Konoha's leader glanced at him, a cold sneer appearing on his face. He snorted and said, "Since you're Hidden Mystery Village's leader, why did you send so many people to attack Konoha? Aren't you afraid our Shinobi will retaliate? Surely Hidden Mystery Village isn't that stupid?"
"Leader of Konoha, you must be joking. These people are clansmen from Hidden Mystery Village. They were originally coming to help us, but something went wrong on the way. They really weren't trying to attack you deliberately. As for Princess Tsunade, our people did indeed capture her, but I knew absolutely nothing about it. She was captured because she owed a debt. Ultimately, that was her own problem. There's no need to turn this little matter into a war between two nations. Now that I've brought her back, surely Konoha won't insist on dragging this out?" Hidden Mystery Village's leader finished with a smile, the corner of his mouth lifting.
Konoha's leader's face darkened abruptly at those words. He had not expected Hidden Mystery Village's leader to deny responsibility like this. This was an outright threat.
At present, Konoha did not really dare fall out with Hidden Mystery Village.
After all, they had so many Shinobi that their numbers alone could crush anyone. Add in Hidden Mystery Village's chief, whose strength spoke for itself, and Konoha would never withstand an outright confrontation.
So, after some thought, Konoha's chief decided he had to placate the other man first.
"Chief of Hidden Mystery Village, wait a moment. I'll discuss this with the people in the village."
Despite his words, he felt uncertain. The two sides had not yet fallen out completely. He had to find out what the other man actually wanted first.
Hidden Mystery Village's chief snorted without answering. He simply stood at Konoha's gate,