Even Hiruzen Sarutobi looked faintly uneasy.
Chapter 146: Little Sister
Tsunade had awakened Wood Release and defeated Hanzo of the Salamander. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi himself could no longer say for certain that he could beat her.
Tsunade's student, Uchiha Mikoto, had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and her mastery of Fire Release was extraordinary. By his initial estimate, she had Pseudo-Kage Level strength, putting her on par with his students Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
As for Uchiha Yin, no one knew how far his Sharingan had developed, but his Lightning Release was even more terrifying than Uchiha Mikoto's Fire Release. He had even killed Chiyo in the battle at Sunagakure!
When Hiruzen Sarutobi received that report, he could hardly believe it.
A twelve- or thirteen-year-old boy had the strength to kill a Kage Level fighter?
It sounded like a joke, and not a very funny one.
If several Ninja hadn't sent back matching accounts, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have assumed the intelligence staff had been negligent.
Even after the report was confirmed, Hiruzen Sarutobi assumed Uchiha Yin had caught an injured Chiyo off guard and finished her off.
After all, the records showed that Uchiha Yin could move at tremendous speed when he used Lightning Release. An ambush against an injured Chiyo really could have worked.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had no idea that Uchiha Yin had defeated Chiyo at full strength in a head-on fight.
Not many people knew that detail. Most Ninja only knew that Uchiha Yin had killed Chiyo.
That assumption lowered Hiruzen Sarutobi's assessment of Uchiha Yin somewhat, but he was still certain the boy had Quasi-Kage or even Kage Level strength.
After all, even an injured veteran Kage Level fighter was not someone an ordinary Ninja could successfully ambush.
Lastly, there was Kushina.
Kushina had not yet received the Nine-Tails,