Hokage Building.
A smoke-filled office.
The Third Hokage was watching through a crystal ball.
After hearing the report yesterday, he found Zabuza's resurrection highly suspicious...
Meanwhile.
Chiye Jun was speeding through the outskirts of the village, occasionally pulling out a map to check it.
His ninja pouch was covered in kunai.
"From the looks of it, he's leaving Konoha?"
"Could he have made contact with someone in the Land of Waves?"
As the Hokage, the Third naturally had more to consider.
Besides, Chiye Jun had been wandering outside the village these past few days.
Thinking of Chiye Jun's limitless potential, the Third Hokage could not help but feel deeply worried.
"If he gets recruited by another ninja village, that'll be a major threat!"
But he did not want to cause widespread alarm.
So.
He summoned three subordinates and ordered them to secretly bring Chiye Jun back.
One of them was a female special jonin.
In her thirties, with spiky hair and distinctive red markings on her face...
Very soon!
Chiye Jun noticed that someone was following him!
He swept the area with his senses.
Sure enough, there were three powerful flows of chakra.
Two elite jonin and one jonin!
He understood at once.
"Grandpa Third, sending out such a luxurious lineup? You really think highly of me, hahaha!"
He raised his middle finger at the sky.
Then he drew a circle and cursed him...
The old man could not help wondering what that meant.
Chiye Jun stopped walking.
The pursuers drew closer and closer.
There even seemed to be the sound of barking...
"Awoo, woof woof woof..."
A dog appeared, a patch over its right eye, resembling a black wolf.
The three Anbu caught up as well.
The dog's owner was a female special jonin.
She possessed a special ability