The Hokage Building.
A meeting was underway in the Hokage Office.
The room was bustling, packed with more people than a single glance could take in.
"Lord Hokage, may we ask why you summoned us?"
Might Guy stepped forward and addressed Tsunade.
Tsunade sat at the head of the room, now draped in the Hokage's robes. With both hands resting on the desk, she swept an impassive gaze over everyone.
"As you all heard at the funeral a few days ago, the true culprits behind Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's death were Kumogakure's jinchūriki and its Kage."
"What?"
The Jonin gathered there paled and sucked in sharp breaths. How could they fail to understand what that meant?
Kakashi Hatake asked calmly, "Lord Hokage, are you planning to go to war?"
They had already anticipated war, since the subject had come up more than once or twice.
During the Hokage election, they had been nearby and overheard some of the discussions.
Even those who had been called away and missed the election could hear about it from others.
They had no objections to war, but surely they couldn't simply charge in blindly.
Even without its two strongest fighters, the village's other shinobi were no pushovers. In particular, they had ore that could channel chakra. Who knew what weapons they might have?
They needed intelligence!
Tsunade pursed her lips, then said, "It won't necessarily come to an all-out war."
"But we must demand justice and secure resources for ourselves. If they refuse to cooperate and it comes to war, we won't be afraid..."
Tsunade had summoned these Jonin to discuss how to deal with Kumogakure, the village responsible for killing their Hokage.
Although she knew from the Diary that the Fourth Raikage and Killer B were dead, their village still had to pay