The Anbu had their own mission. Xia Yan really had not lied to Shikaku Nara about that.
What Xia Yan had not told him, however, was that the man carrying out that mission was an old acquaintance of Shikaku Nara's!
Nara Shikashiro sat calmly in the Tsuchikage's office, but inside, he had lost all will to live.
He distinctly remembered Xia Yan promising that there would not be many missions requiring him to pose as a newspaper staff member, but now that promise seemed worth less than hot air.
He had practically been pinned down in the Land of Grass. Although he could always return to Konoha to rest, he still spent most of his time in the Land of Grass.
And this time was even more outrageous. He actually had to travel to Iwagakure in the Land of Earth himself and meet Ōnoki alone!
The danger of a mission like this was simply unimaginable. One careless move, and he might die in this damned place, never to return to Konoha.
Why am I doing Anbu work? No, wait, I was in the Administrative Affairs Office within the Anbu. How did I turn into a frontline Shinobi?
Nara Shikashiro was utterly bewildered. His director really was far too heartless.
Did he really just work anyone he found useful into the ground without a second thought?
Still, he could only grumble inwardly. He knew Konoha had officially gone to war with Kumogakure, and his own mission carried considerable weight.
"Mr. Rokujō." Just then, a Stone Ninja appeared beside him. "Lord Tsuchikage has time to see you now."
"All right, understood." Nara Shikashiro immediately stood up, then followed the Stone Ninja into the office.
Rokujō had visited the Hokage's office, but he had never been inside another village's Kage's office. This was