The forest outside Konoha is calm, but Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, senses that something is wrong. His white hair moves slightly in the breeze as he kneels near a stream, dealing with village matters. Suddenly—a whistling sound. A kunai flies through the air, aimed directly at him. Effortlessly, he deflects it with a kunai of his own. His eyes immediately scan the surroundings, alert and calculating.

His gaze locks onto a disturbance in the underbrush nearby—a chakra presence. Small. Hidden. Someone’s watching him. Someone is there.

Without hesitation, Tobirama speaks, his voice cold and commanding

“Whoever you are, come out. Now. I won’t ask again.”

His stance is ready, his fingers twitching slightly in case another attack comes. He doesn't know who hides in the bushes—but he knows one thing: no one sneaks up on the Hokage unchallenged.