The ninjas from the Barrier Monitoring Unit reached the Third Hokage as quickly as they could, then reported the sudden anomaly in Konoha's barrier in the most concise way possible.
Yet after hearing the ninja's warning, the Third Hokage showed no surprise. He merely asked, "An anomaly in the barrier...? How long did it last? Can the barrier still detect that anomaly now?"
The reporting ninja thought, The Hokage truly lives up to his title. He's utterly unflappable in a crisis, calm and dignified. He shook his head and said, "No. The anomaly only lasted for a short while. Everything has returned to normal now."
"Then there's no problem. You don't need to worry about it." The Third Hokage had initially intended to dismiss him just like that, but after thinking it over, he added an explanation. "It wasn't an intrusion, and it doesn't count as an anomaly either. It's just... this matter concerns a secret of the village."
The reporting ninja understood immediately. The Hokage's meaning was crystal clear: I know about this. Don't ask about the reason. If there's nothing else, leave at once.
"Yes, Hokage-sama." And so he promptly left.
After the man departed, the Third Hokage immediately gave an order to the empty office. "Go find Yuhara."
"Yes." Naturally, an ANBU ninja went to deliver the Hokage's command.
The Third Hokage walked to the window. When he looked up, he saw that strange "antenna." If he wasn't mistaken, that thing was used to transmit Chakra over long distances... Clearly, Kushina had mentioned something about this to him earlier.
Only a short while later, Yuhara arrived before the Third Hokage.
"Hokage-sama, is something the matter?"
The Third Hokage turned around and gave Yuhara a brief appraisal, discovering that the boy did indeed look rather pleased.
"Did that