Reborn Naruto, I rolled my eyes to the sky

We returned to Konoha smoothly. It has been nearly half a month since we accepted the mission to go to the battlefield in the Land of Rain, but Konoha has not changed much.

After being questioned by the patrol team and the security team, we were taken directly to the Hokage Building by the Anbu ninja to meet the Hokage. At the same time, Konoha's senior advisors Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu, as well as the Root leader Shimura Danzo were also present.

After all, this is the latest intelligence about the Rain Country front line. Whether it is war or peace, the people in this room can basically make the final decision.

"You are really young and promising. I originally arranged for you to go to the front line of Rain Country this time because I wanted you to learn and hone yourself with Jiraiya. But looking at the previous reports, you are already Konoha elites who can stand on your own."

Seeing us come in, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen did not rush to ask for information about the Rain Country, but looked at the three of us with a look of satisfaction and said.

Originally, the three of us were put into a team as students of Sensei Jiraiya, and it was just an attempt by Sarutobi Hiruzen to regulate the relationship and integration between the two major families of Konoha and the Hokage line.

However, I didn't expect that the performance of the three of us far exceeded Sarutobi Hiruzen's expectations. The young generation of the Hokage series is naturally headed by Jiraiya and his two companions. This Ninja World War also proved their strength.

As for the next generation of young ninjas, although there are outstanding young ninjas in the Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan, and even the Ino-Shika-Cho clan, at present, Sarutobi Hiruzen has only found Minato, the ninja who can dominate the entire generation.

Originally in the plan of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shinichi and I, as branches of the two major families of Konoha, and having a schoolmate friendship with Minato, could naturally bridge the conflict between the Konoha Hokage line and the two major families to a certain extent in the future.

But in this war on the front line of Rain Country, according to the intelligence sent back previously, the three of us actually have the strength to fight against the jonin, and I can even defeat him, which makes Sarutobi Hiruzen overjoyed.

After all, as the Third Hokage and the successor of the Will of Fire, Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally welcomes the potential and powerful ninjas that appear in Konoha. It would be even more perfect if it could promote the great cause of transforming the clan into a village.

After expressing his appreciation and recognition for us, Sarutobi Hiruzen got down to business: "Anbu reported that you brought back the latest intelligence from the front line of the Rain Country. Is there any change?"

The three of us looked at each other, and I, who had been participating in the whole process, spoke up briefly: "Since the victory in the last battle with the Rain Country, our two sides have been quiet for a while, but our reconnaissance activities have not stopped, and we have even penetrated into the vicinity of the Rain Village."

"A few days ago, during a reconnaissance operation, we discovered that the Rain Ninjas were mobilizing on a large scale again, and even a ninja who looked like Hanzo of the Salamander appeared among them."

"Salamander Hanzo?" Several people who heard this name showed solemn expressions. Obviously, as ninjas of the same era as Salamander Hanzo, they were more aware of the terrifying power of this demigod of the ninja world.

"Yes, after we sent the information back to Konoha, Master Jiraiya and Master Orochimaru also attached great importance to it, so they took me to the Rain Village to investigate."

"We just happened to encounter the Rain Ninja Troops, and Hanzo of the Salamander was indeed among them. Finally, we retreated to the border of the Rain Country, and joined up with Lady Tsunade and the Konoha Troops who had rushed over, and a battle broke out."

"What was the result? Did our Konoha suffer heavy losses?" asked Utane Koharu, a senior advisor.

"Because we discovered the Rain Ninja's movements in time, and Jiraiya-sensei and the other two held back Hanzo, our Konoha ninjas didn't suffer much loss. Also, because the large-scale poisonous fog released by Hanzo was an indiscriminate attack, the ninjas of both sides basically withdrew from the battlefield early, and there was basically no fighting."

"After the battle between Hanzo and Jiraiya, they found it difficult to gain an advantage, so they agreed to a truce. They sent us back to Konoha to report on the situation so that they could decide on the next strategy."

"Hanzo of the Salamander took action personally, but easily agreed to a ceasefire. What is this old guy doing?" Danzo Shimura and Hanzo of the Salamander are old acquaintances, and he couldn't help but doubt.

Sarutobi Hiruzen said while holding the table, "According to previous intelligence, the Earth Ninja and the Sand Ninja have already invaded the Rain Country. In comparison, we in Konoha are only protecting the border of the Grass Country and have not initiated a battle against the Rain Ninja."

"This time, Salamander Hanzo made a sudden move, probably because he wanted to catch us off guard and establish an advantage in the Grass Kingdom battlefield so that he could withdraw to deal with the attacks from the Earth Kingdom and the Wind Kingdom."

"He didn't expect that you guys had discovered the information. He fought with Jiraiya and the others, but couldn't take them down in a short period of time. He had no choice but to temporarily cease fire."

Sarutobi Hiruzen groaned for a moment: "This is also a good thing for us in Konoha. After all, we never thought of invading the Rain Country. In addition, the Lightning Country has also been restless recently, and the Wind Country is also restless on the border."