Two days later, Konoha Hokage Office.
"Congratulations to everyone, I see all your efforts. I hope that after you become Chunin, you will continue to love the village as always and work hard to pass on Will of Fire."
After Third Hokage finished posting a bunch of nutritious poisonous chicken soup, he personally picked up Chunin's vest from the table.
When they tied their waistcoats, Minato and several others had their faces flushed with excitement, and their voices trembled as they said:
"We will work hard, Lord Hokage!"
"Haha, that's good," Third Hokage nodded with satisfaction, "Chunin Exams Everyone is tired. 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 Chunin.
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 year I became Chunin. It's really nostalgic."
Uchiha Chen walked slowly to the middle of the hall, "Really? I can't even remember how I became Chunin."
Third Hokage laughed and said, "It took you one year to jump from Genin to Jonin. The whole Shinobi World has never been 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. "Hokage Uncle Great views!"
"You," Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed dumbly, "your flattery is so blunt, 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..."
After saying that, Third Hokage immediately shook his head and denied. "No! You are even better than him. You even said that in all these years, I have never seen a child more talented than you."
Uchiha Chen did not speak, but quietly listened to the comments of the middle-aged man standing at the top of Shinobi World.
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 Yama asked me to transfer you and Mikoto back to Police Force. Do you know about this?"
Facing Third Hokage's gaze, the young man said calmly, "I know, when Young Clan Head had eye problems, the clan leader talked to me about it."
"Oh," Sarutobi Hiruzen 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 Hokage, I can't interfere too much, so... this matter is up to you to decide."
Uchiha Chen shook his head without hesitation. "Team One is fine with me, I'm not planning to go Police Force yet."
"Good boy." Third Hokage's eyes softened, and he sighed, "Then this is 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, Team One I am going to remove it for you temporarily."
Uchiha Chen was stunned, "Remove?"
"Yes," Third Hokage nodded, "Nawaki and Minato, I decided to let them enter Anbu for a few years to experience. They both have talents, but they are still too weak and need a lot of combat training.
Kushina Well, she can't leave the village for the time being, but I will let her enter Barrier Team, which is what Lady Mito hoped for during his lifetime. "
"What about me and Mikoto?"
"I was originally planning to let you enter Anbu, but..." Sarutobi Hiruzen changed his voice and asked an irrelevant question.
"Do you remember Twelve Guardian Ninja?"
Uchiha Chen raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "Is it related to them again?"
"Absolutely," Third Hokage chuckled, "Guardian Ninja has always been responsible for protecting Daimyo. Although Daimyo didn't say it, he always wanted to reorganize it. Especially what happened to the son of former Daimyo last time made him a little worried."
"So, what do you mean?"
"That's right." Third Hokage stood with his hands tied and said frankly, "I want you to serve as Twelve Guardian Ninja for a period of time."
"... Why me?"
Third Hokage smiled and said, "This is what Daimyo requested. Daimyo has a celebrity collecting habit. What he wants from Guardian Ninja, first of all, is to be famous.
He wrote a letter asking you to go a few years ago. You were very active in the Daimyo son incident this time, so he wrote again and you had to go. "
Uchiha Chen said speechlessly, "He really thinks highly of me."
Third Hokage laughed and said, "You are Konoha Lightning, and you are a war hero. Naturally, your reputation is not comparable to that 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 businessman Daimyo's Capital colluded with Hidden Sand 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 person behind these people is Daimyo. I asked you to be Guardian Ninja just to look at him a little. If you have any problems, report them directly to me. "
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know how long this peace would last, but with his political sense over the years, he was vaguely aware that something was wrong.
He himself is a politician who is prepared for a rainy day. Out of sensitivity, he decided to cut off all potential moths in advance.
Daimyo is the top priority.
No matter what, it would not be wrong to prevent these guys from Land of Fire from continuing to support the enemy and sell food to other villages.
Therefore, even if Daimyo did not ask for an escort, he would forcefully send ninjas to Daimyo's Capital to watch that guy.
Of course, Daimyo's desire for Uchiha Chen was something Third Hokage himself did not expect, but he didn't think too much about it. After all, Daimyo is famous for his collecting habit.
When this guy was most desperate, he wanted to pay Uchiha Madara to be his bodyguard.
This happened two years ago when Konoha founded the village.
At this time, Uchiha Chen, who was standing at the starting point, was also a little confused.
It's not that he doesn't want to go, it's also good to be able to avoid Uzumaki Clan of the Uchiha Clan for the time being. Anyway, there will be a war in a few years, but... Twelve Guardian Ninja doesn't have a good reputation.
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 Daimyo Dingding's Konoha Lightning also worked as Twelve Guardian Ninja."
This is too embarrassing.
Well, actually this is just the impression flow of Uchiha Chen.
Guardian Ninja claims to be the elite selected from all over Land of Fire. Although he is a bit shady, his reputation is scary. Otherwise, he would not be rewarded with tens of millions of taels in Black Market, making him the favorite of Kakuzu.
Third Hokage was left for the boy to digest for a while, then he continued, "Actually, monitoring Daimyo is just a task. I also have an S-level task to give you."
"What?"
"Monitor Hidden Mist Village."
Uchiha Chen said in disbelief, "Didn't Third Mizukage just leave yesterday? Did something happen to Hidden Mist Village?"
Third Hokage sighed and said, "Something went wrong indeed. Anbu The spies lurking in Hidden Mist Village all lost contact during Chunin Exams."
"During Chunin Exams? Wasn't Third Mizukage at Konoha at that time?"
"Yes, after adding the incident of the Kaguya Clan, I feel that something is wrong with Hidden Mist Village, something may happen."
"Just me?"
Third Hokage shook his head. "Of course not, I will send a Anbu team to follow your command. Correspondingly, I will also temporarily hand over the Land of Water spy System to you.
Daimyo's Capital is closer to Land of Water, so you can deal with emergencies in time there. "
"But I have never entered Anbu."
Third Hokage smiled and said, "This is not a problem. Although you have not entered Anbu, with your strength, you are still more than enough to be a squad leader.
Moreover, there is an acquaintance of yours in the team who will help you. "
Uchiha Chen raised his eyebrows, showing an unexpected look.
"Anyway, you have a heavy task to go to Daimyo's Capital this time. I will give you an S-level task to monitor Land of Water.
Have any other questions? "
The young man thought for a while and said, "Last question, how many ninjas can I take to Daimyo's Capital?"
Third Hokage showed an ambiguous smile and said, "Theoretically, Daimyo only gave two of the quotas for Guardian Ninja. However, you represent Konoha Hidden Village when you go out. 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."
Third Hokage laughed and said, "Okay, then you can do whatever you want. Just eliminate a piece of rubbish and the quota will be freed up."
After finishing speaking, he took Uchiha Chen to the window, looked at Hokage Rock outside the window, and said sincerely, "Don't let me down, I'm optimistic about you."
(ps Thanks to the boss Zhan Lingxiao for the reward, thank you boss.)