"Sakumo requested more manpower, what do you think?"
In the conference room in the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen mentioned Sakumo's request for additional manpower.
"With his strength, isn't it enough to deal with the lurking enemies in the Country of Fire?"
When the consultant went to bed, Xiaochun frowned, obviously not satisfied with Sakumo's request for additional manpower.
"The opponents are two elite jonins in the Sunagakure puppet army. There are three other jonins in the team, one of whom can use a large-scale earth escape technique."
"But there is no direct evidence that it is a ninja from Iwagakure Village."
Xiaochun said.
Hiruzen shook the pipe in his hand and said, "I don't think Onoki will do anything at this time. We can't conclude this matter just because there is no mission change in Iwagakure Village."
"According to what you said, Kumogakure and Kirigakure are also serious suspects."
Advisor Mito Kadoen glanced at Hiruzen.
"So when the Third Kazekage left, I sat in the village just to prevent other villages from getting involved and making the battlefield more chaotic."
"Then what are you going to do? We can't trust the Uchiha Guards. Danzo is leading the Anbu on a secret mission and is not in the village at this time. It is already extremely risky for us to have two detachments of ANBU stay in the village. Something happened."
Men Yan's eyes showed an inquiring look.
"Men Yan is right. In the past, no matter the crisis, three ANBU detachments would be left behind. Now only two ANBU detachments are left, which is a gamble in itself."
Koharu also has little trust in Uchiha.
"Uchiha is also a member of Konoha. We should not be prejudiced against them. They are members of Kagami's clan."
Hiruzen continued to blow out a smoke ring with a solemn look on his face.
It was the arrangement of his late teacher, the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, to hand over the management of the security force to the Uchiha clan.
There are many reasons for this. On the one hand, it is out of fear, and on the other hand, it is because of the desire to limit Uchiha's power to the police force.
Because of the work of the police force, only the Uchiha clan has the ability to do it.
The work of the Uchiha Guards is quite problematic. Although there are indeed some people with abnormal brains who like to cause trouble, there are also some Uchiha ninjas who really want to maintain the internal security of Konoha.
Hiruzen felt that he couldn't beat everyone to death with one stick.
Besides, his teacher also wanted to completely integrate the Uchiha clan into Konoha, rather than exclude them.
Unfortunately, the First Ninja War broke out at that time, and his teacher died on the battlefield, leaving Uchiha's matter unsolved.
In recent years, everyone can only do nothing.
The relationship has indeed eased due to his efforts as the Hokage, but there has not been much substantial progress.
"Mirrors are mirrors, and Uchiha are Uchiha. They are existences at different levels. Among Uchiha, there are many Uchiha ninjas who inherit Uchiha Madara's radical ideas. People in this clan are potentially dangerous."
In the final analysis, the consultants do not believe in Uchiha, or in other words, they do not believe in Uchiha ninjas who possess the power of the curse and awaken the Sharingan.
"Then let's make a compromise and divide two ANBU squads. Only by getting rid of the rats in the Land of Fire can Sakumo go to the battlefield and counterattack Sunagakure."
"But……"
"If anything goes wrong with Uchiha, I will personally take action and resolve the chaos, so that you can feel at ease."
Hiruzen had a powerful aura that could not be offended, and even Men Yan and Koharu felt an unprecedented pressure.
This also told Men Yan and Koharu in disguise that with him as the Hokage around, no matter what happened to Uchiha, he would stay on the territory honestly and do the work that the security team should do, and there would never be any problems.
This kind of self-confidence from the bottom of his heart was written deeply on Hiruzen's face.
"Since you said so, Hiruzen, then this has to be the case."
"You must not be careless when it comes to Uchiha. They are a naturally evil people and must always be on guard."
In the end, Men Yan and Koharu reminded Hiruzen, and then they temporarily put aside their questions about Uchiha.
"In addition, the supplies sent from the village to the front line are insufficient. Xiaochun and I need to go to the Daming Mansion to discuss with the Daiming and collect supplies there."
Men Yan and Xiaochun looked at each other, and Men Yan spoke.
"Are supplies running low again?"
Hiruzen stopped smoking.
"Yes, medical supplies are the most scarce here, but military pills and ninja tools are enough."
"Go early and come back early."
Any ninja who leaves the village needs a handwritten letter from the Hokage. Even a consultant must obtain a handwritten letter from the Hokage before he can leave the village. Otherwise, he does not follow the rules and can be regarded as a serious treason.
Men Yan and Koharu received the handwritten letter from Hiruzen that allowed them to leave the village, and then left the conference room.
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A sentry point in northern Konoha, guarded by about twenty Konoha ninjas, and can be used as a temporary supply station for Sakumo's team.
Fortunately, this outpost has a simple infirmary.
Shiraishi carried the seriously injured Konoha ninja found in another sentry point before and entered the new sentry point infirmary to rest.
Although he still looked like he was still awake, he was out of danger, which was a blessing in misfortune.
Ruri and Ayane negotiated with the Konoha ninjas at the outpost there, and getting supplies, food, water, and medical supplies was a top priority.
Not long after, Shiraishi and others were ready.
Sakumo put away the scroll in his hand and said: "There is good news. Lord Hokage has agreed to send additional reinforcements and is an expert in investigation. However, we cannot relax here. Now that the supplies are ready, let's set off directly."
"yes!"
The three of Shiraishi responded and followed Sakumo into action again.
They are currently in the southern and central region of the Country of Fire, and the next route they will follow is to head to the eastern part of the Country of Fire.
It is adjacent to the neighboring country of Yuno Kuni, a country famous for its hot springs.
If it wasn't during the war, I could go there and enjoy it. As for now, the mission is still the most important thing.
After two consecutive days of patrolling, nothing unusual was noticed, not even the shadow of the Sunagakure ninja.
However, considering that this is the hinterland of the Fire Country, the Sunagakure ninja would not be stupid enough to cause destruction here. Of course, with a just-in-case mentality, the serious Sakumo would not let an area go.
On the third day, when the supplies in the backpack were gone, I went to the nearest Konoha sentry point for new supplies.
"You are really amazing for coming out to carry out such a dangerous mission with Sakumo Jounin at such a young age."
The captain at this outpost is a well-known Jonin in Konoha, a mature man in his thirties. Seeing the extremely childish faces of the three Shiraishis, he sighed with emotion.
"Actually, our help is very small, and we often need Teacher Sakumo to take care of us."
Shiraishi remained humble.
"I know Sakumo Jōnin's character. If you don't get his approval, he will never violate his principles and take you on such a dangerous mission. In other words, your strength has been recognized by him. . He was a man who cherished his companions."
The Konoha jounin seemed to recall something and said.
"Senior, do you know Sakumo-sensei?"
"We have carried out missions together before. At that time, he looked cold, but he was actually a very gentle person, and he was easily shy. To the enemy, he was the cold-blooded and ruthless Konoha White Fang. To our own people, he was a worthy person. A companion who entrusts his back."
"So Sakumo-sensei used to be this kind of person. I couldn't tell."
Maybe it’s because he’s grown a lot over the years, so he can’t see Sakumo’s shy side.
Baishi and the other two could only guess this way.
"Tianzhu, what weird things are you instilling in my students again?"
Sakumo came over at this time.
"I'm just telling you some ninja experiences as a senior." Tianzhu Jōnin said.
"By the way, this guy is a pervert."
Sakumo suddenly said this.
Liuli and Ayane glanced at Tianzhu Jōnin warily for a moment and stepped back.
"Hello!"
Tianzhu Jonin's face turned red.
"—especially for men."
When Shiraishi saw that Tianzhu Jōnin was closest to him, the smile on his face froze.
Liuli and Ayane immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then it would be fine.
At this moment, from another patch of dense grass at the sentry point, a Konoha ninja with blood all over his body suddenly ran out. After running a few steps, he fell seriously injured.
"Be careful, there are...enemies..."
