In Kumogakure, "Doctor Tetsusai" was received personally by the Third Raikage.
His two assistants, however, did not need to meet the Raikage—
Outside the Raikage's Office, a burly man with white hair, dark skin, and rugged features said to Akaseki and Yakushi, "Doctors, let me take you to your lodgings first."
"Thank you for the trouble," Akaseki said, looking quite well-behaved.
After all—
Of the two assistants, Akaseki and Yakushi, at least one needed to be good at dealing with outsiders for their cover to feel natural.
And Yakushi Nonō was not up to that job!
After all, she was only twelve. Although Root needed undercover operatives, it had not yet had time to train her so comprehensively—
Otherwise, she would not have gotten so hung up on things during the Chunin Ninja Exams.
"My name is Genta. May I ask yours?" Akaseki began drawing the white-haired, dark-skinned ninja into conversation.
Akaseki could also tell that this man was probably the Raikage's secretary.
"My name is Shizuma. I'm Lord Raikage's assistant. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me," Shizuma said. Though serious, he was still cordial toward the doctors they had invited.
Now that he had come to the Land of Lightning and taken a closer look, Akaseki realized that the people here were not simply light-skinned or dark-skinned, but light-skinned, reddish-black,
and brownish-black—the difference between the latter two was actually quite noticeable. To be precise, Shizuma had reddish-black skin, while the Raikage—
or rather, the Yotsuki Clan, had brownish-black skin.
"I look forward to working with you!" Akaseki acted very outgoing.
Soon, Shizuma brought them to a building on a separate cloud terrace, beside the peak that housed the Raikage's main building.
Though the peak was small, there seemed to be only one building