Naruto's graceful style

Naruto Office.

The setting sun shines in through the curved windows, and there is a hint of heaviness in the quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

And the source of that heavy emanation was Danzo Shimura, who was sitting there without saying a word, leaning on a cane with both hands.

Why is he here too?

Yuta secretly cursed that they came here to submit a task, but they didn't want to run into this gloomy guy.

Yuta couldn't help but take a few more glances at this man who was known as the "Darkness of the Ninja World" and had been active underground.

Of course, this does not mean that he is interested in Danzo. On the contrary, he does not want to have anything to do with this strange guy. It was just pure curiosity. After all, it was the first time to see a living person so close.

Everyone present, except him, probably no one could have imagined that this man who was almost fifty years old and seemed quite normal would actually make himself look less human and less ghostly in order to transplant Uchiha's Sharingan. .

Yuta couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Suddenly, he vaguely felt a gaze staring at him, and he paused for a moment, but when he glanced in the direction of the gaze, Danzo was still sitting there with his eyes closed, and he couldn't see anything strange.

"Is it my imagination?"

Yuta frowned slightly, too lazy to think about this anymore.

He just wants to submit the task as soon as possible and leave here.

"call."

At this time, listening to the reports of Hinata Hideki and Namikaze Minato, the Sandaime, who was sitting behind the desk, also couldn't help but exhale after reading the scroll in his hand that recorded the contents of the mission.

Looking at the people in front of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a serious expression: "I have roughly understood the entire process of the mission. Hideki's judgment is correct. In addition to escorting the caravan, the difficulty of the mission to annihilate the bandits this time is , it has indeed reached level B, and may even be higher."

Asuma's face lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but look at each other a few times with Yuta.

Even his old man admitted personally that the mission they completed this time reached B level, and according to him, it might be even higher. This made Asma not excited.

"Thank you for your hard work. Not only did you successfully complete the task, but you also seized a large amount of supplies for the village. I would like to express my gratitude to you again on behalf of the entire village."

"Sarutobi, you don't look like a Hokage."

Danzo, who had been sitting there silently, suddenly spoke, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

He glanced at everyone present with an expressionless face, hammered the ground with the cane in his hand, and said righteously: "As ninjas, it is their mission and duty to complete the mission, and it is not surprising even if they pay for it with their lives. , How do you need someone to thank you? Besides, you are still the great Hokage of Konoha."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the office became even heavier.

"Shut up, Danzo."

Hiruzen Sarutobi heard this and scolded him. He felt helpless and had a headache for this former partner. Although he knew that he was also thinking about Konoha, their thoughts and concepts were really far apart.

"Humph."

However, Danzo let out a cold snort, stood up and walked out of the office, not giving any face to Sarutobi Hiruzen who was the Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head when he saw this, but he didn't care about it. He looked at Namikaze Minato and others again and said seriously: "Hyuuga Hideki's class, and Namikaze Minato's class, you have successfully completed this mission. Performed very well.”

"And you little guys, I believe you will each gain a lot from this dangerous mission."

"Okay, I won't go on talking any more. The village will prepare some rewards and they will be distributed to you later. Take a good rest after you go back."

It wasn't until Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking that Yuta and the others were liberated and left the Hokage's office.

Because all three members of Team were more or less injured during this mission, Hideki Hinata decided to take some time off so that Yuta and the others could rest and relax while recuperating.

After all, for several genin who have just graduated from the ninja school, they still need to relax and adjust appropriately after experiencing such a dangerous mission.

The three of them were very happy when they heard the news. Yuta didn't know what Asuma and the two thought, but he was happy because he had time to practice new ninjutsu.

In the Hokage's office, everyone else had left at this time, only Minato Namikaze remained.

"Minato, did you find anything during this mission?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Namikaze Minato.

The young man standing in front of him was not only the candidate favored by his disciple Jiraiya, but also a talented ninja with both strength and talent.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had always admired every talent in the village, not to mention that Namikaze Minato was still his disciple, so the relationship was naturally closer.

Namikaze Minato pondered for a moment and expressed his guess: "Those bandit ninjas are probably from Sunagakure Village in the Country of Wind."

Of course, this is just a guess he made based on the enemy's attack method and robbery motive. Everything will have to wait for the investigation results of the interrogation department to be confirmed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded thoughtfully, took a sip from his cigarette holder, and after a long while he sighed softly: "Hey, I didn't expect that there is something fishy among these bandits. I hope it won't be too serious."

If it really involves a fight between countries, things will be troublesome.

Even though Konoha is now the strongest existence in the five major ninja villages, it is still unwilling to have a war easily.

"By the way, where has Jiraiya been recently? I haven't seen him yet. Didn't he, a teacher, tell you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the subject and asked casually. When he saw the rare hint of embarrassment on Namikaze Minato's face, he suddenly understood and rubbed his temples with a headache.

That guy is probably looking for inspiration again.

No, absolutely.

The embarrassment on Namikaze Minato's face went away as quickly as it came, and he returned to normal in an instant. He looked at the third generation's eyes and suddenly said:

"Hokage-sama, there is something I want to report to you."

"Oh what's the matter"

"The young man named Yuta is an outstanding and talented ninja. If he can be properly trained, his future achievements will be limitless."

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at him in surprise. He had never seen Namikaze Minato praise anyone else like this.

Yuta?

The figure of the black-haired boy suddenly appeared in Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind. Speaking of this boy, he had some impressions. For some reason, he was also present in the 3v3 duel at the ninja school two years ago, so he paid attention at that time. This little guy.

But after that, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped paying attention to him.

Unexpectedly, even Namikaze Minato was so optimistic about this child now, which surprised the Sandaime.

Seeing this, Namikaze Minato said a few more words about Yuta's performance in this mission and the B-level Wind Release Ninjutsu scroll.

"I see."

After Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this, his expression under the bamboo hat couldn't help but move slightly, and his eyes flickered.

If before he was just surprised that Namikaze Minato was so optimistic about Yuta, then now he somewhat knew why Namikaze Minato was like this. According to what he said, this young man named Yuta was indeed a rare genius for his amazing performance in the mission.

If so

"Then who do you think is the most suitable person to guide him?"

"Jiraiya-sensei, or Orochimaru-sama."

Namikaze Minato said directly, but the two people mentioned in his mouth once again made the third generation stunned.

Of course, with Minato Namikaze's strength, he was fully capable, but after just one day and one night together, Minato Namikaze already knew that Yuuta's training path was different from his. The same is true for Hinata Hideki.

Moreover, in terms of strength and reputation, Jiraiya and Orochimaru are the best choices, and both of them have a close master-disciple relationship with the Third Hokage. Since he wants to cultivate Yuta, he must be drawn into his own camp.

"I see."

The third generation nodded thoughtfully when he heard the words. Under the Hokage's hat, a smile of interest appeared on his rather weathered face.

Seeing this, Namikaze Minato didn't say anything more. He was indeed more optimistic about Yuta. As for why he specifically brought it up to the Sandaime, maybe it was because he was a civilian ninja and knew how difficult it was. Of course, there may be deeper reasons for this, who knows?

Now that the words have been brought, the final result will depend on how the Sandaime thinks about it.

"Then I'll take my leave now, Hokage-sama."

On the other side, when Yuta came home from the Hokage's office, the sun was almost setting. Under the setting sun, the barbecue restaurant that should have been open for business was unexpectedly closed.

"strangeness."

Yuta muttered, but didn't take it to heart. Maybe it was because his parents had gone out to have a rare two-person world. He opened the door and shouted inside habitually: "Dad, Mom, I'm back." ”

After being away for so many days, even Yuta himself didn't notice that deep down in his heart, he felt so homesick.

Unfortunately, the warm scene in the imagination of the parents excitedly holding their son who had returned from home for a few days and asking questions did not appear. The store was dark and there was no one.

Yuta entered the house in the dark and turned on the light with ease.

Bang, the lights are on.

However, the next moment, he stayed where he was, and the messy scene in the store suddenly gave him a bad feeling.