Heimaru returned to the Leaf's Envoy's residence.
Inuzuka Tsume and her colleagues were recording some of Sand Village's preparations for war.
Whether Sand Village truly wanted an alliance wasn't decided at the Five Kage Summit. It depended on the preparations the entire village was making.
Sand Village had already begun recalling its ninja from abroad. That proved it truly wanted to form the Ninja Alliance and fight Madara Uchiha.
Tsume saw Heimaru return and tossed a bone at him like a kunai.
She snorted angrily. "You didn't bark this morning. Did you go bite Sasori of the Red Sands? He didn't poison you to death, did he?"
Heimaru let the bone hit him on the head, then lowered his own and crouched to one side, looking as if he'd done something wrong.
Tsume had been extremely worried when she couldn't find Heimaru that morning, afraid he'd gone looking for trouble with Sasori.
Sasori was a rogue ninja from Sand Village, a vicious man suspected of killing the Third Kazekage.
Even though his wanted status had now been revoked, Sasori was still far too dangerous for people like them.
A man like Sasori didn't care whether you were an envoy or not. If you provoked him, he'd skin you on the spot and stew you into dog-meat soup.
Tsume made Heimaru stand at attention as punishment, but she was all bark and no bite. Before long, she was holding his head and checking him for injuries.
"Good. Looks like Sasori of the Red Sands didn't hold a grudge against you."
Heimaru barked, "Tsume, I didn't bite him. I just peed in front of his house!"
Tsume thumped Heimaru on the head. "Sasori's house is Chiyo's house. We may represent the Leaf, but that doesn't mean we can act so brazenly."
"Woof!