Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi cleared his throat somewhat embarrassedly.

In Konoha's security hierarchy, important forbidden techniques are naturally subject to strict guard.

However, the place where these ninja tools are stored is not properly guarded, which is an oversight by the Konoha leadership.

Clearing his throat, Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe, glanced at Kagura, and said:

"Alright, since it has already happened, we can only try our best to make up for it."

After investigation, we have roughly identified the thief.

It was likely done by a Chunin from Kirigakure.

The attack happened last night. Given that Chunin's speed, you should be able to catch up with him today if you set off now.

Go ahead, it shouldn't take you much time.

Chapter 88 My wife is away on a business trip?...

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Kagura knew she couldn't refuse.

Although he would carefully select missions before each one, ninjas are still quite different from other ordinary professions.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi could tolerate some of his temper tantrums, it was only because both sides knew that the other had a bottom line.

Now that Hiruzen Sarutobi has made his point clear, explaining the reasons and difficulties, it would seem impolite of Kagura to refuse him now.

Moreover, Kagura thought about it carefully and realized that the target of the mission was only a Chunin.

At his speed, it's very likely we could catch up with him within half a day, take him down, and maybe even have dinner back in Konoha tonight...

So after a moment's hesitation, he put away the mission scroll and turned to leave the office.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Kagura quickly returned home.

As soon as Kagura opened the door, she saw two children tormenting a tailed beast.

Qianyu was lying on Yiwei's body, his hands tightly gripping the white fur on Yiwei's body.

While happily making incomprehensible noises, it ripped off handfuls of white fur from the tail.

Although Yiwei grinned in dissatisfaction, it did not break free and obediently lay in place, letting its little owner play with it.

Looking at the white fur scattered messily on the ground, it was clear that this tragedy had been going on for quite some time.

On the other hand, Yamato is still better than Chiyu.

He didn't damage the tailed beast's fur, but instead sat on the Two-Tails.

It excitedly patted its head and whimpered like a proud knight.

It seems he wants Erwei to play horseback riding with him.

Although the two-tailed beast stared blankly ahead with its dead fish eyes, it still obediently carried the young master as they slowly swayed around the house.

Although nominally Yamato's true guardian is Jiraiya.

But ever since they brought him in, both Tsunade and Kagura have treated him like their own child.

After all, this Yamato was an artificial human created using Kagura's cells.

If we really want to delve deeper, from a certain perspective, this person can also be considered a descendant of Kagura.

Besides the One-Tailed Beast and the Two-Tailed Beast, the other tailed beasts that survived the ordeal were also busy in the room.

Perhaps because the spikes on its shell saved the three-tailed creature, the two children never glanced at the turtle once from beginning to end.

As for the Four-Tailed Fox, this monkey, who should theoretically be the most irritable and lively, was now like a dedicated butler, faithfully guarding the side to prevent any accidents.

Seeing this, Kagura sighed helplessly, then quickly went to the two mischievous children and rescued the One-Tailed and Two-Tailed creatures from their clutches.

The two tailed beasts, now free, immediately left the two young masters and gave Kagura a look of utter dismay.

It seemed to be questioning why he had these two kids...

Ignoring the resentment of the two tailed beasts, Kagura was comforting the two children, one in each arm, when the Four-Tails suddenly walked up to him and handed him a note.

Kagura took the note with a puzzled look, glanced at it, and her expression instantly froze.

This is a note Tsunade left for him. The content is very simple, roughly saying that there is an exchange meeting between medical ninjas from Konoha and other countries.

She will lead a medical team from Konoha to the area for an exchange and learning program, which will last for a week.

Because the notification was urgent, she set off early this morning, leaving her two children in Kagura's care.

Upon seeing the contents of the note, Kagura felt a sudden darkness engulf her.

Kagura, who had originally accepted the mission, was planning to go home and take the two little ones to the hospital to hand them over to Tsunade.

He just didn't expect Tsunade to suddenly say she had to go on a business trip.

But I've already accepted the task, so what should I do next?

For a moment, Kagura and the two little ones stared at each other, and the room fell silent.

So you just leave the two little ones at home and rush off and come right back?

No, if I leave Konoha, the tailed beasts in my family will leave with me, and then there will be no beasts to watch over them.

It's unclear whether it's because the two worlds have different constitutions, or because Kagura's two children are exceptionally gifted.

At just one and a half years old, Yamato can not only jump and run, but now he can even say some simple words.

Qianyu, who is a year younger than him, was already able to stand up unsteadily when he was only a few months old.

These two guys are too dangerous to leave at home unattended.

Should I ask someone else to keep an eye on things for now?

However, as far as he knew, most of his close friends had gone out on missions.

Well, not entirely. Orochimaru stayed at home as usual.

How about we take Orochimaru to his house for a day?

Just as this thought flashed through Kagura's mind, images of various human tissues preserved in formaldehyde in Orochimaru's research institute suddenly appeared before her eyes.

Finally, he recalled the longing look in Orochimaru's eyes when he visited Chiyu on the day Chiyu was born.

Thinking of this, Kagura immediately shook her head, abandoning the dangerous idea.

If he really dares to do that, he might come home at night to find his son submerged in an experimental apparatus filled with some unknown liquid.

So, should we go back and explain the situation to old man Sarutobi and cancel this mission?

No.

I've never heard of a ninja who could turn down a mission after accepting it.

Ninjas aren't like those office workers from the previous life; they are still office workers, and they can't just shirk their boss's tasks.

And how is he supposed to explain to the old man that he has to stay home and take care of the kids?

Besides, if he quits the mission, where is the old man going to find someone to continue the mission in such a short time?

What troubled Kagura the most was that he didn't have much time left.

You should know that although the target of that mission was only a Chunin, that doesn't mean that the opponent was slow.

In fact, without the added benefit of ninjutsu, the running speed of ninjas is not much different.

If Kagura had delayed any longer, that ninja might have escaped from the Land of Fire.

If he were to enter the territory of the Land of Water, it would become much more difficult to capture him.

A simple A-level mission might turn into an S-level mission.

Thinking of this, Kagura helplessly stared at the two little ones in front of her.

After a moment of silence, Kagura steeled her heart and made her decision.

Under the questioning gazes of the two children, Kagura took out a huge cloth from her home.

Since there's no other way, then we can only...

Chapter 89 A Chunin's Dream

The pitch-black night sky was like a curtain scattered with stars, and the bright full moon hung in the sky, bringing silver light to the earth as always.

In a dense forest far from Konoha Village, a black figure is swiftly moving through the darkness.

The ninja was wearing a headband with the Hidden Mist Village symbol on his head and was running forward with all his might.

As he ran, he kept looking back, as if he were wary of pursuers.

This is Kagura's target for this mission: the Chunin from Kirigakure.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi had guessed, the theft was not actually at the behest of the Mizukage, but rather the Chunin's own idea.

In fact, he had no intention of stealing those ninja swords before he came to Konoha Village.

He originally came to Konoha Village to carry out a certain mission.

Since it was already late when he finished his mission, he stayed overnight in Konoha Village.

In the years since the end of the Second Shinobi World War, relations and atmosphere among the major powers have eased considerably.

In carrying out their missions, the various villages will inevitably need to visit villages in other countries.

Basically, unless it's one of those rival ninjas who made it onto the village's S-rank list, like Sakumo Hatake and Sunagakure.

Otherwise, villages generally wouldn't prevent other ninjas from entering.

After all, if you expel other ninjas, then when the ninjas from your village go to other villages, they will suffer the same treatment.

In conclusion, the Chunin was unaffected and settled into an inn in Konoha Village.

Even when he legitimately appeared at the restaurant wearing the headband bearing the insignia of Kirigakure, the villagers of Konoha around him didn't even glance at him.

He originally only planned to rest well in Konoha for a day before returning to the village to report back.

But after overhearing a conversation in the next room, some other thoughts began to form in his mind.

Those were two Konoha ninjas who were clearly traveling together, and they were complaining about something.