My older sister is Kushina

After breakfast, Whirlpool Flower Path took Tamako to the morning market. Some ingredients can only be bought in the morning. Teaching Tamako cooking skills is not just about cooking techniques, but also about the selection of ingredients.

After finishing the food shopping, Whirlpool Flower Path delivered Little Jade to the Midnight Diner shop.

He gave Xiaoyu some instructions, and then left the Midnight Diner alone.

His current identity is not only that of a Konoha gourmet, but also the captain of the first squad of the Anbu.

Shortly after leaving Midnight Diner, Uzumaki Hanamichi became Wolf Fang, the captain of the first squad of the Dark Side.

In the past two days, he has continued to secretly investigate the missing persons case, and he has been using his shadow clones to secretly observe and monitor the orphanage.

In addition, he is also secretly investigating other places where the disappearances are not limited to orphanages; other children have also gone missing, and he hopes to obtain some clues.

Through a secret investigation, Hanamichi Uzumaki discovered a commonality among the missing children: most of them were orphans, and some were even left unattended for days after they went missing.

Now, he has another key area of ​​investigation—the "Root" organization led by Danzo Shimura.

According to information obtained by Minato Namikaze from the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, the disappearance case is very likely related to the "Root" organization. Although there is no concrete evidence yet, they are considered key suspects.

Uzumaki Hanamichi began to secretly monitor the "Root" organization, but at present his monitoring is only an external observation. The "Root" organization's defenses are extremely tight, and it is very difficult to penetrate its internal base for investigation. Of course, there is also a very important reason that he does not want to alert the "Root" organization. Both the Third Hokage and Minato Namikaze are only conducting secret investigations.

Danzo Shimura had been operating in Konoha for decades, and the power behind him was still very strong. First, he had close ties with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire; second, he had the Shimura family behind him, which was already one of the major families in Konoha during the Second Hokage's time, and he now held a dominant position in the Shimura family; third, he was one of the Konoha's high-ranking officials, and he also had some supporters among them; and finally, there was the Root organization that Danzo Shimura led.

Although Root was originally part of the Hokage's Anbu when it was founded, thanks to Danzo Shimura's various methods, Root is now nominally part of the Anbu, but the leadership is firmly in his hands.

Originally, the Root organization was established under the name of the Anbu Training Department to secretly cultivate talent. It was very well hidden and produced a large number of excellent ninjas. Many of these excellent ninjas infiltrated various fields of Konoha, including the various Anbu squads.

In a sense, the root tissue is like the roots of a big tree, firmly embedded in the soil of Konoha. This is Shimura Danzo's greatest asset in Konoha.

However, the fact that the Root organization was able to continue to grow and sprout was related to the indulgence and tacit approval of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. For the sake of Konoha, some shady things were often secretly handled by Danzo Shimura. However, when he realized the problem and wanted to solve it, he was already powerless to do so.

In fact, Hiruzen Sarutobi also made a lot of efforts for this. He arranged for his disciple Orochimaru to enter the Root organization and become Danzo Shimura's subordinate, with the aim of using Orochimaru to monitor Root's every move.

Uzumaki Hanamichi also obtained a lot of information about the Root organization from the Fourth Hokage, but the Fourth Hokage's information about the Root organization was very limited, and the secrets of the Root organization were in the hands of Shimura Danzo.

In the Hokage's office, Minato Namikaze said, "Ado, you must be very careful about the Root organization's secret investigation. Danzo Shimura has a lot of influence in the village and holds a lot of real power. If you're not careful, it could cause turmoil in the village."

Uzumaki Hanamichi nodded: "I understand."

Minato Namikaze: "What we need to do now is to ensure the stability of the village."

After exchanging words with the Fourth Hokage, Uzumaki Hanamichi quickly left the Hokage's office and headed to the Anbu.

Today, all members of the first squad of the Dark Division have arrived, including the previously injured members. The last two injured members have also been discharged from the hospital and returned to the team.

When Uzumaki Hanamichi arrived at the Dark Division, he first summoned the members of the First Team.

Afterwards, the entire first squad of the Dark Division held a small group meeting.

This was also the first meeting where all employees gathered together.

As the team leader, Hanamichi Uzumaki also made a statement at the group meeting, mainly reiterating the principles and responsibilities of the Dark Division members.

Several team members also spoke, such as Hyuga Hima, Inuzuka He, and Hatake Kakashi.

Finally, Uzumaki Hanamichi said, "Based on the current situation, I plan to conduct a temporary class assignment first, and then conduct a formal class assignment based on each person's situation."

One of the important purposes of today's collective meeting of the first squad of the Dark Division is to temporarily divide them into shifts.

Regarding class assignments, Uzumaki Hanamichi had been considering it, but he had no plans to formally assign classes yet. Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Hasegawa, and others had only recently joined the Anbu and were still unfamiliar with many things, so they were still in an internship phase. Therefore, he planned to conduct a temporary class assignment first, and then conduct a formal class assignment later.

The idea of ​​temporary class division was discussed by Uzumaki Hanamichi with several veteran members of the team, including Hyuga Himaru, beforehand, and they all expressed their support. The characteristic of temporary class division is that the veterans will mentor the newcomers, and there will be one or two newcomers in each temporary class.

Soon after, Whirlpool Flower Arrangement announced the temporary class assignments:

Class 1: Hyuga Hima, Akimichi Hikaru, Sarutobi Asuma, Hatake Kakashi, with Hyuga Hima as the class leader.

Class 2: Inuzuka He, Hirayama Nagayoshi, Might Guy, Hasegawa, Class Leader Inuzuka He.

Class 3: Mu Yunzang, Qiuye Pinggu, Younü Zhiping, Xi Ri Hong, Class Leader Mu Yunzang.

Class 4: Yukiko Aoki, Ho Yakumo, Kana Oda, Shisui Uchiha, and class representative Yukiko Aoki.

This temporary team assignment was the result of some research by Uzumaki Hanamichi. Hyuga Mai, Inuzuka He, and Mokuunzo were all veterans of the first squad of the Anbu, and all of them were Jonin. As for the leader of Team 4, Aoki Yukiko, although she was a new member of the first squad of the Anbu, she had been an Anbu member before and could be considered a veteran of the Anbu. Moreover, she was also a Jonin, but she was a medical Jonin. Taking this factor into consideration, Uzumaki Hanamichi assigned Uchiha Shisui, who was known as "Shisui of the Body Flicker", to Team 4.

When assigning roles to each class, Uzumaki Hanamichi took a comprehensive approach. The position of class leader was not primarily determined by strength, but rather by experience. If it were solely based on strength, Uchiha Shisui and Hatake Kakashi would probably both be class leaders.