The letter had been written by Fourth Raikage A himself. His bold, sweeping strokes nearly pierced the paper, and even through the words alone, the writer's explosive fury seemed palpable. Yet the contents made Tsunade's expression shift again and again.
Besides detailing the devastating attacks carried out by "Sasori of the Red Sands" and "Deva Path Pain," the letter also mentioned, in a tone that brooked no dispute, a name that made Tsunade's heart sink-Shimura Danzō.
[...The Pain who attacked Konoha was not the same man as the Pain who destroyed our village. According to our intelligence, the true body of the Pain who attacked Konoha belongs to Nagato, a member of "Root," the organization serving Konoha's former elder, Shimura Danzō. Danzo is a man of great ambition who has long since slipped beyond the Hokage's control, and his "Root" organization is a cancer within Konoha. I urge you, Lord Hokage, to act swiftly and purge this internal threat.]
"Bastard..." Tsunade cursed under her breath, her knuckles whitening as she tightened her grip on the letter.
Raikage A, that muscle-bound brute, actually knew Konoha's internal affairs inside and out! Not only did he know that Pain's true body was Nagato, he even understood the relationship between "Root" and Danzo perfectly. This letter was less an exchange of intelligence than a naked act of political pressure. By laying Danzo's schemes out in the open, he was forcing Tsunade to deal with this cancer immediately. Otherwise, Konoha would find itself at a severe disadvantage during the coming Five Kage Summit.
"Lady Tsunade?" Shizune looked at her worriedly.
Tsunade did not answer and continued reading. At the end of the letter was a formal invitation to convene a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, as soon as possible.
"The Five Kage