The document Xia Yan had seen was nothing other than some of the Anbu's routine assignments and plans.
The Anbu's workload was enormous, and that was no joke. Aside from building up his own strength, Xia Yan had another very important reason for being so eager to expand the Anbu.
He did not want to become bogged down in the Anbu's administrative affairs and effectively imprison himself there.
The Anbu needed more combat personnel so Xia Yan could extend his reach into more places.
And only with more administrative personnel could Xia Yan avoid being buried in a mountain of trivial matters all day.
Petty matters might seem easy and simple, but their sheer volume was almost unimaginable.
For Xia Yan, who had never intended to handle everything personally, their destructive power was even harder to stomach than fighting the Nine-Tails.
He therefore needed more administrative staff to work for him, at least to handle those damned matters that were not important but still had to be dealt with.
Especially as the number of combat personnel increased, such matters would obviously multiply as well. That was why he had proposed sorting out the administrative staff first.
"Still, this doesn't count as a trivial matter. It concerns the Hokage, after all."
Xia Yan's expression shifted slightly, and a smile curled across his lips. He really had not expected to stumble upon something so interesting.
The document was not long, but it was enough to tempt Xia Yan, because it recorded Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision to leave for the Land of Fire's Capital soon to meet the Daimyō.
This was the power of the Anbu!
The Anbu was a department that could keep complete track of the Hokage's movements from beginning to end, even though it was now essentially separate from the Third