The sudden intelligence left Tokuma Hyuga utterly shocked.
He had never expected something like this to happen when the shinobi world was growing increasingly peaceful.
Especially when the target of the enemy's attack was the head of the Hyuga Clan.
Wait...
Tokuma Hyuga suddenly remembered something.
As a member of the Hyuga Clan's Main Family, he knew perfectly well that Hiashi and his party had gone to visit the Kaguya Clan in the Land of Water.
He even knew exactly who was in the party.
Yet he had read the entire report from beginning to end, and it detailed whether each person was alive or dead, even describing their specific injuries in great detail.
But one person alone was missing!
Hanabi Hyuga!
Right, Hanabi was in the party too.
Why was there no intelligence on her?
An ominous premonition stirred in Tokuma Hyuga's heart.
"Was she rescued? Or..." Tokuma Hyuga did not dare follow that thought any further.
He drew a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
Hanabi had not been rescued.
She had either been abducted by the enemy during the battle, or... no, Tokuma Hyuga quickly ruled out the latter possibility.
If Hanabi had already died, there was no way they would have failed to find her body on the battlefield.
Perhaps the enemy had taken her body away?
But it was more likely that she had simply been abducted!
"Captain?" The subordinate beside him noticed something was wrong and cautiously spoke up.
Tokuma Hyuga did not answer. Instead, he turned and strode toward the communications room inside the outpost.
His steps were swift and hurried, his shoes striking the floor in a rapid rhythm that drew glances from several ninja on duty in the corridor.
The communications room was small, with a long table covered in