Konoha's task master

Upon hearing this, Yakumo immediately let go of the demon in his hand, and the shadow clone was released. When he stood up, he whispered to Reiko Aoyama.

"Uncle Sakumo."

The man in black wears a wolf-headed mask, revealing a head of silver hair, and carries on his shoulders the short-bladed White Fang, which is famous in the ninja world.

"During working hours, please call me White Fang."

Hatake Sakumo said seriously.

"Okay, Uncle Sakumo." During the time when Yakumo was practicing swordsmanship at Hatake's house, Yakumo had become completely familiar with Hatake Sakumo, and it wouldn't hurt to get a little skinny sometimes.

"Hokage-sama, would you like to pick us up?"

Aoyama Reiko spoke with some respect, Yuhi's old classmate, but now there is a huge gap in identity and status.

"Lord Hokage, order me to send an ANBU team to pick you two up at the border of the Land of Fire."

Hatake Sakumo answered truthfully.

According to the normal plot, it was impossible for the two of them to reach the border of the Land of Fire, and in the end the ANBU team had no choice but to return without success.

Perhaps the Third Hokage will publicly speak out to condemn Kumogakure's treacherous behavior and rally the military morale of the entire Konoha.

"What about the ANBU team?" Yakumo asked.

"This task is arduous and extremely difficult. After considering various aspects, I finally decided to send White Fang!"

Hatake Sakumo's serious answer.

"Good guy..." Yakumo called out, but a warm current quietly stirred in his heart. In a sense, White Fang's move was equivalent to leaving his post without permission. It seemed that Uncle Sakumo's call this month was not in vain.

Aoyama Reiko's face became a little ugly. The Third Hokage's order meant that she had been completely given up... Can she really return to Konoha now and continue to be the deputy director of Konoha Hospital as if nothing happened?

She thought she couldn't do it...

"Aoyama Ninja, the Anbu is short of a medical Jōnin to be responsible for logistics support. The salary and resource supply are the same as those of a squad leader. If you have any ideas, you can consider it."

Aoyama Reiko was slightly startled. The recruitment was caught off guard. The official establishment of ANBU consisted of a chief and a deputy director, with jurisdiction over four teams, each with four squads and four people in each squad.

Of course, this is only the official establishment of ANBU. As for how many people outside the official establishment belong to ANBU, perhaps even Hatake Sakumo, the ANBU minister, cannot tell clearly.

The squad leader position promised by Hatake Sakumo is only under the chief and deputy ministers in the ANBU system, and can be considered a high-level position.

"Non-staff personnel have a high degree of freedom."

"I agree." Reiko Aoyama readily accepted.

It just so happened that at this time, Aoyama Reiko was a little dissatisfied with Konoha, and Hatake Sakumo made this reasonable request at the right time. What reason did she have to refuse such help at a critical time?

"Lord White Fang, why are you helping me?"

Aoyama Reiko asked calmly. She would never be so narcissistic as to think that White Fang was coveting her beauty.

"You are the sister of Yakumo, and I am the uncle of Yakumo. What reason does a family need?"

Hatake Sakumo asked calmly.

The white teeth in his hand may be like frost and iron blades, but his heart is definitely hot. He has clearly helped others, but he hopes that the help will be rationalized and does not want others to feel indebted.

Eighty percent of Hatake Sakumo's annual income is used to personally subsidize the families of his fallen comrades. It is precisely because of this that he is even more feared by others.

Other senior leaders of Konoha Hidden Village can easily be compared with Hatake Sakumo, and he has become the moral benchmark in the eyes of the villagers.

"Haha, the whole family helps each other..."

Yakumo smiled and said, maybe because he laughed too loudly, pain came from his chest, his expression gradually lost control, and the pain was mixed with his smile.

"Go out and talk?" Hatake Sakumo suddenly said.

"Okay." Yakumo responded.

Hatake Sakumo, who had been teleporting several times in a row, had already reached the roof of the hotel. Yakumo could only crawl a little bit miserably. After all, he was injured.

The wind on the roof was very strong, and Yakumo's spirit was shaken. Looking from above, he saw the bustling Saikawa Castle below. Even though it was already night, the streets were still crowded with pedestrians. The flashing neon lights of billboards and men and women in scantily clad clothes showed the uniqueness of this world.

Fireworks.

Neither of them spoke a word, it seemed that Hatake Sakumo just asked Yakumo to come up and blow some air.

"How long will it take for your physical injuries to heal? You know I can't leave Konoha for too long." Hatake Sakumo suddenly asked, his tone very casual.

"In about three days... you should be able to move without any problems."

Yakumo was really seriously injured. Even now, his chest is still hurting with bursts of pain. Fortunately, his physical attributes are high enough.

"You also found your own path, much faster than I expected."

"It's just a fluke." Yakumo answered modestly, and there was a brief silence between the two.

"Wait..." Yakumo realized what the problem was.

"Uncle Sakumo, how long have you been with us?"

"Since you left the Kingdom of Thunder..."

Click, it was the sound of heartbreak... Yakumo's expression changed again and again, and finally he spoke with a somewhat unkind tone.

"So...you just watched me being beaten to death by Ye Yue Tianxin...and didn't take any action!?"

"This is your battle..."

Sakumo Hatake's words were concise and to the point. Although it is now a world where ninjas are respected, the Hatake clan was originally a prominent samurai family during the Warring States Period. To some extent, they inherited the samurai's creed.

For example, in the fair and just death fight between two people, outsiders are not allowed to intervene rashly, otherwise it will be a violation of the spirit of the warrior. The loyalty that is willing to sacrifice for the master at any time requires virtues such as tolerance, love, sympathy, compassion, etc.

"No... I hope the two of us will work together to kill him quickly." Yakumo shook his head vigorously.

"Haha." Hatake Sakumo chuckled.

"In fact, if I take action...he will withdraw without hesitation, and it will be impossible for the two of us to keep him by then."

"It seems that this is indeed the case..."

Yakumo briefly recalled the major events that have happened in the ninja world in recent years. Except for the death battle between the second generation Mizukage and the second generation Tsuchikage, there has been no Kage-level fall in the ninja world for several years.

Every Kage-level combat power is the backbone of the Ninja Village. In peacetime, the Kage-level combat power represents the Ninja Village's right to speak in the Ninja world. Naturally, it will not be easy to start a fight to the death.

At the same time, Kage-level combat power is a very vague concept. For example, Tsunade clearly has several times more chakra than Kage-level, but she still cannot be considered as a Kage-level combat power.

After analysis, Yakumo believes that the following points are required for Kage level: Kage level chakra volume, master level Ninjutsu attack methods, and physical attributes above 40 points.

In other words, he was not really a shadow-level person, so he was suppressed so miserably by Yeyue Tianxin. Although he successfully counterattacked, he was also seriously injured.

Yakumo is not even Kage level at all!

"How is it possible for someone to reach the film level at the age of seven?" Yakumo thought to himself as he looked into the night.

"Yakumo..."

"You must cherish those who are willing to die!"

Hatake Sakumo's voice became extremely serious, like the admonitions and instructions of an elder.

"I see."