The Steady King of Konoha

Hayama didn't bother to eat lunch, so he stayed at the training ground to practice until the sun went down before leaving with satisfaction.

Walking on the bustling street, Hayama first went to a ninja shop to buy some necessary ninja tools, then had a simple meal and came to Yamashiro Chen's home.

Yamashiro Tatsu's family background is much better off than Hayama's. He lives in a relatively prosperous area and his house is well decorated. After Hayama knocked on the door, he quietly waited for a response.

To Hayama's surprise, the person who opened the door was not Yamashiro Chen or his younger brother, but a young girl, dressed at home, obviously a member of the family.

"Who are you?" The girl didn't know Ye Shan and asked doubtfully.

"I am Hayama, is Yamashiro Tatsu at home?"

"Yes, please come in. I'll call him." When the girl heard that Yeshan was here to see Yamashiro Chen, she hurriedly opened the door and warmly invited the guests to come in and wait.

Ye Shan had no intention of going in and sitting around. He shook his head and declined and said, "Just call him out. I'll leave as soon as I say a word."

After a while, Yamashiro Tatsu appeared in front of Hayama holding a long knife and asked directly: "Captain, do you have a mission?"

"Clean up and come with me."

"good!"

After a while, Hayama left his home with the heavily armed Tatsu Yamashiro and walked towards the Uchiha clan. On the way, Hayama briefly explained the origin and purpose of the mission to Tatsu Yamashiro, so that he would be mentally prepared.

There is no doubt that this mission will be very difficult, otherwise Hayama would not have brought Yamashiro Tatsu with him. On the battlefield, reliable teammates are equivalent to the second life for ninjas, and Hayama would not dare to hand over his back.

Ninjas from the Naruto series.

Always be on the safe side in everything.

Outside the Uchiha clan, two ninjas were standing under a tree chatting. When Hayama walked in, they discovered that it was Uchiha Fugaku and his cousin Uchiha Kiyoshi. He couldn't help but be a little surprised. Hayama's purpose in coming to the Uchiha clan was not the same.

It's not that I want to ask for help, but I want to explain my whereabouts and thank Uchiha Shinichi for his help this morning.

"Fugaku, what are you doing here so late?" The two of them were familiar with each other, and Hayama didn't want to be polite, but asked directly.

Uchiha Fugaku smiled and said, "Of course I'm waiting for you."

"Hayama, you don't know yet, right? The Uchiha clan will send two Jonin teams to participate in this mission, and my brother will be the captain." Uchiha Kiyoshi on the side helped.

After hearing this, Hayama felt happy. The participation of the Uchiha clan will undoubtedly greatly reduce the danger of the mission. If nothing else, it is guaranteed that he will be returned intact. After all, in front of the famous Sharingan, all ninjutsu are invincible.

shape.

"The patriarch is so clever. He sends two teams without being conspicuous and can win the favor of the civilian ninja group. It's high, it's really high."

He said good things and didn't need any money, so Ye Shan immediately offered him a rainbow of farts.

Uchiha Fugaku waved his hand and said: "There are only six Jonin sent from the clan. Kiyoshi and I will join your team, and the command will be handed over to you."

Hayama shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, no, it's better for Fugaku to take command. I haven't been a captain in several years, so it's not appropriate to leave it to me."

After that, he pulled Yamashiro Tatsu and directly called Captain Uchiha Fugaku, unable to let him refuse.

"You are just too cautious." Uchiha Fugaku pointed at Hayama and said, dumbfounded.

"Hey, I won't go in. We will meet at the gate at six o'clock tomorrow morning."

After parting ways with Uchiha Fugaku, Hayama took Yamashiro Tatsuma to the area near Hatake Sakumo's home without stopping, and stood on a rooftop looking down at the surrounding affairs.

The Hatake clan was once glorious, and the clan occupied a large area. Even if it is in decline now, with strong men like Hatake Sakumo supporting it, it still cannot be underestimated.

I saw a group of fully armed ninjas sitting cross-legged at the door of the Hatake clan. They didn't say a word, just wiping their weapons and waiting for the arrival of dawn.

Hatake Sakumo had been a frontline commander during World War II, so he naturally had many fans. Hayama narrowed his eyes and searched carefully among the crowd, and sure enough, he found that Konishi Kakuei was among them, and the crowd even seemed to be vaguely headed by him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's order is very interesting. He calls on all the ninjas in the village to voluntarily participate in the mission. It is a call rather than an order, which is enough to prove that the top management is dissatisfied with Hatake Sakumo. Otherwise, elite ninjas would have been sent to sweep away Sunagakure and Amegakure with deliberate obstruction.

If you are a ninja, there is no need to issue a call.

The purpose of the higher-ups is nothing more than to test Sakumo Hatake's influence in the village. They want to see which buddies will jump out and follow Sakumo Hatake to participate in the mission under the deliberate targeting of the higher-ups, so as to prepare for the subsequent liquidation.

That’s all.

It has to be said that the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan were not unjustly defeated. Sarutobi Hiruzen obviously made a temporary decision, which shows the depth of his castle.

People who are good at converting disadvantages into advantages and can ensure that they always have the upper hand are naturally qualified politicians. Sarutobi Hiruzen was able to come up with such an excellent idea under Hayama's questioning, fully demonstrating why Ippo became the Hokage.

Danzo Shimura can only be responsible for the high-level reasons.

Konishi Kakuei, who was wiping his weapon, seemed to have discovered something. He looked towards the direction of Hayama with bright eyes, but could not find anything unusual.

The two ninjas sitting next to him disappeared without saying a word. When they reappeared, they had already arrived at the place where Ye Shan had just stayed. One of them squatted down, made a few seals and felt it.

Shaking their heads at their companions, the two returned to Konishi Kakuei's side and reported the situation in a low voice.

"Sir, there are two ninjas spying on us. Judging from the remaining chakra, they seem to be strong. I guess they are ANBU in the village."

Konishi Kakuei sneered a few times, but looked at another dark corner and said, "It's okay, just let them take care of it."

...

Late at night, Hayama did not sleep, but carefully wiped the dagger given by Hatake Sakumo with an unusually focused expression.

"Captain, will Hatake-sama be like an Uchiha mirror?"

Hayama stopped moving his hands and said without raising his head: "No, at most, I will lose my position as ANBU minister."

According to Hayama's speculation, the reason for Sarutobi Hiruzen's attack was simply to push Orochimaru to the throne of ANBU minister. The authority and interests of the Fire Country are bullshit. The demise of the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan is the real reduction in the fire power.

The main culprit of the country's national strength is that more than 10,000 ordinary people can't even make a sound in the country.

Even if this retrieval mission fails again, Hatake Sakumo can just resign and stay at home. Anyway, his job as ANBU chief is not interesting, it is as boring as a secretariat.

After wiping the dagger, Hayama took out two large ninja tool bags and put kunai, shuriken, steel wire and other ninja tools into one, while the other was stuffed with medical supplies, military supplies such as pills.

A look of memory flashed across Yamashiro Tatsu's face, who had been watching Hayama's movements. Before countless missions that year, Hayama's actions made him miss him after not seeing him for a long time.

"Captain, your preparations are as steady and sufficient as ever."

Ye Shan smiled and said: "What does this mean? Do you see any difference in my wrist?"

Yamashiro Chen held Hayama's wrist, and then the light found that there was a sealing technique on it, and asked: "What is sealed here?"

"Detonating charms, thousands of detonating charms donated by the Uchiha clan."

"The captain has really developed. In the past, he used every detonating talisman on the battlefield. But now, it's better, he can use thousands of them in one shot."

"It's nothing. Who in the entire ninja world doesn't know that the Uchiha clan is the largest detonating charm merchant. This amount is just a drop in the bucket for them."

The detonating talisman is a good thing. In the last mission, if Orochimaru hadn't killed the fog ninja holding the explosive sword, Hayama would have shamelessly obtained the explosive sword. If nothing else, there would be a massive amount of detonating symbols sealed in the sword.

, enough to make Ye Shan make a fortune.

It's a pity that Orochimaru is not a ninja who can let Hayama have sex for nothing.

After cleaning up everything, Hayama stretched out and said to Yamashiro Chen: "Get some rest quickly, we may have to spend many more nights at night."

After that, Ye Shan lay down directly on the ground, simply covered himself with a piece of clothing, and fell asleep.

On December 7, the forty-two year of the Konoha calendar, on the night before departure, many ninjas who had been favored by Hatake Sakumo like Hayama polished their weapons, put on combat uniforms, and waited for the morning.

arrival.