It was just that the moon was high in the sky.
Genma hadn't received any news from Naruto yet. To be precise,
No one knew where the leader of the Four Generations, Naruto, was now.
National capital of the Fire Country.
Naruto's courtyard.
7: 05 p.m., it was snowing outside the window.
"Keep an eye on the National capital.
I'll go find someone. "Kakashi could no longer memorize the speech and the information book.
"Shisui has been in Konoha all these years.
He rarely goes out.
It's inevitable that he's inexperienced. Why did you ask him to pick up Sensei! You know that Sensei isn't feeling well.
He's uncomfortable to the point of asking for help! Do you know how many ninjas are waiting to kill Golden Flash? Sensei doesn't have any fighting power when he has a stomachache. "
Genma leaned against the window with his hands clasped together. Of course, praying was useless at this time.
But if he didn't pray for good luck, his hands would keep shaking.
Kakashi did what he said. He drank some water, checked his equipment, and made a hand seal.
Xuan Ma's hands were finally put to use.
"Why are you running around like a headless fly? It's enough that you're the leader of the Four Generations in the National capital. Wait, let's calculate where the Four Generations might be. At least we have a direction."
Kakashi directly punched Genma in the face to express his anger.
Only after Xuan Jian forcefully endured it did he feel slightly better.
On the other hand, Shikamaru Nara, who was busy filling in numbers into an unfamiliar formula, was sweating profusely. He knew that there was a mysterious map of the Flying Thunder God among a few people in the Hokage Guards and Anbu. Many ninjas, who didn't have enough Chakra or control to control Thor, were taught by Naruto.
They could use a simplified version of Ninjutsu to run around the world with the map. But he didn't expect this map to be so complicated!
"Shikamaru Naruto!" Kakashi couldn't wait any longer.
As soon as he stopped, his imagination ran wild.
"Do you understand what you're doing?
Hurry up! "
"Don't scare my little assistant." Genma pulled Kakashi away from the Chunin. "Calm down and see what's tied to your arm."
"That's why it's so scary." Kakashi was under a lot of pressure. He wasn't sure if he could take on such a heavy responsibility without Sensei.
Genma could only continue to appease Kakashi. "The Four Generations have many enemies, so even if the worst case scenario were to happen, the news would spread faster than the wind. Isn't it good that there's no news now?"
"But the worst case scenario isn't being killed. If you run into a weakened Golden Flash, would you be willing to kill him with one strike?" Kakashi didn't dare to think about it. "Nara!"
Shikamaru was yelled at by Kakashi and broke out in cold sweat again. However, he said, "Sorry! I can't calculate it! "
Kakashi's Chakra went wild.
However, Genma didn't stop him this time. Instead, he quickly picked up the phone and called Konoha. Yes, after Konoha didn't lack money, several phone lines were directly connected to the National Capital. "Hello, National Capital Naruto Villa calling Konoha, calling Konoha. I'm the Chief of Staff, Huo Xuanmen. I have a message. Our leader of the Four Generations, Naruto -sama, has prepared a small New Year's gift for all Konoha Ninjas. A super big exercise involving the entire Konoha Intelligence System. The code name of the exercise is: Capture the Jonin named Yamato. Yes, the current captain of Naruto's guard, Yamato. You can participate alone or as a team. In short, the first to find him wins. The prize is a full year's worth of Ichiraku Ramen and a handsome autographed photo of Naruto! Please don't be careless and work hard! The leader of the Four Generations is watching you from the shadows ~ "
Kakashi was speechless.
Shikamaru was speechless.
"What else can we do! Just say that Naruto is sick and lost! "Genma put down the phone and crouched on the ground, covering his face. His hands were still trembling.
Kakashi sighed. It was Genma's fault. He shouldn't have let the willful Naruto go out unprepared, nor should he have underestimated the severity of the situation and only sent Shisui to pick him up. However …
Shikamaru poured a cup of hot water for his boss, who seemed to be on the verge of a mental breakdown.
Genma drank the water and finally felt much better. He crushed the paper cup and tossed it into the trash can.
"You're venting your anger on a cup." Kakashi forced himself to continue reading through the reports and memorizing his speech. It was all Konoha and Kakashi. The 30-year-old Kakashi still believed in the strength of a team. "If you can't start work right away, help me think of some interesting, safe, and training positions in Konoha."
"What? You want to recruit someone?" Genma wiped his eyes and stood up.
"Recruit Naruto, of course." Kakashi accepted the cup of water Shikamaru handed him. "If it weren't for the fact that I was worried about Naruto, Sensei wouldn't have run off on a whim. I was wrong before. Naruto shouldn't leave Konoha in the future. "
"How about the cafeteria chef? Naruto seems to like eating and cooking." Genma pursed his lips and rubbed his face. He picked up the folder and bowed. In 45 minutes, it would be the National Capital's dinner as usual. He didn't want anyone to suspect that something was wrong with Konoha, so he and Kakashi had to focus on their work.
In the Fire Nation, Konoha, Naruto's building.
In the Intelligence Minister's office, smoke curled up under the pale white light.
"That guy Watergate, he's always uncomfortable when he doesn't find something for everyone to do during the New Year! It's the New Year! My son is going to National Capital, so my wife and I can still live together! But even I have to work overtime! My wife will bite me to death! Bite me to death! " Intelligence Minister Shikaku Nara stubbed out his cigarette and rubbed the old scar on his forehead that was starting to hurt again. He still had to continue sending reports. "He's actually doing a drill! Why isn't someone coming back when he's sick? Why is he doing a drill! "
"Maybe he's really sick this time, so his makeup won't be able to cover it up." Where there's smoke, there's definitely Hinata Satoshi. He was covering for the head of the family today. During the New Year, the head of the family still had to take time out to show his face in front of the family. "Four Generations, he's never been willing to show weakness."
"Yeah, in the past, when he was fighting, he often ran from battle to battle. If he wasn't careful, he'd be exhausted." On the other side, the new Minister of the Secret Service, Sagittarius, was eating the lunchbox Shikaku brought. "At this time, you can't ask him if he needs to be carried. Instead, you should carry him and walk. He won't resist."
To Micro, the new Head of the Security Minister, Aburame, was sitting far away. It was called an intelligence drill, but if you thought about it carefully, it was also to test the cooperation of Konoha's various departments in an emergency. After all, two department heads had changed at once, so it had to be done at least once. However, it wasn't Konoha's defense, but an intelligence drill — working with Shikaku Nara was super unpleasant.
Shikaku of course could see that To Micro didn't like him, but if it didn't affect the overall situation, why should he stick to him first? He was proud of being half a level higher than that little sunglasses guy, even if they were on the same level now. Besides, since there were prizes for the drill, it meant that there would be competition. In addition to the intelligence department, the other departments in Konoha more or less had their own independent intelligence network. The Secret Service focused on the movements of the major forces, the Logistics Department focused on the price of land, the Security Department's internal monitoring team sent countless traitors to the interrogation team. Even the General Staff Department, which coordinated with Naruto, had a team that specialized in analyzing and extracting new information from the reports submitted by other departments. Oh, there's also the Council of Elders. As someone who can even supervise the Hokage, Nail has a few informants in other departments, so he's too embarrassed to go out and call himself an old man … But this is just an exercise, so the Council of Elders shouldn't be interested in participating.
"Shikaku, don't be in a daze, did you send the telegram?" Hinata Hizashi looked at the cold air that seemed to freeze between Shikaku Nara and To Micro. He finally realized why his brother asked him to come. His brother was good at work, but he wasn't good at dealing with subtle interpersonal relationships.
"It's sent. It's estimated that in twenty minutes, all the ninjas in the Land of Fire, as well as the subordinate countries and allies, will know that Naruto is going to conduct an exercise. It's estimated that tomorrow, the whole world will come to see Konoha's joke." Shikaku Nara rolled his eyes at the Byakugan. Even if each department had their own intelligence channels, if they really wanted to release important information, they still had to rely on the Intelligence Department's telegram network. Could the General Staff Department's phone line reach other countries? How many nests of Swift Eagle were there in the Anbu? The logistics of commercial espionage could only rely on human flesh. The Security Department couldn't go beyond Konoha, but … it was the Aburame's Security Department.
Since Uchiha Fugaku's death until yesterday, Naruto said that he was discussing with everyone, but in fact, he made a lot of decisions. Sagittarius replaced Kakashi, Metke replaced Dingzhuo, and Kakashi was promoted. This line was very clear. But if Aburame replaced Uchiha, who replaced Aburame To Micro? Naruto never mentioned it. "Aburame, since you're in the Security Department, shouldn't you return the external intelligence system to the Intelligence Department?"
"Although the external intelligence system is engraved with the word 'intelligence', it doesn't belong to the Intelligence Department." To Micro, the former head of external intelligence, frowned. "And I mainly provide services for Jiraiya -sama, Tsunade-sama, and other personnel who have the right to move freely. If there's any adjustment, it's the Anbu's internal staff."
"Since when did the Anbu's internal staff care about external matters?"
Abalone Zhi Wei was intrigued by Zhang Tie's words, "What's wrong, Nara? Do you really want this intelligence line?"
"I just feel that it's a waste in your hands." Shikaku Nara told him the truth. "For so many years, I've only seen you spend money, but I haven't seen you make any contributions."
"I used Naruto's office's budget, not the Intelligence Department's."
"But if you take up Four Generations' budget, Naruto's office will take up other people's budget."
"Oh, Konoha doesn't lack money now." To Micro was very unhappy. "Shikaku Nara, don't forget why Four Generations set up another line outside the Intelligence Department."
Because I didn't give him that ridiculous black robe wearing an orange Uzumaki mask! Shikaku was angry.
"No, it's because sometimes you don't listen to him, and you often go against his orders."
"Orders that you know are wrong …"
"Isn't it your duty to obey your superior's orders!"
"I'm a department manager, not a frontline intelligence officer! If I listen to Naruto, what kind of department is Konoha! "
"That's why Four Generations respected the autonomy of your Intelligence Department and sent me out." To Micro smiled. "Naruto has this authority."
"…"
"…"
Shikaku Nara hated Shikaku Nara To Micro!
Is it because he can't win an argument? Hizashi rolled his eyes and complained to Dingzhuo.
Dingzhuo, who was full, didn't notice Hizashi's gaze. He only felt that the atmosphere was awkward, so he had to say something. "So what do we do next?"
"Let's wait. As Konoha's top officials, are we going to catch Yamato ourselves?" Hizashi blew out a smoke ring. "At least we'll give the young people under us a chance to express themselves, and let Four Generations pick the newcomers … By the way, To Micro, who's in charge of external intelligence now that you've returned to Konoha? Is it Jiraiya -sama?"
"I'd be grateful if Jiraiya could help with something." To Micro didn't like Hinata or Hinata Hizashi. He hated all the major families in Konoha. But as the head of a small family, there was no need to offend everyone, was there? Anyway, there was nothing he couldn't answer. "The person who replaced me is Aoha Yamashiro Special Jonin."
"Oh, the unlucky guy who summoned the crows." Hinata Hizashi finally had something he could explain to his family. Aoha Yamashiro, Huo Xuanmen's former teammate, Four Generations Leader Naruto's first three bodyguards. It seems that Watergate really didn't intend to hand over external intelligence.
How could he hand it over? Bo Fung Watergate didn't understand why Danzō wanted to raise a bunch of Roots when Konoha already had the Anbu. Even Sandaime didn't object to it. Now that Naruto had been in this position for a long time, he knew that as Naruto, even if all Konoha was loyal to him, he still had to have some people under his command. He didn't have to brainwash Roots like Danzō, and he didn't have to deny it like Sandaime … He just had to be obedient when he encountered some special situation. "Isn't that right, my lovely Yeh-ye?"
Land of Fire, Land of Hot Water
Still in the dense forest
Late night, starry sky
"It's just me and Shisui, there's no need to call me by my code name." Aoha Yamashiro pushed the sunglasses on his nose, released a big crow, and returned to Watergate's side. He had been waiting for several hours, and finally Naruto woke up. "One and a half hours, two and a half hours, do you know how many hours you slept?"
"I don't know." To be honest, Watergate was a bit confused. He vaguely remembered being woken up by Shisui and Yamato. He also knew that he shouldn't stay here for long, but he seemed to have said "half an hour more" and fell asleep again. The battle between people and sleep was like running and resting. Running all the time didn't make you tired, but once you stopped and sat down to drink water, it would be much harder to run again. In particular, Yamato made the broken tree hole look so warm. He was half asleep and half awake. Sometimes he felt like he was lying on a small sampan, rising and falling with the gentle waves in the sunny weather. Sometimes he felt like he was a baby, curled up in a wide cradle, so comfortable that he didn't want to grow up at all.
But Watergate didn't know that Yamato and Shisui were scared to death. Sleeping from the afternoon to the night was nothing. At most, they could leave tomorrow. But as soon as the sky turned dark, Naruto's fever, which was originally under control, gradually went out of control. It only took 10 minutes from 37.2 ° to 39.1 °, and all the medicine they had at hand had little effect. So, even if it might attract the enemy, they had to take the risk of releasing a signal flare to summon the nearby Konoha Ninjas. But …
"Hey, Aoha, why are you here?"
Aoha Yamashiro sighed and took out a photo. "Sign it for me."
The photo was a bit ugly. "No."
"It's okay. You'll have to sign it for me sooner or later." Aoha Yamashiro couldn't help but admire Huo Xuanmen. When it came to talking nonsense with a straight face, he was really the best in Konoha.
"By the way, where's Yamato?" Watergate wanted to drink water.
Shisui couldn't bear to hear Naruto's hoarse voice. "He's being chased around like a dog."
Aoha took the water bottle from Shisui. "Don't worry about Yamato. How do you feel now?"
"Pretty good. So don't build a snowman on my head anymore. It's cold." Watergate saw his heavy head in the reflection of Aoha Yamashiro's sunglasses. A big snowball was piled on top of a small snowball. He even used a piece of coal to light his eyes. "Aoha, you're really the best in Konoha when it comes to being boring."
"Thank you for the compliment." Aoha Yamashiro wet Watergate's lips and then shook the thermometer.
"Hey, I haven't drunk any water yet." Watergate coughed softly. He felt a burning pain in his throat.
"Bear with it." Shisui and Yamato had fed Naruto water before, but the result was that he passed out due to stomach pain.
"…" Bo Fung Watergate was unhappy. "Red-eyed bunny!"
Shisui obediently faced the tree hole. Although the bearskin was good at blocking the wind, there were still gaps.
Watergate had nowhere to vent his anger. "Aoha, Kakashi didn't cause any trouble at National Capital, did he?"
"Even if he did, there's nothing you can do about it." Aoha stuffed the thermometer under Watergate's armpit. "Clip it properly. We'll go back to Konoha when the situation stabilizes. The Black Ops Security Unit and Konoha Hospital are already on standby. "
"Oh." He got in touch with Konoha. "But we're going back to Konoha?"
"If we're worried about Kakashi, we'll go to National Capital first."
"It's even more embarrassing." Watergate pushed away the obstructing snowman on his head and took out a map from the backpack behind his head. He glanced at it and decided. "Here it is. It's not far from National Capital and Konoha. The scenery is good and there's also a hot spring. It's much more livable than the ward in Konoha Hospital."
Aoha nodded. He took the new snowman from Shisui and replaced it with Naruto's. He also released a big crow.
The crow cawed because it wanted to.
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