Outside, Sakura watched anxiously. She had only meant to sneak in and steal a scroll. Who could have expected the Hokage to be there? If they dragged Lord Minato into trouble over this, they really would have done something wrong.
As she hesitated, Ino stirred in her arms. Sakura looked down and saw Ino slowly lift her head, her face full of fear and guilt.
Ino was only a Genin, and she had little Chakra to spare. She had nearly exhausted it before Uchiha Yin arrived. Now, startled like this, she lost control for an instant, and her Ninjutsu broke.
Uchiha Yin looked at Minato Namikaze, who had woken with a grim expression, and laughed without the slightest sympathy. "You let a child get the better of you? You've really outdone yourself!"
Minato's expression darkened further. At last, he muttered, "If she weren't your student, do you think I'd have let her?"
He went back to his work, looking as though he never wanted to see Uchiha Yin again. Sakura and Ino finally understood: Lord Yin and Lord Minato had known all along. Their faces burned, and they stood there in silence.
With their heads bowed, both girls privately lamented their stupidity. If Lord Minato had not allowed it, Ino could never have trapped him for so long with her current abilities. Perhaps Lord Minato, the Yellow Flash, would never have fallen for the Ninjutsu at all!
Uchiha Yin beckoned them inside. Ino and Sakura knew there was no avoiding it, so they shuffled in.
Meanwhile, Hinata had been chatting with Samui about one thing after another, but Samui soon noticed something was wrong. She knew Hinata well. The girl was honest by nature and hopeless at lying; she had not dared meet Samui's eyes once.
Samui smiled. "Hinata, what