Hyuga Akira looked at the two men: a Shinobi from the Inuzuka Clan and another without a clan emblem.
"I belong to Hiruko's squad. Shinobi registration number 005188, Hyuga Akira."
"Hiruko's squad?" The two exchanged a glance and eyed Hyuga Akira doubtfully. "Didn't Commander Hiruko return to Konoha?"
Hyuga Akira was utterly baffled. How had Hiruko lost his authority after just a short absence? Was he really that useless?
He pointed at his eyes, the bulging veins around them clearly visible. "This should prove my identity, right?"
It was precisely because the Hyuga Clan's features were so distinctive that the two had not attacked.
"Come back to the frontline camp with us first." The Shinobi without an emblem was clearly the one in charge.
"No problem." Hyuga Akira nodded. This was a good opportunity to find out what exactly had happened recently.
It had only been less than a month since he interrogated Taira, hadn't it?
Why did it feel as though so much time had passed?
Chapter 103: The war broke out early
"War suddenly broke out two weeks ago," Inuzuka Kiba said as he walked on the left.
"Amegakure declared war on Konoha. More precisely, on the three great nations," said the Shinobi beside him, Konoha Shikaku. "They declared war on Konoha first, fought us for two days, then turned around and declared war on the Lands of Wind and Earth. Right now, their fighting with Sunagakure is the fiercest."
The two flanked him on either side. Although they seemed to be chatting casually with Hyuga Akira, they remained wary of him. At the slightest movement from him, they could subdue him at any time.
"But the ridiculous thing is that Amegakure's leader, Hanzo, actually claimed that Konoha's Chameleon Hermit, Uchiha Akira, killed the previous leader, Shōzō," Inuzuka