Hiruzen felt more and more uneasy inside. Although this old friend had caused him a lot of trouble…
But for a moment, hearing him "bang" leave the office, Hiruzen still felt somewhat unaccustomed.
He immediately called an Anbu and said, "Danzo should have already gone to the Land of Rain. Pay attention to the letters recently sent to Konoha, especially those from Root."
"I need to know Danzo's current whereabouts."
That Anbu respectfully said, "Yes, Hokage-sama!"
Then instantly body-flickered away.
As soon as the people left, Hiruzen took out a smoking pipe and came to the window for a puff.
He looked at his own face on the Hokage Rock, but in his mind was the appearance of Danzo when he was young.
"Danzo, you really better not have any accidents."
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[Land of Wind, Roran]
Obito and Rin stayed in the Kamui space for a while longer, then returned here.
Recently, he had frequently used Kamui for large-scale movement and teleportation, and even activated the left eye's ability during the attack on Root. Even though the fusion with Hashirama cells was deep, the consumption of pupil power was still quite large.
He planned to rest for a while and not use the Mangekyō ability for now.
Just after arriving, they were discovered by Sara and were sought out, who took them to the training ground.
Then, they saw on the training field, Kakashi wearing a tight outfit similar to Might Guy's, running laps.
At this time, he had already been running for an unknown amount of time, his face drenched in sweat.
Obito and Rin, upon seeing this scene, along with Sara, all had the same strange feeling arise.
This look was simply too ugly.
Sure enough, staying with people like Might Guy too long, the spirit really would get assimilated.
They involuntarily shivered and decided to stay away from people like Might Guy in the future.
Sara covered her mouth and laughed, "Speaking of which, it's strange. You went to Amegakure, right? That was to kill that big shot from Konoha named Danzo, wasn't it?"
"After Kakashi came back, it's like he was stimulated mentally and has been training madly ever since."
"By the way, what exactly happened?"
Rin and Obito exchanged a glance. Wasn't Kakashi always calm and composed before? Even after killing Danzo to avenge his father, he shouldn't be this high-strung, right?
'Could it be...'
The two simultaneously thought of a possibility, and then couldn't help feeling embarrassed.
'Could Kakashi have been stimulated by our kiss?'
Obito blushed and scratched his head.
"Well… haha, that's a habit of one of Kakashi's friends from Konoha. It's just to better train himself, no other meaning."
Sara looked suspicious, full of half-belief, "Is that so? But my impression of Kakashi is that he cares quite a bit about his own image?"
Rin also quietly explained, "It's like that. Anyway, Kakashi being like this isn't the first or second time, probably he's used to it."
Only then did Sara suddenly realize. Since even Rin said so, she surely wouldn't lie.
She smiled and said, "When do you plan to go back to submit the mission?"
Obito thought for a moment, "Today, I suppose. Also, Sara, please write a mutual non-aggression pact with Konoha. I'll take it back to report."
Sara nodded, but then showed a cunning smile, "Obito, completing an S-rank mission this easily, don't you think that's a bit too relaxed?"
"No matter how you look at it, I feel a bit at a loss. No way, the mission reward, I want half."
Obito snorted, "So stingy."
Sara laughed, "I'm the Queen of Roran, how can I miss out on money-making matters?"
Obito could only say, "Fine. When the mission reward is issued, I'll come by, and also settle the money earned from selling machines through Akatsuki."
Sara became happy. This was a continuously flowing business. With this money, she could let the people of Roran live better lives...
At this moment, Kakashi finally finished running his set number of laps and stopped.
He saw Sara, Obito, and the others, but the expression on his face didn't change.
He just casually greeted, "Yo, you're here?"
Obito was a bit worried about Kakashi's mental state and couldn't help but ask, "Kakashi, are you okay?"
Kakashi's dead-fish eyes narrowed, "Great. Better than ever. Regularly training like Guy really can improve physical fitness."
As a result, Obito got even more worried.
He carefully probed, "Kakashi, how about… consider that Mist Village beauty Terumi Mei from the Chunin Exams?"
"She's really a nice person."
Kakashi only snorted, "Youth should not only be about women."
Rin at the side looked very guilty.
'It's over, it's over. Kakashi is even starting to use catchphrases like 'youth' now.'
'Hope he returns to normal soon.'
———
Kakashi dragged his exhausted body back to his room to shower and change clothes. At this moment, Sara's eyes suddenly narrowed.
She closed her eyes to sense for a while, then opened them, looking at Obito with a half-smile.
"Someone from Sunagakure came to visit. Obito, should I receive them or not?"
Obito was stunned, "What a coincidence?"
Then he said, "Actually, as long as it's not an attack on Konoha, no matter what contact you have with Sunagakure, Konoha won't pursue it."
Sara nodded and smiled, "Then I'll go receive them and see what Sunagakure wants this time."
Obito thought for a moment and reminded, "Sara, most of Sunagakure's forces are currently tied up by Konoha at Mount Kikyo, so they probably won't do anything to you."
"But one must still guard against people. No matter what, be cautious of them targeting Roran or you."
Sara calmly said, "I know. It's fine. Obito, don't forget, I'm also a member of Akatsuki now."
"If worse comes to worst, I'll ask the organization to step in and help mediate the conflict."
Now Sara wasn't a rookie in the ninja world anymore. Through this recent period of understanding, she had also come to understand what kind of existence Uchiha Madara was.
Besides, she had seen Madara's complete Susanoo. If such a towering giant stood in the Land of Wind, probably not many people would dare say anything.
Not to mention, Uchiha Madara being Akatsuki's leader really gave an overwhelming sense of security.
Obito said, "Then for this meeting, Rin and I will hide ourselves."
Sara nodded and said, "Then I won't bother with you two. Do as you please. If you want to leave, just leave a note."
"Anyway, with your ability, you can come and go freely."
After speaking, Sara left with several Roran ministers to meet with the Sunagakure representatives...
Rin got a bit curious, "Obito, recently Lord Orochimaru and Sunagakure have been fighting fiercely. Why would Sunagakure come looking for Sara at this time?"
Obito thought for a while, "First, it's like what Orochimaru feared, they want Sara to join the war against Konoha."
"Second, maybe the Land of Water started sneaking attacks. The war between the Lands of Wind and Water might be about to begin."
"If that's really the case, Rin, do you still remember Sunagakure's Pakura? She's not far from becoming famous."
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