Konoha, the Hokage's Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi trembled with rage as he read the battle reports from the front.
The first report concerned Bieshu Feifan.
It said that Bieshu Feifan had led troops on nighttime raids against several Kumogakure strongholds;
he had also wiped out all the Cloud Ninja there, achieving outstanding results.
At this, Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled and threw the report away.
It was obviously fake.
Bieshu Feifan could lead troops into battle?
That idiot?
Even more absurdly, the report claimed that Might Duy had kicked two Kumogakure Jōnin to death.
Furious at this amateurish report full of nonsense, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately picked up his pen and wrote a reply.
Then he opened the second battle report, which concerned Minato Namikaze.
The report said that Minato Namikaze had fought bravely, leading men to take out numerous Kumogakure strongholds;
he had sent Kumogakure fleeing in disarray.
Minato Namikaze had also coordinated with Bieshu Feifan, clearing out many Cloud Ninja strongholds along the Land of Fire's border.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned at this report.
It was one thing for Shikaku Nara, who had written the report, to brag on Bieshu Feifan's behalf, but why compare that moron to Minato Namikaze?
Wasn't that needlessly damaging Minato Namikaze's reputation?
Besides, who had told Minato Namikaze to fight so fiercely?
His orders were to protect the Land of Fire's supplies, not eliminate the Cloud Ninja.
What if this sparked an all-out war with Kumogakure?
So Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his pen again and wrote another letter to the front.
Meanwhile, on the front against Kumogakure, at the outpost where Bieshu Feifan was stationed.
Shikaku Nara, the commander, was in a terrible mood as he read the letter in his hand.
Over this period, thanks to Bieshu Feifan and Minato Namikaze's competition, the Cloud Ninja in this