Starting as a part-time worker from Naruto

Because he had already gained the greatest benefit from this trip, and obtained [Dust Release] and [Laotian Release] by chance, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not break his promise by releasing the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki.

"It's finally settled."

Sarutobi Hiruzen heaved a sigh of relief, and turned around to see Hatake Kakashi and Akihara Kagura. This team that was looking for Uchiha Obito's whereabouts was really causing trouble...

Last time, they tracked down Uchiha Obito and captured the Fourth Mizukage, Karutagi Yagura; this time, they tracked down Uchiha Obito and kidnapped the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki; next time, they track down Uchiha Obito, will they bring back the Fourth Raikage?

“During this period of time…”

"You guys take a good rest in the village."

"The mission to track down Uchiha Obito has come to an end for the time being."

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that if he let this team continue investigating, he didn't know how much trouble Uchiha Obito would cause. He knew that Konoha might become the outbreak point of the Ninja World War.

Really.

Otherwise, don’t check!

No matter how much trouble Uchiha Obito can cause, what kind of trouble can he cause?

Could there be any bigger trouble than triggering the Fourth Shinobi World War?

"But……"

Hatake Kakashi frowned.

"Let's take a rest first."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his sparse white hair, sighed and said: "You have worked hard on this trip, and have made a huge contribution to the peace between Konoha and Iwagakure."

but……

Konoha cannot withstand any bigger storms for the time being.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the two of them, then glanced at little Karin, and asked curiously, "Is this little guy... a member of the Uzumaki clan?"

"Yes."

Kakashi Hatake first reported to Sarutobi Hiruzen the origins of little Karin, and then mentioned what Akihara Kagura had done in the Kusagakure Village, which made the Hokage feel his blood pressure rise a lot.

"No wonder the Hidden Grass Village was destroyed..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and talked about the Land of Grass: "The Kaguya clan occupied the Land of Grass. Fortunately, they reached a temporary agreement with Konoha..."

This team is really...

Just after leaving the Land of Fire, it indirectly led to the destruction of a small hidden village.

Since the Hyuga clan is a relative of the Kaguya clan, the Hyuga clan leader, Hyuga Hiashi, personally made a trip to the Land of Grass and even made the Kaguya clan agree to an alliance with Konoha.

"This matter cannot be leaked out."

Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to keep this matter confidential, lest other ninja villages think that Konoha was supporting the Kaguya clan and manipulating the demise of the Land of Grass.

"As for Karin..."

Hatake Kakashi remembered Akihara Kagura's advice and took the initiative to say: "Karin's ability is very special. She has a strong sense of perception. Obito has always coveted the Nine-Tails in Naruto's body. Karin can help sense the danger in advance..."

"Put her next to Naruto?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head and pondered for a while. He already knew what happened to Karin, and that she was a descendant of the Uzumaki clan. Add to that the threat from Uchiha Obito...

"can."

Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to this and took the initiative to say: "Let this child enter the ninja school. After all, he is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan..."

This child named Karin is worthy of Konoha's cultivation.

It would be even better if this little girl could establish a bond with Uzumaki Naruto in the ninja school, and let her learn the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques in the future, which could also help with the Nine-Tails Chakra that might be leaked in the future.

"And one more thing."

Hatake Kakashi looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and talked about Uchiha Itachi: "Uchiha Itachi wanted to kill two members of the intelligence department, claiming that he was acting on Danzo's orders..."

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't be blamed for this matter.

Because Uchiha Itachi's actions were done with the tacit approval of Danzo Shimura, and the members of the Intelligence Department might cause information leaks, these were also handled by Danzo Shimura.

However, what Hatake Kakashi said next made Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes condense: "One of these two intelligence department members is the director of Konoha Orphanage, Yakushi Nono, and the other is Yakushi Kabuto. They happened to be encountered by Akihara Kagura, and there was some conflict between the two..."

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned.

I had long since tacitly agreed to Shimura Danzo's training of Uchiha Itachi to become a spy planted in the Uchiha clan by the top leaders, but I didn't ask Shimura Danzo to train him this way!

Killing fellow villagers!

Are they trying to make a child who already has the inheritance of the will of fire fall into darkness? Even a genius of the Uchiha clan!

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a headache. It was not easy for him to pull back the extreme Akihara Kagura, and now he had to deal with the problem of Uchiha Itachi...

"Let's go back to Konoha first."

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand and ordered, "Kakashi, tell me everything about your mission this time... By the way, where's Itachi?"

Hatake Kakashi also frowned and said, "I asked him to go back to Konoha first and report to the Hokage about our affairs in the Iwagakure Village..."

"Itachi Uchiha was taken away by Lord Danzo to carry out a mission."

A person who was responsible for conveying orders to Shimura Danzo responded: "When I was conveying the order from the Hokage just now, I met Uchiha Itachi."

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slowly.

This matter can only be discussed after Danzo Shimura returns to Konoha!

Inside the Hokage Building.

Hatake Kakashi brought Akihara Kagura with him.

Kakashi Hatake reported to Sarutobi Hiruzen on the progress of this mission, among which the matter of Kabuto Yakushi and Nono Yakushi was the most important, and in order to resolve this matter, Sarutobi Hiruzen's order was needed.

"I see."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and agreed to this.

Because Sarutobi Hiruzen originally needed Akihara Kagura to become the pillar of Konoha's future, it was naturally impossible for him to allow the bond of this child to fall into the hands of others.

"Just let them come back."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was very confident that he could handle this matter: "I will order Danzo to stop hurting his fellow villagers without reason. Kabuto Yakushi and Nono Yakushi will both be transferred from the Root and Intelligence Department, and they can choose where to go by themselves..."

"Yes, Sandaime!"

Akihara Kagura immediately agreed on their behalf.

However, by the time Kabuto Yakushi and Nono Yakushi returned, they had already become spies planted by Orochimaru in Konoha.

"Kagura."

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Akihara Kagura and took the opportunity to teach him: "Danzo acts in an extreme way, don't become like him. He always likes to overthink things and is worried that Kabuto Yakushi and Nono Yakushi will leak information. This is his mistake. I will deprive him of the power to control the intelligence department."

It's a comfort.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was worried that this would cause resentment among the child Akihara Kagura.

"I can understand Danzo-sama's thoughts."

Akihara Kagura shook her head, seeming to understand this very well: "Danzo always believes that Root ninjas should not have any bonds, otherwise they will have weaknesses. I once tried to kill Kabuto Yakushi and Dean Nono Yakushi to sever my own bonds, but..."

"Danzo's idea is wrong."

Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately realized the folly of Shimura Danzo, looked at Akihara Kagura, and said with a gentle and kind face: "Bonds are the most beautiful things in this world. Because of bonds, we will understand that we are not alone in this world..."

"Yes."

Akihara Kagura lowered her head.

"You go and arrange Karin's affairs."

Sarutobi Hiruzen held up his pipe and ordered with satisfaction: "Go and help that little girl find a place to live next to Naruto. I hope she and Naruto get along well."

"Yes."

Akihara Kagura turned and left.

After Akihara Kagura left, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally felt relaxed. He sighed and said, "It's really difficult to educate an extreme child..."

"..."

Hatake Kakashi strongly agreed with this.

Ever since Akihara Kagura became his subordinate, Hatake Kakashi felt that he was having more and more headaches, especially after Uchiha Itachi joined.

It’s so difficult to be the squad leader!

"Hokage-sama."

Hatake Kakashi glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitantly and said softly, "After the incident with Kabuto Yakushi and Nono Yakushi, the relationship between Itachi and Kagura has become almost incompatible. In addition, the two have been secretly competing for the position of the future leader of the Root..."

"let me see……"

"Um, wait, what did you say..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was listening when he suddenly seemed to hear something strange. He immediately stopped Hatake Kakashi from speaking. He looked at Hatake Kakashi strangely and said, "When will the Root... change its leader?"

Danzo...

When will you retire?

How come I don’t know about this?

Why didn't anyone tell me that Danzo wanted to retire?

And given Danzo's personality, would he be willing to give up his power and retire?

"..."

Hatake Kakashi looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in surprise.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was even more surprised than Hatake Kakashi's.

"How did you know this news?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head helplessly and planned to ask Danzo about this matter himself. He could not let Danzo decide the position of the future leader of the Root on his own.

Because the reason why such a deformed organization as the Root came into being was entirely because Danzo was his companion who grew up together. It was absolutely impossible for others to continue to control the Root, which was almost a private armed force, like Danzo...

Hatake Kakashi felt something was wrong and asked, "Danzo recommended Itachi to study in the Anbu. Didn't he want to train a future leader of the Root?"

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen choked suddenly.

The Konoha high-ranking officials wanted to arrange for Uchiha Itachi to become a spy planted within the Uchiha clan. This matter could not be discussed with any ordinary ninja...

but……

How did this rumor spread?

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a while and felt that he could only continue to speak according to this rumor: "Danzo and I are indeed old, and the future of Konoha still rests on the shoulders of young people. Perhaps Danzo does have the idea of ​​training a successor..."

"Yes……"

Hatake Kakashi nodded slowly and continued: "Kagura always thought that Shimura Danzo chose her, but Danzo chose Uchiha Itachi, so the conflict between the two has never stopped..."

"Well, I see..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep puff of cigarette and exhaled a thick smoke ring: "Don't worry, I will discuss this matter with Danzo when he comes back..."

Chapter 108: Sasuke, please tell your brother something, tell him to live well

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little confused.

Especially after the old man knew that the Anbu were spreading the news that Uchiha Itachi was the future successor of the Root, Sarutobi Hiruzen became even more confused.

How did this news get out?

Does everyone know that Danzo Shimura is training a successor?