After Nagase accepted the mission, Minato did not let Nagase go out to carry out the mission immediately, but asked Nagase to prepare for it after a few days.
Minato explained: "Although I believe in your ability, Nagasawa, you rarely come into contact with this type of mission after all.
In these three days, I will give you a lot of information about infiltration and stealing secrets, and I will also personally tell you some precautions, so just prepare for it."
Yongze nodded and agreed.
He certainly hadn't done any high-level missions and lacked experience, which he admitted because he was so "ordinary".
This mission is of great importance. It not only affects whether Nagasawa can be promoted quickly, but also is Minato's debut in front of the top leaders as Hokage.
If he failed this time and the Sandai's proposal was implemented, it would definitely have a negative impact on Minato's personal prestige.
Some people may think that although Minato is personally strong, he is not suitable to be Hokage.
So Yongze felt that it was nothing. For such a big thing, it was better to be cautious and make more preparations.
And if he stayed for three more days, he could just go check if Kakashi had learned how to shave.
We can also ask Yanshui and Inuzuka Midori to make some preparations in advance. After all, this is a cross-border mission, and it is about stealing confidential documents such as Anbu information.
When he walked out of the Hokage building, Nagase found that it was already noon, so he went straight to Konoha Commercial Street to buy something to eat.
He lives alone, and since he doesn't like and can't cook, he usually eats out, and occasionally he goes to Minato's house.
A slightly cool autumn breeze blew, blowing the yellow leaves into the air, sparkling in the sun.
However, some people on the street who were still wearing short sleeves didn't care about the invasion of the autumn wind at all, and were still enthusiastically discussing the contract between Konoha and Iwagakure.
"The war is finally over. I heard that the signing of this contract was all thanks to the Sandaime."
"Yes, thanks to the Sandaime, Konoha will finally have peace again. Unfortunately, the Sandaime has abdicated. I wonder if the Yondaime can protect Konoha as well as the Sandaime did."
"It's hard to say. The Yondaime seems to be only 23 years old this year. He is really too young. It's really worrying."
Hearing these discussions, Nagase smiled and shook his head.
The contract was signed thanks to the Sandaime? How dare you say that.
If Minato hadn't killed a large number of Iwagakure jonin and destroyed the enemy's supply routes, how could Iwagakure give up so easily
"But it's not unreasonable to say that it was all thanks to the Sandaime signing the contract. After all, it was that kind of 'contract'." A hint of sarcasm appeared on Nagase's face.
The reason why Iwagakure could accept Konoha’s conditions was because the conditions offered by Konoha were really too good.
There is no need to pay compensation or resources. The Third Hokage said that Konoha forgave Iwagakure for invading the Land of Fire and would not pursue the matter. Iwagakure only needed to cease fire and sign a peace treaty.
Nagase could only be speechless. Given the conditions, if one didn't know, one would have thought that Konoha was the defeated one.
This is equivalent to Konoha being invaded by Iwagakure and winning the battle, which means that they are a big family and a big business, and are too lazy to worry about the losses. They don't want anything and only hope for peace.
Iwagakure: "Is there such a good thing? Then I will definitely sign it."
In fact, Nagase could understand the Third Generation's thoughts a little bit. Maybe he was really tired and didn't want to fight anymore. Besides, a ceasefire was not without any benefits.
But this is not a reason for you to take all the credit for yourself.
Moreover, he let Minato be the Hokage, and he still held so much power and was reluctant to let go, and he called it "Minato is still young."
Yongze shook his head, feeling a little emotional.
We cannot say that Sarutobi Hiruzen is stupid or incompetent. If he were really incompetent, he would not have been able to lead Konoha to win the Second Ninja World War after Tobirama was ambushed and killed, and defend Konoha's reputation as the number one ninja village.
Maybe time really will change everything.
Forcing himself to stop thinking about these troubles, Yongze began to think about what to eat next.
As for Ichiraku Ramen, although it tastes good, I just ate there yesterday and don’t want to go there today.
I feel like eating barbecue at noon is a bit too greasy...
As he was thinking, Nagase found himself walking in front of a dumpling shop without realizing it.
Without hesitation, Nagase walked straight in. He hadn't had dessert for a long time, so it didn't seem impossible to eat dumplings for lunch.
Entering the store, Nagase walked up to the boss panel and said familiarly; "Watanabe, same as always."
Boss Watanabe smiled and said, "Three portions of the extra-ingredient version, right?"
"Of course. Did you forget that I haven't been here for a few days?" Yongze joked with a smile.
"Of course not, after all, it's you, Nagasawa." The boss laughed twice and went to make dumplings with added ingredients for Nagasawa.
He thought that his own dumplings were on the sweet side, but Nagase actually complained that they were not sweet enough.
So he was impressed by Nagaze, and as Nagaze's visits became longer, the two became friends who occasionally joked with each other.
Nagase sat in a random position nearby and waited quietly for his dumplings.
In his previous life, he loved eating all kinds of desserts and paid a heavy price for it. Now in the world of Naruto, with the magical thing called Chakra, he doesn't have to worry about many things anymore.
"Senior Nagase?"
Suddenly, a lively voice came from behind Yongze.
Yongze turned around curiously, and a young man with a bowl-shaped haircut and wearing green tights came into his sight.
"Thank you, Senior Nagase." Might Guy thanked Nagase solemnly.
"Huh?" Nagase was a little confused. He hadn't done anything for Might Guy.
Might Guy explained: "Ever since Kakashi returned to the village, he has been very depressed, and he is only willing to play rock-paper-scissors when challenged.
But after he completed the mission with you, I felt that Kakashi's youth had returned, and he even asked me for advice on taijutsu.
I don't know what you said to Kakashi, but thank you very much!"
“You really are…” Nagase didn’t know what to say for a moment. Kakashi was really lucky to have a friend like Gai.
"Senior Nagase, how did you cheer up Kakashi?" a red-eyed girl sitting next to Kai asked curiously.
She was really curious about how Nagase did it. She, Kai, Asuma and so many others had been trying to guide Kakashi, but Kakashi ignored them.
And Nagase just did a mission with Kakashi, and he actually cheered Kakashi up.
Asuma Gangzitie and others nearby also looked at Nagase with curiosity.
They didn't understand how a mere Chunin like Nagase could cheer Kakashi up.
"How do I cheer up Kakashi..." Nagase fell into thought.
ps: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone,