Among the higher-ups of Konoha, who has the darkest thoughts?
Haruno Sakura pondered this question while making her way to the Ninja Academy.
It was the weekend, so after training with Naruto, Ino, and others, they had parted ways, and she headed to the Ninja Academy, planning to ask Iruka about some matters.
It was impossible to go directly to the Hokage, after all, she was not familiar with the Third Hokage, and it would be odd to suddenly ask Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Who are the higher-ups of Konoha?"
It would probably make Sarutobi Hiruzen feel strange and also alert the hidden hand behind the clone of her body.
The loss outweighed the gain!
However, by beating around the bush with teacher Iruka, perhaps she could get the answers she wanted.
The gates of the Ninja Academy were wide open on the weekend since many of the students would play ninja games in the playground or practice taijutsu.
Most of them were of civilian birth.
