"Fine, you say you didn't tell anyone. Then how do you explain this?" Koharu snapped, slapping the incriminating paper down on the desk.
"There are people out there protesting right now, demanding you come out and explain yourself, especially those who've lost loved ones on the frontlines, and the owners of the hot springs and bathhouses."
"Thanks to this jutsu being made public, their businesses are going to tank."
"Who's going to want to visit Konoha now? Who would dare to soak in our hot springs or bathhouses?"
Make no mistake, Konoha's tourism industry was no small thing.
Unlike other major shinobi villages that were incredibly strict about outsiders entering- often requiring a thorough background check-Konoha had always taken a more open approach to tourism.
But now? Now, everyone knew that if you came to Konoha, you were under surveillance, with someone potentially spying on you even while you bathed.
Who wouldn't find that disgusting?
"We'll issue an announcement claiming that all of this is just a baseless rumor, spread by spies from enemy villages to sow discord in Konoha," Homura Mitokado interjected, trying to salvage the situation.
Whether it was true or not, there was no way they could let this scandal stick.
The damage to the Hokage's reputation would be too great. They had to deny everything. Blame it all on enemy spies, and that would be the end of it.
"I'll order the Anbu to start rounding up spies immediately," Third Hokage agreed. He knew this wasn't the time for jokes-this situation couldn't be allowed to escalate any further, or it would spiral out of control.
"Notify all the Jōnin remaining in the village to report to the conference room for an emergency meeting!" he commanded. "And have the Anvu retrieve every single one of those papers. If anyone refuses to hand them over, detain them under suspicion of betraying the village and take them to the Konoha Police Force for interrogation."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
With the Third Hokage's orders, the Anbu sprang into action.
Meanwhile, the jōnin in the village received their summons and headed to the conference room in the Hokage's office.
The Anbu sent to fetch Tsunade, however, found her still asleep, and they didn't dare wake her. Instead, they asked Kushina to wake her up.
"Tsunade-nee, Tsunade-nee, wake up! Hokage-sama called an emergency meeting at the office. You need to go!" Kushina urged, gently shaking her.
"Don't mention him, I'm sick of hearing about him. I'm trying to sleep here, so stop bothering me," Tsunade grumbled, batting away Kushina's hand before rolling over and wrapping herself up in her blanket.
Can't win with you, Kushina thought, shaking her head in exasperation.
"Tsunade-nee, it's serious! The Anbu said that there's a large number of spies in the village, spreading harmful rumors. Everyone has to go to the Hokage's office for a meeting."
"Spies?"
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