Different from the solemn atmosphere in Kirigakure Village, Konoha is still busy.
Mission is the foundation for a village's survival. Coupled with the unique geographical environment, it can be predicted that the gap between other villages and Konoha will only widen.
At this time, the Hokage's office.
The monthly meeting is going on without a hitch.
The third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, put down the documents in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and asked: "Why are there still four unfinished tasks out of the thirteen tasks assigned to Nebe today?"
Danzo was obviously well prepared, and said calmly: "There are already a lot of tasks at the beginning, and you suddenly throw in so many tasks. Although it is not too troublesome, you have to do it step by step, right?"
"Give me an accurate answer."
"I will send someone to complete it immediately later, but..." Danzo squinted, "In this way, the root will be completely empty. After all, the root still has the responsibility to protect Konoha. If something goes wrong, I, the root, will The leader is responsible.
Hiruzen, look...? "
"Do you want to expand your roots?" The Third Hokage looked directly into his friend's eyes.
"That's right." Danzo ignored the sharp eyes, "The original intention of establishing the Roots was to cultivate and transport talents for the Anbu. Now the Roots are short of manpower and if we don't expand in large numbers, will we have to rely on the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki to protect the village in the future?"
"So why not? The Kyuubi has terrifying power. If Kushina can master this power, why not let her protect the village?"
"Huh, don't say such clichés in front of us. Mito-sama is so great, hasn't he never mastered the power of the Nine-Tails in his life?" Danzo sneered.
"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. You just want the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki to gain some merit in the barrier class and then let her out of the village."
"Is this true, Hiruzen?" Mito Kadoyan asked from the side.
The Third Hokage did not answer, but said expressionlessly: "So you are still angry that I let Kushina participate in the barrier work.
This is Mito-sama's lifetime request, and that girl Kushina also has this kind of strength. "
"Kyuubi should be under control instead of letting her run around. It's only been a few years since the kidnapping in Hidden Cloud Village?!"
"I have made my own decision on this matter," the Third Hokage glanced at Danzo and continued: "I agree to expand your roots, but there is only one..."
"What?"
"Don't attack the big family ninjas."
"Then where can I raise talented children?!"
"You can absorb so many civilian orphans after the Second Ninja War into your roots."
Danzo's face was uncertain, and he nodded slowly after a while.
"One more thing, bring back all the ninjas you sent to Kirigakure Village, don't let them die in vain."
Danzo asked in surprise: "What news did you get?"
He had increased his infiltration into Kirigakure Village since the Third Mizukage's visit to Mizuki. Now he couldn't even figure out what happened there. Sarutobi Hiruzen's information was too well-informed, right
"Something must have happened to the Mizukage." The Third Hokage took out a secret letter and handed it to everyone.
After several people circulated it, Danzo was the first to shake his head, "Only based on some battle traces, I guessed that the Third Mizukage was attacked. Kagami's son... is simply naive!"
Xiaochun, who had not spoken for a long time, smiled and said: "I think Chen's analysis is very reasonable. Now that Kirigakure Village is completely closed, it at least shows that there is indeed something going on there."
Mito Kabuto nodded: "I agree with Koharu's opinion. The Kirigakure Village is now so tightly guarded, which shows that the situation is still firmly in the hands of the Third Mizukage.
For him to make such an abnormal move, maybe the one who attacked the Third Mizukage was a ninja from his own village. Maybe he was undergoing a general purge. "
"In short, no matter what is happening in Kirigakure Village now, suspend the exploration there, and do not accept the mission to the Kingdom of Water. They will always have contact with the outside world. Sooner or later we will know what happened during this period."
Sarutobi Hiruzen made the final determination on this matter.
Danzo hesitated for a moment and asked, "What about the son of Uchiha Mountain?"
"Uchiha Fugaku?" The Third Hokage asked in surprise: "What's wrong with him?"
"Uchiha-san accepted an S-class mission from me on behalf of his son."
"You're not going to the Kingdom of Water, are you?"
"That's not true." Danzo glanced at the Third Hokage, "He's going to the Kingdom of Rainbow."
The Third Hokage frowned and said, "Why is it so far away?"
You know, Rainbow Country can be regarded as the most remote place in the entire ninja world. It takes half a year to reach it by boat.
"If it's not far away, how can the mission level be high?"
Everyone was speechless after listening to Danzo's words.
In other words, this mission was specially designed for Fugaku.
You know, Fugaku is nineteen years old this year and was promoted to Jonin not long ago. But because of the attack last year, his reputation within the clan fell to the lowest level.
The positions of future clan leader and guard captain were both Fugaku's. As a father, Uchiha-san had to help his son at this time no matter what.
How to help
Naturally, high-level tasks are used to gain reputation.
As long as you complete an S-level mission, accidentally leak it, and promote it a few times in the village, your reputation will suddenly come back.
After all, being able to independently complete an S-level mission at the age of nineteen is considered excellent anyway.
However, Uchiha-san still knew how much his son weighed. Generally speaking, if you accept an S-level mission, you will naturally seek death, so you can only find one with a low difficulty level.
You know, every mission has its own criteria. In a place like the Rainbow Kingdom, it takes more than a year just to go back and forth, and you may encounter Neptunes on the way.
The more ferocious ones can bite off one of Wuying's arms in one bite.
Therefore, missions in such remote areas are rare, but when they exist, they are generally of high level.
This is what Uchiha-san asked Danzo to help him find.
But who would have thought that something like this would happen to Kirigakure Village at this juncture. The Kingdom of Rainbow is far away from Konoha, but very close to the Kingdom of Water, and it is necessary to go to the Kingdom of Water for supplies in the middle.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and asked: "Has Uchiha Fugaku set off yet?"
"Yes."
"Forget it then. It's just passing through the Kingdom of Water. Nothing will happen."
Mito Kadoen smiled beside him and said, "It's different to have a good father. He takes care of everything for his son. Hiruzen, look at you again. Shinnosuke hasn't come back yet?"
The Third Hokage smiled bitterly and said: "No, I still refuse to come back."
After turning to bed, Xiaochun asked: "How is Lake Bipa doing now?"
"I've been admitted to the hospital, and I'm about to give birth soon."
"Have you decided to call me Asuma? I think Jiraiya's name, Naruto Sarutobi, sounds pretty good too."
Sarutobi Hiruzen rolled his eyes: "Let him leave it to his own son."
With that said, the Third Hokage stood up, looked at the sunset in the distance, and murmured:
"I don't know where Jiraiya and Tsunade are now, how they are doing, and they didn't send a letter to me, an old man."
… … (To be continued)