Under Shibi Aburame's reassurance, Hayata finally calmed down somewhat and began telling them about his daughter.
"My daughter disappeared half a month ago."
"It was the afternoon of the day I sent the report letter to Konoha Ninja Village. When I got home, she was nowhere to be seen."
"At first, I didn't pay much attention. I thought Kawa had gone out to play with her friends, but..."
"But when dinnertime came and Kawa still hadn't returned, I realized something had happened to her."
"After it happened, I asked the neighbors nearby to help search, but... but..."
"Please, if you're ninjas, you must have a way to help me. Please!"
As he spoke, Hayata's emotions began spiraling out of control again, tears streaming down his face. Though he was a grown man, the thought of his daughter's fate being unknown made it impossible for him to contain his emotions.
"A disappearance..."
Disappearances were all too common in these chaotic times.
Most likely, she had been abducted by human traffickers. After all, she was a girl. Konoha Ninja Village often received requests to find people in situations like this.
But the chances of completing such missions were extremely slim. Once human traffickers abducted someone, they would never remain in the area. Even if ninjas were hired and managed to find a few traces, locating the person would still be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
What was more, according to Hayata, his daughter had already been missing for half a month. Even if there had been clues, time should have washed them away by now.
People who went missing like this... could not be found at all.
Though he had already reached a conclusion, Shibi Aburame did not want to further crush this father, who was crying his heart