Naruto the Genius

Chapter 172 Sakura's Rage
A man appeared in the Hokage's office, wearing an ANBU mask. Tsunade said, "You got here so quickly, you're pretty quick." The man said, "Because the matter was urgent, I rushed here as soon as possible." Tsunade said, "Take off your ANBU mask. From now on, I appoint you as the captain of Kakashi's team, replacing Kakashi. From now on, you will still use the name Yamato."

Yamato thought for a moment and said, "Hasn't Kakashi always done a good job before? Besides, even without Kakashi, there is still the stronger White Flash in the team, the captain's position..." Tsunade said, "The reason why I asked you to go is that I think you are more suitable for this mission. Most importantly, there is one thing that I am very concerned about, which is about the new member of Kakashi's team this time - Sai. You must pay more attention to him."

Before the mission, the team members had to have a simple meeting. Knowing that Sakura would definitely arrive early, Naruto also arrived early, and the two began to chat as soon as they met. Sakura said, "We are a little early, but I don't know what kind of members the master will arrange for us." Naruto smiled and said, "Tsunade will naturally arrange it for us, so there is no need to worry about that. In short, she will not be someone who likes to be late like Kakashi."

Sakura looked at the sky and said thoughtfully, "It seems that there are not many people who like to be late like Kakashi-sensei. In short, the chance of us meeting him should not be very high." As Sakura was talking, two people came out from the side. Naruto was familiar with these two people. One was Yamato, and the other should be Sai.

Sai was walking in front, and when he saw Naruto, he didn't even say hello, but said directly: "I heard that you are a genius of Konoha, known as the White Flash, and you are extremely powerful. However, it seems that your strength is not that good, and there is even reason to suspect that you are a waste." Naruto didn't want to care too much about someone like Sai who was not familiar with the ways of the world, and just said lightly: "Strength is not something that can be said. In the process of carrying out missions in the future, the gap will be easily reflected."

When Sakura saw Sai at first sight, she felt that he was somewhat similar to Sasuke, so she had a good impression of him. After hearing Sai talking like that, she also thought that he was not good at communication, so she kindly reminded him, "It's easy to be disliked if you talk like that." Who knew that Sai replied expressionlessly, "It doesn't matter if you're disliked, you ugly girl who feels good about yourself."

Hearing the word "ugly girl", Sakura was stunned at first, and then erupted like a volcano. If Yamato hadn't held Sakura tightly, Sai would have been beaten to death. If there was anything Sakura cared about the most, it would be her appearance. Being called an ugly girl in front of Naruto, she would be angry. It was not easy for Yamato to calm Sakura down, but Sakura looked very bad when she saw Sai.

Yamato didn't expect that it would be so unpleasant after just their first meeting. He thought, "It seems that this mission is very difficult." Yamato looked at Naruto again, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's our first meeting, let me introduce myself first. I am the captain of Kakashi's team for this mission, my name is Yamato." Then he looked at Naruto and motioned for Naruto to introduce himself.

Naruto said, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto."

Sakura was still in the rage from earlier, and said reluctantly, "Haruno Sakura."

Sai put on a fake smile and said, "Sai." Captain Yamato said, "Everyone, pack up. This mission is very important and we must focus on teamwork. You go back and prepare first. We will set out together in an hour." Several people quickly went back to prepare.

Naruto and Sakura went to the streets of Konoha Village and strolled around casually. Captain Yamato went to Tsunade to meet with Kakashi, Jiraiya and others to discuss matters related to this mission. Tsunade was always a little worried about Danzo. If this mission was done well, not only could they learn about Sasuke, but they might also be able to contain Orochimaru. The importance of this mission is self-evident.

Sai returned to his room and began to pack his bag and prepare some necessities for the mission. The rest of the things were considered necessities for the mission, only a picture album was special. Suddenly, a masked man appeared and slashed at Sai without warning. Sai was packing his things, but suddenly he pulled out the short knife behind him to defend against the opponent's attack. Seeing Sai blocking the attack, the man put away his weapon and said: "You must remember, don't let your guard down at any time."

Sai responded, "What can I do for you, Senior?" With this address and this way of meeting, it was basically confirmed that this person was also a member of the Root. The man took out a document and handed it to Sai, saying, "This is a confidential mission from Danzo-sama." As they were talking, there was a sudden movement outside. Sai immediately threw a kunai, scaring a cat in the bushes and running out. The two men relaxed slightly after seeing this scene.

The masked man continued, "In short, Danzo has seen through the future of the village. The secret mission given to you is to implement his intentions. There is no room for error." Sai said expressionlessly, "I understand." The man nodded and said, "Okay," and prepared to leave. In a sense, he was quite satisfied with Sai's backing. When he turned around and prepared to leave, he suddenly noticed the picture book on the table.

He said to Sai with some dissatisfaction: "Why are you still carrying this kind of thing with you?" Sai explained: "This is..." The man did not listen to Sai's explanation, and said directly: "The so-called Root has no name, no emotion." When Sai heard this, his expression became unusual, which was obviously some kind of rule of the Root. Sai immediately interjected: "There is no past, no future, only a mission." The masked Root member then received: "In the invisible underground, support the big tree of Konoha. Don't forget it." Then, he made a seal and disappeared.

Sai looked at the place where the man disappeared and said, "Yes!" After this conversation, Sai seemed to be different and entered a certain state again. It seems that the brainwashing method implemented by Danzo still has a certain effect.

Before leaving, Sakura took the time to meet Tsunade. She told Sakura to handle the relationship between teammates well and focus on the mission. However, it was difficult for Sakura to do so. An hour later, everyone arrived at the gate of Konoha on time and prepared to leave.

(End of this chapter)