However, such a heartbreaking lapse had now occurred in Konoha, filling him with boundless disappointment and anger. Without hesitation, the Daimyo picked up his pen and wrote a stern, bluntly worded letter to the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
That letter was like a sharp blade piercing straight into Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart, leaving him entirely stripped of his dignity and plunged into extreme embarrassment. Perhaps this was also one of the primary factors behind Sarutobi Hiruzen's eventual fall from power following the Third Great Ninja War.
In the end, pressed by circumstances, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to convene the crucial Jonin assembly, doing his utmost to mobilize all the jonin to take action together, jointly confront the grim situation, and fully drive back Sunagakure to fulfill the monumental mission of defending the sacred territory of the Land of Fire.
Chapter 197