Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and summoned a Yellow-haired Ninja. He first chatted with him about family matters for a while, playing the emotional card.
The Jonin was deeply moved. He hadn't expected the Third Hokage to care so much about him. Was he about to be entrusted with an important task?
Just as his thoughts began to run wild, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly brought up the subordinate he had recently lost.
At the mention of it, the Yellow-haired Jonin immediately looked somewhat sorrowful.
Sarutobi Hiruzen offered a few words of comfort. "I'm planning to find you a new team member to fill the vacancy."
It was rare for the busy Hokage to think so highly of him. The Yellow-haired Jonin gave him a grateful look.
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and handed him a file.
The Yellow-haired Jonin accepted it with both hands and quickly skimmed through it.
"What do you think of Aokiji?"
"He's a genius."
That was all the Yellow-haired Jonin had to say about Aokiji.
"Mm. Then I'm planning to place him on your team. What do you think?"
The Yellow-haired Jonin's expression stiffened, and he politely declined. "I'm sorry, Hokage, but I may not be strong enough to lead such a genius. Placing him on my team would only bury his talent. I think it would be more appropriate to recommend him to someone else."
He knew about Aokiji's terrible reputation.
The Jonin circle was only so large, and they often exchanged information with one another.
It was said that this person had an extremely strange personality. Despite his outstanding talent, he was far too afraid of death. Whenever a mission exceeded C-rank in difficulty, he often came up with all sorts of excuses to avoid it. Even when he did go, he dealt with it in an