The Shadow of Konoha

"I know my limits, don't think too much. We are only in the theoretical stage of designing and perfecting ninjutsu, and we are still a long way from practical application... I can distinguish the priorities. My primary goal now is to learn the five types of ninjutsu first. Everything else is a follow-up plan and has a low priority." Afterwards, Hanyu said this to Katsuyu in order to reassure her.

It turns out that Katsuyu is not old enough and has little experience... It believed Hanyu's assurance. However, in fact, when a person says "Don't worry, I know my limits", he is most likely not to know his limits.

In addition to studying in the Wet Bone Forest and designing theories of ninjutsu, Hanyu also used this place as a new training ground. Here, no matter what kind of noise he made or how exaggerated his training was, no one would disturb him.

However, happy times are always short-lived. Half a month later, the Hokage finally dealt with the Uchiha incident, and Konoha was united and thriving. Therefore, Hanyu and other guard members were summoned, and soon, the Sandaime would go to the Daimyo Castle of the Land of Fire to complete the Hokage succession ceremony and become the legitimate Third Hokage.

"Captain, I haven't seen you very often in recent times. What are you busy with?" After Hanyu's team gathered together, Renjuro asked him curiously.

In his eyes, Hanyu's whereabouts after returning to Konoha were quite mysterious .

"Me? Actually, I didn't do much, just studying, training, and... dating." Hanyu said half-jokingly.

His answer made the other three people freeze. Who could have expected that Hanyu would give such an answer?

"I heard that the place where Hanyu lives is a little special..."

"Ah, you mean to say..."

Then, when they came to their senses and realized what Hanyu meant, they immediately started whispering... and the atmosphere of gossip spread instantly.

It's no secret in the team that Hanyu lives in a high-rise building in a hot spring town, a prime single apartment, but it's now obvious that the location of Hanyu's residence has intensified the gossip among his teammates.

Hanyu also realized that he seemed to have made a joke that he shouldn't have made, so he immediately stopped it and said, "I was just joking. I'm busy cultivating a relationship with the new summoning beast I signed recently."

The real situation is certainly not worth gossiping about. It seemed as if Hanyu heard three clicks of the tongue at the same time.

"Summoning beast? The summoning technique? It's a relatively rare technique for ninjas like us. Captain...what kind of summoning beast is it?" Seeing that there was nothing else to eat, Renjuro's curiosity turned to the summoning beast.

"Well, I'll let you see it if there's a chance, but... it's better not to have such an opportunity," said Hanyu .

If it comes to the point where he needs to summon slugs to fight, it means that his team has already fallen into crisis, so... if everyone can avoid seeing the slugs, it's best not to see them.

Hanyu did not answer Renjuro truthfully, which was also a reminder to him that as a ninja, being too curious is not a good thing.

Soon, the group stopped talking because they had arrived outside the Hokage's office building, and the Uchiha and Hyuga ninja teams were already waiting there.

After a while, the Third Hokage appeared with his three disciples and a team of Anbu ninjas wearing animal masks, covered in black cloaks and with hoods on their heads.

Always mysterious and never talkative, communication is limited to team members and between the Hokage, this is the Anbu, they don't look like good people, and most of the things they do are shameful... The style of the Anbu made Hanyu constantly complain in his heart, at this time he forgot that he also had a code name called "Natsumeku".

Strictly speaking, he is also an ANBU ninja.

"Is everyone here? The next mission is very simple, which is to go to Daimyo Castle. After leaving Konoha, four teams of ninjas will form a Wan (just understand which word) formation and proceed with reconnaissance... Do you understand?" The Third Hokage swept his eyes over the guard members in front of him and then spoke.

"Yes, Hokage-sama." Everyone responded in unison.

"Um."

The Hokage nodded, and then led the escort team out of Konoha. They then deployed their formation, with the Uchiha Hyuga ninja team in the front, the Hanyu team and the Anbu team on the left and right, and the Hokage team in the back, reconnaissance along the way one by one, and advancing in sequence.

Calculating based on the straight-line distance between Konohagakure Village and the Fire Country Daimyo Castle, if traveling at full speed, this distance can actually be reached in a little over half a day. However, since the Hokage's action this time is an activity with political significance, Daimyo Castle must make corresponding reception preparations, so generally speaking their actions are based on a timetable.

It is also because of this that the Hokage's actions, which should have been kept extremely confidential, have actually been leaked to a certain extent at this time... The Sandaime can control the people of Konoha, but he is far behind the situation in Daimyo Castle.

In general, although the Hokage is active in the heart of the Land of Fire, it is not as safe as Hanyu imagined. Although the ninjas of Konoha are strictly monitoring the border of the Land of Fire due to the Ninja World War, there is no guarantee that small groups of enemies will not slip in from the weak defenses. Besides, who knows if someone has already lurked in the Land of Fire?

Fortunately, because they brought along the Uchiha and Hyuga ninjas, even if an emergency occurred, the Hokage and his crew would be able to detect the crisis in advance, and would be able to deal with it calmly whether to fight or retreat... If someone tried to let the Hokage and his crew step into a trap set in advance, it would be almost a pipe dream.

However, the guards that the Hokage brings with him now are just guards in name only. I believe that he can consider any possible situations and arrange subsequent protective forces for himself... You know, this is the territory of the Land of Fire, the territory of Konoha. The situation of the Third Hokage and his party is completely different from that of the Second Hokage and his party who went to the Land of Lightning.

Since the whereabouts cannot be kept completely secret, the Hokage must have made all the necessary preparations. However, even so, there are always people who don't believe in superstitions.

Near Capital City, some people began to make moves.

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"Can you determine the whereabouts of the Third Hokage?" The leader of the enemy ninja hiding in a woodland asked his subordinates.

"Sir, judging from the reaction of the Fire Country Daimyo Castle, we can only be sure that the Third Hokage will arrive here in the next few days... The city has made preparations to welcome him, but we cannot be sure of a more specific time."

"Waste!" the adult scolded coldly, and then said, "In that case, we can only strengthen the investigation of the surrounding area as much as possible in the next few days. Once the whereabouts of the Third Hokage are confirmed, we will move out immediately. Do you understand?!"

"Yes, sir." The subordinates said with some fear.

The response of his subordinates made the master nod with satisfaction. He cast his deep gaze towards the direction of Konoha in the distance...

It has been ten years since Hashirama left.

He has been recovering from his injuries here for almost twenty years.

So, can the current Hokage of Konoha still stop him, his senior?

What follows is clearly a serious assassination, but somehow it takes on a comical atmosphere because of the characters involved.

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