"This…"
Seeing Queen Sāra and the others' actions, Yagami was momentarily stunned.
After hesitating for a brief moment, he finally accepted the letter from Sāra's hands.
Then he spoke calmly.
"Simply delivering the letter is not a problem."
"But as for whether the Land of Fire will accept you… that decision isn't something I have the authority to make. After all, Rōran lies within the territory of the Land of Wind. You should be prepared for the worst."
"Yagami-dono, please rest assured."
At that moment, one of the elderly ministers standing behind Queen Sāra stepped forward at an unhurried pace.
He was the very minister who had issued the original mission request.
"Although Rōran is geographically located within the Land of Wind," the old man said slowly, "we have always remained independent of both the Wind Daimyō and Sunagakure."
Hearing this, Yagami fell silent for a moment before finally nodding.
"Alright. Since you've already made your resolve, I will personally deliver this letter."
Seeing that both Queen Sāra and the ministers of Rōran were firm in their stance, Yagami had nothing more to say.
All he could do was submit the letter to the Hokage and let the village leadership and the Fire Daimyō—decide its fate.
"Thank you, Yagami-dono!"
"Thank you, Yagami-dono!"
Sāra led the ministers in a formal bow.
…Sigh.
Yagami let out a quiet sigh in his heart, feeling a trace of helplessness.
A single mission… capable of triggering the migration of an entire country.
This was probably a first in the history of the ninja world.
"Let's go."
After informing Kakashi and Tekuno, Yagami turned without hesitation.
The three of them left Rōran without looking back.
…
…
Two days later, Yagami's team finally returned to Konoha.
After Kakashi and Tekuno were dismissed, Yagami headed straight for the Hokage Building alone to submit his mission report.
This time, there was also an important letter that required the village's highest-level decision.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
"Come in."
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice, Yagami pushed open the door and walked inside.
To his surprise—
Shimura Danzō was also present.
"Third Hokage-sama."
Yagami greeted Hiruzen respectfully.
As for Danzō's presence…
He ignored it entirely.
That man had framed him once already—this account was far from settled.
Sensing Yagami's deliberate disregard, Danzō felt irritation rise in his chest.
However, after being sternly warned by Hiruzen previously, he no longer dared to act recklessly and could only suppress his anger.
"You're back already," Hiruzen said with a faint smile, lowering the pipe from his mouth.
"How did the mission go?"
Yagami began explaining everything in detail.
However, the battle between himself and Mukade was deliberately omitted.
"What?"
"A puppet-manufacturing factory?"
"Konoha ninja… coming from the future?"
As Yagami's report concluded, both Hiruzen and Danzō were visibly stunned.
Wasn't this supposed to be a simple protection mission for Queen Rōran?
How had it suddenly turned so absurd?
"…Are you serious?"
Hiruzen couldn't help asking, his tone cautious.
For a moment, he even wondered if Yagami had fallen into some kind of illusion.
"It's all true."
Yagami met their doubtful gazes calmly, his expression unwavering.
The report had been delivered. Whether they believed it or not was no longer his concern.
Seeing that Yagami showed no signs of fabrication, Hiruzen and Danzō exchanged a brief glance.
"Oh, right," Yagami continued.
"There's also a letter from Queen Rōran."
"According to the future Konoha shinobi, Rōran will be destroyed by war. Because of that, the Queen hopes to relocate her people to the Land of Fire."
As he spoke, Yagami took out the letter and handed it to Hiruzen.
Strictly speaking, this situation had only arisen because he had taken pity on Sāra.
But since he had agreed to deliver the letter, he had no intention of going back on his word.
"The relocation of an entire country… into the Land of Fire?"
Hiruzen stared at the letter, his expression turning complicated.
In all his decades of life, this was the first time he had encountered such a request.
"Wait a moment!"
Just as Hiruzen was about to open the letter, Danzō suddenly spoke up.
"War in the future?"
"When will it happen?"
"And for what reason?"
Danzō's sharp gaze locked onto Yagami.
As someone who valued the village above all else and was willing to do anything for its benefit—this kind of information was impossible for him to ignore.
If the future could truly be predicted…
Then war itself could be exploited.
Yagami looked at him, then slowly curled his lips.
"I don't know."
"…You!"
Veins bulged on Danzō's forehead as anger surged.
He wanted nothing more than to lash out but restrained himself at the last moment.
"This concerns the flow of history," Yagami continued calmly.
"If specific details were revealed, it could easily alter the future itself. That's why the future Konoha shinobi deliberately withheld that information."
He looked at Danzō as if he were stating the obvious.
"Tch…"
Danzō clicked his tongue but said nothing more.
"…That reasoning does make sense," Hiruzen said after a brief pause, nodding slowly.
"History shouldn't be tampered with lightly."
In his view, reckless interference with the course of history could bring consequences far more severe than anyone could predict.
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