good to know shame, but don't forget who you are," the Third Raikage said gravely. "You are the future Raikage. Kumogakure's future rests on your shoulders. Don't always think of solving problems with force. Learn to use your wits. What does defeating a Konoha Genin amount to? What you should be thinking about is how to defeat Konoha."
A's mouth twitched. Dad, doesn't your conscience hurt saying that?
Every time war broke out, this Raikage was the first to charge ahead. Once a fight started, he forgot everything else. And now he had the nerve to say A got carried away in battle?
Still, considering he had only survived this time because his father had come to rescue him, he could not really argue.
Seeing that A did not talk back, the Third Raikage nodded in satisfaction before turning to the side. "Dodai, tell him about the information you gathered on Chiaki Setsuna."
The one-eyed man wore an exceptionally grave expression. "We gathered very little information. We only know that he is fourteen years old. Even a year ago, he was merely a repeat student at the Ninja Academy, unknown and mocked by others. Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered him. Over the following year, Chiaki Setsuna only carried out various missions, none above C-rank. Before this incident, perhaps even few people in Konoha knew he possessed such formidable strength."
When Dodai's report abruptly ended, A hurriedly asked, "That's all?"
Dodai said sheepishly, "We truly could not gather any more intelligence."
"Don't make things difficult