Two days later, Konoha Hokage's office.
"Congratulations to everyone, I see your efforts. I hope that after you become chuunin, you will still love the village as always and work hard to pass on the will of fire."
After the Third Hokage finished delivering a bunch of nutritious poisonous chicken soup, he personally picked up the Chuunin vest from the table.
When they tied the waistcoat, Minato and the others had their faces flushed due to excitement, and their voices trembled as they said:
"We will work hard, Hokage-sama!"
"Haha, that's good," the Third Hokage nodded with satisfaction, "Everyone is tired from the Chunin Exam, and the village will give you two more days off. Let's leave the mission matters to later."
After sitting down, he picked up the tea cup, blew the floating tea leaves, and continued: "Okay, you can go back first."
"yes!"
Immediately after the door closed, there was a loud noise from outside. It was obvious that they could no longer suppress the joy of becoming chuunin.
The Third Hokage took a sip of tea and said to the young man standing quietly in the corner: "Seeing them like this reminds me of the time when I became a chuunin. It's really nostalgic."
Uchiha Tatsu slowly walked to the middle of the hall, "Really? I can't even remember how I became a chuunin."
The Third Hokage laughed and said: "You jumped from genin to jounin in one year. No one in the entire ninja world is so fast, so it's natural that you didn't have too many touches.
The harder it is to get anything, the more you cherish it. It's too easy, but it doesn't matter... What do you think? "
The young man brazenly boasted, "Well done, Uncle Hokage!"
"You," Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed dumbly, "you are so blunt in flattering me, you are exactly the same as your teacher.
Of course, the same is true in terms of ninja talent, you are all the best among your peers... "
Saying that, the Third Hokage immediately shook his head and denied: "No! You are even better than him. He even said that in all these years, I have never seen a child more talented than you."
Uchiha Tatsu didn't speak, but quietly listened to the comments of the middle-aged man standing at the top of the ninja world in front of him.
Sure enough, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been talking for a while, changed his words and said with extremely sharp eyes: "Chen, your clan leader Uchiha-san asked me to transfer you and Mikoto back to the guard force. Do you know about this?"
Facing the Third Hokage's gaze, the young man said calmly: "I know that when the young patriarch had an eye problem, the patriarch talked to me about it."
"Oh," Hiruzen Sarutobi put his chin on his hands and smiled, "According to the rules of your clan, his request is reasonable and reasonable. Even though I am the Hokage, I can't interfere too much, so... this matter is up to you to decide."
Uchiha Tatsumi shook his head without hesitation: "I'm taking the first class very well. I'm not planning to go to the garrison for the time being."
"Good boy." The Third Hokage's eyes softened, and he sighed: "Then this will be troublesome. Your clan leader's words are very strong, and I can't hold you back."
Although he said something serious, his tone was not anxious at all and seemed very relaxed.
"One more thing, I'm going to temporarily remove the first class for you."
Uchiha Tatsumi was stunned, "Remove?"
"Yes," the Third Hokage nodded, "I decided to let Naoki and Minato enter the ANBU for a few years. They both have talents, but they are still too weak and need a lot of combat training.
As for Kushina, she can't leave the village for the time being, but I will let her enter the barrier class. This is what Mito-sama hoped for during his lifetime. "
"What about me and Mikoto?"
"I was originally planning to let you join the ANBU, but..." Sarutobi Hiruzen changed his words and asked an irrelevant question.
"Do you remember the Twelve Guardian Ninja Warriors?"
Uchiha Chen raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Is it related to them again?"
"More or less," the Third Hokage chuckled, "The Guardian Ninja has always been responsible for protecting the Daimyo. Although the Daimyo has not said it, he has always wanted to reorganize it, especially what happened to the former Daimyo's son last time, which made him a little worried."
"So, what do you mean?"
"That's right." The Third Hokage stood with his hands tied and said frankly: "I want you to serve as the guardian of the Twelve Ninjas for a period of time."
"… why me?"
The Third Hokage smiled and said: "This is the request of the Daimyo. The Daimyo has a habit of collecting celebrities, and the guardian nin he wants must first be famous.
He wrote a letter asking you to go a few years ago. You were very active in the incident involving the former daimyo's son this time, so he wrote again asking you to go. "
Uchiha Chen said speechlessly: "He really thinks highly of me."
The Third Hokage laughed and said: "You are Konoha Lightning and a war hero, so your fame is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary ninjas.
Of course, he declined his request with just one sentence, but... I personally want you to go. "
"Why?"
"Do you still remember that time when the merchants of Daming Mansion colluded with Sunagakure Village?"
"Remember."
"So, you know, these businessmen can do anything for their own benefit. They have no bottom line, but they are harming Konoha!
I won't hide it from you. The people behind these people are daimyo. I asked you to be a guardian nin just to keep an eye on him. If you have any problems, report them directly to me. "
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know how long this peace would last, with his years of political acumen, he was vaguely aware that something was wrong.
He himself is a politician who takes precautions. Out of sensitivity, he decided to cut off all potential troubles in advance.
The name is the most important thing.
No matter what, it would not be wrong to prevent these guys from the Fire Country from continuing to make enemies and sell food to other villages.
Therefore, even if the daimyo did not ask for an escort, he would forcefully send ninjas to the daimyo's mansion to watch that guy.
Of course, the third Hokage himself did not expect the daimyo's desire for Uchiha Tatsumi, but he did not think too much about it. After all, the daimyo was famous for his collecting habit.
When this guy was most desperate, he wanted to pay Madara Uchiha to be his bodyguard.
This was two years ago when Konoha established the village.
At this time, Uchiha Tatsu, who was standing at the starting point, was also a little confused.
It's not that he doesn't want to go, it's good to be able to avoid the whirlpool of the Uchiha clan for the time being. Anyway, there will be a war in a few years, but... the reputation of the twelve guardian ninjas is not very good.
In the young man's eyes, this is a bodyguard team composed of a bunch of noobs and weaklings. In other words, this will be a stain on his future resume!
"Hey, look, it turns out that the famous Konoha Thunderbolt actually served as the Guardian Nin Twelve."
This is too embarrassing.
Well, actually this is just an impression of Uchiha Tatsumi.
The Guardian Ninja are said to be elites selected from all over the Land of Fire. Although they are a bit shady, their reputation is scary. Otherwise, they would not be rewarded with tens of millions of taels in the black market and become Kakuzu's favorite.
The Third Hokage left the boy to digest for a while, then continued: "Actually, monitoring the daimyo is just a task. I also have an S-level task to give you."
"What?"
"Monitor Kirigakure Village."
Uchiha Tatsumi said in disbelief: "Didn't the Third Mizukage just leave yesterday? Did something happen to Kirigakure Village?"
The Third Hokage sighed and said: "Something went wrong indeed. The ANBU spies lurking in Kirigakure Village lost contact during the Chunin Exams."
"During the Chunin Exams? Wasn't the Third Mizukage in Konoha at that time?"
"Yeah, plus what's going on with the Kaguya clan, I think there's something wrong with Kirigakure Village, and something might happen."
"Just me?"
The Third Hokage shook his head: "Of course not, I will send an ANBU team to follow your command, and accordingly, I will also temporarily hand over the Water Kingdom spy system to you.
Daming Mansion is a little closer to the Kingdom of Water, so you can deal with emergencies in time there. "
"But I have never been in ANBU."
The Third Hokage smiled and said: "This is not a problem. Although you have never been in the ANBU, with your strength, you are more than enough to be a squad leader.
Moreover, there is an acquaintance of yours in the team who will help you. "
Uchiha Tatsumi raised his eyebrows, showing an unexpected look.
"Anyway, you have a heavy task when going to Daming Mansion this time. I will give you an S-level task of monitoring the Kingdom of Water.
Do you have any other questions? "
The young man thought for a while and said, "Last question, how many ninjas can I take to Daming Mansion?"
The Third Hokage showed an ambiguous smile and said: "Theoretically, the number of guardian ninjas is only given to two daimyo. However, you are going out to represent the Hidden Leaf Village. As long as you bring less than eleven people, it will be fine."
Uchiha Chen said clearly: "I can't take so many, I can only take two people."
The Third Hokage laughed and said: "That's alright, you can do whatever you want when the time comes. Just eliminate any rubbish and the quota will be freed up."
After finishing speaking, he took Uchiha Tatsu to the window, looked at the Hokage Rock outside the window, and said sincerely: "Don't let me down, I'm optimistic about you."
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(ps Thanks to the big guy Zhan Lingxiao for the reward, thank you big guy.) (To be continued)