Before long, Ye Feng and Minato Namikaze caught up with the group ahead.
The Konoha ninja were overjoyed to see Ye Feng and Minato Namikaze arrive. After all, the two had saved their lives, and they had hoped both would return safely.
However, when everyone saw the blood on Ye Feng's chest and how exhausted Minato Namikaze looked, they knew the battle against the Third Kazekage must have been extremely difficult, and their gratitude toward the two deepened.
By then, the Third Kazekage had changed his clothes and returned to Sunagakure's temporary base. After all, as the Kazekage, returning covered in blood would inevitably damage Sunagakure's morale.
When Chiyo and Ebizo of Sunagakure heard that the Third Kazekage had returned, they hurried to greet him. But at their first sight of him, they immediately noticed something amiss with his posture, giving them both a sense of unease.
With ordinary ninja all around them, Chiyo and Ebizo could only suppress their questions and follow the Third Kazekage back into the command tent.
Only after everyone uninvolved had left the tent did Chiyo finally ask:
"Lord Kazekage, did something unexpected happen during this operation?"
The Third Kazekage did not conceal anything. These were Sunagakure's pillars, people he could trust:
"We encountered Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Yefeng of Konoha during this operation. Both are extremely capable, and their techniques are unusual, making them difficult to deal with. A moment's inattention allowed them to stab me with a sword."
Chiyo was shocked:
"What! You were injured, Lord Kazekage? How serious is it? I'll arrange for a medical ninja to treat you immediately!"
The Third Kazekage waved a hand and continued:
"It's nothing, just a flesh wound. A few days of rest will be enough to recover. Faulty intelligence was partly responsible for this setback