Before long, Richuan Taiban was summoned to the frontline command tent.
Nara Headquarters carefully compared Richuan Taiban with the portrait on the missing-person notice.
They were the same person.
"Richuan Chunin, take a look at this."
With that, he handed the missing-person notice to Richuan Taiban.
Richuan Taiban looked it over, his face flushing red.
"Commander, I don't know who's spreading rumors about me.
But I think there's probably a conspiracy behind this."
Nara Headquarters nodded.
"We also think something's off. Why would someone target a Chunin?
Richuan Chunin, have you discovered anything new lately?
Or noticed any unusual details?
Any people or incidents, for example?
Think carefully. You must have stumbled across something."
Richuan Taiban agreed with that guess.
So he racked his brains for a long time, but couldn't think of anything amiss.
These past few days, Richuan Taiban had either been patrolling or guarding the logistics camp.
Otherwise, he had been helping move things.
He had mostly stayed around the camp. There had been nothing special.
But after hearing Richuan Taiban's account, Nara Headquarters's expression shifted slightly.
Judging by Richuan Taiban's circumstances, there was probably a spy in Konoha's camp.
And Richuan Taiban had inadvertently seen something that could expose them.
So Richuan Taiban was placed under surveillance in hopes of luring out the spy.
Meanwhile, Bieshu Feifan's group of three had distributed countless missing-person notices.
But no one had found Richuan Taiban.
The weather had grown colder. The three sat around in a heated room at the Daquan Noble's Residence, each doing their own thing.
"This beef is excellent."
"Yeah. Feifan really has connections.
I heard this is highland beef from the Land of Lightning. Even money can't always buy it."
"Hahahaha, of course! Once I become Hokage,
I'll make the Land of Lightning offer this