A peaceful night's sleep.
Unfortunately, when Sahara Mizu woke up in the morning, he was not greeted by Miss Yukie's little-sister wake-up service, but by an unfamiliar chakra lingering outside his window.
When Sahara Mizu opened the window, he saw an Anbu ninja completely wrapped in uniform kneeling on one knee outside. The ninja spoke:
"Lord Sahara."
"Lord Third Hokage requests that you report to the Intelligence Department this morning and brief the relevant personnel on the details of yesterday's attack."
Sahara Mizu yawned and waved casually.
"Got it. I'll head over later."
"Sorry for disturbing you."
The Anbu ninja nodded slightly, then vanished in an instant.
Clearly, whether in his previous life or this one, he could not escape the fate of being a workhorse chased around by bosses and work. Even without that damned phone constantly chiming, someone would always find a way to pass along a message.
Still, since there was no exact time specified, and he was now clearly labeled as part of Tsunade's faction, Sahara Mizu did not take Sarutobi Hiruzen's order too seriously.
He went downstairs first, intending to make breakfast and wake Yukie while he was at it.
Then he saw Miss Yukie, who had somehow gained a fresh pair of dark circles under her eyes, standing dazedly before the counter and skillfully frying eggs as if sleepwalking.
If she had not forgotten to turn on the stove, Sahara Mizu might not have noticed anything wrong with her today.
"Yukie?"
Sahara Mizu called out cautiously.
"Yes, this is Yukie."
Miss Yukie answered mechanically, still seeming half-asleep. The egg white and pale yolk in the pan sloshed together as she tilted it.
Only after Sahara Mizu firmly grabbed her shoulders and shook her did Miss Yukie suddenly snap awake.
The moment she opened her