Stepping into the territory of the Oni Country again, this should be the second time in life.

Unlike Konoha villages, which still have traditional systems, there are also abundant greenery, but Shikamaru still feels that the industrial atmosphere here is too strong at first glance.

The high-rise buildings that you can't see at all in Konoha Village, as well as all kinds of steel and concrete buildings, are a fact.

I always feel that in this kind of place, it is not easy for ninjas to manage law and order.

Therefore, the country of ghosts has very relaxed conditions for the recruitment of personnel in the garrison, as long as they can use chakra roughly and have stronger force than ordinary people.

Force can cause destruction, but it can also give birth to order, and this is no different from country to village.

If we want to solve the contradictions between people, the means of force will always be the bottom line that must exist.

Therefore, at the platform of the train station, you can also see a large number of members of the Oni no Kuni Garrison Force, who work in groups of two to carry out daily patrol work in the vicinity.

However, because it was a special car, the location of the platform where Shikamaru and the others came down hardly saw tourists, only Konoha and the envoys of the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire got together, frequently attracting people from other platforms to turn their eyes over and observe the actions of Shikamaru and others.

The head of the envoy group of Konoha Village is Shikaku, the head of the upper ninja squad, and the head of the emissary group of the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire is an official who is over fifty years old.

According to Shikamaru's understanding, the other party has always been responsible for the diplomacy of the Fire Country, and often goes to other countries, meets with high-level officials of other countries, and even takes photos with the daimyo of various countries many times.

Before they could wait long on the platform, a government official from the Oni Country came over with a smile, followed by two military ninjas as escorts.

These two Oni no Kuni ninjas, who belong to the military, are wearing heavy silver-gray chakra armor and holding a heavy gun in their hands, and the all-metal texture looks very heavy. These two people are fully armed, and they inadvertently give people a strong sense of intimidation, so that those who want to come up and join in the fun suddenly stop moving forward.

In fact, seeing these two heavily armed Oni no Kinoku ninjas, the faces of several Konoha ninjas behind Shikaku looked slightly unnatural. Even the accompanying Ape Fei clan was forbearing, and there was a touch of caution in their expressions.

They are all Konoha ninjas who have experienced the fourth ninja war, and they can absorb chakra, chakra armor that can block ordinary ninjutsu and ninja equipment, and the kind of heavy firearms that can continuously spray 'fire escape' attacks as long as they press the switch to ensure that the chakra is sufficient, giving them a great psychological shadow.

As long as the upper ninja is equipped with such a ninja equipment, the destructive ability on the battlefield will be greatly improved, and a squad can be severely damaged in an instant. If there is no plural upper ninja of the same level to suppress it, it will have to be filled with a lot of human lives.

Such an existence, as long as there are more than a dozen people, even in a melee of considerable scale, it is enough to tilt the balance of victory in favor of the country of ghosts.

And the chakra armor, as well as the kind of 'flamethrower' that can fire fire uninterruptedly, belong to the strictly controlled products of the Oni Country, and are not sold to the public.

This made Konoha and other ninja villages who wanted to buy and arm their ninjas after the war feel extremely regretful.

As soon as the officials of the Oni Country came up, they greeted Lu Jiu and the head of the Daimyo Mansion Envoy Group for a while.

If you want to say how familiar you are, there is actually not much familiarity between the two sides, after all, they will only meet when they are on an envoy, and at most they belong to the level of 'understanding'.

However, according to etiquette, Shikaku, who represents Konoha, and the officials of the Daimyo Mansion, who represents the Land of Fire, also deal with it with a smile and mingle with the officials of the Government of the Land of Demons.

Looking at the 'hypocrisy' between adults, they want each other to die immediately, but they still have to maintain a warm and kind smile, even though they know that this is a skill that must be learned in the process of growing up, Shikamaru still feels that it is troublesome to get along with each other.

Fortunately, the time for this kind of shouting lasted for a short time, and it was over in less than two minutes, and everyone walked towards the VIP exit of the platform under the leadership of the officials of the Oni Country.

While tempted to take some action right away, Shikamaru knew it wasn't the best time to just follow the team.

About half an hour later, I came to the hotel chain that received the envoys of various countries.

"It's you."

It was a woman who was bigger than Shikamaru who spoke.

Shikamaru recognized the identity of the other party at first sight, the eldest daughter of the fourth generation of Kazekage Raksha of Sand Hidden Village-Temari.

Although his hair was shorter than before, his face was much more mature, and his eyes gradually became more stable than an adult, Shikamaru recognized the other party's identity for the first time.

What a hassle...... As soon as this sentence reached Shikamaru's mouth, he was swallowed back by Shikamaru and couldn't say it.

His intuition told him that if he said such a thing to a girl at this time, something terrible would happen.

However, Shikamaru was still a little surprised to see Temari here.

But since the other party appears here, it means that the other party's purpose here is the same as that of the Konoha ninja.

"Are you also here for the Oni no Kuni Maiden Rite Ceremony?"

Shikamaru asked aloud.

"yes, I just came out for a ride, and it seems that your purpose is the same."

Temari nodded.

"What about the other two, then?"

Shikamaru didn't see Kankuro and Iaira next to Temari.

In his memory, he remembered that the three had always been inseparable.

"The two of them, they're resting upstairs. Okay, I still have something to do here, let's talk about it when I have time. ”

With that, Temari left the hall and headed upstairs.

"I can't see it, Shikamaru, you also hooked up with a girl from Shayin Village."

Ino patted Shikamaru on the shoulder, and he didn't know whether to be happy or teasing, and laughed secretly.

"Don't talk nonsense, there's nothing between me and her, we just happen to know each other."

"But I remember that when you were taking the middle ninja exam, you saved someone once."

Ino talked about it.

"It's all old stuff, I've forgotten it for a long time. Alright, let's hurry up and put the salute in the room. ”

Shikamaru urged.

"That's right. However, can you really meet Sakura here? ”

Ino thought of something, looked down at his feet, his eyes darkened, and his tone was full of doubt about himself.

Ding Ji's action of eating snacks couldn't help but slow down, and he looked at Shikamaru, hoping that he would have an idea.

"Only God knows. But since we're still in the world of ninjas, it's only a matter of time before we run into them. However, the real problem comes after encountering it, and it's better not to get your hopes up for some fantasies......"

Shikamaru dropped the sentence, took the salute, and walked towards the passage on the other side of the hall.

Ino and Ding Ji looked at each other, and had no choice but to follow Shikamaru's footsteps.

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"So, did the guys from Konoha arrive too?"

In the rooms of the inn is a resting spot in the sand.

From Temari's mouth, it was learned that the Konoha ninja were gathering in the hall downstairs, and Kankuro, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, showed a funny smile.

Because of the alliance, Konoha and Sha Yin have established diplomatic relations for many years, and over the years, the relationship has been harmonious.

Even in the previous Fourth Ninja World War, it was the same as advancing and retreating.

"The leader of the team is Konoha's upper ninja squad leader, Nara Shikaku, who is a heavyweight."

Temari said.

Listening to Temari and Kankuro in the room communicating with each other, Iaira was unmoved by the window position.

As always, carrying a heavy gourd behind him, his height can be said to have grown a lot compared to before, but the indifference between his eyebrows is deeper than before.

His brow furrowed tightly, as if he had a shackle that he couldn't let go.

This made Temari and Kankuro on the side sigh when they saw it.

Although their father Luo Sha has somewhat recognized some wrong education methods in the past over the years, the cause and effect of the matter have been planted, even if they want to make up for some regrets in the past, the 'hatred' between father and son is by no means so easy to eliminate.

Let me Ai Luo come out this time, maybe I don't have the idea of letting him come out to relax.

And this is also some insignificant compensation that the Wind Shadow can make.

Otherwise, as a pillar force of Shayin's human pillar, it is absolutely impossible to be so free in action.

"I love Luo, this city is very beautiful, do you want my sister to take you out to play later? If there's anything you want to buy, just talk to your sister. ”

Temari came to my Airo's side, slowing down his tone as much as he could, showing his tenderness.

This made Kankuro, who was sitting on the bed board, very surprised.

To my Airo is all kinds of understanding, gentle and soft-spoken, and meticulous care.

But for his younger brother, he always speaks rudely, and even when he is unhappy, it is possible to beat him directly.

This made Kankuro complain in his heart.

I must have picked up my brother from the trash.

I just stared at Tara and turned to take a step.

"I'll go out for a walk."

After saying that, he opened the door and left, so that Temari and Kankuro, who remained in the room, couldn't help but glance at each other.

"He went out alone...... It shouldn't get in the way, right? ”

Kankuro hesitated for a moment and asked the question.

"Stupid, of course there will be problems, you hurry up and go out!"

Temari looked at Kankuro with a serious face.

"Why don't you go?"

Kankuro subconsciously retorted.

"Huh? What did you say? Do you want to tell me again? I've noticed that you've been a lot bolder lately! ”

Temari grabbed Kankuro's collar directly, lifted his body off the bed, and forcibly made contact with his gaze.

Kankuro swallowed.

"I—I know, don't hold on to my clothes like that. Really, you know that you call me. ”

Whoever marries this female tyrannosaurus in the future will definitely be unlucky. Kankuro is so sure.

"If something happens to my Airo, I'll hang you from a telephone pole outside for the night, and I'll do what I say."

Temari's faint words came, which made Kankuro shiver directly, and ran out of the door in a panic to chase after my Airo's figure.

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"Is there something wrong? How did Shayin Village send out the human pillar force? ”

Ayane, who came to the garrison building to handle official business, saw that the name of Iaro was on the list of people who participated in the shrine maiden coming-of-age ceremony in Sand Hidden Village, and she was speechless.

You must know that the security of the shrine maiden on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony is handled by the garrison.

Now that Shayin Village has sent people to Zhuli, isn't this more difficult for her work in disguise?

Although it is not difficult for a tailed beast of this level to go berserk and suppress it with her strength, the question is, who will be okay and play with the tailed beast? And before that, the rampage of the tailed beast Chakra will definitely cause irreparable damage to the cities of the Oni Country.

If it weren't for the fact that it was impossible for the Sand Hidden Village to add trouble to the Oni Country in such a stupid way, Ayane would have thought that the Sand Hidden Village was deliberately here to find fault.

After all, it's just one head and one tail, and it's not a perfect human pillar force, let alone an oversized tailed beast like the Nine-Tails, and there are too many means that the Ghost Country can target.

"So, Minister, do you want to keep an eye on Shayin's people?"

The debriefing Shangnin asked.

"Of course, keep an eye on it. Although the likelihood of a rampage is low, it is not impossible. From the garrison, pull out the ninjas of the Uchiha and the Uzumaki clan, and let them monitor the movements of the Sand Hidden Pillar Force twenty-four hours a day. If the other party has potential safety hazards, don't tell him, just take him down. ”

The tailed beast's rampage did not happen overnight.

Because the tailed beast completely goes berserk, it will cause life danger to the human pillar force, so, in many cases, it takes time for the tailed beast to completely erode the heart of the human pillar force and let the power fully manifest. And at this time, as long as targeted means are used, the tailed beast can be stopped from eroding the heart of the human pillar force and preventing its chakra from leaking.

Therefore, sending Uchiha ninjas, who can restrain tailed beasts, and Uzumaki ninjas who have sealing skills, is the best way to prevent hidden dangers.

With the arrival of the shrine maiden's coming-of-age ceremony, her work has also become very busy, and she has no time to monitor the Ichi-Tai human pillar force.

And even if she is free, if she does it as her and lets other countries know, she will probably laugh off her big teeth and think that there is no one in the country of ghosts.

After all, just monitoring the Tailed Beast, not suppressing the Tailed Beast's rampage, this is a different thing.

"Yes!"

The reporting Kamishinobi was ordered to go down quickly and follow Ayane's order to organize the ninjas of the Uchiha and Uzumaki clans in the garrison, and let them form a monitoring team to closely monitor the movements of the Ichio Pillar Force during the Sand Hidden Ninja's stay in the country of Oni.

After the shinobi left, Ayane checked out the other work.

The coming-of-age ceremony of the main vein shrine maiden,To be honest,During this period,The country of ghosts will become very busy.。

If you still maintain the posture of a small country as in the past, then naturally there is no need to be too cumbersome, and you only need to go through an internal process. Anyway, at that time, the country of ghosts didn't have much of a presence in the ninja world, and it was only because of the existence of the shrine maiden that it retained its status as a neutral country. The coming-of-age ceremony of the main vein witch is estimated to be only paid attention to by the natives.

But now that the country of ghosts is a member of a big country, the coming-of-age ceremony of the monarch of a country will be looked down upon by other countries if it is held too coldly.

Although it will not really be looked down upon, it will leave the impression of being rude to countries.

Moreover, if the shrine maiden coming-of-age ceremony is held successfully, it can further unite the hearts of the people of the Oni Country.

Based on this situation, the issue of organizing the order of the day is the top priority facing the garrison at the moment.

As long as the slightest accident happens on that day, it will leave an indelible stain.

Therefore, those who have recently entered the country will be subject to strict scrutiny.

People with potential safety hazards such as Renzhuli must be monitored 24 hours a day.

"Sure enough, it's better to work with Liuli, this time must be at home, a leisurely time to kill time."

Ayane was a little sullen.

Although he was promoted to the position of head of the garrison, this was only based on the arrangement of her husband Shiraishi.

From the beginning, she wasn't interested in the high position that everyone wanted.

Because of the attention of everyone, enjoying the awe and envy of everyone does not bring her any sense of achievement.

If you want to talk about the sense of excitement, that is the moment when you are dominated by her husband Shiraishi, the emotions that burst out, that is the incomparable satisfaction and pleasure.

Therefore, apart from wasting her own time, this position is not at all beneficial to her.

In contrast, although Liuli has only one position in the military, there is only one position as the president of the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce.

But in the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, there is no need for Liuli to come forward, her parents, who have retired to the position of vice president, will take care of everything for her.

And their own parents...... My father died early, and my impression is already very thin, and now I basically don't have this person in my memory. has already shed blood for the Zong family and dedicated his life...... As for whether it is active or passive, it is unknown.

My mother's relationship with her was not good, and even if she had eased over the years, she saw each other only a handful of times a year. And not only does he have no talent in ninjas, but he also doesn't have the ability to manage.

Thinking of this, Ayane couldn't help but press the landline next to her.

"Mom?"

On the other end of the landline, about ten seconds later, the voice of his son Cai sounded.

"Acai, are you home now?"

Ayane gathered the sorted documents into a stack, stood them up, tapped them on the table a few times, and casually asked Aya on the other end of the landline.

"Yes. Mom, is there anything you can do? ”

Aya can't help but have some doubts about her mother Ayane coming to her at this time.

"Speaking of which, you're going to take the Shinobi test this year, right?"

"Yes."

Cai replied.

"Then, after a trip to the garrison building, I have some things to take care of here. It just so happens that I'm going to see if you're eligible to participate in the Shinobi test now. ”

After saying that, without waiting for Cai's response, Ayane hung up the landline, and then let out a long sigh.

Sure enough, at this time, the son is the mother's warm padded jacket.

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Konoha.

A training ground built on the Forest of Death is full of large, regular circular craters, in which wisps of light smoke float into the sky.

At this moment, an incomparably terrifying explosion suddenly sounded in the exercise ground.

The white hurricane raged and blew wind blades that reflected dazzling light, destroying the entire land.

Countless clouds of dust and smoke blew around with the storm, and even the nearby woods were affected, and they began to tremble and shake uneasily.

When the dust and smoke cleared, a regular circular pit with the same surrounding area appeared on the ground.

A figure stood in the circular pit, the ribbon of the forehead guard fluttered in the wind, and the whole person stood in the pit, posing in a thinking posture, as if he was thinking, and the inspiration for ninjutsu was released at that moment just now. But maybe it was that the inspiration was too difficult to grasp, so after thinking about it for a while, I still couldn't grasp the important trick.

"Hey, Naruto."

There was a shouting in my ears.

The figure in the pit, that is, Naruto, couldn't help but raise his head and look towards the edge of the pit.

Captain Amazo was standing there, waving to himself, looking like he had something to explain to him.

Naruto gave up thinking, his body jumped easily, and the next moment, he suddenly appeared next to Tenzo.

"What's the matter, Captain Yamato? I'm cultivating at a critical moment now, didn't I say that there is nothing important, don't come and bother me? ”

Naruto seemed a little concerned about Tenzo's behavior of disturbing him.

"Well, I'm bothering you at this time, of course, because of an important matter. Moreover, you injected chakra nature changes into the spiral pill, haven't you completed it until now? It doesn't matter if it's late. Anyway, your current strength has surpassed that of me as the captain. ”

Tenzo looked helplessly at Naruto in front of him.

To say that Naruto's biggest growth before was not the drastic change in height, not the maturity of his appearance, but the leap in strength.

As far as Tenzo knew, a year ago, Naruto had initially mastered the immortal art of Mount Myogi.

Now it is even more practice, injecting nature changes into A-grade ninjutsu spiral pills.

This is something that the four generations of Hokage have not been able to complete completely, and if Naruto can do this, there is no doubt that there will be another leap in strength.

As for how strong Naruto is now, to be honest, as the leader of the Shinobi, Tenzo is already a little incomprehensible.

"That's why I'm practicing here, just to complete the chakra nature change of the Spiral Pill as soon as possible." Even so, being disturbed is being disturbed, Naruto quickly cleaned up his mood, and he didn't blame Tenzo for such a thing, and asked, "However, what you said is important...... What is it? ”

"It's a new teammate."

Tenzo smiled mysteriously.

"New teammates?"

Naruto was stunned.

Probably didn't expect Tenzo to say that this would be the case, and Naruto didn't react for a while.

"Yes, after all, there are only three people in the seventh class now, and considering the balance of the team, of course a fourth person should be arranged. Although he had not been able to find a good candidate before, Hokage-sama's side seemed to have found an excellent replacement. The left well has passed, and now let's go too. ”

Tenzo said with a smile.

"Oh, oh."

Naruto flickered, and the fourth person in the team ......

To be honest, this thing was a bit of a shock.

For two consecutive years, the seventh class has been carried out by three people, and I didn't expect that a fourth person would be inserted at this time.

"Speaking of which, does Captain Yamato know who the fourth person is?"

On the way to the Hokage Building, Naruto asked who the fourth person in Tenzo was.

"We'll know when we get there."

Tenzo pretended to be mysterious and didn't reveal it, but just quickened his pace.

Naruto had no choice but to chase after him.

It's just that my heart is a little heavy.

But I also know that now is not the time to be sentimental, so I quickly cleaned up the loss in my heart.

The exercise ground is not too far from the Hokage Building, about ten minutes away.

Coming to the office where the Hokage was, as Tenzo said, Sakai had been waiting here for a long time.

In the past two years, the other party's height and appearance have changed slightly.

The only thing that hasn't changed is probably the fake smile on his face.

"Captain, Naruto."

Zuo Jing smiled and nodded.

Naruto pursed his lips, even though he already recognized in his heart that this guy was also his companion, the smirking face still made him feel unpleasant to see.

And Zuo Jing was not surprised, laughing and not speaking.

"It's all here, you three."

The owner of the office, the fifth Hokage Tsunade, spoke up.

"Tsunade-sama, that, who is the fourth person you are talking about?"

Naruto came up and asked the question, apparently the fourth person who was going to be inserted in the seventh class made him intensely curious.

"Let me start with that, Sakura is a very good ninja. It's not easy to find a ninja to replace her. ”

Naruto's subconscious meaning is that if he is too weak, he is not qualified to join the seventh class.

"Don't worry, I can guarantee it. Well, you come in. ”

With a thud from Tsunade, the side door of the office was opened.

Not only Naruto and Tenzo, but even Sakai couldn't help but look there.

A figure walked out of the side door.

A teenage girl.

Under the beautiful orange hair, there is a childish temperament on the round cheeks, and there is also a surging blush.

"Uh...... Child? ”

Naruto was taken aback when he saw the girl, who was only a little taller than his shoulders.

This is the fourth person who is about to be incorporated into the seventh class?

Too young, right?

It feels like Naruto is very much like himself four years ago, a fledgling who has just graduated from a ninja school......

"I'm not a child, I'm already a middle ninja!"

Perhaps stimulated by Naruto's words, the girl immediately raised her eyebrows, emphasizing in a heavy tone that she was a shinobi.

"Nakashinobi? Fake, right? ”

Hearing this, Naruto's jaw dropped in shock.

Only then did I realize that the dress on the girl's body was not simple.

It is the dress of the dark part.

Although he didn't wear a mask, the color of his outfit and the style were very similar to the clothes of the dark part, and if he didn't distinguish them carefully, he would think that the other party was a ninja of the dark part.

Her sparkling eyes revealed a strong sense of confidence.

Even if it's a small child, it's not your average child.

"Humph!" The girl snorted lightly: "In the world of ninjas, strength is everything, and age is not a problem at all, Naruto-senpai." Ah, no, I'm a middle ninja, and you're still going to be a ninja. ”

Poof!

Naruto sensed a strong malice from the mysterious girl.

What a hateful fellow!

That's right, although his strength has become much stronger in the past two years, and he already has the ability to fight with his upper ninja, but in terms of administrative rank, he is still a genuine lower ninja.

As a junior, Hinoko, strictly speaking, is his superior!

Regarding the girl's self-evaluation, Tsunade also nodded in approval and said, "That's right, Naruto, you can't judge the strength of a ninja by your appearance and age. Although Hinoko is only twelve years old this year, she is already a candidate in the dark department. All of this is what she has achieved in her own right. ”

"Shadow Alternate?"

Tenzo, who had known about this for a long time, just shrugged his shoulders.

And Naruto and Sakai are full of incredibleness.

At the age of twelve, it was just a matter of becoming a middle ninja, but it turned out to be a candidate in the dark department...... This is not an honor that ordinary ninjas can obtain.

My Healing Game

It also means that the other party can turn from an ordinary middle ninja to a member of the Hokage's direct force at any time.

Ordinary ninjas definitely don't have such abilities.

"Still, Hinoko...... It's a cute name. ”

Naruto said.

"Hehe, just like in the intelligence, I don't know how to grasp the girl's mind. Ninjas can't be described as cute, stupid senpai. ”

Hinoko's beautiful face was full of ridicule and ridicule.

“…… Captain Yamato, can I beat her up? ”

Naruto didn't laugh.

"It's really hard to do, and I'm the next teammate."

Tenzo smiled bitterly.

"Where's this like a teammate? No matter how you look at it, it's a disobedient bear child, right? And does she really have what it takes to join Class Seven? ”

Naruto pointed at Hinoko.

It's really that the other party's age is too young, and he looks no different from a rookie who has just graduated from a ninja school.

"What is the strength to join the seventh class? If it weren't for Hokage-sama's arrangement, I wouldn't want to join the seventh class, which always has a rebellion. ”

Hinoko's words made Naruto even more furious.

"What did you say?"

It's definitely a taboo in Naruto's heart.

"Whether it's Kakashi Hachiki and Sasuke Uchiha who defected, or Sakura Haruno, who later came, they're just traitors to Konoha...... Am I wrong? ”

Hinoko showed no signs of Naruto's anger.

In her slender eyes, people can feel her tenacious and firm will.

"Damn!"

Naruto clenched his fists, and although the other party was telling the truth, he ......

"I won't allow you to insult them!"

"So, do you want to defend the forbearance? Hokage-sama, I think the other party's thoughts have seriously violated the safety of the village, and this kind of guy who doesn't understand his position is better off being imprisoned in prison for labor reform. ”

Hinoko suggested to Tsunade in a cold tone.

“…… Both of you give me a stop. ”

Tsunade had a headache to stop the farce.

However, Naruto and Hinoko stared at each other, both of them looking at each other unpleasantly.

"Huo Yezi, the situation in the seventh class is a little special, you can take care of it a little."

Tsunade shook his head helplessly.

Then, she looked at Naruto and said, "You too, Naruto, don't be angry with your juniors. Although Hinoko's words were a little ugly, they were not wrong. I can't say more about some things, but you actually know it in your heart...... Forget it, in short, Huo Yezi is the fourth person in the seventh class, from today onwards, you guys should have a good run-in. ”

Naruto wanted to say something, but Tenzo pressed Naruto's shoulder and swallowed back the words he wanted to say.

"So, we're going to take our leave, Hokage-sama."

With that, he left the room with Naruto.

Sakai smiled at Hinoko, and Hinoko smiled back, but there was a deep vigilance and vigilance in his smile towards Sakai, a ninja from the roots.

The two of them followed in the footsteps of Tenzo and Naruto, and left the office one after the other.