"You just got back, and you're joining the guard detail right away? Don't you plan to rest a little longer? I heard you returned severely injured and unconscious as well. You should know that if there's anything wrong with your body and something really happens, the consequences may be irreversible. Are you truly certain you can fulfill the duties of a guard?"
In the Sarutobi Clan compound's meeting room, Biwako Sarutobi looked at the young man before her, slowly closing the Official Order from the Hokage in her hand. Her brows drew together as she asked sternly.
"Yes!"
The young man opposite her—Chiba, who had come from Minato Namikaze carrying the Hokage's Official Order—met Biwako Sarutobi's serious gaze and answered firmly, "It wasn't a serious injury to begin with. I've fully recovered now, and there are still three days before the transfer. Three days are enough for me to adjust my condition."
"It seems the Fourth Hokage has already told you some of the details. In that case, gather here at dawn three days from now. This is the list of those joining the escort. Take it back, read it, then destroy it. The specific plan is included as well."
Though Biwako Sarutobi still wore her stern, unsmiling expression in response to the boy's assured answer, she did not refuse him. Instead, she handed several documents to Chiba and spoke.
"So... I'm just supposed to go back?"
Chiba accepted the documents and lightly ran a hand over them. After hesitating for a moment, he asked.
Under normal circumstances, for something as important as a Jinchuriki, when a new person joined, shouldn't they carefully go over the arrangements already in place? Why was she simply giving him some materials and telling him to go back and read them? If there were