Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the Cloud Ninja lying on the ground, barely breathing, his face darkening.
Then he glared at the Anbu beside him.
The Anbu hurriedly lowered his head.
"Lord Hokage, our apologies. This was our oversight.
We didn't expect the Cloud Ninja to use Earth Release to bypass our surveillance."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to say more, but Bieshu Feifan interrupted him.
"Brother, enough of that. Your own Anbu said they were Cloud Ninja.
You already knew there were Cloud Ninja in our village, and you still let your guard down?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned livid. He hadn't expected the Cloud Ninja to be so brazen as to openly attack people inside Konoha.
Most importantly, his Anbu had neither stopped Bieshu Feifan's group of three nor kept watch over the Cloud Ninja.
The enemy had no scruples, his teammates were utterly incompetent, and he couldn't keep the idiots in line.
Hiruzen Sarutobi could only feel a headache coming on.
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's dark expression, Bieshu Feifan patted his shoulder.
"Brother, what's wrong?
Why do you look so upset?
We caught all the spies. Why aren't you happy?
Don't tell me these spies are acquaintances of yours?"
Beside them, Might Guy continued using his tempered steel Nunchaku to keep the spies unconscious as he chimed in:
"Lord Hokage, you really know these spies?
Did they trick you?"
Might Duy stood with his hands on his hips, looking very pleased with himself.
He had finally completed a mission that wasn't D-rank, and his eyes were full of longing for Chunin rank.
"Lord Hokage, take a look. What rank are these spies?
Can we get credit for a B-Rank Mission, or an A-Rank Mission?"
Danzo watched the grim-faced Hiruzen Sarutobi, unable to suppress the smile tugging at his lips.
"Lord Hokage,