The Shadow of Konoha

Hanyu returned to the Konoha front with great enthusiasm, only to find that his team had been cancelled. What a sad thing it was... Well, actually not.

Because of casualties, various changes in ninja teams are actually very common, whether it is changes in members or changes in bases and tasks.

However, one thing that needs to be noted is that if Hanyu had come back a few days later, his ninja number would most likely have been cancelled. In that case, things would have been a bit bad, as he would have been a typical case of "being killed".

Now Hanyu is a little worried about what kind of arrangements the command will make for him personally. What if someone is dissatisfied with his passiveness and puts him into the cannon fodder unit, or lets him take on cannon fodder tasks?

As we all know, when a ninja faces such an extreme situation, he usually has a set response process: first, take out the kunai and draw a beautiful straight mark in the middle of his forehead; second, do whatever you want.

However, Hanyu's worries are a bit unnecessary, after all, he has a strong backing.

The biggest difference between Hanyu and ordinary cannon fodder is not that his strength is barely acceptable, but that the Hokage is likely to personally inquire about his affairs, so most of the time he can avoid such extreme situations.

He is a disciple of the leader of the Senju clan. Now that Senju is gone, if he is "persecuted" immediately, it will not be Hanyu's life that is at stake, but it will be a slap in the face of Senju. What's going on? The Senju family has just left the stage of Konoha, and already someone is so impatient?

This political signal is too bad and will only bring serious negative impact to the Third Hokage, so he will pay close attention to it.

In fact, Hanyu means nothing to the entire Senju, but if Sansho pays attention to him, it means that the Senju pays attention to him. If the Senju pays attention to him, the Hokage has to pay attention to him... It's not that he can't die, but he has to die normally, like in the Rain Country last time. If he died, it would be very reasonable and no one would gossip about it.

After the Senju clan retired, the Senju color on Sansho not only did not fade, but was highlighted. After all, she was the last visible figure of the Senju clan, and this color was obviously extended to Hanyu through the master-disciple relationship.

Therefore, whether he admits it or not, in many cases, the Senju color on Hanyu has become his protective color.

It is somewhat ironic and sad that the last rays of light of the Senju clan actually fell on Hanyu, a person who has no blood relationship with the Senju clan... He is certainly not the only one like this. After all, compared to him, Tsunade is at least much more orthodox. However, this cannot conceal his unexpectedness.

When Sansho also leaves the stage of Konoha, Senju will complete his complete exit.

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"Are you practicing earth escape?" Jiraiya poked his head in from outside the tent. After observing Hanyu inside for a while, he asked.

It had been three days since Hanyu returned to the camp. He had been doing nothing during these days and just stayed in a previously empty tent, which was his current resting place.

"Well, I have to hurry, after all, this is the only one left." Hanyu said.

To be precise, he had already mastered the changes in four types of chakra attributes. As for the remaining method of practicing the transformation of the earth attribute chakra, the Third Hokage had already demonstrated it to him in detail, so Hanyu was able to practice in this area when he had free time.

Hanyu's escape techniques were somewhat quick-learned, but even if he had truly completed his training in this area, there was still a clear gap between his five escape techniques and those of the Third Hokage - the Third Hokage was proficient in thousands of ninjutsu, and the number of each escape technique he was skilled in was above three digits, but what about Hanyu?

For now, he only knows one lightning technique, one wind technique, a few water and fire techniques. The techniques that Yuzuru has mastered at this moment can be counted on one's fingers.

However, he is the type of ninja who pursues the power of a single technique rather than the number of techniques.

"I have some experience in earth escape and I believe I can complete it soon," Hanyu added.

"Experience? Have you been practicing earth escape for a long time?" Jiraiya asked in surprise. It has only been a short time since Hanzuru became a ninja. Where did he find the time to practice earth escape?

"No, I mean I was proficient in earth escape in my previous life."

"..." Jiraiya was confused.

Hanyu showed a look of reminiscence. He really knew how to use earth escape in his previous life and was proficient in the art of plasticity. He was especially good at making clay figures that were 15 to 20 centimeters tall. Most of the finished products were women and each one was lifelike.

It is precisely because of this experience and the foundation from his previous life that Hanyu believes that he will be able to master earth escape again soon. They are all earth escape, so what's the difference?.

"So, you are so free, don't you have any mission? What do you want to talk to me about?" Hanyu reminisced about the past years, and when he came to his senses, he found that Jiraiya was still here, so he asked.

"Hanyu, what's with your attitude? I'm here to help the Hokage convey the next arrangements for you. This is serious business." Jiraiya said a little angrily... It was precisely because he was indeed a bit idle on the front line that he became a little angry after being poked.

"Hey, was this arrangement made by the Hokage himself? Tell me about it." Hanyu thought, why didn't you tell me earlier if you had something important to tell me?

However, after hearing what Jiraiya said, his attitude immediately straightened up.

"Well, listen carefully, considering that your team is already on the eastern front to carry out a mission, and our team happens to be short of one person...so the Third Hokage decided to temporarily fill in with you." Jiraiya said in a tone that sounded like we take good care of you, as if Hanyu would be lonely and cold without their care.

However, after hearing what the other party said, Hanyu covered his eyes with his hands.

"W-What do you mean? I've noticed that there's always been something wrong with your attitude!"

This reaction was a bit wrong, Jiraiya could not stand it, he jumped up and down on the spot, we are the great Konoha prostitutes, gamblers and drug addicts... No, they are the great Konoha Three Cutes, and they have never been despised like this before.

"I'm sorry, I should have concealed my disgust. I'm too immature and there is indeed something wrong with my attitude." Hanyu said quickly.

Jiraiya thought about it for a while, but still couldn't figure out whether Hanyu's "self-criticism" was targeting the right people, and whether this person was apologizing or not.

"Let me put it this way... Jiraiya, let me ask you, how old are you now?"

Jiraiya instantly understood what Hanyu wanted to say, so he said with a guilty conscience, "Ten...ten years old, right?"

This skill is not good enough. You must be firm when lying.

"Nonsense, are you the one with brain damage or am I the one with brain damage? You were seven years old last year, and you are ten years old this year? With your math level, you will grow up to be someone who can calculate the total number of people in four teams of four as twelve."

"…"

It's not impossible for a ninja team to have such a young ninja, but it's not possible for all three members to be naughty kids. If that's the case, is Hanyu here to be a ninja or a nanny?

The Third Hokage who is on the front line should be extremely busy. He certainly cannot take care of his disciples all the time, so he should find a tool to help his disciples, right?

However, if this was the decision made by the Hokage, no matter how much Hanyu complained, he could only passively accept it.

"I am the captain of this temporary team, right?" So Hanyu could only settle for the next best option.

Next time, if he heard the word "no", if he was not the captain and had to obey the orders of the naughty kid, he would immediately take out his kunai and scratch his forehead protector, and no one could stop him.

"…Ah, yes."

Originally, Jiraiya was tasked with bargaining with Hanyu about who would be the captain, but when he saw that the other party disliked them so much, he immediately gave up the idea... You know, finding a ninja who can really lead them to the front line is not an easy task.

"That's good." Hanyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the previous situation where Hanyu had to be specifically mentioned by the Hokage for talking nonsense to Jiraiya, this time the Sandaime took the initiative to push his disciples over, which at least showed that his level of trust in Hanyu had greatly increased.

Hanyu thought about it and felt that it might be because of his previous behavior of covering the retreat for his teammates in Amegakure that he got a lot of extra points from the Hokage.

The superiors are so realistic. Since Hanyu is willing to die for Konoha, he suddenly becomes approachable and lovable... Even though Hanyu's decision at that time had nothing to do with Konoha, no matter what, it is a good thing that he can get more trust instead of suspicion.

If you think about it this way, being a babysitter for a while doesn't seem to be completely unacceptable. After all, there are four of the Three Ninjas of Konoha, and maybe it will be considered common sense in the future.

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