Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

The clan chief laughed and said, "No wonder. Your age is very deceptive. Most ninjas, if they don't know your information, will be controlled by your Sharingan immediately."

Da da da……

While they were chatting, they heard footsteps outside, and Fugaku came in.

He noticed his father was chatting with Haneda, and greeted him with a smile:

"You're back, Haneda."

"I came back to the village at noon today, Brother Fugaku. He went to training with a friend and didn't have time to see you," Haneda said.

"Haha, it's okay. It's good to build team synergy since you've just started forming a team."

"By the way, you weren't injured on this mission, were you?"

Fugaku walked to Haneda's side and asked with concern.

"No, Brother Fugaku. The enemy we encountered was too careless; I hadn't even shown my full strength yet."

Haneda preferred chatting with Fugaku to the clan chief.

Although Fugaku was not as intelligent or powerful as the clan head, he was a relatively simple-minded person.

The first thing they cared about was whether he was injured, not the clan leader asking about the affairs of the Land of Waves.

Seeing this, the clan chief silently left, leaving his position to his son and Yutian.

"Fugaku, Haneda. You two chat first, I'll go out and bring you some food."

"Haneda, you probably haven't had dinner yet, is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Haneda replied, "I'll eat the same as Fugaku-nii. I'm not a picky eater."

After the clan leader's figure left, Haneda and Fugaku both looked much more relaxed.

"The clan chief is so old, yet he still has to go out and bring food. Brother Fugaku, when are you going to completely win over Mikoto-nee?"

Haneda joked.

"Ahem... We've already discussed it and plan to get engaged first..."

When the topic of marriage was brought up, Fugaku blushed slightly and waved his hand, saying...

"Let's not talk about that now. I'll definitely invite you to my wedding. By the way, did your mission go smoothly this time?"

"Fortunately, we encountered people from Kirigakure, about one Jonin and three Chunin."

"You took care of the Jonin?"

“Yes. The Hozuki family was destined to lose when they faced my Sharingan,” Haneda nodded.

"That's good. The Hozuki clan is one of the top clans in Kirigakure. Their water transformation technique is considered powerful even in the ninja world."

"It can be immune to most physical attacks, but it just happens to be countered by your Lightning Release."

Fugaku exclaimed in admiration.

Fugaku knew perfectly well what level Haneda was at, having been taught illusion techniques by him personally.

He just didn't expect that Haneda could defeat a Jonin of the Hozuki clan with just genjutsu.

Haneda blushed slightly as he was praised.

"It's alright. Even without genjutsu, I can easily handle it with lightning release."

“I’ve recently encountered some issues, and I have a question I’d like to ask Brother Fugaku.”

"Exactly, what do ninjas mean to you?"

"Ninja?" Fugaku wasn't quite sure why Haneda was asking this.

But he noticed that Haneda's expression went from embarrassed to serious, and his expression became much more earnest.

He rested his chin on his hand, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Ninjas... I'm not really sure what that means."

"In my opinion, being a ninja is a profession. My father taught me from a very young age that I must become an excellent ninja."

"The teachers at school are the same, and my classmates are also moving forward with this goal, and I am moving forward with them."

"Later, after I actually became a ninja, I joined the police force and handled village affairs every day. To me, this kind of life was no different from a job."

"One good thing about ninjas is that they have enough power to protect the people they love."

As he spoke, Fugaku patted Haneda on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"This question must be very important to you, right?"

"I'm sorry, Brother Fugaku, apart from talent and strength, I'm just an ordinary person, and I don't know the answer to the question."

"Perhaps it's hidden in my heart, but I can't express it."

Haneda smiled and said, "It's alright, Brother Fugaku. I'm just seeking more opinions from other people."

"Actually, I already have the answer in my heart, but I just want to explore it more deeply and broadly."

Not long after they started chatting, the clan chief returned with a lunchbox.

Haneda then jokingly added:

"See? We have to trouble the clan chief to bring us food every day. Brother Fugaku, you'd better work harder."

"I'll try my best," Fugaku chuckled awkwardly.

To be honest, he also wanted to marry Mikoto as soon as possible and live together.

…………

Hokage Building.

The Third Generation looked at the report that Sakumo handed him and fell into a long silence.

He took a puff of his pipe and slowly exhaled a smoke ring.

"The new leaves have grown strong and healthy."

"Five years ago, Haneda was able to work with Kakashi to kill a Jonin from Root."

"Five years later, he was able to fight a Jonin from Kirigakure on his own, and he was even a member of the Hozuki clan. He could even control him with a single genjutsu."

"With such talent and strength, we must completely bind him to our side."

The Third Hokage's mind flashed through a series of images, arranging them according to their closeness and importance.

"Asuma, Kakashi, Obito, Kay, Rin, Kurenai."

"Minato, Orochimaru."

The Third Hokage felt a headache coming on at the thought of Orochimaru.

His student has been rarely seen lately, except when teaching other students, which is better than Tsunade and Jiraiya.

The Third Hokage had no choice but to focus his attention on Minato.

It just so happens that Obito and Kakashi have a pretty good relationship with Haneda.

"Let's have Class 7 and Class 9 do a mission together and see how it goes. It would be even better if Minato could help Haneda get closer to him."

…………

Chapter 68 Joint Mission with Class 7

The next day, early morning.

Haneda had just woken up and was washing up.

Da da da……

A knock came from the door.

"Who is it? Obito?"

Haneda, toothbrush in hand, walked to the door. As soon as he opened it, a black-robed ninja wearing a bird mask spoke:

"Uchiha Haneda, I am a ninja belonging to the Anbu. The Hokage requests your presence in his office."

After saying that, the ANBU ninja handed Haneda a mission scroll and then disappeared in an instant.

Haneda, holding the quest scroll, was a little annoyed.

He just finished one task and another one came in. Doesn't he let people get a rest?

Holding the toothbrush in his mouth, Haneda unfolded the mission scroll.

Looking at the list of personnel, he saw that it included Class 7 and Class 9, and he smiled slightly.

"Kakashi, it looks like we can fight side by side again."

"It's a good opportunity to see how Obito's training is going. He must have worked much harder after graduation, right?"

Haneda put the scroll into his pouch and put it away.

He immediately jogged to the sink, rinsed his mouth and spat out the water, then splashed water on his face and quickly wiped it clean with a handkerchief.

A moment later, the door slammed shut.