After hearing Mangetsu's words, Genma Shiranui had only asked out of concern. After all, Mai Shiranui was his adorable little niece. Why would he suspect her of anything?
But after hearing him, Kamizuki couldn't help feeling that something was off. He felt uneasy, though he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.
Genma didn't ask anything else. He checked the time and decided it was getting late, so he would take his two subordinates to see the Third and submit their mission report first.
Since the Third, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had personally assigned the mission, they had to submit their report to him as well.
Genma led his two subordinates up to the second-floor landing. Just then, a hurried figure came charging around the corner and crashed straight into Kamizuki's arms.
Fortunately, Kamizuki had trained his lower-body strength well. The moment the figure collided with him, he caught the stranger and spun around gracefully, coming to a steady stop.
Once they had stopped, Kamizuki lowered his head to look at the person who had crashed into him. To his surprise, it was Mai Shiranui—the very person Mangetsu had said had gone to use the restroom.
Genma also recognized the person in Kamizuki's arms as Mai Shiranui. Wearing a stern expression, he rapped her on the head with his knuckles before saying:
What's gotten into you today? You're always so careless. Have you no sense of decorum? I told you to wait for us at the entrance, but you wouldn't listen. And now you're running around the Hokage Building in such a hurry. What are you doing?
Mai rubbed the spot Genma had rapped, then wriggled free of Kamizuki's arms and stuck out her cute little tongue.
I was in a hurry to find you at the entrance, so... that's