"Fight who?"
"Hasn't the Land of Water already become your own private turf, brother?"
"You sealed the country off so tightly, and word still leaked out?"
Takahashi Yū's expression tightened at first, but on second thought, it seemed...
Unexpected, but understandable...
Old Danzo's voice rang out in Takahashi Yū's mind, sounding a little embarrassed.
[Brother, the Land of Water doesn't have many people...]
[So I thought I'd poach some talent and bring them back.]
[But that useless Monkey played dirty!]
"..."
Old Danzo's exasperated voice rattled on in Takahashi Yū's mind, as though he had seized this chance at a soul-to-soul conversation to pour out all his grievances.
"Brother, you mean..."
"The Land of Water ran out of people, so you launched a 'Talent Transfer Plan' in other countries, especially targeting shinobi who'd been treated unfairly by their villages."
"Then you told Kakashi about Sakumo, and Kakashi got carried away and followed you back to the Land of Water?"
"But Kakashi had a Flying Thunder God Mark on him?"
"And that old bastard Sarutobi exposed the whole thing for the sake of balancing the Shinobi World!?"
There were so many things to pick apart that Takahashi Yū was momentarily speechless.
Everyone present clenched their fists tightly as they listened to Takahashi Yū's account, especially a certain Second Hokage and a certain Third Mizukage.
Tobirama: Damn it! Monkey again! That damned coward! What did I ever see in him back then!?
Mizukage: Damn it! The Land of Water again! We were minding our own business. Who did we ever offend!?
"Brother, are you sure you didn't do anything extra?"
"Like..."
"Kill shinobi from other villages?"
Takahashi Yū asked tentatively. He found it hard to believe Old Danzo had been so 'well-behaved.'
[What shinobi from other villages?]
[Those were all spies!]
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