When several members of the Akatsuki Organization attacked the village, Ando was crouching in Kirigakure's prison, contemplating life.
He had no idea why he had somehow gotten involved in the plan to find Haku and Zabuza. Still, he had been trained by Moriyue, and Yugito Nii had personally assigned him this task. No matter what, he had to do his best to complete it.
Yet even with that consolation, Ando's face was full of bitterness. He had been captured by the Mist Shinobi right from the start. Even if it was part of the plan, it did not look particularly glorious.
"But Lady Yugito Nii promised to give me a Lightning Blade training scroll after this mission, so it's not a loss..."
"Hey! You brat, you're about to be executed in a few days, yet you're grinning so happily! Don't tell me you've gone insane?" A Kirigakure ninja watched Ando, who was lying in his cell and chuckling foolishly, with suspicion. He could not understand what these condemned prisoners were thinking.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Ando did not argue with him. He had deliberately allowed himself to be captured this time. He had originally just wanted to wander around, but after infiltrating the village, he learned that Kirigakure still had no Mizukage successor and could not help feeling curious. After asking around carefully, though, he had failed to learn anything useful.
However, during that process, he had heard several interesting pieces of news. That was also one of the reasons he had gotten himself captured.
"Hey, it's too damp in here. Change me to another cell." Ando waved at the guard with a cheeky grin. Seeing that Ando still showed no remorse despite standing at death's door, the guard merely sneered.
After looking around, he summoned around a dozen subordinates and