Chapter 495: Anbu Training Settlement

Hokage Building.

Inside the high-level conference room, four Konoha higher-ups were discussing the war in Land of Grass.

“This Grass Ninja Village actually dares to interfere with our Konoha’s war; they’re simply too brazen! We should immediately mobilize the Ninja Force to attack Grass Ninja Village and teach them a profound lesson!” Danzo Shimura said with a sinister expression.

In his opinion, a common Ninja Village like Grass Ninja Village participating in the war of the Five Great Ninja Villages was a clear sign they didn’t know their place, and a heavy blow was necessary.

“Danzo, the intelligence from the front lines didn’t definitively state Grass Ninja Village’s involvement; it was merely suspected,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, shaking his head.

Mobilizing the Ninja Force without complete confirmation would make Konoha appear too overbearing, and Konoha’s current situation didn’t allow for such an action.

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn’t send out most of the Ninja to fight; otherwise, if Hidden Mist Village or other Ninja Villages seized the opportunity to press in with large armies, Konoha would have no one left to defend itself.

“Concrete evidence is only a matter of time; what we need to do is show a strong attitude!” Danzo Shimura maintained his opinion.

“If Konoha doesn’t immediately respond with decisive action, then today it’s Grass Ninja Village, and tomorrow it will be Amegakure and Hidden Waterfall Village; Konoha’s prestige as the foremost Ninja Village will be completely gone,” Danzo Shimura tapped the table to emphasize the seriousness of the situation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his brow.

Actually, what Danzo Shimura said wasn’t entirely unreasonable; maintaining the prestige of the Five Great Ninja Villages was necessary.

However, Danzo Shimura was exaggerating the situation; even if Grass Ninja Village truly was involved, it was most likely because Iwagakure had promised some profitable benefits. How could other Ninja Villages idly provoke Konoha?

“Then Danzo, you can take Root to attack Grass Ninja Village,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said indifferently.

Danzo Shimura was speechless. Many Root Ninja were responsible for intelligence work on the battlefield, and there were few Root Ninja in Konoha. Otherwise, with his cautiousness, he would have sent at least one Root member to monitor Yamato’s daily life.

Although Grass Ninja Village was not one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, it was one of the stronger Ninja Villages beneath them. It wasn’t something he could handle with just a few Root members.

“You bring Orochimaru back to Konoha, and then let Muzuki come with me, and I’ll take Root to attack Grass Ninja Village,” Danzo Shimura thought for a moment and said.

With him, Orochimaru, and Muzuki working together, even if they were surrounded by a thousand Grass Ninja, they could easily break through.

“Bring Orochimaru back? Who will deal with Kumogakure?” Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Danzo Shimura was dreaming.

And Orochimaru and Muzuki as his assistants—one would think he was planning to counterattack one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

“How about letting Minato Namikaze investigate this matter? Minato Namikaze is also currently on the Land of Grass battlefield; he’s fast and strong enough,” Homura Mitokado interjected to mediate.

He largely agreed with Hiruzen Sarutobi’s idea; Danzo Shimura’s ideas were too radical and prone to problems.

“Letting Minato Namikaze investigate would be a waste of time. It would be more appropriate for him to go interrogate the Leader of Grass Ninja Village,” Danzo Shimura believed the other higher-ups’ ideas were too soft.

They were the strongest Ninja Village. Kumogakure and Iwagakure, being fellow Five Great Ninja Villages, were one thing, but what kind of insignificant Village was Grass Ninja Village, daring to provoke Konoha?

“Currently, our forces on the Land of Grass battlefield and the Iwagakure Ninja Force have reached a delicate balance. Minato’s departure might break that balance,” Hiruzen Sarutobi this time reluctantly agreed with Danzo Shimura.

While he didn’t agree with Danzo Shimura’s extreme methods, Hiruzen Sarutobi also didn’t think sending Minato Namikaze to investigate was a good plan.

“It could be Muzuki,” Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment and thought of a good candidate.

Muzuki’s second Anbu training phase was nearing its end, and finishing a little early wouldn’t be a big problem.

If Muzuki led a team of elite Ninja to investigate Grass Ninja Village, once it was confirmed that Grass Ninja Village was colluding with Iwagakure, they could immediately take action.

Even if Konoha’s intelligence was wrong and Grass Ninja Village truly wasn’t involved in the war, the elite squad led by Muzuki could still act as a surprise attack force against Iwagakure.

“Let Muzuki lead a Jonin squad to investigate Grass Ninja Village. If there’s anything unusual, they can immediately take action against Grass Ninja Village, or they can support Jiraiya’s forces to help Jiraiya gain an advantage,” Hiruzen Sarutobi stated his idea.

Danzo Shimura was about to object, but upon hearing that Hiruzen Sarutobi had chosen his loyal subordinate, he immediately changed his tune:

“Compared to Minato Namikaze, Muzuki is more suitable for this mission.”

Danzo Shimura believed Muzuki would complete this mission perfectly, as Muzuki was a Ninja who had inherited his Root will.

“Hayate Mugetsu, indeed a good choice,” Homura Mitokado stroked his goatee and nodded in approval.

Compared to Minato Namikaze, who was burdened with important tasks, Muzuki, who was in Konoha, was indeed more suitable.

Moreover, as one of Konoha’s strongest new generation, Muzuki’s abilities were no less than Minato Namikaze’s.

Hearing that everyone else approved of Muzuki, Utatane Koharu also followed suit.

Regarding the specific team members, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t discuss it with the others; there wasn’t much to discuss, as there weren’t many Jonin currently in Konoha Village.

When the notifying Ninja dispatched by Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, Muzuki was still lecturing.

“Lord Mu Yue, Lord Sandaime said there’s an important mission for you. Please proceed to the Hokage Office immediately; the training can end early,” the notifying Ninja said to Muzuki.

“I understand,” Muzuki quickly turned to the Anbu and announced the end of training, then rushed to the Hokage Building with the notifying Ninja.

Thump.

Muzuki didn’t rush into the Hokage Office after arriving; instead, he knocked on the door first.

“Enter.”

After receiving Hiruzen Sarutobi’s affirmation, Muzuki pushed the door open and entered the Hokage Office.

“Lord Sandaime, what exactly is this important mission you need me to complete?” Muzuki asked directly.

Since Hiruzen Sarutobi had directly told him to end the training early, the word “important” surely wasn’t an exaggeration, and considering the current period, Muzuki believed it must be related to the war.

“It’s a mission concerning the Land of Grass battlefield. I need you to lead a team to Grass Ninja Village to investigate whether Grass Ninja Village is helping Iwagakure attack the Konoha Ninja Force.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi also didn’t waste words. He first concisely stated the specific mission, then immediately handed Muzuki the mission scroll containing the detailed contents.

“In recent months, Iwagakure has sent reinforcements, intensifying their assault on Konoha’s Land of Grass defense forces. Recently, our intelligence Ninja have also discovered that some ‘Iwagakure Ninja’ are suspected of being Grass Ninja in disguise.

The Land of Grass defense forces are very important to us. If the defensive line is broken, then the flames of war are very likely to burn into the Land of Fire again, and even reach Konoha,” Hiruzen Sarutobi emphasized the importance of this mission with a serious expression.

Although Konoha was currently fighting on multiple fronts, only Hidden Mist had successfully invaded the Land of Fire; other enemies had been kept out by Konoha, blocked in nearby smaller countries.

“This mission, besides you, will also involve six Jonin and one Genin. The six Jonin are Kakashi Hatake, Shisui Uchiha, Obito Uchiha… Nara Suzaku, Shibi Aburame, and the Genin is Kosuke Maruboshi,” Hiruzen Sarutobi informed Muzuki of his teammates for this mission.

Although it sounded daunting with six Jonin involved, four of the Jonin were actually Muzuki’s disciples, so it wasn’t much different from Muzuki’s usual missions.

“Although Kosuke Maruboshi is a Genin, you can completely regard him as a Jonin. He has the qualifications and strength to be promoted to Jonin, but due to some experiences in his early years, he is unwilling to be promoted and remains a Genin to this day,” Hiruzen Sarutobi explained.

While his strength would certainly be revealed during the mission, it was important to clarify beforehand.

Otherwise, sending a Genin on such an important mission would seem quite puzzling.

“I didn’t specifically send anyone to notify your disciples. The other Ninja participating in the mission will be waiting for you at Training Ground 16.”

“I will investigate the truth and complete the mission as quickly as possible,” Muzuki said without any further delay after listening. He simply stated his work attitude and then rushed to the South Border Forest to notify his disciples.

【Under your guidance, the Ninja participating in the special training have made progress in Darkness Breathing Technique and Chakra Nature Transformation, and their overall strength has improved.】

【Reward: Chakra +1800, Breathing Technique Experience Scroll x2, Chakra Nature Transformation Experience Scroll x1】

While on his way, Muzuki glanced at the system message.

Although it ended early, the time difference wasn’t significant, so the rewards could still be triggered normally, though the basic Chakra reward might be slightly less.

Because Muzuki spent more teaching time on Darkness Breathing Technique than on Nature Transformation and Ninjutsu during the training, there were more rewards related to Breathing Technique.

Then Muzuki opened his panel and checked the proficiency of his two Bloodline Limits.

【Skills: Ice Release (Proficient: 2720/3000), Wood Release (Proficient: 2050/3000)】

Muzuki’s expectation was for Ice Release to advance to Master level through regular class rewards and self-training, but due to a change in plans, it was slightly short on proficiency.

As for Wood Release, Muzuki used the newly acquired Chakra Nature Transformation Experience Scroll on it. A large amount of Wood Release training experience appeared in Muzuki’s mind, and Wood Release’s proficiency instantly soared, surpassing Ice Release and advancing to Master level.

【Skills: Wood Release (Master: 50/15000)】

Muzuki’s original plan was to use the reward boosts to advance Wood Release to Master level, so Wood Release, despite having lower proficiency, could still meet expectations.

As for the two Breathing Technique Experience Scrolls, Muzuki didn’t use them. His currently developed Yang Release Breathing had already been cultivated to Master level, and he had mastered Yang Release Breathing Chakra Mode, so he didn’t need system assistance.

“Except for Yamato and Might Guy, everyone else stop training. There’s an urgent mission that needs to be carried out,” Muzuki called out to his disciples, who were training, after arriving at the South Border Forest.

“A mission? What rank of mission?” Obito asked curiously.

He wasn’t averse to missions. It had been several months since he returned to Konoha from the battlefield, and he had rested for quite some time; it was time to get moving again.

“An S-rank war mission.”

Muzuki’s answer made Obito’s eyes light up. On the battlefield last time, he had been overshadowed by Shisui and Might Guy. This time, Might Guy wasn’t going, and he had already mastered Armament Haki Secret Technique and become stronger, making it a great opportunity for him to make a name for himself.

“Are we going to carry out a beheading mission on the leader of an enemy Village’s Ninja Force?” Obito couldn’t help but ask.

Kakashi looked at Muzuki.

Although Obito often asked such questions before, this time Kakashi had to admit that this mission might indeed be one of those high-stakes missions Obito usually boasted about.

An urgent summons, an S-rank war mission, and led by Muzuki, the strongest Ninja of the new era—the buffs were too numerous; it clearly wasn’t a simple mission.

“No, this mission also involves other Ninja. You all come with me to Training Ground 16 first, and then I’ll explain the specific mission details,” Muzuki denied.

Rather than explaining twice, it was better to wait for all team members to arrive and explain collectively.

Hearing Muzuki’s words, Obito swallowed a series of questions and quickly rushed to Training Ground 16 with Muzuki.

When Muzuki and his disciples arrived at the Training Ground, they happened to see three Ninja standing there.

Although he had never interacted with the three before, due to their somewhat distinctive attire, Muzuki recognized their identities at a glance.

The middle-aged man carrying an iron pot must be Kosuke Maruboshi. As for the one dressed in all black and wearing sunglasses, it was highly likely Shibi Aburame of the Aburame clan. The remaining one didn’t need guessing; it was Nara Suzaku.

【Name: Kosuke Maruboshi】

【Chakra: 32000】

【Skills: Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Master), Yin Release (Master), Water Dragon Bullet Technique (Master)…】

【Name: Shibi Aburame】

【Chakra: 28000】

【Skills: Insect Secret Technique (Master), Secret Technique: Parasitic Destruction Insect (Master)…】

【Name: Nara Suzaku】

【Chakra: 15000】

【Skills: Shadow Secret Technique (Master)…】

Muzuki used his appraisal skill to examine each person’s panel in detail. Kosuke Maruboshi and Shibi Aburame’s stats could be considered elite among Jonin. Although Nara Suzaku’s panel wasn’t outstanding, the Nara clan’s secret techniques could sometimes play a good role at critical moments.

“Captain Muzuki, I am Nara Suzaku, who will be executing this mission with you,” Nara Suzaku greeted first.

As a Konoha Jonin, Nara Suzaku certainly knew a renowned powerhouse like Muzuki.

Even if he didn’t know Muzuki, it was easy to guess Muzuki’s identity from the group of five, as apart from Muzuki, the others who walked over were young people like Kakashi and Obito.

“Shibi Aburame,” Shibi Aburame seemed to be a more traditional Aburame clan Ninja, speaking very concisely.

Kosuke Maruboshi smiled kindly, “Hello, Captain Muzuki, I am Genin Kosuke Maruboshi.”

Although he was the most senior Ninja present, Kosuke Maruboshi didn’t act superior, appearing to defer to Muzuki.

“Uncle Pot-back, how are you still a Genin at such an old age?” Obito asked with surprise upon hearing Kosuke Maruboshi’s words.

Although Might Duy became a Chunin quite late, Kosuke Maruboshi was clearly much older than Might Duy.

Obito rarely saw such a situation; usually, Ninja over twenty years old would have at least been promoted to Chunin.

“Haha, I can’t help it. My abilities are insufficient; I can’t compare to you talented young people,” Kosuke Maruboshi waved his hand and laughed.

Although Obito, who was speaking, was a stranger to him, he recognized Kakashi next to Obito. Kakashi now had a momentum in Konoha that surpassed that of Konoha White Fang.

“That shouldn’t be the case, should it? Is there something wrong?” Obito scratched his head, looking very confused.

“That’s fine too. You’ll definitely get promoted after completing this mission. After all, this is an S-rank war mission. Uncle Blame, as long as you do what Lord Mu Yue said, you’ll definitely complete this mission successfully.”

Obito patted his chest, indicating that with Lord Mu Yue leading the way, this mission was guaranteed to succeed.

Kosuke Maruboshi smiled without speaking. If he wanted to be promoted, he could have become a Jonin long ago. A while ago, he had just rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s proposal for him to be promoted to Jonin.

“It doesn’t matter what happens to a Ninja like me, who has no future. You should pay more attention to your own development.” Kosuke Maruboshi said with a chuckle, reminding Obito.

Although he himself didn’t want to be promoted, he didn’t want to see a helpful junior fall into the same predicament as him.

Obito puffed out his chest and said proudly, “I’m already a Konoha Jonin…”

“He is Uchiha Obito, and I am Kakashi Hatake.” Seeing that Obito was still about to speak, Kakashi interrupted him, forcibly completing Obito’s self-introduction.

Immediately after, Shisui and Rin Nohara also quickly completed their simple self-introductions.

Obito glared at Kakashi. Couldn’t he just let him finish a sentence?

However, since Muzuki began speaking, Obito could only secretly note Kakashi’s actions for future reckoning.

“The first investigation we need to conduct is…” Muzuki repeated the mission details Hiruzen Sarutobi had told him to the team members, then took out the mission scroll for them to read.

This mission was actually not complicated. Its essence was to weaken Iwagakure’s forces on the Land of Grass battlefield.

If Grass Ninja Village was truly helping Iwagakure, then Muzuki and his team’s mission was to strike Grass Ninja, making them pay a price and lose the ability to help Iwagakure.

The ideal scenario was for Muzuki and his team to kill a wave of Grass Ninja, then capture the high-ranking Grass Ninja Village officials, and through reasoning, make them sign a peace treaty and compensate for losses, turning Grass Ninja Village from helping Iwagakure to helping Konoha.

Although Grass Ninja would definitely be half-hearted due to hatred, it was still better than Grass Ninja helping Iwagakure.

If Grass Ninja Village was truly an innocent bystander who was framed, then Muzuki and his team would be a surprise force on the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity to create an advantage for the Konoha Ninja Force.

The ideal scenario was to coincidentally encounter a large battle between two forces, with Muzuki and his team entering from the side to eliminate some of Iwagakure’s Jonin and Chunin.

Although the mission seemed to constantly mention Grass Ninja Village, it was actually targeting Iwagakure, and the ultimate goal was to help Konoha gain a war advantage.

“Depart.” After clarifying the specific mission, Muzuki led the team out of Konoha and headed straight for the Land of Grass.

They traveled until evening, when Muzuki had the team stop to rest and eat.

Although Ninja are not like ordinary people in terms of strength, they still need three meals a day. Hunger can even affect combat power.

“I’ll cook.” Kosuke Maruboshi, whose cooking skills were decent, voluntarily took on the laborious task of cooking.

After all, he was the only Genin in the team, so it was reasonable for him to do more chores.

Obito widened his eyes, staring at Kosuke Maruboshi. He had kindly taught him the secret to effortlessly winning, and Kosuke Maruboshi was actually repaying kindness with enmity.

The best part about going on missions was being able to eat Muzuki’s cooking for every meal. In Konoha, it wasn’t easy to get a free meal from Muzuki.

Although Muzuki welcomed them as guests, Obito and the others felt uncomfortable. Muzuki had already taken such good care of them, so how could they trouble Muzuki at his house?

Noticing Obito’s gaze, Kosuke Maruboshi smiled, “Although it sounds like self-praise, my cooking skills are still pretty good.”

Kosuke Maruboshi thought Obito was afraid his cooking wouldn’t taste good.

Obito: …

Obito really wanted to say that if it was only ‘pretty good,’ then don’t cook; let the god-tier chef, Lord Mu Yue, do it.

But he couldn’t say it. Wouldn’t that be him ordering Muzuki to cook, which would be somewhat sacrilegious?

“I’ll help,” Muzuki said with a nod.

“I’ll go look for ingredients.” Kakashi felt uncomfortable eating for free.

“Me too,” Obito followed, saying. He wanted to look for something he liked to eat nearby.

Finally, Muzuki’s disciples all went to find ingredients, while Muzuki and Kosuke Maruboshi prepared. The remaining Nara Suzaku and Shibi Aburame were on alert around them.

Still within the Land of Fire, they theoretically wouldn’t encounter enemy Ninja, but as experienced Jonin, they wouldn’t give the enemy any opportunity.

Kakashi caught a few fresh fish, and Shisui brought back many mushrooms. Every disciple returned with something.

When they were processing the ingredients together, Kosuke Maruboshi noticed Muzuki’s extraordinary skill and gradually handed over the initiative to Muzuki, turning from Muzuki helping to Kosuke Maruboshi assisting Muzuki.

Obito nodded with satisfaction at this scene. Just lie down obediently and be carried; sometimes, doing more actually leads to more mistakes.

Soon, a steaming and enticingly fragrant fish soup was ready.

Even the most silent Shibi Aburame was somewhat moved, silently picking up a bowl and lining up for soup.

Drinking the delicious fish soup, Kosuke Maruboshi felt as if he were in an underwater world, experiencing inhuman freedom.

“After eating Captain Muzuki’s dinner, I’m afraid no one will want to eat anyone else’s cooking again,” Kosuke Maruboshi sighed.

He finally understood why Obito had looked that way initially; he must have wanted to eat Muzuki’s cooking but was too embarrassed to say so.

“Indeed,” Nara Suzaku agreed.

This was a completely unexpected gain. He hadn’t expected Muzuki, this young powerhouse, to also have such high attainments in cooking.

Obito and the others didn’t respond; they were all immersed in eating. Because, being experienced, they knew that it wasn’t suitable to chat while eating Muzuki’s cooking, otherwise they would discover a very serious problem: the food would be gone before they had even said a few words.

Only after Obito finished eating did he show a satisfied expression and say, “Of course, Lord Mu Yue’s cooking is unparalleled!”

“Amazing,” Shibi Aburame said concisely.

After dinner, the group continued their journey to the Land of Grass.

…

“How much Chakra does this box need to absorb before it can open?” Yokogawa Tsutomu frowned as he watched the huge box devour body after body without any sign of opening.

To open this paradise box, Yokogawa Tsutomu not only sacrificed all the collected Ninja corpses but also ordered Grass Ninja to release Chakra for the paradise box to absorb. However, several months had passed, and it was still the same as before.

His gamble’s premise was that the paradise box would open. If it didn’t open, it would be a wasted effort.

“The more Chakra it can absorb, the more it proves the extraordinary nature of the paradise box. Perhaps the paradise box truly has the power to grant wishes,” Wu Chang comforted him.

They had already sacrificed a lot to open the paradise box. This was a road of no return. Either they, the Grass Core, would open the paradise box and lead the Land of Grass to greatness again, or they would fail, and Grass Ninja Village would be severely weakened, with Grass Flower taking over Grass Ninja Village from then on.

There was no option to give up midway, because giving up was equivalent to failure.

Their cooperation with Iwagakure could not be easily ended. Iwagakure was not an easy Ninja Village to deal with.

“I don’t expect it to directly allow Grass Ninja to rule the world, but at least don’t waste the Chakra it absorbed,” Yokogawa Tsutomu still didn’t believe the legend of wish-granting.

His expectation for the paradise box was simple: even if the paradise box only bestowed the absorbed Chakra upon him, that would be enough.

With such a massive amount of Chakra, coupled with his Ninjutsu level, Grass Ninja Village could produce a “true god.”

“If it could grant wishes, what would you wish for?” Yokogawa Tsutomu thought of something and looked at Wu Chang with great interest.

Wu Chang was the most outstanding genius Ninja in Grass Ninja Village during his youth. Yokogawa Tsutomu had always cultivated him as the next leader of the Grass Core.

“To have Grass Ninja Village rule the Ninja World,” Wu Chang said without hesitation.

“Don’t you consider wishes for eternal life or becoming the strongest?” Yokogawa Tsutomu continued to ask.

The importance of strength to a Ninja was undeniable. A Ninja without strength walked on the edge of life and death with every mission.

As for lifespan, not just Ninja, Yokogawa Tsutomu believed that anyone would want to live as long as possible.

So Yokogawa Tsutomu felt that if everyone were given a wish, most people’s wishes would be these two.

Wu Chang was a little strange. “Lord Yokogawa Tsutomu, didn’t you say that the paradise box couldn’t possibly grant these wishes?”

“That’s because I don’t believe it, but you do,” Yokogawa Tsutomu said with a smile.

Wu Chang pondered for a moment, then looked at Yokogawa Tsutomu seriously and said:

“Even if the paradise box could grant all wishes, I would still make the same wish as before.”

“There are always endless wars in the Ninja World. If the entire Ninja World were ruled by one power, then wars should disappear, right? My son would then be able to live in a world without war.”

Yokogawa Tsutomu was stunned. He had thought Wu Chang would say something about Grass Ninja’s loyalty, but he hadn’t expected such a reason.

Yokogawa Tsutomu smiled and patted Wu Chang’s shoulder, “It seems you love your child very much, but don’t spoil him too much. When training, you still need to be strict. I’m really looking forward to another genius appearing in Grass Ninja Village.”

Yokogawa Tsutomu didn’t mind that Wu Chang’s answer contained personal motives, because it was impossible for people to be completely selfless.

For example, himself. Although he didn’t say it, Yokogawa Tsutomu, besides wanting the rise of Grass Ninja, also wanted to strengthen his own power.

He wanted to become a powerful individual, a top-tier powerhouse who could make an entire Ninja Village respected because of him alone.

As a leader, he certainly couldn’t openly say such things; it wouldn’t be conducive to unity.

“Leader, the people from Grass Flower are looking for you…” Just as Yokogawa Tsutomu was talking with Wu Chang, a Grass Ninja Anbu approached and whispered in Yokogawa Tsutomu’s ear.

“You watch over this side and don’t let anything happen to the box.” Yokogawa Tsutomu instructed Wu Chang, then left the underground base and went to the Grass Ninja Office Building.

In the Grass Ninja Leader Office, Yokogawa Tsutomu pushed open the door and saw the leader of Grass Flower sitting in the only office chair.

Seeing Yokogawa Tsutomu walk in, the leader of Grass Flower immediately tried to make a difficult remark but was interrupted.

“I am the leader,” Yokogawa Tsutomu reminded him.

Although the other party was a faction leader, he was currently the leader of the entire Grass Ninja Village, which was one rank higher.

“Who made this office only have one chair?” The leader of Grass Flower had no choice but to stand up and explain.

“If you Grass Flower save some more funds, I’ll add another chair to the office,” Yokogawa Tsutomu said with a smile as he sat back in his leader’s chair.

The leader of Grass Flower gave Yokogawa Tsutomu a glare. That was too good to be true.

The Grass Ninja Anbu standing at the door silently gave Yokogawa Tsutomu a thumbs up. No wonder he could be the leader; he diffused the tense atmosphere in just a few words.

“Yokogawa, what missions have the Ninja in the Village been doing recently? I see there are a bit few Ninja in the Village,” the leader of Grass Flower remembered the purpose of his visit.

Yokogawa Tsutomu’s expression remained unchanged. “There are so many missions in the Village every day; how can I remember them all? You can just check it yourself.”

Yokogawa Tsutomu had already falsified the mission records, so the high-ranking members of Grass Flower would definitely not find anything.

The leader of Grass Flower stared into Yokogawa Tsutomu’s eyes, as if trying to find a flaw, but Yokogawa Tsutomu met his gaze calmly, looking completely innocent.

“Recently, a large number of war refugees have flooded into the Village. It’s better to dispatch more Ninja to maintain order in the Village and surrounding areas,” the leader of Grass Flower finally withdrew his gaze and said.

Yokogawa Tsutomu was currently the leader of Grass Ninja, and as a subordinate, he couldn’t question too much, as it would undermine the authority of the Grass Ninja Leader.

“Too many refugees are indeed a problem. I will arrange the handling of this work,” Yokogawa Tsutomu nodded.

“Yokogawa, you must not forget that the Land of Grass has survived to this day by playing both sides and protecting itself. Never do anything risky,” the leader of Grass Flower couldn’t help but remind him before leaving.

Whether it was Grass Core or Grass Flower, they were all Grass Ninja Village Ninja. They were not hostile; they just had different views on the measures for the Village’s development.

“What, Dragon Gate, are you going to pull me into the Grass Flower faction? I am the leader of Grass Core,” Yokogawa Tsutomu said in a joking tone.

“How can we change the current situation without taking risks? Those great Ninja Villages won’t just watch us slowly develop.”

Dragon Gate turned and left the Leader Office directly to investigate the mission records.

They were old rivals, and Dragon Gate knew it was impossible to change Yokogawa Tsutomu’s mind with just a few words.

Watching Dragon Gate’s departing back, Yokogawa Tsutomu took out his plan and carefully checked if there were any problems with his arrangements.

Aside from uncontrollable factors like the paradise box, he would try his best to ensure the plan proceeded without incident.

PS: I messed up. I couldn’t make it because of something.

Then I looked it up on Baidu just to be sure and found that the symptoms were somewhat similar to glaucoma. My heart immediately stopped.

I have to cancel everything tomorrow and go get it checked. Please, please don’t be glaucoma…

I hope Baidu’s information is just exaggerated and mixed.