"Big brother, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before!"
"Oh, oh, oh! I know! On Kage Rock in the village!"
Naruto's shout jolted the two Anbu back to their senses. That was right—the man before them looked exactly like the one depicted on Kage Rock.
"F-Fourth Hokage? No, that's impossible! The Fourth Hokage died four years ago!"
"Who are you? How dare you impersonate the Fourth Hokage, you scoundrel!"
One of the Anbu seemed unwilling to believe that the man before them was really Uzumaki Kuming. That was hardly surprising. When someone who had been dead for four years suddenly appeared right in front of you, your first reaction couldn't possibly be to accept it—you'd certainly suspect that someone else was pretending to be him.
The Anbu suddenly attacked, intending to capture the man who dared impersonate the Hokage and take him back to Konoha for questioning. His short blade swiftly slashed toward Uzumaki Kuming's neck, but it was clear he was holding back, ready to stop at any moment. After all, he meant to capture the man before him, not kill him.
"Ugh!"
Just as the short blade was about to strike Uzumaki Kuming, the Anbu's movements suddenly froze. The other Anbu had just been about to step in when he felt a tight grip around his neck.
In an instant, both Anbu had been seized by the man before them, his speed so great that neither had time to react before he had them in his grasp.
"Calm down. Don't get worked up."
"I'm Uzumaki Kuming. There's no need to doubt it."
Uzumaki Kuming whispered into the two Anbu's ears, then slowly released them. The two Anbu, having just stared death in the face, were drenched in cold sweat. The man before them hadn't intended to kill