Motives Revealed

"Nothing much actually. You see there has been a lot of division of labor causing a loss for our village. I just want you to eliminate that. We have enough ninjas to satisfy your needs."

Gozoto looked at the man with a dumbfounded expression. The essence of his words didn't pass unnoticed to him. He turned his head to take a look at Akihiko who had the same expression as him.

37 innocents had died to this…

So many resources and time were invested in it…

Yet what did it end up being in the end? A plot by the village to crush the small village that didn't even amount to a minuscule of their strength?

It was a clear as a day what was happening here. Everything from the beginning was planned to crush Mizukigakure. Kishiogakure couldn't have been more shameless.