Below the Sunlight Tower, on the cliff, more than a dozen Anbu were locked in battle with six ferocious giant dogs.
Having been warned not to harm them and only capture them alive made things rather difficult. These giant vicious dogs were far fiercer and stronger than ordinary summoned beasts. The dozen or so Anbu were unable to subdue them for the moment, and they had even accidentally caused them to split into two more.
Just then, a speeding black shadow swooped down from the sky, instantly piercing through each of the six giant dogs in turn.
The Anbu were all shocked. These dogs were part of the Amplification Summoning Technique—any damage dealt to them would only cause them to split into more individuals.
The Anbu captain was just about to angrily demand who had dared attack without authorization when he saw the black shadow slowly fly back into the sky, where a figure stood.
"Hokage... it's the Hokage!"
The black shadow flew back into Shin's hand. It was an utterly black sphere, hovering over his palm before slowly dissipating.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, the dogs did not continue splitting after being injured. Instead, they turned into white smoke and vanished from where they stood.
The summoning technique had been dispelled...
"Th-thank you, Hokage!" The Anbu captain was the first to recover from his shock, dropping to one knee.
"This subordinate was incompetent and caused trouble for the Hokage."
The other Anbu quickly followed suit and knelt.
Hovering in the air, Shin ordered, "Go to the Mechanical Science Research Institute and have Tonokawa send some people to repair several Sunlight Tower control rooms."
"Yes!"
After handling this, Shin rose directly into the air and arrived inside the damaged Sunlight Tower control room.
Looking at the electronic equipment and display screens,