"Is that guy still in Kyoto?" Ueno Kei asked cautiously, his tone betraying a trace of embarrassment. Indeed, he had handled this matter rather poorly. When he had gone to Kyoto, he had brought along an Anbu member named Zang and assigned him a task before meeting with the daimyo.
However, after meeting the daimyo and then going to see Hyuga Neji and Nara Shikamaru, he had received a report from the village and hurried off to Sunagakure, completely forgetting about Zang. That had to be rather hurtful for Zang. After all, once he completed his mission, he discovered that Ueno Kei was no longer in Kyoto.
And he had not received any further orders! Zang was left in an awkward position, not knowing what to do. Should he remain in Kyoto on standby, follow Ueno Kei to Sunagakure to report on his mission, or simply return to the village?
With no other choice, Zang used a Ninja Hawk through Konoha's Kyoto contact point to request instructions from the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade. After all, without orders from Konoha's Anbu Minister, it seemed he could only seek the Hokage's instructions. When Tsunade received Zang's message, she did not know whether to laugh or cry. Because of Naruto's affairs, the usually calm and meticulous Ueno Kei had actually made such an oversight.
After smiling helplessly, Tsunade ordered Zang to return to the village and await further instructions.
That was how the current scene came about. Looking at the faintly embarrassed expression on Ueno Kei's face, Tsunade said teasingly, "I've already ordered Zang to return and wait on standby. If he were still in Kyoto, who knows which remote corner our esteemed minister would forget him in."
Tsunade looked at Ueno Kei with amusement. His face immediately turned the color of liver, and