Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

Chapter 33 The True Profession of the Third Kazekage! (Please vote and give monthly tickets to follow this story)

Emerging from behind the tree, Uchiha Shisui stared in astonishment at the corpses scattered on the ground.

This was the first time he had witnessed the power of a hand grenade.

Hoshino Hideichi was quite satisfied with the first use of the grenade, and smiled, saying, "It's a small design, Shisui, you'll understand later."

Uchiha Shisui immediately understood, nodded, and did not ask any further questions.

Stepping forward, Xingxia Xiu unleashed a powerful fireball that engulfed and set the entire corpse ablaze.

With his chakra reserves, although he couldn't melt those iron beads, it was enough to destroy the battlefield traces and prevent anyone from deciphering the grenade's secrets.

After doing all this, Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui turned around and chased after Kurama San'yō.

10 minute later.

Hoshita Shuichi and his companion reunited with Kurama Yama and his companion, and returned the way they came. After entering the Land of Fire, they were met by a small ANBU squad.

Unlike the previous Sarutobi Shinnosuke, all the members of this ANBU squad wore animal masks.

It would be difficult to identify them if they were not familiar with the people.

These people did not speak to Hoshino Shuichi and his companions; instead, they positioned themselves on the perimeter to protect the four of them.

Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou took the opportunity to rest, while Hoshita Shuichi ate another soldier's ration pill before continuing to treat Haneda Koichi's injuries.

His Healing Palm Technique wasn't quite proficient yet, and it would take longer for Koichi Haneda's deep wounds to heal, which meant consuming more chakra.

As for Minato Namikaze and Shinnosuke Sarutobi, Shuichi Hoshino doesn't know the exact extent of the latter's strength, but he trusts Minato Namikaze and also believes in the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Time passes little by little.

An hour later, the ANBU ninjas suddenly made a move, and two of them headed west.

Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui exchanged a glance, both showing delight.

Sure enough, Minato Namikaze appeared in everyone's sight not long after.

"Minato-sensei!"

Hoshino and his two companions went to greet them together.

Minato Namikaze laughed and said, "You guys did an excellent job on this mission."

After handing over with the ANBU squad, Sarutobi Shinnosuke came over and said to Hoshita Shuichi, "Shuichi, I'm sorry, I couldn't bring back your kunai."

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hideichi quickly uttered some nice words: "Ninja tools are just consumables, but comrades are not."

This statement drew everyone's attention. While Minato Namikaze and the others were pondering it silently, Yasunari Kurama excitedly shouted, "Shuichi is absolutely right!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded approvingly, genuinely feeling that his father hadn't misjudged him.

Minato Namikaze patted Shuichi Hoshino on the shoulder and smiled, "You all did a great job. Now rest for a bit, and then you can head back to Konoha."

The three of them nodded in agreement; they did indeed need a rest.

However, after handing over the duties to Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the Anbu squad took Haneda Koichi and set off back to Konoha first.

While resting in the woods, Kurama Sanyou couldn't help but ask, "Minato-sensei, are you a Sand Village ninja?"

Minato Namikaze glanced at Shinnosuke Sarutobi, then nodded: "He's a Sand Ninja."

"It's related to our last mission. There are signs that the Sand Village and Hanzo are joining forces, and it's because of the Land of River."

Uchiha Shisui quickly asked, "Minato-sensei, are the Sand Village and Rain Village planning to join forces with us to seize the Land of Rivers?"

"What benefit would Sunagakure gain from doing this? Even if they joined forces with Amegakure to take over the Land of River, the spoils would still need to be distributed."

Minato Namikaze nodded: "Shisui, your analysis is correct, but while the Sand Village has the upper hand against the Rain Village, it is at a disadvantage against our Konoha."

"Secondly, the Land of Rivers has not sided with Konoha."

What?

Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou were both stunned and unable to understand.

After all, the evidence from the last mission was complete. Could the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers really turn a blind eye to the evil deeds of the Sand Ninja?

Hoshita Shuichi pondered, "Minato-sensei, there must be more to this than just a competition for the number of missions in the Land of Rivers, right?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked surprised, but Namikaze Minato laughed and said, "As expected of Shuichi."

"and……"

Hoshino Shigeaki looked at Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou and said, "For the daimyo of the Land of Rivers, that village is actually insignificant."

"When caught between powerful nations, the best course of action is to sway between them and gain advantages, rather than completely siding with one side unless that side has absolute power."

That being said, Hoshino Shuichi was very suspicious that Danzo might be involved.

It's not that he's criticizing Danzo, but rather that this guy is a radical.

Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned the dirty and tiring work to Danzo, which in turn gave Danzo the opportunity to accumulate his own power and ambition.

Regarding the incident in that village last time, Danzo would present the evidence to the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers and then calmly persuade him to completely abandon the Sand Village.

Now, Hoshino Shuichi is even more convinced that Danzo will use a tough stance to force the Land of Rivers to comply.

Even more maliciously, one might speculate that Danzo might be intentionally using this to stir up trouble.

……

After hearing Hoshino Shisui's words, Uchiha Shisui fell into deep thought, while Kurama Sanyou was puzzled.

He doesn't understand politics.

Hoshino Shuichi didn't understand it very well either, but he knew a little bit.

After resting for about two hours, Hoshino and her group of five set off back to Konoha, arriving at night.

After handing in his mission at the Hokage Building, Minato Namikaze announced a three-day vacation.

After the group dispersed and went home, Hoshino Shuichi first took a nice bath, and then went out for a big meal.

As they exited the restaurant, they happened to see Tianyun dressed in a kimono. Her graceful figure was a feast for the eyes, and they immediately went up to her, saying, "Sister Tianyun!"

Tianyun turned around and looked at Xingxia Xiuyi with great surprise: "Xiuyi, didn't you say it would take half a month?"

Hoshita Hideichi chuckled, "The mission ended ahead of schedule."

He looked Tianyun up and down, admiring her curves, and teased, "Sister Tianyun, you're dressed so beautifully, are you going on a blind date?"

A blush crept onto Tianyun's face, then she let out a soft snort: "Am I the kind of person who needs to go on blind dates?"

Then she added, "I came out with my sister; she's getting engaged soon."

elder sister?

got engaged?

When Hoshino Shuichi learned for the first time that Tenyun had an older sister, he quickly smiled and congratulated her.

Tianyun put his arm around Xingxia Xiuyi's shoulder and said, "If you're in the village then, you must come as our honored guest."

Hoshino Hideaki readily agreed, not minding at all getting closer to the Tianyun family.

……

Back home, after throwing the bags on the floor, Hoshino Hideichi collapsed onto the sofa: "Sure enough, no matter where you are, shopping with a woman is always the most tiring thing."

He spent an hour walking around with Tianyun, and he felt more tired than when he was on a mission.

However, Tianyun also bought him a lot of things.

Clothes, shoes, magatama pendants, and so on.

After resting for a while, Hoshino Hideichi packed up the things that Tenyun had given him and then went to sleep.

Go to bed early tonight; tomorrow we'll begin a three-day intensive training session.

As for holidays?

does not exist!

However, while Hoshino Shuichi was sound asleep, the Hokage Building remained brightly lit.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado are gathered together at this moment.

"Danzo, you shouldn't have pressured the Land of Rivers like that. After all, it's a daimyo."

Mitokado complained.

Danzo said calmly, "But the facts have proven that our methods were still too weak."

"The Third Kazekage was able to help the Land of Rivers find iron ore, so it was inevitable that the Land of Rivers would side with the Sand Village."

"Unless we let the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers know that they cannot mine iron ore with peace of mind without Konoha."

"You should know that there are many ninja organizations in the Land of Rain now. Since the Sand Village and the Rain Village can hire them to deal with us, it is only natural that these ninja organizations can enter the Land of River."

"Therefore, it is not difficult to completely resolve this matter."

Koharu Utatane said, "Danzo is right. This is not the time to discuss whose responsibility it is."

She looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Hiruzen, what do you plan to do about this?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke and said in a deep voice, "We absolutely cannot abandon the mission to the Land of Rivers."

"Furthermore, we must not allow Hanzo and the Sand Village ninja to join forces."

"Danzo, leave this matter to Root."

Although somewhat disappointed, Danzo nodded in agreement.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered, "As for the cooperation between the Land of Rivers and the Sand Village, I will have Sakumo investigate that matter thoroughly."

(End of this chapter)