It had taken no small effort to get Hinata to look at him normally again, and only then did Tahm let out a sigh of relief.
Just as he was preparing to pack up and head to school with Hinata, Anbu ninja suddenly appeared at the Hyuga household and explicitly demanded that Tahm come with them to meet the Third Hokage.
Though he found it strange that the Third Hokage was in such a hurry to see him, Tahm still told Hinata to go to the Ninja Academy for class first before following the Anbu ninja to the Hokage's Office.
Along the way, Tahm felt that something was off. Not only were the Anbu ninja watching him as if he were a thief, even pedestrians on the street pointed at him and showed worried, frightened expressions.
A giant toad more than two meters tall was admittedly a little frightening, but I had been wandering around Konoha for so long. Are you only realizing it now?
With black lines all over his head, Tahm entered the Hokage's Office, where the atmosphere was even more suspicious.
The old Third Hokage merely stared grimly at the laptop in front of him, showing barely any reaction even when Tahm entered.
Although the Shinobi World already had computers and the internet, and they were fairly popular in prosperous villages like Konoha, the old-school ninja did not much like using such tools for one reason or another.
The Third Hokage had always insisted on working with paper and pen and had never even set up a computer. Why had he suddenly started modernizing his office?
"You're here." The Third Hokage's voice was somewhat low, making Tahm feel uncomfortable all over.
"Is something wrong?" Tahm had a bad feeling.
The Third Hokage spoke again, now with a