The Anbu Commander's office.
"Kagami! As of today, you're demoted to squad leader!"
"Yellowfish! Pack your things. You're no longer a member of ANBU!"
"Don't forget ANBU's rules. If any information leaks, you'll be held responsible!"
Tenzo's face was so dark it barely looked human. After briefly delivering his orders, he told the two men standing meekly before him to get lost.
"..."
The two veterans could find nothing to say. They stood there for a long while, their mouths moving, but they were still too ashamed to speak.
There was no helping it. The former commander had caught them in the act, and the current commander had witnessed it himself. Even their own people could not plead for them now.
They could only salute Tenzo, then leave the office in silence with heavy steps.
Outside, Kagami walked on silently with his head lowered, while the ninja codenamed Yellowfish was so terrified that his entire body nearly began to shake.
Once the door closed, a smile immediately appeared on Tenzo's dark face.
It had certainly not been easy!
In the past, he would never have had the backing to deal with these two so simply.
The ninja codenamed Kagami belonged to the Sarutobi Clan. He had also earned considerable merit during the Third Hokage's tenure, risking his life countless times.
As for Yellowfish, although his strength and abilities had limited him to being an ANBU squad leader, he came from an incredibly impressive clan-the Shihōin Clan!
That was right. He was a member of the Shihōin Clan!
Although most members of the Shihōin Clan had joined Konoha's Medical Department, a handful were genuinely unsuited to medical work and disliked it, so they had pursued their own paths.
As clan leader, Naraku had not forced them. If they did not want