"I got it. You can go now."
Tsunade waved him off, too tired to care. She retreated to her bathroom to freshen up. Something's definitely wrong, she thought. Anbu wasn't mobilized, and instead, they sent a regular shinobi to call me in. And now they want me to bring Xin? This isn't normal.
There wasn't much time to think about it, so Tsunade quickly got ready, tied her hair back, and headed over to Xin's place.
Last night's surprise windfall had left Xin grinning in his sleep, but his peaceful dreams were rudely interrupted.
Bang!
The loud crash snapped Xin awake. He bolted upright in bed, while Ophis, curled up beside him, yawned lazily, using her tail as a pillow.
Since it was just Tsunade, Ophis didn't bother alerting Xin. Tsunade, Kushina, Mikoto Uchiha, Nawaki, and Minato all had permission to enter without triggering any alarms. For anyone else, Ophis would've instantly warned him.
"What the hell, Tsunade?! Don't you know how to knock? You have a key, don't you?" Xin groaned, glaring at the busted lock.
"I forgot," Tsunade shrugged nonchalantly. Without waiting, she grabbed Xin by the hand and dragged him out of bed.
"Come on, we need to get to the Hokage's office. Something urgent."
"Urgent? Wait! I haven't even washed up yet!"
"Ugh, damn it!"
Xin barely had time to change out of his pajamas before Tsunade pulled him out the door, still half-asleep.
Tsunade kicked open the Hokage's office door without hesitation and strode in confidently.
"Old man, what's the emergency?" She asked, with a grumpy-looking Xin trailing behind her.
Anyone would be irritated if they were woken up at the crack of dawn, dragged out of bed without being allowed to wash up, and still hadn't had breakfast.
"You two are coming with me to the Interrogation Department," Third Hokage said, skipping any pleasantries as he stood to leave.
Tsunade immediately sensed something serious was happening. "What's going on? What could have escalated to this?"
It couldn't possibly have anything to do with Ophis knocking out those Root agents and snatching the loot, right? Surely the Third Hokage wouldn't be making such a fuss over that... right?
"We've got a problem on the inside," the Third Hokage explained as they walked. "While on a mission, some of our Anbu operatives were killed just after leaving the village. Whoever did it was ruthless-they left no clues behind and even used wild animals to devour the bodies. We found nothing useful at the scene."
The Hokage made no effort to hide the situation from Xin as he continued, "From what we've gathered, this was likely the work of enemy spies from another village. They might have already infiltrated Anbu, so we need to conduct a thorough internal investigation. Your task, along with Tsunade, is to ensure no spies try to attack or flee during the process."
"Dead or alive, it doesn't matter," Hokage added. "Even a corpse can reveal secrets. Especially if it falls into the hands of the Yamanaka clan."
"This situation is that serious?" Tsunade frowned, her brow furrowing.
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