Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 179 Jonin Team Gathering, Sand Cloud Movement

At this time.

Kurenai Yuhi, who had been watching from the sidelines for a while, stood up and quickly ran over. Her red eyes were full of concern as she first looked at Yu Mikami: "Yu, are you alright? That last bit really startled me!"

As she spoke, Kurenai seemed to want to wipe Yu's sweat, but just as she raised her hand, she heard Kurenai cough beside her. She quickly withdrew her fair hand, then turned her head, stuck out her tongue, and blushed slightly.

"Um—Dad, how are you?"

"It's alright, I won't die anytime soon."

"I'm annoyed," said Kurenai Yuhi.

He had by now gotten used to, and even understood, his daughter's "favoritism" in her reaction.

no way.

The white-haired boy in front of them was indeed a genius to an almost superhuman degree. Whether it was swordsmanship or ninjutsu, he stood out among the new generation of ninjas. He was clearly a rising star who had the potential to become Hokage.

If he were still a genin back then, and saw such an outstanding woman by his side, he probably would have been confused too.

Wait a minute, isn't this talking about Tsunade?

However, Tsunade in her youth wasn't as outstanding as Mikami Yu. Leaving aside strength, young Tsunade was a total washboard; while her face was pretty, her overall physique wasn't as good as the current Mikami Yu.

present.

Yuhi Makoto lost interest in continuing her discussion with Mikami Yu about the "first of the first" issue. Instead, she picked up the broken blades, called to her daughter, and prepared to go home.

Hong was still a little reluctant to leave.

Just as Mikami Yuya slung his short sword and prepared to leave with Yuhi and his daughter, a chakra fluctuation suddenly appeared, and then a figure wearing an animal mask silently appeared under the shadow of a tree at the edge of the training ground. He was dressed in ANBU attire and looked travel-worn.

"Jonin Kurenai Yuhi, summoned by the Third Hokage, please proceed to the Hokage Building immediately to convene a meeting of the Jonin Team."

"Um?

Kurenai Yuhi frowned slightly: "Now?"

"Yes."

The ANBU gave a succinct reply and then quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

After watching his figure disappear, Kurenai looked at her father nervously: "Dad?"

"—You go back first, Hong."

Yuhi Makoto said in a deep voice, "An emergency summons at this time must mean there are important things to discuss, which are likely related to intelligence from the front lines. I probably won't be going home for dinner today. --- By the way, Mikami Yu, do you want to come and listen in?"

"I?"

"Special Jonin are theoretically also qualified to attend as observers. It won't hurt you to learn about things at the Jonin level in advance."

Hearing what Kurenai Yuhi said, Yu Mikami pondered for a moment.

To be honest, he didn't really want to go.

After all, large meetings are usually mostly useless; truly important matters are usually decided in small meetings with just a few people, so there's no need to make a big fuss about it.

However, since Yuhi Shinku had specifically brought it up, adopting a "mentoring" stance, Mikami Yu couldn't very well ignore it. Besides, he didn't know many of the Konoha Jonin of this era, so it wouldn't hurt to become acquainted with them and perhaps later try to "learn a thing or two" from those skilled in swordsmanship.

So, Mikami Yu nodded: "Alright, then I'll trouble Shinku-senpai to lead the way."

""

"Then come with me."

Kurenai Yuhi turned to her daughter and gave her some instructions, then quickly left the training ground with Yu Mikami and headed towards the Hokage Building.

Fifteen minutes later.

The large conference room on the first floor of the Hokage Building was already packed with people.

During this period, Konoha had a considerable number of Jonin, with about two hundred openly. If you included the private armies of various ninja clans and the Anbu who couldn't easily reveal their identities, the total number could be around three or four hundred.

However, many of these people are already stationed on the borders of various places or are unable to leave due to their duties in the village. Therefore, there are only a few dozen people sitting in this conference room now, with about half of them being ninja clan members and half being commoners.

Minato Namikaze was, of course, present.

As an elite Jonin in Konoha Village, second only to the Sannin in strength and status, he was positioned relatively close to the front. His distinctive blond hair stood out, and he was talking to a Nara clansman next to him who had a pineapple-shaped hairstyle and looked to be in his forties.

Looking further ahead, there are also Uchiha Fugaku, Aburame Shiguro, Akimichi Choza, and many more Jonin faces that Mikami Yu has never seen before.

When they saw Mikami Yu and Yuhi Shinku enter together, Minato Namikaze and others who knew him showed some surprise. Then, the former immediately stood up to greet them and gestured for them to sit down.

Kurenai Yuhi is considered a veteran among Konoha's Jonin, and she also serves as an instructor for Chunin and Genin, so it's reasonable for her to be sitting here. Only Yu Mikami, who only holds the title of Special Jonin, is receiving curious or scrutinizing glances from those around him.

"Minato, what happened?"

As soon as Shinku sat down, she couldn't wait to ask in a low voice.

"It seems there's a problem on the northern border, and the Sand Village, which we were previously grappling with, is also showing unusual activity again—"

Minato Namikaze also lowered his voice and responded quietly.

Yu Mikami overheard this and, though he didn't say anything, he had a vague idea of ​​what was going on. It seemed that the Cloud Village had begun to take action.

The original storyline did not specify the exact timeline of the Third Shinobi World War, but the general outline was still clear.

This war began with the disappearance of the Third Kazekage and lasted for several years. Konoha mainly fought against Sunagakure in the first half, which ended with the Battle of Kikyo Mountain; the second half mainly fought against Iwagakure and Kirigakure. Kumogakure fought intermittently until after Hinata's birth, when a peace treaty was officially signed.

Back in Wildfire Castle, Konoha had already learned from Pakura that Sunagakure and Kumogakure seemed to be colluding.

Now it seems—

It's time to start taking action.

soon.

The meeting room door was opened.

Wearing the Hokage robe and a straw hat, Hiruzen Sarutobi strode in, followed by advisors Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado. All three wore serious expressions, as if they had just reached some kind of consensus, their sharp gazes sweeping across the room.

"It seems that most of the people have arrived, so I'll get straight to the point."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "The village has just received a top-level warning from the border and the Anbu. There is evidence that Sunagakure and Kumogakure have reached some kind of secret agreement and may launch a pincer attack on the Land of Fire in the near future!"