Konoha's conference room.
Tsunade clenched her fist beneath the table.
She looked around the conference room that had been specially cleared for this meeting. There should have been a few empty seats, but now...
Besides the Tsuchikage sitting across from her, there were the advisers he had brought along, all of them members of Rock Shadow Village's inner circle.
That demonstrated their commitment and determination.
Even if he wasn't much to look at, that hardly justified making Tsunade this furious!
So it clearly wasn't the Tsuchikage she was angry with, but...
With her brows deeply furrowed and her eyes narrowed, Tsunade slowly turned toward the people beside her.
Two elders sat on that side, while Jiraiya sat on her other side.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had somehow gotten wind of the meeting and arrived right as she was receiving their guests.
If she hadn't needed to save face in front of another village, Tsunade would have punched them already.
Mito and Utatane Koharu could tell from Tsunade's expression that she was displeased, but she wouldn't say anything despite that. That was precisely why they had chosen this moment to arrive.
As the saying went, don't air your dirty laundry in public. Konoha's power struggles had to be discussed in private, never out in the open. Wouldn't being thrown out be embarrassing, too?
He was taking advantage of that very mindset of Tsunade's to get in on the information about this war.
The start of a war meant a new order for dividing the spoils.
And with Tsunade so displeased with them, the wealth they currently held might well slip away, with new people taking their place!
Why did they think that way? Because they had done the same thing themselves.
"Uh..."
Ōnoki Tsuchikage calmly scanned the table. Konoha had