Travel through Konoha and open treasure chests

♂nbsp; After giving a few more instructions, the Third Hokage put down his pipe and rubbed his temples: "If you have nothing else to do, just come here first."

"Forehead"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke stood motionless.

"What's wrong"

"There is also a piece of confidential information, which was sent from the capital three hours ago."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke hesitated for a moment, put another scroll on his desk, and pushed it forward: "The information is related to the Daimyo-sama. It is said that within the Daiming Mansion, someone is secretly instigating the twelve guardian ninjas around the Daimyo. , plotting to launch some kind of conspiracy. Although the specific content of the conspiracy is still unclear, it is likely to be against our Konoha.

I have tried to contact Asma but so far have not received any reply. "

"Asma"

Hearing his youngest son's name, Sandai frowned unconsciously.

The twelve guardian ninjas are a system that has been gradually formed since around the early days of the founding of Konoha. The reason for its initial emergence was that Senju Tobirama, who served as the second generation Hokage, had an affair with the daimyo of the Fire Country for the sake of the village's economic resources and external environment. After consultation, this plan was drawn up. Konoha took the lead and selected twelve elite ninjas from the entire Fire Country to form the Twelve Guardian Ninjas, responsible for protecting the safety of daimyo and nobles.

Those who can join this organization are almost without exception elite jounin-level ninjas. A piece of red cloth embroidered with the word "fire" will be tied around their waist as a symbol. For ordinary ninjas, it can be said that it is a kind of ninja. An extremely rare honor.

In this generation, the person Konoha sent out to join this organization was Sarutobi Asuma.

But there is actually something hidden in this matter. In fact, it was because Asuma was young and energetic and did not agree with his father's ideas, so he took the initiative to request to join the Twelve Guardian Ninja Warriors. The third generation signed the application out of consideration for his son's future, and Asuma's own strength was indeed considered outstanding among the younger generation in the village.

And now

There is also a problem within the Twelve Guardian Ninja Warriors.

Sandai thought for a moment and was about to ask something else when there was a sudden knock on the office door.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open from the outside.

Uchiha Itachi, wearing a security vest, walked in from the outside, glanced at the situation in the room calmly, and came to the table: "Hokage-sama."

"It's Itachi."

Sandai took a puff of his pipe and said with a smile: "Is there anything you want to report?"

"Yes."

Itachi nodded, took out a piece of paper from his arms and put it on the table: "In recent days, when the security force was patrolling, they discovered two secret passages near Training Ground 67 and Training Ground 82 in the north of the village. There are signs that someone went out privately. Here is a list of people who behaved abnormally during that period. Several of them behaved very suspiciously. I have asked the Third Generation to take a look."

"Is that so, I know."

The third generation took the list and glanced at it. His eyes lingered on a few names circled in red for a moment, and he tapped the table with his fingers.

The atmosphere in the room was silent for a while.

After a moment, the third generation raised his head again and said to Itachi in a more relaxed tone: "Itachi, speaking of which, your brother Sasuke is about to graduate from the ninja school. When I went to the ninja school last month, I came from Iruka. I heard there that he won first place in actual combat training, and he is indeed your brother."

Itachi's expression remained unchanged: "Thanks to the concern of the Third Generation, Sasuke did graduate this year, but that child has a naughty temperament and needs to be polished before he can grow into a qualified Konoha ninja."

"makes sense."

Sandai smiled and said casually: "After the final exams in a few months, this group of students will graduate from the ninja school and become official genin in the village. I am currently looking for suitable teacher candidates. How about it?" , Itachi, are you interested in becoming the leading jounin of this group of ninja students?"

Itachi was slightly startled, obviously not expecting to be asked this question.

After thinking for a while, he replied: "To serve as a leader, you need enough experience and knowledge. I still lack a lot now, and I'm afraid I'm not enough to take on this important task. If the third generation of adults, you want to serve these children When looking for a suitable teacher, Captain Kakashi may be a good choice. In addition, Mr. Shikaku from the Jonin Class and Director Haiichi from the Intelligence Department are also very reliable candidates."

"Yeah"

Sandai pondered for a moment and did not continue to ask.

To be honest, Itachi himself really had no intention of becoming a jounin. After all, he already shouldered a large number of responsibilities in the security force and the Uchiha clan, and he had no intention or time to serve as someone else's teacher. What's more, even if he really came forward to lead the class, in order to avoid suspicion, he could not become Sasuke's teacher.

This is true whether from the perspective of the Uchiha clan or from the perspective of the elder brother,

Otherwise, he really wants to give it a try. It might be interesting to teach his younger brother as a teacher.

After talking about the business, Itachi quickly left without wasting any more time.

Just when turning around, Itachi glanced at the portrait on the desk calmly, and then quickly looked away.

"Is the third Tsuchikage's injury related to Bai Yu?"

After the office door was closed again, the smile on Sandai's face slowly faded. He read the list submitted by Itachi again and frowned.

"It seems that Itachi has indeed invested a lot of energy in this matter. This list includes not only the key suspects you just mentioned, but also several suspicious candidates within the security force, including members of the Uchiha clan. Everyone is included, but there is no evidence yet to prove that there is a problem with them. It is too early to draw a conclusion. When you go back, arrange the manpower and focus on monitoring these people."

"Yes."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded in agreement.

"By the way, there is one more thing"

"Um"

Under the gaze of Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Sandai coughed a few times and said with an unnatural look on his face:

"This matter has nothing to do with the village's official business. After Tsunade came back, she has been gambling with people in Konoha's casinos recently. She already owes tens of millions in gambling money. The owners of several casinos have protested and even signed a letter I handed the letter to me. That guy has gone to hide from his debts. You can get some money from me later and fill in your gambling capital. If you meet Tsunade, ask her to come see me immediately. "

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