"This is your pass. Please keep it safe. During your stay in Konoha, please abide by all of Konoha's laws and regulations. If you need anything, you may contact Konoha's ninja. Thank you!"
At Konoha's gates, a newly assigned Chunin issued the pass and handed it to the person before her. Standing in front of her was a ninja wearing a conical hat, most of his face concealed, giving off an eerie and mysterious air.
He wore grayish-white cloth garments tied at the waist with hemp rope. His snake-like eyes flicked toward the ninja, and the hat-wearing ninja said in a slightly hoarse voice, "What a kind young lady. Thank you for the reminder."
Taking the pass, he headed into Konoha without looking back, while two other ninja hurried after him.
Watching their retreating figures enter the village, the newly assigned female ninja shook her head. "There really are a lot of weirdos from other villages. That kind of voice is really hard to like."
Muttering to herself, she looked back and called out, "Next! Which village are you from?"
The hat-wearing ninja headed deeper into Konoha with his two subordinates. His snake-like eyes shifted slightly as he chuckled. "How nostalgic. After all these years, Konoha hasn't changed at all. It's still as prosperous as ever."
"It really is different from Otogakure. The ordinary people and ninja here seem to get along quite harmoniously," said another hat-wearing ninja behind him. Judging by the voice, she was a female ninja.
"Heh, it is precisely because it is prosperous that it is worth destroying. Don't you think so, Tayuya?" he chuckled hoarsely as he made his way with practiced familiarity toward their assigned lodging.
"Let's go to our rooms first. I hope Sarutobi-sensei arranged a decent environment for us, though given how