The wooden door to the Hokage's Office was violently thrown open again.
It slammed against the wall with a deafening crash.
Hyuga Hiashi led the way, his face dark.
Behind him, Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, and Inoichi Yamanaka entered one after another.
Tsume Inuzuka brought her ninja dog, while Shibi Aburame wore a high-collared coat. Both looked murderous.
The temperature in the room seemed to drop.
"Lord Hokage, when exactly are we going to receive our war supplies?"
Hyuga Hiashi stepped forward, his voice loud.
"Sixty ninja from the Hyuga Branch Family have already assembled in the square."
"Yet the Anbu logistics division can't even issue explosive tags."
"Each person received just three kunai and two rolls of filthy, shoddy bandages."
"Our people are bleeding on the front lines. Do you expect us to fight Kirigakure bare-handed?"
Choza Akimichi pulled a shriveled piece of off-brand field ration from his clothes and slapped it onto the desk.
"Look at this stuff."
"Flour mixed with grass roots. This is your so-called emergency wartime ration?"
"If our Akimichi Clan ninja eat this, they won't even be able to generate chakra."
Tsume Inuzuka's large black dog barked furiously at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Until the supplies arrive, not a single member of the Inuzuka Clan will leave the village."
Tsume Inuzuka spoke coldly.
"Over two hundred people have already died on the Land of Waves front."
"My clansmen are going there to kill the enemy, not throw their lives away."
Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped the Golden Cudgel, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
Utatane Koharu hurried forward to smooth things over.
"Clan heads, please calm down."
"The village is experiencing temporary financial difficulties. We're working on reallocating supplies."
Shikaku Nara sneered.
"Working on it?"
"The Deer Antler Merchant Guild warned the higher-ups to replenish the reserves two