The Necklace Worth Three Mines

"The situation is extremely unfavorable for us right now. We must defeat the Hidden Mist forces as quickly as possible."

Inside the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was discussing the state of the war with Mu Yue.

"Mm. If conditions allow, I'll defeat Hidden Mist as soon as possible." Mu Yue nodded.

"Then I'll await your good news." Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile.

If there had been anyone more suitable, he truly would not have wanted Mu Yue to go to the battlefield yet. He was a super genius with Wood Release, after all.

"Do you have any requests regarding personnel for the unit, Mu Yue?"

As long as the people Mu Yue wanted were not carrying out classified missions, Hiruzen Sarutobi could assign them to him and let Mu Yue carry out his own plans.

"Kakashi and the others. They haven't carried out a mission in a while anyway," Mu Yue answered.

Though this looked like an ordinary defeat, Mu Yue suspected Uchiha Madara had intervened.

After all, Konoha had fallen into its current situation because Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu had been secretly fanning the flames.

Mu Yue could see Uchiha Madara's goal. He simply wanted to make the situation more chaotic and create more opportunities to make his move.

But Uchiha Madara was up against Mu Yue, who knew the plot.

He knew Uchiha Madara wanted to find an heir, so Mu Yue would not give him the chance. No matter how chaotic things became, as long as he led his disciples on missions, Uchiha Madara's schemes would have a hard time succeeding.

"That's fine. But Kakashi and the others are your disciples, so notify them yourself, Mu Yue. The ninja forces have already begun assembling," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a nod.

Because of Mu Yue, Hiruzen