Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment before finally nodding.
"Sasuke, you're one of the village's people too. Have you given any thought to who you'd want for this mission?"
"I don't know many jonin. The heads of several clans I'm acquainted with should all be jonin, but having them specifically accompany a junior like me on a trip would be inappropriate no matter how you look at it. As for other jonin... Kakashi and Might Guy are the only ones I know of. I've only met them a few times, so I don't know whether they have the time."
"Hokage-sama, I have no particular requirements for the choice of person. If I can take this opportunity to get acquainted with a senior I don't know very well, that would be something I welcome too. I'll leave it all to your arrangements."
Hiruzen Sarutobi made his decision almost immediately. After all, there were only so many Konoha jonin, and he knew exactly who was free and when.
"Can you leave tomorrow morning?"
"Yes. Thank you, Hokage-sama. I'll take my leave, then."
The old man had clearly made up his mind, yet he still held back the words that were already at his lips. Just like several leaders from his previous life. Hope he could hold it in this well whenever he went to the bathroom!
The next day
As soon as the Hokage Building opened, Sasuke's Shadow Clone went to idle in the waiting room.
He would probably be gone for two or three days, so he had already entrusted the household matters to Naruto. The fields did not need weeding every day, but the livestock had to be fed daily.
After learning that Sasuke had hired Naruto, Rock Lee had eagerly joined in many times as well. Normally, unless Sasuke