Although Kazashiro was released, all the Root ninjas behind him were stopped. Only Asuma and Yamato were able to follow Kazashiro and come to Jiraiya together.
Asuma, why haven't you come home yet?
Upon seeing Asuma, Jiraiya felt a headache coming on.
While the teacher was indeed dedicated to educating his students, his family life was far from satisfactory.
"Go home? You bunch of bastards, trying to destroy the Root that the teacher has painstakingly cultivated, how could I possibly be in the mood to go home!"
Seeing that this voyeur could lead the Anbu Guard to raid the Root, Asuma was furious and spoke with unusual intensity.
"What do you mean by destruction? The Fourth Generation sent us to reorganize Root. No, from now on, we won't call it Root anymore. We'll call it the Anbu Training Department."
Jiraiya glossed over the matter with a casual remark.
"I see, I understand now."
Kazashiro nodded and reached out to stop Asuma from continuing to argue.
Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the somewhat irrational Asuma, Kazashiro was clearly more reasonable.
Unless the other party openly expresses their opposition, the Root ninjas will not take any substantial action, even if they are dissatisfied.
Just as Jiraiya had imagined, after seeing that Kazashiro had tacitly approved of the other party's actions, the Root ninjas not far away all suppressed their dissatisfaction and stood silently to the side, making no further moves.
But this angered Asuma.
"You're too weak, Kazashiro!"
Angrily slapping away Kazashiro's hand that was blocking her way, Asuma distanced herself from him, her anger finally bursting forth.
Jiraiya was a bit tired. Well, Asuma was indeed a problem.
"Asuma!"
Jiraiya wondering how to invite this disgruntled young master home when a furious shout instantly drew everyone's attention.
Upon hearing the voice, Jiraiya's Jiraiya lit up with joy, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, someone was able to stop this young master.
The one who spoke was Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in military uniform, followed by Danzo, whose outer garment was clearly somewhat Danzo.
Although the two men were dressed differently, both had varying degrees of swelling in their faces.
"Reorganizing the Anbu Training Department is an order from higher-ups. Asuma, you're just a Jonin; you have no right to interfere here!"
Hiruzen's words were full of authority, but they failed to intimidate Asuma.
"Konoha to everyone, and everyone has the right to object to unreasonable orders!"
Asuma, with her neck stiff, argued with her father.
"Enough, Asuma! You're a ninja, and a ninja's duty is to obey orders!"
Hiruzen's voice rose several octaves, and the aura unique to ninjas of his caliber erupted from him.
Such powerful pressure!
Although he wasn't the one being pressured, Kazashiro still felt a strong sense of oppression.
Even so, Asuma showed no sign of yielding; he straightened his body, wanting to face his father directly.
"Alright, Asuma, obey orders."
Danzo, feeling his face was less painful, Danzo up in time to stop the dramatic scene of father and son killing each other.
"Teacher..."
Upon hearing Danzo's voice, Asuma finally gave up resisting, his once proud head drooping as he refused to believe that what he was seeing was actually happening.
"This rotten Konoha is better left untouched!"
After a long silence with his head down, Asuma gritted his teeth, unwilling to stay in Konoha any longer.
"Asuma..."
Kazashiro hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the other person's hand.
But Asuma remained unmoved, merely glancing coldly at his friend beside him before forcefully withdrawing his hand and leaving the Root Base without looking back.
When they passed by Hiruzen, the father and son didn't even exchange a glance, acting as if they were complete strangers.
"You can go about your business; I'll keep an eye on things here."
Danzo's "thoughtful" whisper.
"No need, he'll understand someday."
Hiruzen had no intention of leaving, not even turning back.
"As for you, your Wind Release skills are much inferior to what they used to be. Has your age really gotten to you?"
Touching the wound on his face, Hiruzen turned his back to Danzo and questioned his old friend's strength.
"Hmph, as if your Fire Style haven't deteriorated."
Seeing that Hiruzen was unwilling to continue the topic, Danzo tactfully took over the conversation.
Although the two fought to a draw, Danzo did not go all out, and Hiruzen did not summon Enma.
It's more accurate to call it a brawl rather than a fight.
It seems the matter has been perfectly resolved. The fact that his father is still here proves that Sakumo didn't kill him, so he doesn't need to worry about being attacked by the green garlic anymore and can continue taking a bath.
Kazashiro didn't want to deal with these matters anymore. Seeing Danzo and Hiruzen here, he felt relieved. As for Asuma, he could only try to persuade him again tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Kazashiro took Yamato's hand again, preparing to take her home.
"By the way, Kazashiro, the Hokage has a task for you."
"Ah?"
According to Shikaku's plan, the ninjas accompanying him to Kusagakure must be powerful and renowned, so as to intimidate the ninjas of Kusagakure to the greatest extent and prevent them from easily launching an attack.
This will also lay a good foundation for future negotiations.
Sakumo's first thought was to send one of the Sannin to accompany him.
However, Orochimaru was preoccupied with the Research Bureau affairs, Tsunade was overseeing the reconstruction of the Medical Unit headquarters, Jiraiya...
Well, Jiraiya already has enough to do and simply can't spare the time.
Since the Sannin are unavailable, it seems that only Kazashiro and Minato meet the requirements.
Yellow Flash and White Death God... well, the name White Death God is definitely more intimidating.
Thus, Kazashiro, who had fallen from the position of Root's young master to "ordinary Jonin," was ordered by Sakumo to lead several ninjas and escort Shikaku to Kusagakure for negotiations.
She's a member of the Uzumaki Clan from Kusagakure, so it's definitely not Karin. The other Naruto, so she's probably his mother.
Doesn't this mean it's a buy-one-get-two-free promotion?
"I didn't expect to meet you again, Kazashiro Jonin."
A familiar voice rang in his ears, Tokiyoshi Kan looked at Kazashiro not far away with a face full of surprise.
"Where are the elite ninjas we were promised? How come there are Genin in our team?"
Ignoring Tokiyoshi Kan's large face, Kazashiro, his face full of black lines, looked at Shikaku to the side.
"One elite ninja like you is enough. The other Jonin need to continue maintaining a high frequency of missions to dispel the covetousness of other countries."
Shikaku's plan was perfectly executed. To deal with a small, hidden village like Kusagakure, bringing along Kazashiro, a Jonin, would be enough. Moreover, the enemy knew the Flying Thunder God Technique, so even if there was danger, they could escape with their group.
That's definitely a sacred body of cattle and horses!