Shihōin Naraku lowered his eyes to the scroll the white snake had spat onto the windowsill, in no hurry to reach for it.
Even without Kakashi Hatake's reminder, he knew who had sent this intelligence.
In the past, Orochimaru had been practically the only person who liked sending messages by snake.
But Orochimaru had yet to come back to life, so the only people left who could do this were Kabuto Yakushi and Sasuke Uchiha.
And Kabuto Yakushi was still "atoning for his sins" at the Konoha Orphanage.
Naturally, he could not have done this.
So the answer was clear: Sasuke had sent the message!
But instead of using a ninja hawk to deliver the intelligence, he had used a little white snake. Naraku had a rough idea that the Search Team and Analysis Team must have found some very important intelligence or clues.
"Why aren't you taking it?" Kakashi had already come to stand beside him.
Only then did Naraku reach out and take the scroll. He flicked the thin cord loose with his thumb, unrolled it, and quickly skimmed through it.
Shikaku had already come around from behind the desk. He had yet to put down the pen in his hand, but his gaze was already fixed on Naraku's face.
"Did something happen on Sasuke's end?"
"Take a look first."
Having quickly skimmed the intelligence, Naraku casually handed the scroll to Shikaku, signaling that they should talk after he finished reading.
Shikaku took the scroll with a frown and began reading as well.
Kakashi was next, and he was the last to finish reading the intelligence.
"They actually found five bodies!"
"And there's even a connection to Danzo's Root!"
"Isn't the most important thing that these bodies came from different factions?"
"If they found this many bodies at