Hearing the chubby companion's words, the few of them were quite surprised. Were there other ninjas from their village whom they didn't know?
That's right, these individuals were all ninjas from Konohagakure.
Three days ago, they had been dispatched by the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, to investigate Loulan. According to intelligence reports received by Hiruzen, merchant caravans from the Land of Wind had been spotted in the Land of Water and the Land of Rain.
Chapter 50