Chapter 128: The Mission
Just as Yue Yan was thinking up more than eight hundred alibis, Minato Namikaze took out a document.
"Since you're not willing, Yue Yan, I won't force you. There's an S - rank mission I need you to take on."
Originally, the Third Ninja World War was almost over. But after the news spread that Orochimaru and Jiraiya had left Konoha, other countries started to get restless.
Among them were the Sand Ninjas and the Stone Ninjas. The Fourth Kazekage Rasa of the Sand Ninjas had just taken office, and the Stone Ninjas had lost ten thousand ninjas in an attack on the Third Raikage. Ōnoki was swamped with internal Mondai.
Putting aside these two ninja villages that were neither willing nor able to cause trouble, the troublesome ones were the Cloud Ninjas and the Mist Ninjas.
Among the Cloud Ninjas, after the death of the Third Raikage, there was still a dispute over the selection of the Fourth Raikage. Normally, the Cloud Ninjas should be fighting each other for the Fourth Raikage position. But someone said that one's military achievements should decide, and then both sides vying for the position of the Fourth Raikage thought it made perfect sense. So they started causing trouble all over the ninja world. Sometimes they harassed the Stone Ninjas' front - line troops, and sometimes they went deep into the Land of Fire. They were like a toad on the instep—annoying but not too harmful. The most prominent one among them was A, the new leader of the AB combination.
As for the Mist Ninjas, after the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi took power, he implemented the Bloody Mist Policy, just as in the original scenario. This made life extremely difficult for the major bloodline - limit families in the Mist Ninja Village.
Even if they tried to resist, Yagura Karatachi seemed to foresee their plans and would lead the Anbu to crush them.
And those bloodline - limit families weren't the type to band together. Facing Yagura Karatachi, a perfect jinchuriki, they were sitting ducks.
Because of these factors, the bloodline - limit families came up with the idea of prolonging the war to distract Yagura Karatachi.
"That's basically the situation. One is the Cloud Ninjas, the other is the Mist Ninjas. Which one do you want to take on?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan knew Minato Namikaze wanted him to teach them a lesson. He started to ponder.
Yue Yan was never one to let things go. He still remembered the scene when Killer B transformed into The Eight - Tails and injured the blue snake. If it hadn't been for the imperfect Sannin Mode then and A blocking him at the risk of serious injury, Yue Yan would have killed Killer B. Even now, if he had the chance, Yue Yan wouldn't mind killing him.
As for Naruto seeking advice on becoming a perfect jinchuriki later, Yue Yan said he could just have his kage clone work extra to write some more books for the Nine - Tailed Fox and then have a talk with it. This problem would basically be solved, and there was no need for Killer B at all.
Although Yue Yan really wanted to take the mission against the Cloud Ninjas, he thought that Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu hadn't attacked Rin yet, and Obito Uchiha hadn't returned to Konoha.
After thinking it over, Yue Yan decided to check out the Mist Ninja Village.
Seeing that Yue Yan had made his decision, Minato Namikaze gave him the mission document.
After that, Yue Yan went to inform the three youngsters and planned to take them on this trip to the Land of Water. After all, as long as they don't encounter Yagura Karatachi himself, there'll be almost no danger.
At the Uchiha Clan's territory, in Fugaku's house.
After Yue Yan knocked on the door and entered, he saw Fugaku sitting there reading a book.
"Good afternoon, Aniki Fugaku."
Hearing this address, Fugaku couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth. If it weren't for Yue Yan's connection with Kushina, he should at least call me uncle.
Although Fugaku didn't care about the issue of seniority, being called Aniki by Yue Yan, who hadn't reached adulthood yet, always felt a bit strange.
"Is Mr. Yue Yan here to see Itachi?" Shaking his head and not thinking about these things anymore, Fugaku invited Yue Yan to sit down and then poured him a cup of tea. "Itachi should still be outside. Do you need me to send someone to call him?"
"It's okay. There's no hurry. I just came here to tell him about a mission."
Yue Yan waved his hand and then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Although Yue Yan didn't understand tea, feeling the fragrance in his mouth, he knew this tea couldn't be bad. After all, it was what the head of the Uchiha Clan drank.
Seeing that Yue Yan seemed to like it, Fugaku also smiled. It was just some tea leaves. The Uchiha Clan was a big family and didn't care about such things. Exchanging them for a good relationship with Yue Yan was quite worth it.
"If Mr. Yue Yan likes it, take some when you leave."
"Then thank you, Aniki Fugaku."
After taking another sip of tea, Yue Yan started chatting with Fugaku.
Although Minato Namikaze doesn't have much power, he's still the current Hokage. Taking advantage of his friendship with Minato Namikaze, Fugaku had changed the reputation of the Uchiha Clan in Konoha to some extent. Without any accidents, over time, the Uchiha Clan would surely be completely integrated into the village.
Listening to Fugaku's Fantasy of the Uchiha Clan being completely integrated into the village, Yue Yan just drank his tea on his own and acted as a listener.
After all, he knew that if the Nine - Tailed Fox Incident in the original story still happened, when the villagers saw the Sharingan in the Nine - Tailed Fox's eye sockets, the relationship with the Uchiha Clan would drop to rock bottom again, almost like having nothing to do with each other for the rest of their lives.
Regarding this, Yue Yan thought it was still early. He had prepared so many backup plans, and with his relationship with Shisui and Itachi, he was sure that he wouldn't let such a tragic event as the Night of the Clan Massacre happen again.
Just as Yue Yan and Fugaku were chatting, Mikoto Uchiha, who had just finished shopping, also came back.
Seeing Yue Yan, Mikoto Uchiha also greeted him with a smile.
Just then, Yue Yan twitched his nose twice, as if sniffing some kind of pheromone in the air.
Fugaku, who also noticed Yue Yan's action, waited until Mikoto Uchiha left and then asked.
"Is there something wrong, Mr. Yue Yan?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan showed a comical smile and looked at Fugaku.
Fugaku, being looked at with such a smile by Yue Yan, scratched his head in confusion, not understanding what had happened.
Seeing this, Yue Yan gave a sly wink among men.
"Fugaku Aniki has been working hard these days. If nothing unexpected happens, Itachi will have a little brother in ten months."
Hearing this, Fugaku finally understood. Then, a rare blush of embarrassment appeared on his face. After all, for a rather traditional man like him, it was still a bit embarrassing when such things were pointed out by others.
Seeing this, Yue Yan rolled his eyes speechlessly and complained wildly in his heart, "What on earth are you blushing for!"
"I'm back."
As soon as Itachi and Shisui entered the house, they saw Yue Yan. Then they greeted him quite politely.
"Hello, Teacher Yue Yan."
Hearing this, Yue Yan also responded with a smile.
When Fugaku noticed the bag Itachi was carrying, he frowned involuntarily.
"Itachi, you should know that it's almost dinner time. Why did you buy such things?"
Hearing this, Itachi, who was holding the bag of Three Colouring Pills, scratched his face embarrassedly.
"No, Father. These were given by a friend. It wouldn't be polite to throw them away."
Before Fugaku could say anything, Yue Yan smiled and patted Itachi on the shoulder, indicating that it was okay.
"It's just some Three Colouring Pills. It's no big deal. Just treat them as little desserts."
Saying that, Yue Yan looked at Itachi curiously.
"Were they given by a boyfriend or a girlfriend?"