Seeing Tsunade's hatred of wrongdoing, Kakashi's gaze flickered. He hesitated before saying, "Lady Tsunade, another major incident happened in the village during the year you were away."
"What happened?" Tsunade paused, then hurriedly asked.
Kakashi exchanged glances with the other ANBU members and said quietly, "It concerns Lord Jiraiya."
"Jiraiya?" Tsunade's brow twitched. "What happened to him?"
Kakashi replied, "After you left, the Third Hokage temporarily took over the Hokage position. Later, he was injured in an Akatsuki attack and stepped down, leaving Lord Jiraiya to serve as Acting Hokage."
"Not long after becoming Acting Hokage, Lord Jiraiya went to Amegakure alone to investigate the Akatsuki's secrets, only to be ambushed by their leader."
At this, Tsunade's expression tightened. "What happened next?"
Kakashi said, "Lord Jiraiya fought the Akatsuki's leader alone after falling into the ambush. In the end, he lost an arm but escaped back to Konoha using the Summoning Technique."
"He lost an arm?" Tsunade's brows knitted deeply. "That fool actually dared to go to the Akatsuki's base alone? That was far too reckless!"
Still, at least he had survived. That was a blessing amid the misfortune.
"Since then, Konoha has had few top-tier fighters left, and its strength has greatly declined. Rather than banding together against the Akatsuki, the other ninja villages have taken advantage of this to pressure Konoha on multiple fronts and fight over its resources." Kakashi sighed. "Even Ōnoki of the Land of Earth has openly cooperated with the Akatsuki. Not only has he repeatedly obstructed Konoha ninja on their missions, he has also launched multiple attacks on Kusagakure."
At this point, Kakashi turned to Uchiha Sora. "Sora, without you there to hold the fort, Kusagakure has suffered heavy losses over the past year. The Uchiha Clan in particular has been targeted by multiple