"Passing through Konoha? Which fucking genius came up with that plan? You Kumogakure ninja are a bunch of bandits, and you want to cross Konoha's territory in the middle of a war? Who knows whether you really just want passage or plan to use the opportunity to attack Konoha?"
Tetsuya sighed. Whoever had come up with that plan was a real fucking genius.
"Then again, if they pass through the Land of Fire, they should run into Minato, right? Then we'll get the young A–B duo fighting a young Minato, and the strongest two-man team in the shinobi world will suffer a setback at his hands. After that, the Yellow Flash's already formidable reputation will rise even higher."
Although the young A–B duo's battle against the young Minato was an iconic moment, Tetsuya had no intention of going to watch.
He had received more interesting news. The Chiba Commerce Association had reported that a red-haired boy was asking about the guard serving Chairman Chiba.
A red-haired boy—Nagato could be ruled out immediately. He was busy saving Amegakure right now. Why would he be asking about a guard?
Besides, practically everyone in the Chiba Commerce Association knew Nagato and his companions. If they had been looking for him, someone would have brought them over already.
Then who could this red-haired boy inquiring about his personal guard be?
"It should be Sasori. Looks like, since I changed Hatake Sakumo's fate and kept him from dying, Sasori came looking for revenge after killing the Kazekage."
Tetsuya propped his chin on one hand and flipped through the reports with his right as he considered the matter.
Honestly, Sasori was a rather pitiful child. He had lost both parents to the war, grown up without affection, and even had the truth hidden from him by