Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"Come in."

Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly calmed down his mind which had become a little agitated due to excitement, hid his emotions, and then spoke in a normal tone.

As the voice fell, the door of his office was gently pushed open and two figures walked in.

"Hokage-sama, you asked us to come here, is there something you want to tell us?"

The first person to speak was a young man with golden hair and blue eyes. He had a gentle smile on his face, making people feel like spring breeze.

It was the ninja from Konoha Village who had recently gained fame and was almost designated as the next Hokage - Minato Namikaze!

Following behind Minato Namikaze was a thin, handsome young man with a pair of squinty eyes. He exuded a friendly aura.

It was Toru Ito.

Both of them had smiles on their faces because they had chatted casually about recent topics when they met on the road before, and they were both in good moods.

"You two are finally here. I have something important to tell you."

Seeing the two people walk into the room, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, and then told them the news he had just received.

"To think that something like this would happen..."

After listening to Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but frowned slightly and showed a solemn expression.

Ito Tetsuya had a thoughtful look on his face.

"The situation was obviously fine before, how come it suddenly became like this?"

"There must be something going on that we don't understand yet."

Ito Toru stroked his chin and said, "If they continue to go to war with us now, it will be disadvantageous to them no matter how you look at it."

"The Kirigakure and Kumogakure are not that crazy yet..."

"Ito, do you have any clues about the Raikage?"

Namikaze Minato turned his gaze to Ito Toru who was standing beside him and asked.

After all, it was the two of them who defeated Ai together, and Ito Toru also placed a restriction on the opponent.

Logically speaking, Ai should have suffered some pressure after returning, at least it wouldn't have turned out like this!

They had seen that man before.

He was a very tough man who would rather break than bend.

And he is also very responsible.

He is also gentle to his companions.

How come he suddenly became so ruthless?

"Well...it shouldn't be like that."

Hearing Minato Namikaze's question, Toru Ito also frowned and shook his head, looking very confused.

"This is a little different from what I imagined, but... we'll know the details once we meet."

"Are we going to Kumogakure? That place isn't very safe right now."

Namikaze Minato was stunned.

"No, not us."

Ito Toru shook his head: "I can go."

"you alone?!"

Minato Namikaze widened his eyes slightly, then decisively refused.

"No! This is too dangerous!"

"That's Kumogakure! And Ai is almost in a crazy state right now, there's no need to take such a risk!"

"I don't agree either." Sarutobi Hiruzen took out his pipe and started smoking.

"Anyway, we're just taking precautions now. There's no need to check directly."

"The situation is still unclear. Even if we need to check the intelligence, there is a more suitable person, Jiraiya. He told me that he is on his way back and will probably arrive in the next two days."

"Well... that's fine."

Toru Ito thought so too.

If I go, Yuina will definitely follow me.

It will be hard to say when the time comes...

Afterwards, Sarutobi Hiruzen talked to the two for a while and then let them leave.

After coming out.

"Ito, the restriction you placed on Ai..."

Namikaze Minato asked with some concern: "Will it be untied?"

"Minato, you have to understand that nothing in this world is absolute. As long as it is a restriction, it can be lifted, even the soul seal is no exception..."

Ito Toru spread his hands and suddenly stopped talking.

Oops, I’ve been a little too relaxed lately and said something out of turn!

Soul Sealing is a forbidden technique. Most people cannot even use it, let alone learn it.

And it’s not that popular yet.

After all, it is a ninjutsu that can summon the god of death to seal it.

very horrible!

"what?"

Hearing this, Minato Namikaze's expression changed slightly.

"Can it really be solved?"

It’s no wonder that he was so nervous, since he had just learned this ninjutsu not long ago.

It is intended to be used as a trump card.

Although he would sacrifice his life, he thought that he would have to bear huge responsibilities in the future. If he could do nothing at the critical moment, there would be nothing he could do.

You can't just rely on Flying Thunder God and Rasengan to conquer the world, right?

If it were an ordinary ninja, it wouldn't matter. I could easily dodge and divert attacks.

But if you want to protect the entire village, Flying Thunder God and Rasengan alone are not enough!

And it was at this time that Kushina saw how troubled he was, so she taught him the Uzumaki clan's soul sealing technique.

This ninjutsu is very suitable for Minato Namikaze.

After he finished learning, he gained a lot more confidence.

But now when I heard Toru Ito say that there was a way to solve it, I felt a little numb for a moment.

"Of course you can, but I don't know how to unlock it."

Toru Ito just laughed it off and let the matter go.

"Okay, I have other things to do, so let's go our separate ways."

"it is good."

Minato Namikaze also hurried back to confirm with Kushina whether this was true.

On the other side, the Uchiha clan’s territory.

"Ah~"

Yuina yawned and walked into the door listlessly.

The Uchiha clan's territory is like Konoha's urban village.

The environment here is incompatible with Konoha Village, so they just circled a circle in the center. Both the environment and the buildings are obviously different from other places in Konoha Village.

Although it was cleaned every day, it still had a stale smell.

Yukina didn't feel that much before.

But now I don’t want to come back anymore.

Especially since the house she owns in it is still unsaleable.

The Uchiha clan has almost perfectly achieved self-circulation within the clan. Except for people from the clan, it is impossible for villagers from outside to buy a house here.

Yuina felt very troubled by this.

How about convincing Ito Toru to live in the Uchiha clan's territory?

While she was still thinking.

"Sister Yukina! You're finally back!"

A cry of surprise was heard.

It’s Shisui!

There were faint dark circles around his eyes, and he looked listless, as if his body had been hollowed out.

However, when he saw Yuina appear, he seemed to have regained his spirit and ran over frantically.

"You're finally back!"

When she got closer, Yuina realized that there were obvious bloodshot in Shisui's eyes.

This kid is really tired lately...

A faint feeling of guilt flashed across my mind.

"Hey, why are you here?" Yuina cleared her throat awkwardly.

"I just finished some things... The clan leader has been very angry recently because of the disappearance of Elder Setsuna, and people are a little uneasy."

After saying this, Shisui let out a long sigh.

"But it's all right now..."

"Sister Yukina, if you come back, I believe everyone will have fewer concerns."

"…What does it have to do with me?" Yukina said with empty eyes: "I don't want to do anything now, let them stay by themselves."

"But……"

Before Zhishui finished his words, a group of people suddenly came over.

"Am I seeing this right?!"

"I didn't see it, it was definitely Yukina!"

"Hey, where have you been these days? You're finally back!"

"You don't even know what kind of life we ​​live!"

"That guy Fugaku is going to make a scene!"

"He wants the Uchiha to have only one voice in the future, Yukina. Now that Elder Setsuna is gone, you have to shoulder this responsibility!"

This group of people were talking to each other, and Yuna was a little overwhelmed.

"Stop!" She raised her hand.

There was silence all around.

Everyone was eagerly waiting for her to speak.

"Elder Shanna is gone. You can find someone else. Why must it be me?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Yukina, you don't know yet, right? Elder Setsuna left a lot of letters specifically for this purpose."

"Does anyone have it on them? Take it out now."

"I brought it!"

One person took it out in a hurry.

"It says here that if he's gone, you'll be the alternate Hawk leader!"

"what???"

Yukina's eyes widened: "What did you say?"

"Look, it's all written here!"

The man quickly handed over the letter.

Yukina took it, took a glance at it, and it was just as he said.

And there is a note at the end: [Just in case, I wrote many copies, but the content is similar. Yukina will be the leader of the Hawk Faction after I leave]

"..."

Yukina's face darkened.