In an instant, everyone's gazes converged on Nameless.
After learning that Shinji's squad had swept through Danzo's subordinates, everyone had been guessing who the fourth member of Shinji's squad was!
Some guessed it might be a powerhouse from the ANBU, while others guessed it was an elite from one of the village's ninja clans.
In short, in everyone's minds, this member favored by Shinji must be a formidable and experienced senior.
Yet when Nameless followed behind Shinji, Haku, and Karin into the private room, everyone froze in unison.
No one had imagined that the fourth member of Shinji's squad would actually be an eleven or twelve-year-old girl around their own age!
Even Shikamaru, who was usually shrewd, wore a surprised expression on his face.
After taking his seat, Shinji pointed at Nameless. "Her name is Nameless. She's a member of my ANBU squad!"
Looking at the circle of people around her, Nameless greeted them somewhat nervously. "Hello everyone, my name is Nameless. Please take care of me!"
"Nameless?"
"What kind of name is that?"
"Is it an ANBU codename?"
The peers immediately began to murmur in discussion.
Shinji explained, "Nameless suffered an injury and has memory gaps, so she can't remember her name. That's why we're just calling her Nameless for now."
Actually, the ANBU had strict discipline, and participation in gatherings like this was generally forbidden, let alone an entire squad participating as a formal unit.
It was only the high degree of independence in Shinji's squad that allowed him to do as he pleased, without having to address others solely by codenames like ordinary ANBU.
"So that's how it is! Hello, I'm Choji!"
Choji was the first to stand up and greet Nameless.
With Choji taking the lead, the others stood up one after another to greet Nameless