Birth

At the very least, some of Konoha's Anbu affairs outside the village had been handed over by Orochimaru to the Snake Shadow operating beyond its borders, and Hatake Sakumo had once served as Anbu Chief, so he was quite familiar with such matters. Of course, to the outside world, and even to Hiruzen Sarutobi, all of this looked as though Orochimaru had personally taken it over, voluntarily increasing his own workload. "Then... Lord Hokage, thank you!