"Have they arrived already?"
Inside the Military Police Force office, Uchiha Kei looked at Uchiha Ryuei before him, a smile curling at the corner of his lips.
Gaara's arrival meant that everything in this operation was proceeding according to plan.
That was right. The one who had threatened Kankuro at the village gates was Uchiha Ryuei!
Though it could hardly be called a threat. At most, it had been a verbal warning.
The Military Police Force's ninja were highly disciplined. Even when facing outsiders, they would not put on an arrogant, condescending air.
Even if they did secretly feel somewhat superior, Konoha was, after all, the number one ninja village in the Ninja World.
That pride and confidence came from the heart. In the eyes of many Konoha residents, people from other villages were probably little more than country bumpkins.
Still, even if they thought that way, they would not show it. At the very least, Konoha handled this aspect very well.
Especially since quite a few of those villages had alliance ties with Konoha to some extent.
For instance, the Land of Tea and the Land of Waves had also sent representatives.
The villages of those two countries had been built by Konoha itself. They were Konoha's natural allies, practically like brothers.
No matter how foolish Konoha's residents were, they would not do something like that. Even if they were not allies, they could not exactly bring shame upon their own village, could they?
Uchiha Ryuei had not gone too far when dealing with Kankuro. Strictly speaking, he had handled the matter according to protocol.
In truth, Uchiha Ryuei had not needed to go to the gates to carry out such a task.
After all, he was one of the Military Police Force's four division captains. He could have