Flutter!
Under the lingering light of the setting sun, a carrier pigeon with blackened wingtips and tail feathers flew out of Konoha's embassy reserved for envoys from other villages, swiftly heading toward the Land of Grass.
"No matter what, I should still notify them."
Watching the pigeon fly farther and farther away, Hada Ichiba lowered the hand he had held out as if releasing it and murmured softly.
Then, he turned back and looked at one of the small buildings in the empty embassy.
At present, aside from him, the Land of Grass's envoy, there was no one else in Konoha's embassy.
The guesthouse next door, which was meant to accommodate the Genin and their instructors from various countries participating in this Chunin Exams, was quite lively. Occasional bursts of noise drifted over from there.
There were seven days until the Chunin Exams. No, strictly speaking, six days. Today was already practically over.
Now, although he had already expected that the Third Hokage would agree to their request and allow the Genin to participate in the Chunin Exams, and the fourteen selected Genin were already on the road and should arrive tomorrow according to the schedule...
He still had to keep up appearances, more or less.
As for why Hada Ichiba was staying in the embassy, it was because, according to the plan, he still needed to remain in Konoha. Since Hada Ichiba was staying as the Land of Grass's envoy, Konoha naturally arranged for him to stay in the safer embassy.
After all, the embassy had considerable security measures in place. And with the Chunin Exams approaching, in order to avoid any unnecessary mishaps, the guesthouse specifically used to receive Genin arriving one after another from other shinobi villages was guarded extremely tightly. The embassy beside it benefited as