Elsewhere.
The Hokage Building, Konoha, Land of Fire.
"Lord Hokage, we have urgent intelligence!"
A Dog-Faced Anbu Ninja appeared in the Hokage Office, startling Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.
"Urgent intelligence? What urgent intelligence? Is anything urgent enough to justify barging into the Hokage Office without permission?!"
"Do you have any idea what consequences this could cause?!" Utatane Koharu snapped.
"That's enough, Koharu. For the Anbu to act like this, the matter must be serious!" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned.
The Anbu reported directly to him. By bypassing him to reprimand an Anbu ninja, was she showing any regard for him as Hokage at all?
Even if what Utatane Koharu said was right.
"My deepest apologies, esteemed Hokage Advisor. Please forgive my lapse!"
"Something major has happened in Kirigakure. I had no choice but to rush over."
"This is intelligence sent back by the spy we planted in Kirigakure!"
The Anbu ninja hurriedly handed over the intelligence he was holding.
With Hiruzen Sarutobi having spoken, Utatane Koharu stopped losing her temper. She snorted. "Be more careful next time!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the envelope and looked inside.
His pupils instantly contracted.
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression change dramatically.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura also had a bad feeling.
"What happened, Hiruzen?" Mitokado Homura asked.
"Take a look yourselves..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath.
He passed the letter to Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
They hurriedly read the intelligence.
When they saw the report of Suikazan Fuguki's death, both felt regret.
Practically all their intelligence on Kirigakure had come from Fuguki.
The Land of Water had maintained an isolationist policy for years.
It rejected outsiders.
As the military organization under the Land of Water, Kirigakure was likewise affected by that isolationism.
Moreover, most people from the Land of Water had distinctive features.