Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 80 The Team Leader

Despite his pessimistic view of the front lines, Uchiha Tou had no intention of running away this time.

What belongs to Konoha belongs to Konoha, and what belongs to him belongs to him. Uchiha Touyu now has enough confidence in his strength. Even if Konoha suffers a great defeat and heavy casualties, as long as he is determined to escape, he will definitely be able to escape back.

Moreover, Konoha might suffer losses, but it will never be destroyed. If it is really pushed to the brink, the forbidden techniques left behind by the Second Hokage will definitely be enough to give any ninja village a hard time.

Not to mention that Uchiha Touyu has just obtained the Blood Pool and needs a large number of ninja lives to fill it in order to develop his bloodline. If he doesn't take advantage of the situation now and collect more corpses from the battlefield, when will he ever get another chance?

With this in mind, Uchiha Touyu waited a few more days after talking with Orochimaru, and finally received the message from the Anbu to deliver the order to the Hokage.

This time, the ANBU member didn't jump out the window, but instead knocked on the door obediently. After Uchiha Hiyu came out, the ANBU member immediately relayed the Hokage's order and led him to the Hokage's office.

Pushing open the door to the Hokage's office again, the room was filled with smoke. The aged-looking Third Hokage looked up and saw Uchiha Touyu. A smile finally appeared on his worried face.

"Feiyu, you're here! Come, sit down."

The Third Hokage put down his pipe, adopting a kind and approachable demeanor. Uchiha Touya didn't say much and simply sat down in the chair next to him.

"Lord Hokage, just give me any orders you have! Are we going to the battlefield?"

"It seems you already know the news... That's right, there is indeed a battlefield mission this time."

"Root is not a good place after all. Ordinary ninjas there have little future prospects. It just so happens that you came out of Root this time, so you can directly become a mission ninja. It's safe, and there are great prospects for future development."

Uchiha Touyu was slightly taken aback. What the Third Hokage said made a lot of sense. In terms of personal development, Root ninjas were definitely not as good as those free mission ninjas.

However, he didn't think the Third Hokage was really only thinking of his own good. After a moment's thought, Uchiha Touyu understood something.

Clearly, the Third Hokage was still wary of Danzo. After all, they were old teammates, so how could the Third Hokage be completely unaware of what the other party was thinking?

Even if Uchiha Touyu doesn't serve Danzo loyally, simply joining Root would be enough to greatly increase Root's strength and affect the internal balance of Konoha, which naturally worries the Third Hokage.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Touyu found it somewhat amusing. What time is it now, and this Hokage still has the mind to consider the internal power balance of Konoha?

"Recruiting Root? Let's talk about that later. Right now, the most important thing is dealing with Kumogakure!"

Uchiha Touyu spoke softly, though he really didn't want to leave Root.

After all, all the rules of Root were only for cannon fodder. With his own strength, he was a guest of Danzo in Root, which made it much easier for him to do things and collect resources.

However, there's no need to go against the Third Hokage. If he can't openly join Root, can't he secretly collude with Danzo?

Orochimaru could make dirty deals with Danzo in secret, so of course he could do the same, since he didn't want to be Hokage anyway.

As for the bad relationship between Shimura Danzo and the Uchiha clan, that jerk Danzo wouldn't care about such things as long as there was profit to be made—and coincidentally, Uchiha Tou was the same way.

"That's a good point. Let's talk about the war. This time, you'll be transferred to the front lines for support, and you'll be assigned three subordinates. You can also train the new recruits."

Uchiha Touyu was stunned for a moment, and opened his mouth:

"You want me to mentor newbies? Hokage, you're not kidding, are you?! I'm probably only a newbie myself, I just graduated from the Ninja Academy a little over a year ago! Aren't you just misleading them?"

"But you're already a Jonin, and a renowned elite Jonin at that... As for the new recruits I asked you to mentor, it's really just so you can take care of them a little on the battlefield."

"They are all very good kids, and they are familiar with you. They should grow up quickly and adapt to the battlefield in a very short time."

"I know them very well, Hokage-sama. Whom are you planning to have me bring along?"

"Hehe, it's Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara. With Kakashi's help, I believe you'll have a pretty easy time as the team leader Jonin."

Uchiha Touyu's lips twitched as he looked at the old man in front of him. This old man really made the most of everything!

Even a fool could see that the Third Hokage wanted to create a bond to keep him in Konoha and make him a "qualified" Konoha ninja.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Touyu didn't think he would fall for that, and among his three subordinates, Kakashi probably didn't have much affection for Konoha either.

As for Obito Uchiha, this potential Uchiha psychopath, who knows when he might suddenly have an episode and give Konoha a hard time.

After all the calculations, it seems that only Nohara Rin, this little girl, in the entire squad still believes in the Will of Fire.

Rin Nohara was a suitable bond with Obito Uchiha. As a bond with Kakashi, she was also effective, but for her, she was just an acquaintance with whom she had a good relationship.

The key issue wasn't the old man's scheming, but rather... if he became the teacher of Obito Uchiha, Kakashi, and the others, would he attract the attention of Madara Uchiha, who was hiding underground?

But then I thought, so be it if I'm being valued. The Uchiha clan has a bit of a mental illness and obsessive-compulsive disorder. After Madara Uchiha awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and faked his death, he's been hiding underground for so many years. For the sake of his "perfect" grand plan, there's no way he would jump out and attack me.

Even if he wants to trick Obito, what does it have to do with me? I don't really want to save Obito from his predicament, so let him try to trick me if he wants!

"Alright, since it's the three of them, I'll take them along. But I definitely won't have much time to take them to the battlefield, given the huge difference in strength."

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato Namikaze could take care of his child while participating in top-level battles. Even so, he still ended up killing Obito and Rin Nohara. If it were Touma Uchiha, he probably would have ended up on the gravestones of the other two, except for Kakashi, after just one battle at Touma's level.

"Of course... you only need to guide them at the beginning. By the time you go on your mission, they will have graduated."

(End of this chapter)