'Interesting. ' Sarutobi sat behind his large desk, a familiar pipe hanging from the corner of his mouth, as he read over the mission report. 'Anything else I should know? Anything omitted from the report? '

Sasuke tensed, hearing the dig for what it was. A challenge. His father was the head of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke grew up surrounded by politics. He knew what hidden meanings, words written between the lines, meant. This wasn't just a question of things that needed to be redacted, it was the Hokage challenging Kakashi, accusing him of hiding information. He could imagine what Kakashi would have hidden. Naruto tapping into Kyuubi's power would be at the top of the list.

'Of course not, Hokage-sama. ' Kakashi could feel the honorific, like sandpaper on his tongue. 'If that's all, the kids are very tired from the journey. I'd like to give them time to rest. '