With the burning of Cardo's base and the news of Cardo's death, most of the ninjas who accepted the mission dispersed. Although there were some "private grudges" mixed in from time to time, in general, all ninjas who would accept this mission were

I won't do anything thankless.

Sarutobi Asuma: "..." Is it over? He looked at the ninjas who had just surrounded him and retreated decisively without saying a word. He took a half step back and sat down against the tree. He breathed low and muttered, "Originally

Did you think you would die in the line of duty this time, but you actually survived?" That's great, the old man has one less person to whom he needs to offer incense every day.

Hong won't be sad and cry because of this, which is really good.

"Although it is a little rude to say this, Asma, even if these people do not retreat, you will not die in the line of duty."

Such a voice suddenly came from not far away.

Sarutobi Asuma, who was sitting by the tree, suddenly laughed. He took out a cigarette with his still trembling hands, held it in his mouth and lit it. After taking a deep breath, he answered: "Kakashi

, I rarely see you talking like this, "What? Did something happen before you came here?"

"No." Hatake Kakashi suddenly landed in front of his old friend, and took the initiative to extend a hand to him, "I thought that after we said goodbye at the entrance of the village, the next time we met would be in Konoha, but I didn't expect it.

It's here. Are you okay? Asuma, can you stand up?" His words also proved his true identity in disguise. After all, the information revealed in his words was only known to the real Hatake Kakashi.

Sarutobi Asuma, who knew what he meant, smiled, raised his hand and grabbed the hand offered by the other party, used his strength to stand up, patted the dust on his body, and replied: "It's not bad, I can breathe well."

good."

Hatake Kakashi couldn't help but smile, and then began to answer the other party's question: "The reason why I am so confident is that I have brought you heavyweight reinforcements, but now it seems that it is not necessary anymore.

"

"Huh?" Sarutobi Asuma was stunned for a moment, and then saw a familiar voice slowly walking from not far away, saying this as he walked -

"Kakashi, I just checked and found that all the wandering ninjas nearby have indeed retreated."

"...Jiraiya-sama?"

"Yo." Jiraiya raised his hand and greeted with a smile, "Asuma, long time no see. Huh? You have more beard than the last time we met."

Sarutobi Asuma: "..." This is called "prosperous hair growth", thank you.

"You looked about the same age a few years ago, but now you look at least five years older than Kakashi. Maybe in a few years, you and Kakashi will look like two generations."

Sarutobi Asuma looked to the sky: "Kakashi, this guy, has entered the frozen age period where his appearance is blurry since his early twenties. I doubt that he will still be like this even if he is forty-five years old."

Kakashi Hatake's forehead was dripping with sweat: "At least don't say this in front of me, right?"

"By the way, where is the guy you are protecting?" Jiraiya asked.

"I hid Tazuna-san." Sarutobi Asuma replied, "After all, in the battle at that level just now, he would not only be unable to intervene, but he might also become a liability. Don't worry, he is safe. There is no one except me."

We can find traces of him. Even he himself probably doesn’t know where he is.”

"On this point, I have full trust in you." Kakashi Hatake rolled his eyes and asked, "Where are your disciples? Did you let them return to Konoha by themselves?"

Sarutobi Asuma nodded, with a worried look on his face: "The situation before was really not good. I didn't expect you to bring Jiraiya-sama here for support, so I entrusted everything to that boy Shikamaru.

He took his teammates back to the village immediately. Now it seems that it is better to follow me, and I don't know if I will encounter any danger." Although once the children become ninjas, it means that they will be with death from now on. Once they leave the village for the first time, they

The mission means accepting the fate of death at any time, but...as Hatake Kakashi said before, since he is a teacher, he must be responsible for the safety of his disciples.

"Don't worry." Hatake Kakashi said comfortingly, "In addition to Jiraiya-sama, I also met Tsunade-sama. She is now leading Team 7 to meet those little guys. Maybe they have successfully reconciled.

."

"Really?" Asuma Sarutobi's eyes lit up, and then he raised his hand and patted Kakashi Hatake's chest in a good mood, "I'm really yours, Kakashi." Hearing his old friend say this

Say, then he can feel a little more at ease.

Well, slightly.

It's not that he doesn't believe Kakashi, but if he doesn't personally confirm the news that his disciples are safe, who can really be 100% assured?

But then, he turned his attention back to the topic——

"What is the current situation in the Country of Waves? Why did Cardo die suddenly? Why did his base burst into flames? This shouldn't be done by Konoha, right?"

"The situation is unknown." Hatake Kakashi shook his head seriously, "Jiraiya-sama and I just arrived and found that things have already turned into what they are now."

"Soga..." Sarutobi Asuma pondered for a moment, "Then let's go pick up Mr. Tatsuna first, and then let's find out a little bit about the current situation together, and wait for reinforcements from Konoha. Jiraiya-sama, what do you think?

?”

"You have the final say." Jiraiya replied, "I'm just here to help, and I don't intend to take over the leadership."

"Then let's do it." Hatake Kakashi said decisively.

"Um."

the other side.

Xie controlled Fei Liuhu's tail and took the two scrolls that the little milk cat threw to him.

"One is the reward for this mission, and the other is the agreed-upon materials." Miu, who was squatting on the shoulder of Kisame Kisame, said with a flick of his tail, "Happy cooperation, Scorpion-kun, Deidara-kun." After all this time,

After verification, she discovered that dried persimmon Kisame was the most suitable "base".

"Well, no problem." Xie asked, "Are there any good tasks?"

"...You can't see that I'm easy to talk to, so you just catch me as a cat trying to pluck out its fur." ​​Dai Zi Miao replied speechlessly, "I'm just a cat, how can I have so many tasks to entrust."

Scorpio clicked his tongue and said nothing more. In fact, if it weren't for the vague "protective attitude" shown by Kisame Kisaki and Itachi Uchiha, he would have really wanted to grab the little milk cat and shake it down.

, and see how many good things can be dropped.

Compared to him, Deidara's happiness was very simple. He jumped to the side of Meowth: "Kitten, I just found a good thing on the way back!"

"...What?" Daizi Miao suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.

However……

The next second, an overly naughty little golden retriever spread his palm in front of her: "Look! Fresh catnip! I found it on the roadside when I came back. I know, cats...

ah!"

Deidara's words stopped abruptly and he let out an unconscious exclamation.

Because the little milk cat that was originally squatting on the shoulder of Kisame Kisame suddenly had a burst of white smoke coming out from all over his body.

After the sound of "Bang!"...

The cat-eared girl who was exposed to "forbidden things" again inevitably appeared in front of people again, hanging on the shoulders of the "big shark".

Deidara: "..."

scorpion:"……"

Dried persimmon Kisame: "..."

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

Uchiha Obito from the Kamui Space: "..." Oh, it's exposed... Well, what should you do now? Kitty.

Uchiha tape: "..." It's really too bad. This naughty kid Deidara really deserves a beating!

With such thoughts in mind, she silently slid down from the shoulders of Inikisaki Kisame and looked at the four people staring at her. After thinking about it, she chose to wave her paw and proactively say hello: "Hello, how are you?"

"...Is this a 'hello' question?" Deidara complained, "Kisame, Itachi, what's going on? What kind of cat are you carrying around with you? Why can it turn into a human?"

Uchiha Itachi: "..." Good question, Sasuke, what kind of cat have you been raising all this time? I have never heard of this.

He stared unblinkingly at the person in front of him who had transformed from a cat into a human... No, the girl with cat ears, relying on her familiarity with cats, could see at a glance that the other person was trembling slightly due to a little uneasiness.

The ears and the tail that flicks back and forth are absolutely authentic.

girl.

Cute girl.

A cute girl with cat ears and a cat tail.

About the same age as Sasuke.

He also spent time with Sasuke day and night.

…

From this we draw the conclusion——

???

A certain Onii-chan's heart was a little confused for a while.

Because for a moment I didn’t know how to accurately locate the girl in front of me.

There is no doubt that she is the object of Sasuke's cherishment. However, people cannot, at least should not... However, he has taken away too many things that Sasuke cherishes... But, this is a cat... But, she is...

Sasuke is indeed very good...but if Sasuke's eye power kills her...but...

logical paradox ing.

In comparison, Scorpion's mood is very simple: Huh? A magical creature that has never been seen before? It must be pretty good to make a puppet, right? The skin and eyes are very good and can be kept; the hair quality looks a bit bad.

, you can change to a smoother black hair...

Of course, the total mood fluctuations of these people are probably not as strong as those of Kisame Kisaki.
To be continued...