Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"So it seems."

"The situation of the Uzumaki clan is very likely the same as the contents of the scroll."

At this point, Lu Ji's tone became heavy:

"We've been targeted by the ninjas of the Land of Water!"

"Heh. No wonder he was once the bodyguard of the First Mizukage, Byakuren."

"That's really insidious."

"So what should we do now? Should we inform the border official of the specific situation, and then reinstate Konoha's maritime outpost for defense?"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened. After a moment's thought, he shook his head.

"If what the scroll says is true, Konoha simply cannot send out any elite troops of more than a thousand ninjas to provide support."

—The elite force here refers to those who are Chunin or above, with dozens of Jonin leading the team.

Shikaji frowned: "That's true. From what I've inquired, there are only about five Jonin from Uzushiogakure."

Even if some things are concealed, it's unlikely to be by much.

In my opinion, the combat skills of young ninjas at the Chunin level are far inferior to those of Chunin trained by Konoha.

"Oh?! How did you figure that out?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, somewhat curious.

Standing before him, Nara Shikakichi's lips twitched as he recalled those curious faces: "So naive."

"It's like they've never witnessed the cruelty of war, or rather..."

"I haven't even done any high-level missions."

—This refers to someone who has never carried out a mission to kill.

"call."

After hearing Shikayoshi's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt even more melancholy.

He had always known that Uzushiogakure had low combat strength, but at that time he was actually hoping that their combat strength was low so that they would not threaten Konoha's position.

But now, facing attacks from both countries, whose targets are the Uzumaki clan's bloodline and sealing techniques, giving them to them would be tantamount to helping them perfect their sealing techniques and obtaining a perfect Jinchūriki.

Hiruzen Sarutobi would have to be out of his mind to condone such an act of aiding the enemy.

He closed his eyes slightly and pondered for a long time.

After a while, Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his bright eyes and said seriously, "Now that the information has been confirmed, let's inform Clan Chief Terunosuke and have him withdraw from the territory of the Land of Whirlpools."

"Or rather."

"Let the weaker members of the Uzumaki clan from within the country stay in Konoha Village temporarily."

Similarly, Konoha will send reinforcements to try and help the enemy defend the Land of Whirlpools.

Nara Shikakichi's lips twitched, thinking to himself that being a Jonin was truly a life of toil, and then he accepted the intelligence delivery mission that was downgraded from A-rank to B-rank.

Just then, on his way back to the clan's territory, he bumped into his old partner, Yamanaka Kazuji.

There was also Kazusa's team, his own son and his son, and Akimichi Chohiro's son.

So, Lu Ji found someone to help him carry out this B-level mission.

"A mission? Father. We just finished a B-rank mission and returned to the village. You're going to kill us." Nara Shikaku rolled his eyes. Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza nodded in agreement with Shikaku.

As graduates of the same class as Yuhi Ryuun and Shiranui Kumo, the three of them became Chunin a year earlier than Ryuun, and now they specialize in carrying out AC-level missions with Yamanaka Kazushi.

“I don’t want to trouble my good son either,” Nara Shikakichi chuckled, “but now, in the village’s ranks…”

"It seems like only your team has the time."

Shikaku was speechless, holding the back of his head with both hands, thinking that he really wanted to stay home for a couple of days to rest. Just then, the pineapple-headed boy's gaze swept over a team that had just completed a D-rank mission and was planning to go eat and rest.

"Hey! Isn't that the team from the first class last year?!"

"Father, I think they're a perfect match!!"

With his excellent hearing and keen senses, Shirahoshi suddenly felt that someone wanted to harm him.

Turning my head, I saw a boy with a pineapple-shaped haircut talking to a middle-aged man who also had a pineapple-shaped haircut.

—No, I have to go!

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Running away is out of the question.

As a genin with a 99.99% mission success rate, Nara Shikakichi was very interested in them and extended an invitation to the three of them.

"Let's go! I've never been to the Land of Whirlpools before! I couldn't go last time, but I definitely have to go this time!"

"Yoshi! Shirahoshi, this time we can finally avenge ourselves! Let's show those Water Country ninjas the power of Konoha ninjas!!"

Shirahoshi: "......"

"Are you sure it's just about delivering intelligence?"

“Of course.” Shikaji nodded. “On our last mission, nothing unexpected happened, but we discovered that quite a few Kirigakure ninjas were lying in ambush at sea.”

"They're probably ninjas in charge of surveillance."

"Then why not just grab one and ask them?" Bai Xing immediately realized he had said something pointless, but it didn't matter. His goal was to make the other party think he was stupid and not send him.

Sure enough, Lu Ji and his son Lu Jiu looked at Bai Xing with eyes that seemed to think he was an idiot, and said in unison.

Shikaku bluntly stated, "Who knows if there might be an ambush!"

Lu Ji said tactfully, "It's best not to take action in matters that are unrelated to our mission and where the intelligence is unclear."

Rope Tree suddenly realized: "Oh, I see."

Shirahoshi: "......" What an idiot.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Jiu stated that for this mission, the first squad would receive one-third of the mission bounty, and that he would also protect them, ensuring that their completion of a B-rank mission would be recorded in their files.

Immediately, Rope Tree and Might Guy were overjoyed, while Shirahoshi asked how much the total mission bounty was.

"150,000 taels."

"That's it."

"If we split it at 60%... that's only 90,000. One-third is..."

"Ahem." Listening to Shirahoshi's rambling, Shikaji immediately realized that this guy was a money-grubber: "Shirahoshi, this mission is a special-level B-rank mission, and the profit sharing can reach 75%."

Bai Xing's eyes lit up, and she counted on her fingers again. Finally, her bright eyes turned into a dead fish-like look as she looked up at Lu Jiu: "Thirty-seven thousand five hundred taels."

"So little~~~"

"Uh. That's how it is with so many people. This mission is mainly to give you more experience, participation is the key." Shikaji said that with such a small amount of money, the Jonin wouldn't even consider this kind of mission, and the three Jonin brothers from before definitely wouldn't come: besides, the village doesn't have enough permanent Jonin, so they need to stay behind.

Besides, given his position as the Hokage's assistant, he has no choice but to obey the Hokage's orders. He should grit his teeth, complete this task, and then he can take a break at home for a while.

"In that case, I guess I won't go. You're enough, being a Jonin." Suddenly, Yamanaka Kazuji retorted. He had previously been on a team with Shikaji and had even gone to the Whirlpool Capital of the Land of Whirlpools on a letter-writing mission.

Keep in mind that he had just completed a B-rank mission to transport supplies to the battlefield, where he was almost stranded by the Sand Village ninjas. Fortunately, Shikaku's son was resourceful and managed to buy the team enough time to wait for Konoha's reinforcements.

"Actually."

"This mission can be considered a rest-level mission."

"The Whirlpool Capital of the Land of Whirlpools has plenty of delicious food~ and many fresh things you've never seen before..."

“Sorry, I’ve been there before. You should remember, right?” Kazuji Yamanaka smirked.

Upon hearing this, Shikaji's face seemed to turn into that of a vengeful ghost, and he stretched out his hands, trying to grab Yamanaka Kazuji's neck: "You've been there... so you don't have to go anymore...?"

"Stay with me..."

"Come and keep me company..."

The amusing antics of the two middle-aged men made the six of them chuckle, while one of them, a middle-aged man who had just returned from the Hokage Building after being reprimanded by the Hokage and was leaning on a cane, was furious.

—Hiruzen, you've changed! You don't even believe me?! You even secretly sent a Jonin squad to the Land of Whirlpools to investigate!!!

call out--

Reaching a street on the outskirts of the village, with no one around, a Root ninja hurriedly landed.

Danzo calmly stopped, and the Root members in front of him knelt and bowed, saying:

"Lord Danzo!"

"Okay. Has the team assembled yet?"

"We have assembled and are ready to head to the Land of Whirlpools again at any time."

Danzo nodded, his gaze sharp as a hawk:

"Hiruzen has finally grown old."

"To think they could win back the Uzumaki clan's ninjas through peaceful means is a disgrace to the Hokage!"

The Root ninja hesitated slightly: "Lord Danzo, shouldn't we discuss this with the Hokage first?"

Danzo frowned: "No need. Our goal is just to capture a few members of the Uzumaki clan; it won't conflict with the Hokage's mission."

"Yes!"

At noon on the second day, Nara Shikakichi and his son Nara Shikaku waited at the village entrance for the arrival of the other team members.

This B-rank mission to deliver intelligence involved two Jonin, three Chunin, and three Genin, making it a truly impressive operation.

That night, Hiruzen Sarutobi found Shikakichi Nara again and asked him about the specific young and talented children in the Uzumaki clan. Shikakichi then revealed that Kushina Uzumaki was the granddaughter of Terunosuke Uzumaki and the daughter of Ryota Uzumaki.

While Shikaji's mission appears to be B-rank, it actually conceals another objective: to escort the Uzumaki clan ninjas and important supplies to Konoha Village.

This is a super A-level mission, provided that the leader of Uzushiogakure Village agrees.

As for Kushina Uzumaki, this was the emotional appeal that Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to play: even if she refused the condition, Konoha would still send support troops to help her, but they had to preserve a young Uzumaki clan member.