Chapter 15: Return to Konoha, a gatekeeper inherited in one line

But for these poor girls, what could Uchiha Fugaku do?

Even if his heart was collapsing, Uchiha Fugaku couldn't vent it on them.

So despite his heart being covered in scars, Uchiha Fugaku still said with a stiff face:

"Of course, Konoha has always been very open-minded; it's no problem to accept you girls."

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku answer like this, the fear in the women's hearts was instantly suppressed, and surprised expressions appeared on their faces.

"Thank you so much, Ninja-sama."

As she spoke, Chizi bowed directly to Uchiha Fugaku, and she was like a different person from the fearful appearance just now.

After all, for ordinary people at the bottom like them, being able to enter Konoha to live could be said to be a guarantee of a stable life.

Thinking that they wouldn't have to worry about insecurity in the future, and wouldn't have to worry about those evil mountain bandits anymore, the women couldn't help but feel excited, and even a few burst into tears of joy on the spot.

Of course, thinking that their dead relatives could no longer live this kind of life, everyone couldn't help but feel a burst of sorrow again.

"Alright, follow us and let's go, try to get to Konoha early."

Facing the women whose emotions were excited and unstable, Uchiha Fugaku said with a complex expression.

He didn't even need to guess that the expressions of the two disciples who were watching him must be very complex.

Sure enough, after Uchiha Fugaku turned back, he saw Sakukaze trying hard to pinch his own thigh, wanting to maintain the cold and aloof expression on his face.

Just from his slightly flushed face, one could see that Sakukaze was truly enduring very hard.

And Kakashi, on the side, although he didn't seem to have any abnormality. But from the mask that was twitching slightly, one could see that he was not calm at this moment.

"Sakukaze, Kakashi, you two disperse to both sides to be responsible for vigilance, and escort these girls back to Konoha."

Uchiha Fugaku, who was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig his toes into the ground, gave orders to Sakukaze and Kakashi with forced calmness.

Sakukaze and Kakashi didn't make their responsible captain embarrassed either; clenching their teeth, they responded and dispersed.

They were both ninjas, existences who could endure things that ordinary people couldn't endure, and had received professional training.

Regarding this kind of small matter of their serious-type representative Uchiha Fugaku being embarrassed and making a fool of himself, they wouldn't laugh, because they could endure it.

Of course, they were absolutely not afraid that Uchiha Fugaku would settle accounts after the autumn.

A mere Jonin, so what if he was their Jonin leader?

As long as he dared to settle accounts after the fact, Sakukaze and Kakashi would dare to apologize directly.

Looking at the figures of his disciples dispersing, Uchiha Fugaku's complexion looked a bit better.

Without any hesitation, Uchiha Fugaku took everyone down the mountain, preparing to set off to return to Konoha.

After another day of helping, the Fugaku Squad of three successfully returned to Konoha, which was a day later than the time they had originally planned to return.

There was no help for it; who told them to bring dozens of burdens.

Although those women who were saved by Sakukaze and the others had already tried very hard to hurry, as ordinary people, and also women who were relatively weak in physical strength, they had no way to compare with ninjas.

The journey that took Sakukaze and the others one or two hours, these women, excluding eating, drinking, and short rests, walked for nearly two days.

But fortunately, the three people of the Fugaku Squad didn't have any urgent matters, so they weren't too anxious.

Otherwise, if they forced these women a bit more, they could have arrived half a day earlier.

"Wow, is this Konoha? It's really big!"

From afar, the women who had become relatively familiar with the three of the Fugaku Squad started to exclaim.

And seeing Konoha, Sakukaze and Kakashi also let out a long sigh of relief.

Although they weren't in a hurry in terms of time, when they were performing missions outside, their days really weren't very good.

While sleeping in the open, they still had to guard the surroundings and protect the team; this kind of life was still quite boring and arduous.

In comparison, the two naturally preferred to stay in the comfortable Konoha.

Not paying attention to the women's exclamations, Uchiha Fugaku flashed to the front of Konoha's gate.

As the captain of this mission, things like moving population to Konoha naturally had to be reported comprehensively by him.

So as soon as he landed, Uchiha Fugaku said to the gatekeeper:

"Two, I am Uchiha Fugaku; when leading the team to perform the bandit suppression mission, I saved forty-three women.

Now I am prepared to move them into Konoha, please report and arrange it. Afterwards, I will submit an accurate mission report to Lord Hokage."

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, the two gatekeeping mid-level ninjas didn't hesitate, and after looking at each other, one of them went to communicate with Sakukaze and the two.

Although they didn't understand what the subsequent process would be like, Sakukaze and Kakashi understood that they didn't need to worry about the next steps.

So after the gatekeeping mid-level ninja came over, Sakukaze said directly to the women behind him:

"Everyone, please listen to this senior's arrangements next, he will settle you down."

After saying that, Sakukaze turned his head again to look at the Chunin responsible for the handover and said:

"Senior, I'll trouble you next."

Hearing this, the person responsible for the reception revealed a kind smile.

"It's okay, Sakukaze-kun and Kakashi-kun, I'll take it from here. Also, you did well this time, keep it up."

Regarding the two new stars of Konoha, he, as the gatekeeper of Konoha, naturally wouldn't not know them.

Although they weren't juniors of his own family, being able to have two such excellent juniors in Konoha, as an inheritor of the Will of Fire, he was still very proud and gratified.

Therefore, he naturally wouldn't be stingy with his praise and encouragement.

Turning his gaze to look at the women brought back to Konoha, the gatekeeping Chunin said quickly:

"My name is Shenyue Wangyue, I am a Chunin of Konoha, next, everyone please follow me."

After saying that, Shenyue Wangyue led the way and walked into Konoha.

The women who came to Konoha to make a living naturally wouldn't refuse, and after saying goodbye to the three of the Fugaku Squad, they followed Shenyue Wangyue with excited and nervous moods.

The excitement was naturally because they were about to enter Konoha to live, and the nervousness stemmed from the unknown of their future life.

Watching the figure of Shenyue Wangyue leading the women away, Uchiha Sakukaze revealed a thoughtful expression.

Although he had lived in Konoha for six years, this was the first time he knew that one of the gatekeepers of Konoha was named Shenyue Wangyue.

If he remembered correctly, it seemed that one of the gatekeepers of Konoha during the period when Naruto lived was called Shenyue Chuyun.

Could it be that the position of gatekeeper was also inherited by the family? ===== CHAPTER 16 =====