I draw sword light in the ninja world

Hokage Building, Office.

The third generation frowned and looked sharply at Iroha, who was half-kneeling on the ground not far away.

"mission failed?"

On his left and right sides, Mito Kaden and Koharu, two advisors who had always been together, and Shimura Danzo, who was in charge of the root and had a lot of power, were lined up.

After listening to Iroha's mission report, Mito Katoen and Koharu, who was transferred to the next dormitory, both looked surprised. They obviously did not expect that an elite jounin would actually fail on an ordinary B-level mission.

They were no strangers to Baiyun Caiyu. Although they had less contact with him, as senior officials, they would naturally know something about the outstanding ninjas in the village.

In their impression, Bai Yun Caiyu was an outstanding ninja of the same era as the elite generation of talented people such as Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina.

He is very strong and has successfully completed many difficult tasks at the age of only 20 years old.

Although she is not as good as Minato, anyone in the same period will not be good enough compared to Minato, so it does not mean that she is not good enough.

Compared to most ninjas, she is already outstanding.

Such an excellent Jonin would actually fail when performing an ordinary B-level mission. Although this kind of thing has not never happened, it is quite rare.

Danzo on the side unconsciously narrowed his eyes slightly, and a gleam of light flashed out of the corner of his eyes.

"Yes."

Iroha lowered her head slightly.

Sandai clasped his hands and asked in a deep voice: "Why is this happening? Is there any unexpected situation?"

The moment he finished speaking, Danzo's exposed left eye glanced at Iroha without any trace.

The other two senior executives also looked at Caiyu with questions in their eyes.

Under the various looks of the four big shots, Caiyu shook his head with a normal expression.

"No."

Caiyu said softly:

"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, it was all because of my carelessness that my employer was killed."

Hearing this, Sandai frowned immediately.

But Danzo next to him had his eyes fixed, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After a moment, before Sandai could speak, he sneered.

"A noble jounin is actually careless when performing his mission. What a dereliction of duty!"

As he spoke, his tone rose a bit.

"Do you know how much damage the failure of this mission will bring to our village because of your negligence? Do you know how much we have to pay to appease the powerful and restore trust?"

"Although it is only a B-level mission, and although the mission is entrusted to an official from a small country, the daimyo of their country has a close relationship with the daimyo of our Fire Country, so this mission is quite special. We believe in your strength to carry out such a mission. I entrusted you with an important task, is this how you repay our trust?"

Facing Danzo's rebuke, Iroha just lowered her head, her long bangs covering her eyes and the window to her soul.

"I'm really sorry. I'm willing to accept any punishment."

Upon hearing this, Danzo's hands under his sleeves tightened slightly, and he was about to continue speaking, but the next second, he suddenly felt a gaze coming over him.

"Okay, Danzo."

But it was Sandai who suddenly spoke after Danzo finished his reprimand, interrupting his next words.

"No one wants to fail the mission. Although Caiyu is excellent, she is a human being after all, and she is still a young person. No one can cover everything. Everyone will make mistakes sometimes. Just remember this lesson and don't make similar mistakes next time. That’s fine. For other things, just deal with them in accordance with the regulations. There is no need to be too harsh or to impose additional penalties.”

"But Hiruzen, if that's the case, the Daimyo's side..."

"I'll negotiate."

The third generation said calmly: "The daimyo is not an ignorant person, he will understand us."

Hearing this, Danzo suddenly frowned.

At this time, Sandai did not give Danzo another chance to speak, and returned directly to his seat, saying to Iroha below:

"Okay, that's it, Caiyu, please step back."

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

Caiyu said softly: "Then I'll go back first."

"Well, let's go."

Caiyu stood up in response, then bowed slightly, turned around, turned his back on the four senior executives, and left the office expressionlessly.

As soon as Iroha left, Danzo said to the third generation in a deep voice:

"Ri Zhan, you are too naive."

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the direction Caiyu left, his eyes flickering slightly.

"Those who make mistakes should be dealt with severely, not to mention serious mistakes that bring huge losses to the village. Only in this way can the people below maintain a sense of awe and dare not slack off in their work, and can also make them more obedient and convenient. manage."

"The so-called ninja is essentially a tool. You should not be emotional when dealing with tools. If the tool is broken, repair it when it needs to be repaired, polish it when it needs to be polished, replace it when it needs to be replaced, remove the useless parts, and strive for excellence..."

Danzo kept telling his views.

However, Sandai just raised his eyes.

"Maybe."

After giving an ambiguous response, he took a puff of the cigarette quite vigorously, blew out the smoke ring and then continued:

"But I have my own practices and codes of conduct, Danzo. Compared to my affairs, I think you should focus your limited energy on root affairs. Although your energy has always been abundant, it is not good to spread it too thin." What a good thing."

Upon hearing this, Danzo immediately frowned.

After moving to bed, Koharu and Mito Kadoyan also looked over.

After a while, Danzo's expression relaxed and he returned to his previous calmness.

"I understand."

"Well, you'll understand."

The third generation nodded, then took out a document bag from the desk and prepared to open it.

Danzo looked around at the few people in front of him who had worked together for many years, from fledgling brats to now senior executives with heavy fists, and his voice was inexplicably heavy: "However, Hiruzen, as the Hokage's assistant, I have to remind you."

Hearing this, Sandai's movements suddenly froze slightly.

"what's up?"

“The right material for the right place.”

Danzo looked at the Sandai with a calm face and said in a calm tone: "Only outstanding talents can stay in important positions that are respected and expected by others. Otherwise, it will be a disaster. Mediocrity is not worthy of entrusting you with important tasks."

A glimmer of light flashed in Sandai's eyes.

"what you mean?"

Under his gaze, Danzo slowly uttered one word——

"The Third Ninja World War."

When this topic was mentioned, the other two people's eyes suddenly became heavy.

The current ninja world is extremely restless, with constant disputes, large and small. Most ninja villages are stepping up their war preparations to prepare for emergencies, and they are the same in Konoha.

Anyone with a little political sense can realize that the ninja world at this time is like a powder keg, and war may break out at any time.

And, it’s almost impossible to avoid it.

Danzo continued: "No one will trust a mediocre person, and this kind of distrust will lead to the emergence of many uneasy factors. Therefore, when that day comes, I hope you will think carefully about who is trustworthy and worthy of entrustment. Not every jounin is trustworthy for outstanding talents with important responsibilities."

After saying that, Danzo took direct steps and walked out the door.

"correct."

When he got there, he seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped inexplicably.

"If I remember correctly, Baiyun Caiyu and the traitorous ninja who faked his death to escape the ANBU pursuit, Sakai Yoshizo were once companions of the same team. I don't know if that guy left anything behind before he defected."

After saying that, without waiting for the three people to respond, Danzo raised his feet again and walked out of the office.