"Now you have two questions left."
Jiraiya's words instantly left everyone dumbfounded, their faces a picture.
That counted as a question?!
"That counts..."
The governor of Tokyo Metropolis had barely uttered a few incredulous words before Uchiha Senmon swiftly clapped a hand over his mouth.
"Superintendent Uchiha, well done!"
The Superintendent General immediately shot him an approving look. The other bigwigs belatedly caught on and glared at the governor of Tokyo Metropolis.
"Hey, Ide, you idiot, stop making a fool of yourself."
"Governor, please keep your mouth shut!"
If the governor finished asking, "That counts as a question?" and Lord Jiraiya replied, "That's right, now you only have one question left," they would really be in for it.
Under his colleagues' rebukes, the governor's face alternated between green and white. He shrank back, not daring to speak again.
The first question the governor had asked without permission-whether every member of the Akatsuki was a Kage Level powerhouse-had some value, but it was not worth using up one of their three precious questions.
If he wasted their second question in such a ridiculous fashion, everyone would skin him alive on the spot!
The two remaining questions were of immense importance and might well determine Japan's fortunes for the next century. No one present dared make the decision alone.
Meanwhile, the Diet members and prefectural governors working overtime in the National Diet Building to follow events were also seething with indignation.
"Would keeping his mouth shut kill him? He must be stripped of his position!"
"Who promoted that idiot to governor of Tokyo Metropolis?"
"The Cabinet must take responsibility for this."
From the way they spoke, the governor had seemingly become a great sinner against the Yamato People.
The Prime Minister and the Cabinet ministers attending the meeting looked grim as well.