"Run!"
No one knew who shouted it, but Might Guy and the other two immediately took off.
Although they still had no idea who the newcomers were, they knew they were definitely enemies. Running was the only sensible choice!
But before the three of them had taken two steps, a round, pudgy figure blocked their path.
They were just about to change direction when they noticed several more figures had appeared around them.
They were surrounded. There was nowhere to run!
With no other choice, the three stood back-to-back and assumed defensive positions.
Meanwhile, at the entrance to Konoha, a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and large eyes, dressed in a green skintight suit, paced anxiously back and forth.
His name was Might Duy. He was a Genin of Konoha—a Genin who only knew Taijutsu.
"Why haven't they come back yet?" He stared toward the end of the main road, but still didn't see the figure he was waiting for.
"Forget it. Waiting here won't help. I'd better go out and look for them!"
"Maybe they ran into some trouble on the way?"
After thinking it over several times, he decided to follow the main road and search for them.
He just had a feeling that something was going to happen that night. His eyelid had been twitching nonstop.
And the person he was looking for was none other than his son, Might Guy, a child who had only recently become a Genin.
Guy had gone out on a mission with his teammates. By Duy's estimation, they should have already returned to the village by now, but they still hadn't come back. He was starting to worry.
The wars of recent years had thrown the countries into turmoil, and bandits were running rampant. Unfortunately, Konoha couldn't spare the manpower to