When Kamiro heard Minato Namikaze say that Hidden Sand Village had declared war on Iwagakure, he was completely stunned.
Hidden Sand Village had no reason to declare war on Iwagakure, because when the Third Kazekage sent him to Konoha as a spy, he was thinking that after Iwagakure and Konoha started fighting, he, as the spy, would lead them to steal Konoha's valuable items.
The Third Kazekage was a very cautious person who would avoid risks whenever possible.
So, for Hidden Sand Village to suddenly declare war on Iwagakure did not look like an order from the Third Kazekage at all.
It was clear that Hidden Sand Village couldn't defeat Iwagakure, let alone proactively declare war.
Which meant... it was highly likely that something had happened to the Third Kazekage!
Only this possibility would make Hidden Sand Village take such an aggressive action.
Kamiro hurriedly confirmed with Minato Namikaze, "Lord Minato, who is the Kazekage of Hidden Sand Village now? Is it already the Fourth Kazekage?"
Minato Namikaze looked at Kamiro in surprise; he was also bewildered.
Logically, Kamiro, who had been at the outpost, shouldn't know about Hidden Sand Village's affairs.
So how did Kamiro know that Hidden Sand Village's current Kazekage was the Fourth Kazekage?
No, since Kamiro asked him if it was the Fourth Kazekage, it meant Kamiro was guessing, and he wasn't certain either.
But... what was Kamiro basing his guess on?
Hidden Sand Village's selection of a new Kazekage was very hasty; he had only just received the intelligence from Jiraiya, so Kamiro had no reason to know.
Unable to hold back, a super curious Minato Namikaze asked, "Kamiro, how did you know that Hidden Sand Village now has the Fourth Kazekage?"
Kamiro suddenly froze, then immediately realized his mistake.
He shouldn't know about Hidden Sand Village's affairs right now. Oh no, he was about to be exposed!
After much stammering, Kamiro finally thought of how to fool Minato Namikaze.
Kamiro bluffed to Minato Namikaze, "Don't I have the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit? I'm from the same clan as the Third Kazekage, so I know him quite well. That Third Kazekage is such a coward; he screams for a long time even if he sees a mouse. So, with his guts, how could he possibly declare war on another Ninja Village on his own initiative?
Therefore, I speculate that the current leader of Hidden Sand Village is probably no longer the Third Kazekage; perhaps a newly appointed Kazekage is now in charge."
Minato Namikaze looked at Kamiro with a strange expression.
If Kamiro hadn't said that the Third Kazekage was timid and would scream for a long time even at the sight of a mouse, Minato Namikaze would have been willing to believe Kamiro.
But with that addition, Minato Namikaze was less convinced.
After all, who knew if this was Kamiro's exaggerated rhetoric or if Kamiro was trying to fool him.
However, although Minato Namikaze was not entirely convinced, he leaned towards Kamiro using exaggerated rhetoric and guessing it himself based on his understanding of the Third Kazekage.
Because Minato Namikaze simply couldn't imagine how Kamiro would have known about this.
As for Shinobi Hawk, Minato Namikaze hadn't sensed Kamiro summoning Shinobi Hawk at all recently.
Minato Namikaze nodded and said, "You guessed correctly, Kamiro. The current leader of Hidden Sand Village is indeed the Fourth Kazekage. His name is Rasa."
Kamiro's face wrinkled.
Well, Rasa had taken office, so the Third Kazekage must have been killed by Sasori.
Ugh, seriously, he had to switch to a new superior for contact.
Kakashi asked Minato Namikaze, "Minato-sensei, since Hidden Sand Village has declared war on Iwagakure, will we be taking any action next?"
Minato Namikaze replied, "No action for now. Konoha has already sent people to assess the situation. We will continue to stay here and guard. Our main opponent right now is still Hidden Cloud Village."
Obito picked up his fallen sunglasses and coolly said to Rin Nohara, "Rin, I was careless just now."
Rin Nohara twitched her lips and said helplessly, "Obito, you should hurry up and reduce the swelling on your cheek. If you don't, it'll get even more swollen later."
Obito patted his swollen face, his brows clearly furrowed, yet he still acted coolly, "It's nothing at all."
Rin Nohara rubbed her slightly throbbing temples, then pressed Obito to the ground and said, "Kamiro even made your gums bleed. Stop being stubborn and trying to act cool. Don't move, I'll help you reduce the swelling now."
Feeling Rin Nohara's small hands on his face, Obito felt like his soul was about to float away.
After Minato Namikaze announced their dismissal, everyone returned to their respective tents.
Minato Namikaze, still uneasy, found Kakashi and asked, "Kakashi, Kamiro hasn't summoned Shinobi Hawk recently, right?"
Kakashi nodded to confirm, "Yes, that's right. Ever since we used Kamiro's Shinobi Hawk to deliver false intelligence last time, and Kamiro summoned it once, I haven't sensed Kamiro's Shinobi Hawk appearing again."
Hearing Kakashi say that, Minato Namikaze also felt relieved.
Kakashi asked curiously, "Minato-sensei, what's wrong?"
Minato Namikaze replied to Kakashi, "You heard my conversation with Kamiro just now. I was very puzzled at the time as to how Kamiro knew that Hidden Sand Village had a new Fourth Kazekage, since he hadn't contacted Hidden Sand Village through Shinobi Hawk.
Since Kamiro hasn't summoned Shinobi Hawk, it can be confirmed that Kamiro guessed that Hidden Sand Village had changed its Kazekage. It seems Kamiro really understands the Third Kazekage."
Kakashi then asked, "Minato-sensei, why did Hidden Sand Village suddenly declare war on Iwagakure? Didn't Iwagakure want to cooperate with Hidden Sand Village before?"
Minato Namikaze sighed, "Because Hidden Sand Village's Third Kazekage disappeared, and Hidden Sand Village believes Iwagakure is responsible, so they declared war. Be prepared, Kakashi. From the moment Hidden Sand Village officially attacks, the curtain of the Third Shinobi World War will be unveiled. There will be very few relaxed days until the war ends."
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In the small forest.
Kamiro held the freshly written letter in his hand, stealthily looking left and right to confirm that no one was around.
Kamiro's letter was intended for the Shinobi Hawk to deliver to those in Hidden Sand Village, besides the Third Kazekage, who knew of his spy identity.
His superior was gone now, so he had to quickly find a new one to maintain contact.
Kamiro performed the Summoning Technique, and a puff of smoke appeared, but no Shinobi Hawk.
"Huh? It failed? I've never failed before."
Kamiro tried again, and smoke appeared again, but still no Shinobi Hawk.
Kamiro, refusing to believe it, tried several more times, but that damn Shinobi Hawk just wouldn't come out.
Kamiro was bewildered again and again. What was going on?
His Shinobi Hawk... could it be dead?
Kamiro's Shinobi Hawk was not dead. Because war was imminent, contact Ninja Beasts were very important. Rasa gathered the Village's Ninja Beasts and uniformly allocated them.
And Kamiro's Shinobi Hawk was given to him by the Third Kazekage; it belonged to the Village, not to Kamiro personally. Therefore, Kamiro no longer had a Summoning Beast.
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