Escape From Konoha

"This year's newcomers seem to be some good prospects."

In the lounge, with a thousand copies of Shiranui Genma in his mouth, he leaned against the loose sofa and held a book recording student information in his hand. After a quick glance, he expressed his thoughts.

"I wish they were more ordinary. Then our work would be much easier."

A young female ninja who also sat with her back against the sofa rubbed her brows and spoke.

Yuhi Hong is the name of this young woman.

It's Konoha's special jonin who specializes in illusion, with long black hair, a well-matched gorgeous appearance, and the attribute of being unmarried, he is very popular among men of the right age.

At this moment, she frowned in distress, looked at the materials of the three students in her hand, and lamented how difficult it was.

"Why, are you starting to feel in trouble too?"

Genma asked with a joking smile.

Before Hong could answer, an uncle-faced man with an unshaven beard was the first to speak out: "Probably because he just became a Jōnin not long ago, but they are just a bunch of brats. You just need to train Hong a little bit, there is no need It’s putting too much burden on yourself.”

Hong couldn't deny this.

Unlike Genma and this man with an uncle's face, she was not only a newly promoted jounin, but also a special jounin.

Compared to a real jounin, many of her experiences are insufficient.

And teaching students is also the first time in my life.

Especially his three students, all of whom have extraordinary backgrounds.

Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino and... Hinata Hinata.

Needless to say about the first two, the ninjas of the Inuzuka clan tend to be bold and cheerful, and are easy to get in touch with. Although the ninjas of the Aburame clan tend to be taciturn, they are not a difficult group to get along with.

But the Hyuga clan is different.

Kurenai's first impression of the Hyuga clan was the old-fashioned concepts of tradition, wealth, nobility, and rules.

What's more, Hinata Hinata is the eldest daughter of the clan.

With my abilities, are I really qualified for such a job?

Hong felt a little unsure inside.

Furthermore, her field of expertise doesn’t seem to match up with these three students, right?

Kurenai didn't understand how Naruto bound himself to these three people.

Both the Inuzuka clan and the Younv clan have their own inheritance of secret arts, so it is impossible to follow her to learn illusion.

The Hyuga Clan is even more extreme, with white eyes and soft fists as their signatures, and it is even more impossible to learn illusion from her.

As for their respective secret techniques and blood successor boundaries, Hong felt that he knew nothing about it, and the suggestions he could offer were very meager.

Could it be... is she specially asked to be the exclusive nanny of the three of them, this special jounin?

Thinking of this, Hong shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly.

At this moment, a choking smell of smoke suddenly came from her nose, her red brows furrowed even deeper, she glared at the uncle-faced man sitting next to her with some dissatisfaction, and said, "Asma, how many times have you said that?" Please, don’t smoke in the room.”

As she said that, Hong gently covered her nose, a little disgusted with Asma's behavior of smoking.

"Uh...sorry, I'll be more careful next time."

Seeing that Hong seemed a little angry, Asma quickly pinched off the cigarette butt and put it in the ashtray.

"The relationship between the two of you is really good."

Genma said with a smile.

"What's better? This guy is a smoker."

Red snorted.

"No way, it runs in the family."

Asma shrugged, defending her smoking.

As he said that, he subconsciously took out the cigarette case from his pocket again, and as soon as he took out half of the cigarettes, he saw red eyes staring at him. Asma coughed and shoved the cigarette case into his pocket embarrassingly.

This smoker... Mingming has never been so honest when he was partying with us, and he smokes wildly every time. Seeing Asma being subdued by Hong's eyes, Xuanma couldn't help complaining in his heart.

While the three of them were chatting, the door of the lounge was suddenly opened.

Kakashi, who was wearing Konoha standard Jōnin uniform, walked in.

"You are all here."

Kakashi walked over without being a stranger at all.

"You are the one. You deliberately resigned from Anbu's job to do the jobs of us low-level people. Are you here to experience life?"

Xuanjian put down the book in his hand, took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.

"It's just a vacation, and it's too harsh to say that I'm here to experience life. If you want, I can exchange my three students with yours, so that you can experience being valued by the higher-ups." The feeling. How about it, do you want to exchange it for a try?"

Kakashi looked at Genma and said.

"No need, I still want to live a few more years."

Xuanjian waved his hand, fearing to avoid him.

Kakashi is going to be in charge of guiding Jonin, and these colleagues have heard a little bit from Ibiki.

After all, this is not an ulterior secret. Under Yibixi's big mouth, it is not known to everyone in the Jonin community, but it has reached a similar level.

Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, both of them are 'troublesome' existences.

Only Kakashi can suppress these two troublesome little ghosts.

As expected of the Minister of Anbu, he also seems to be very generous at the moment.

Compared with the students taught by Kakashi, his students are very ordinary.

Such a mediocre guiding career is what Xuanjian most expects.

"Sitting like this is a bit boring. Let's watch TV for a while."

As Genma spoke, he picked up the remote control next to him and turned on the TV in the lounge.

What was playing on the TV was an interview program. A beautiful girl with long black hair was smiling and accepting an exclusive interview with the TV program team.

"who is this?"

Seeing the girl being interviewed on TV, Hong couldn't help but become curious.

"Hong, don't you know?"

Asuma secretly held an unlit cigarette in her mouth.

"I don't watch much TV, and TVs are expensive, right?"

Hong said.

"It's a bit expensive. After all, it has to be transported all the way from the Kingdom of Ghosts. Such things are rarely sold in other places. But if you want to see it, just come here and stop by. You don't have to spend any money anyway. money."

Asuma's words were righteous, proving that this was not the first time he had done this.

"Then who is this girl? Is she a celebrity somewhere? It seems like I have seen her somewhere."

Red thought hard.

"It is said that Fuka Koyuki, a famous figure in the Land of Snow, has nearly a million fans all over the world and is the number one movie actor. It is said that Jiraiya-sama seemed to want to collaborate with him when he wrote the novel. But I was sternly rejected.”

Asuma flicked the cigarette in his mouth, as if he knew these things by heart, as if he had seen them with his own eyes.

"!?"

A great name from a country...starring in a movie? Or the #1 hit movie actor?

Hong patted his head, was he an antique who couldn't keep up with the times?

In her opinion, a daimyo is a noble person who lives in a luxurious palace, wears gorgeous clothes, and enjoys the service of countless servants... But when she saw the girl on TV who could smile and talk with ordinary people, she became red for the first time. I have a new perspective on the Daimyo group.

"Not only that, it is said that many wealthy people directly choose to immigrate to the Snow Country in order to chase stars, causing the Snow Country's fiscal revenue to continue to skyrocket in recent years."

Genjian added from the side.

"..."

Hong was speechless.

Is this celebrity effect? It's really scary.

"By the way, I am also a big fan of Koyuki Daimyo! Every time I buy a movie ticket, I have to compete to buy a first-class seat to show my sincerity!"

Genjian said proudly, as if doing so was something to be proud of.

"I would like to ask, Genma-senpai, how much does a first-class seat ticket cost?"

Hong asked after hesitation.

"The starting point is about 100,000 taels. After all, every ticket is priceless. I spent 200,000 taels several times but didn't get a ticket."

Genjian put on a proud expression as if he had made a lot of money.

"..."

Kurenai and Asuma both looked at Genma as if they were crazy.

As for Kakashi, his eyes became weird.

Could this guy Genma be Konoha's mole?

The economy of the Kingdom of Ghosts has soared in recent years, and Xuanma is also one of the contributors to it.

Because Kakashi knew that the person behind Fenghua Koyuki's momentum was the one from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

If you think about it carefully, the future of Konoha is really worrying.

While the three of them were watching the movie interview program on TV with great interest, Kakashi remembered something and said, "By the way, Asuma, the Hokage seems to have something to ask you, so he asked you to come over."

"At this time?"

Asuma took the cigarette out of his mouth.

"Yes."

"I see."

Asuma breathed out and quickly stood up from the sofa. When he walked to Kakashi, he patted his shoulder.

Kakashi turned his head and watched Asuma leave. After the other party closed the door, he turned his eyes back.

"Speaking of which, the students Asma will teach this year are..."

Genma asked subconsciously when he saw Asuma going out.

Kakashi didn't answer, and Kurenai replied: "It seems to be the new generation of Inoga Butterfly."

"It doesn't seem like an easy job. But, what does Hokage-sama have to do with Asuma at this time?"

Genjian asked in confusion.

Their students have been fixed, so there is no need to have a second discussion. Could it be that something new has happened?

Kakashi shrugged his shoulders, sat next to Genma and said, "Who knows, maybe it's a whisper between father and son."

"Really? But I seem to have heard that the relationship between Asuma and Hokage-sama is not very harmonious... This is probably a rumor."

Genjian shook his head.

Kakashi and Kurenai did not respond to Genma's questions.

Anyway, this kind of topic is a bit sensitive, so it's better not to go deep into it.

"Okay, let's chat here, the two of you, it's almost time. If you hurry up, you can just catch up with lunch."

Hong looked at the wall clock on the wall, and stood up from the sofa.

"Is it going to be over so soon?"

Kakashi searched for something in his ninja bag.

Although the Ninja School must have arranged the grouping of the students early, Kakashi felt that there was no rush.

It's not too late to go to have lunch later, then take a nap in the afternoon, and then go to the ninja school.

"I don't have the confidence like you, seniors, so I'm inevitably a little nervous when meeting students for the first time. Besides, the Hyuga clan may want to pay a visit later."

Red sighed.

Seeing Kakashi's calm attitude like a salted fish, sometimes, she is really envious.

However, the reason why the other party is so generous is because it has enough strength to support it.

As a newly promoted special jounin like her, it is inevitable that she lacks confidence in this regard.

Let’s just talk about Xuanjian, who became the Jonin in the village a few years ago, and it’s not the first time to lead a team. She has rich experience, which is not comparable to a new Jnin like her.

"Well, I wish you all the best."

With Genma's blessing, Hong waved her hand and turned to leave the lounge.

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"What's the point of calling me here at this time?"

Just like in the lounge, Asuma stood in front of Hiruzen a little casually, but the cigarette in his mouth was already lit.

Based on Asuma's knowledge of tobacco, the air in the Hokage's office was already filled with the faint smell of tobacco.

Hiruzen must have smoked before he came, and quite a bit.

"I just want to ask if you have any thoughts on the three students you are going to teach?"

Hiruzen paused, glanced at his son Asuma, and asked aloud.

"Hasn't this kind of thing been decided from the beginning?"

Asuma frowned.

The Sarutobi clan is a staunch ally of the three ninja clans, the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi.

As the Sarutobi clan has been in power for decades, the status of these three families has also risen along with the Sarutobi clan.

A single family cannot overwhelm giants such as Uchiha and Hinata, but the influence of the alliance of the three clans cannot be ignored. When the Uchiha clan is still alive, they dare not provoke the three clans at will, and will only point the finger directly at Sarutobi A clan.

In order to fulfill the family covenant that had been drawn up during the Warring States Period, the Sarutobi clan needs to rely on the power of the three clans to continue to maintain the internal balance of the Konoha Ninja Village.

The previous generation's Ino, Deer and Butterfly combination also had a close relationship with the senior leaders of the Sarutobi clan.

This time it was the turn of the new generation, Ino Shika Butterfly, and they naturally needed a jounin from the Sarutobi clan to get along with them and maintain this alliance.

Asuma can't say he hates this feeling of being arranged, but he can't say he likes it either. Compared to being the son of the Hokage and being from the ninja clan, he sometimes wishes he was an ordinary Jounin of Konoha and doesn't have to endure it. Strange looks from others.

However, you have no choice about birth.

Therefore, Asuma had anticipated Hiruzen's arrangements for him from the beginning.

This is a duty he must fulfill.

At the same time, it is also paving the way for his future.

The Fifth Hokage will not fall on the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan, and among the younger generation of the Sarutobi clan, there is no one else who can take the lead except him.

Once Hiruzen abdicates, the interests of the Sarutobi clan will be damaged.

Before that, he, the second son, needed to be allowed to take a further step in the center of power in Konoha.

Then, the support of the three pig, deer and butterfly tribes is particularly important.

"well……"

Looking at his second son who was still at odds with him, Hiruzen felt miserable.

Ever since his eldest son died at the hands of Qianye Shiraishi on the battlefield in the Kingdom of Wind, there has always been a sharp thorn in his heart, causing his old body to suffer in agony.

There is nothing more painful than losing a child in old age.

After that, Asuma, as the second son, was still stubborn and opposed him everywhere.

Although his personality had somewhat softened after a period of traveling, Hiruzen understood that Asuma had not given up on his original ideals.

He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to entrust this generation of pig deer butterflies to Asuma.

The only good thing is that on the battlefield of Rain Country three years ago, the Daming Prefecture suffered heavy losses. Even if Asuma held on to his past ideals, he could not turn the tide and could only fulfill his duties as a Konoha ninja in Konoha. due responsibilities and obligations.

"Now that you have become a mentoring Jonin, it is better not to do something too outrageous. Otherwise, I, the old man, will not be able to go over and explain to Shikaku. Do you understand?"

In the end, Hiruzen could only say this.

"Of course I understand this kind of thing. Isn't it just for this purpose that you asked Kakashi to call me here? Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you. After all, I am also a Konoha ninja. Whatever should be done, what should I do? I know exactly what I shouldn’t do.”

Asuma looked at his father, Hiruzen's old face, and simply nodded, accepting the offer.

He couldn't read Asuma's thoughts, but as long as he was Hokage, Hiruzen wasn't worried that Asuma would do anything outrageous. And there is the support of the Sarutobi clan behind him. Even if there is a problem in the future, we can use the power of the family to turn the crisis around.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen felt that he was really getting old when he began to think about what happened after his death.

"Then I'll leave it to you. After that, go visit the three clans. You will benefit a lot from having more contact with their clan leaders."

Hiruzen settled the matter.

"I said..." Asuma frowned, but seeing Hiruzen's old face, he finally stopped and exhaled and said, "Forget it, since you have made arrangements, what should I say now? It’s all useless.”

With such an unhappy mood, Asuma left the office without looking back, leaving Hiruzen with an unruly figure behind him.

After staring at Asuma's back for a long time, Hiruzen looked away and fell silent.

Whether as Hokage or as a father, I have failed miserably.

If his wife Biwako hadn't died, maybe she had enough maternal love, and Asma wouldn't have been so undisciplined in her youth, so that she became like this.

Soon, Hiruzen dealt with this loss.

As Hokage, he couldn't always indulge in such trance memories.

Konoha still needs him to take charge of the overall situation.

He took out a letter from the drawer and said to the air in the office:

"Send this letter to Jiraiya and ask him to make arrangements as soon as possible."

"yes."

The figure shook for a while, and the letter disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

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"What are you doing? People in other groups were taken away by their instructors. Why can't the instructors of our group come over?"

In a classroom of the Ninja School, Naruto, who was sitting in his seat, yelled impatiently when he saw that there were only himself, Sakura, and Sasuke left in the classroom.

Looking back at the wall clock on the back wall of the classroom, the hour and minute hands are both pointing to the '12' position, and it is already noon.

My stomach started growling.

In fact, not only Naruto, but also Sakura was a little impatient, but she, who was determined to become a lady, did not show this impatience on her face.

Regarding Naruto's yelling behavior, Sasuke, who was sitting in the corner of the class, did not express any opinion, but stood up from his seat suddenly.

"Uh, what are you doing?"

Hearing the sound of the chair sliding suddenly, Naruto subconsciously looked towards Sasuke and was taken aback.

Sasuke glanced at Naruto, even though he would be his teammate in the future, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, wouldn't this kind of idiot really hold him back?

Therefore, in the face of Naruto's question, Sasuke didn't make a sound, but just quietly looked at Naruto up and down, as if he wanted to see through him.

No matter how you look at it, the other party looks mediocre. How did he graduate?

Due to the lack of information, Sasuke also does not know how Naruto got the ninja forehead after failing the initial graduation exam.

"Hey, what's wrong with you looking at me like this? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up?"

Naruto wiped his sleeves and snorted coldly, very displeased with Sasuke's indifferent eyes, as if looking down on him from a high position.

"Naruto, what are you talking about? How could you be Sasuke-kun's opponent?"

Sakura and Sasuke are on the same side.

Seeing the girl he admired standing with the cool guy he hated the most, Naruto suddenly felt depressed.

What's so good about this pretty boy?

With Sakura coming to intervene, Naruto naturally didn't dare to make random moves.

Although he believes that with the technique of shadow clone, Sasuke can be easily knocked to the ground. But at this time, he couldn't be impulsive.

After waiting for a while, let Sakura be surprised and look at me with admiration. Naruto thought happily.

Thinking of Sakura's eyes on him at that time, Naruto's body and mind began to flutter.

"Look at this point, the other party probably won't come over for a while, I'll go out for lunch first, you two can do whatever you want."

After that, Sasuke put his hands in his trouser pockets, and walked past Naruto without looking back.

That cool look directly attracted Sakura's gaze away, making Naruto's eyes full of envy and hatred.

This guy, why is he deliberately pretending to be cool when he walks? It's so shameless!

Sasuke naturally didn't care about Naruto's inner thoughts.

He just had a bad premonition. It stands to reason that on the premise that the rest of the instructors are here, the instructors of his group will also come, and there is no possibility of accidental omissions.

But the fact is that the students in the other groups have been picked up for more than an hour, and there is still no movement from their side.

If there is no special reason, such as an accident on the road... No, if there is an irreversible accident, someone else will definitely come to inform them and explain the situation.

Therefore, excluding the above speculations, it means that their guide Jonin was late due to subjective will.

And this bad style of deliberately being late to secretly observe other people's actions suddenly gave Sasuke a very familiar feeling of déjà vu.

I hope this is not my illusion.