Roll back from Naruto

Before entering the Hokage's office, Aragaki originally thought that he would continue to be sent to the battlefield on the western front of the Country of Fire to continue fighting against Sunagakure of the Country of Wind or Amegakure of the Country of Rain.

But when he opened the door of the office, he saw two familiar faces. One was the red-haired Dr. Uzumaki, and the other turned out to be his "elementary school classmate" Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Fugaku is the same age as Aragaki Tsugumi, but he graduated a year before him. They are both 12 years old this year and both are chuunin.

As for the one standing next to Dr. Uzumaki, who is "rolling his eyes", he must be from the Hyuga clan, and judging from his attire, he is a Jonin just like Dr. Uzumaki.

Well, this team can be considered luxuriously equipped. The two major pupil families, Uchiha and Hinata, and Aragaki at the end of the whirlpool can be ignored.

Immediately afterwards, the Third Hokage handed the mission scroll to the captain Uzumaki Sakuraji, and briefly explained to them what the specific mission was.

Their four-person team needs to go all the way east, and the final destination is to safely reach the Uzushio Hidden Village in the Country of Uzumaki.However, the specific content of the contact is entirely the responsibility of the captain Uzumaki Sakuraji.

It seems that this is already an important task related to the relationship between the two countries. It can be classified as an A-level task. Of course, S-level is not impossible.

Regarding this mission, Aragaki couldn't help but think of what happened when he was attacked by Kirigakure ninjas on his way back to Konoha from the Western Front battlefield a few weeks ago. Perhaps this mission will also mean that Konoha will next be in the east of the Land of Fire. Something happened on the side.

One of the basic qualities of a ninja is that you can definitely know what you need to know, and you shouldn't ask about things you shouldn't know.

Therefore, Aragaki didn't speak during the whole process, and he only knew that his duty was to protect Uzumaki Sakuraji and arrive safely at Uzumaki Hidden Village.

Uchiha Fugaku has a Chinese character face with an angular chin. He had his hair parted in the middle at a young age, but he still has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looks upright.

At this time, Uchiha Fugaku had not yet shouldered the heavy responsibility of the rise and fall of the Uchiha clan, so he was still young and energetic, and could not see the rigid and strict father look he would have 20 years later.

After all, he is only 12 years old now, right?

Uchiha Fugaku had a smile on his face after seeing Aragaki Tsugumi. Apparently he had not forgotten this fellow student who was in a similar situation to him.

Of course, the relationship between the two before this was just a little better than acquaintances, and they had not seen each other for more than a year.

After leaving the Hokage Building, everyone got to know each other. Of course, there was absolutely no bloody self-introduction. At the same time, Aragaki also learned about another Jonin named Hinata Hinamori.

As chunin, Uchiha Fugaku and Aragaki naturally regarded themselves as juniors in front of the two jounin.

Uchiha Fugaku, on the other hand, has a much lower level of self-esteem than most Uchiha, so he doesn't feel uncomfortable asking the Hyuga clan if he's unhappy. Instead, he behaves according to the rules, which is in line with his character.

Although Hinata Hinamori was also a cold-faced ninja, he did not reveal his thoughts against Uchiha.

After agreeing on a time for the mission to start, the team disbanded, and Uchiha Fugaku happily took Aragaki to a restaurant.

While eating and talking, the most common thing Uchiha Fugaku said to Aragaki Tsugumi was: "Sijun, you have changed."

At this time, Aragaki could only reply with a smile, "You too."

Then Fugaku comforted him with an "I understand everything" look on his face: "It's okay, it's okay to change. Although I can't laugh anymore and talk less, I have become more stable. Ninjas are still It’s better to be more mature and steady.”

Fugaku has probably seen a lot of ninjas suffering from war sequelae, so he would accept Aragaki's changes so calmly.

Later, Fugaku also praised Aragaki Tsugumi's performance on the Western Front battlefield, and also said that he knew about his fellow race Uchiha Ryuta. On the contrary, he patted Aragaki Tsugumi on the shoulder to comfort him.

Don't worry too much, it is honor and destiny for a ninja to die for his companions.

And from his mouth, Aragaki also knew that Fugaku had indeed grown rapidly in the year he graduated, and his strength was considered to be among the best among the younger generation of Uchiha. He had experienced a lot, and as he said, he had become mature and stable. .

In this way, the friendship between Aragaki and Uchiha Fugaku was not broken, but deepened.

The four members of the team gathered at the gate of Konoha the next day. Everyone was punctual and no one was late.After registering at the guard box, the four of them headed east.

The Kingdom of Whirlpool is on the east side of the Kingdom of Fire, and it requires crossing a strait to reach it. The entire journey traverses almost half of the Kingdom of Fire.

In the first few days, their route will usually be in towns or villages, where food and accommodation can basically be provided.

And as time progresses, they will have no choice but to sleep in the wilderness.

And the probability of encountering hostile ninjas along the way will gradually increase.

After all, the Country of Fire is a vast territory, and the war on the western front is still ongoing, so it is even more impossible for Konoha to devote more manpower to the east to build an airtight defense line.

So in fact, not only the Kingdom of Water, but also the surrounding small countries such as the Kingdom of Tang and the Kingdom of Bears can easily find a way to penetrate their power into the territory of the Kingdom of Fire.

Therefore, it can be said that the closer to the eastern border, the more complex the forces and personnel there are.

And there are some extremely vicious gangsters or traitorous ninjas, and they will even specifically target Konoha ninjas.

It's like the black market, but there are always bounty orders for Konoha ninjas. Anyone as big as a Kage-level leader or as small as a genin regardless of their name can be sent to the black market to exchange money.

It is normal for Aragaki and his group to be targeted by unknown forces.

Rebel ninja. Surrounding the four of them in the center are ten rebel ninjas. Judging from their scratched forehead protectors, there are Kirigakure rebels, Yugakure, Hoshigakure, and Takigakure.

To sum up, there are many kinds and variety, and the costumes are also in the unconventional and non-mainstream killing style. Most of them can't tell whether they are genin or jounin.

Of course, it's entirely possible that these bumpkin rebellious ninjas don't understand the ninja levels of Aragaki and the other four at all. They just think they have tender faces, so they must be easy to bully.

Uchiha Fugaku raised his hand to stop the whirlpool and Hinata who had already held the kunai in their hands, and said to Aragaki Tsugumi: "It's just a few miscellaneous fish, you two seniors can just leave it to me and Sijun to deal with it. "

This kid Fugaku couldn't hold it in for a long time. Yesterday he was thinking about why he didn't have some strong enemies to practice his skills with. Now how could he let go of this opportunity to express himself?

After all, he is still a young man who wants to show off his strength in front of his peers.