"Darui, you're back?"
The Raikage watched the group return and merely said that before continuing to review the documents.
This...
Darui and the others exchanged glances. With the Raikage's former explosive temper, he would have immediately questioned them upon their return to Kumogakure. But this time was different. The Raikage simply sat there quietly reviewing documents.
He did not even ask about what had happened. That clearly did not fit the Raikage's usual behavior.
It was not just the Raikage. Even Killer B, who had remained silent beside him, merely looked the group over curiously without asking anything.
They were confused.
This wasn't right.
Could something have happened?
This...
What had happened to make them all seem so calm?
"You're back?"
After waiting for a while, the Raikage finally looked at them after finishing the documents. His tone was still even, making them feel rather uncomfortable.
"We're back!" Darui nodded stiffly. He could not figure out what the Raikage intended to do, nor did he know what information they had received.
Or perhaps...
Had his ANBU not sent back any news about Konoha?
One thought after another continued circling through their minds.
"Tell me, what message did Uchiha Xuan Yu have you bring back?" In the silence, the Raikage looked at Darui and the others, his tone still calm as he directly asked what Xuanyu wanted.
This...
Instead left Darui and the others at a loss, even startled and confused.
"Lord Raikage, don't you want to ask what we experienced in Konoha?"
Darui had followed the Raikage the longest and understood his personality best. Now, the change in the Raikage's temper had left them at a loss. Could it be that the Raikage already knew certain things?
He did not doubt them?
Back then, Killer B and Darui had described