Chapter 54: Glass Heart? It’s Just Extreme Sensitivity (1/2)

"Maybe creatures with dark wills are inherently not very smart."

"It was easy for me to win the first race and reach the peak where the Kaminari Bridge was located."

"At that time, the purple giant snake was even separated from me by two mountains. What a fool."

If the previous hints were subtle, Wakaho was now being quite explicit.

Dark will...

Purple giant snake...

Combined with the "intercepted information" and Orochimaru's earlier reaction...

Anyone with a bit of intelligence could easily identify who Wakaho was talking about.

Coincidentally, everyone present was quite sharp, with a number of them possessing "Hokage-level thinking."

The Third Hokage needed no further explanation, Minato was the future Fourth Hokage, and White Fang was at least a semi-hokage. Orochimaru was the future leader of the Sound Village and the interim Fourth Hokage of the Wind Village...

A certain name, dark as ink, immediately appeared in everyone's minds...

The Third Hokage's expression was as dark as water, and he looked straight at White Fang.

White Fang was equally tense. His clenched jaw, taut facial muscles, and the occasional twitching of his right hand's ring finger all showed that "White Fang" was enraged to the extreme.

Despite his calm demeanor, White Fang looked at the Third Hokage.

The Third Hokage gently shook his head. White Fang frowned, exhaled lightly, and nodded.

White Fang... still trusted the old man.

"Considering that rescuing my comrades is more important than completing the mission, I decided to destroy the Kaminari Bridge first."

Wakaho interrupted their silent communication. "This way, those who need rescuing can safely retreat."

"So, I went down and fought those evil Iwa ninjas. In the end, I used my Will of Fire to defeat the enemy and destroy the Kaminari Bridge."

Destroying the Kaminari Bridge was undoubtedly an S-rank mission.

Wakaho described it casually, but no one felt it was out of place.

After all, the power Wakaho had just demonstrated was still fresh in their minds, and they were mentally prepared.

Wakaho was not satisfied with this indifferent reaction. He decided to take a different approach...

"Then, this guy covered in smoke showed up."

Wakaho pointed to the body of Han, whose temperature was gradually warming up.

"He claimed to be Han. According to him, someone had tried to destroy the Kaminari Bridge, and he was sent to pursue those individuals."

Wakaho continued in a serious tone, "But at that time, the Kaminari Bridge had already been destroyed by me, so I became his new target."

"He said he needed to deal with me quickly, then continue pursuing another squad, so he could report back to the Third Tsuchikage."

Wakaho dared not fabricate too much; if the interrogation department discovered inconsistencies, it would be problematic.

But that didn't stop him from embellishing his own role...

"He was very powerful, stronger than any opponent I had encountered." This was the truth, if you excluded Fugaku and the Third Hokage.

"My Chunin-level Will of Fire wasn't enough to match him, so to buy time for my comrades to retreat, I tried my best to hold him off."

Wakaho recalled the situation at that time, "My chakra was almost depleted. Although I could have retreated, that would have meant failing my rescue mission."

"He was very fast. I feared he might catch up to that squad, so I came up with a plan."

Wakaho paused, recalling the moment Han lost consciousness, and finally found a crucial point.

"I planned to use myself as bait. When he attacked me, I would activate the Fire Prison technique, trapping both of us together."

"... I failed."

Wakaho's expression was very serious.

So serious that no one doubted his words, subconsciously imagining how dangerous the situation must have been.

Fighting the Five-Tails Jinchuriki...

Using oneself as bait in tactics...