After hearing the Mist Village Anbu's report, Soji froze for a moment and looked up.
At that moment, even Soji himself was somewhat bewildered.
He had merely issued an order recalling Kirigakure's rogue ninja. Why had a group of young men and women claiming to be Kirigakure children who had once been sold off suddenly returned today?
For an instant, conspiracy theories flashed through Soji's mind. He thought the other ninja villages might be trying to use this opportunity to plant spies in Kirigakure.
After all, with children who had once been sold away and had now grown up, it would be extremely difficult to verify their identities if they wanted to return to Kirigakure.
Changes in appearance, whether they had been brainwashed—investigating all that would take far too much effort.
It was like the cop-and-gangster movies and dramas Soji had watched in his previous life. Any former cop who became a street thug or gang boss was probably an undercover agent!
Claims like being fired for disciplinary violations were practically just meant to fool ordinary people.
In reality, as an outsider, one could almost tell at a glance from their old records that they were undercover agents.
With that preconceived notion, the moment Soji finished hearing the Anbu's report, he labeled the group of young men and women as undercover agents from other ninja villages.
However, the Ninja World was not a cop-and-gangster drama from his previous life. This time, Soji had clearly gotten it wrong.
After pacing back and forth through the office a few times, an idea arose in Soji's mind.
"Pass down the order. Send several Anbu to test those youngsters. If it can be confirmed that they are spies sent by other ninja villages, kill them without mercy!" By the end, Soji's tone carried a