Once that matter was settled, Uchiha Yin finally revealed why he had come. "I heard someone new is joining ANBU today?"
Kakashi nodded. "Lord Yin, how did you know?" He was astonished that Uchiha Yin knew about such a minor matter. Unless something unusual happened, Yin almost never came here. Why was he suddenly interested in a new recruit?
Yin saw no reason to hide it. "Because that girl is half a student of mine!" Kakashi stared at him in surprise. Everyone in Konoha knew how many students their Hokage had, yet he had no idea when this girl had become one of them.
He kept that question to himself, of course. He would never dare ask Yin directly. Instead, he said in a businesslike tone, "Then, Lord Hokage, would you like to go see her?"
That was exactly what Yin had been waiting for. "Well, since I'm already here, I might as well take a look!"
He rose and headed out. For a moment, Kakashi could not help feeling that official business had merely been Yin's excuse for coming. He had come to see the girl.
Yin made his way over with practiced ease and found Uchiha Izumi standing there nervously. She looked at the seniors around her, plainly at a loss. Uzuki Yugao was among them.
ANBU missions had kept Yugao so busy over the years that she had hardly seen Yin at all. Naturally, she was delighted to find him here.
She gave him a shy smile. "Lord Yin, what brings you here today?"
Yin smiled. "I came to see this girl. All the guidance I've given her over the years has finally paid off, so I wanted to take a look."
Yugao's expression froze for an instant. She had thought Yin might have come to see