Seizing Evidence, Finding the Laboratory—Damn Hatake Sakumo. The night was as black as ink, and Konoha lay shrouded in silence.
Chiyo stood by the window of the Guard Unit Headquarters, looking out over the sparsely lit streets in the distance.
He turned, picked up the document that had long been prepared on the desk, and handed it to Fugaku Uchiha beside him.
"Deliver this document to the Hokage Building. Tell them the Guard Unit received intelligence that suspicious individuals have been active outside the village, and that we are heading out with the Anbu to investigate."
Chiyo's voice was low and calm.
Fugaku accepted the document, his brow slightly furrowed.
"Clan Leader, won't this arouse the Third Hokage's suspicions?"
Chiyo smiled faintly.
"Suspicion is inevitable, but our actions are aboveboard. He has nothing to say against it. Go."
Fugaku nodded and left.
Chiyo then turned to face the elite Guard Unit members gathered behind him.
Every one of them wore a solemn expression, determination gleaming in their eyes.
"Tonight's mission is to assist the Anbu in investigating a human trafficking case. The Anbu will be the main force, while your first priority is ensuring your own safety. I don't want what happened last time to happen again!"
Chiyo's gaze swept over the group.
They were all members of the younger generation of the Guard Unit.
Chiyo had also brought them out with the intention of tempering them. After all, training at the Training Ground every day could only keep their strength from declining. Only through real life-and-death combat could their strength grow!
"Move out!"
The group swiftly left the Guard Unit Headquarters and sped toward the outskirts of the village.
Under the cover of night, their figures swept across the rooftops like ghosts before vanishing into the forest beyond the