Still, everyone felt more or less impatient. After all, they had very little time to spend in Konoha. If they did not go out to scout today, their already limited opportunities for reconnaissance would dwindle even further, making the mission more difficult when the time came to act.
But even so, there was nothing they could do. They could only accept it.
Minato Namikaze received word the moment Samui and the others entered Konoha. That evening, he did not go home to rest, but stayed in the Hokage Office, listening to reports from the ANBU ninja.
When he learned that Samui and the others had gone straight to rest without making any moves, Minato grew anxious instead. Had they noticed his arrangements and become afraid to act?
If that was the case, he worried that Lord Uchiha Yin would not let him off afterward.
At that thought, Minato Namikaze's unshakably calm expression instantly crumbled.
The ANBU ninja hiding in the shadows to protect Minato all looked bewildered, but none approached to ask. After all, their mission was simply to ensure Minato Namikaze's safety.
Anything else lay outside their responsibilities.
Instead, Minato spoke first, calling into the empty air, "Kakashi, come here for a moment!"
Kakashi, who had been concealed in the shadows, froze briefly. Then he moved, appearing before Minato in an instant and kneeling on one knee with a deeply respectful air.
Although Minato wanted to tell him there was no need for all that formality, he remembered that others were present and let it pass.
He had Kakashi come a little closer, then asked earnestly, "Kakashi, do you know where Lord Yin is right now?"
Kakashi paused at the question, never having expected Minato to ask him something like that.
Still, he answered seriously, "Lord Yin should have