They were starting with Anbu and Root. Would they move on to suspecting the jonin next? Would they start looking at him too?
Xin mulled it over. The chances of them coming after me... almost zero. He had never been involved with any of the village's barrier nodes, which were usually under the control of Anbu, Root, or former members of those groups.
Xin had always entered the village through the front gate. If it hadn't been for Ophis, he wouldn't even have known there was a way to sneak in and out through the mountains.
As the Third Hokage entered the room, Koharu, Homura, and Danzo arrived with him. Danzo, it seemed, couldn't sit still after losing so much chakra metal. Despite his injuries, he had dragged himself out of the hospital.
The Third Hokage had tried to convince him to go back and rest, but Danzo insisted on participating. After all, the dead men had been his subordinates-it would've been strange if he hadn't been there.
Several unfamiliar jonin and special jonin entered the room shortly after, taking up positions at the entrance to the Interrogation Department, sealing off any possible escape routes. Glancing around, Xin noted that most of the ninjas were faces he didn't recognize.
"Tsunade, do you know any of these guys?" He asked, noticing her frowning in thought.
"I've seen a few of them," She replied quietly. "They're from the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, but I don't run into them often."
Sarutobi and Shimura, huh?
Xin shrugged. Well, that makes sense.
These two clans had tons of ninjas, yet they still claimed to be "Commoners." It wasn't surprising that some of them had been kept in reserve, hidden away from the public eye.
With Anbu under investigation, how many trustworthy people did the Hokage still have at his disposal? If he couldn't even fully trust Anbu, it made sense that he would rely on clan members.
What a waste of time, Xin thought. Why did they drag me out here? I could be sleeping right now.
Once everything was set, the Third Hokage stepped forward, addressing the gathered Anbu and Root operatives with a grave expression.
"As many of you already know, we suffered an attack outside the village last night. Our forces have been infiltrated by spies. These spies are taking advantage of the current crisis to make their move."
The Hokage took a deep breath, his face full of regret. "As Hokage, I take full responsibility for this failure. I should have prevented this from happening."