"Hm?" Uchiha Yi took the letter and opened it, then broke into an amused smile.
He handed the letter to Hiruzen Sarutobi nearby and said cheerfully, "Take a look."
Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted the letter skeptically. The moment he read its contents, his expression changed sharply. He then passed it to Utatane Koharu and the others beside him, while Tsunade and the others leaned over to read it directly.
Their expressions soon turned strange as well.
"The Third Kazekage actually went missing!" Nawaki gasped in astonishment at what he read. "And missing along with him is Sasori of the Red Sands, Sunagakure's genius Puppeteer and a descendant of the Second Kazekage and Elder Chiyo?"
"Chiyo was the Second Kazekage's wife?" Uchiha Yi asked curiously. That was something he genuinely had never heard before.
But on further thought, he could understand it. After all, both Chiyo and her younger brother Ebizo held real power in Sunagakure.
Their standing in Sunagakure was every bit as high as Utatane Koharu's had once been.
As for age, Chiyo seemed to be older than Utatane Koharu and the others, too.
Why did mentioning Chiyo make me picture Swimsuit Chiyo, of all things?
Sure enough, some random, ridiculous memories always find a way to pollute my mind.
"Yes. An older husband and a younger wife, you could say." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly. Come to think of it, hadn't Chiyo been a stunning beauty in her youth?
She had been the belle of Sunagakure!
"Now that really is interesting." With a peculiar expression, Uchiha Yi remarked, "If I remember correctly, you killed Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, didn't you?"
As though something had occurred to him, Uchiha Yi turned to ask Hatake Sakumo.
"Yes. They were two truly remarkable ninja. In fact, I gave them a chance to live.