With that thought, Qian said in a faintly regretful tone, "No written order? Then I'm sorry, but I have matters to attend to. I'll be going now."
With that, he passed between the two of them and walked farther ahead.
However, before he had taken even two steps, the two Anbu Ninja flickered and blocked his path once more.
Qian stopped in his tracks and looked at them, the faint smile that had still been on his face vanishing rapidly.
"What? Do you two need something else?"
This time, his tone was clearly no longer as polite as it had been at first.
The two Anbu Ninja also heard the difference in his tone. While raising their guard slightly, they skipped over the matter of the written order and repeated, "The Third personally gave the order. You are to go to the Hokage Office as soon as you return to the village. The Third has matters he needs to ask you about."
This time, the two of them did state the meeting place.
The Hokage Office was indeed a relatively safe place.
Questioning him there meant there truly was no plan to make a direct move on him.
But.
So what?
Qian simply did not want to be questioned like a criminal by the other side, even if Danzo really had been killed by him.
Qian looked at the two of them, completely ignoring the implication in their words and not taking up their lead. Instead, he said directly, "In other words, you really don't have a written order from the Hokage?"
Hearing this, neither of them spoke.
Seeing this, Qian was about to step forward again.
But this time, the two Anbu Ninja both took half a step forward, making it clear through their actions that they would not