Besides Yakushi Nonō, Sarutobi Toru had also specifically searched for another famous ace spy from the Original Work.
Unfortunately, Sarutobi Toru had secretly searched throughout the Land of Fire for quite some time, yet he still failed to find Yakushi Nonō's adopted son, Yakushi Kabuto.
Later, after carefully recalling the Original Work, Sarutobi Toru remembered that Yakushi Kabuto did not seem to have been an orphan from the Land of Fire at all. He should have been an orphan from the Land of Wind. He had likely become Konoha's prisoner during the Battle of Kikyo Pass.
Even his name had only been given after he met Yakushi Nonō. Before that, who knew what he had been called?
The current Konoha had never gone to war with the Land of Wind, nor had there been the famous Battle of Kikyo Pass. Naturally, there was no trace of Yakushi Kabuto to be found.
Having missed out on such an excellent tool, Sarutobi Toru was naturally somewhat upset. During that time, Yakushi Nonō, his little secretary, suffered quite a bit of reprimanding from her foul-tempered boss.
Sarutobi Toru's office happened to be located at the very top of Root's newly constructed building. One-way glass had been installed on all four sides, allowing him to overlook most of Konoha's scenery from above.
Whenever Sarutobi Toru reprimanded her, he often had her press her natural body against the glass and look down at the scenery below. Unfortunately, Yakushi Nonō had always been too nervous at the time to properly admire the view beneath them.
After finishing the intelligence report in his hand, Sarutobi Toru gave a soft "Huh."
"What is it, sir?" Yakushi Nonō asked in confusion.
"Nothing. I was just reflecting on how quickly time passes." Smiling, Sarutobi Toru put away the report on