The Guardian Twelve Ninja of the Land of Fire, and their subordinate Imperial Guard Agency.
It is a direct armed organisation under the Land of Fire's Daimyo.
Those who become Guardian Twelve Ninja all come from this organisation.
After layers of screening, they finally become the Guardian Twelve Ninja of the Land of Fire, becoming high-ranking members of one of the Land of Fire's highest armed organisations.
It is the strongest armed organisation besides Konoha.
Responsible for guarding the Daimyo's mansion, this direct agency ensures the Daimyo's safety, allowing him to live well despite bounties from various forces.
It contains the most elite Ninja in the Land of Fire.
They come from Konoha, from Ninja temples like the Fire Temple, and are also selected from among the elites of various noble families.
Protected by a Ninja specialising in Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Barrier, Sealing Technique, and Secret Technique, they are virtually impregnable.
The Guardian Twelve Ninja are the high-ranking members, while the Imperial Guard Agency is the main force.
The Five Great Shinobi Countries, including other small Villages and rogue Ninja, send Ninja year after year to assassinate, but they all return defeated.
Perhaps an individual Ninja is just an elite among Jonin, similar in strength to Asuma or Chiriku.
But when they gang up, it's quite outrageous.
Everyone has a unique ability.
According to Konoha records, during the Warring States Period, there was a Tailed Beast rampage incident.
The Guardian Twelve Ninja only dispatched Ten Jonin, and they eliminated the Tailed Beast, yes, they eliminated it.
Their targeting is extremely strong.
Even the Five Great Nations, to seal a Tailed Beast, don't know how many Jonin they would lose.
Although there's a difference in difficulty between killing and sealing, it also shows the power within the Daimyo's mansion.
"The Imperial Guard Agency is sending people to learn Genjutsu Release, they're squeezing it dry!"
Satoru pondered the intelligence related to the Imperial Guard Agency in the Land of Fire.
Every few years, the Land of Fire sends people to learn from Ninja forces like Konoha and the Fire Temple.
He not only researches himself but also learns from other sources.
This made him sigh, the 80,000 Ninja army in the original work likely had a large portion of the Five Great Nations' military strength.
Those who boasted in his previous life that the Third Hokage understood politics, in front of the Daimyo and other nobles, the Third Hokage understood nothing about politics.
From the Warring States Period onwards, the one who truly guided the world's direction was never the so-called kekei genkai clan, but the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
The Five Great Nations.
Of course, the cutting-edge power will always be within the Five Great Shinobi Countries.
But to think of controlling the Daimyo with just a Genjutsu and seizing control of a Great Nation, that's a bit of a pipe dream.
The difficulty of controlling the Daimyo is no less than Might Guy becoming Hokage.
"But the people from these organisations are not easy to get along with!"
The Daimyo is also a noble, the top noble.
And nobles generally have some quirks.
That is, they look down on commoners, just like the Uchiha look at ordinary people.
People who can enter the Imperial Guard Agency naturally look down on the Ninja from the Ninja Villages.
They inherently carry arrogance; without a noble identity, one needs to prove their ability to gain recognition.
Nobles like Sarutobi, Shimura, and Ino–Shika–Chō, who are easier to talk to, are already a minority of minorities.
Satoru wasn't worried; he was confident in his abilities.
Why come to learn Genjutsu Release? It means they admit there's still room for improvement in this area.
With his current strength, even the Sharingan and Rinnegan can be affected, so dealing with these Imperial Guard Agency people is more than enough.
Perhaps he could even learn some Ninjutsu from these people that Konoha doesn't have.
Like Chiriku's Senju Secret Technique or something.
...
"Ayame, watch the two little ones, I'm going to work."
After Satoru greeted Ayame and the two little ones, he went to work while the morning sun rose.
Walking on the street, he also greeted some acquaintances.
As soon as he arrived at the Analysis Team and entered the team leader's office, he saw Inoichi Yamanaka sprawled on the desk, drooling.
"Hey, Minister Inoichi, wake up."
"Hmm? Who is it? Don't you know I'm sleeping?"
Inoichi Yamanaka groggily opened his eyes, seeing a pale blue eye and a touch of white hair.
He froze.
"Who are you?"
Just waking up and not yet fully alert, after speaking, he saw Satoru's speechless gaze and then reacted.
"Cough, it's you, kid. Why aren't you wearing that ugly bandage today?"
Inoichi Yamanaka looked at this face and felt that Satoru with his face fully bandaged was much more pleasing to the eye.
His current appearance seriously threatened his position as the most handsome man in the Intelligence Department.
Satoru spread his hands: "No choice, I lost it during a mission before, and the new one hasn't been made yet."
He also wanted to wear it; as a married man, walking on the street and constantly receiving flirtatious glances from girls was not a good look.
Ordinary bandages were a bit uncomfortable to wear, and the new specialised bandage hadn't been completed yet.
It was still a bit difficult.
A bandage that carries a super Sealing Technique is much harder to make than a regular sealing scroll.
"I'll leave this to you. Do a good job. The days you weren't here really wore me out."
Inoichi Yamanaka patted his shoulder, looking relaxed.
"Spend some time with Ino. Don't let Ino grow up and you don't know how to get along with your daughter," Satoru said.
Inoichi Yamanaka looked at him in surprise: "Hey, you kid, after having children, you seem to care more about other kids?"
"Of course, the Will of Fire is always radiating.
You usually don't see it, but I've watched many children grow up," Satoru pouted.
It seems there was a reason why the Third Hokage was so loved by so many Ninja; the entire Village was under his observation.
He, Iruka, Naruto, Kakashi, and others, had all been looked after by the Third Hokage.
It's just that he's a bit of an old pervert, always liking to peep.
For example, when he gave Inuzuka Hana and the two others extra lessons before, the Third Hokage must have seen it.
And Inoichi Yamanaka, as the head of the Intelligence Department, actually didn't see his moment of the Will of Fire, which greatly diminished his status as an inheritor of the Will of Fire.
"Is that so? Then I was negligent. I'll get along well with Ino."
Inoichi Yamanaka scratched his head; he indeed had shortcomings in getting along with his daughter.
The Intelligence Department had too many tasks, which was also why he complained that Satoru hadn't returned quickly to take control of the position.
He was not a power-hungry person.
After catching up, the two then handed over their duties, primarily for Satoru to re-familiarise himself with the affairs of the Analysis Team over the past eight months.
In these few months, the Analysis Team didn't have much to do.
It wasn't wartime, so it wasn't that busy.
Many people took on part-time jobs.
Dokuro, the Demon Sergeant, took on a part-time teaching job, and Seishimon even served as an examiner for the Chunin Exams a few months ago.
Many others were similar; in short, they were very idle, so idle they could go to other places to do manual labour.
This further proved that his choice was correct; the Analysis Team was the best place to retire.
Even when they took on other tasks, they were simple ones.
Spy missions abroad like his were very rare.
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