Konoha Gate.
After the Anbu ninja and Konoha Military Police Force members withdrew, the place once again became the territory of Konoha's gate guardians, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane.
The sky was growing dark, and fewer and fewer people were passing through the gate. The two gate guardians leaned together and began discussing the major incident in which the Anbu and the Konoha Military Police Force had joined forces to hunt down a spy.
"That spy must have obtained some important information from the village. Otherwise, the Anbu and the Military Police Force wouldn't have spent seven days investigating," Kotetsu Hagane said gravely.
"Too bad they still didn't find him in the end." Izumo Kamizuki sounded regretful.
Of course, they still didn't know that the spy had captured Hayate.
As they chatted, they brought up the previous incident when Uchiha Madara had invaded using the Sharingan, and couldn't help lamenting the state of the Shinobi World.
First, Kumogakure occupied Yugakure and marched its forces to the border of the Land of Fire. Then, one spy infiltration after another took place in Konoha. It seemed war was about to break out.
What a turbulent time!
As the two worried about their village and country, a tall, slender figure approached from the distance.
"Hey, doesn't that person look familiar?" Kotetsu Hagane said hesitantly.
"I was just thinking the same thing."
Izumo Kamizuki took a couple of steps forward and got a vague look at the person's face. "It looks like Hanfu."
"What do you mean, 'looks like'? It's me." Seeing the two, Hanfu quickly flickered into view in front of them.
"Hanfu, it really is you! How did you get so thin?" Kotetsu Hagane exclaimed.
Obviously, you'd get thin too if you spent four months lying down... Hanfu sighed. "Life gave me