His name was Tobirama Senju!
This time, the village was going to hold peace talks with Kumogakure again...
Sure enough.
The only lesson ninja learned from history.
Was that ninja never learned any lessons from history.
"Captain."
Inuzuka Gaku, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"What should we do now?"
"What should we do?"
Uchiha Minamoto folded his arms across his chest.
"A ninja's duty is to obey orders!
"Inoichi, sir. The time and place."
"Tomorrow morning, in the Land of Woods."
Inoichi Yamanaka answered immediately, then added another detail.
"Kumogakure's representative for the negotiations is Yugito Nii."
The following morning.
Somewhere in a primeval forest within the Land of Woods.
A relatively open forest clearing had been chosen as the site for the Thunder and Fire Peace Negotiations.
Uchiha Minamoto arrived at the destination at the appointed time with Inoichi Yamanaka, Shibi Aburame, and Inuzuka Gaku.
On the surface, the forest clearing was enveloped in a peaceful, tranquil atmosphere.
But which of the four of them wasn't a sensory ninja?
The Yamanaka Clan's sensory secret technique, Shibi Aburame's kikaichū, Inuzuka Gaku's canine nose...
They had long since gained a clear picture of the surroundings of the forest clearing.
Especially Uchiha Minamoto.
His [Heavenly Lightning Sense] had detected the situation in the nearby forest well in advance.
Within his sensory field, a large number of ninja were hiding deep in the dense forest more than ten kilometers away.
Their numbers even exceeded the total Inoichi Yamanaka had recorded for Kumogakure's main force yesterday.
Clearly.
Either Kumogakure had received reinforcements.
Or the Land of Woods Hannya Corps were mixed in among them.
But either way, one thing was certain.
In normal peace negotiations, neither side would deliberately set up so many ambushes in the shadows.
Just then.