"Tsunade, calm down for a moment. Who sent this message? Could it be a misunderstanding or even a prank?"
"Orochimaru sent it," Tsunade replied, handing the scroll to Sakumo, her teeth clenched, eyes blazing with anger.
The intense look in her eyes gave Sakumo a chill.
An angry woman was terrifying indeed.
"A misunderstanding? How could it be? Xin's already preparing to file for retirement. He even confronted the old man in the Hokage's office, demanding to know why he was being targeted!"
Both parties were being bold-one for cursing, and the other for standing up to the Hokage.
But the word "targeted"...
Everyone in the command center quickly understood what was going on.
It was obvious that Xin was being singled out.
Xin was a rare genius with limitless potential.
But just when his star was about to rise, he was suddenly left behind in the village and, bizarrely, made into a jonin instructor. What kind of ridiculous decision was that?
Hatake Sakumo had been hoping Xin would come to the battlefield and help lighten his load.
Xin's mere presence on the battlefield-just by summoning his spirit beast and standing there-would have been enough to make the Third Kazekage hesitate in battle.
No one, after all, wanted to perform a pole dance in front of everyone.
Even though the pole dance was exaggerated as slander, the fact remained that the Third Kazekage had been caught in a genjutsu, making him forget himself and dance gracefully. "That part wasn't fabricated.
Naturally, the Kazekage had to be extra cautious to avoid getting hit again.
But instead, Xin was kept in the village.
Hatake Sakumo still couldn't describe his feelings upon hearing the news.
He had thought help was on the way, especially since he was still a young rising star, facing immense pressure from the powerful Third Kazekage.
But instead of backup, he received word that Xin was stuck in the village, serving as a
jonin instructor.
Sakumo had been beyond frustrated at the time.
What kind of decision was this?
Who thought it was a good idea to make a ten-year-old a jonin instructor?
With no help coming, Sakumo had to carry the burden alone, an experience he found more
bitter than words could describe.
Now, it seemed things had escalated even further-Xin was filing for retirement and
didn't want to be a ninja anymore...