Hokage Office.
"What is it?" Satoru asked, puzzled.
Had his vacation already ended?
Indeed,
Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "You've been back for so many days now. Inoichi has been complaining about the head of the Analysis Team position. He says if you don't go back and take on the important responsibility, he won't even have time to spend with his child."
Previously, when Satoru was on a mission, Inoichi, as the head of the department, also served as the head of the Analysis Team.
But having experienced upper-level management, and now having to take on an additional position, Inoichi Yamanaka couldn't go back to just his old job.
This concurrent position didn't give him a raise.
More importantly, there was no one in the Analysis Team whom he, as the head of the intelligence department, could trust.
So Hiruzen Sarutobi received a nagging complaint from the head of the intelligence department.
As a staunch supporter of the Konoha Hokage, Inoichi Yamanaka had no choice but to listen.
Coincidentally, he had originally wanted to give Satoru more time to rest,
but,
The casual chat just now made him feel unbalanced.
It was better to have Satoru go to work.
"Ah, this is too fast! I've only rested for a few days!!!"
Satoru immediately dropped, looking exactly like a worker whose days off had been suddenly changed.
He had planned to spend the remaining time, besides accompanying his child and wife, researching Ninjutsu against Six Paths-level Ninja.
He didn't expect it to be so fast.
The Fourth Shinobi World War was still more than ten years away, and he thought he should prepare for a Six Paths-level Ninja against whom ordinary Ninjutsu would be ineffective.
He could wait for Naruto and Sasuke to deal with the boss, but he couldn't accept being incapable of dealing with them himself.
That would make him feel very insecure.
With his current abilities, he could retreat safely even when facing Six Paths Pain, which was why he had this plan.
Going to work was fine; anyway, his current Chakra reserves had already reached more than three times Kakashi's, and in a few more years, he would catch up to the Third Hokage's Chakra reserves.
Training with a Shadow Clone was a bit less efficient, but it wasn't a problem.
"Hmm, there's also the matter of the Barrier Team. I still need you to continue researching it.
Although the prototype of that Barrier Ninjutsu has been completed, I think it can still be improved.
To make that Barrier Ninjutsu even more perfect."
Hiruzen Sarutobi had not stopped the development of the Barrier Ninjutsu by the Barrier Team while Satoru was on his mission.
The almost complete Inverted Bell Barrier had already been overcome by Hyuga Iron Eye's team.
But there were still flaws, and he hoped this Ninjutsu, which could protect the Village, would become even more perfect.
"Understood."
Satoru was already familiar with this; he had been doing these things before the Land of Rain mission anyway.
"Then, can I leave now?" he asked.
"There's one more thing."
"Huh?"
"Your disciple, Ibara Keisen, has been promoted to Special Jonin." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled.
This was something to congratulate.
Konoha had gained another Jonin.
And this Jonin was taught by Satoru, truly excellent ability.
"That's great."
Satoru had already expected it; Ibara already had enough ability.
"Then I'll be going now."
"There's one more thing."
Just as he took a step, Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
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"What are your thoughts on the incident in Hidden Rain Village and their leader?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.
Due to the Rinnegan, such matters could not be discussed with all high-ranking officials, so he wanted to ask the person involved for his opinion.
The Rinnegan was too important; one misstep could lead to another war.
To avoid this, he concealed this information.
And he had also taken corresponding measures.
"That's a matter for other Ninja Villages; we can't interfere too much, can we?
Moreover, we only know that the other side possesses the power of the Rinnegan, Sharingan, and Wood Release,
and only some intelligence on Hidden Rain Village's Ninja,
So there's not much we can do."
Satoru had no particular opinion; his thought was that Naruto should handle it when the time came.
He didn't want to face Nagato's main body's super Earth Release: Planetary Devastation.
Such a large-scale destructive skill should be left to Nine-Tailed Naruto.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded upon hearing this; he hadn't expected to gain any surprising insights. The power of these people was indeed too strong.
Without conflict, it was indeed not advisable to start a war.
"Then... can I leave now?" Satoru was afraid he still had something to say.
"There's one more thing."
"...There is?" A big question mark flashed in Satoru's mind.
Hiruzen Sarutobi said gravely, "In another month, the Konoha Guard Agency, under the Twelve Guardian Ninja of the Land of Fire, responsible for guarding the Daimyo, will send a team of Ninja to Konoha to study, the project being, Genjutsu dispelling."
"Yah ha, you're not going to make me do it, are you?"
Satoru pointed to himself.
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi shake his head upon hearing this.
He breathed a sigh of relief; they treated him like an ox and a horse.
Hiruzen Sarutobi then said, "It will be led by you, as well as Konoha's Genjutsu family, Yuhi's Kurenai Yuhi, and the Kurama Clan's head, Kurama Murakumo.
You are all renowned Genjutsu masters, so this is a task for the three of you."
"...Yes."
Although Satoru was speechless, he also became interested.
The Yuhi family had produced Shinku Yuhi, a Genjutsu master so skilled that even the Uchiha Sharingan couldn't break her Genjutsu. The Anma Family was even more formidable; every few generations, a heaven-sent genius with a kekei genkai would appear.
Every one of them was a high-level Genjutsu talent in the Ninja World.
It was just a pity that Shinku Yuhi died fighting the Nine-Tailed.
The Kuruma family also gradually declined amidst continuous wars; a family that once supplied countless Jonin to Konoha was now small.
But their hidden books and secret techniques must still contain something.
Satoru didn't covet others' Genjutsu, but with years of wisdom and a clever mind, he felt more than capable of gaining something from their actions.
And there was that user of the Bloodline Limit who created forms with Yin Release without nature transformation, unleashing ultimate power—Kuruma Yakumo.
He wondered if she existed in this world.
If she did, her Genjutsu, which deceived heaven and earth, and the power of Yin Release, could be used as a reference to reach new heights.
To achieve the goal of controlling the weather.
"Then... I'm leaving?" Satoru asked again.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, also feeling that he had gone too far.
Whoosh!
As soon as he nodded, Satoru eagerly ran off.
The nagging old man.
It was only after he left that the old man Danzo emerged from the shadows.
"Hiruzen, is it okay to send him to teach the Konoha Guard Agency's people?
You know, the Daimyo's mansion and the nobles of the Land of Fire,
They place great importance on bloodlines. Satoru's ability is unquestionable,
But he is ultimately just a commoner. If the people from the Konoha Guard Agency were to use this as an excuse to cut Konoha's military budget, that wouldn't be a good idea."
Danzo Shimura said.
This was not a time of war; cutting military expenses had always been something the Daimyo and some nobles wanted to do.
"You have to believe in Satoru's ability; he won't let them use this as an excuse." Hiruzen Sarutobi had his plans.
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