Konohamaru Wants In Too? Tsunade Suppresses Her Rage

"Why haven't they returned yet?"

Sarutobi Asuma sat in his office, tapping his fingers against the desk as he frowned in thought.

The man he had sent to monitor the Masked Man at Xuanyu's side still had not returned, and he could not help but let his imagination run wild.

Could something have happened?

But that thought only flashed through his mind for an instant before he firmly shook his head.

Impossible. No one would dare kill a member of the Sarutobi Clan in Konoha.

Something must have happened to that man, which was why this was troublesome. The person he had sent was probably still monitoring that Masked Man.

It was already dark. Forget it. He would not wait any longer.

"Young Clan Leader, the clan leader has summoned you to Root's secret Experiment Base!" Just then, someone entered the room and spoke seriously as he looked at Asuma.

"Root's secret Experiment Base?" Asuma frowned.

He knew what kind of place that was. His father had never allowed him to go there before, so why was he being summoned now?

Thinking of this, he looked at the newcomer and asked seriously, "Are you sure my father told me to go?"

"Yes. The old man is waiting for you there!" The man nodded.

"Did he say anything else?" Sarutobi Asuma asked again.

At the same time, he scrutinized the man before him, checking whether he had used the Transformation Technique.

But he found nothing unusual. He was an Uchiha clansman.

"Also... he told you to bring Young Master Konohamaru with you!" the man added.

Bring Konohamaru along?

Asuma's expression sharpened. He stepped forward and pressed the short sword in his hand against the man's throat. Wind Blades spread out, slicing through the flesh on the man's neck. "Who are you?