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Maelstrom village.
- Hey Tohru, are you doing again? You hardly rest! Why are you forcing yourself like that ??
"And it's you Yuki-san…. At this time you cannot survive without strength… ..
-Well, why, you are still only nine, no one will send you to war, you have not even graduated from the academy yet! True, there is now a crash course, but still ... Anyway, Ichiro asked me to look after you!
- By the way, about the gentleman, why hasn't he returned yet? Things must be bad there on the battlefield ... What do you think of it?
- I don't know how things are in general there, but Ichiro should be fine, did I tell you? He was perhaps the strongest of all graduates in the past five years, and because of this he was taught by the elders, the wisest people of our clan ...
* Whisper *
- They say they are two or two hundred and fifty years old !!!
-What are you doing! I didn't know such important information! Thank you Yuki-san!
-Of course . And just call me sister .., by the way, the information about the elders is top secret, don't tell anyone, you understand?
-Ummm, I meant that the gentleman is one of the best graduates of the academy, it's incredible, now I know what to strive for !!!
-Heeeeee… .buuu again you about your master, bore !!
-By the way, madam, why don't you take part in the battles? As far as I know, you are already chuunin.
-Hohoho, listen and be surprised, I am a very important person for our village, because I am Irienin A rank, and for this I am here, I help the seriously wounded from the front. Although I used to want to become a kunoichi, but seeing how we have to kill someone, for some reason I immediately got sick, but you have to admit that I am very strong!
- Well, I don't know, because if you are left alone there is little you can do…. Although it is impossible to say that you are useless either.
-Emmmm you praised me right now, ooze ...
-He said that you will be an important person, provided that you work in a team.
-Ichiro !!
-Mister!
Yuuki would like to come and hug Ichiro, but before she could take a step, Tooru as an obedient dog stood next to him and greeted him.
- Glad to see you sir!
- Do you do it? Good boy.
Patting on the head said Ichiro.
Although it is probably understandable why he behaves this way, he himself treats him like a dog !!!
-Ichiro, when did you return, and where have you been for so long ???
- Yes, I've just returned, and now I'm going to the chapter, to report to him personally, I think it will take some time, so we'll talk later. And if you have nothing to do, Yuki, go and get something to eat, I'm hungry! Okay, let's go.
-You look at him and, what an impudent person, you want a lot of things…. Hmpf!
- So you're not going to cook? Then I'll go and do everything myself.
-Where!? I didn't say that I wouldn't ... .. by the way, it seems to me, or has something changed in him? And where did he get this hefty sword ?!
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- Yeah my sword gets a lot of attention, I think I look pretty damn cool. But this is the only and not very useful plus of this sword in terms of its visibility. After all, in fact, it looks expensive, you can't hide anywhere, and if they see the foggies with foam in their mouths, they will rush at me. And still, this is not my style, roughly chopping everyone left and right, although I must admit it looks impressive. Therefore, I think I will sell them on the black market, then also the heads, and then you see I myself can buy something on this black market, I would buy some Kusanagi….
Mdaa said I didn't even know where he was and how to get to him. Of course, I heard that it exists, but you never know, because all this information is of the type that grandmothers tell at the entrance.
Thinking so, I reached the Uzukage residence.
-Ichiro-san.
Several Anbu greeted me with nods, weirdly I don't think I'm wearing a sign, although it's probably the ones who accompanied the princess on my first mission. I, in turn, nodded in their direction in the same way, and went on.
Approaching the office of the head, I stopped at his secretary and asked:
-Is the head at home?
-Yes, but he has a meeting with the envoys from Konoha there now, I think they will finish soon, you can wait until that time here.
-Well thank you.
Hmm, why was I in such a hurry? After all, he could go somewhere to eat ... .. agh.
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Chapter cabinet at the same time.
-I think you know that our village is already fighting with two opponents, and you want us to send you ¼ of our forces to you? And where? To the village of Rain to suppress the forces of the Land of the Wind, and at this moment you will go to take their territory? Do you understand the absurdity of your request, Danz-san?
-Atsushio-dono, not only you are fighting on two fronts, and it is in your best interest if we finish as soon as possible with one of the opponents, so that we can open a new line of battle with the Land of Lightning.
-Your plan sounds tempting, but if you only look from your side ... .. after all, taking the territory of not only the country of the Wind but also the Lightning will be a very profitable step. But at the same time, you do not take into account how much we will lose, both people and resources, while receiving nothing in return.
-In the war, losses are a common thing, Mr. Uzukage, and you are silent about your income from the sale of seals and weapons to us and ... our enemies. You didn't think to hide it from us, did you?
- That you were an extreme measure, because we need to buy food, you are on the continent, while we, being on the island, have to somehow get out. And I didn't think that our allies didn't trust us that much.
-No, it's just being careful, you know what time it is. But in any case, I think you should think about this proposal, because not only the well-being of Konoha but also Princess Kushina depends on it. I think we can end this, goodbye.
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Imagine my surprise when, after half an hour of negotiations, Danzo himself came out of the kage's office, not as old of course as in the anime, but with an eye patch. So he has already started to trade in something illegal with Orachimaru.
Passing me by, he only looked at me with one eye (ha-ha) and walked on.
-Now I will ask the head if he is busy.
-Uh-huh
*Knock-Knock*
- ....
- ... ..
-It's all right, you can come in, he's not busy.
-Okay
Entering his office, I saw him sitting with a gloomy face, looking out the window and apparently thinking about something. The conversation with this collector did not end on a happy note.
-Come through Ichiro ... I'm glad you're okay
-Thanks. Um chapter, who was that?
- These are our "Allies" who ask us to help them a little .... But it doesn't matter, I hear you defeated the two Mist Swordsmen? Oh yes, I see you brought the trophy!
-Yes, I think I was very lucky.
-Yes, surviving a meeting with a jinchūriki being so young requires good luck.
-About that….
-You can not say, everything has already been reported to me on this account, and we have additional information on this matter.
-I think it will be interesting for you to hear it ...