Xia Yan had long been thinking about how he should approach the Uchiha.
After all, he really could not bear to leave such a vast "talent pool" untapped.
Especially now, when the event that would bring drastic changes to the Uchiha Clan, and even all of Konoha, was probably only a few months away.
If he did not establish some meaningful contact now, approaching them later would probably be far more troublesome.
This was no joke, but a fact.
If Minato Namikaze remained alive, everything would probably still be manageable. But with Minato Namikaze dead, all of this would become extraordinarily troublesome.
"In the end, Minato Namikaze's death had far too great an impact. So great it was enough to drive people to despair."
With a soft sigh, Xia Yan suddenly made a hand signal. All the Anbu following him immediately scattered, then vanished from the area.
Xia Yan stood there and thought carefully for a while. Then his figure flickered slightly, and he vanished like a ghost.
When he appeared again, he was already at his Third Division's branch headquarters!
"Captain?"
Trout was handling some matters. When he noticed the figure that had suddenly appeared in the office, he froze for a moment before immediately bowing respectfully to Xia Yan.
"Straighten up. No need to be so formal." Xia Yan nodded at Trout, then asked directly, "Is Kakashi here? And how is the person I told him to bring back?"
"Squad Leader Kakashi is training. As for the person he brought back, she's being held in the cells. As you instructed, Captain, we haven't made things difficult for her." Trout looked very earnest and immediately told him everything he knew.
"Thank you for your hard work." Xia Yan smiled and nodded. "I have a task for you now. Go