- All right, Hokage-sama," the official bowed his head.
- That's all well and good, but how did those nukenins manage to infiltrate the village? - The head of the Kurama clan cut in, his lips tightening in frustration. - Or is the barrier with the sensor posts just for show and can't detect a bunch of jonins under their noses?
- We're just getting to that point, Kurama-san," the elder shinobi said, not blinking an eye at the rudeness, "Anbu has conducted a thorough investigation, and the commander is ready to announce the results.
The attendees perked up a bit as the Anbushnik in the Owl Mask rose from his seat at the table. Most of them knew the man behind the mask personally and trusted the professionalism of this shinobi, even if they were forced by protocol to pretend to be strangers.
- Twenty-one Kirigakure shinobi infiltrated Konoha during the Chunin Senbatsu Shiken finals," he began his report, but a wave of cheers among those present, expecting a different answer, caused him to stop.
- What?
- How can this be?
- Where were the Anbu looking?
- And had not been detected for over two months?
- This is a direct violation of the council of the five Kage!
- How could they do that?
Sometimes, powerful assassins weren't much different in their reactions from a crowd of ordinary people, especially to unexpected news.
- Colleagues, why don't we let the commander finish first? - The Hokage even had to tap loudly on the tabletop and raise her voice, calling the Council to order.
- Thank you, Hokage-sama," Owl bowed his head slightly, waiting until the room was silent again, and continued, "the old medical seals of Uzumaki were used to seal the source and limit the flow of chakra to the level of ordinary people, which served to make them invisible to the sensors and barrier designed just for searching large volumes. Given the several tens of thousands of guests during the exam, the delegations from other villages, and the Daimyo's entourage, they had no trouble getting lost in the crowd and avoiding the attention of the Anbu fighters at the entrance to the village. Most of Kiri's jonins specialized in stealthy infiltration and silent assassination, not flashing their faces in the pages of the Book of Search and, with the exception of a couple of people, completely unknown to us.
Even assuming that Kigirakure's jonin population is roughly equal to Konohagakure's, only a very small fraction of them are known on a global level, making it very difficult to identify unless a shinobi has the distinct traits of belonging to a clan like the Hoshigaki or Hyuga.
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