I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

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"Come in." Tsunade didn't raise her head. There were too many documents in the village, which had filled up her desk. She had now become the Fifth Hokage, and all the piled-up documents needed to be handled by the Hokage personally. She was so busy that she didn't even have time to drink.

It wasn't until the newcomer walked in front of her that Tsunade looked up and said, "Ye Lan, wait a moment while I deal with this document first."

Ye Lan was silent. He was called by Tsunade and no one knew what happened. Less than ten minutes after waiting, Tsunade stretched. It seemed that the document had been processed.

"It's so tiring. No wonder Jiraiya doesn't want to be Hokage..." Tsunade complained, then looked at Ye Lan and said, "Your appointment letter as a jonin has come down. This is for you."

Ye Lan took the scroll. It was a very fast speed to be promoted to jonin within a few months of being appointed as a jonin. This was not only a confirmation of strength, but also a way to get more information about the village after becoming a jonin. Ye Lan opened it, took a look, and confirmed that there was no problem, then put it away, and then asked, "Is there anything else, Hokage?"

"Well, there is indeed a mission that requires your assistance. The jonin in the village are all doing other missions. I really don't have any good candidates for this mission. After thinking about it, I think you are the most suitable." Tsunade held her chin with both hands. "After the last attack on Konoha by Sunagakure, with the disappearance of Orochimaru, Sunagakure announced its surrender and wanted to sign a peace treaty with us again. Now their demand is that we return the Jinchuriki and the two Genin you captured."

"Didn't we put forward any conditions?" Ye Lan asked in some confusion. Would the matter be over if the Sand Village simply apologized? Many ninjas were killed in the attack, not to mention the Third Hokage also sacrificed his life. Why should they ask for war reparations or something like that?

"The reason why Sunagakure agreed to launch the attack is because the village is running out of money. They don't have much money anymore. Their Kazekage has been killed by Orochimaru. Now the village doesn't even have a person who can be Kazekage. It can be said that Sunagakure is weaker than Konoha. Now we can only agree to Sunagakure's request. After all, there are other big countries watching." Tsunade said helplessly: "However, Sunagakure agreed to transfer some tasks to Konoha. Now Konoha's tasks are simply too many to complete. All the ninjas I can command have been sent out to carry out tasks."

Ye Lan nodded. This was not something he could decide. The fact that Tsunade was willing to say more was enough to show her respect for him. Ye Lan did not ask about the details of the transaction between the two villages and continued to ask about the mission.

"What do I need to do?"

"Your mission is to safely deliver the Jinchuriki to the Sand Village. Once there, sign a treaty with the other party to finalize some details. I will ask Hong to bring their team with you. You just need to ensure safety on the way. The other party's envoy has been staying in Konoha for several days. Go back quickly to pack up. We will set off at about this time tomorrow."

Then Ye Lan asked some more details and left the Hokage's office.

...

"It's so slow... Teacher Hong, who else are we waiting for?" Ya had Akamaru on his head. He was very excited about carrying out the A-level mission this time. He got up early this morning and when he arrived at the village gate, Teacher Hong told him that there was someone else they were waiting for, and he couldn't help but become impatient.

There were also several Sunagakure jonins standing with Gaara, led by Gaara's teacher Maki. There were also two Sunagakure ninjas, a man and a woman. One of them was holding a huge scroll and was a female jonin who could use sealing techniques. Her name was Juan. The other one was wearing sunglasses and was a Chunin who could use some perception techniques. Her name was Yura.

"There are still ten minutes left, let's wait a little longer." Hong said. In fact, this mission is not difficult, but they are afraid of some accidents along the way. Tsunade and Hong said that they would send a strong senior ninja, so there shouldn't be any problems.

The three Temari siblings were silent. Although they were imprisoned in Konoha during this period, they did not suffer any bad treatment. They just felt a little uncomfortable when they were first released from the imprisonment. Now they can finally return to the village.

Here they come. Maki was the first to react. He was indeed the right-hand man of the Fourth Kazekage. No one knew how he escaped the last attack, but this time he came to Konoha as a messenger.

The morning haze gradually dissipated, and they gradually saw the figure of the person coming, it was Uchiha Ye Lan.

When Ye Lan arrived at the meeting place, he didn't expect that he would be the last one to arrive. He remembered that there were still five minutes before the meeting time.

"I didn't expect that Lady Tsunade sent you." Hong was a little surprised when she saw Ye Lan, but she was relieved because she had heard her best friends Hongdou and Asuma talk about how powerful Ye Lan was.

"Senior Ye Lan." Although they didn't know why the teacher was so surprised, the three of Ya greeted Ye Lan after seeing him. They had also seen Ye Lan during the Chunin Exam, as he was the examiner at that time.

"Don't be so formal. Xiaoying and the others call me brother, so you can call them that just like you are classmates." Ye Lan also greeted Hong and the others.

Then Ye Lan looked at the people from Sunagakure, and Temari looked at him with some hostility. After all, it was Ye Lan who captured Gaara and others.

"The next mission will be carried out by everyone together. I hope everyone will forget the previous unpleasantness. After all, Konoha and Sunagakure have signed an alliance again." Ye Lan did not continue to watch Temari, but said to Maki.

"Thank you for your courtesy, Jonin Ye Lan. I'll trouble you to take care of me on the way back to Sunagakure." Maki had just asked Temari and the others how they were captured by Konoha. He now knew that the young Jonin in front of him was a new master of Konoha, and an Uchiha. The name of his Sharingan was known to the entire ninja world.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries and set off on their journey.

Along the way, Hong ordered her students to take turns to scout the situation nearby. There was no danger. After stopping along the way, they finally reached the border of the Wind Country. For the first time, Temari felt that the desert of the Wind Country was so familiar. It would take a few days to return to the village. But she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought that her father had passed away.

"Wow, it's so hot! What the hell is this place!" Ya took off his coat in a hot mood, and Akamaru on his head kept breathing hot air. The group of Konoha Genin felt a little uncomfortable with the climate of the Wind Country.

"I'm really sorry, the climate of our Wind Country is not as good as your Konoha." Temari was still sighing about the beauty of going home. Kiba's words made her angry, and she said something in a sarcastic tone.

"Temari, don't say any more." Gaara, who had been silent all the way, advised. Ever since Ye Lan used the Sharingan to intimidate Shukaku last time, Gaara felt much calmer inside and no longer had the usual irritable and bloodthirsty feeling.

Temari also felt the change in Gaara, but she didn't say anything more, just continued walking forward in a dull manner.

"Someone is approaching us, there are... two people!" said the Sand Village Chunin named Yura. He was the first perceptive ninja to discover that someone was approaching them.

"That direction?" Maki's face was serious. They were almost at the village and he didn't want anything to go wrong. The most important thing was to bring Gaara back to the village safely.

"In the northwest direction, about one thousand meters away from us... Oh no, they have discovered me and have sped up to approach us. They are coming for us." You Luo's face changed, it seemed that they were not friendly.

"Shino!" Hong immediately called his students. Shino understood and released his own bugs to investigate, while everyone else began to hide.

"Shino, the people coming are ninjas from that village. What do they look like?" Hong asked as soon as she hid her position.

"Teacher Hong, the people who came were wearing hats and I couldn't see their forehead protectors. I only saw that they were both wearing the same black robe with red clouds." Shino saw the other person's appearance through his bug.