Laziness is common to all people.
Human beings are reluctant to move once they are free, especially when they have nothing to worry about.
This problem is most vividly reflected in Uchiha Tatsu, otherwise he would not have stayed in the ninja school for five years, even though Teacher Nishimura had hinted several times that he could graduate early.
However, it is impossible to advance in advance. If it were not for the war, Uchiha Tatsumi would be ready to unlock the title of "The Strongest Genin".
This is much more satisfying than the Konoha Lightning Belt, and it also has a sense of accomplishment.
"So, people are forced out."
The Third Hokage took a long drag on his pipe and then said these words.
"...?" Uchiha Tatsumi pretended not to understand, showing a very confused expression.
The Third Hokage sighed. At this age, he did not have the ability to pretend to be stupid. Today's children are really amazing...
Although he thought so in his heart, he was not prepared to continue playing dumb, but directly showed his cards:
"Chen, how long has it been since your first team performed a mission?"
This is indeed what happened.
Uchiha Tatsumi smiled awkwardly and said, "It didn't take long."
"Well... it didn't take long, but it's already December now, which means that since the end of the war, your first class has not carried out a mission."
“…”
The Third Hokage sighed: "Tatsu, you should know that the village has been very busy recently. For the mission, I even sent Sakumo out who was on a blind date."
Uchiha Chen nodded and said nothing. After all, what else could he do after all that was said.
And really speaking, ordinary ninjas have no room to refuse the tasks assigned by the Hokage, especially in wartime, the Hokage's orders are absolute and unquestionable.
If it weren't for his relationship with the Third Hokage and the fact that it was peacetime, it would not have been delayed until now.
Seeing that the boy agreed, the Third Hokage smiled with satisfaction, put his pipe in his mouth and took a puff before continuing: "It's not that I have to ask you to do it, the main thing is that this mission is related to you.
Do you remember the Twelve Guardian Ninja Warriors? "
"Yes." Uchiha Tatsumi nodded.
Naturally, he will never forget this. At that time, he almost wiped out other people's clan. It was also because of this that the Uchiha clan went to the Daming Mansion and a series of other things happened.
"Didn't you see the body of the man named Ryoma that day?"
"Yes, does this mission have anything to do with him?"
The Third Hokage nodded and said: "Yes, he did not return to the daimyo after escaping, but disappeared. Now there is information that he appeared in a place called Mihua Town... "
"where?!"
"Mika Town, what's wrong?" The Third Hokage looked confused.
"No... nothing, I just feel that this place name is a bit familiar."
"Well...it's normal if you've heard of it. Yoneka Town can be said to be the area with the worst security in the Country of Fire, bar none!
It was the place where prisoners from the Kingdom of Fire were exiled, and there were various battles and bizarre deaths every day. "
Uchiha Tatsu smiled and expressed his understanding. After all, this is an existence comparable to Gotham City.
"Then what is Ryoma doing there?"
The Third Hokage considered his words for a moment, and then explained: "This is an old story. The daimyo of the current generation is the younger brother of the daimyo of the previous generation. Later, due to some reasons, after he inherited the position, he took the son of the daimyo of the previous generation. Exiled to Miwa Town.
Ryoma contacted the former daimyo's son and prepared to launch a coup. "
Uchiha Tatsumi was stunned. It was the Hokage version of Hamlet who returned the favor.
"We in Konoha will not interfere in the issues between daimyo, but there is one thing..."
With that said, the Third Hokage moved the documents on the desk in front of him and unfolded a map of the Land of Fire.
After Uchiha Tatsu came up, he pointed to an area on the map and said:
"This is the location of Miwa Town. You can see that it is very close to the entrance to the sea.
Originally, a large number of ninjas were deployed on the border not far away to guard against Kirigakure's sneak attack.
But now we have ended the war with the Wind Country, and Iwagakure and Kumogakure are coming soon. It can be said that the Second Ninja War is coming to an end.
So these ninjas have all withdrawn in the past few days.
But just a few days after the Konoha ninja withdrew, Ryoma suddenly appeared and prepared to support the former daimyo's son and launch a coup... "
“So, what you’re saying is that there might be something happening in Kirigakure here
The Third Hokage nodded.
"This time Kirigakure Village did not participate in the war. Moreover, they are isolated overseas and have developed independently. They have not suffered much losses, so we cannot rule out taking advantage of the current."
Uchiha Tatsumi thought for a moment. Since the Third Hokage dared to say this, he must have his own source of information and would not be unreasonable.
"What do I need to do?"
The Third Hokage said solemnly: "Kill the defecting guardian ninja Ryoma, and investigate whether this matter has anything to do with the Kirigakure Village. If you encounter the Kirigakure, kill them if you can, if not, let them go. .
Because this time it involves the Kingdom of Water, the mission level is tentatively rated A. "
The strength of Konoha is obvious to all, not only the Sannin and White Fang, but also the new generation like Uchiha Tatsu who have suddenly emerged.
Therefore, when dealing with things now, the Third Hokage is not as "timid" as he was a few decades later. There is no hesitation at all in this order to kill on the spot.
"By the way, be sure not to pursue him too deeply." Although the Third Hokage knew Uchiha Tatsumi's strength, the young man could not help but get carried away with his passion.
But the sea is no better than the land. Not only is Kirigakure's home ground, there are also countless deep-sea monsters. Moreover, the Kingdom of Water is far away from the Kingdom of Fire, so there is no need to pursue them deeply.
"Okay." Uchiha Tatsu nodded, and then asked: "Does Minato still have the rope trees that he wants to recall?"
The Third Hokage had obviously thought about this, so he said directly without hesitation: "Let them continue training. Jiraiya took Minato to Mt. Myoboku, and Tsunade also took the rope tree out. In a hurry, It’s too late to recall.”
"Then it's just me and Mikoto?"
The Third Hokage showed a strange expression: "Isn't there another Himeji? I heard that you promised to take him on a mission long ago."
“…”
The Third Hokage continued with a smile: "I asked her to go on a mission a few days ago, and she refused directly, but she didn't give me, the Third Hokage, any face.
Speaking of which, you still have face. "
Uchiha Tatsumi smiled awkwardly.
In fact, he didn't have that much thought, but with Himeji here, the entire lineup was obviously more reasonable. At least he didn't have to look after Minato and the others while also conducting investigations.
In this regard, the strategic value of Byakugan is really high.
Moreover, although Himeji now holds the title of special jounin, his real strength is about the same as that of an ordinary jounin.
Minato and Nawaki will definitely become more powerful in the future, but they are still in the process of leveling up, which means their combat power is far inferior to Himeji's.
So even though there were only three people in the lineup for this mission, Uchiha Tatsumi was still very satisfied.
However, even so, precautions must be taken. No matter how you say it, it’s Miwa Town!
… …(To be continued)