Konoha's dango really were famous. Three-color dango, for instance, were a favorite of many ninja.
Xia Yan remembered Orochimaru's female disciple Anko being a die-hard fan of three-color dango.
Unfortunately, Xia Yan had never actually eaten them.
Although he had bought plenty as a child, they had mostly been for other people.
His deskmate in particular seemed to cheer up with a single skewer of dango whenever something upset her.
Thinking of his childhood, Xia Yan couldn't help smiling.
Back then, Xia Yan had neither his current strength nor his current position.
But he had to admit that he had been happy then, because he hadn't needed to think about so much, and life hadn't put much pressure on him.
Happy though those days had been, Xia Yan had never thought about returning to them.
People always kept moving forward. The beauty of the past would only inspire him to create an even better future!
Before long, Xia Yan brought Renka to the Dango Shop.
He also noticed quite a few people around them heading toward the shop after he appeared.
Clearly, the Senju Four-Man Team were reliable.
Although he was nominally here to speak with Senju Renka alone, their business actually involved secrets within the Anbu.
Xia Yan wasn't in the habit of plotting out loud, and he had such an enormous secret force as the Anbu at his command.
It would be a waste not to "abuse his authority for personal gain" a little. It wasn't his first time, anyway.
"Owner, bring us some of your specialty dango."
After entering, Xia Yan casually found a decent seat and sat down, not forgetting to order something he had often ordered before.
"Sure, coming right up!" The owner was a middle-aged man, and he answered with a smile.
But when