"That hurt!"
Hada Anna slowly got to her feet, both hands covering her nose and mouth. Pain showed in her bright, clear eyes as she slowly looked down at the aching parts of her nose and mouth, muttering softly to herself.
The faint redness visible through the skin beneath her fingertips made it clear that the fall had really hurt.
One could only imagine that the little girl's nose was now as red as a carrot from the impact.
How had she fallen?
Then, almost instinctively, she still found herself wondering how she could have fallen. After such grueling training, she no longer tripped on flat ground. The best proof was that she had not stumbled once during the entire journey here.
Clearly, all her usual special training, along with completing Long Yan's harsh missions, had brought her tremendous improvement.
She had not tripped on flat ground for nearly a month.
This should not have happened now.
No! This absolutely should not have happened! Covering her mouth and nose, she lowered her head and began searching for the culprit that had made her fall.
Completely ignoring the stifled snickers already spreading through the venue.
"Ahem!"
At that moment, on one side of the second floor, Anko Mitarashi gave a heavy cough toward the Third Hokage, who had taken his pipe from his mouth.
"Lord Third Hokage!"
She spoke in a rather stern tone.
"Mm-hm, I know, I know."
Hearing her serious words, the Third Hokage hurriedly bit down on his pipe and replied.
"Do you really know? Hada Anna can no longer be ignored, can she?"
Anko Mitarashi had not yet spoken when Ibiki Morino, who had somehow appeared behind both her and the Third Hokage, suddenly opened his mouth. He looked at the Third Hokage, whose expression had not