The path after the battle went calmly and it pleases, because another such attack will be very unpleasant. Arriving at the last checkpoint, a village called Naruka, we stopped for the night and our escorts are to arrive tomorrow morning.
Naruka is the closest village to Konoha, and is something of a communications outpost with which there is an increased security and thanks to her, trade is well developed here. This is great, since my chuunin vest is pierced and the wound has not yet fully healed, and I simply cannot walk in a jacket, I decided to buy myself a mesh T-shirt made of chakra-conducting thread. It cost fifteen thousand ryos, a little expensive of course if you look at my budget (which I knocked out of the chapter so that I could buy personal belongings) of eighty thousand, but along it I can conduct lightning, which in theory should protect me, but check whether it is correct I have no desire for my idea.
We settled in three rooms, one for the hime, in the other two, one half of the shinobi sleeps while the others look after the territory, then they change, the standard tactics.
The next morning, shinobi from Konoha arrived, there were eight of them, and you could immediately notice in their composition two from the Hyuga clan with the legendary dojutsu, there were also three from the Inuzuka clan, the rest seemed to have no clans or they simply were not known to me. It's a pity, of course, that I did not meet the bearers of the cursed eyes, but maybe this is good, who knows how they define their own there, do not let the Buddha spot me.
"I am Hyuuga Yuichi, captain of the escort team.
- Mitsuo Uzumaki, nice to meet you.
"Mutually, but what happened? The documents said there would be sixteen escorts plus four servants (the real one), so why are there fewer of you?"
- We were attacked on the territory of the village of Ibaraki, apparently this is a sabotage, the rest of the details we will personally report to the Hokage.
The Hyuuga looked skeptically at the captain and began to look closely at his face.
- Okay, let's go.
* * * * *
Approaching the gate above which the leaf village sign flaunted, we were met by their guards, they wanted to ask something, but when they saw representatives of local clans and the presence of a protector, they simply let us through. They couldn't just lag behind us, apparently among them there is the Uchiha who checked us for the presence of techniques and illusions.
Konoha was lively, similar to its anime version, and I could not single out something special for two reasons: the first one, I have been living in this world for fourteen years and many things have become commonplace for me, the second we moved on roofs, and at high speed it is difficult to see the local sights, although the second can be corrected, since we will stay here until the Hokage (who by the way Hiruzen, I realized this when I saw his head on the mountain) gives permission to leave the village, then all this will take time to get ready, by the way it would seem you live in the village voluntarily and you cannot leave it without permission, this is all because the shinobi are leaving, and when the war is on the nose, then each combat unit is very important, especially if these are tenacious Uzumaki.
But on account of the fact that we will be allowed to pick up friends, I have no doubt, try to refuse here, perhaps the only ally.
-Jin!
- Yes captain?
"Take the wounded and escort the princess to our quarter. We're going to report to the hokage.
* * * * *
Sarutobi Hiruzen
Not so much time has passed since I became Hokage, and we are already on the verge of a new war.
Today a team arrives from the Maelstrom with their princess, apparently they think that she will be safer here.
- How many problems.
- No need to say .
My friend said, entering my office without knocking and sitting down in a chair.
- Danz, I kind of came to the Hokage ...
- When we are alone, then you are just Hiruzen.
After keeping silent and lighting my pipe, I began to forget about all the problems that I have to rake.
Knock-Knock
- Come in
Two shinobi entered the office: one Hyuuga and the other Uzumaki.
- Mr. Hokage. Mission accomplished, may I go?
- You can go.
- Mitsuo Uzumaki, the captain of the escort arrived to convey the message of the head and also to report on a strange incident in the lands of the Land of Fire.
- Speak
- With all due respect ...
And Uzumaki glanced sideways at Danz, who was sitting quietly in a chair with one closed eye.
- Don't worry, you can report.
- Okay.
- To begin with, the well-respected leader asks for permission to send members of the Uzumaki clan to protect the village of Omura.
Hmm, I knew that they would ask for something, but in order to push the protection of the princess onto us and take away their shinobi, this is impudent, but I can't refuse, this can badly affect our relationship, of course we will not become enemies, but they may well delay the delivery of seals, and on the eve of the war it will be fatal, but by doing so they will leave the civilian population unprotected, I already see how Danzno asks to pick up a couple for himself.
- Okay, what about the weird incident?
- On the territory of the village of Ibaraki, we were attacked by a number of eighteen shinobi, whose affiliation is presumably Cloud, as a result of the battle the enemy was completely destroyed, but we lost five.
Clearly, sabotage, not even surprising, but how could we not have noticed such a detachment.
- What about the bodies of the enemies and the village.
Danz asked.
- The bodies are sealed in a scroll, here it is, and in the village there was a massacre that even shinobi causes shivering in the body.
Passing the scroll to me he said.
- Owl.
- Yes.
- Take the joy of the Anbu and clean up all traces in the village.
- Hi.
- Okay, Mitsuo, you are free, thanks for dealing with the sabotage of the enemy for this you will be paid the size of a rank A mission.
- Yes!
When the door closed, my friend spoke up.
- Hmm, the war is close.
- Yeah
- You know what I want?
- I know you too well ...
Yy
When the captain left for the report, we stayed outside the hokage residence to wait. The building, strange as for me, is large, red, and even in the center it looks like a target.
Waiting for the captain to come out, I noticed that many girls are looking at me with interest and at my companions warily, and it is no wonder they are dressed like anbu, and even their masks and the same, which by the way is useful, because the enemy, if he finds out our capabilities, then during the battle he will lose and will not be able to understand who is who so I think at such a time it is normal.
As for interested views on me, everything is simple, a shinobi who can protect and earn money is always in demand, and if he is also cute, then it does not matter how old the girl is, be it forty or twenty, and if she is alone, then she will definitely try to roll up to you ...
As I continued to wait and look at the entrance, I noticed two future legendary Sanins: Tsunade and Jiraiya. They were about twenty years old, and I want to note one Tsunade is really beautiful.
- I repeat to you once again if I see you again reading this obscene book during the mission, I will burn it with you.
"But Tsu was all right, and the mission was simple.
- Enough, I will not repeat.
Noticing how I was staring at her, Tsunade examined our group and went straight to us, while Jiraiya sadly followed her.
- Who you are?
My friends looked at me, but you can't tell them until the captain gives a sign, because I can reveal some secrets, but the chain of command is tough. Why did they look at me? Yes, because I am not from Anbu, but simply chuunin, and at least I can speak, but I still have to keep an eye on the language.
- Shinobi.
- Don't make yourself a fool, what village are you from and for what purpose are you here?
- Isn't it obvious where we are from?
Well, yes, our Anbu have hoods and their hair is not visible, but you can understand from me.
"You're probably from the Maelstrom, but I'm not sure about those, and you didn't answer why you're here?"
- Forgive madam .... Who did not introduce herself and asks who, where and why we are here. But I'm not going to answer your questions, you are not the Hokage, or am I wrong?
Damn it, apparently I was too much because her face frowned and she clenched her fingers into a fist, and remembering how much hard surface she smashed them, I felt scared.
- Tsu calm down, he is right, after all, she did not even introduce herself and immediately began the interrogation, we are the Hokage's students and my name is Jiraiya and her Tsunade
Fuh Jiraiya I owe you.
"Ichiro Uzumaki is pleased to meet Jiraiya-san and Tsunade.
Damn, I did it again ... but I like her face so much when she gets angry ... maybe I'm a masochist, but not ..
- Grrrr, so we introduced ourselves and now tell me who you are and why you are here.
Okay, this time I have to be nice.
"We are from the Uzumaki clan, and with all due respect to Tsunade-san, I cannot say why we are here, even the fact that you are such a beautiful girl will not help you.
Tsunade looked at me for a minute and said
-Beautiful? I'm certainly not a scary guy, but I can't compare with the Uzumaki, who are famous for their appearance.
- Believe me, I am one of Uzumaki, I lived with them for 14 years and saw many beautiful girls, and the girls from my squad are very beautiful, but I think they cannot be compared with you.
When everyone heard this, the girls from the squad chuckled, Tsunade blushed slightly, and Jiraiya looked very intently at the bodies of my companion and thought about something.
- Um ... okay Gee, let's go better ask the teacher what they are doing here.
Ji did not answer her, but continued to undress the girls with a glance, and Tsu had to drag him by his white hair. Passing next to me, the sanin spoke.
`` Hey guy, introduce me to these kunoichi, no ... you better take me with you to the Maelstrom and I will teach you strong techniques.
Hmmm, and this is a tempting offer, it is expensive to learn even from the young, but still the Toad Sage, but it will be difficult to bring him to our clan because he is a student of the third, and he will be perceived as a spy.
Still deciding, I said.
- Somehow we'll meet and discuss it.
- Hurray, let's meet tomorrow here at lunchtime.
- Okay
When they were out of sight I heard a scream
- Tsu, we must immediately go to Vodovort, this is all for my work.
- Shut up!
And then there was a blow, and quite loud.
The captain came up to us for another 5 minutes.
- We can all go.
And we went to the Uzumaki quarter for another mission.