Chapter 217: Anbu Work Is So Sloppy
In the evening, Yoru hid behind a chimney and saw Sakumo Hatake and his son leave home, heading to the training ground.
Hatake Kakashi was only 3 years old, looking tiny.
The two arrived at a training ground and began basic ninja tool training.
Like other civilian ninjas, Sakumo Hatake particularly emphasized basic training, taijutsu basics and ninja tool basics.
Not long after, Minato Namikaze came to the training ground and greeted Sakumo and his son.
This was already their fifth meeting.
During this time, they had been sharing the same training ground.
Minato Namikaze trained taijutsu alone for a while first, and during the rest, he was called over by Sakumo Hatake.
Sakumo Hatake pointed at Minato Namikaze’s feet, seemingly saying that Minato Namikaze’s stance was not steady enough.
He patiently guided Minato Namikaze on how to attach chakra to his legs and feet, strengthening his lower body strength.
Then, he taught him some prerequisite techniques for taijutsu body flicker technique, how to use chakra to increase the power from his feet.
Minato Namikaze was greatly inspired, and after listening once, he couldn’t wait to rest and went to test it, his movement speed indeed increased by a few points.
Minato was an orphan with no teacher lineage, relying entirely on being serious and sensible at school, earning the teachers’ favor and working hard to learn more.
At this time, encountering a white-haired uncle who carefully taught him, he was very excited.
After training ended, the three left the training ground.
Sakumo Hatake nodded at a big tree to the side.
He had just seen the fox mask deliberately revealed by an Anbu ninja.
For some unknown reason, Anbu sent Fox to monitor him.
For several consecutive days, Yoru came to this training ground to monitor Sakumo Hatake and Minato Namikaze.
He watched Minato Namikaze and Kakashi train seriously under Sakumo Hatake’s guidance.
He thought to himself, the Third Hokage was actually afraid that Sakumo Hatake would contact the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki through Minato Namikaze, but in reality, Sakumo Hatake’s target was Minato Namikaze, not the jinchuriki at all.
The Third Hokage’s home was about to be stolen, and he didn’t even know it.
In Anbu and Ninja Academy reports, Minato Namikaze was a genius young boy.
There were many geniuses at the Ninja Academy, with four or five per class, but only Yoru knew that Minato Namikaze was not only a genius, but also Konoha’s future.
The greatest achievement in the twenty years after Hiruzen Sarutobi took power was waiting for Minato Namikaze to grow up.
Without Minato Namikaze, the latter twenty years of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s rule could not be said to be fruitless, but at least it would be a complete failure.
After more than a week of monitoring, the Third Hokage summoned Yoru.
In the Hokage’s office, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were both there.
Hiruzen Sarutobi said, “Fox, tell us about the results of your more than a week of monitoring.”
“Hokage, Lord Danzo, this week I monitored Sakumo Hatake every day.
He had no missions and mainly accompanied his son Kakashi.
Hatake Kakashi showed good talent, with astonishing taijutsu skills.
Every afternoon, Sakumo Hatake would take Kakashi to the training ground.
Usually Sakumo Hatake arrived first, and Minato Namikaze after school.
When Sakumo Hatake guided Kakashi, he would occasionally guide Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze didn’t know yet that Sakumo Hatake was Konoha’s White Fang, but he cherished the opportunity to be guided.
Hokage, I checked the Ninja Academy teachers’ evaluations of Minato Namikaze; he is a smart and precocious genius, praised by all the Ninja Academy teachers.
After meeting Minato Namikaze, Sakumo Hatake liked him exceptionally and taught him very carefully.
The day before yesterday, Sakumo Hatake brought chakra test paper for Minato Namikaze and Hatake Kakashi.
Kakashi’s chakra nature is lightning, Minato Namikaze’s chakra nature is wind.
From chakra nature, to chakra circulation, to minor flaws in taijutsu movements, Sakumo Hatake’s guidance advanced steadily, and it seemed he planned long-term guidance.
Hokage, Lord Danzo, I cannot determine if Sakumo Hatake intends to use Minato Namikaze’s hand to contact the jinchuriki. There is no evidence for now.”
After hearing this, the Third Hokage indeed could not determine Sakumo Hatake’s true purpose.
Taking in geniuses as disciples gives a unique sense of achievement; Hiruzen Sarutobi’s proudest thing now was taking in the Sannin as disciples.
Unfortunately, after growing up, none of the Sannin listened, each more disobedient than the last.
A pearl in the palm is like a treasure; perhaps Sakumo Hatake simply appreciated Minato Namikaze and had no intention of interfering with the jinchuriki.
Danzo said, “Hiruzen, if you don’t control the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, others will want to.
My spy in the Hidden Cloud Village got the latest intelligence on their jinchuriki; you’ll feel more urgency after hearing it.”
“Oh? What intelligence?”
Danzo first glanced at Fox, then said:
“The Fox Squad obtained the battlefield performance of the Hidden Cloud Village jinchuriki from the Land of Earth; the Hidden Cloud Village jinchuriki has no recovery issue, freely controlling tailed beast chakra.
I had spies in the Hidden Cloud Village specifically investigate their jinchuriki, and after six spies died, we finally got key intelligence.
The Hidden Cloud Village obtained sealing jutsu from the Uzumaki Clan and is carrying out a plan called ‘perfect jinchuriki.’
Perfect jinchuriki, as the name implies, a jinchuriki who perfectly controls the tailed beast.
The development of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki must be put on the agenda.
The Senju Clan says the Nine-Tails seal is very stable, but we know nothing about seals.
War could happen at any time; in the next war, if the Hidden Cloud Village brings out a perfect jinchuriki, what will our Konoha use to counter it?
What we need to do now is confirm the safety of the Nine-Tails seal.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered; Sakumo Hatake and Tsunade joining forces was truly troublesome.
Not only allying in the jonin meeting, but also openly or covertly joining forces on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
“Alright, I agree to your plan. Root goes to verify the jinchuriki’s seal, but Anbu must have a squad following to ensure safety; let the Fox Squad go.”
Yoru received another mission from the Hokage’s office; Danzo didn’t tell him how Root planned to handle Kushina Uzumaki, so he had his subordinates follow her in shifts.
Soon, a trend of school bullying appeared at the Ninja Academy.
Kushina Uzumaki’s transfer student status and unique red hair inexplicably made her a bullying target.
Four boys cornered Kushina in the shadows behind the school building.
Behind the school building was the school wall, with a narrow alley three meters wide.
“Tomato, you still want to become Konoha’s female Hokage?”
“The village would never let an outsider become Hokage!”
“Who knows if you’d take revenge on Konoha for your clan’s extinction, Uzumaki Clan?”
Kushina Uzumaki had said she wanted to become Hokage, just like Naruto Uzumaki in the original story.
Her ideal was mocked by others.
Yoru stood by a second floor window, listening to the people downstairs calling Kushina the nickname “Tomato.”
He asked the teacher who suddenly appeared beside him, “Aren’t you going to do anything about the school bullying?”
“Hmm? Isn’t this what you requested? An Anbu gave advance notice not to interfere.”
“That was Root, not Anbu.”
Normally, without teachers’ tacit approval, school bullying couldn’t happen.
Kushina was no delicate little girl; she took down four people alone and rode on one’s head, her fists falling like rain on his head.
At that moment, two more people jumped out from the school building windows.
These two were short in stature, but their eyes showed they weren’t students, lacking the foolish clarity of students.
One of them grabbed Kushina’s red hair and yanked it back hard.
Yoru thought to himself, Root’s work is really rough.
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