"Danger? Difficulty?"
"Danger is what I want! Difficulty is what I want!"
"Kakashi, just wait and see!"
Naraku Shihouin tossed the documents onto the table, a confident smile gracing his handsome face.
Seeing this, even Kakashi Hatake had to admit that this guy was indeed a bit handsome.
Of course, compared to him, he was still a bit lacking.
...
Over the next few days, Naraku Shihouin quickly familiarized himself with Anbu's procedures and, under Kakashi Hatake's guidance, met all of Anbu's members.
"This is Yamato." Kakashi brought a Ninja to Naraku and introduced him, "You should know him."
"Senior, I am Yamato."
Yamato stepped forward and bowed slightly to Naraku.
It's Yamato, but at this time Yamato hadn't changed his name to Yamato yet.
"Of course I know him. Many people in your Anbu have been treated by me."
Anbu Ninja usually have very dangerous tasks to complete, and casualties are common. As the most skilled Medical Ninjutsu practitioner in Konoha Village at the time, Naraku Shihouin had indeed treated many Anbu Ninja.
However, at that time, he was not aware that so many of the patients he treated were from Anbu.
Now it seems this is a good thing; at least now he can integrate into Anbu in the shortest possible time.
"Yamato has other important tasks to attend to, so I haven't assigned him to you."
Kakashi Hatake mentioned it briefly, but even if he didn't say it, Naraku knew what Yamato's task was.
Monitoring the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki — Uzumaki Naruto!
Although many people say that the First Hokage's Wood Release dominated the Ninja World and Yamato's Wood Release was used for greening the Village, it must be said that Wood Release is still very effective in suppressing Tailed Beast.
It's not as good as the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, but even if he can suppress the Nine-Tailed's power for a short time and prevent Uzumaki Naruto from rampaging, then Yamato is the most suitable person to monitor Naruto.
So, except for some urgent and very important missions, Yamato basically monitors Naruto in Konoha Village.
After a brief chat with Kakashi Hatake and Yamato, Yamato left Anbu to carry out his monitoring mission.
"Is he that busy?"
Kakashi saw Naraku's confusion and said,
"Yamato's mission is very important; he only gets a few hours of rest a day, and often doesn't even have time to eat."
"Actually, it's already quite good. Anbu Ninja who are out on missions are actually in greater danger."
"But this is the meaning of Anbu's existence. Our sacrifices bring about the prosperity of the Village."
Damn!
This is too much work!
Naraku Shihouin's face was about to turn dark. Fortunately, he was only the Deputy Head of the Medical Department now; otherwise, if he had to treat people, it would definitely exhaust him to death.
The two continued to chat for a while, then Naraku left Anbu and went to the Hokage Tower, where he found Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Tongue Severance Seal?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi took down his pipe and tapped it. He understood what Naraku wanted to do.
In fact, he didn't approve of Danzo using the Tongue Severance Seal to control Root Organization's Ninja, but he didn't say much when Danzo did it.
"I only need the method to unseal the Tongue Severance Seal; the specific Sealing Ninjutsu can be omitted."
"Okay!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed and then sent someone to fetch a scroll.
After handing the scroll to Naraku Shihouin, Hiruzen Sarutobi, with his pipe in his mouth, reminded him,
"Familiarize yourself with Anbu as soon as possible. In a few days, there will be a mission that requires you to lead a team to complete."
"Understood."
Naraku took the scroll and turned to leave the Hokage Tower.
However, he chose not to return to Anbu but instead prepared to go straight home.
As the Deputy Captain, he still had this authority. Anyway, his main task now was still to familiarize himself with Anbu.
Compared to other Ninja clans in Hidden Leaf Village, the Yotsukiin was a very small Ninja clan.
In fact, before Naraku grew up, the Yotsukiin had not had anyone become a Jonin for a long time.
No way, the entire Yotsukiin, including all its members, did not even number a hundred.
Too few people.
Although according to the clan's records, the Yotsukiin had also been glorious. During the chaotic Sengoku period, it even became an affiliated clan of the Senju Clan. According to the information, the Yotsukiin even helped the Senju Clan fight the Uchiha Clan.
He believed that Shihouin had indeed allied with Senju, after all, in the chaotic era of Sengoku, for survival, almost all Ninja clans had allies and close relatives.
For example, the Ino–Shika–Chō three clans were subordinates of the Sarutobi Clan. Besides the distant relative Uzumaki Clan, the Senju Clan also had many subordinates like the Yotsuki Clan. The Hyuga Clan and the Kaguya Clan of Hidden Mist Village also had kinship.
So Naraku sometimes speculated whether it was because the Yotsukiin became a subordinate of the Senju Clan and participated in the war between Senju and Uchiha, leading to too many Ninja dying, which is why their population is not thriving now.
After all, everyone knows how tragic the war between Senju and Uchiha was; it was so intense that even the Uchiha Clan couldn't bear it, so one can imagine how many Ninja from the Yotsuki Clan who participated died.
From this perspective, it was quite normal for Naraku Shihouin to become her direct disciple given Tsunade's identity and status.
...
"Crash..."
A sound came from inside the house, indicating someone was moving about in the room.
Naraku knew who it was.
His girlfriend, Yūgao Uzuki.
"You're back."
Long purple hair cascaded down, and a delicate, fair, beautiful face peeked out from the room. Yūgao Uzuki greeted Naraku with a beaming smile.
"Dinner will be ready in a moment."
Naraku was not at all surprised by Yūgao Uzuki's appearance. After all, Yūgao Uzuki was also a Special Jonin in Anbu, and as the Deputy Captain, he naturally knew she had returned to the Village after completing her mission yesterday.
"You only returned yesterday; you should rest more."
Walking a few steps to Yūgao Uzuki, who was busy in the kitchen, Naraku said helplessly, "We can eat anytime."
"It's alright, I was going to come see you anyway. You're usually much busier than I am."
As the two chatted and laughed, the meal was quickly served.
"You try this; it's good..."
"You eat too."
Naraku and Yūgao Uzuki smiled and chatted while serving each other food.
They finished eating quickly, and after a simple cleanup, the two sat down in the courtyard and chatted.
Yūgao Uzuki briefly talked about what happened during her mission. Now that Naraku was an Anbu squad leader, there was no need to worry about revealing secrets.
Naraku, on the other hand, told her about the interesting things happening in Konoha Village and his own promotion.
The atmosphere between them was very good, and in just a few minutes, the distance between them grew shorter and shorter, and soon they were leaning against each other.
"Cough..."
Naraku couldn't hold back anymore and directly princess-carried Yūgao Uzuki.
"This, this is still daytime."
"What are you afraid of? After eating, you should exercise; it's good for your body."
Yūgao Uzuki's fair, pretty face instantly turned red, breathtakingly beautiful.
With a bang, the door was closed.
The light was blocked, and the room grew dim, the atmosphere gradually becoming more intense.
"Mmm..."
...
"Medical Department was so suitable for you, yet Hokage-sama insisted on transferring you to Anbu."
Yūgao Uzuki, leaning on Naraku, was somewhat puzzled, a look of confusion on her rosy face.
"What? Are you worried I won't adapt to Anbu?"
"I just think it's a bit of a shame. You did so well in the Medical Department and had so many connections. Now that you've left, will it..."
A hint of a smile appeared on Naraku Shihouin's face as he confidently stroked Yūgao Uzuki's purple hair.
"It's not that easy. They have good intentions, but they can't truly remove my influence from the Medical Emergency Team."
"Ao Yagami is also a Medical Ninja; his proficiency in Medical Ninjutsu isn't low, right!"
"That depends on who you're comparing him to..."