"Banzai! Banzai!"
"Boohoo, that was so close! The nuclear bomb was about to come down... We don't have to resign now! This is wonderful!"
"We won! We won! Long live Director Uchiha! Long live Japan!"
Inside the Prime Minister's Official Residence, the Cabinet ministers, ordinarily so impeccably dressed, had abandoned all concern for dignity and appearances. Beside themselves with joy, they laughed and cried, tears and snot streaming down their faces, as though seized by mass hysteria.
Clap, clap, clap!
His emotions having ridden a roller coaster, the Japanese prime minister stood up howling, his aged face flushed with excitement. He clapped his hands frantically, never stopping even when they grew red and swollen, as though he felt no pain.
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!
Seeing this, the others joined in, filling the room with feverish, deafening commotion.
Only after a long while did the thunderous applause gradually subside.
"Our Cabinet has endured enormous pressure during this time, but the storm has finally passed. Next, we must announce the good news of our victory to the nation."
The political creature that was the prime minister promptly shifted his mood, sweeping away his earlier beaten-dog dejection as he declared in a powerful voice:
"Director Uchiha deserves the greatest credit for this tremendous victory! Once he returns in triumph, we must hold a grand celebration banquet."
"Absolutely! Without Director Uchiha, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Amid the jubilation, Commander William stared at the screen with a dark expression and smacked his lips, seemingly regretting that he had not dropped the nuclear bomb.
Just then, Commander William's hawklike gaze sharpened, and he barked:
"Wait! Something's changed!"
The satellite image on the large screen switched to footage from an on-site officer's body camera, showing Tosu Hideo suddenly attacking and taking Sasuke Uchiha hostage.