"Then we'll leave the arrangements for this mission to the Konoha Military Police Force..." Sarutobi immediately approved Jiancheng's request to take on the mission.
Ranwu promptly raised her hand. "Lord Hokage! I'll go too. I... am a medical ninja."
Indeed, the Uchiha Clan had hardly any medical ninjas.
Seeing Ranwu so eager, the other Jonin wore expressions ranging from surprise to amusement to heartache.
Naturally, the ones feeling heartache were the Third Uncles and Fourth Uncles from Forest Street...
Danzo's expression visibly darkened as well.
The other three members of the Uchiha Clan looked pleased, with a hint of smugness...
"Well... all right. We'll add you, along with the Root ninja who conducted the earlier reconnaissance and Jonin Kamizuki Kongyun, who previously scouted the route!" Hiruzen Sarutobi settled the matter quickly, giving Minato no chance to volunteer.
Minato had been about to raise his hand too. After all, he specialized in sealing techniques, which gave him ample reason to go.
But hearing the Third's decision, he realized that he was deliberately being kept from speaking up. There must have been other plans for him, so he lowered his hand.
As for Kamizuki Kongyun, he had also been one of the Jonin who entered the ruins with Hatake Sakumo.
Calling it "scouting the route" really just meant he had returned from the previous failed mission...
However, he had been assigned to guard their retreat during the first half of the journey and had not ventured as deep as Wangjie Chouzhen and Hatake Sakumo.
After the meeting, Ranwu and Kamizuki did not leave immediately. Instead, they joined the Uchiha Clan members to discuss things first.
"Uchiha Clan Head, when do you think we should move out?" Kamizuki asked.
The previous failure still weighed on Kamizuki, making him the most impatient to