Leaving the command headquarters, Sarutobi Song stood in the pouring rain and rubbed his face hard. His dark face was rubbed red.
How had he ended up with such a damn case?
He had thought it was a good assignment, but it turned out to be a fucking bottomless pit. Caught between a group of big shots, he could not please either side.
Huff...
Standing in the heavy rain, Sarutobi Song exhaled a cloud of hot breath and tried hard to calm himself and keep his mind clear.
After standing in the rain for a long while, Sarutobi Song finally headed alone toward the medical room.
He planned to meet Jingyi privately and have a proper talk.
"A visitor has arrived."
With a faint smile at the corner of his lips, Orochimaru glanced at the drenched Sarutobi Song and thought back carefully.
"I remember you. You were one of the people responsible for guarding the old man's residence. I didn't expect him to send you to the front lines."
"..."
Sarutobi Song felt extremely awkward. He had not expected Jingyi to see him immediately after receiving the notice. What made him even more uncomfortable was that Orochimaru was here too.
Although their cooperation had ended, Orochimaru still liked coming to Jingyi whenever he had no mission.
"What does Senior want with me?"
Jingyi looked over the list in his hand without any intention of inviting him to sit.
The reason Sarutobi Song had come was obvious.
They were already at odds, so why bother being polite?
Especially after Orochimaru had pointed out his identity.
A member of the Sarutobi Clan responsible for guarding the clan grounds—wasn't that basically the clan's private force?
The Third Hokage was truly interesting. Rather than mobilizing the Anbu, he had sent clan members over. Yet