What Uchiha Chi had said still weighed somewhat on this former hero of the Shinobi World. Had it been the Sarutobi Hiruzen of the pre-Second World War era, he would have undoubtedly pondered the matter seriously and ordered the ANBU to investigate.
For even the slimmest possibility, as long as it existed, was something he would treat with the utmost gravity. That was the responsibility borne by a Hokage.
Thus, during the Second Shinobi World War, Konohagakure had made thorough preparations in advance; yet alas, Sarutobi Hiruzen lacked the discernment to truly judge character.
Chapter 132