Naruto under the bamboo forest

For now, Namikaze Minato's Shadow Guard has a symbolic role far greater than its actual role. After all, if there were an enemy that even Namikaze Minato couldn't deal with, Riuha and the others would risk death if they went up to them. The current Shadow Guards, except for Liu Yu, are still too weak.

Namikaze Minato probably had another consideration in passing on the Flying Thunder God Technique to a few people, that is, he did not want them to repeat the tragedy of Obito and Lin, and hoped that they could successfully escape when facing an overly powerful enemy. .

There are actually advantages to selecting new generations such as Shiranui Genma into the Shadow Guards. Because these people experienced the war prematurely, they appear to be more mature and understand things faster. If you train them well, you may not be able to grow into a powerful ninja.

Although the three of Shiranui Genma are now only at the level of chuunin, the three of them are only in their teens and still have a lot of room for growth. The three of them are pretty good among ninjas of the same age. After all, not everyone is as perverted as Kakashi and Ryūha.

In the original work, if Namikaze Minato had not died early due to the Nine-Tails Rebellion, under the training of Namikaze Minato, maybe the three of Shiranui Genma could really fully master the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Becoming a member of the Shadow Guard does not mean that Liuyu will not accept other tasks. Nowadays, the tasks that Ryūha performs are basically issued by Namikaze Minato personally, and most of them are secrets about the village.

After demonstrating Mikazuki Munechika's reverse summoning in front of Namikaze Minato, Ryūha also told Namikaze Minato the secret of Mikazuki Munechika's ability to open the ancestral shrine space.

In other words, once Ryūha encounters an invincible enemy, he can return to the ancestral hall space through Mikazuki Munechika, and then return to Konoha through the black stone boundary monument. In this way, the danger of Liuyu going out to perform tasks is greatly reduced. After all, if you can't fight, you can still run away.

Ryuu hesitated for a while about whether to tell Namikaze Minato the secret that Mikazuki Munechika was the first key to the Black Stone Boundary Monument, but finally Ryuu decided to believe Namikaze Minato. It was precisely because of knowing the secret of Riuha Mikazuki Munechika that Namikaze Minato allowed Riuha to give up practicing the Flying Thunder God technique.

However, it is precisely because he no longer worries about Liu Yu's safety that the tasks he performs are getting higher and higher, and the enemies he encounters are getting stronger and stronger. But so far, Ryū Yu's mission has been successfully completed, and Ryū Yu has not yet encountered the enemy who needs to escape back to Konoha through the ancestral temple space.

"Are you ready?"

In front of the main gate of Konoha, Namikaze Minato asked with a smile as he looked at the four people in front of him who were getting ready.

"Ready!"

The four of them replied energetically.

"In that case, let's go!"

Namikaze Minato replied with a smile, and then took the lead to walk out of the door. The Konoha ninja guarding the door looked at him with endless respect.

"yes!"

Several people replied in unison, and then followed the steps of Namikaze Minato. Among them, the faces of Shiranui Genma, Tamazakurido, and Iwaki were full of excitement, and even Riuha couldn't help but show a hint of excitement.

Finally, he didn't have to be so busy anymore. In the past two months, he had been busy executing various tasks assigned by Namikaze Minato, but Riuha was exhausted. According to Namikaze Minato's words, he asked those who were able to work harder.

But this time the mission was much easier, because this time their mission was to escort Namikaze Minato to the Land of Fire to meet the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. The escort was Namikaze Minato, so this mission looked like a sightseeing trip.

As the supreme leader of the Fire Nation, the Daimyo of the Fire Nation needs to maintain close contact with the Hokage, the supreme leader of Konoha. The Leaf Village can grow and develop into the number one ninja village in the ninja world. In addition to the endless supply of powerful ninjas in the village, it is also indispensable for the financial and material support of the Daimyos of the Land of Fire.

It is precisely because of the Fire Nation, the country with the richest human resources on the continent, that Konoha Village can become the first of the five great ninja villages.

As the top leader of the Fire Nation, the Fire Nation's daimyo has a huge influence on Konoha. Even the appointment of Hokage in Konoha Village requires the approval of the Fire Nation's daimyo.

Although the daimyo will not object to the election of Hokage within Konoha Village, and his appointment of Hokage is more nominal, the influence of the daimyo on the village must not be ignored. For the personal safety of the Fire Nation's daimyo, Konoha Village has always selected powerful ninjas to perform escort missions in the Fire Nation's capital.

When Minato Namikaze succeeded him as the Fourth Hokage, because he was still in the war and busy with affairs, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire only sent a message to express his approval of Minato Namikaze's succession, but the two parties did not meet.

Now that everything in Konoha is on track, it's time for Namikaze Minato, the Hokage, to go meet the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. It happens that the Fire Nation's annual Fire King Festival will be held soon. On such an important occasion, it is suitable for the daimyo and the Hokage to attend the grand celebration together.

Namikaze Minato was going to the capital of the Land of Fire to meet with the Daimyo, and naturally he was accompanied by the recently formed Shadow Guards. It is not difficult to understand why the three of Shiranui Genma are so excited. As the Hokage's bodyguard, escorting the Hokage to meet the Fire Nation's daimyo is extremely exciting just thinking about it.

Under the sun, five figures walked slowly along the forest path. They were Minato Namikaze and his party heading to the capital of the Land of Fire.

"Speaking of which, this is the first time we have carried out a mission since the establishment of the Shadow Guard!"

Looking at several companions around them, they all said excitedly.

"It's not us, it's you."

Ryūha softly corrected Bingzu Rai's mistake. Since he didn't need to practice the Flying Thunder God Technique, Namikaze Minato had arranged many tasks for him in the past two months. That is to say, while Shiranui Genma, Hiratsuki, and Iwahi were practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique, Ryūha was still working hard outside to perform the task.

Hearing Ryūha's slightly complaining words, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but feel a flash of embarrassment on his face. It's not that he wanted to trouble Liu Yu, it was Liu Yu who had to do those tasks.

"Ahem!"

Shiranui Genma coughed twice, and then gave Minami Ashira the same look with slight dissatisfaction, as if to warn him that as the Hokage-sama's guard, he needed to be more steady and not be so impetuous. Then he glanced at Liu Yu again, indicating that he wanted to learn from the captain. Even if it comes to escorting Lord Hokage to meet the Daimyo, he must remain calm. This is what a member of the Shadow Guard should be like.

"That's right!"

Iwakizhi followed Shiranui Genma's words and tried to look calm, trying to fit in with the identity of a member of the Shadow Guard.

After being reminded by Shiranui Genma and Tie Iwaki, Namashi Raido also put away his excited look and tried to look more stable, so as to be consistent with his status as a member of the Shadow Guard.

"A bunch of brats!"

Seeing how precious these people were, Liu Yu couldn't help but complain in her heart, but she forgot that she was younger than the three of them.

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