Neji did not pursue the messenger toad.
He drew the patterns he had seen on the message tube onto paper and sent them to the High Command's archives, along with the testimony of the shinobi on watch.
"A private stamp, with no Hokage official document number. The destination was confirmed as a summoning relay point Jiraiya commonly uses."
Sasuke scanned the record, his fingertip stopping on the rubbing of Tsunade's private stamp.
"Did you see the letter's contents?"
"The tube has an anti-snooping spell formula. Forcing it open would leave traces."
Neji placed another page of the report at the corner of the desk.
"Should we notify the intelligence personnel near Mount Myōboku and have them intercept it?"
"Let it arrive."
Kakashi looked up from the old military supply accounts.
"Lady Tsunade already knows Hyuga shinobi are stationed outside her office. She still sent a letter by summoning beast. This letter may be a test."
"She'll test us, and she'll contact people who can help her."
Sasuke closed the report.
"Intercepting the letter would only prove we're watching her. Letting it through will show us who responds."
Neji took back the documents.
"I'll keep watching the Hokage's Office."
"Only record what happens. Don't obstruct anything."
Sasuke picked up the resource registration form and drew a red line under the medicinal herbs entry.
"Also, notify the Financial Review Team to suspend approval of the hospital's additional budget."
Kakashi put down his pen.
"There are still seventeen critically wounded soldiers at the front. The stock of specialized medicine will only last five days."
"Keep issuing regular medication as usual. Halt the three new medicine warehouses the Medical Department requested, then cut purchases of expensive specialized medicine by twenty percent."
"Tsunade will use that against you."
"If she doesn't, what am I making