Kurobe Susumu was a jonin from Amegakure.
He had recently been assigned to patrol the border, so every day he led three Chunin subordinates on schedule along the boundary between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.
That day, while on patrol, he spotted three ninja approaching from the Land of Fire.
Normally, he wouldn't have dared to provoke ninja from the Land of Fire. At most, he would have gone over and asked them as a matter of routine why they had come to the Land of Rain.
But when he saw that all three were children—especially one with a smooth forehead and the Byakugan—he was overcome by malice and greed.
"Pretend to ask them routine questions. Then, when you see my signal, kill them. Remember, don't damage the white eye of the kid in the middle."
Kurobe Susumu gave the order to his three subordinates.
Then he turned and shouted, "Hey, you there! Stop! We're a border patrol unit from Amegakure. We need to ask you a few routine questions!"
Sure enough, the three small figures stopped. Two of them even looked frightened and huddled close to the Byakugan boy.
Seeing this, Kurobe Susumu felt even more confident, and his sadistic urges grew. He was already imagining the bloody scene of torturing the three outsiders!
Once the distance between them had closed, the Byakugan boy asked, trying to sound tough:
"Y-you said you wanted to ask us some questions?"
Kurobe Susumu glanced at the Konoha Forehead Protectors each of them wore in a different place. He sneered to himself, but put on a gentle expression.
"Don't worry. We're legitimate ninja from Amegakure. We just need to ask you a few questions according to procedure. We'll handle everything by the book."
As he spoke, the hand behind