On this side, just as Kawaki Aoba had taught everyone the Rasengan he had only halfway developed, cries rang out from the hawks overhead.
"What's that?" All the ninjas training at Training Ground 7 stopped what they were doing in unison and looked up at the sky.
"The village's Communication Ninja Hawk is delivering a message, but I've never heard a call like that before." Yuhi Kurenai frowned as she listened to the rhythm of the cries overhead. She was certain of it.
"That's because it's a code known only to Jonin."
"You three, go get everything you'll need for a mission ready, then wait at my house. If I'm not back in three hours, you can go home."
Namikaze Minato and Yuhi Shinku exchanged a glance, then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave with perfect understanding. Kushina went with them.
"Minato and Teacher Shinku both looked so serious. Something big must really have happened." Asuma looked worried.
The others didn't know what was going on, but the members of their squad already had their suspicions. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been training so desperately these past few days to improve their strength.
After saying goodbye to Might Duy, the three went home to get ready, just as Yuhi Shinku had instructed.
Meanwhile, Yuhi Shinku and the others hurried to the largest conference room in the Hokage Building.
Other Jonin from the village had rushed there at the same time.
The hawk's cry had carried an order to summon every Jonin in the village urgently, with the highest priority. Even Jonin leading missions in the field had to drop what they were doing and report.
"Lord Orochimaru."
At the same time the three arrived, one of the Sannin, Orochimaru, came in from another direction.
When he saw Orochimaru, Yuhi Shinku