After Hanzō secured control of Amegakure Ninja Village, he sent an envoy to Konoha Ninja Village to discuss an alliance. Konoha naturally agreed, and once the formal procedures were completed, Amegakure's envoy arrived in Konoha Ninja Village to meet Kazemori Masaki.
The meeting took place in the Reception Room of the Hokage Office Building. Besides Kazemori Masaki, the other six advisers were also present. They were Konoha Ninja Village's senior leadership; they could not be left in the dark about something as important as an alliance. Even if they lacked the authority to make the final decision, they still deserved a say.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Lord Hokage." The Amegakure envoy first bowed to Kazemori Masaki, then said, "On behalf of Lord Hanzō, the leader of Amegakure Ninja Village, I hope to establish an alliance with Konoha Ninja Village."
"Give Hanzō my regards. I truly never expected him to go through something like that," Kazemori Masaki said with a sigh.
Amegakure Ninja Village's public account was that Besa had been jealous of Hanzō's abilities and had taken measures to suppress him because of his great prestige within the village, eventually even attempting to kill him. Fortunately, Hanzō had learned of the conspiracy in time. To protect himself, he had struck back decisively, killed Besa, and crushed the Besa Faction that ruled Amegakure Ninja Village. He had then become the village's leader with overwhelming public support.
In that era, no ruler of any country or shinobi village looked kindly on rebels. Rebels had always faced only one fate: the extermination of their entire clan. After Kinkaku and Ginkaku's failed rebellion in Kumogakure Ninja Village, for instance, the Second Raikage had slaughtered all their descendants. Even knowing they were descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, he no longer