A fighter from Hyuga

It's warm and comfortable.

"Let's talk about things first."

Reaching out and clasping Mikoto's wrist, Shuuji did not choose to skip the topic directly.

"I don't have to help, but I need to know what you are doing."

The smile on his face slowly faded, and Shuuji asked Mikoto seriously.

"No~"

Her body stiffened slightly, and Mikoto was stunned for a moment by Shuuji's sudden strength.

After pouting silently, Mikoto could only lie on Shuuji's body.

"It's just a mission. It's said that I'm going to assassinate Yugakure's Sansho Hanzo. The captain said that if I can complete this mission, there is a high probability that I can become the squad leader."

"That's it..."

Nodding slightly, one arm went around Mikoto's waist, and one hand casually patted Mikoto's back.

Feeling Shuuji's movements, Mikoto narrowed her eyes in comfort.

The arms surrounding Xiuji's neck subconsciously increased their strength.

"With your strength, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

After pondering for a moment, Shuuji whispered to Mikoto.

Mikoto's current strength is still very good. At most, it is because of her age that she is still lacking compared to some movie-level players.

But at the jounin level, there is no ninja who can match Mikoto.

"But to be on the safe side, you have to notify me in advance when you are performing this task."

After thinking about it, Shuuji still said to Mikoto.

Chapter 261, Konoha must not become a victim!

"Don't worry, I can handle it."

Hearing this, Mikoto nodded slightly and spoke softly to Shusi.

To be honest, with Shuji's words, Mikoto felt much more confident.

No matter how strong Hanzo of the Salamander is, can he be as strong as the Nine-Tailed Fox in Sage Mode?

It can be said that when Xiu Si took the initiative to tell himself that he should be notified in advance before carrying out this task.

It is impossible for the ninja Hanzo of the Salamander to live much longer.

but……

Rather than relying on Shuji's power to complete this task, Mikoto hopes to complete this task with her own strength.

"Ah."

Nodding slightly, Xiu Si didn't say anything else.

I guess it’s the Hokage who’s doing the work, right?

Otherwise, for a mission like assassinating Hanzo of the Salamander, at least an entire team would be dispatched collectively by the Anbu.

After all, let’s put aside the strength of Hanzo the Salamander for now.

The ninjas who follow Hanzo Salamander on a daily basis are also the absolute elite of the Hidden Rain Village.

It would be nice if we could find a way to lure Salamander Hanzo out of the Hidden Rain Village.

If he had assassinated Hanzo of the Salamander directly in the Hidden Rain Village.

That difficulty...

Gee...

"Captain White Fang said that if I can complete this mission, I can become the captain of the ANBU squad."

Mikoto tilted her head slightly and looked at Shuji beside her with sparkling eyes.

There was undisguised joy in his tone.

"Then we should congratulate our Captain Mikoto in advance?"

Hearing this, Xiusi immediately smiled and looked at Mikoto in his arms with a smile.

After completing this mission, Mikoto will definitely become the squad leader.

In fact, Shuji knew very clearly that once Mikoto became the squad leader, Sarutobi Hiruzen would immediately prepare to make Mikoto the captain-general of the Anbu.

Sarutobi Hiruzen planned to make Uchiha listen to Mikoto, and make Mikoto listen to himself.

The opportunity for Mikoto to become the captain-general was not because Mikoto needed to complete an important task.

What's more important is Mikoto's strength.

Just like now, the assassination of Salamander Hanzo was just a cover.

The real reason is that Mikoto's current strength is fully worthy of the position of team captain.

At the same time, the position of squad leader will also allow Mikoto to better influence the Anbu's tendency to select new members to a certain extent.

As for missions, as the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen is completely capable of creating demand even when there is no demand.

"Hey hey hey..."

Hearing this, Mikoto just hugged Shusi tightly and giggled.

Silent all night.

In the evening of the next day, Xiu Si, feeling refreshed and a little unsatisfied, appeared in the Wet Bone Forest.

Maybe it was because he had just been with Mikoto, but Shusi still felt a little reluctant before parting every time.

"What kind of opponent did you meet? Why did you come back so late?"

The slug immortal, who was chewing a piece of fruit, looked at Shusi with some confusion.

A whole day and night, could it be that the Otsutsuki has descended upon the ninja world again?

As a slug who has practiced for thousands of years, the Slug Sage has also seen Kaguya Ōtsutsuki with his own eyes.

"Ah? A very powerful enemy."

Hearing this, Xiu Si blinked silently, and then spoke to the Slug Immortal very seriously.

"How powerful?"

Subconsciously, the Slug Sage asked Xiu Si.

"what……"

Pursing his lips silently, Xiusi turned and looked at the Slug Immortal.

At this moment, Xiusi suddenly felt that if he told the Slug Immortal the truth.

That's still somewhat inappropriate.

After thinking about it, Xiu Si could only say to the Slug Immortal.

"It was just a little difficult. Now it's resolved. Then I rested for a while with that companion before coming back."

"That's it..."

Upon hearing this, the Slug Sage nodded in understanding. As long as it wasn't Otsutsuki, it would be fine.

Seeing this, Xiu Si breathed a sigh of relief and put his energy back into practice.

Help Mikoto complete a task, it won't take too long.

The next time Mikoto becomes the chief captain of ANBU will probably be after the Third Ninja World War.

As for when exactly, that depends on when Mikoto can master the Sage Mode.

While Xiu Si entered the state of cultivation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen also encountered some trouble here.

In the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in his seat.

Danzo Shimura sat opposite Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Jiraiya, Sarutobi Hiruzen's direct disciple, sat next to Shimura Danzo.

"We don't want to do anything to your students, but your students rejected Konoha."

Looking at Jiraiya in front of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a headache.

"Besides, that is the Rinnegan. We have no way of judging whether he will become an enemy of Konoha."

"But right now, the best thing to do is to kill Nagato before he fully grows up."

"But……"

Hearing this, Jiraiya immediately wanted to refute Sarutobi Hiruzen, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"I know that Nagato is the child of prophecy who will bring great changes to the ninja world in the future."

"But, Jiraiya, I want to tell you that I do not rule out a ninja who can bring changes to the ninja world."

"But Konoha must not become a victim of this change!"

"The child of prophecy was said by the Toad Sage of Myoboku Mountain. I have no say in this, but I only know that a ninja with the Rinnegan appeared in the Land of Rain."

"And Konoha has an irreconcilable hatred with Amegakure!"

"Jiraiya, let me tell you, I didn't issue an order to kill Nagato directly, but told you about this matter in advance. This is already my greatest concession."

"If this Nagato poses a threat to Konoha in the future, I will bear the unshirkable responsibility!"

Standing up and looking at the dejected and silent Jiraiya in front of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen became more and more angry as he spoke.

How could I have taught such a bastard?

"Anyway, make your choice now. Do you want to become a traitor to Konoha just for the sake of the child of prophecy, or do you want to accept the fact that Konoha is the enemy of your disciples?"

Sitting back down, Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at Jiraiya in front of him.