The Turmoil in the Land of Water

Konoha

Hokage Building

In the Hokage Office, Naraku handled Hokage affairs methodically.

Konoha has a complete set of departments, each with a head to handle related matters. In reality, the Hokage's workload is not that heavy. Most of his duties consist of ninja selection, personnel transfers between departments, and reviewing important matters of each department.

When Naraku was not around, the Acting Hokage usually assisted Minato Namikaze as Namikaze Minato, with Kurama Ryota and Nara Shikaku as assistants in the Hokage Office.

Bang! Bang!

"Please come in."

"Lord Hokage"

Uchiha Hayata walked straight into the office, Hayata around briefly, and then greeted the staff.

"What's wrong, Hayata? Why are you looking around before coming to my office? Is there some confidential information you need?"

Naraku smiled when he saw Hayata. Usually, ninjas or members of various departments of Konoha who want to meet the Hokage usually have to make an appointment first, and then be brought by the Anbu.

Only a few individuals don't need to make an appointment and can come whenever they want; Uchiha Hayata is one of them.

Upon hearing these words, Uchiha Hayata gave a wry smile:

"Clan leader, intelligence has come from the Land of Water. For some unknown reason, Kirigakure and the Snow Clan of the Land of Water have gone to war. The Snow Clan has been defeated and is in complete collapse and has fled."

"After the Ice Release ninja Ran returned to the Land of Water, didn't you tell him to contact us if he needed anything? Ran wrote to us requesting help, and you even offered to take in his family!"

These are some confidential matters concerning Uchiha Nara and the Land of Water. If others were present, it would be difficult for Hayata and the others to report them.

"The Kirigakure and the Snow Clan are at war. The Snow Clan has completely collapsed and is fleeing, requesting rescue and shelter?"

Upon Naraku pondered for a moment and roughly guessed what had happened.

As expected, it was Zensui, who was assigned to Kirigakure in the Land of Water, who played a role. Zensui's official mission was to be relieved of his duties and continue to be under Yagura's command, while his secret mission was to cause trouble and disrupt the Land of Water.

Naraku recalled the Uchiha ninjas from the Land of Water and sent Zensui to Zensui. The Ice Release ninja, Ran, also returned to the Land of Water to relieve them, but for some reason, the Ice Release ninja who was to relieve them had not yet reported for duty.

Blue, an Ice Release ninja, was recruited by Naraku and Karatachi Yagura as a member of the Snow Clan from the Land of Water. She was skilled in Ice Release techniques and was a subordinate with considerable calculation abilities.

"The Snow Clan of the Land of Water... Hayata, you and Ruofeng should go to the Land of Water. I will send an Anbu squadron to assist you and meet up with the Snow Clan."

Once they reach the Land of Land of Fire, with the defense forces at the Eastern Stronghold Land of Fire, Kirigakure shouldn't dare to provoke Konoha.

"Hayata, you mainly need to see how many of them escaped. If possible, divide them into two groups. One group should be brought to Konoha, and the other group should be sent to Yuho City."

Naraku his instructions, he wrote down the mission scroll. After a short while, he finished writing the mission details and said in a deep voice:

"Hayata, go and summon Ruofeng."

"Ruofeng make a move? If it's Ruofeng, then there's absolutely no chance of failure."

"Okay, go! Hurry up!"

"Yes, sir!"

Hayata quietly accepted the order and strode away.

Naraku watched Hayata's retreating figure, lost in thought.

"It doesn't seem quite right for Minato to be permanently based in my office. There are some confidential matters that the Intelligence Division and the clansmen can't report directly. And there are some things that are indeed not suitable for Minato to know."

Minato serves as the Hokage's assistant and the head of the Jonin Council, but in reality, all his power rests with the Hokage. As a loyal follower who rose to power through my influence, I cannot allow Minato to rely solely on my authorization; I should grant him departmental authority as well...

Moreover, it's one thing for me, Konoha's strongest fighter, to be stationed here, but to have another Namikaze Minato stationed here as well would be a waste of our strength.

In the Hokage Office, if someone really needs to assist in handling some Hokage affairs, it might be better to let Tsunade do it...

These past two days, Naraku has been overseeing the Hokage Building, and Namikaze Minato hasn't come to work Hokage Building either, seemingly busy teaching Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi Ninjutsu.

Naraku had an idea in mind and shouted:

"Tetsu, go and invite Namikaze Minato to the top floor of the Hokage Building."

"Hi!"

Upon hearing the mission, the Anbu outside the door responded and vanished in Body Flicker Technique.

In the Hokage Building, the office where the Fourth Hokage, Naraku, is located is the one with the Anbu guards stationed outside the room.

The Hokage Office is usually not open to Anbu, as Naraku often skips work. Namikaze Minato assists Naraku in handling Konoha affairs.

Naraku tidied up his desk, then got up and walked towards the top floor of the Hokage building.

Konoha Forest Training Ground.

Namikaze Minato looked at the two students in front of him with a complicated expression on his face.

Uchiha Obito's talent for space-time manipulation is beyond doubt, something Namikaze Minato was well aware of.

To Namikaze Minato's disappointment, Kakashi was unable to master the Flying Thunder God Technique, lacking the necessary talent.

"This is the Flying Thunder God Technique, a teleportation-like Body Flicker Technique. Ordinary Body Flicker Technique cannot break Body Flicker Technique if there is an obstacle between the user and the target."

The Flying Thunder God Technique allows one to arrive instantly, regardless of what is in the way of the target; this is Space-Time Ninjutsu.

But remember this: you must be able to activate Flying Thunder God from a coordinate you can sense.

"Never use Flying Thunder God Technique if you can't sense the coordinates, understand?!"

Namikaze Minato, with a serious expression, meticulously explained the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The S-rank Ninjutsu, Flying Thunder God Technique, was conceived and developed by the Second Hokage, who successfully experimented with it. Namikaze Minato, the Yellow Flash, learned and perfected it, making the Flying Thunder God Technique shine brightly.

"Clear!"

"Clear..."

Obito a serious reply.

Kakashi, on the other hand, seemed somewhat listless, feeling a little disappointed that he couldn't master the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Teacher, so you mean the Flying Thunder God Technique is primarily based on Sensory Ninjutsu, right? Without excellent Sensory Ninjutsu, one cannot master the Flying Thunder God."

"The limit of perception is the limit of the Flying Thunder God Technique. What a powerful Ninjutsu..."

Through Namikaze Minato's teachings, Kakashi has gained a thorough understanding of the Flying Thunder God Technique. In the first step of Sensory Ninjutsu and sensory training, Kakashi has mastered it even more profoundly than Obito.

However, Kakashi was never able to grasp the second step of spacetime jump.

"Kakashi, don't be disappointed. Space-time talent is one in a million. I've already improved and simplified the Flying Thunder God Technique, so there will still be opportunities in the future."

Namikaze Minato patted Kakashi on the shoulder, smiling reassuringly.

If the Flying Thunder God Technique doesn't work, the Flying Thunder Formation is much simpler, and the talent requirements are much lower.

"Hi..."

Kakashi gave a listless reply, glanced at Obito, and felt a mix of emotions.

"As expected of Obito..."

After Kakashi became Jonin with the reputation of a genius, his genius seemed to stop. On the contrary, Uchiha Obito, the former underdog, mastered the S-rank Ninjutsu, Flying Thunder God Technique.

Obito's future achievements will likely be not much less than those of his teacher Yellow Flash.

"Kakashi, don't be envious. I will definitely be the Fifth Hokage of Konoha in the future."

Obito listened quietly to their conversation, his usual impetuousness gone.

At that moment, Obito grinned, his face smug. He clasped his hands together in a hand seal, and his figure vanished instantly, reappearing on a wooden stake fifteen meters away.

"How about it, Kakashi? Hahahaha."

After successfully Flying Thunder God again, Obito couldn't help but gloat and mock.

"Idiot"

Kakashi glanced at him sideways and muttered a cold remark.

Brush!

A member of the Anbu service appeared Body Flicker Technique on the training ground.

"Minato, the Lord Hokage requests your presence!"