Iori looked at Minato with some amusement. At this point in time, he was sent to a place far away from Konoha, which made it clear that he did not trust him.
Minato was a little afraid to look at Iori. This was not his idea, but the strong request of Danzo and Utatane Koharu. Third Hokage himself also chose to acquiesce for some reasons.
Minato sees that this mission is indeed very important. It may require one person to deal with a small country alone. It is true that a non-Kage-level ninja cannot complete it alone.
In addition, he did not want to conflict with the elders, so he acquiesced and gave this task to Iori to choose. If he did not accept it, Minato would not force it, but would transfer it to Tsunade or Orochimaru.
After all, it is different from the original work. Not only is the plot of Land of Snow a few years ahead of schedule, Tsunade and Orochimaru are also still in Konoha, so Kakashi will not be able to execute it alone.
Originally, Danzo and Utatane Koharu wanted to separate Shisui and Fugaku as well, but they gave up due to strong opposition from Third Hokage and Minato.
"Okay, I accept it, and I will set off as soon as possible." Iori nodded and did not refuse. After all, this was Black Zetsu's kindness. If he did not accept it, the rest of the show would not be able to continue.
He picked up the mission scroll and turned around to leave, but suddenly stopped and turned around and asked, "Do Shisui and Fugaku have any new missions recently?"
Minato shook his head awkwardly and said, "No, there are no tasks that require them to leave the village recently. Iori, don't think too much about it. If you don't want to take it, I can also transfer the task to senior Tsunade or senior Orochimaru."
"No, it's nothing. I am quite interested in this mission. Even if there is no such mission, I will find time to go to Land of Snow." Iori shook his head and said calmly.
[It seems that Black Zetsu and Obito did not choose to lure them away. It seems that there are other means to hold them back. I don't know what they are?]
[Could it be Kakuzu, but Kakuzu can only hold one person back? What are they going to do with the other one?]
Iori was thinking as he walked.
Minato looked at Iori's leaving figure and said with some hesitation, "Sir Third Hokage, letting him go on a mission at this time is obviously a sign of distrust in him."
"Didn't your relationship ease before? Why did you suddenly change your mind and target him again?"
Third Hokage was smoking his pipe gloomily, his eyes becoming more and more unpredictable in the smoke.
He looked at Minato and said slowly, "Take a look at these reports."
Third Hokage slowly handed the scroll in his hand to Minato, "Take a look at these reports."
Minato took the scroll and read it carefully.
All recorded on the scroll are reports of Sharingan ninjas attacking Jinchuriki from various countries and collecting Tailed Beast Chakra.
"These should not be done by the Uchiha Clan. If Iori wants to seize Tailed Beast, there is no need to go to such trouble. He will take action himself, and basically no one can stop him." Minato said decisively.
"Yes, he may not want to, but what about the Uchiha ninjas under his command? Do they want him to go further?" Third Hokage's face was covered by shadows, looking particularly gloomy.
He thought of the words of his eldest son, Shinnosuke Sarutobi. He did not expect that Sarutobi Clan had become so radical. He wanted to control the power of the mission department for a long time and put himself on it, making it difficult to escape.
So if you apply yourself to others, will Uchiha Iori have a similar dilemma? Third Hokage's heart is full of doubts. He dare not place his hope on others, so he can only choose to send Iori out.
In this way, even if Uchiha Clan radicals want to interfere with it, they will not be out of their response range.
Minato also fell silent after hearing this. Although he trusted Iori, it was hard to say that he could trust every Uchiha clan member.
After a moment of silence, Minato said calmly, "Since Iori accepted the task without hesitation, it means that he is trustworthy, doesn't it?"
"I believe he can control his subordinates well and will not let them lose control."
Third Hokage's face darkened after hearing this. Although Minato didn't say what he meant, he still felt like he had been shot.
Seeing Third Hokage's face, Minato realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he changed the subject and asked, "Isn't it a coincidence that Land of Snow's mission is just at this time, let us send a top combat force."
"Even if Iori doesn't go there, one of the seniors from Sannin will handle it. As long as he takes over, we will lose a high-level combatant anyway."
Third Hokage shook his pipe and said seriously, "I sent people to investigate. The mission is indeed true. Kazahana Dōtō did try to win over Lang Ren."
"This kind of national-level mission is hard for Konoha to refuse. If it can be completed beautifully, its value is no less than winning a war. I hope that Uchiha Iori's acceptance of the mission is not entirely selfish."
Seeing this, Minato could only nod his head. After all, it was about Kushina, so he still chose to compromise.
After Iori returned to his clan, he summoned everyone from Uchiha and Senju.
After receiving the order, everyone put down their affairs one after another and came to the meeting hall.
There are six senior people under Iori who are qualified to discuss matters with him, namely: Tsunade, Shisui Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha, Uchiha Setsuna, Tohka Senju and Orochimaru.
After the six people took their seats together, Iori began to assign tasks to them.
"I got the message that Madara Uchiha plans to raid Konoha while Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is being produced, and release Nine-Tails to destroy Konoha." Iori said calmly.
"What? Is he still evil?" Tohka Senju said.
"Is it actually Madara Uchiha? He can actually survive until now?" This is the voice of Orochimaru.
"Even Lord Madara, I will not allow him to destroy the current situation!" Although Uchiha Setsuna worshiped Madara in the past, now he has seen new hope from Iori.
He doesn't allow anyone to come and destroy him, even his past idols.
"Clan leader, what do you think?" Shisui ignored all these disturbances and asked Iori what he thought.
"The elders headed by Third Hokage did not trust me and sent me out. Minato was under pressure and acquiesced. Soon I will go to Land of Snow." Iori said.
"I hope you will take good care of your clan and clan land when the attack comes. Senju and Uchiha can cooperate with each other to prepare for the future."
"I will leave a clone to notify me when the attack comes, but the mastermind behind the scenes should also know that I will Flying Thunder God, and there is no way he will let me come back."
"So you must be prepared to hold on until I come back."
"Yes, we will protect our tribe before you come back." Several people responded.