At his words, a trace of anger appeared on Genji's face, and he asked the Anbu Ninja in a grave voice:
"Is this true?"
Hearing this, the Anbu Ninja immediately lowered their heads and bowed. Their leader admitted his fault outright:
"It is true, but all the Anbu Ninja are conducting searches. We really couldn't spare anyone."
Genji's tone grew even sterner:
"Uchiha Yefeng is an honored guest of Kirigakure. How dare you treat him with such disregard? Go find Mei Terumi, then return to the Anbu to receive your punishment. I'll arrange for someone else to conduct the inspection here."
After speaking, Genji put on an apologetic expression and said to Ye Feng:
"I'm truly sorry. Someone suddenly infiltrated the village, and our shortage of manpower led to this misunderstanding. I apologize to you all on behalf of Kirigakure."
Seeing this, Ye Feng played along and replied:
"It's quite all right. They were doing their duty, and I understand that, but I also have to take responsibility for my family. I hope you'll understand, Lord Genji."
"Yes, yes, of course. We must understand one another. Did you notice anything unusual tonight, Jonin Ye Feng?"
"My wives and I went to bed early. We were only startled awake when your village's Ninja arrived just now, so I really don't know what happened. I wanted to ask your Ninja about it, but I never expected a conflict like this."
"Ah... it's embarrassing to admit, but an enemy infiltrated Kirigakure, and we even let them escape. We truly failed in our duties. Apparently, that person suddenly vanished without a trace. I imagine they used some special means of teleportation."
Ye Feng was inwardly startled by this. When escaping earlier, he had deliberately used Water Release before leaving with Earth Release. He didn't