The newly delivered intelligence contained little information.
As Shihōin Naraku had expected, Tsunade had specifically described Uchiha Itachi, Zabuza Momochi, and Haku's attack on Konoha in this letter.
Konoha had now confirmed that Zabuza Momochi was dead, but Uchiha Itachi and Haku were still alive.
There was one other minor matter. While visiting the injured Kakashi Hatake in the hospital, Sasuke Uchiha had accidentally learned that Uchiha Itachi had returned to the village.
Sasuke Uchiha had chased after Uchiha Itachi like a madman and received a vicious beating!
When the letter was sent, Sasuke was receiving treatment in the hospital. With Tsunade treating him, his recovery was going quite well.
But then something unexpected had happened again. For some unknown reason, Sasuke and Naruto had clashed, even engaging in an extremely dangerous duel.
Fortunately, Tsunade had been nearby. She had mercilessly beaten Naruto and Sasuke, finally getting the two to settle down for the time being.
With Nine-Tails Chakra helping him, Naruto Uzumaki would be fine after a night's sleep, no matter how badly he was injured.
Poor Sasuke had just been beaten viciously by his own older brother and landed in the hospital. He had barely recovered before Tsunade beat him up again. Well, he could just keep staying in the hospital now.
"Heh heh heh..."
"Looks like the village is surprisingly lively without me in Konoha."
Naraku put the letter away. Its contents seemed vivid in his mind, as though scenes were playing out before his eyes.
Broadly speaking, what had happened was no different, though a few minor details had changed.
For instance, Naraku was quite certain that Tsunade had obtained plenty of intelligence from Uchiha Itachi, barely managing to establish contact with him through coded phrases and hand signals.
Although Naraku knew the full story behind