Yuhara was not clear about Konoha's "rat-catching" behavior. After leaving the Hokage office building, he slowly returned to Konoha Hospital on crutches.
What is outrageous is that on the way back to the hospital, some people actually heard some exclamations and comments after seeing Yuhara. From this, it seems that the effect of his "appearance" last night was somewhat unexpected.
And after Yuhara returned to Konoha, he saw a lot of bouquets and fruit baskets next to his hospital bed... You must know that Yuhara no longer knew anyone in Konoha at this time, so these things should belong to the "goodwill of passers-by."
To be honest, at this stage, Yuhara just wants to let Konoha High Command see his strength and role, rather than showing off to ordinary Konoha Ninja. For the latter, he feels that the time has not come yet, so this mixed influence is not particularly in line with his wishes.
In short, in the next most boring week for Konoha, Yuhara has been recuperating in the ward. During this period, he restored Six Dimensions Seal on his body. This time it should be regarded as the 2.0 version that retains the anti-illusion effect and eliminates potential safety hazards.
Under the influence of Nature Energy, Yuhara was completely restored to his original state a week later. During this period of time, Third Hokage basically restored his power, and Konoha was once again under the control of Hokage... In theory, this should be considered a good thing. In any case, it is much better to have someone in charge of the overall situation than a leaderless situation.
And just after Yuhara was discharged from the hospital, one day later, Third Hokage summoned him again.
Within Hokage's Office.
"Yuhara, how is your recovery from your injury?" Third Hokage spoke first after seeing Yuhara.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Yuhara felt that Third Hokage had become much older at this time. It seemed that the unexpected death of the heir was also a heavy blow to him.
"Lord Hokage, I have fully recovered." With various thoughts in his mind, Yuhara said immediately.
"You have had close contact with the enemy who invaded Konoha before. Do you know anything about his identity?" Third Hokage asked again.
This question made Yuhara think about it for a moment, and then he decided to tell the truth, "Yes, it is different from the statement circulating in Konoha at this time. I saw the enemy's Sharingan and was almost controlled by the opponent's illusion. More importantly, when I was dealing with Nine-Tails, I found that it was also controlled by Sharingan."
There are only two of them in Hokage's Office at this time, so isn't this an occasion where you can "confess your feelings".
Third Hokage nodded, "You are very perceptive, but according to Fourth Hokage's will, in order to prevent Konoha from civil strife, the murderer who caused the incident could only become Kumogakure. Can you understand this?"
"I understand, Lord Hokage."
This is a gag order. Yuhara said to himself that this way of handling things could only be done by Fourth Hokage.
"Fourth Hokage died because of Nine-Tails, and the culprit who caused the incident was Kumogakure. Under this current situation, we must organize a round of investigation against Kumogakure's blow, the pressure in the village, the emotions of the ninjas, the upholding of justice, etc. Although the easing of the war is the general trend of Shinobi World, now we must go against the trend." Third Hokage said.
Since Konoha promotes the truth in this way, it must retaliate accordingly, otherwise what is the dignity of a great country?
But the question is, will the mourning army win? Or the mourning army will lose? No one can predict the outcome, so before carrying out corresponding revenge, Third Hokage must try to eliminate the unfavorable factors.
"Before starting such a new round of war, we must be fully prepared, so... Yuhara, I have an important task for you, which is to go to Sunagakure as an envoy to discuss with Land of Wind the formal signing of a peace agreement.
This task is very important and you can choose to accept it or not."
Yuhara: "..."
As Third Hokage said, this is a very important task, so Yuhara has the right to choose, because forced appointment may cause him to be ineffective in performing the task, and subjective will is very important.
However, Yuhara couldn't understand why such an important task was entrusted to him. It is certainly dangerous to go on a mission to an enemy country during a war, and the example of Pakura is right before our eyes, but even so, this kind of task is a task that can only be taken over by a ninja like the 27-year-old Kakashi Hatake in the original work...
Strong, mature, Konoha direct descendants, Konoha interests first, Yuhara does not meet these indicators.
So after thinking for a while, Yuhara said directly, "Lord Hokage, can I ask a few questions?"
"Okay." Third Hokage nodded.
"Why would you choose me for such an important task? I was not born in Konoha..."
"Your actions in Nine-Tails Incident have fully proved that you are a Konoha Ninja. There is no need to doubt this. As for why I chose you, firstly, your strength is trustworthy, and secondly, I am very optimistic about you personally."
In fact, there is a very important point that Third Hokage has not said, that is, with the spread of information about the accidental deaths of Nine-Tails Incident and Fourth Hokage, the news that a certain Konoha Ninja was extremely active in the incident is very likely to be spread as a tack on the incident.
"A ninja who can deal with Nine-Tails", such a label is an important factor that prompted Third Hokage to make this decision. Regardless of whether Yuhara can deal with Nine-Tails, he has to put such a label on his body first.
After this time and such an incident, it is reasonable for a ninja like Yuhara to become a messenger.
"The second question... am I an official messenger or a secret messenger?" Compared with the first question, Yuhara is more concerned about the answer to this question.
"You are an official envoy. Before you set off, Konoha will notify Sunagakure in advance, and Sunagakure will officially receive you." Third Hokage said.
There is a big difference between a formal envoy and a secret envoy. If Yuhara is an official envoy, it means that the entire Konoha will endorse his mission. As a formal diplomatic envoy, theoretically Sunagakure cannot do anything to him... Simply put, the secret envoy is Pakura, if he was killed, he would be killed; the official messenger was the leader of Cloud Hidden Ninja in the Hinata incident. Although he was also killed, Konoha had to use Hizashi Hyuga to pay for his life, otherwise Kumogakure would start the war again.
Well, these two examples are not good, they were both killed.
Yuhara thought carefully for a while, and after thinking clearly about the risks and benefits in this matter, he took a deep breath, and then said, "Lord Hokage, I accept this task."
"Very good."
Third Hokage nodded, and he handed a scroll to Yuhara, "This is the bottom line of Konoha's negotiation. If you can successfully complete the task, the village will arrange a grand welcome ceremony when you return."
The welcome ceremony should be one of the rewards given by Third Hokage. This kind of activity cannot be simply regarded as an image project. It actually represents the rapid spread of personal influence, which is especially valuable to ninjas like Yuhara who are not from Konoha... Therefore, the risks of this task are high, and the benefits are also high.
Next Third Hokage said, "In addition, you can also choose a companion to perform this task with you."
"..."
Yuhara nodded, understood, we have found the person named Jing, now it is time to find the person named Qin.