Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 81 The Dispute in the Hokage's Office

On May 24th, after a seven-day break, Team 7 started their 8 AM shift again downstairs in the Hokage Building.

Today, Jiraiya was not late.

"Jiraiya-sensei, something went wrong with the last B-rank mission, let's go get another one today!" Akaishi said with high spirits.

Lan Wu rolled her eyes and said, "Did you even understand what Jiraiya-sensei said before? He said that before the Chunin Exams, we need to calm down and train for a while."

"We've done A-rank missions before, so doing B-rank missions is just a way to relax!" Akaishi said reasonably.

Lanwu: ...

"Akaishi, you must take missions seriously! Even Jonin who have completed S-rank missions can die on B-rank missions," Jiraiya sternly corrected him.

"Yes..." Akaishi replied.

Jiraiya's expression immediately relaxed as he said, "However, Akaishi is right about one thing... we are indeed going to take on a B-rank mission."

Upon hearing this, Akaishi immediately perked up.

"Huh?" Lan Wu was somewhat surprised.

"But Lanwu is right, this mission... well, although it's only Rank B, it's still relatively easy," Jiraiya explained further, then said, "Let's go, we'll see once we go in."

Akaishi:……

Akaishi now wants to ask, can this be called "I am right in part, and Lanwu is not wrong either"?

A B-level mission, and it's pretty easy...

Isn't that exactly what I said?

Akaishi respected his teacher and did not argue with Jiraiya.

……

Soon after, Team 7 saw this Rank B assigned mission on the second floor—a mission specifically assigned to Jiraiya's team!

After reading the mission description, Akaishi and the other two understood why Jiraiya-sensei had said that.

It's true that it's classified as B-rank, but it's really easy—collecting resources that were sealed away in the original site of the Land of Whirlpools!

Konoha hadn't done this before because they felt it would be strange for them to "loot the loot with tears in their eyes" after their ally had just been wiped out.

However, the Konoha leadership now realizes that Konoha's deterrent power is not what it used to be, and if they don't lick the boots, others will dare to do so.

Since that's the case, let's move back to Konoha first... This is also to prevent anyone from disturbing the heroic spirits of the Uzumaki clan again!

The reason for assigning it to Team 7 was twofold. Firstly, it was to "give them a perk," as this was a follow-up to the previous mission in the Land of Waves. Secondly, it was because Akaishi had signed a contract with a raccoon beast. As a contracted summoning beast of the Uzumaki clan, the raccoon beast itself could unlock many of the Uzumaki clan's seals.

Although the Uzumaki clan is no longer around, these seals are like trees without roots or water without a source. Even without anyone who understands the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques, the other sealing ninjas of Konoha... even without using sealing ninjas, they could still break them by brute force. But... it's just too outrageous!

After smashing everything, Kuku "looted" the bag, still using the methods inherited from his old ally. It was as if, under the expectation of his old ally's spirit in heaven, he properly opened the seal to "loot" the bag, which was quite different in terms of face.

"The mission will last half a month? Jiraiya-sensei, when do we set off?" Akaishi asked with great interest.

"Don't rush. After that, everyone prepare their luggage and meet at the village entrance at ten o'clock." Jiraiya paused and then added, "There will be other people coming with us."

When Akaishi heard this, he thought it was another joint team, but then he thought that there were no other names signed on the mission sheet, so he figured it probably wasn't.

Minato, however, suddenly brightened up, as if he had thought of something.

There aren't many things to buy this time, since we've already done sea voyages before and have basically everything we need.

At 10 o'clock, when the three members of Team 7 arrived at the village entrance, they found that in addition to Jiraiya, there was also a small red-haired figure and two ninjas wearing ANBU masks!

"Kushina? As expected..." Minato had already guessed it.

This time, they were going to the original site of the Land of Whirlpools. When Kushina suggested that she wanted to go back to pay her respects, the Third Hokage did not refuse.

……

"Hiruzen, what are you thinking? You actually agreed to let the orphan of the Uzumaki clan leave the village?" Danzo was in his office on the top floor of the Hokage Building, still expressing his dissatisfaction to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"She's a member of the Uzumaki clan, so it's normal for her to go back and pay her respects. At first, we were worried about the danger, but four months have passed now, and Jiraiya is with her, so there won't be any problems," Sarutobi said matter-of-factly.

"That's not what I'm talking about! She's not only a member of the Uzumaki clan, but also an important candidate for Jinchuriki in Konoha!" Danzo was unhappy with his old comrade's feigned ignorance.

"That's why I had additional ANBU protection for her," Sarutobi said calmly.

"There will always be times when protection is neglected. Leaving her in the village is the only way to ensure her safety. Besides, the Anbu... Hiruzen, and Root are already in operation. From now on, let's hand over the protection of Jinchuriki and Jinchuriki candidates to Root!" Danzo suggested.

"The Root is not for you to do this. Be mindful of your authority." Sarutobi glanced at him seriously.

Danzo knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't agree to this now, so he changed the subject and said, "Then at least that Uchiha brat shouldn't be allowed to have any more contact with Jinchuriki candidates!"

Sarutobi glared at him and said, "Akaishi is a good kid, and he even obtained a ninja beast from the Uzumaki clan, so of course he should handle this matter."

"Hiruzen, you're too concerned about your reputation... In today's ninja world, do other ninja villages care about these things? Apart from our Konoha, do any other ninja villages care about this kind of reputation?" Danzo said with dissatisfaction.

"That's why we are Konoha!" Sarutobi glared at him angrily.

Seeing this, Danzo took another step back and tentatively said, "Perhaps... the Uzumaki clan's ninja beasts shouldn't have been inherited by the Uchiha clan brats at all. The Uchiha clan has never shown any talent for taming ninja beasts, but this time they suddenly subdued a tanuki. Could it be...?"

Danzo suspected that the Uchiha clan had deliberately made some kind of preparation, and that's how they managed to subdue the ninja beasts left behind by the Uzumaki clan in one fell swoop.

Of course, it's also possible that there was no doubt at all, but the intention was simply to make the third generation doubt.

Sarutobi shook his head and said, "You said it yourself, the Uchiha clan has no tradition of taming ninja beasts. Jiraiya also reported the situation at the time. The appearance of the raccoon beast in front of Akaishi was just fate."

"That should be..." Danzo was about to say something more.

However, Sarutobi interrupted him directly, saying, "The ninja beast contract isn't something you can just change to whomever you want. Besides... Danzo, do you want me to actively seize the ninja beast of the Red Stone so that we can break with the Uchiha clan and have to rely more on Root afterwards?"

Faced with Sarutobi's sharp gaze, Danzo had no choice but to lower his head and say, "No, I didn't mean that."

"Root is large enough now. I heard you're still recruiting talented young people from various ninja clans? From now on, Root is not allowed to recruit members who haven't become ninjas yet without my approval," Sarutobi said sternly.

"Hiruzen, you will..." Danzo's fist clenched upon hearing this, but seeing Sarutobi's gaze, he could only lower his head and say, "Yes..."