"By the way, senpai, Lord Hokage wants to see you."
After Feng Ye calmly admitted it, his mindset became much more at peace as he looked at Might Duy.
Hearing this, the Jonin hesitated slightly before saying, "I happen to need to report to Lord Hokage as well. Let's go together."
"Alright."
After answering, Might Duy cast Feng Ye a grateful look.
Feng Ye smiled and gave Might Duy a thumbs-up, then turned and left the Hokage Building.
Rather than hurrying to the meeting point, he first headed toward home.
Inside the Hokage Office.
Might Duy entered alongside Naoki Sarutobi, the Jonin from the mission assignment office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat behind his desk with a pipe in his mouth, his eyes closed in thought. He was considering the upcoming troop deployments. He could not simply send Orochimaru to the Land of Grass front alone; the Land of Rain also needed sufficient manpower to guard against Sunagakure, while Kumogakure and Kirigakure could not be neglected either.
"Lord Hokage."
After entering, Naoki Sarutobi bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi and reported, "I have something to report. The two-man team formed by Hatake Feng Ye and Might Duy encountered an attack by Iwagakure ninja while carrying out a C-rank escort mission in the Land of Grass... Feng Ye killed the enemy Jonin, whose identity has been confirmed as Iwagakure Jonin Huoguang!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi had paid little attention to the first half of the report. He merely glanced over absentmindedly while continuing his thoughts, but the latter half completely interrupted his train of thought.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Naoki Sarutobi in astonishment. "Feng Ye... killed an Iwagakure Jonin?"
Naoki Sarutobi drew a breath. "Yes. And not only that—he and Might Duy worked together to wipe out the enemy's entire ten-man squad."
"..."
For a moment,