A long way to grow

I was wrong, I shouldn't have accepted the task of Lao Shizi at that time!

I ran wildly on the way back to the village, regretting endlessly.

It's just an escort mission, and it's still in the land of fire, and the special code actually wasted three months of my time! !

If you know that they are advancing at a walking speed, the key is that one of the escort targets is so sick that he is about to ascend to heaven, and he will rest for two or three days. This task! !

I didn't meet any ninjas at all, and the servants who accompanied me felt that I didn't need to work hard for such a high reward, and I should definitely burn the incense.

But I don’t want to take this kind of job. I was so angry before accepting the task that I even forgot to ask Xiao Q to learn more about the situation. How can I fix it...

It has been more than two months since the Chunin exam... According to the news received, the third generation has died, and the succession ceremony of the fifth Hokage has also passed. It seems that I heard that Sasuke rebelled against the village two days ago?

Why did Moonlight Hayate have brought back the information about the collusion between Orochimaru and Sand Shinobi, and why would the ending be so tragic...

I stood at the gate of the village, staring blankly at the village that was being rebuilt everywhere, feeling an unspeakable sadness in my heart.

If I had been there...

In fact, even if I am alone, so what?Obviously I don't even remember many details, but he also knows the information that should be known to the third generation. It doesn't matter if I have one more or one less...

But I'm still thinking, if I were...

At some point, Naruto, who was about to go out to do a mission, came to me.

Naruto, whose eyes were frighteningly bright all the time, also lost his former spirit this time. "Nai-chan..." He was accompanied by a few fellow ninjas of the same period, and they stopped not far away, giving us time to say goodbye.

Naruto is sad... yes, his best friend left.

"Naruto..." I hugged him, feeling him gradually losing control in my arms, and cried out.

"Naichan, I...I couldn't stop Sasuke, Sasuke him...he..."

...I know it.Sorry Naruto, I'm not always there when you need me.

I didn't say anything, and I couldn't say words of comfort. Naruto is much stronger than me. Looking at my current state, I'm just a mess.

"No-chan, I will definitely bring Sasuke back! Absolutely!" After venting his emotions, Naruto wiped away his tears and withdrew from my embrace, looking at me firmly.

Naruto has really grown up a lot.

"Well, I believe you, and only you, his best friend, can bring him back."

"Thank you Nai-chan! Every time you comfort me when I am saddest."

? !I stared at him blankly, but he seemed a little embarrassed.

"As long as I think that Nao-chan is still there, my heart is always at ease. Sure enough, Nao-chan is my most important relative! So...so..."

so?

... I foolishly waited for his next words.

"So! Nai-chan, you must live forever. I don't want to lose you!"

...What stupid things is he talking about, I am so strong, who can make me unable to live?I was a little absent-minded, and my nose was sour for some reason.

"Sasuke said, I don't understand the pain of losing a loved one at all. I really don't understand, because Nao-chan, whom I regard as a relative, has always been alive! But as long as I think of when Nao-chan will die, I, I will really feel very sad. It's very painful. So... Nai-chan, you must not die! Even if you have been doing missions and rarely see each other now, you must always live!"

"...I see, Naruto, I promise you, I will never die. You too, must always live, you understand?"

Naruto nodded heavily, I have to report back to the Hokage office, and his partner is still waiting for him, so I said goodbye to him.

Really...

Unknowingly, I was mouthed once by him... I feel healed.

However, within the 15-year period, I have less than five years left. . .

……

"Are you the Aso Izumi who has zero failure rate in the mission?"

Is this the Five Generations of Hokage, one of the Sannin?So young and beautiful!

"Yes, Hokage-sama, I am Izumi Aso." I replied respectfully.

"The village is in the most critical period now. I can only say sorry to you first. You just came back and didn't even have time to rest. I want you to go out to do missions again."

"It's okay. Hokage-sama will know after a little understanding, but I'm notoriously a taskaholic." I replied respectfully, with a bit of self-mockery at myself.

"Are you qualified for this task?" She took out an order, which was an S-level task.Go to the Ninja Village of the enemy country to investigate information. After Konoha has been hit so hard, no matter what actions the opposing country takes, it must pass the news back in time.

It seems to be a long-term mission, at least until Konoha recovers most of her vitality, I will stay there to observe.Prevent them from invading, but we don't know anything.

"Okay." I simply took the order, took the scroll of the detailed report on this mission, and hurried home to rest.

At home, Yangyang wrote a letter that I had received a long-term mission and had to leave for a while. After instructing Naruto to take care of myself, I entered Naruto’s house through the window, put the letter on his desk, and I left again. up.

From entering the village to leaving, it took less than two hours.

……

Three months later.

Walking on the street with people coming and going, I ate meatballs leisurely.

I have been in this place for more than three months, and I have sent back several pieces of information.

There are actually a few spies from the Land of Fire here, and I took over with them, and I sneaked into the daimyo's and those ministers' homes to observe.In the end, I came to the conclusion that this small country, whose name I hadn't even heard much before, was in great internal turmoil.The daimyo has no opinions, his ears are soft, and his sons are fighting for power and profit, so he has no time to think about attacking the Fire Nation.

Maybe when I first came here, I did have a bit of ill intentions towards the Nation of Fire, but after doing some random manipulations, they absolutely can't deal with the Nation of Fire.

Using some methods to provoke and provoke, this fragile small country was in chaos two months ago.

It’s okay for the upper class to be messed up, as long as there is no war, I have indirectly saved the lives of many ordinary people.I have no guilt.

As for Ninja Village, after I sneaked into the village for three or five days, I found out that the top ninja here is not as strong as Konoha's chunin, and the chunin is about the same strength as the genin, and the genin is just a little better than ordinary people.

Just in case, I went to their material room and stole all the useful ones, and beat or smashed most of the useless ones.Went to the mayor's office again and made a mess of things.After making troubles a few times, Xiaonin Village was in a mess. They didn't even know who had stolen important materials.

Those materials were sent back to Konoha by me, and I overfulfilled the task.

It's too late for them to clean up the loopholes, so how can they spare time to think about dealing with Konoha?

On the necessity of having a witty master conductor!I brag about myself in the report.

I have received an order from the Fifth Hokage, if there is no movement this month, I can retreat.

After all, after more than four months of recovery, Konoha is not as messy as it was at the beginning.

Along with the instructions, there is also news that Naruto has gone out to practice.

Well, Naruto is not in the village anymore, and I don't care when I go back.

Um?I swallow the food in my mouth.That is? !

I immediately followed up.

Those two people?that dress...

It's Akatsuki!

The task of defeating any Xiao member has always been in my mind. Although I can meet them sooner or later according to the plot, I find that I spend most of my time doing tasks outside, getting farther and farther away from the plot. The chances of getting on them are pitifully low.I haven't had a few years, after all, this is a mandatory task!

I followed without a trace.Finally, after their location became more and more remote and less and less populated.I'm sure they've spotted me.

I no longer hide and hide, but follow them openly.

Huh?That seems to be Sasuke's brother?

...Mo, can I beat him?

that other person?Maybe I have a fighting power?

But can it be guaranteed that Uchiha Itachi will not do it?

While following them in fugue, I was careful to prevent them from attacking suddenly.

"I said! What are you doing with us? Do you want to die?" The uncle with strange skin threatened me with his shark mouth open.

"I don't want to die, but I feel that you are very powerful, and I want to learn from you." I replied subconsciously.

"..."

"..."

There was an awkward silence.

We can almost feel each other's aura, neither of us is weak, otherwise he wouldn't have said such nonsense, and he would have called me to death all at once.

But I really need to fight him, the key is to win...

"Then what, just fight with me, click as far as you can." I talked to him while licking my face and pulling the corners of my mouth.

"Nice meeting, Izumi Aso."

?Mr. Shark, do you know me?Hey, you didn't open your mouth...

"Ugh, I never thought that the famous Uchiha Itachi-kun would know me, what a great honor." I continued to stare at Mr. Shark, hoping that he would agree to my request for a battle.

"Miss Aso appeared here, is there any mission?" Uchiha Itachi continued to ask.

I don't want to talk to you, I want to talk to Mr. Shark.Mr. Shark, please answer me quickly, do you want to have a better fight!If I don't fight, I will withdraw.

"Yeah, my mission has been completed, and I'm about to go back. Well, sir..." I answered him perfunctorily without looking back, and looked at Mr. Shark expectantly again.

He twitched the corner of his mouth, "Mr. Itachi, is she someone you know?" Huh?what's the situation?Do you have to go through the back door for a fight?

"I know him, I know he is Itachi Uchiha, and he knows I am Izumi Aso. So, sir, for the sake of our acquaintance, let's have a fight! Let's go!!" I couldn't wait to rush over and wave my hand Fist, of course, is only seven points of force at most.