"Tsunade, are you listening?"
Utatane Koharu tapped the armrest of the sofa.
The Fifth Hokage withdrew her gaze from the woods beyond the window and said somewhat impatiently, "Nakamori Wu Yu left his post without authorization during a mission and acted in secret. And?"
"What do you mean, 'and'?" Utatane Koharu said in disbelief.
The other Hokage advisor seated nearby, Mitokado Homura, also said, "Tsunade, Fifth Hokage, Nakamori Wu Yu's actions were a grave violation of a ninja's code! He acted on his own, secretly infiltrated the Land of Whirlpools, and appeared at the ruins of Uzushio Village. Who knows what he intended to do? Who knows what he has already done?"
Utatane Koharu said gravely, "As far as I know, that child Nakamori Wu Yu—"
"He'll be sixteen soon," Tsunade cut her off. "And he's a Konoha chunin. Is he still a child?"
"Nakamori Wu Yu, fifteen years and eight months old," Utatane Koharu said slowly. "Until he graduated from the Ninja Academy last year, he had not taken a single step outside Konoha for over fourteen years. After becoming a ninja, he only left the village a handful of times for missions. Tsunade, why would he specifically go to the Land of Whirlpools and secretly visit Uzushio Village?"
"I'm not saying he's a spy from another village." Mitokado Homura glanced at Shimura Danzō, who had kept his eyes closed in repose the entire time. "But judging from how Nakamori Wu Yu differs from others his age, there is a possibility that he has been infiltrated and influenced by the enemy."
Tsunade looked at the three old geezers across from her and suddenly said, "Near where Kakashi lives, there's a restaurant run by a former refugee from Uzushio Village. The owner is a good man, and an even better