Kurenai Yuhi hurried excitedly to Anyo's home, only to find no one there, and could not help feeling disappointed. Then she remembered that the Third Shinobi World War was over, and her spirits lifted again. That meant he would no longer be out on missions every day, right?
But for several days in a row, every time Kurenai Yuhi came over, all she found was an empty room. Her spirits sank to rock bottom. What was going on? The war was already over, so why had Anyo never come home? What exactly had he gone off to do?
Forget it. She would ask her father.
After returning to Konoha, Shinku had learned most of the details surrounding the Third Shinobi World War. Yet when he heard that Anyo had held Kikyo Mountain and used poison to kill more than twenty thousand Allied Forces troops, he still found it hard to believe.
"Was... was that really that boy's doing?"
"He is no longer a boy," Sarutobi said gravely. "He is the Anbu Chief, holding the position you once held. In Konoha now, his authority is second only to Minato's."
Thinking of how the two important positions of Hokage and Anbu Chief both rested on the shoulders of young men, Shinku could not help admiring Sarutobi's boldness.
"He refuses to tell you how the battle unfolded?"
"Yes, unfortunately." Sarutobi sighed. "I can tell that Anyo has plenty of ideas of his own. I cannot see through him at all. What about you? What do you think of him?"
In the past, Shinku would have said without hesitation that Anyo was a good boy. Now, however, he was at a loss. He shook his head. "I don't know either."
Sarutobi understood how Shinku felt and continued, "I have already officially declared his Anbu