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

"Sasuke, this is for you." Ye Lan came to the training ground, found Sasuke who was practicing, and threw him a long black bag.

Sasuke took the bag subconsciously, and the slight heaviness in his hand made him a little confused.

"This is a gift for you to join the Anbu." Hearing Ye Lan say this, Sasuke opened the bag in confusion. Inside was a ninja sword without a blade. The entire sword was smooth and the blade was sharp. It looked very expensive.

Ye Lan had already taken two ninja swords from Tiantian's house, and he was quite satisfied with the workmanship of the two swords.

"You can try to use Lightning Escape to infuse this knife." Ye Lan suggested.

After hearing this, Sasuke tried it. He only needed to release a little lightning escape technique and the sword would react. It was much more powerful than if he used it directly. Even the aloof Sasuke couldn't help but smile.

"I can teach you some Uchiha-ryu swordsmanship, but it would be better for you to develop some swordsmanship that suits you. This sword's lightning escape technique has a strong sensing ability, so you have to make good use of it."

Sasuke now doesn't really need guidance from others. If he wants to grow up, he needs to learn more about how to integrate and create his own moves. When he reaches this level, he will almost become a jonin.

After listening to what Ye Lan said, Sasuke thanked him embarrassedly and turned to study his new weapon.

"You spent your 10 million taels on something like this?" Kakashi came to Ye Lan silently.

"I made one myself, Sasuke's was just a by-product." Ye Lan was already used to Kakashi's sudden appearance, and then asked about Sasuke's two companions, "Where are Naruto and Sakura?"

"As for Naruto, he just left yesterday to travel with Master Jiraiya. I asked Master Tsunade to accept Sakura as a student. I guess she should report now."

"Will Lady Tsunade have time to teach the little girl?" Ye Lan felt that as Hokage he might not be able to teach her properly with the time he had.

"Sakura is still very smart. She won't cause Lady Tsunade much worry. The path she is taking now is actually very similar to that of Lady Tsunade when she was young." Kakashi couldn't help but think of the previous missions when Sakura defeated the enemy with just a few punches. He couldn't help but feel ashamed. He didn't expect Ye Lan to teach Sakura to be so violent.

"Is that so...When did Sasuke join the Anbu?" In the end, Ye Lan asked about Sasuke, his younger brother who was from the same clan as him.

"I've already informed them, and I'll be reporting in the next two days." After many years of living in the Anbu, Kakashi not only has friendships with many of them, but also has a reputation that other jonin do not have. As long as Tsunade nods, Sasuke's entry into the Anbu is a foregone conclusion.

A few days later, Ye Lan, who had some free time, was called over by Tsunade. It was unclear whether he had a new mission.

When Ye Lan arrived at the door of the Hokage's office and was about to knock on the door, he stopped and heard someone arguing with Tsunade in the room.

"Tsunade, you can't let the Uchiha clan go like this. How can Sasuke join the Anbu! You should hand him over to me. I will train him to be the best mission tool." An old voice called Tsunade's name directly. Ye Lan sounded familiar. Thinking back, it was Danzo Shimura whom he had met when he returned to the village.

"I don't need you to tell me what to do with Sasuke!" Tsunade didn't have a good face towards her teacher's classmate, and the two of them had a fierce quarrel in the office.

"Tsunade! Hiruzen originally agreed to join the ANBU with the Uchiha people, but it turned out that the situation was out of control. The lesson from the past is right in front of you, are you still stubborn?" Danzo knocked his cane hard. He was very dissatisfied with Tsunade. He didn't expect that Tsunade, who had been away from the village for so long, would agree to come back to be Hokage. What chance did he have now?

"Enough! I don't know much about the past. I only know that Sasuke is also a part of Konoha, and he contributes to Konoha wherever he goes." Tsunade was almost annoyed by the guy in front of her who was taking advantage of his age. She couldn't take direct action like Jiraiya did, and she was really afraid that she would not be able to help but punch this old guy.

"What are you going to do about Uchiha Ye Lan? That guy's name has spread throughout the five major countries! I don't know what's wrong with the Sand Village, but he made a big fuss about defeating a few petty thieves. He's the last pride of the Uchiha clan? His name is now more famous than yours, the Fifth Hokage!" Danzo knew that Ye Lan was not something that Sasuke could control, so he used his own methods to throw dirty water on him.

After hearing this, Ye Lan, who wanted to enter the room, held back. He wanted to know Tsunade's opinion.

"Heh, old man, I know what kind of person Ye Lan is better than you. He won't care about these things, and neither will I. Everything he has done since returning to the village has been a great help. The more famous he is, the less pressure I have. If Jiraiya hadn't begged me to come back, whoever wanted to be the Hokage could be the Hokage." Tsunade said this with some anger in her voice, but it broke Danzo's defense. How could he not be angry when the position of Hokage that he had always dreamed of became something that Tsunade could easily get?

"You...you will regret it! Tsunade!" Danzo was shaking with anger and pointed at Tsunade.

Tsunade looked at Danzo who was already speaking incoherently, and raised her eyebrows as if some kind of power made her say something, "I am the Hokage, Elder Danzo."

Hearing these words, Danzo's originally wrinkled face almost twisted into a ball. This familiar scene reminded him of Hiruzen before. Now, it was as if a thousand horses were galloping through his heart. What evil had he done to deserve to come to Tsunade?

Danzo turned around without saying anything, opened the door of the office, and then slammed it hard. As soon as he closed the door, he found Ye Lan waiting at the door.

After seeing Ye Lan, Danzo seemed to calm down again. He looked directly at Ye Lan and said, "Uchiha Ye Lan, although you disguise yourself very well, I can see the darkness in your heart! Don't have any bad thoughts, I will keep an eye on you!"

Without waiting for Ye Lan to answer, Danzo left quickly. He didn't want to stay here at all. After walking out of the building, Danzo glanced at the eye-catching word "fire" on the building. At this moment, his desire for the Hokage had reached a morbid obsession. He couldn't help but muttered: "I must get the position of Hokage."

Ye Lan watched Danzo leave without saying a word. There was one thing in the previous conversation that concerned him. Danzo said that the Uchiha who joined the Anbu before led to an uncontrollable situation. Before Ye Lan left the village, there were only two Uchiha who joined the Anbu, one was his brother, Shisui, and the other was Itachi.

Could it be that Danzo was talking about the night of the genocide? After Sarutobi Hiruzen's death, he might be the one who knew best what happened to the Uchiha clan, but now he was not qualified to participate in it.

This is not a question of strength but of power. Even if a knife is held to Danzo's head now, he probably won't say anything. Ye Lan still needs a long time of exploration.

"What are you doing lingering at the door? Come in quickly!" Just as Ye Lan was thinking, Tsunade's voice came from the house. She had already noticed that Ye Lan had arrived, and she guessed that the whole conversation had been heard by this kid.

Ye Lan was not embarrassed at all. He pushed the door open and walked into the room and said, "What does Lady Tsunade want to see me about?"

"You've been eavesdropping outside for a while, right? What do you think of my evaluation of you?" Tsunade did not answer Ye Lan's question, but directly pointed out the conversation she had just had with Danzo.

"Lady Tsunade, as the Hokage, I think your evaluation is fair." Ye Lan did not blush at all, because he knew that Tsunade asking him this meant that she trusted him.

"Hmph, okay. Elder Danzo is old and his mind is a little unclear. He has some prejudices against your Uchiha clan. Don't take it to heart." Facing Ye Lan, Tsunade still chose to save some face for her teacher's classmate.

"Lady Tsunade, forgive me for being frank, but an old man like Elder Danzo has already reached retirement age. What he does will only delay the future decisions and development of the village." Ye Lan showed no mercy to Danzo. He seemed to have a good temper but it was directed at someone. Danzo was about to mock him, so he would not be vague.

"This is not your concern. Elder Danzo has an important duty." Tsunade saw Ye Lan's look and didn't intend to continue this topic. She turned to talk about other things.

"Xiaoying has been taught very well by you. You have laid a very solid foundation. You don't blame me for stealing your disciple, right?"