A breeze gently brushed over their heads.
Hokage Rock was one of Konoha's landmarks, its image constantly etched into the eyes of passersby, simply because those imposing faces made the sky feel so close.
All the streets of Konoha Shinobi Village looked neatly arrayed, blending seamlessly with the roads.
A few days earlier, the Konoha Military Police Force had received intelligence that a girl suspected of being Princess Senju had appeared at the Memorial Stone.
After that, the girl often appeared alone on Konoha's streets.
The Konoha Military Police Force and the Anbu took turns keeping the silver-haired girl under surveillance.
However, after countless consecutive days of surveillance, everyone had come to regard the assignment as a leisurely job where they could slack off.
The silver-haired girl's behavior was perfectly ordinary. She was just... shopping.
She went to the casino because shopping cost money. What came from Konoha went back into Konoha.
After receiving his orders, Uchiha Sumi quickly crossed Konoha Shinobi Village and spotted the distinctive girl at the entrance to a street.
The girl had eyes as red as flames and long silver hair like moonlight. Her sweet, beautiful face was slightly pale, involuntarily reminding people of gleaming snow in the summer heat.
She was just like Princess Senju as described in the history books.
Merely observing her from such a distance...
Uchiha Sumi could not help marveling inwardly.
The outstanding beauty they normally knew always brought to mind things from everyday life.
Upon closer inspection, anyone could find similarities between ordinary beauties and ordinary people, but this silver-haired girl inspired nothing but a sense of beauty.
Whether the silver-haired girl before him was speaking to others, casually eating, or walking as swiftly as the wind, her actions struck Uchiha Sumi as something from another dimension.
It was