After traveling through time, I became friends with Tsunade

Anbu's temporary base.

In a slightly dark room, the lights were dim and the atmosphere was solemn. In the middle of the room was a rough wooden table surrounded by a few worn-out chairs.

Yusuke sat upright in the main seat, looking coldly at Jin (Uchiha En) below, listening to his report.

"So, after you reported the disappearance of several teammates, there has been no progress so far?"

Yusuke raised his hand, placed it on the table, and tapped it repeatedly.

The members of Team 3, including Jin, who had been guarding the border of the Land of Thunder, couldn't help but feel their heartbeats quicken, with faces filled with shame and anger.

"Captain, after all, the members of Class 2 returned to the village early, and only Class 3 is waiting here. It's not that we don't want to investigate, but we are too busy to be distracted."

The member of Class 3 stood up and explained with helplessness in his tone.

Yusuke waved his hand, motioning him to sit down: "I don't mean to blame you. After all, this matter may involve the Hidden Cloud Village, and the village has already felt a certain amount of pressure. The Hokage is worried that the Hidden Cloud Village intends to start a war, so the results of our investigation are extremely important."

"Captain, what if it is proven that the disappearance of the wolf and the elephant was indeed caused by the Hidden Cloud Village?" another member stood up and asked.

“You shouldn’t ask me. Our job is just to investigate and report the final results to the village. As for what measures the village will take, that has nothing to do with us.

Don't forget, we are the special assassination tactical force directly under the Hokage. You should put aside your feelings when you put on this uniform."

Yusuke stared at the subordinate with a sharp look, "If you think the Anbu is too inhumane, perhaps you shouldn't have set foot in here at all."

"I..." He clenched his fists, his teeth clenched under the mask.

"Jin." Yusuke called out in a low voice, and Jin stood up immediately. "Notify the Anbu's direct medical team to conduct a psychological evaluation on Shou tomorrow."

“Captain!” Almost all the members of the third team stood up. “Shou has been insisting on investigating, but he has been waiting for the captain for too long. After hearing what the captain said about the village, it was difficult for him to accept it for a while.”

They knew very well that once the medical team affiliated with the Anbu was notified to conduct a psychological evaluation, if the evaluation was not qualified, Shou's status as an Anbu would be revoked.

"Kari, do you know that if the investigation results you insist on prove that the Hidden Cloud Village killed wolves and elephants, and Konoha confronts the Hidden Cloud Village with the evidence, do you think they will admit it?"

Ignoring everyone, Yusuke stared at Kari with an expressionless face (although he was wearing a mask, others could not see his expression). Without waiting for his answer, Yusuke continued, "No, they will falsely accuse Konoha and throw dirty water on us. By then, the whole ninja world will know about the conflict between the two villages. At this time, we will be put on the charcoal fire."

Yusuke sat there, taking in everyone's looks, and continued, "If we retreat, we will be looked down upon by the entire ninja world; if we insist, the Third Ninja World War may break out."

"I know I was wrong, Captain!" After a long silence, Shou finally came to his senses. He stepped forward without hesitation, knelt on one knee in front of Yusuke, and said sincerely, "I was too narrow-minded."

A relieved smile appeared on Yusuke's face. He nodded slightly, indicating that Shou could stand up.

However, when everyone thought that the matter had been put to rest, Yusuke, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke again: "But the psychological evaluation still needs to be done."

"Captain..." Seeing this, the monitor of Class 3 hurriedly stood up and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Yujie's raised hand.

Yusuke looked at Shou calmly and said slowly, "Shou, this is a chance for you to prove yourself. If you still want to stay in the Anbu and continue to protect the village, please still wear this outfit and come back here on time the day after tomorrow."

Shou gritted his teeth, nodded firmly, and answered loudly: "Yes."

He knew very well that this was his last chance.

"Xuan, how many patrol teams are there now?" Youjie turned to look at Xu who was standing next to him and asked in a calm tone.

"Captain." The snake stood up quickly and answered respectfully, "There are 15 groups in total."

Youjie nodded slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he continued to arrange the tasks: "Sort out their patrol ranges, assign 8 groups to squad one, and 7 groups to squad three. The border patrol mission will be handed over to your two squads.

"You, assign eight reserve members to each of them. The rest of the matters will be decided by your squad leaders."

Upon hearing this, the members of Class 1 and Class 3 straightened up and shouted, “Yes!”

Then, Yusuke looked at everyone in the third squad and added, "The third squad will wait for the hunt for a day and will set out on time the day after tomorrow. The fourth squad will stay, and the first and third squads will be disbanded first."

"Yes!" A neat reply rang out in the room. After the words fell, the members of Class 1 and Class 3 quickly left the room.

"Captain, why do you want to be the bad guy yourself? This is obviously not your responsibility!" After the others left, everyone in Class 4 sat down. Xu looked at Youjie with a distressed look on his face and finally couldn't help asking.

Yusuke frowned slightly, and after a moment of silence, he raised his index finger and shook it gently, saying, "That's not the case, in fact, it was the Third Hokage who bore this stigma for me.

Maybe they have some complaints about me now, but they will understand after they go back and think about it. What I said is actually equivalent to the instructions of the Third Hokage. "

After hearing this, the worry on Mi's face did not diminish. He continued to ask: "What if they still can't understand?"

A trace of disgust flashed in Yusuke's eyes, and he answered without hesitation: "Then there is no need for such a stupid person to stay under my command." His voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.

Then, Yusuke changed the subject and said, "Start the investigation from tomorrow. Try to avoid clues related to the Hidden Cloud Village and direct the clues to the bounty ninjas in the black market."

"Bounty ninja?" A puzzled look appeared on the face of the snake. "What kind of bounty ninja has such a strong power? After all, the missing ones are all jonin."

Yusuke smiled slightly, with a confident expression on his face. He said with certainty: "Yes, I have met one before."

Then, Yusuke looked at Mizuki and the others and continued, "Tomorrow, when Shikaku and the others arrive, I will explain my plan to everyone in detail. I asked the four of you to stay just to create the illusion that we are discussing it."

At this time, Yu, who had been silent all this time, spoke for the first time. He asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Captain, why do you do this?"

Yusuke's eyes became sharp, and he stared at the door, as if he could see everything outside through the door. He said slowly: "I don't doubt you, nor do I doubt Team 1 and Team 3, but can you be sure that the reserve team members are all your own people?"

Mizuki followed Yusuke's gaze towards the door, his brows furrowed as he said, "But they can't be spies from the enemy country, right?"

"hehe."

Yusuke sneered contemptuously, "When our own people stab you in the back, they are often more terrifying than the enemy's people. So we have to be on guard." After saying this, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.