Land of Fire, Konoha.
Today, Senju Momoka was making his usual rounds. As Konoha's Dragonfly Captain, he carried out his duties diligently and did not dare slack off in the slightest. Ever since the previous assassination attempt on the Hokage, Momoka had become even stricter with routine patrols and inspections.
Just as Senju Momoka thought today would be another energetic day, he spotted someone half-reclining by the side of the street during his patrol. It was an old man, poorly dressed. Momoka guessed he had come to Konoha to seek refuge with relatives.
As Konoha continued to prosper and its people grew wealthier, quite a few people from elsewhere in the ninja world came every day to seek refuge here. After all, everyone had a few poor relatives. Take the Kaguya Clan, for instance. Ever since the entire clan had moved to Konoha a year ago, a few scattered Kaguya clansmen still occasionally came to join them. Generally, as long as the identities of such refugees checked out, the village would arrange somewhere for them to settle.
Senju Momoka intended to go over and ask. Lying around on a Konoha street like this was far too damaging to the village's appearance. Konoha was not only the strongest ninja village in the ninja world, but also its cleanest, tidiest, and most prosperous. How could there be refugees lying in the streets? Keeping the streets clean and sanitary was also one of the Military Police Force's duties.
"Sir, you came to Konoha to seek refuge with relatives, didn't you?"
Senju Momoka crouched down, flashing his white teeth in a broad smile as he asked. Since the failure of the "Senju Hand in Hand" campaign, he had followed Uchiha Yan's advice to serve the people with a smile. He had even put up