The exchange was simple: Meihui handed over the captives, and Kumogakure handed over the money. Once the deal was done, Meihui removed the ice encasing the two men, though being frozen for so long had left them in rough shape. The Kumogakure delegation did not dare cause any trouble and took them back to their village for treatment.
After robbing Kumogakure, Meihui prepared to return to Konoha with Kakashi and Might Guy.
Of course, Meihui still had no idea that Konoha was now in a state of emergency. The entire village had been locked down, and they were determined to find the grave robber.
And so the three raced back to Konoha, practically tripping over themselves in their hurry.
At the Konoha Gate, Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki were still diligently standing guard.
When the three returned and saw those two gate guardians, Meihui could not help admiring them a little.
After all, with those two gate guardians around, nothing would ever happen to the Konoha Gate. Back then, the whole village had been flattened, yet the gate had remained intact. That spoke volumes about these two guys' abilities. All joking aside, Meihui really envied their job.
He tilted his head back to look at the sky, then lowered it and sighed.
Meihui remembered how, in his previous life on Blue Star, he had really envied security guards.
He had been very keen on that job. After all, the pay and benefits were decent, there was little to do, and the hours were short. You generally started at seven in the morning and finished at seven in the evening. Most of the time, you just sat in a little booth, sipped some tea, and enjoyed a comfortable life.
Once you handed over your shift to the old man at the