Chapter 233

During the Leaf Village's most painful times, strictly speaking, Tsunade did not experience them as she had already left the village.

However, even outside of the Leaf, she could comprehend just how difficult those times were for the village.

Although, speaking of which, she had encountered the Fourth Raikage before, and her view of him wasn't particularly terrible.

But now, she knew she had to keep her emotions in check.

"I will relay this matter for you, as for the final outcome, it depends on their judgement."

"That's enough, I believe everyone will make a reasonable judgement."

Kaito laughed a bit upon hearing Tsunade's words, only for his smile to make Tsunade roll her eyes, not bothering to say more.

After all, "everyone" in Kaito's mouth, whether it meant all the people of the Leaf Village or just their seven major families, was not clear.

However, she didn't care who it was, or rather, she didn't have the status to care about these things.

She pondered for a moment and then spoke: "Oh right, let me tell you something, your plan has been approved."

"Plan?"

Kaito looked at Tsunade strangely, but soon remembered that in the days since his return, he seemed to have seen quite a few young people in the camp.

Although, Kaito didn't pay much attention at the time since he was in a fragile state of recovery.

At the same time, the Leaf was incredibly busy because the aftershocks from the battle between Kaito and the Fourth Raikage were too substantial.

That terrifying shockwave made everyone realize it wasn't an earthquake at all.

Especially when Kaito brought back the Fourth Raikage and his brother, many people realized this matter probably had something to do with Kaito!

Tsunade rushed over quickly upon hearing the news, and while she had some complaints seeing all this – Kaito's actions weren't quite appropriate –

She soon realized why Kaito did what he did; it was entirely a method to boost morale!

So, after issuing the strictest gag order, she also began treating Kaito and the Raikage brothers.

During the treatment, Kaito didn't pay much attention to the outside world, but when he was fully healed, he realized that people in the camp were looking at him somewhat strangely.

That fervent gaze, and the Riddler-like manner of speaking, made Kaito quite uneasy.

Moreover, he had covertly copied the Raikage's abilities, so he didn't focus too much attention on the camp.

"Are you saying that those young people are actually little ones coming to the battlefield to gain experience?"

Kaito asked, somewhat uncertain, before something more critical came to his mind.

"Do, those little ones have sufficient protective measures?

Also, has the matter regarding the Fourth Raikage been relayed to Iwagakure?

Or even, has it been exposed to Kumogakure?"

"You're aware of the exposure issue too?"

Tsunade glared at Kaito irritably, then spoke discontentedly.

"I've already issued a gag order; everyone is forbidden to discuss these matters.

Moreover, I've had all the stationed Anbu rotated here to tightly monitor the entire camp.

As for those little ones, you can rest easy, they have sufficient protection; isn't this what you wanted?"

"That's good, as long as neither Iwagakure nor Kumogakure receives the message, it's fine."

Kaito lifted his head to look at the sky, lightly laughed, and spoke slowly.

"Of course, if it really comes to a certain point, it's not impossible to disseminate the information.

After all, I never intended to conceal this information; at least there's Dodai keeping things in check at Kumogakure, and we can deal a heavy blow to Iwagakure's morale.

As long as the children have enough protection, everything is fine; they should also understand the cruelty of war.

Thank you for telling me these things, Director Tsunade."

"Aren't you going to ask who those kids actually are?"

Tsunade crossed her arms, looking at Kaito with a slightly playful demeanor, but Kaito just shook his head.

"No need, since being able to come means everything is ready, I also plan to visit my teammates. I have been asking them to take care in these days."

"You want to see Yaneko, don't you?"

Tsunade's expression became increasingly playful.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you something. Strictly speaking, this girl from the Nara clan is my disciple."

Yaneko becoming Tsunade's disciple truly left Kaito somewhat dumbfounded.

Because he really couldn't comprehend what there was to learn from Tsunade – after all, one can't learn her figure!

Kaito was genuinely feeling a bit chilled now, sensing that apart from maybe learning a bit of medical technique which is positive, everything else with Tsunade seemed to be negative attributes.

Whether it was a gambling addiction or violent tendencies, these were things quite difficult to accept.

However, this matter was truly not easy to handle, and all he could do was think of how to make Yaneko recognize the seriousness of the situation on her own.

Just as Kaito was feeling troubled due to the inexplicably bizarre master-disciple relationship between Yaneko and Tsunade, Kakashi, leading Sasuke, Karin, and Naruto, had already arrived at the front lines.

Kakashi, being an elite ninja of Konoha, his participation in the war was as normal as it could be.

Moreover, after he left the Anbu, he did not immediately decide exactly what he wanted to do, and Jiraiya also did not force him to make a choice hastily.

Thus, during this time, he was primarily meeting with old friends, while also dealing with Guy's challenge.

The challenge to Guy that Kaito had agreed to was basically pigeonholed, after all, Kaito was genuinely busy, and Konoha was truly encountering numerous matters.

Even though Guy sometimes appeared somewhat stunned, he also understood that this absolutely was not the time to seek out Kaito for a challenge.

Especially after Konoha and Iwagakure began warring, they each didn't have much time to spend on such contests.

Regrettably, being a Jonin, and a Jonin with abundant war experience at that, this time he naturally needed to participate in the war.

Kakashi had also prepared quite early, only, he wasn't among the first batch of troops deployed.

Actually, this was also quite normal, after all, Jonin represent the village's high-end combat power and need to be mobilized according to the battlefield situation.

Especially to their north, where there's a group of brutes; in case they make any small moves, it's convenient to have someone on hand to deploy at any time.

However, what Kakashi had never expected was that the mission awaiting him was to serve as a leading Jonin.

And under his command, were they really a group of brats who hadn't even graduated yet?

If it was only this, Kakashi could have lodged an appeal, but when he saw the roster of his subordinates...

Even though he once had rich experience in the Anbu and had faced countless enemies, at this he was somewhat stupefied.

Who were these three little devils, after all? One, the direct son of the Uchiha clan's former clan leader, and one, the son of his own teacher!

And while he was not familiar with one of them, seeing the name "Uzumaki Karin" written on the roster, even if he was obtuse, he would know what this meant.

Moreover, Kakashi was not a dull person; after seeing these three people, the only thought in his mind was — damn it, I quit!

Was this a mission a person could accept? If something unexpected happened, wouldn't he have to commit seppuku on the spot as an apology?

Kakashi decisively ran to the Hokage office to find Jiraiya, believing that under no unusual circumstances, he should be able to refuse this mission.

At least, these youngsters should not be sent to the battlefield.

But typically, when there are no surprises, surprises often happen. Unsurprisingly, Jiraiya rejected Kakashi's appeal.

However, Jiraiya did not overly trouble Kakashi; he told Kakashi that, in fact, many experts would be going along, so there was no need to worry too much.

To be honest, deep down, Jiraiya was somewhat opposed to this plan.

But given that all of Konoha's clans, even some small clans, had this intention, he could not go against everyone's wishes.

Moreover, considering the descendants of these clans, quite a few of them had a very good relationship with Naruto.

Especially that little devil named Sasuke, who was constantly on Naruto's lips.

So, after hesitating for quite a long time, he went to find Uchiha Fugaku intending to let Naruto and Sasuke team up.

After all, Naruto and Sasuke got along so well, and these two youngsters had practiced together for so long that they also had cooperative understanding between them.

Having them act together naturally would be much better than running to other small teams at the last minute.

Of course, the most important point was that the Uchiha clan could find more experts to protect them.

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