- Isn't that a little too direct and brazen? - Sakumo rubbed his chin thoughtfully. - The Kazekage might very well give the order to detain her at the entrance to the village.
- Knowing that the Mists would prepare a full-blown ambush on an S-ranked kunoichi with no way to escape? - Shenesu hummed. - Besides, to give the order to detain a Suna hero without a very good reason would require very loyal men willing to sacrifice themselves, and Fourth has been in office for too short a time for that.
- It's a possibility, but if you blame it on Kiri, the prosecution will fall apart like a house of cards," Sarutobi tugged at his beard thoughtfully, "it'll be Pakura's word against Rasa's word.
- Ryo-kun will be next to the future fifth Kazekage, who saw the attack with his own eyes and then helped to kill the swordsmen and their retinue, as well as the cleaned up bodies of the Sunovans who died not from swords or suiton ninjutsu, directly indicating who attacked whom, - shrugged Nara, - for any experienced shinobi it will be enough to determine who is telling the truth, plus, Kazekage's reputation is quite consistent with such a dastardly plan to eliminate the competitor.
- It would be a very undesirable outcome," Elder Mitokado murmured, adjusting his glasses, "given the war that is imminent.
- The chances of that happening are slim, since only three of the twelve Elders truly support the Rasa, and the rest were forced to make that choice despite their personal convictions, which is why I'm so convinced of the plan," Shenesu explained, "the entire Suna Council of Elders couldn't approve of killing an S-class fighter for the sake of a dubious peace with Mist, or even an ambassadorial mission, however secret, so one or two of them were involved in the treachery....
- And when it's discovered, and the evidence proves it, it's going to be a very big deal, and Rasa will be out of office very quickly, along with the elders who supported him," the Hokage nodded understandingly.
- Pakura should keep the mission scroll, as well as the escort," Ryo added abruptly.
- That would only add weight to her words," the Uchiha agreed and continued, "except Ryo-san is taking a big risk if something goes wrong.
- Thank you for your concern, Todoroki-san, but a kage bunshin with a summoning scroll outside the village will reduce the risks," the shinobi waved his hand, "and I can last five or six seconds against any number of enemies.
- It'll be a mission of the highest rank and it's worth sending an embassy to Suna immediately to hint to our neighbors about our displeasure with such flirtations with a hostile village," Hiruzen nodded, squinting calculatingly, "the plan is accepted and Orochimaru is appointed as the head of the representative group.
He didn't want to go through another meeting to discuss who would be on the panel.
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