My older sister is Kushina

Besides his dual identity and responsibilities as the leader of the Midnight Diner and the first squad of the Dark Side, Uzumaki Hanamichi also has a most important secret mission: to investigate Shimura Danzo and the Root organization.

Through continuous efforts, Uzumaki Hanamichi found some questions about Shimura Danzo and the Root organization, as well as some evidence, but that evidence was not enough to defeat Shimura Danzo; more important evidence was needed.

Every few days, or when there is important information or clues, Uzumaki Hanamichi would go to the Hokage's office to report to the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.

Just like today, after confirming recent work matters with the members of the first squad of the Anbu, he quickly left alone and headed towards the Hokage Building.

Soon after, Uzumaki Hanamichi arrived at the Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze was reviewing the scroll. As the Hokage, he was extremely busy, spending most of his time and energy on the daily affairs of the Hokage. He did many things personally, so much so that he had very little time to spend with his wife Kushina Uzumaki and son Naruto each day.

Upon seeing Uzumaki Hanamichi, Namikaze Minato invited him to sit down.

Uzumaki Hanamichi quickly sat down and then gave a rapid report to Namikaze Minato on the findings of his investigation over the past few days.

In recent days, Uzumaki Hanamichi has been mainly keeping watch over a prison in Konoha.

That prison was special; it wasn't an ordinary prison, but a prison for ninjas, and it was much stricter than ordinary prisons.

However, the prison does not hold many people, only a dozen or so.

In addition, this prison has always been managed by the Root organization. It was built during the Third Shinobi World War, so it has only been around for a little over three years. Initially, it was mainly used to imprison ninjas from enemy countries and some people who needed to be kept secret.

In short, this prison originally held secret agents, people who couldn't be brought to the light of day.

Although the Third Shinobi World War has ended, this prison has not been closed down and has been used as a special prison to detain secret individuals.

Ordinary villagers in Konoha were completely unaware of the existence of this prison; only the Konoha leadership and the Root organization knew about it.

You had actually investigated this secret prison before, but you didn't find anything, so you didn't pay much attention to it.

However, in the past two weeks, Whirlpool Flower Path has once again set its sights on this prison.

Because he noticed that Orochimaru had been frequently visiting this prison lately.

Orochimaru is currently an important member of the Root organization. His initial joining of Root was arranged by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who wanted him to monitor Danzo Shimura and the Root organization. However, what Hiruzen Sarutobi did not know was that Orochimaru had already colluded with Danzo Shimura.

The incident involving the destroyed secret base has been sealed off by Minato Namikaze and classified as confidential. Apart from Hanamichi Uzumaki and Kazuki Inuzuka, only a few of his close confidants know about it. Minato didn't even tell the Third Hokage the details. After all, the secret base was destroyed, and only Hanamichi Uzumaki had seen Orochimaru. There wasn't enough evidence to implicate Orochimaru and the Root organization, so the matter was temporarily kept under wraps.

Inside the Hokage's office, Minato Namikaze listened to Hanamichi Uzumaki's report and then slowly said, "Orochimaru has been to the prison three times in the past few days. This frequency is indeed a bit abnormal, and each time he stayed for quite a long time. There must be some secret being hidden in the prison."

Uzumaki Hanamichi nodded: "Yes, but I was worried about alerting Orochimaru, so I only kept watch from a distance outside the prison. I don't know exactly what Orochimaru did inside the prison."

Having witnessed the destruction of their secret base, Uzumaki Hanamichi is now extremely cautious. If he were to enter the prison to investigate, he would likely be discovered, potentially leading to a situation similar to last time, which would be a great loss.

Therefore, even if he makes a discovery, he will only investigate the perimeter at most and rarely venture deep inside. The prison is heavily guarded, with not only multiple members of the secret service on duty, but also a special barrier. Breaking the barrier is not a problem for him, but it is still difficult to do so without causing any disturbance.

Minato Namikaze: "Could it be similar to the human experiments we did last time?"

Uzumaki Hanaka said, "I don't know about that. When I first investigated the prison, I infiltrated it and didn't find anything special. There were no signs of human experimentation in the prison. But that was before, so I don't know now."

Minato Namikaze: "There don't seem to be any missing persons cases lately."

Uzumaki Hanamichi nodded: "At least there haven't been any missing persons cases in Konoha recently."

Minato Namikaze: "No matter what, Orochimaru is a key figure. Should I arrange some manpower for surveillance at the prison?"

Whirlpool Flower Path: "No need, I can arrange for the first squad."

Minato Namikaze: "It seems you have a lot of faith in the people of the First Squad."

Uzumaki Hanamichi: "Well, so far there haven't been any problems."

Minato Namikaze: "In that case, you can make your own arrangements. If you need any help, just let me know anytime."

Whirlpool Flower Path: "Understood."

……

Uzumaki Hanamichi and Namikaze Minato talked for nearly an hour before ending their conversation. Their topics were not limited to prison investigations, but also included other aspects, such as Uzumaki Hanamichi recommending someone to Namikaze Minato—Nara Shikaku.

Although the Nara clan was one of the founding families of Konoha during the early days of the Land of Fire, they did not hold a high position in Konoha. Their main occupation was raising deer and providing medicinal materials for the development of medical ninjutsu. They also had a deep understanding of medicine.

However, Uzumaki Hanamichi values ​​the high intelligence of the Nara clan, and Nara Shikaku is also a strategist in Naruto. If Nara Shikaku were to join in assisting Namikaze Minato, it would likely have a good effect.

Minato Namikaze was somewhat surprised by Uzumaki Hanamichi's recommendation. He hadn't expected that the Nara clan would pay attention to Uzumaki Hanamichi. As for Nara Shikaku, he hadn't had much contact with him before, but with Uzumaki Hanamichi's recommendation, he became more curious and interested in Nara Shikaku.

In fact, Uzumaki Hanamichi also recommended other people to Namikaze Minato. These people are actually some of the future Hokage candidates. Although they are not as outstanding as Hatake Kakashi and others, they are also the backbone of Konoha in the future. If Namikaze Minato can unite these people around him, it will be very beneficial to both himself and Konoha. For example, Yamanaka Inoichi's ability and talent in intelligence are absolutely top-notch.

Regardless, Uzumaki Hanamichi still hopes that Namikaze Minato can build a strong Hokage team, which can be considered as making positive preparations for the future.