Konoha's task master

Hearing this, Yakumo was silent for a moment.

This is inevitable... If he agrees easily, Sarutobi Hiruzen will definitely be suspicious. After all, Hatake Sakumo takes great care of Yakumo.

At this time, betrayal requires hesitation and struggle.

The talent is just right.

"...Okay!" Yakumo opened his eyes and replied.

"If this can bring the third-generation grandfather and Uncle Sakumo back together, I will definitely be willing to contribute."

"What a good boy." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

He stretched out his hand and continued to stroke Yakumo's smooth black hair, the expression on his face became more and more kind, this scene was extremely warm.

Yakumo suddenly thought of...

His name is Sarutobi Hiruzen, the third generation grandfather.

Sarutobi Asuma's name is Sarutobi Hiruzen, his father.

...He lost a whole generation out of thin air...?

Sarutobi Hiruzen carefully recalled what Yakumo told him. He learned the two ninjutsus of Palm Senjutsu and Acupuncture Jizo in four months. This kind of talent is not weak, and he couldn't help but feel more satisfied with Yakumo.

Yakumo has gone from being a chess piece with no talent and not needing too much attention, to an excellent chess piece with decent talent and a promising future.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's smile became more sincere, and he slowly unfolded his understanding of the will of fire towards Yakumo, and the brainwashing method reappeared in the ninja world.

Yakumo immediately took out his notes from his ninja bag and started recording, just in time to express his confusion, and his body gradually relaxed and no longer tensed up.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes suddenly brightened, and he answered Yakumo's questions very attentively. Occasionally he would pause to think, but would quickly give an explanation. The atmosphere between the two became more harmonious, and his face was filled with smiles.

An hour later, Sarutobi Hiruzen signaled Yakumo to leave on the grounds that he had heavy government affairs. Yakumo wrinkled his nose slightly, smelling the smell of smoke remaining in the air.

"Third-generation grandfather, no matter how busy you are at work, you must remember to take care of your health and smoke less... it is better."

Yakumo bowed respectfully, turned and left.

There is still a warm smile on his face, but deep inside he is as calm as a quiet lake.

If nothing else happens, this is the last honeymoon period for him and Hiruzen Sarutobi. When Hatake Sakumo figures it out, he will definitely run for the position of Hokage. At that time, Hiruzen Sarutobi will definitely know that the spies he trained are actually related to him.

They are not of the same mind.

The most important thing is that I spent more than an hour drawing pictures, with no real rewards at all, and you still want me to be a spy...?

...I'm afraid I'm not dreaming.

Yakumo complained secretly in his heart.

"Send a group of ANBU to monitor his every move from morning to night, and report on his life every day."

After Yakumo left, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately gave the order.

In the darkness of the Hokage's office, the man in black took the order and left. Yakumo, who walked out of the Hokage building, immediately made sure that he was followed by Tails.

This was a secret feeling. He knew that someone was following him behind him. The ANBU's tracking reminded Yakumo that he still had a shortcoming that had been ignored for a long time, and that was his lack of perception of ninjutsu.

Yakumo had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​going to Hatake's mansion for the time being, and walked quickly towards home.

When a normal child encounters something like this, his most instinctive thought is to go home and calm down, right?

Sunday, December 26th.

Hatake Sakumo's question to Sarutobi Hiruzen in the rain was spread throughout Konoha Hidden Village for some reason, and the streets were full of villagers discussing this matter.

It didn't take long for ANBU to take action and began to control public opinion.

The impact of this incident gradually subsided, but this calm seemed to breed a stronger storm.

At the same time, Elder Chiyo of Sand Ninja Village.

After receiving the news that the bounty ninja had failed, the table in front of him was overturned, and the water cups and tea sets shattered one after another, making crisp sounds.

Chiyo spoke fiercely in the direction of Konoha.

"White Fang, I will definitely let the Hatake clan... cut off their descendants in order to relieve the hatred in my heart."

She was the third party that intervened in the assassination. Whether it was the self-destructing human puppet or the poison contained in the silver bugs, they were all created by her.

What made her feel strange was that the poisoned Kakashi was actually rescued from the hell gate.

Could it be that the medical ninja named Aoyama Reiko is already on Tsunade's level?

"There shouldn't be another medical saint in Konoha."

In another room, a child-like Scorpion was making a puppet with a weird smile on his lips.

After getting up today, Yakumo rushed to Hatake's mansion and found that Hatake Sakumo made a big mistake while being cool yesterday. The baby was actually a girl, so it was obviously inappropriate to call Hatake Hakumo. In the end,

Renamed Hatake Kazusa.

Yakumo generously confessed to Hatake Sakumo the mission assigned to him by Sarutobi Hiruzen, to which Hatake Sakumo just smiled, then picked up the book and started reading.

On the other hand, Kakashi has made up for his body's shortcomings with the help of many medicinal materials, and is practicing Hatake Swordsmanship again in the training ground.

On the thirtieth day of Konoha, Jiraiya returned to Konoha.

He rushed back to Konoha after hearing about the incident in the rain, so Yakumo had to go to the training ground behind the Senju mansion to practice needle Jizo with Jiraiya.

The two collided and wrestled with each other in the training ground until Yakumo turned pale and exhausted his chakra.

Yakumo sat on a wooden chair, putting his hands on his legs and pretending to be exhausted. The ANBU's constant presence over him these past few days had seriously affected his training plan.

"I have made great progress during this period." Jiraiya sat next to Yakumo and encouraged him.

"It's mainly because Jiraiya-sama taught me well." Yakumo praised sincerely.

This is true. Jiraiya was indeed very attentive to his teaching and used almost all his patience.

"I like to hear what you say...say a few more words."

"..."

"It's mainly because Jiraiya-sama taught me well."

"..."

"It's mainly because Jiraiya-sama taught me well."

"Okay, okay..." Jiraiya waved his hand and continued. "You are really special."

Jiraiya's words surprised Yakumo, and he regained his composure in an instant.

"Jiraiya-sama, it's time to go get some food..."

"Minato and the others have missions, so they can't afford to take advantage of them."

Jiraiya looked at the big trees in the distance. The shadows of the trees were whirling and the breeze was blowing. The two people felt uncomfortable lying on the wooden chairs. The sun's rays were shattered by the tree crowns, and light spots were scattered on the surface of the two people's bodies.

The atmosphere is slightly silent.

"The final exam is tomorrow, right?"

Jiraiya suddenly asked.

"Yes, Lord Jiraiya."

Yakumo closed his eyes as if he was undefended.

"After the final exam, I will take you out of the village to perform a mission. Let the two of them resolve the conflict between the old man and Sakumo."

"Yeah, Lord Jiraiya."

Only then did Yakumo understand that Jiraiya had noticed the Anbu's tracking and guessed the current situation Yakumo was in. At this time, he proposed to take Yakumo out of Konoha to perform the mission, probably hoping that Yakumo could stay away from the core of the storm.

This is due to the care and protection of the elders for the younger generations.

Yakumo thought again and again before tentatively speaking.

"Actually...Uncle Sakumo...did nothing wrong."

"I know." Jiraiya replied.