Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 202 The Calamity of Kato Dan

To make the Uchiha aware of the dangers of going to the front lines, Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned this Uchiha squad to Sasuke Umino's command.

Umino Sasuke assured them that he would never take revenge on them or deliberately assign them high-risk tasks such as clearing mines, covering their retreat, or dismantling explosive tag traps. He promised to take good care of them and treat them all equally.

"Lord Hokage, you must believe me. Look at Uchiha Shun, how much I value him. I really don't have that much hostility towards the Uchiha."

After a furious attempt to defend himself, Sarutobi Hiruzen became even more suspicious. He immediately put down his work and began to teach him the Will of Fire, instructing him on what it meant to be part of the Konoha family.

Finally, after Hiruzen Sarutobi's earnest persuasion, Sasuke Umino reluctantly promised that as long as the Uchiha didn't cause trouble, he would absolutely not make things difficult for them.

Fortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi was very busy, and the teachings of the Will of Fire did not last long. As soon as Sasuke Umino left, an Anbu member wearing a dog-face mask appeared in the Hokage's office.

The dog-faced ANBU member knelt on one knee and reported, "Lord Hokage, the disappearance of Squad Oto has been investigated and clarified."

"Who did this dog?"

"It's Orochimaru."

The dog's face, with its simple and concise dark areas, answered truthfully.

"what?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly stood up, utterly astonished. He had assumed that Danzo Shimura had killed Nawaki Senju to silence him, fearing that the fact that he had emptied Nawaki Senju's internal organs would be exposed. However, he never expected that it was Orochimaru who had done it.

"Does Orochimaru know something?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

As Senju Nawaki's teacher, Orochimaru had already considered this factor and therefore intentionally avoided it. Theoretically, Orochimaru shouldn't have discovered any clues.

"It was Kato Dan who informed Orochimaru about this."

With the capabilities of Konoha's Anbu, it took them so long to finally uncover the whole story.

"It's a spiritification technique!"

As a ninjutsu expert, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already analyzed the general outline of the matter before the dog-faced ANBU could explain the specific details.

"hateful!"

A snapping sound rang out in his hand, and the pipe that he had treasured for more than ten years was broken in two, just like the huge rift that had appeared in his master-disciple relationship with Orochimaru.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi resembled an old father who had cheated on his wife, losing all his majesty and glory in front of his son, and slumped into a chair.

He knew that Orochimaru was still on his side as his teacher, which was why he didn't tell Tsunade the truth and even helped him clean up the mess. At the same time, by eliminating that team of ANBU, he vented his dissatisfaction with his teacher.

After all, Senju Nawaki was not only the grandson of the first master, but also his grand-disciple, Orochimaru's disciple.

The fact that his fatherly, virtuous, and upright teacher was involved in the murder of his own disciple must have profoundly impacted Orochimaru's beliefs; only Orochimaru himself truly knows the extent of this shock.

"Dog, I heard that Kato Dan's dream is to become Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes were incredibly deep.

"Yes, he set his sights on becoming Hokage on his first day at the Ninja Academy, and now he's even pursuing Lady Tsunade."

"Since he's thinking of becoming Hokage, how can he do it without merit? Let's transfer him to the battlefield in the Land of Rivers to deal with the Sand Ninja. Also, let Danzo send a team of Root ninjas to protect him. Using the Spirit Transformation Technique without protection is very dangerous."

"Yes, Lord Hokage." The dog-faced ANBU member took the newly issued mission order and vanished in an instant.

Meanwhile, Sasuke Umino had already obtained the Spirit Transformation Technique and used Shadow Clone Jutsu in conjunction with the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to the Land of Waves.

"Boss, which ninja village did you rob to get so many military supplies?"

Upon seeing Sasuke Umino, Kakuzu's eyes gleamed with excitement, as if he had seen a god of wealth.

They were just worried about how to expand their business and enter the arms market, but now that they have acquired so many military supplies, they can definitely make a big splash.

With the addition of their flagship product, salamander toxin, they will definitely be able to secure a place in the ninja arms market.

Now that we are in a period of peace and endurance, strategic military supplies are not hard to sell; it's just a matter of how much profit they generate.

"Boss, I heard you have a batch of decapitation swords. Do you think you could spare a few to help us develop the market?"

"Kakuzu, if you want to make more money, you might as well keep an eye on Hiruko and get the blast furnace special steel into mass production as soon as possible."

As expected, Sasuke Umino rejected Kakuzu's terrible idea. Selling the Executioner's Sword would be tantamount to aiding the enemy. He may like money, but he wouldn't strengthen his enemy to kill him for money.

Once we've gained enough strength, it won't be too late to sell these decapitation swords.

Hearing that his precious time was going to be wasted again, Hiruko quickly reported, "My lord, I have almost finished studying the Five-Tails chakra flesh and blood that you brought back last time. Before long, I will be able to develop a tailed beast potion that will allow the summoning beast to master the Boil Release bloodline limit, or even the Five-Tails chakra."

"Hiruko, haven't you developed a tailed beast medicine that ninjas can also take?"

"My lord, your demands are a bit too high. How can an ordinary ninja withstand the erosion of the tailed beast's chakra? Apart from summoning beasts, in the entire ninja world, there are probably only a few ninja clans with naturally strong physical qualities, such as the Senju, Yotsuki, and Uzumaki clans, who might be able to withstand the tailed beast medicine."

Hiruko rolled his eyes in annoyance, but fortunately, he was already used to Umino Sasuke's various strange requests, so he didn't burst out cursing at the man's wild ideas.

"Alright, you can continue your research. I'll just offer a suggestion."

Sasuke Umino has great respect for scientists, especially those who are truly talented and consistently produce results.

Hiruko complained, "Also, stop making me do those useless things all the time."

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu immediately became displeased: "How are they useless? Where did you get all those experimental materials and equipment? If you're so capable, then don't ask me for money."

Hiruko retorted, "Do you know how precious my time is? Why don't you just poach some people from another country to solve these simple, trashy problems?"

"Poaching people is free."

Kakuzu has always been meticulous in his calculations, saving money wherever possible.

"Alright, stop arguing. You should both back down. Kakuzu and Hiruko, time is indeed precious. You should focus your energy on more valuable research. Tell Gato to recruit more people. Now that we are in the Ninja War, it is the perfect time for us to snap up talent at rock-bottom prices."

Then, Umino Sasuke turned his head and advised, "Hiruko, other departments have technical problems. As the chief advisor of the Land of Waves, you should also consider the overall situation and provide some assistance. After Gato brings back the people, I will have him arrange a few capable assistants for you."

Hiruko nodded arrogantly: "Okay, as long as you don't bother me every day, helping them solve some small problems isn't out of the question. Look, I have a new project—"

"Don't worry, the more problems you solve, the better the company's performance will be, and naturally, it won't lack your project funding."

Sasuke Umino immediately patted his chest and assured everyone that he would only increase project funding in the future and would definitely grant any request.

(End of this chapter)