[Demon Passport] was last used in the Star Village. At that time, Uchiha Yoichi happened to be on a mission in the Land of Rain, and since the Star Village is located in the neighboring Land of Bear, he stopped by to retrieve it.
He infiltrated the village and got close to the Star Stone, but he was tricked by the cunning Star Village Ninja into finding a fake Star Stone. In the end, Uchiha Yoichi simply pulled out the Demon Passport, grabbed the third generation Star Ninja by the neck, and made him hand over the Star Stone.
However, after obtaining the Star Stone, Yoichi hadn't yet trained by utilizing its power and was somewhat concerned. So, he ordered a device to observe his body and asked Uzumaki Minami to keep an eye on his training state while he was using the Star Stone for training.
Once the equipment arrived, Uchiha Yoichi started training with the Star Stone.
When he got home, upon entering, Uchiha Yoichi heard two voices inside, one of which sounded quite familiar.
After taking off his shoes and walking in, Yoichi was surprised and asked, "Lady Tsunade, what brings you here?"
After all, this was the Uchiha Clan Land, and this Senju Ninja had already visited twice...
Uzumaki Minami said apologetically, "Sorry, Lord Yoichi, Lady Tsunade will be leaving the day after tomorrow, so I wanted to invite her for a meal to thank her for her previous care. I didn't have time to tell you..."
"It's fine, but Lady Tsunade is leaving... Is she leaving Konoha?"
Yoichi waved his hand and then asked Tsunade.
He remembered that Tsunade participated in the Third Ninja World War, and Shizune was only promoted to Chunin in the village before Tsunade left with her.
"Yes, I want to see more casinos and travel around the world. Staying in the village is just too boring!"
Tsunade said with a clenched fist, as if talking about a grand ideal, but Uchiha Yoichi knew it was a lie.
"I originally promised the old man to stay a little longer, but I heard Minami joined the Medical Team, so the village doesn't need me anymore. Who would still stay in the village if they could go out and have fun...."
"That can't be, Lady Tsunade. You can rally the people's hearts just by being in the village...."
As Yoichi spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the deep cleavage. He wasn't doing it on purpose, but it seemed to have a magic pull, easily gathering eyes, let alone hearts.
Uzumaki Minami noticed and glanced at Tsunade's heavy bust, then looked down at her own, puffing her cheeks in frustration.
She made up her mind to get Tsunade's recipes and Secret Techniques before she left.
Tsunade shook her head and said, "Forget it, in the end, the village has to rely on you young people. I'd better retire early. Now that Minami is in the Medical Team, I can travel with peace of mind...."
This probably isn't her true feeling. After developing a phobia of blood, she couldn't even perform surgeries. Currently, Tsunade's biggest role in the village might be acting as an inspiring mascot, which she, with her high ambition, certainly couldn't tolerate.
Moreover, with Uzumaki Minami in the Medical Team, although her medical skills aren't as high as Tsunade's, her healing ability surpasses Tsunade's due to her physique. Knowing this, Tsunade naturally wouldn't want to stay in the village as a mascot.
"You all chat, I'll go cook."
After saying this, Uchiha Yoichi headed to the kitchen. Today, Uzumaki Minami had bought a lot of ingredients, but no amount was too much for him.
While Yoichi was handling the food, he suddenly overheard Minami pleading with Tsunade.
"Lady Tsunade, please teach me, it's very important to me... Lady Tsunade..."
"Minami, I told you, it's a gift...."
You're lying, you were so flat when you were young!
Yoichi thought to himself but had no intention of exposing Tsunade's lie. He focused his attention back on cooking.
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"Jonin Yoichi, Lord Hokage has commanded you to gather at the Hokage Building."
A ninja came to the place where Uchiha Yoichi often trained and delivered this order before leaving.
It had been two days since he returned from the mission, and it was likely about his Genin task assignment, plus today appeared to be the graduation day for the Ninja School.
Uchiha Yoichi tidied up a bit and then headed to the Hokage Building.
When he arrived, he found eight people already there, all of them village Jonin.
One person with striking golden hair was Namikaze Minato, who was gaining fame in the village.
He had successfully learned the Flying Thunder God Jutsu from the Second Generation Hokage and had modified it into a Space-Time Ninjutsu suitable for himself. In recent years, he hadn't failed a mission, and once the Flying Thunder God Mark was placed on someone, there was no escaping.
"Since everyone is here, I'll talk about the ninja squad matters. This is something initiated by the Second Generation Hokage...."
Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that everyone had arrived and began to discuss the team-leading Jonin matter, but he said a lot of unnecessary things, filled with a lot of Will of Fire, making Yoichi want to dig his ears out.
"Due to changes in number, there will be an additional Kakashi among this year's Ninja School graduates. Minato, I'll assign Kakashi to you."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
Namikaze Minato instantly accepted the order, but he was also a bit surprised, as probably were the others present.
Logically, Kakashi had a better relationship with Uchiha Yoichi, so he should've been assigned to his squad, yet he was assigned to Namikaze Minato.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't explain and went straight to the next ninja assignment: "Team 1, Sarutobi Asuma, Iwashi, and Namiashi Raido; Instructor Jonin is Sarutobi Shinnosuke. Team 2, Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma; Instructor Jonin is Matsumoto Keita....."