Noon!
With the blazing sun hanging high overhead, Konoha's streets teemed with people.
All of a sudden, everyone looked up toward the southern sky.
"Are they transporting something important into the village?"
"Why aren't there any flags or markings on them?"
"Could they be from the Sarutobi Clan? They're the only ones who'd dare do this, right?"
"Shut up, you want to die or something?!"
Five enormous airships were slowly flying toward the village.
Something was very wrong!
The Sky Tower was several kilometers off to the side of the village. Airships were not supposed to enter Konoha directly, which was why they had drawn so much attention.
Still, no one thought a few cargo airships could pose any threat to Konoha. Everyone remained relaxed, making the occasional comment.
Quite a few villagers assumed that the Sarutobi Clan was transporting something and had therefore allowed the airships to fly directly into the village.
They only suspected the Sarutobi Clan because that clan really had become a little too arrogant.
With the Uchiha and Hyuga Clan, the two great clans, gone, the Sarutobi Clan had naturally become Konoha's new great clan.
Although they had suffered heavy losses in the battle to attack the Tenshukaku, a new generation of Sarutobi ninja had grown up under the constant influx of resources.
Especially with Asuma Sarutobi, the "Dragon of Konoha," gaining more and more fame, they walked around with their heads held high. It was no wonder people suspected them.
What they did not know was that Asuma, in the Hokage Building, had also received a report from the Anbu.
He suspected the two Advisor Elders.
No one else would have the nerve to pull something like this, so he had sent the Anbu to ask them.
"What? You're saying the two elders didn't