Are We in the Wrong Place?

"Ah, finally back." Jiraiya-sensei, Tsunade, and the others who had gone to the Land of Whirlpools appeared at Konoha's gates, weary from travel. However, as if he had sensed something, Dan Katō suddenly halted, his pupils narrowing slightly as he looked down at the ground. Dust on the ground rippled, then drifted up before falling back down in soft flurries. "Dan, what's wrong?" The several jonin behind him also stopped, looking at him with puzzled expressions.