Chapter 486

Hokage Building.

In the high-level conference room, four Konoha executives were discussing the war in the Grass Country.

"This Kusagakure actually dares to interfere in our Konoha's war—it's utterly audacious. We should immediately assemble a ninja force to attack Kusagakure and teach them a severe lesson!" Shimura Danzo said with a sinister look.

In his view, for a minor village like Kusagakure to meddle in a war among the Five Great Shinobi Villages was like failing to recognize who truly mattered; a heavy strike was necessary.

"Danzo, the intelligence from the front lines doesn't confirm Kusagakure's involvement—it's only suspected," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, shaking his head.

Without full confirmation, directly mobilizing a ninja force would make Konoha seem too overbearing, and Konoha's current situation didn't permit such action anyway.

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't dispatch the majority of their ninja to war, otherwise if Kirigakure or another village took the opportunity to invade, Konoha would have no one left to defend it.

"Lately, many war refugees have been flooding into the village. We should assign more ninja to maintain order in the village and its surroundings," the leader of the Grass Flowers finally withdrew his gaze and said.

"Compared to Minato Namikaze, Muyue is more suitable for this mission."

Even if Konoha's intelligence was wrong and Kusagakure truly wasn't involved, the elite squad led by Muyue could still serve as a surprise force to raid Iwagakure.

Watching this, Obito nodded approvingly and obediently lay down to be carried—sometimes doing more only results in more mistakes.

"Kosuke Maruboshi, though a genin, you can fully treat him as a jonin. He has the qualifications and the strength to be promoted to jonin, but due to some experiences in his early years, he doesn't wish to be promoted and remains a genin to this day," Hiruzen Sarutobi explained.

At the Grass Village leader's office, the moment Hengchuan Nu pushed the door open, he saw the leader of the Grass Flowers sitting in the only office chair.

"Me too," Obito chimed in, preparing to look for something he liked to eat nearby.

"I'm the actual leader," Hengchuan Nu reminded.

"If Konoha doesn't strike swiftly with thunderous measures, then today it's Kusagakure, tomorrow it will be Amegakure or Takigakure. Konoha's prestige as the number one shinobi village will vanish completely," Shimura Danzo rapped the table to emphasize the severity of the situation.

Though it sounded frightening—a total of six jonin participating—in reality, four of those jonin were Muyue's disciples, making it not much different from Muyue's usual missions.

"Recall Orochimaru to Konoha and send Muyue with me. Then I'll take the Root to attack Kusagakure," Shimura Danzo said after some thought.

"Indeed," Shikaku Nara agreed.

The ideal scenario was to coincidentally encounter both forces in a major battle, allowing Muyue and his team to cut in from the flank and eliminate some of Iwagakure's jonin and chunin.

"Have Muyue lead a jonin squad to investigate Kusagakure. If any anomalies are found, take immediate action against them. Otherwise, they can support Jiraiya's forces and help him gain an advantage," Hiruzen Sarutobi stated his idea.

Watching Long Fei's retreating figure, Hengchuan Nu took out the plan and carefully reviewed his setup for any issues.

"Hengchuan, what missions have the village's ninja been sent on lately? I feel there are too few ninja in the village," the leader of the Grass Flowers recalled the purpose of his visit.

Traveling all the way until evening, Muyue ordered the group to stop, rest, and eat.

Though it ended early, the timing wasn't far off, so the rewards could still trigger normally; the basic reward chakra might just be a bit less.

While traveling, Muyue glanced at the system message.

The Kusagakure ANBU standing at the door silently gave Hengchuan Nu a thumbs-up—no wonder he became leader; a few words diffused the tense atmosphere.

Hearing Muyue's words, Obito swallowed a series of questions and hurried with Muyue to Training Ground No. 16.

And having both Orochimaru and Muyue as his deputies—you'd think they were about to counterattack one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Obito puffed out his chest and said proudly, "I'm already a Konoha jonin..."

This was a completely unexpected gain; he never imagined that the young powerhouse Muyue was so highly skilled in cooking.

Though he was the most senior ninja present, Kosuke Maruboshi did not act on his seniority and instead appeared to follow Muyue's lead.

Long Fei immediately turned and left the leader's office to investigate the mission records.

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.

【Chakra:】

Hengchuan Nu patted Wu Chang on the shoulder with a smile. "It seems you really love your child. But don't spoil him too much—when training, you still need to be strict. I'm very much looking forward to another genius appearing in Kusagakure."

Though he didn't recognize the Obito who was speaking, he recognized Kakashi beside Obito. Kakashi was currently on a trajectory in Konoha that surpassed White Fang.

After finishing dinner, they continued on their way to the Grass Country.

"If we recall Orochimaru, who will deal with Kumogakure?" Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Shimura Danzo was daydreaming.

Although he had never interacted with the three of them before, their outfits were all rather unconventional, so Muyue recognized their identities at a glance.

His expectations for the Bliss Box were simple: even if the Bliss Box only added the chakra it absorbed onto him, that would be enough.

The cooperation with the Hidden Rock was not something that could be easily ended; Hidden Rock was not a ninja village that was easy to get along with.

"It's about a mission on the Grass Country battlefield. I need you to lead a team to the Hidden Grass Village and investigate whether the Hidden Grass Village is helping Hidden Rock attack the Leaf ninja forces."

"I don't expect it to directly let Grass Ninja rule the world, but at least don't waste the chakra it absorbs." Yokokawa Tsutomu still didn't believe the legend that it could grant wishes.

If he joined forces with Orochimaru and Muyue, they could easily break out of an encirclement even if surrounded by thousands of Grass ninja.

"Depart." After explaining the specific mission, Muyue led the team out of Konoha, heading straight for the Grass Country.

"Is it a decapitation operation against the enemy village's ninja force leader?" Obito couldn't help asking.

Maruboshi Kosuke smiled without speaking. If he wanted to be promoted, he could have become a jonin long ago. He had recently rejected Sarutobi Hiruzen's proposal to promote him to jonin.

After all, he was the only genin in the team, so it was reasonable for him to do more of the odd jobs.

"The more chakra it can absorb, the more extraordinary the Bliss Box proves to be. Perhaps the Bliss Box really does have the power to grant wishes." Mujou comforted.

【Chakra:】

He finally understood why Obito had shown that look earlier—he probably wanted to eat Muyue's cooking but was too embarrassed to say so.

【Under your guidance, the ninja participating in the special training have improved in the Dark Breathing Method and chakra nature transformation, resulting in an overall increase in combat power.】

Muyue had expected the Ice Release to advance to the proficient level through regular class rewards and self-training, but due to changes in plans, he was slightly behind in proficiency.

Although the Grass ninja would definitely go through the motions without putting in real effort due to their hatred, it was still better than having the Grass ninja helping the Hidden Rock.

"How much chakra does this box need to absorb before it can be opened?" Yokokawa Tsutomu frowned as he watched the giant box devour corpses one after another without showing any sign of opening.

Next, Shisui and Nohara Rin quickly gave brief self-introductions.

"He's Uchiha Obito, and I'm Hatake Kakashi." Seeing that Obito was about to say more, Kakashi interrupted, forcing Obito's self-introduction to be completed.

They were the strongest ninja village. It was one thing for the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Rock, also among the Five Great Ninja Villages, but what was the Hidden Grass? A small fry, daring to provoke Konoha.

The ideal situation was for Muyue and his team to kill a wave of Grass ninja, then capture the higher-ups of the Hidden Grass Village, and through reasoning, make them sign a peace treaty and compensate for losses, turning the Hidden Grass from helping the Hidden Rock into helping Konoha.

But he couldn't say it out loud—that would be like ordering Muyue to cook, which would be somewhat rebellious.

Shimura Danzō believed that Muyue would complete this mission successfully, after all, Muyue was a ninja who had inherited the will of his Root.

Shimura Danzō was about to object, but when he heard that the person Sarutobi Hiruzen had chosen was his loyal subordinate, he immediately changed his tune:

The leader of the Grass Flower gave Yokokawa Tsutomu a blank look—that was thinking way too optimistically.

With that massive amount of chakra, combined with his ninjutsu skills, the Hidden Grass Village could produce a "true god."

Muyue's second phase of Anbu training was already nearing its end, so ending it a little early wouldn't be a big problem.

If the Hidden Grass Village was really helping the Hidden Rock, then Muyue's mission was to strike at the Grass ninja, making them pay a price and rendering them unable to continue aiding the Hidden Rock.

Mujou asked curiously, "Lord Yokokawa Tsutomu, didn't you say that the Bliss Box couldn't possibly grant these wishes?"

"Except for Yamato and Might Guy, everyone else suspend training. There's an urgent mission to execute." Upon arriving at the Southern Border Forest, Muyue called a halt to his disciples who were in the middle of training.

"In recent months, the Hidden Rock Village has sent reinforcements to increase pressure on Konoha's Grass Country defense forces, and recently our intelligence ninja have uncovered that some 'Rock ninja' are suspected to be Grass ninja in disguise."

Yokokawa Tsutomu didn't mind that Mujou's response carried a selfish motive, because it was impossible for people to be entirely without selfishness.

Rather than explaining twice, it was better to wait until all squad members were present to explain collectively.

But Shimura Danzō had exaggerated the situation. Even if the Hidden Grass Village was involved, it was most likely because Hidden Rock had promised some benefit worth pursuing. Why would other villages go out of their way to provoke Konoha for no reason?

"Old man with the pot, how come you're still a genin at your age?" Obito asked in surprise upon hearing Maruboshi Kosuke's words.

The middle-aged man carrying an iron pot was definitely Maruboshi Kosuke, and the one dressed all in black with sunglasses was most likely Aburame Shibi of the Aburame clan. The remaining one needed no guess—it was Nara Suzaku.

"A mission? What rank of mission?" Obito asked curiously.

Although Might Duy became a chunin very late, Maruboshi Kosuke was clearly much older than Might Duy.

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

Otherwise, sending out a genin for such an important mission looked rather puzzling.

Although their strength would be apparent when they acted during the mission, it still needed to be clearly explained for the mission itself.

Then Muyue opened the panel to check the proficiency of his two Kekkei Genkai.

Soon the fish soup, exuding steam and an enticing aroma, was finished.

Obito rarely saw this kind of situation; normally, a ninja over twenty, no matter what, would have been promoted to chunin.

Maruboshi Kosuke smiled quite kindly. "Hello, Captain Muyue. I'm the genin, Maruboshi Kosuke."

"Why not let Namikaze Minato investigate this matter? He is also on the Grass Country battlefield, and he's fast and capable enough." Beside them, Mitokado Homura stepped in to smooth things over.

Hearing that the others all acknowledged Muyue, Utatane Koharu followed along.

So Yokogawa Tsutomu thought that if everyone were given a chance to make a wish, most people's wishes would be these two.

"If it can grant wishes, what wish would you make?" Yokogawa Tsutomu thought of something and looked at Wuchang with great interest.

Yokogawa Tsutomu was stunned; he had thought Wuchang would say something about the loyalty of the Grass Ninja, but the reason was this.

Apart from uncontrollable factors like the Box of Bliss, he would do his best to ensure no accidents occurred in the plan.

They were also old rivals; Ryūhi knew he couldn't change Yokogawa Tsutomu's mind with just one sentence.

"An excessive number of refugees is indeed a problem. I'll arrange for the handling work." Yokogawa Tsutomu nodded.

However, because Muyue had started speaking, Obito could only silently note Kakashi's deeds and settle the score later.

Shimura Danzo was speechless. There were few Root ninjas in Konoha, since most were engaged in intelligence work on the battlefield. Otherwise, with his cautious nature, he would still have sent at least one Root member to monitor Yamato's daily life.

Whether Grass Fruit or Grass Flower, both were ninjas of Kusagakure; they were not hostile to each other, just held different views on the village's development measures.

PS: I screwed up; something came up and I couldn't go.

To open this Box of Bliss, Yokogawa Tsutomu not only sacrificed all the ninja corpses he had collected but also ordered Grass Ninjas to come and release chakra for the Box to absorb. Yet after several months, it was still about the same as before.

Moreover, as the strongest of the new generation in Konoha, Muyue's abilities were no worse than Namikaze Minato's.

In fact, what Shimura Danzo said was not unreasonable; maintaining the dignity of the Five Great Shinobi Villages was necessary.

An emergency summons, followed by an S-rank war mission, and led by Muyue, the strongest ninja of the new era—too many buffs stacked; it clearly wasn't a simple mission.

In the end, all of Muyue's disciples went to look for ingredients, while Muyue and Maruboshi Kosuke handled the preparations. The remaining two, Nara Suzaku and Aburame Shiki, kept watch around them.

This mission was actually not that complicated; in essence, it was to weaken the Iwa forces on the Grass Country battlefield.

As for lifespan, Yokogawa Tsutomu believed that not only ninja but any person would desire eternal life as much as possible.

Yokogawa Tsutomu was now the leader of the Grass Ninja; as his subordinate, it wouldn't do to question too much, as it would hurt the leader's dignity.

"That's because I don't believe it, but you do." Yokogawa Tsutomu said with a smile.

"I understand." After listening, Muyue quickly turned to the Anbu and announced the end of training, then hurried with the messenger ninja to the Hokage Building.

"I'll go look for ingredients." Kakashi was embarrassed to freeload.

The importance of strength to a ninja was beyond doubt; without strength, every mission was walking the line between life and death.

After receiving Hiruzen Sarutobi's confirmation, Muyue pushed open the door and entered the Hokage's office.

"For this mission, besides you, there will be six jonin and one genin. The six jonin are Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Obito… Nara Suzaku, and Aburame Shiki. The genin is Maruboshi Kosuke." Hiruzen Sarutobi told Muyue the teammates for this mission.

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

Thump.

As for the specific team members, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not consult the others. There was nothing to discuss about it; there were not many jonin left in Konoha village.

"An S-rank war mission."

【Name: Aburame Shiki】

Obito stared wide-eyed at Maruboshi Kosuke. He had kindly taught him the secret to winning without effort, and Kosuke was repaying kindness with enmity.

Muyue's reply made Obito's eyes light up. Last time on the battlefield, he had been overshadowed by Shisui and Might Guy. This time, Guy wasn't going, and now that he had mastered the Armament Haki secret technique and become stronger, this was a good chance for him to make a name for himself.

Kakashi caught several live fish, Shisui brought a lot of mushrooms—none of the disciples returned empty-handed.

He rather agreed with Hiruzen Sarutobi's thinking; Shimura Danzo's ideas were too extreme and likely to cause problems.

"A ninja like me with no future, it doesn't matter either way. You should focus more on your own development." Maruboshi Kosuke said with a chuckle, reminding Obito.

As the leader, he certainly could not say such things openly; it would be detrimental to unity.

Even the usually silent Aburame Shiki was somewhat moved, quietly picking up his bowl and lining up for soup.

"Not considering wishes for immortality or becoming the strongest?" Yokogawa Tsutomu continued to ask.

"Haha, no choice, my abilities are insufficient. I can't compare with you young and promising geniuses." Maruboshi Kosuke waved his hand and laughed.

"Captain Mu Yue, I am Nara Suzaku, who will be carrying out the mission with you this time." Nara Suzaku greeted first.

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

"That's no problem either. After completing this mission, you'll definitely get promoted. After all, this is an S-rank war mission. Uncle Scapegoat, as long as you follow what Teacher Mu Yue says, you'll definitely complete this mission smoothly."

Obito patted his chest, indicating that with Mu Yue the Sage leading the way, this mission was as stable as could be.

When the notification ninja dispatched by Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived, Mu Yue was still teaching.

"I'll help." Mu Yue nodded and said.

Obito wanted to say that since it was only "can," then don't do it, let the culinary god-like Sage Mu Yue handle it.

The best part of carrying out a mission was being able to eat Mu Yue's cooking at every meal. In Konoha, it wasn't easy to freeload a meal from Mu Yue.

When Wuchang was young, he was the most outstanding genius ninja in Kusagakure. Yokogawa Tsutomu had always been raising him as the next leader of Kusa no Mi.

Because during training, Mu Yue spent more teaching time on the Dark Breathing Method than on nature transformations and ninjutsu, the rewards for breathing methods were greater.

When they were processing ingredients together, Maruboshi Kosuke noticed that Mu Yue was no ordinary person, and gradually handed over the initiative to Mu Yue, changing from Mu Yue helping to Maruboshi Kosuke assisting Mu Yue.

The leader of Kusa no Hana stared into Yokogawa Tsutomu's eyes, as if trying to see a flaw, but Yokogawa Tsutomu calmly met the leader's gaze, appearing completely guiltless.

Take himself for example. Although he didn't say it, besides working for the rise of Kusagakure, Yokogawa Tsutomu was also doing it to strengthen his own power.

"Let Kusagakure rule the ninja world." Wuchang said without hesitation.

If Mu Yue led a few elite ninjas to investigate Kusagakure, once they confirmed that Kusagakure was colluding with Iwagakure, they could directly take action.

Mu Yue used appraisal to carefully look at everyone's status panels. Maruboshi Kosuke and Aburame Shiki's various stats could both be considered elite among jonin. Although Nara Suzaku's panel was not outstanding, the Nara clan's secret techniques could sometimes play a good role at critical moments.

Then, feeling uneasy, he Baidu-searched it and found that the symptoms were somewhat similar to glaucoma, and his heart nearly stopped.

Obito:...

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

It was only after Obito finished eating that he showed a satisfied expression and said, "Of course! Teacher Mu Yue's culinary skills are unparalleled in the world!"

As for the two Breathing Method Experience Scrolls, Mu Yue did not use them. The Sun Breathing he had developed had already been cultivated to the proficient level, mastering the Sun Breathing Chakra Mode, so he didn't need the system's help.

【Skill: Shadow Secret Technique (Proficient Level)...】

For a strong ninja like Mu Yue, who was already famous in the ninja world, Nara Suzaku, as a Konoha jonin, certainly recognized him.

"The first investigation we need to conduct is..." Mu Yue repeated the mission details that Sarutobi Hiruzen had told him to the team members, then took out the mission scroll for circulation.

Wuchang thought for a moment, then looked seriously at Yokogawa Tsutomu and said:

"Even if the Paradise Box could grant all wishes, I would still make the same wish as just now."

Although Konoha was currently fighting on multiple fronts, in fact, only Kirigakure had successfully invaded the Land of Fire. The other enemies were kept out by Konoha, blocked in the neighboring small countries.

"After eating Captain Mu Yue's dinner, I'm afraid no one would want to eat anyone else's cooking." Maruboshi Kosuke sighed.

If Kusagakure was truly an innocent bystander being framed, then Mu Yue and his team would be the surprise troops on the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity to create an advantage for the Konoha ninja forces.

【Skill: Wood Release (Proficient Level: 50/)】

Yokogawa Tsutomu had already forged the mission records; the upper echelons of Kusa no Hana would definitely not be able to find anything.

【Name: Nara Suzaku】

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

Kakashi looked at Mu Yue.

He wanted to become a strong person, the kind of top-tier strong person for whom the entire ninja village would be valued because of him alone.

Yokokawa Tsutomu's expression did not change. "There are so many missions in the village every day, how could I remember them all? Just go check for yourself."

Although the mission seemed to be always about Kusagakure, it was actually targeting Iwagakure, and the ultimate goal was to help Konoha gain a war advantage.

Seeing Yokokawa Tsutomu walk in, the Grass Flower leader immediately tried to make a scene but was interrupted.

After Mu Yue reached the Hokage's office, he did not rush in but knocked on the door first.

Obito and the others did not respond; they were all immersed in wolfing down their food, because their experienced selves knew that it was not suitable to chat while eating Mu Yue's cooking—otherwise they would discover a very serious problem: before they could say two words, the meal would be gone.

As for Wood Release, Mu Yue used the newly acquired chakra nature transformation experience scroll on Wood Release. A large amount of Wood Release training experience surfaced in Mu Yue's mind, and his proficiency in Wood Release instantly skyrocketed past Ice Release, advancing to the Mastery level.

"If you guys spend a little less of the budget, I'll add an extra chair to the office." Yokokawa Tsutomu sat back in his leader's chair and said with a smile.

Although Kusagakure was not one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, it was still one of the stronger ninja villages below them—how could a few Root members he brought be enough to deal with it?

"I will investigate the truth as quickly as possible and complete the mission." After hearing that, Mu Yue did not dawdle. He briefly stated his work attitude and then rushed to the Southern Border Forest to notify his disciples.

"Then, Danzo, you lead Root to attack Kusagakure." Hiruzen Sarutobi said calmly.

They had already paid a great price to open the Box of Paradise. This was a road of no return: either the Grass Fruit faction would open the Box of Paradise and make the Land of Grass great again, or they would fail, Kusagakure would be severely weakened, and from then on Grass Flower would take over Kusagakure.

"Yokokawa, don't forget that the Land of Grass has survived until now by staying on good terms with both sides and playing it safe. Don't do anything reckless." Before leaving, the Grass Flower leader couldn't help but remind him.

【Skills: Water Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery), Yin Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery), Water Dragon Bullet Technique (Mastery)...】

"No, this mission involves other ninja as well. First, go with me to Training Ground 16; then I'll explain the specifics of the mission." Mu Yue denied.

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

"Third Hokage-sama, what exactly is this important mission that requires me to complete?" Mu Yue asked directly.

"Conclusive evidence is just a matter of time; what we need to do is show a tough stance!" Danzo Shimura continued to hold his own opinion.

Since Hiruzen Sarutobi had directly ordered him to end his training early, then the word "important" certainly had no exaggeration. And considering the current period, Mu Yue believed it must be related to the war.

Obito glared at Kakashi—couldn't he let him finish a single sentence?

"Hanyu Mu Yue, he really is a suitable candidate." Homura Mitokado stroked his small goatee and nodded in approval.

Although Obito often asked such questions before, this time Kakashi had to admit that the mission might actually be one of the heavyweight missions Obito usually blabbed about.

"I'll cook." Kosuke Maruboshi, who was fairly skilled at cooking, took the initiative to take on the tiring task of cooking.

"What, Ryuhi, are you trying to pull me into the Grass Flower camp? I'm the leader of Grass Fruit." Yokokawa Tsutomu said in a joking tone.

"If we don't take risks, how can we change the current situation? Those big ninja villages won't just watch us develop slowly."

"But that still shouldn't be the case. Could there be something wrong in it?" Obito scratched his head in confusion.

Even if he didn't know Mu Yue, it was easy to guess Mu Yue's identity from among the five people, because aside from Mu Yue, those walking over were all young people like Kakashi and Obito.

He wasn't opposed to going on missions. Several months had passed since he returned from the battlefield, and he had rested long enough—it was time to get moving.

"The shinobi world always has endless wars. If the entire shinobi world were ruled by a single power, then war would probably disappear, and my son could live in a world without war."

Kosuke Maruboshi thought Obito was worried that his cooking wouldn't taste good.

"Leader, the Flower faction people are looking for you…" Just as Yokokawa Tsutomu was communicating with Mujou, a Kusagakure Anbu walked up and whispered close to Yokokawa Tsutomu's ear.

Still within the Land of Fire, they theoretically wouldn't encounter enemy ninja, but as experienced jonin, they wouldn't give the enemy any opening.

【Name: Kosuke Maruboshi】

"Impressive." Shihui Aburame said succinctly.

Although Mu Yue welcomed them as guests, Obito and the others felt embarrassed. Since Mu Yue took such good care of them, how could they possibly go to Mu Yue's house and trouble him?

Although the other party was a faction leader, he was now the leader of the entire Kusagakure, one rank higher.

"Aburame Shihui." Shihui Aburame seemed to be a rather traditional Aburame clan ninja; his speech was very concise.

"Sending Minato Namikaze to investigate would be a waste of time. Having him go confront the Kusagakure leader directly would be more like it." Danzo Shimura thought the other high-ranking officials' ideas were too soft.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his brow.

"Enter."

"Keep an eye on this side—don't let anything happen to the box." Yokokawa Tsutomu instructed Mujou, then left the underground base and headed for the Kusagakure administrative building.

Mu Yue's original plan was to use increased rewards to raise Wood Release to Expert Level, so the Wood Release with lower proficiency could still meet expectations.

"Lord Mu Yue, Lord Third Hokage says there is an important mission for you. Please go to the Hokage's office immediately. The training can end early," the notification ninja said to Mu Yue.

Although shinobi are a different species from ordinary people in terms of strength, they still need three meals a day, and hunger can even affect combat power.

"Who told this office to have only one chair." Upon hearing this, the leader of Grass Flower had to stand up and explain.

When Mu Yue and his disciple arrived at the training ground, they happened to see three ninjas standing on the training ground.

Noticing Obito's gaze, Maruboshi Kosuke smiled. "Although it might sound like self-praise, my skills are at least passable."

The prerequisite for his successful bet was that the Box of Bliss would be opened; if it couldn't be opened, it would only be wasted effort.

"It could be Mu Yue." Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a moment and thought of a good candidate.

Although he did not approve of Shimura Danzo's extreme methods, Sarutobi Hiruzen also did not think it was a good strategy to send Namikaze Minato to investigate.

"I did not send anyone specifically to notify your disciple. The other ninjas participating in the mission will be waiting for you at Training Ground No. 16."

【Chakra:】

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not waste words. He first concisely stated the specific mission, and then handed the mission scroll with detailed contents to Mu Yue.

【Skills: Insect Secret Technique (Expert Level), Secret Technique: Kikaichū (Expert Level)...】

"Currently on the Grass Country battlefield, our forces and the Iwa-nin forces have reached a delicate balance. Minato's departure might break that balance." This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen reluctantly agreed with Shimura Danzo.

Tomorrow, I have to cancel everything and get checked. Please don't let it be glaucoma...

I hope it's just exaggerated due to mixed information from Baidu.