Sasori of Sunagakure received two pieces of news about Konoha in succession. The first concerned making bows, arrows, and Ninja Blades, while the other was Anyo's matchmaking flyer.
After checking the flyer twice, Sasori slapped the table and muttered to himself, "I knew it. Kurotsuchi was interested in this. He must have thought Mabui was ugly back then. Hmm, someone come here."
An Anbu appeared in the room.
Sasori ordered him directly, "Go, distribute this flyer throughout the village. Gather the young women in the village-the good-looking ones-and send them all to Konoha."
The Anbu suspected he had misheard and remained motionless for a long time.
Sasori grew angry. "Get going!"
"Yes."
In Iwagakure, Ōnoki held the flyer and could not help remarking, "To think that clan still had a hidden expert. It's just as well he's revealed himself now. He wants to revive his clan single-handedly? Hmph, it won't be that easy. Should we..."
Beside him, Kitsuchi had sunk into thought after seeing the flyer. For some reason, the moment he saw the appearance of the person on it, a feeling of loathing rose from the bottom of his heart.
Ōnoki noticed his son's expression and asked, "What is it? Do you know this person?"
"I feel like I've seen him somewhere before." Kitsuchi was uncertain himself. "What do we do now? If that clan really does rise again, Konoha will become powerful once more."
Ōnoki sighed. "The village suffered such heavy losses during the Third Shinobi World War that we still haven't recovered. Even if we act, we can't be the ones to start it. I believe another village has received this news as well."
Kitsuchi immediately understood his father's meaning and looked toward Kumogakure.
A heated discussion had already begun within Kumogakure. During the Third Shinobi World