Acceptance

A blue route? Going around Kumogakure's side?

After leaving the Hokage Building, Chiba lowered his head slightly and slowly let out a breath. After the Third Hokage issued the order, he said nothing more and accepted the mission on Kannabi Bridge's other route together with Hirohiko and Yukina.

Since the Hokage had put it that way and had directly summoned Hirohiko and Yukina along with him, without even asking him first as he had with the Defense Map mission, it was obvious that the Third Hokage had already made up his mind. No matter what Chiba said, he could not change the Third Hokage's stance.

This mission was not like the previous Kanno incident. The Third Hokage would never be persuaded into letting him carry out the mission alone.

This mission was even more perilous than the previous Defense Map mission. If the Defense Map mission failed, Konoha would merely be at a disadvantage. When the war ended and peace negotiations began, Konoha would at least still have some room to bargain.

But if this Kannabi Bridge mission failed, Konoha would not even need to negotiate. Kumogakure and Iwa would simply divide it between themselves, leaving no room whatsoever.

This was already the final battle that concerned the village's survival. The Third Hokage, and even all of Konoha, would stop at nothing. At a time like this, neither genius prospects like him and Hirohiko nor the Hyuga Clan's special status amounted to anything. If Konoha was destroyed, there would be nothing left.

Even the Hyuga Clan would spare no expense in helping Konoha. If Kumogakure and Iwa divided Konoha, the Hyuga Clan's situation would likely be grim. Their clansmen, even their main family, might become experimental materials or tools for the two great ninja villages to produce Byakugan. Of course,