Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

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At this moment, the two teams gathered at the Hokage Building.

Minato and Sakumo arrived at the Hokage's office early and were chatting with the Third Hokage.

When Haneda dragged Obito in, Minato said with some surprise:

"Obito's actually not late today, which is rare."

"Is it because of Haneda?"

Kakashi said, "Minato-sensei, it must have been Haneda who specifically notified Obito, that loser."

"Haneda's sense of time is much better than that of the bottom-ranked student."

"Idiot Kakashi, I got up really early this time, I just happened to be going the same way as Haneda!" Obito said with a displeased look.

In the morning, a masked stranger suddenly broke into his house and threw him a mission scroll. Who wouldn't get up early?

"Ha~ the bottom of the class."

"Idiot Kakashi!"

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Haneda helplessly tried to mediate:

"We ran into Obito on the road this time. Let's hear what the mission is about from Uncle Sakumo and the others first."

At this moment, the Third Hokage coughed a few times, cleared his throat, and said:

"This mission, which was issued temporarily, is a Class B mission, and the location is an underground black market in Shuikou Town in the north."

"This black market is involved in spying on Konoha and sending intelligence to Kumogakure."

"The mission of the Seventh and Ninth Squads is to investigate the exact location of the black market and intercept the intelligence."

"People in the black market won't send out the message until they get the money, but they have to be quick."

"The specific intelligence has been given to Minato and Sakumo."

Although that's what the Third Hokage said, he had already instructed Root to handle the matter.

Sending them there was only to foster a closer relationship between the Hokage's faction and Haneda and his group.

"Lord Hokage, don't we need to destroy the black market?" Minato asked, puzzled.

"The black market involves too many things, and Konoha often needs to use them, as do the five great nations."

“You’ll understand eventually, Minato,” the Third Hokage said.

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After leaving the Hokage Building, Haneda chatted with Obito and Kakashi.

"Your Chidori form transformation training yesterday afternoon went fairly well, Kakashi?" Haneda asked.

"Not bad, you've almost mastered your Chidori Senbon." Kakashi said.

"Obito, what about you? I specifically taught you an enhanced version of the Phoenix Flower Technique!"

"The move with the added shuriken? Hmph, I learned that long ago after a night of training."

Asuma glanced at Kurenai and Rin, then at Haneda and the other two, as if he were being isolated.

So he interjected:

"Brother Haneda, how about we talk about the mission first?"

"Hey, Asuma, with Minato-sensei, Sakumo-san, and Haneda around, isn't this kind of mission a piece of cake?"

Obito said he had nothing to worry about regarding the mission.

Leaving aside Minato-sensei and Sakumo-san, Haneda alone could have accomplished it.

Haneda just a few days ago, he easily killed a Kirigakure Jonin. Even an A-rank mission wouldn't be this easy.

"Last place. Although this is only a B-level mission, there is still a possibility of unexpected events."

Kakashi, standing to the side, suddenly chimed in.

"Are you looking down on my friend Haneda, Kakashi?"

"I'm not, don't talk nonsense, Obito." Kakashi shook his head repeatedly.

Minato, who was running ahead, heard his two students arguing again, this time because of Haneda.

He smiled and said to Sakumo beside him:

"According to Obito and the others, Haneda seems to be a very good ninja, Sakumo-senpai."

"Kakashi has had a good relationship with Haneda and Obito since childhood."

“Moreover, if this mission is just about intercepting intelligence, it wouldn’t be difficult for Haneda,” Sakumo said.

"Is Senior Sakumo trying to give the students some training?"

“This is a great opportunity, isn’t it? I even wanted to tell Haneda not to make a move.”

Sakumo smiled and said, his words filled with confidence in Haneda.

"That's it..."

Minato glanced back at Haneda, who was trying to mediate, and thought to himself that Sakumo-senpai was indeed confident that the other party could defeat a Jonin from Kirigakure in a head-on confrontation.

His gaze then fell upon Rin, Obito, and Kakashi.

He wasn't too worried about Kakashi and Rin, but Obito was a more troublesome case.

"Perhaps it's time to toughen up Obito," Minato thought to himself.

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Not long after Haneda and Obito left Konoha, Madara, who was far away in the Land of Water, received the news.

"Lord Madara, Haneda and Obito are heading north of the Land of Fire together."

"Their mentors, Sakumo Hatake and Minato Namikaze, as well as Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara, were also there."

White Zetsu reported to Madara.

Ban sat on the stone chair with his eyes closed. His white hair and wrinkles made him look lifeless.

After a while, Ban asked:

"How is Haneda's relationship with Sakumo and his two teammates now?"

"Judging from Haneda's performance in the Land of Waves, Hatake Sakumo was not only his swordsmanship teacher, but also his mentor in life."

"Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi don't seem to have a very good relationship," White Zetsu replied.

At this moment, Black Zetsu spoke in a sinister tone:

"Lord Madara, their close friend Kakashi Hatake is here, as is Obito's lover Rin Nohara, so perhaps..."

"Hehehe, just in time to awaken two pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan, Lord Madara!"

Listening to White Zetsu and Black Zetsu's words, Madara kept his eyes tightly closed, as if he were asleep.

After a long while, Madara opened his eyes and said:

"That kid Shuo Mao has pretty good swordsmanship; he's got some skill."

"Minato Namikaze has mastered Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Technique, so he's barely passable."

"It's very difficult to stimulate Haneda to open his eyes."

"Besides, Obito's Sharingan hasn't been awakened yet. Let's try to provoke him this time."

After speaking, Ban fell silent again, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, he said again:

"Black Zetsu, have Ichiro go and find an opportunity to attack Rin, Haneda, and Kakashi, to provoke Obito into activating his Sharingan."

"And to test Haneda's current strength."

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Chapter 069 Encountering the Enemy

The speed at which the team moves forward depends on the last person.

Because Obito, Rin, and Kurenai were traveling at a slower pace, they slowed down the overall speed of the group. By the time they arrived at Mizuguchi Town, it was already the third day.

"The black market is usually hidden on the ground, in places where people pass by without noticing it."

"Haneda, you take Asuma and the others to search, be careful to conceal your identities. As for Team 7..."

At this point, Sakumo turned his gaze to Minato.

"Should we split up or..."

Minato smiled and said:

"Let's split up. This town has a large population, so the chances of us encountering danger are relatively small."

"Kakashi, you lead Rin and Obito, be careful."