When Araki and Hozuki Mangetsu arrived at the outskirts of the Anbu base, they found Karatachi Yagura and Hozuki Sengetsu there, just as expected.
"Lord Yagura!"
"Uncle Sengetsu!"
"You two came too."
Karatachi Yagura turned around at their voices and greeted them.
"What happened here? Did someone really invade the Anbu base?" Hozuki Mangetsu asked.
"That's right."
Hozuki Sengetsu nodded. "It should be Konoha ninja. Earlier, the sensory ninja detected the presence of ninja insects and saw through their disguise. Only Konoha's Aburame Clan raises that kind of insect."
"Then what's going on over there?"
Araki pointed at the figure standing atop the Anbu building, holding twin blades aloft like a thunder god.
"That's Raiga Kurosuki. He's helping Xiu Bing fight the enemy. According to the intelligence, the opponent is Konoha's White Fang!"
Hozuki Sengetsu's voice was low, as though he were forcibly suppressing something.
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
Hozuki Mangetsu clearly noticed Hozuki Sengetsu's odd behavior more keenly.
"Uh, well..."
Faced with the young clan head's curious gaze, Hozuki Sengetsu's expression grew even stranger. He could not help opening his mouth and lightly biting one of his fingers.
"I heard that the Anbu Commander, Blood Fang, unfortunately died while resisting the intruder. I'm somewhat grieved."
As he said that, his expression tightened again, and he bit down hard on his finger.
Hearing that, Araki immediately understood what was going on.
As the Third Mizukage's number one lackey, and one of the people Mist Village's ninja clans hated most, how could Hozuki Sengetsu possibly feel grief over Blood Fang's death?
He was clearly about to burst out laughing!
It was just that Anbu were everywhere nearby, and laughing would look bad, so he had been forcing himself to hold it in. Fortunately, he was a ninja who had undergone strict training.