Separate

Night.

In the Wind-Earth Allied Forces' camp.

Chiyo pondered for a while before saying, "Fugaku Uchiha of Konoha has always appeared and vanished without a trace. Before the Allied Forces encountered Konoha's reinforcements, Fugaku Uchiha and Orochimaru attacked us once.

"Orochimaru comes and goes freely thanks to his Summoning Beast. Fugaku Uchiha has never shown a Summoning Beast, yet he moves through the Allied Forces just as freely.

"He moves like a ghost. Don't forget, he once infiltrated your Stone shinobi and escaped unharmed.

"If it was him, he could have slipped into the camp unnoticed and killed Saji and the other two. With the Sharingan's help, he could have done it.

"I've looked into the shinobi who attacked your Stone shinobi. Maemori is an upright man who sees the bigger picture. He would never act on his own and damage the alliance between Sand Shinobi and Stone shinobi.

"It's very likely Fugaku Uchiha controlled him with the Sharingan and made him do it."

A cold smile crossed Takuma's face. "I won't deny that Fugaku Uchiha appears and vanishes without a trace. But I can't agree that he could control a Sand Shinobi to attack Stone shinobi.

"We all know what the Sharingan can do, and we've fought plenty of Uchiha. At most, it can trap someone in an illusion for a short time.

"Controlling someone for an extended period is practically impossible. And from what I understand, Maemori is a veteran shinobi who was promoted to Chunin years ago. There's no way the Sharingan could control someone like him for long."

Chiyo fell silent for a moment. "Don't forget that there's the Mangekyo Sharingan above the Sharingan."

A hint of mockery appeared on Takuma's face. Anger surged through Chiyo, but she forced it back down.

She needed to keep