This news had to spread.
With the Sand Village's intelligence network working at full capacity, the rumors began to spread, eventually reaching Konoha.
"Sarutobi, what are you thinking? Why not just recall Uzuki Xin from the frontlines and question him? Why all this guesswork?" Koharu Utatane impatiently urged the Third Hokage.
"Haaah..."
Sighing deeply, Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the intelligence scroll, looking weary as he glanced at his two advisors. "Do you believe what's written in the report?"
"It's probably true,"
Koharu replied. "Something like this is too humiliating to hide. The Third Kazekage wouldn't broadcast it unless he wanted other villages to know about Uzuki Xin's genius and find a way to eliminate him."
"If it is true, why didn't Uzuki Xin report it?" Homura Mitokado pushed his glasses up his nose, his voice filled with doubt.
Sarutobi Hiruzen lit his pipe, taking several deep puffs, his expression darkening. T
his wasn't good news.
A genius like Xin was a great asset to Konoha, a talent worth nurturing, but there was such a thing as being too talented.
If Xin had a clear background, that would be one thing. He could be cultivated and brought into the Hokage's fold, possibly even becoming a powerful ally. But Xin carried
Uchiha blood.
Up until now, the Uchiha clan had shown little interest in Xin, aside from the young Fugaku extending an invitation.
But now that the rumors were out, the Uchiha would undoubtedly do everything they could to recruit Xin.
And if they succeeded, it would be a huge loss for the Hokage's faction.
Worse still, it could turn Xin into a political rival.
The Uchiha had been eyeing the Hokage position for a long time.
And then there was the troubling question of why Xin hadn't reported his encounter with the Third Kazekage if the intelligence was accurate.
Why did he deliberately omit the part about the Third Kazekage in the Hokage's office? This wasn't just a lack of trust in him; it was a lack of trust in the entire village.
"Send a message to the front lines. Have Tsunade investigate the truth of this situation. We'll discuss the rest once everything is clear," the Third Hokage instructed.
He desperately hoped that the intelligence division's report was false. If it turned out to be true, things would become very complicated.
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