The leisurely life of the Hyuga main family

The celebration was in full swing, and a joyful atmosphere permeated every corner of Konoha.

There was only one place that seemed out of place amidst the bustling scene, and even the owner of that place found it noisy.

"Hmph! Spending money on merriment with the people is less useful than using it for the expenses of my Root organization!" Danzo said grimly, his brows furrowed in dissatisfaction. "Even if it's not used for Root's expenses, it would be much better to use it for the Anbu or other departments..."

The few close confidants around him remained silent; to them, Danzo's words were of utmost importance.

However, just as the Root was filled with resentful mutterings, somewhere in Konoha, a boy quietly left the crowd.

"I don't even know where Root's base is. Honestly, even Hakutsuki-sensei didn't say..." Sasuke, who knew almost nothing about the Root organization, could only bite the bullet and begin searching for Root's location around Konoha: "Perhaps this is Hakutsuki-sensei's test for me!"

"Even if you know nothing about the mission objective, you must search for it based on various clues and capture them all! That's what makes a qualified ninja." After regaining his composure, Sasuke raised his head with high spirits, his eyes filled with seriousness towards the "test" of the White Moon!

"I know the entrance to the Root." A voice drifted into Sasuke's ears.

"That's too much trouble...!!!" Sasuke suddenly raised his head, looking in horror at the direction from which the voice came, and without saying a word, he drew a kunai and threw it there!

"Kid, don't attack suddenly!" Jiraiya appeared, catching the kunai Sasuke threw. "Luckily, I'm quick, or I would have been hit!"

"Jiraiya-sensei!" Sasuke was taken aback at first, then looked at the suddenly appearing Jiraiya with unease.

Damn it! He died before he even got started!

His path to becoming the perfect ninja was killed before it even began!

What's wrong with this old Deng?

Why are you following him around instead of attending the joyous celebration?!

"Not only me, but Toneri came along too." Seeing Sasuke's restless appearance, Jiraiya casually dropped another bombshell.

"?!?!?!" Sasuke's eyes widened instantly!

Him! How could he be so careless?! Being followed by a senior figure is one thing! But now there's a newbie following him too?!

He was completely unaware of it!

What a disgrace!

"As expected of Jiraiya-sensei, I acknowledge you!" Toneri, whose whereabouts had been exposed, silently emerged from behind a tree trunk and looked at Jiraiya with approving eyes.

"You brat, do I need your approval?!" Jiraiya said, half-laughing, half-crying. This silly kid—he, Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin, did he need the approval of this greenhorn?!

"I'm much stronger than you. This is certified by Lord Hakugetsu, Jiraiya-sensei." Toneri said confidently. Although his combat experience was poor, his strength was absolutely overwhelming. In the case of overcoming skill with brute force, Jiraiya-sensei was definitely no match for him.

"That's hard to say!" After casually chatting with Toneri, Jiraiya turned his attention back to Sasuke: "Tell me, what's going on?! Why are you going to Root?"

"There's no doubt about it, I'm definitely better than you!" Sheren said confidently.

Neither Jiraiya nor Sasuke paid any attention to this arrogant idiot.

Their eyes met!

From Jiraiya's gaze, Sasuke knew that he couldn't hide this matter any longer, and that if he wanted to complete the task assigned by Hakugetsu, he would have to explain everything clearly to Jiraiya!

After all, he didn't even know where Danzo's roots were.

Trying to complete a mission without knowing any information is simply a pipe dream.

"Perhaps! This is also within Teacher Baiyue's considerations. Making flexible use of the people around him, and even various kinds of information, is what a mature and excellent ninja should do! However, revealing one's own secret mission is not the mark of a qualified ninja..."

At this moment, Sasuke frowned, caught in a dilemma!

"You guys! Aren't you being a little too disrespectful?!" Shiren really wanted to activate his Tenseigan and teach these two arrogant guys a lesson for ignoring him, but since this was Konoha, he could only frown and say with great displeasure.

"Master Baiyue has given me a top-secret mission!" After a moment of silence, Sasuke slowly revealed the truth: "Kill Danzo, the leader of Root!"

"?!" What?!

Jiraiya's eyes widened in disbelief; he couldn't believe that the mission had been issued by Hakugetsu!

Although he disliked Danzo intensely, Danzo was, after all, a high-ranking official in Konoha. Unless there were exceptional circumstances, he wouldn't even consider assassinating Danzo.

Moreover, from his perspective, Danzo, that old bastard, was very supportive of Hakugetsu.

He used to play dirty tricks on his teacher, the Third Hokage, but he was unusually honest with Hakugetsu, to the point that he was almost unlike himself!

Therefore, Jiraiya always felt that their relationship, while not particularly good, was at least harmonious.

However, now, Baiyue has given Sasuke a secret mission to assassinate Danzo!

This left him a little bewildered!

However confused I am!

"Let's go! I'll take you there. If you can't beat them, I can even lend a hand!" Despite not understanding it, Jiraiya's eyes lit up and he immediately said excitedly!

Jiraiya, who had long harbored a grudge against Danzo, naturally wouldn't give up the opportunity to get involved!

Firstly, he was afraid that Sasuke would suffer a loss! After all, Danzo was no weakling, and he had even infiltrated the Root organization, a dark organization that Danzo had been operating for many years. He was afraid that Sasuke alone would not be able to defeat him.

Secondly! He has more than one grudge to settle with Danzo!

It was inconvenient to take action before, but now that he has the Hokage's permission, Jiraiya wishes he could crush him a thousand or eight hundred times over!

"Then I'm going too!" Since I can't take it out on these two guys, then the person that Lord Baiyue specifically ordered to be killed can probably be used to vent my anger!

Just in time, he also wanted to demonstrate his terrifying strength and show them just how powerful the Tenseigan truly was, so that these two guys and that idiot blondie wouldn't look down on him!

"You?" After a moment's thought, Jiraiya said calmly, "It's possible, but you must follow orders and not alert the enemy!"

"...Alright then!"

"…………" Sasuke glanced back and forth at the two guys who wanted to get involved. He didn't understand why things had turned out this way, but it seemed like this was all he could do.

"Let me make this clear first! Danzo is my prey! You are absolutely forbidden to lay a hand on him!"