Chapter 363 Not Chosen

Outside Sunagakure.

At some point, Tenkū got out of the sand and stood beside Hyōketsu, gesturing to him.

Hyōketsu nodded to show his understanding, and then made a few gestures too. Tenkū didn't understand what the gestures mean but he couldn't show it, so he pretended to understand and continued gesturing. Hyōketsu, who is wearing an ice crystal mask, looked 'calmly', and then return a few gestures. Both continued to gesture to each other and, the exchange went 'very smoothly'. After a while, the gestures of both parties become more and more concise, and finally only one middle finger is left.

Tenkū puts his middle finger up in front of Hyōketsu's ice crystal mask, and wanted to insert it through the eye hole of the mask.

Not to be outdone, Hyōketsu put his middle finger against Tenkū's chin, looking extremely domineering.

The two were making a fuss, and suddenly there was a change coming from the entrance of Sunagakure. The two immediately retracted their middle fingers and lowered their bodies to look.

Sunagakure is surrounded by a thick earth wall, and there is only a narrow passage at the entrance. At this time, a tall woman dressed in cool clothes is walking out of the narrow passage.

"She really came out…" Tenkū gasped in shock. He gestured to Hyōketsu just to know if what they did would be useful.

But now it seems that it is very successful, although Tenkū did not want to understand the reason.

When Hyōketsu saw him start talking, he believed he had won, so he generously explained: "Because I met Pakura before, and now I appear again, Yondaime Kazekage will definitely suspect that I am here for Pakura, and it just happened that he is hostile to Pakura, so he will definitely send Pakura. Whether Pakura is killed by us or taken away by Kirigakure, it will do no harm to him."

"You are explaining this to me?"

Tenkū said happily, "Sure enough, I am the last winner!"

"Didn't you just speak first?" Hyōketsu said coldly.

"Idiot, I was talking to myself." Tenkū winked.

Hyōketsu felt that he could no longer express his feelings for Tenkū in words, so he stretched out his middle finger.

Tenkū was not to be outdone, but as soon as he reached out his middle finger, Hyōketsu flickered and disappeared.

Tenkū was started, and when he looked up, he realized that Pakura had gone far away.

After leaving Sunagakure, Pakura's expression is calm, but there is a subtle feeling in her heart.

When she walked out of the narrow passage, she chatted with Sunagakure's Shinobi, who were stationed there, and learned that there was indeed a Shinobi with Ice Release Kekkei Genkai killing several patrol teams. As for more specific details, the gatekeepers don't know!

In other words, Yondaime Kazekage did not lie, and Kirigakure's Shinobi really wanted to take advantage during the decisive battle between Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

'It's just… Will owning Ice Release Kekkei Genkai made them Shinobi from Kirigakure?'

Pakura suddenly remembered the Yuki Clan's Shinobi, who claimed to be a member of the Abyss Organization.

'Could it be him?'

While pondering, Pakura touched the scroll in her pocket and thought to herself that no matter how bad Yondaime Kazekage was, he would never crack a joke with her about such an important matter!

Pakura suppressed her chaotic emotions and focused her energy on the road.

Rushing all the way, Pakura arrived at the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers four days later, and then she went all the way down the border, and arrived at the seaside three days later.

Originally, she could traverse the Land of Rivers, enter the Land of Fire and then go out to sea, but there is a stipulation in the alliance contract between Sunagakure and Konoha that Sunagakure must first report to Konoha before entering the Land of Fire.

But if Konoha knows that Pakura is going to negotiate an alliance with Kirigakure on behalf of Sunagakure, it will inevitably destroy it.

Therefore, Pakura had no choice but to enter the sea from the Land of Rivers, go to the Land of Tea on the other side of the sea, traverse the Land of Tea on the land, and hire a boat to go to the Land of Water. Of course, this would definitely slow down her schedule greatly.

Pakura did not stop after arriving at the coastal wharf of the Land of Rivers. She hired a large ship nearby and hired a few sailors, then go to the Land of Tea on the same day.

"She's out to the sea."

Tenkū looked at Hyōketsu next to him with an ugly face, and said angrily, "Bastard, if we enter the sea, my Earth Release will be completely useless!"

Hyōketsu squinted at him and said with a snort: "It's not like you only know how to use Earth Release."

'Eh, that's right??'

Tenkū blinked his eyes twice, thinking about it. Besides Earth Release, he is also proficient in Fire Release, Water Release, Lightning Release, Wind Release, and also Konoha-Style Kenjutsu...

But soon, Tenkū frowned and said in dissatisfaction: "But the personality I set for myself is Explosion Release, Extraordinary Strength and Earth Release. Using Ninjutsu with other attributes is not in line with my personality!"

"You think you can lie to me?!"

Hyōketsu sneered and said, "When you fight with Sasori of the Red Sand, in addition to Explosion Release, Extraordinary Strength and Earth Release, you also used Wind Release and Lightning Release. Do you think I don't know?!"

"That, that…" Tenkū couldn't say anything more.

"She has entered the sea, let's go!" Hyōketsu instructed, "When the boat reached the middle of the sea, we will take action!"

Pakura's Scorch Release is extremely terrifying. Touching it can evaporate all the blood within the human body, but they don't know if her Scorch Release can evaporate the sea.

Hyōketsu showed a sneer. He remembered that he was wearing an ice crystal mask, so who was this smile for?

...

When Hyōketsu and Tenkū worked hard, many things happened on Konoha's side.

After announcing Minato would succeed him as the Yondaime Hokage, Hiruzen officially announced it on the Hokage Tower's rooftop at 10 am the next morning. Under the watchful eyes of countless villagers, he solemnly handed over the Hokage's hat representing the Hokage to Minato.

Then Minato greeted the villagers and they all cheered.

At that time, Kanpū stood in the shadow below to maintain order, and his heart was inevitably surging.

Minato has finally become Hokage, and he finally has the opportunity to collect Flying Thunder God Technique!

After Flying Thunder God Technique is collected, as long as he does not want to die, no one in the Shinobi World will be able to kill him in the future!

Kanpū thought about fighting a strong enemy in the future, and finally saw the enemy's ugly expression after he teleported away, making him very happy.

After Minato succeeded to the throne, he officially entered Hokage Tower and began to deal with the village's affairs.

As for Hiruzen, although he resigned, he did not retire. After the succession ceremony, he joined the advisor group and helped Minato handle the village's affairs, becoming the veritable No. 1 advisor of Konoha not only in names, but also in reality!

When this scene falls in the eyes of Danzo and Orochimaru, they knew that is the best embodiment of attachment for power!

In their opinion, Hiruzen completely treats Minato as a puppet, and the power of the village is still in Hiruzen's hands!

Danzo asked Orochimaru to clamp down, step up the research on Kinoe's cells, and promised to overthrow Hiruzen's rule by violent means.

Orochimaru readily agreed, and went back to continue to study the Body Revival Technique. Anyway, it can be completed in three months at the latest, and Danzo's Wood Release is not in a hurry.

In the next few days, under Hiruzen's suggestion, Namikaze Minato began to select his direct escort team!

As Wild Cat said before, when the news came out, the women in Anbu went crazy, and almost 80% of them signed up. And in this 80%, at least half of them are already married.

Kanpū's respect for them stands unreservedly!

But respect is respect, the fight still has to be fought!

At the same time, the three members of the Minato's Hokage Guard Platoon in the original plot, Shiranui Genma, Namiashi Raido, and Tatami Iwashi, have also signed up.

The grand occasion is unprecedented, but Minato has a headache.

He is already married. Although his wife looked very gentle usually, she is very terrifying when she is angry. Cough, she's very cute, so there's no way he would choose female as his escort team.

After telling Anbu Commander, Eagle of his request, Eagle immediately eliminated more than half of the people.

But there are still many people left.

Minato looked the candidates on the list: Shiranui Genma, Tatami Iwashi, Namiashi Raido, Gekko Kanpū, Yamashiro Aoba...

"Hokage-sama, do you need an assessment?" Eagle asked.

Minato pondered for a while, shook his head slowly, and said: "Although they will be my bodyguard, Eagle, you should understand that with my strength, if I encounter a fatal crisis, no matter how strong the guards are, they will not be able to protect me."

Eagle thought about it, and felt that this is indeed the truth: "Then, what does Hokage-sama mean?"

"Although the Hokage Guard Platoon is called a guard, it is more to help me with some chores, so I don't need those with excellent talents." Kanpū's name was the first one Minato take away from the list.

'Once he becomes a guard, he is bound to be entangled in all kinds of things, so how can he train?'

'It's fine for the people with mediocre talent, but for a Shinobi as talented as Kanpū, once he gets entangled in these trivial matters, it will definitely affect his growth.'

Minato doesn't want Kanpū to waste his talents.

"Also, not those with special talents." Minato then takes down Aoba's name.

'This person named Yamashiro Aoba is very good at Mind Reading Technique. He can sneak into other people's brains and read their thoughts without any equipment. Such a character is a rare talent even in the entire Shinobi World, so it's too wasteful to make him as a handyman guard!'

"They also shouldn't be older than me."

Minato mused, "Although I am the Hokage, I shouldn't let the seniors stay by my side as a guard to handle trivial matters."

Seeing Minato take off the name on the list one by one, and the face under the eagle mask became more respectful: 'This is a good Hokage!'

In the end, Minato left three people, who are exactly the three extras in the original work: Shiranui Genma, Tatami Iwashi, and Namiashi Raido.

When the news came out, the female compatriots in the Anbu felt very uncomfortable, just like the end of their first love.

Kanpū feels the same as theirs, maybe even worse, because… that's more than sad!

Kanpū shut himself up when he heard the news, and then thought about why he was taken down.

'Is it because I'm too weak?'

'Or the relationship is not strong enough?'

Kanpū thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out, 'Then, it couldn't be that Shiranui Genma, Tatami Iwashi, and Namiashi Raido used a backdoor, right?

'Or do they have a closer relationship with Minato than my relationship with Minato?'

Kanpū cannot accept this reality!

Just when he couldn't figure it out, the Team Leader, Dove suddenly appeared: "Husky, Hokage-sama seems to need you for something, so he asked you to go there quickly."

Kanpū's mind was shook: 'Is there a surprise?'

Kanpū set off immediately with Body Flicker Technique.

When he came to the Hokage's Office, Kanpū knocked on the door and walked in: "Hokage-sama, you call for me?"

Although his heart is turbulent, Kanpū's tone is still calm and steady, and he didn't show any unhappiness when he wasn't chosen as the guard, letting people know that he is a reliable Anbu.

Minato, who was working on the documents on his desk, raised his head slightly, smiled before saying a word, and said: "Kanpū, are you disappointed that you were not chosen as a guard?"

Kanpū curled his lips, anyway, Minato can't see it anyway while he's wearing a wolf mask.

"No." After curling his lips, Kanpū opened his eyes and lied calmly.

Minato smiled, and then explained the reason for not choosing him as a guard.

Kanpū was dumbfounded upon hearing this, 'It turned out that I was too talented, so he didn't want to delay my future…'

'This reason is simply impeccable.'

Kanpū was very desperate. How can he just watch the Flying Thunder God Technique go to place he can't reach?

'No, don't underestimate Anbu's Shinobi!!'

Kanpū decided to be shameless, and said in a serious and emotional tone: "Hokage-sama, in fact, I want to be your direct guard, because I want to train with you!"

Minato was stunned, and then smiled: "So that's the case, but… even if you don't join the guard, it's still fine."

Kanpū's eyes slowly moistened, 'Who the hell said that there is no house for licking dogs?'

'Who?'