"Ch... Chiba? Is there something else? Does the Engineering Corps have some new requirement?"
Seeing Chiba walk in through the office doors, Minato Namikaze nearly stiffened, his whole body suddenly straightening as he spoke in a barely calm, gentle tone.
From now on...
Someone had to keep watch. If Chiba showed any sign of entering the Hokage's Office—no! The Hokage Building—they had to report it!
They absolutely had to report it!
Otherwise, his heart would not be able to take it.
This extremely firm thought flashed through his mind.
"Hm? And Hirohiko? Who are these people?"
Then, before he could fully process that thought, Hirohiko came into view, along with two tightly bound ninjas in his grasp and another ninja slung over his shoulder, covered in mud and seemingly dead. The question slipped out in surprise.
"Lord Mina... no, Lord Fourth Hokage, these are ninjas from Iwa, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure. Last night, they attacked the camp."
At this, Hirohiko instinctively glanced at Chiba. At Chiba's signal, he spoke.
"Ninjas from Iwa, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure?"
Minato Namikaze froze slightly upon hearing that.
"What! You mean...?"
The next second, he nearly rose completely from behind his desk, the mild expression on his face instantly replaced by shock.
"That's right. They were spies from the other ninja villages lurking around our camp. They attacked the camp last night and were captured by Hirohiko."
Chiba explained at the appropriate moment.
"Because it happened so suddenly, I accidentally killed the Kirigakure ninja. The Iwa and Sunagakure ninjas have been trapped in a genjutsu. It should wear off in about ten minutes."
As Chiba finished explaining, Hirohiko set down the three enemy ninjas.
"No matter!"
By then, Minato Namikaze had already come out from behind the Hokage's desk with some excitement. By the time Hirohiko finished