My older sister is Kushina

It was past nine o'clock in the evening when Uzumaki Hanamichi finally said goodbye to his sister Kushina and his nephew Naruto.

Minato Namikaze personally saw Hanamichi Uzumaki off at the door: "Ado, I will arrange for you to join the Anbu as soon as possible."

Uzumaki Hanamichi nodded: "Thank you, Fourth Generation Lord!"

Konoha was a little deserted at night, perhaps because of the Nine-Tails incident.

Soon, Uzumaki Hanamichi arrived at a house located on the edge of Konoha Village.

This is his house, his home in Konoha.

The house is small but complete, with a small yard and a low, single-story building, mainly made of wood.

Whirlpool Flower Path tidied up, after all, it had been more than three years since he had been home.

He was quite looking forward to returning to Konoha.

In the following days, Whirlpool Flower Ditch was mainly busy redesigning the house, intending to make some changes.

A small pond has been added to the yard, where koi carp are kept, and some flowers and plants have been planted nearby.

The old house looks brand new.

During the house renovation, Kakashi Hatake, along with Might Guy and Kurenai Yuhi, came to help.

Of course, another important purpose of theirs was to freeload food and drinks.

Kurenai Yuhi: "The ramen made by the flower arrangement master is the best!"

Might Guy: "Of course, this is the ramen that beats Ichiraku-san."

Kakashi Hatake: "Compared to ramen, I prefer the novels of the Flower Arrangement Master. Flower Arrangement Master, when will the second part of 'Battle Through the Heavens' be released?"

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Life in Konoha was easy and pleasant.

That evening, Uzumaki Hanamichi brought his secret-recipe chicken soup to visit his sister Kushina, his nephew Naruto, and also met the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze: "Ado, I've basically made arrangements for the Anbu. There's an Anbu meeting the day after tomorrow, and I'll recommend you to be the captain of the first Anbu squad."

Uzumaki Hanamichi was somewhat surprised: "Captain?"

Minato Namikaze nodded: "I believe you are capable of handling this task."

Uzumaki Hanamichi originally intended to be an ordinary member first, but unexpectedly, Namikaze Minato directly recommended him to be the captain. This was good, as it would be more conducive to his plans and strategies.

The next day, under Minato Namikaze's arrangement, Uzumaki Hanamichi successfully joined the Anbu.

However, he did not join the Anbu as Uzumaki Hanamichi, but as a Konoha Jonin named "Wolf Fang". This was an identity that he specifically asked Minato Namikaze to arrange, as the identity of Uzumaki Hanamichi was not suitable for joining the Anbu.

For the Hokage, acquiring an identity is not a difficult task.

Whirlpool Flower Path deliberately disguised himself, only revealing his eyes.

Upon joining the Dark Side, Uzumaki Hanamichi donned a custom-made Dark Side mask; his mask was that of a "wolf."

The following morning, the Anbu meeting was held in the secret underground meeting hall of Konoha.

Apart from those who were injured or on missions, all other members of the Dark Division were present.

In addition, there were several special guests at the venue: Minato Namikaze, Danzo Shimura, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi has stepped down from his position, he remains a high-ranking official in Konoha, and his influence is in no way inferior to that of Hokage Minato Namikaze. He still holds considerable real power.

Uzumaki Hanamichi was among them, after all, he was now a member of the Dark Side.

The meeting of the secret service began soon afterward.

The main topic of this Anbu meeting was the reorganization of the Anbu. The Nine-Tails' attack caused significant losses to the Konoha Anbu, with the sacrifice of one captain, five squad leaders, and more than a dozen members, resulting in a large number of vacancies in Anbu members.

Members of the Anbu are usually selected from the village's elite ninjas. After the Third Shinobi World War and the recent Nine-Tails Night, Konoha is in great need of talent.

Under the chairmanship of several high-ranking officials, the meeting of the secret service proceeded in an orderly manner.

As a newly joined ordinary member of the Dark Side, Uzumaki Hanamichi plays the role of an audience member.

However, he was somewhat worried about the Fourth Hokage. Although Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage, he didn't have much say. The main figures at the meeting seemed to be the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Danzo Shimura, while Minato Namikaze was more like a bystander.

"Those two old sly foxes!"

Uzumaki Hanamichi had some judgment: this meeting of the Dark Guard was essentially a struggle between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura within the Dark Guard.

Soon, the meeting turned to a debate over the position of captain of the first squad of the Dark Division.

Both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura wanted to recommend their own people for the position of captain of the first squad. Hiruzen Sarutobi recommended Ibiki Morino, while Danzo Shimura recommended Genhi, who came from his Root organization.

Just as the Third Hokage and Danzo were arguing, Minato Namikaze, who was sitting in the middle, coughed lightly and then said, "Gentlemen, I already have someone in mind for the captain of the first squad of the Anbu."

"Has someone been chosen?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura both paused for a moment, looking at the Hokage.

Mitokado Yan and Utatane Koharu showed curiosity.

Minato Namikaze nodded: "I think Wolf Fang is capable of being the captain of the first squad."

"Wolf Fang?"

The crowd looked puzzled, as if they had never heard of this name before.

Minato Namikaze wasn't surprised, after all, Hanamichi Uzumaki had only joined the Anbu yesterday, and it was his own arrangement. He looked at someone: "Wolf Fang, step forward!"

Wearing a wolf-head mask, Hakumichi walked out of the crowd at a leisurely pace.

All eyes turned to Uzumaki Hanamichi.

Danzo Shimura frowned and asked, "Hokage-sama, are you sure this Wolf Fang is capable of serving as the captain of the first squad?"

Minato Namikaze said, "Yes, I believe he is capable enough to handle this task."

Shimura Danzo said with some disdain, "Strength?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sized up Hanamichi Uzumaki, quickly dismissing his ambition to compete for the position of First Captain. To gain Minato Namikaze's approval, his strength must be considerable. Moreover, his ambition to become First Captain was primarily to stop Danzo's expansion and infiltration. After all, the Fourth Hokage was still a greenhorn, and there were some things he couldn't control. He needed to keep a close watch on things. Now it seemed that the Fourth Hokage wanted to cultivate his own ANBU forces.

Danzo Shimura continued, "The Anbu are an important force in protecting the village, and the position of captain is not to be taken lightly. Since the Hokage believes that this person has the ability to be the captain, I am very interested to see what kind of ability he has."

Minato Namikaze said, "In that case, why don't we let Wolf Fang and Primal Fire have a spar?"

The Fourth Hokage's decision to pit Wolf Fang against Genhi was based on two reasons: firstly, he had enough confidence in Uzumaki Hanamichi's strength; secondly, he wanted to use this opportunity to refute Shimura Danzo's recommendation, since Genhi was recommended by Danzo. If Genhi was defeated by Wolf Fang, then Shimura Danzo would have no grounds for denial.

In addition, Minato Namikaze had another reason, which was to let the Wolf Fang establish its authority in front of the Anbu members and to establish its authority through strength.

Danzo Shimura hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

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