Watching Tianyuan disappear, Kakuzu also left the office. His eyes glowed with a fiery intensity. "Is the Fourth Great Ninja War about to begin? That's a good opportunity for us."
Kakuzu was already impatient to continuously expand this force, expanding it to encompass the entire ninja world.
Of course, this would undoubtedly incur the hostility of the Five Great Nations. Even if it truly developed well, if Kakuzu didn't have the power to deal with the Five Great Nations after the Fourth Great Ninja War ended, such a force could easily vanish into thin air.
Kakuzu himself might not be able to do it, but Kakuzu had a certain confidence in Tianyuan. As if Tianyuan could do anything.
"Your magnanimity is like that of Hashirama Senju in the past, no, perhaps even more ambitious." Kakuzu's eyes sparkled. "However, as long as it makes money, I'm very supportive." Kakuzu grinned.
...
Konoha, in Tianyuan's room.
Tianyuan's figure suddenly appeared here, having directly transferred from the Land of Rivers. This showed the eerie wonder of space ninjutsu.
"Knock, knock," a knocking sound came from outside the door. It turned out that Tianyuan had noticed someone was coming, which was why he directly transferred back from the Land of Rivers.
"Wait a moment, I'll be right out," Tianyuan said.
"Yes, Lord Tianyuan," a ninja's voice sounded from outside.
Although the current Tianyuan was still a Chunin, most of Konoha's ninjas knew that Tianyuan possessed the strength of a Jonin. This was not only due to the Chunin Exams a long time ago,
but also because of a recent mission where Konoha ninjas encountered an elite team from the Hidden Stone Village, which included a Jonin. But with Tianyuan's help, he directly stopped that elite team, and Tianyuan himself even took down the Jonin. From that moment on, Tianyuan's Jonin-level strength became even more widely known.
Orochimaru's cooperation with Tianyuan meant that this team encountered no trouble when performing missions, because for them, the problems they encountered were not problems at all. Two Jonin, and among the top Jonin at that, they wouldn't even fear encountering Kage-level individuals.
Tianyuan got up, opened the door directly, and saw the ninja standing there waiting. This ninja wore a cat-faced mask. It was Konoha's Anbu.
"What is it?" Tianyuan asked.
"Lord Tianyuan, Lord Hokage requests your presence," the Anbu ninja said.
"Alright, let's go," Tianyuan nodded.
Then the two directly moved through Konoha Village. Tianyuan's home was not far from the Hokage's office, so they arrived quickly.
"Lord Tianyuan, I won't be going in," the ninja said.
Tianyuan smiled slightly, pushed open the door, and saw Hiruzen Sarutobi sitting in his chair. Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled broadly upon seeing Tianyuan's arrival. As Konoha's Tianyuan, Hiruzen Sarutobi greatly approved of him. Not to mention, Tianyuan's relationship with Jiraiya and Tsunade was also very good.
"Old man, what do you need me for?" Now that no one else was present, Tianyuan spoke casually.
Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face showed helplessness. "Tianyuan, I'm the Hokage, after all. Give me some face."
"When there are many people, I'll call you Lord Hokage," Tianyuan said.
"Suit yourself," Hiruzen Sarutobi showed no sign of anger. Perhaps Hiruzen Sarutobi simply liked Tianyuan's personality. In this regard, Tianyuan was somewhat similar to Tsunade and Jiraiya. He was, however, somewhat different from Orochimaru.
Thinking about how Orochimaru and Tianyuan had spent so much time together, although the two had one thing in common—being geniuses—their personalities hadn't merged. Orochimaru seemed to be getting more and more gloomy, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was worried it would affect Tianyuan.
But Tianyuan was still the same, living as if carefree. Or perhaps, one could say he lived cheerfully. If one lived too wearily, what interest would there be in life? Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, as Hokage, had his own aspirations, which was to lead Konoha to greater prosperity.
Tianyuan agreed with the idea that one shouldn't live too wearily. Therefore, Tianyuan sometimes acted very directly. Just like when he broke ties with Orochimaru, he didn't want to continue playing along with him.
"Tianyuan, you also know that the ninja world is becoming more and more unstable, don't you?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
"I know that. I've seen such situations whenever I've been on missions recently." Tianyuan nodded, acknowledging this.
"We heard that the Hidden Sand Village has a secret operation, so I want to send you to investigate the true situation," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
"Not our whole team?" Tianyuan was startled, as usually, missions were carried out with Orochimaru leading the team.
"This is a special mission, so the entire team doesn't need to go. Only you will go," Hiruzen Sarutobi said. "And after this mission, you'll be promoted to Jonin."
"A 9-year-old Jonin, that's even more of a genius than Kakashi," Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed. Kakashi became a genius at 12, which had already set many records. Now, Tianyuan had pushed that age forward by three years.
"Genius or whatever, never mind. But old man, is it just me?" Tianyuan said. Was this mission only for Tianyuan to investigate the Hidden Sand Village's movements?
(Wang Zhao) "No, this time, although it's not a team mission, there's one more person to assist you," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
"Who…" Tianyuan was surprised.
"Someone you know," Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled, then the door opened again. Tianyuan was startled upon seeing the familiar figure.
"It's him. This time, you two will perform the mission together, Minato Namikaze and you," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
"Minato," Tianyuan looked at Minato Namikaze.
"It's me, Tianyuan. I hope our mission this time will be completed smoothly," Minato Namikaze smiled brightly.
"Of course, with you as a companion, Minato, I'm very confident," Tianyuan also smiled.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Minato Namikaze and Fang Lin, as if he saw the future of Konoha.
"You two are the future of Konoha."
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