When Uchiha Makoto arrived at the gate of Konoha, Minato Namikaze hadn't arrived yet.
He first registered with the guard, and then waited for the arrival of Namikaze Minato.
After about ten minutes, Namikaze Minato finally arrived at the gate.
But he wasn't the only one, there were four people following him.
Three of them were wearing jounin mail armor, but the other middle-aged man was wearing ordinary clothes. If he hadn't been wearing a forehead protector, Uchiha Makoto would have thought he was a cook, because the man was carrying a big pot on his back.
"Are there five jounin in total? It seems that this mission is really not easy." Although Uchiha Makoto was mentally prepared for the S-level mission, when he saw that in addition to Namikaze Minato and himself, there were three jounin, As well as a strange ninja, I suddenly became more cautious.
"Everyone is here. It's time for everyone to get to know each other. I am the captain of this mission, Minato Namikaze. I am good at the teleportation technique." Minato Namikaze said with a smile.
"I am Juro Watanabe, a Jonin, good at Wind Release."
"Sakamoto Izawa, jounin, good at thunder escape."
"Ogata Tou is a jounin and is good at water escape."
"I am Uchiha Makoto, a Jonin, good at Konoha style swordsmanship."
When Uchiha Makoto introduced himself, the three Jonin's attention was focused on him, or in other words, on the clan emblem on his left shoulder.
After all, Uchiha Makoto seemed to be more than one round younger than them, and he didn't expect to be a jounin at such a young age.
Then, it was the turn of the middle-aged ninja who was carrying a big pot. Seeing everyone looking at him, he scratched his face and showed an embarrassed smile, "Well, my name is Maruhoshi Kosuke, genin. Good at cooking and tracking.”
Kosuke Maruboshi?
Uchiha Makoto remembered it as soon as he heard the name. Isn't this the ten thousand year genin? His real strength is not weak.
Among the remaining three jounin, Sakamoto Izawa was in his early twenties and was an elite who had followed Orochimaru in the Battle of Mount Kikyo. When he heard that there was a genin accompanying him, his face suddenly fell.
After all, it is an S-level mission. If there is a laggard in the team, it will obviously greatly increase the failure rate of the mission.
Even if Kosuke Maruboshi said he was good at tracking, what tracking ability could a genin have?
Any S-level mission is an important mission related to the safety of the village. The mission is also extremely dangerous. Once it fails, it is difficult to guarantee your own safety. Even if you return to the village alive, the damage caused to the village after the mission fails will not be An ordinary ninja can afford it.
Thinking about it, Konoha White Fang, whose reputation was even higher than that of the Sannin, also failed to perform an important mission, causing huge losses to the village, and finally chose to commit suicide under the huge pressure of public opinion.
On this trip, Minato Namikaze was accompanied by golden glitter, which shows the importance of the mission.
Sakamoto Izawa couldn't understand why the village would send Uchiha Makoto, a newly promoted Jonin.
Although the Uchiha clan has a great reputation, Sakamoto Izawa had never heard of Uchiha Makoto among the genius ninjas in the Uchiha clan.
Uchiha Makoto is completely unknown, and his strength is obviously not outstanding.
What's more, he also participated in the Battle of Kikyo Mountain. In Sakamoto Izawa's view, Uchiha Makoto was just lucky enough to survive the final task of luring the enemy.
However, forget it, Uchiha Makoto is at least still a jounin, but Maruboshi Kosuke is outrageous. Can a genin participate in an S-level mission?
In his opinion, this S-class mission would be enough for their experienced jounin plus a superior Namikaze Minato.
Although Sakamoto Izawa knew that the village would not deliberately send a genin to hold back, his expression still turned ugly, but he did not directly question it because he did not want to cause conflicts within the team.
The other two jonins, Juro Watanabe and Tou Ogata, were both veteran jonins around forty years old. They knew about Kosuke Maruboshi's deeds and did not treat him with any contempt.
After seeing the self-introduction, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Namikaze Minato said: "Let's leave the village first. I will tell you the specific content of the mission on the way."
"yes!"
"yes!"
...
In the dense forest outside Konoha Village, a group of six people were walking quickly.
Namikaze Minato was telling others about the mission.
“Our mission this time is to explore Kumogakure’s intelligence and understand the internal situation of Kumogakure after the death of the Third Raikage.
What Hokage-sama means is that if the conflict between Iwagakure and Kumogakure intensifies, the time has come for us to end the war.
Of course, it is best to take this opportunity to test Kumogakure's intentions. It would be the best result if the war can be stopped, so that we can concentrate on dealing with Iwagakure Village.
Now all troops from Kumogakure Village have withdrawn, and part of them remains in the northern part of Tian Country. Therefore, we have to pass through Tian Country. At the very least, we must find out the strength and deployment of Kumo Gakure's army to prevent Kumo Gakure from sending troops to attack Mu again. leaf.
In the absence of peace talks with Kumogakure, try to create chaos, delay time, and prevent the two countries from falling back into a situation of siege. "
After Namikaze Minato finished explaining the contents of the mission, Uchiha Makoto's face suddenly became serious.
This mission sounds like one mission, but there are many things to do.
And if you want to test whether Kumogakure is willing to negotiate peace with Konoha, you have to try to contact Kumogakure's senior officials. However, the two villages are still at war. If the talks collapse, their lives will be in danger.
No wonder Minato Namikaze was sent.
If Yunyin is willing to negotiate, it would be best. If he is not willing to negotiate, they will create trouble for Yunyin.
Namikaze Minato has a flying thunder god who can come and go freely, but they are different.
Uchiha Makoto didn't know what the Third Hokage meant. Wouldn't it be safest for Minato Namikaze to go alone for this kind of thing?
In other words, they are all abandoned children who can be abandoned when necessary.
Although Namikaze Minato will most likely not give up on them, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and no one can guarantee their own safety except their own strength.
...
After two days of rapid march, Uchiha Makoto's team arrived at the northern border of the Land of Fire.
In the evening, Uchiha Makoto and others camped on a flat grassland to rest.
Six people were sitting around, and in the middle was a simple stove made of stone, with a large pot on it, and the fragrant fish soup was boiling in the pot.
From time to time, Maruboshi Kosuke put seasonings and wild vegetables and mushrooms picked in the forest into the pot.
"Senior Fousuke, your cooking skills are no less impressive than those of the great chefs!" Uchiha Makoto sipped the fish soup and ate the tender fish.
"It's just more than a stew. If you like it, eat more." Kosuke Maruhoshi scratched his head and smiled, then looked at Sakamoto Izawa who was dazed with an empty bowl at the side and asked:
"Izawa-kun, do you want another bowl?"
"I..." Smelling the fragrant fish soup, Sakamoto Izawa hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and handed the bowl to Maruhoshi Kosuke, "One more bowl."
After listening to Juro Watanabe and Toto Ogata talking about the deeds of Maruboshi Kosuke in the past two days, Sakamoto Izawa felt a little embarrassed, especially when he remembered that he had spoken rudely to Maruboshi Kosuke before, and felt a little awkward.
"Hey? Izawa, didn't you say that for the sake of concealment, it would be better for ninjas not to light a fire to cook? Don't you only eat military food pills?"
"Yes, Izawa, who said before that he wouldn't drink a sip of fish soup even if he died? Why did he drink three big bowls of fish soup in one go now? Don't force yourself if you don't like me!"
Seeing this, Juro Watanabe and Toto Ogata began to tease Sakamoto Izawa.
"Stop talking! Haven't you left the Land of Fire yet? Can't you have more hot food for the last time? I caught this fish!" Sakamoto Izawa said angrily.
"Hahaha!"
“It smells so good!”
“Delicious!”
Watanabe Juro and Ogata looked at each other, smiled and touched the bowls.
Namikaze Minato watched as the team's atmosphere became much more harmonious after three days of brief running-in, and he felt certain in his heart. After all, they were about to leave the Land of Fire and would face a real life-and-death crisis. The team was harmonious. It can also increase the success rate of the mission. Since these people have been brought out, no one can be missing.
The night was getting darker, and in the second half of the night, Maruhoshi Kosuke and Uchiha Makoto stayed vigil. The two sat around the campfire, talking quietly.
Roar~
A wolf howl suddenly appeared in his heart.
This is Warwick's warning.
Uchiha Makoto's expression changed and he directly used the skill [Blood Hunting]. This picture suddenly appeared in front of his eyes:
Nine ninjas wearing Kumogakure forehead protectors were distributed in a semi-arc, surrounding them.
These people were about two hundred meters away from them. At this distance, ordinary ninjas could not detect them.
There are obviously sentient ninjas in the opponent's team, otherwise it would be impossible to find them in the dense forest with lush vegetation, and the opponent also accurately avoided the simple warning traps they set up.
