A few days later, Yūto heard the news, and Orochimaru eventually defected.
Third Hokage caught up with him, but at the last moment he still couldn't bear to kill his most proud disciple, Orochimaru just left Konoha.
"Third Hokage is still soft-hearted." Yūto was not surprised by this, he just sneered. He knew in his heart that Third Hokage's master-disciple relationship with Orochimaru finally prevailed.
At this moment, a masked Anbu Ninja Body Flicker Technique appeared in front of him and saluted respectfully. "Sir Yūto, Lord Hokage please go to the office immediately."
"Got it." Yūto nodded, put down what he was doing, and immediately set off for Hokage Building.
Pushing open the familiar office door, Yūto found that not only Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze was inside, but Third Hiruzen Sarutobi was also there.
He quickly put aside any casual expressions, kept his posture very regular, and saluted the two Hokages honestly. "Sir Third Hokage, the Fourth Generation, what do you want me to do with you?"
Third Hiruzen, who was sitting on the chair, looked much older than a few days ago, and the look in his eyes was much dimmed.
In just a few days, he was betrayed one after another by his most trusted disciple and closest comrade-in-arms. One defected and the other was deposed. This heavy blow left him physically and mentally exhausted, and his spirit was exhausted.
Third Hokage looked at the respectful Yūto and spoke slowly, with obvious fatigue in his voice. "Yūto, the rest ANBU, I'll leave it to you. You, Anbu Captain, just take over. I'm really a little tired. I don't want to have to deal with these things anymore."
Yūto nodded silently and responded, "Yes, Master Third Hokage."
On the surface, he had no fluctuations, but in his heart he knew very well that Third Hokage was completely defeated, and his era had finally come to an end.
After Third Hokage finished speaking, he seemed to have exhausted his last bit of strength and slowly stood up from the chair.
Minato and Yūto saw this and wanted to get up and see each other off, but Third Hokage just waved weakly, indicating that they didn't need to bother, then opened the office door alone and left quietly.
Seeing Third Hokage leave, Yūto also felt that he had nothing to do, and nodded slightly to Minato: "Then Lord Hokage, if there is nothing else, my subordinates will leave first."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Wait a minute, Yūto," Minato quickly stopped him, "There's something else."
Yūto stopped and turned around, with a trace of doubt on his face. "Lord Minato, do you have any other instructions?"
Minato explained, "There is a follow-up to the Land of Snow mission you performed before. Land of Snow's Daimyō Kazahana Sōsetsu, and his daughter Koyuki Princess, we Konoha will soon be visiting us as a friendly delegation. You were in charge of the initial contact, so I still hope that you will be responsible for the reception and initial reception."
Yūto felt a little helpless. He had just finished Danzo's mess and had to do this job again, but on the surface he still nodded simply, "I understand, Lord Hokage, I will arrange it."
The mission was accepted, and Yūto was ready to leave again.
He walked to the door of the office, and as soon as he put his hand on the doorknob, he suddenly remembered something more important, and turned to look at Minato:
"By the way, Lord Minato," he lowered his voice, "Is there any new progress regarding Madara Uchiha?"
Minato frowned slightly, shook his head, and said in a solemn tone, "Not yet. Madara Uchiha was hidden too deeply. After he disappeared, we used a large number of manpower and channels to investigate, but so far we have not captured the exact information about his activities again, and he has completely disappeared."
When Yūto heard this, a hint of unnoticeable worry flashed across his brows. He said in a deep voice, "If you find any clues about his exact whereabouts, Lord Hokage, please inform me as soon as possible."
Minato looked at Yūto's solemn look and understood his vigilance against this threat. He nodded seriously. "Okay, Yūto. If I find any clues, I will tell you immediately."
After handling Hokage Building's affairs, Yūto returned to the Uchiha Clan's clan.
He did not go home directly, but sent someone to call his three students: Chino, Quan and Itachi.
Soon, three small figures appeared inside Training Ground.
"Teacher Yūto!" Izumi's voice was full of respect and expectation. "Sir Yūto." Itachi also greeted calmly.
Chino trotted over and looked at Yūto with a little suspicion. "Teacher, why did you suddenly call us here? You don't want to trick us into doing some strange tasks again, do you?"
She curled her lips, obviously still remembering the experience of being deceived last time.
Yūto shook his head helplessly, this little girl really holds a grudge.
"Don't accuse me wrongly, Chino," he deliberately made a serious face, "This is a serious matter."
When they heard something serious, the three children stood up a little straighter.
"Is it a mission?" Quan asked softly.
"It's almost the same, but maybe you guys will like it." Yūto cleared his throat, "Land of Snow's friendly delegation is coming to Konoha."
"Huh?" Chino was stunned for a moment, his eyes wide open.
Izumi immediately looked at Chino, and surprise flashed in their eyes at the same time.
Although Itachi's expression remained calm, his eyes lit up slightly.
In the previous Land of Snow mission led by Yūto, Chino Izumi and Land of Snow's Princess Kazahana Koyuki have become close friends during their short time together.
Although Itachi didn't talk much, he established a friendly relationship with this foreigner Princess.
When they heard that friends from far away Land of Snow were about to visit, they naturally couldn't hide their excitement.
"Koyuki? Is Koyuki coming?" Chino was the first to react, and the little complaint just now was long forgotten.
"Master Yūto, is Koyuki Princess coming?" Izumi immediately asked, his eyes full of joy.
Seeing the eyes of the two girls lighting up instantly, Yūto smiled and nodded:
"Yes, Kazahana Koyuki Princess and her father Kazahana Sōsetsu Daimyō will arrive at Konoha soon."
"Great!" Chino and Izumi cheered at the same time, and even Itachi, who had always been calm, rarely smiled.
"Teacher Yūto!" Chino immediately clasped his hands together, "Leave it to me, Izumi, to receive Koyuki Princess! Don't worry! We will definitely be able to handle it!"
Yūto raised an imperceptible smirk at the corner of his mouth, pretending to be embarrassed on purpose, and then said slowly, "But... someone seemed to be very alert just now and asked if he wanted to trick me into doing a mission again, right?"
Chino:...
Her face turned red instantly and she choked on what she had said before.
She glared at Yūto angrily and muttered, "Asshole teacher..."
Quan next to him looked at Chino's deflated look and couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.
She looked at Yūto, and her voice was gentle and persuasive. "Master Yūto, please stop teasing Chino."
There was a determined smile on Quan's face, as if he had seen through Yūto's plan.
"You specifically called us here because you planned to give us the task of hosting Koyuki Princess, right?"
Being pointed out by Quan, and amused by Chino's angry little expression, Yūto finally couldn't help laughing, "Hahaha, Quan really knows me best!"
He stopped laughing, glanced at the three disciples in front of him, and officially announced, "Okay! Then, the task of receiving His Highness Land of Snow Princess Kazahana Koyuki is officially handed over to you, Chino, Quan!"
He paused for a moment, looked at Chino's little face that instantly turned from anger to joy, and continued, "As for the task of receiving His Highness Land of Snow Daimyō Kazahana Sōsetsu,"
Yūto pointed at himself, "I will be responsible."
"Yeah!" "That's great!" Chino Izumi cheered again and started to discuss how to welcome Koyuki.