"Be careful. We only have one chance tonight. We must abduct Uchiha Hanjō!"
The black-clad man kept his eyes fixed on the alley, his tone grave. Even the air seemed to carry a murderous chill.
This time,
they could only succeed. If they managed to seize Uchiha Hanjō, there would be an endless stream of money.
"Boss, why do we only have one chance tonight? We Kumogakure shinobi are supposed to stay in Konoha for several days!" The black-clad man beside him sounded puzzled. They had traveled all the way to Konoha, only to act that very night.
Couldn't they rest for a day and prepare properly?
"What do you know? We just arrived, so Konoha's intelligence network is still somewhat lax in monitoring Chunin like us!" The leader in black snapped, then continued, "The two of us are assigned to the Uchiha, while others are going to the Hyuga Clan. Once tonight passes, all of Konoha will enter a state of combat readiness, and we won't have another chance to act!"
As soon as those words fell,
both men became even more alert.
"They're here. Stay hidden!" At that moment, the black-clad leader spotted Xuanyu and his father approaching from afar. He quietly edged backward, concealing himself even more thoroughly.
"They're hiding?" Xuanyu stared at the two concealed figures, his little brows knitting tighter.
Their method of hiding themselves wasn't like that of Anbu or Root shinobi. A thought rose in Xuanyu's mind. Could they be people from Kumogakure who had just arrived?
But
shouldn't they have gone to the Hyuga Clan? Why were they lying in wait for him here?
It seemed there was more to this.
With that thought, his expression turned even colder.
Looking ahead, Xuanyu saw the building still under construction. "Old man, that's the