Different from Hidden Mist Village's solemn atmosphere, 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 Hokage Office.
The monthly meeting is going on without a hitch.
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the document in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and asked, "Why are four of the thirteen tasks assigned to Root still unfinished today?"
Danzo was obviously well prepared and said calmly, "Root already has a lot of tasks. If you suddenly throw in so many tasks, it won't be too troublesome, but 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, Root will be completely empty. After all, Root still has the responsibility to protect Konoha. If something goes wrong, I, the leader of Root, will be responsible.
Hiruzen Look...? "
"Do you want to expand Root?" Third Hokage looked directly into his friend's eyes.
"That's right." Danzo ignored the sharp eyes, "The original intention of Root was to cultivate and transport talents for Anbu. Now Root is short of manpower and without a large expansion, will we have to rely on Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to protect the village in the future?"
"Then why not? Nine-Tails has terrifying power. If Kushina can master this power, why not let her protect the village?"
"Hmph, don't say such clichés in front of us. Lady Mito is so great, hasn't he never mastered the power of Nine-Tails in his whole life?" Danzo sneered.
"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. You just want Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to gain some merit in Barrier Team, and then let her leave the village."
"Is this true, Hiruzen?" "Homura Mitokado asked on the side.
Third Hokage did not answer, but said expressionlessly, "So you are still angry that I asked Kushina to participate in the barrier work.
This was Lady Mito's request during his lifetime, and that girl Kushina also had this kind of strength. "
"Nine-Tails should be controlled instead of letting her run around. It's only been a few years since Hidden Cloud Village kidnapped?!"
"I have made my own decision on this matter," Third Hokage glanced at Danzo and continued, "If you want to expand Root, I agree, but there is only one thing..."
"What?"
"Don't attack the big family ninjas."
"Then where can I raise talented children?!"
"Second Great Ninja War has so many civilian orphans, you can absorb them all into Root."
Danzo's face looked uncertain, and he nodded slowly after a while.
"One more thing, bring back all the ninjas you sent to Hidden Mist Village. Don't let them die in vain."
Danzo said in surprise, "What news did you get?"
He has increased his penetration of Hidden Mist Village since Third Mizukage visited Mu. Now he can't even figure out what happened there. Sarutobi Hiruzen's information is too well-informed, right?
"Mizukage Something must have happened." 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 Third Mizukage was attacked. Mirror's son... is simply naive!"
Koharu, who had not spoken for a long time, smiled and said, "I think Chen's analysis is very reasonable. Now that Hidden Mist Village is completely closed, it at least shows that something is indeed going on there."
Homura Mitokado nodded. "I agree with Koharu's opinion. Now that Hidden Mist Village is on such tight alert, it shows that the situation is still firmly in the hands of Third Mizukage.
For him to make such an abnormal move, maybe the ninja who attacked Third Mizukage was a ninja from his own village. Maybe he was undergoing a purge. "
"In short, no matter what happens to Hidden Mist Village now, suspend the exploration there, and do not accept the mission of Land 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 while and asked, "What about Uchiha Yama's son?"
"Uchiha Fugaku?" Third Hokage asked in surprise, "What happened to him?"
"Uchiha Yama accepted an S-level mission from me on behalf of his son."
"You're not going to Land of Water, are you?"
"That's not true." Danzo glanced at Third Hokage, "It's for Land of Rainbows."
Third Hokage frowned and said, "Why is it so far away?"
You know, Land of Rainbows can be regarded as the most remote place in Shinobi World. It takes half a year to get there by boat.
"If it's not far away, how can the mission level be high?"
Listening to Danzo's words, everyone was speechless.
In other words, this task is 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 patriarch and captain Police Force belong to Fugaku. As a father, Uchiha Yama must 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 Yama still knows how much his son weighs. 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 must know that each mission has its own evaluation criteria. For a place like Land of Rainbows, it takes more than a year just to go back and forth, and you may encounter Sea Kings on the way.
The more ferocious one can bite off Five Kage's arm 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 Yama asked Danzo to help him find.
But who would have thought that something like this would happen to Hidden Mist Village at this juncture. Land of Rainbows is far away from Konoha, but very close to Land of Water, and it is necessary to go to Land of Water for supplies in the middle.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and asked, "Uchiha Fugaku has set off already?"
"Yes."
"Forget it then, I just passed by Land of Water, so nothing will happen."
Homura Mitokado 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?"
Third Hokage smiled bitterly and said, "No, I still refuse to come back."
Utatane Koharu asked, "How is Biwako doing now?"
"I've been admitted to the hospital, and labor is just around the corner."
"Have you decided to call it Asuma? I think the one starting from Jiraiya, Sarutobi Naruto, sounds pretty good too."
Sarutobi Hiruzen turned over Byakugan: "Let him leave it to his own son."
With that said, 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."