Under the Bamboo Forest of Naruto

After several months of busy work, Konoha has finally completed most of the tasks that were backlogged due to the war. Under such circumstances, Ryūha also has more free time.

In the early morning, Ryuyu originally planned to take advantage of his rare free time to guide the training of the children of the Kusasen clan. But before Ryuyu could gather the children, Kakashi from ANBU came to remind him to gather on the rooftop of the Hokage's office building.

Originally, Liuyu wanted to ask more about what was going on, but Kakashi ignored him at all and left immediately after the message was sent.

Although he was a little confused about what this sudden summons was, Liuyu did not dare to neglect, so he could only give up his plan temporarily and go to the Hokage's office building.

When Liu Yu came to the rooftop of the Hokage's office building, he found that there were already three people waiting, and the three of them were talking about something. Looking at these three people, Liu Yu couldn't help being stunned, because Liu Yu knew all three of them.

of.

"Shiranui strings, and foot identical, stacked Iwashi."

Liu Yu whispered the names of several people. Looking at these three people, Liu Yu had already guessed the purpose of Namikaze Minato coming to find him today.

In the original work, in addition to being Kakashi's contemporaries, the three Shiranui Genma also have another identity, that is, members of the Shadow Guard of Namikaze Minato.

If his guess was correct, then today is the day when Minato Namikaze's Shadow Guards were officially established. But he didn't expect that this time he would be selected into the Shadow Guards by Minato Namikaze.

In the original work, Namikaze Minato has the shortest tenure among all the Hokages, only lasting less than two years. Therefore, the existence of Namikaze Minato's Shadow Guards is also extremely short.

Under normal circumstances, as a guard of a village's shadow, one's strength must at least reach the level of the village's elite jounin. But at this time, Shiranui Genma was not the same, and the three of them, Iwahi, were only at the level of chuunin, so they could

It is said that the current strength of the three of them is simply not enough to become a member of the Shadow Guard.

Why did Namikaze Minato choose Shiranui Genma, Azumaru, and Iwashi to become his shadow guards?

As a guard directly under the Hokage, the Shadow Guard is usually made up of people whom the Hokage can trust. Just like when Danzo participated in the Five Kage Conference, Yamafaze and Aburame Takene were both members of the root.

As a civilian ninja, Namikaze Minato didn't have much of a team before he became Hokage, otherwise the Third Generation wouldn't have let Namikaze Minato serve as the acting head of the Sosen clan to help him increase his team.

From the current point of view, Ryuha and Kussenfudou have made great achievements in the war, and Minato Namikaze, as the acting leader of the Kussen clan, has his first team.

Regarding the selection of Shadow Guard members, it would be best for Namikaze Minato to select outstanding talents from the new era and train them. Moreover, with Namikaze Minato's current strength, the strength of the Shadow Guard members is not important.

Most of the famous and powerful people in the village are from major families and belong to their own factions. Letting them join the Shadow Guard hastily may affect the political balance of the village.

Just like in order to maintain the political balance of the village, the Third Generation, Danzo and the two major advisors had previously prevented the Uchiha clan members from joining the ANBU.

It turns out that Minato's three disciples were all excellent young members of the Shadow Guard. Obito, as a member of the Uchiha clan, could very well ease the relationship with the Uchiha clan, which had always been at odds with the village. Lin was also an extremely good medical ninja.

, Kakashi is even more famous as a genius in Konoha.

It's just that Lin and Obito were killed one after another in the war, and Kakashi closed his heart because of this, so the members of the Shadow Guard could only choose others.

.......

"Yo! You're here too!"

Just as Ryuu was thinking about the problems behind these, Shiranui Genma, who was chewing a Senbon, looked at Ryuu who appeared on the rooftop of the top floor, and raised his hand to say hello.

Although Ryuyu is not a graduate of Konoha's orthodox ninja school, after such a long time, both parties still have a certain understanding of each other. Especially when several people participated in the barbecue banquet where Ryuyu successfully promoted to Jonin at the invitation of Asma.

Therefore, we would still say hello to each other when we see each other.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning!"

Hearing Shiranui Genma's call, the two of them also turned around and said hello.

"Good morning everyone."

Liu Yu recovered his thoughts and responded to a few people with a smile, and then came to a few people.

"Do you know why Hokage-sama summoned us here?"

Seeing Liu Yu coming over, Shiranui Genma turned to ask. Hearing Shiranui Genma's question, they were completely the same, so Iwashi and I also cast doubtful eyes on Liu Yu. Several people had already discussed this issue before.

, but no reliable conclusion was drawn.

Everyone present knew that in addition to being the Hokage, Minato Namikaze also held the position of acting head of the Kusasen Clan. In addition to the Hokage's office, Minato Namikaze and his wife were involved in daily affairs with the Kusasen Clan.

Living together, Liuyu, as the true patriarch of the Kusanagi clan, might know some inside information.

"Sorry, I don't know anything. I thought you knew the reason why we were called here."

Looking at the confused looks of several people, Liu Yu shook her head helplessly. Although she had already guessed the purpose of Minato Namikaze summoning several people, she really didn't know what the inside story was. And Minato Namikaze formed the Shadow Guard just for the purpose.

If Liu Yu's guess is wrong, then the problem will be huge.

Although Minato Namikaze lived with the Kusachi clan, after becoming Hokage, Minato Namikaze often worked early in the morning and late at night busy with Hokage affairs, and Ryuyu himself was also busy with various tasks. After Minato Namikaze returned home, Ryuyu became more and more embarrassed.

To disturb the young couple, so in the Kusachi Clan's residence, Ryūha had never seen Namikaze Minato a few times, and there was no way to tell the inside story.

Seeing Liu Yu shaking his head, Shiranui Genma sighed, and then said: "Okay, stop guessing, why you summoned us, the Hokage will explain it when the time comes."

With things like this, a few people could only wait for the arrival of Namikaze Minato.

"Are you curious about why I summoned you here this time?"

At this time, a bright voice came, and the eyes of several people were instantly attracted by the source of the sound. They saw Namikaze Minato walking towards them with a smile on his face while wearing the robe of the Hokage God.

"Hokage-sama!"

Namikaze Minato came in front of him, and Ryuyu and others said respectfully in unison.

"Haha! No need to be so formal."

Looking at the children in front of them, Namikaze Minato said gently. After Namikaze Minato said this, the few of them felt relieved and no longer so nervous.

"Okay, let's get to the point! Do you know why I called you here this time?"

After laughing, Namikaze Minato became a little more serious and asked softly. Shiranui Genma and the other three shook their heads, saying they didn't know.

"It seems that Hokage-sama hasn't formed the Shadow Guard yet, right?"

Liu Yu asked back, but there was a hint of certainty in his doubtful tone.

"Well, you guessed it right. The purpose of summoning the four of you this time is indeed to form my own Shadow Guard."

Hearing Ryuu's seemingly questioning but actually affirmative answer, Namikaze Minato smiled softly, she is really a smart little girl!

Hearing Ryūha's words, Shiranui Genma and the other two people couldn't help but roll their eyes. Didn't you say you don't know the inside story? However, they were soon shocked by Namikaze Minato's confirmed words.

"Shadow Guards! Did I hear you right?"

Shiranui Genma couldn't help but shout excitedly. As the guards directly under the Hokage, the Shadow Guards have a higher status than the ANBU directly under the Hokage.

"He was actually selected into the Shadow Guard!"

Even though they were not alike, the two of them couldn't suppress their inner joy and screamed excitedly. As the personal bodyguards of the Shadow of a Village, the Shadow Guards would often follow the Hokage to various diplomatic occasions, but it was extremely important.

Position.

"Ahem-----"

Ryuyu coughed twice and signaled the others to pay attention to the impact. After all, she had guessed Namikaze Minato's plan in advance, so she did not appear as excited as the others. However, as a part of Konoha ninja, Ryuyu still acted in a timely manner.

There was a hint of joy. After all, serving as the Hokage's bodyguard is not something that just anyone can do. It is an honorable position.

Seeing the excitement of the people in front of him, Namikaze Minato smiled softly, and then continued: "From today on, the four of you are members of the Shadow Guard directly under me."

"yes!"

Several people answered in unison.

"So, who should be the captain of the Hokage Guards?"

Seeing the energetic expressions of these people, Namikaze Minato felt a hint of amusement and asked with a light smile.

Hearing Namikaze Minato's words, Shiranui Genma, Mingzu, and Iwahi's eyes shot out blazing flames. After all, they are all young people, and they all want to be the captain of the Shadow Guard.

The smile on Liu Yu's face disappeared, and he glanced at the three people around him coldly. The warning in it was self-evident. He seemed to be telling a few people, "I am determined to be the captain of the Shadow Guard. If you don't accept it,

I’ll beat you until you are convinced.”

Feeling the warning look in Riuyu's eyes, the few people who had been so ambitious just now couldn't help but quiet down. After all, Riuyu was a real jounin, not something they could compare to the chuunin.

"As the only jounin in the Shadow Guards currently, Ryūha-san is the strongest, so I propose that Ryūha temporarily serve as the captain of the Shadow Guards."

After knowing that as long as Ryuu was around, he could not obtain the captain of the Shadow Guards, Hezuru immediately changed his tone and expressed his support for Ryuyu to be the captain of the Shadow Guards. However, he still kept it in mind and said "for now."

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

Shiranui Genma and Tie Iwashi also knew that they couldn't compete with Ryuyu, so they had no choice but to agree to Hinazuru's proposal. Seeing that the few people were quite sensible, Ryuyu smiled with satisfaction.

"Okay! Then the captain of the Shadow Guard will be the Jonin Kusachi Ryuha."

Seeing that several people had unified their opinions, Minato Namikaze immediately announced that Ryuyu would be the captain of the Shadow Guards. Seeing Ryuu seizing the position of captain of the Shadow Guards in an almost 'threatening' way, Minato Namikaze smiled softly.

Laugh, he is really a strong kid.

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