Whoosh! Whoosh!
A figure shot out and arrived in Konoha's residential district.
Puff! Puff!
A figure collapsed in a pool of blood.
The Konoha forehead protector on the figure's brow and the flak jacket on the body were exposed.
Qiang looked expressionlessly at the figure on the ground, sealed the room shut, and set the entire room ablaze.
He then concealed his presence and swiftly left the residential district.
Swish! Swish!
"Fire! Put it out!"
"It's Qi Jie's house! Hurry, hurry!"
Before long, residents noticed what had happened.
The residents quickly brought buckets of water from their homes and began putting out the fire.
Puff! Puff!
Soon, through everyone's efforts, the blaze was finally extinguished.
But it was already too late. The entire house had been reduced to charred ruins.
However, the residents soon discovered a corpse pinned beneath the debris.
"What happened? Was it a fire?"
"That can't be right. It's not even the season when fires start easily!"
"Hurry and notify the Military Police Force!"
Not long after the fire was put out, as the residents went to notify the Military Police Force, someone wearing a cat-faced mask descended from the sky.
Looking at the familiar figure on the ground, even this elite ninja, hardened by countless battlefields, shed tears.
"Xiang, I came too late."
As though reflecting his feelings, the sky began to drizzle.
After searching for information nearby in the rain, the ANBU ninja left behind only lingering attachment before resolutely heading in one direction.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
"Qiang, was it you?"
He already had a suspect in mind.
He simply could not be certain yet.
Now, he was going to investigate.
"It's raining."
Tobitake Tonbo looked at the fine rain drifting down from above.
The drizzle fell upon the river, growing heavier and beginning to