Uzumaki Kuming did not immediately take the scroll Karui had placed before him. For some reason, his heart suddenly throbbed with unease. He stared at the scroll for a long while before calming himself and slowly picking it up.
Killer B, Karui, and the others all noticed Uzumaki Kuming's strange reaction. Seeing him pick up the scroll, the three of them grew somewhat nervous. They were afraid that whatever was written inside might anger Uzumaki Kuming, and that he would take it out on the Cloud Ninja.
"Hm?"
"What's going on?!"
Uzumaki Kuming anxiously unrolled the scroll, but the sight before him left him stunned.
It was blank!
There was not a single word on the scroll Karui had given him. Other than the pale paper, there was no information at all! Uzumaki Kuming furrowed his brows and asked in a deep voice.
Only after Uzumaki Kuming questioned them did Karui and Omoi hurriedly step forward. Seeing that the scroll in his hand was completely blank, both of them froze in place.
"Th-That's impossible!"
"Shisui Uchiha really did give me this scroll. I kept it in my clothes the entire way, and it never left my side. I never opened it, either."
"H-How could it be blank?"
"Did Konoha use some kind of special method to hide the writing?"
Karui froze for a moment before quickly voicing her guess. She was certain this was the very scroll Shisui Uchiha had given her. She could also guarantee that she had neither opened nor lost it along the way. If there was nothing on it now, it definitely had nothing to do with her.
"Hidden writing?" Uzumaki Kuming murmured. Then he looked toward the door and called out, "Kisame! Come in!"
At Uzumaki Kuming's call, Kisame Hoshigaki pushed open the door and