Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 217 Trouble

On the morning of the third day.

The newly promoted Jonin, Uchiha Toshiro, was preparing to leave at this moment.

After returning to Konoha and resting for two days, it's time to say goodbye to the village and return to the brutal battlefield.

"Uchiha Toshiro! The Hokage is looking for you!"

Just as he locked the house and stepped out, a figure wearing a mask and a large cloak suddenly appeared in front of Toshiro.

"I see!"

The message was delivered, and the Hokage's direct subordinate ANBU member didn't say much before disappearing from Toshiro's sight.

"Tsk!"

"I've only just been promoted to Jonin, and I'm already being asked for help."

Despite complaining, Toshiro walked towards the Hokage Building.

There's nothing he can do about it; as long as he wants to stay in Konoha, he can't ignore the Hokage.

"Lord Hokage, what brings you here?"

After arriving at the Hokage Building and waiting for some time, Toshiro finally met the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, once again.

At this time, the third generation was only in his fifties, still in his prime, full of energy, unlike the kind old man with age spots on his face who would later become a man.

"Being on the front lines, Toshiro must be quite familiar with the war between Konoha and the Land of Earth. What are your thoughts?"

When the Third Hokage saw Toshiro approaching, he didn't immediately say what he wanted to see Toshiro about.

Instead, they asked Toshiro about his views on the front lines.

[Opinion! What opinion does he even have?!]

He was just cannon fodder in Konoha's eyes. After being thrown onto the battlefield by these higher-ups, he spent his days fighting and killing.

There's no time to think about all this nonsense.

"The situation isn't good, especially after the Cloud Ninja joined the war; the situation at the front lines has become increasingly dire!"

Being watched by the Third Hokage, he had to come up with some ideas even if he didn't have any, so he could only go along with the crowd and say some nonsense.

Although it's obvious, it's indeed the truth.

At this time, Konoha was in a precarious state.

Leaving aside the Iwa ninja, Onoki, having witnessed the Sunagakure ninja's ability to reach Kikyo Castle, felt that the Iwa ninja were far superior and led them in an attack on Konoha.

Unexpectedly, with Konoha's further mobilization and the combined efforts of various ninja clans, Konoha managed to withstand the fierce attack of the Iwa ninja despite being surrounded by enemies on all sides.

At this point, the arrival of the Cloud Ninja was arguably the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Not to mention the Land of Water to the east, which is also stirring up trouble at this time, with the intention of taking advantage of the situation to tear a piece of flesh from Konoha.

All of these things.

All of this made him feel increasingly powerless, even as he worked tirelessly day and night.

"Yes! The situation at the front is becoming increasingly difficult, and we have to resort to some special methods to try to end the war."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll.

"This task..."

Just by unrolling the scroll and glancing at it, Toshiro's expression turned serious.

To my utter surprise, the first mission I was given after becoming a Jonin would be the mission to Kannabi Bridge.

In the world of ninjas, although there are sealing scrolls, they are not very effective in large-scale battles involving thousands of people.

Small-scale use is fine, but when the number of people involved reaches the scale of the Ninja World War, their role becomes less important, and things like food and weapons still need to rely on logistics.

Fortunately, his mission was not to directly destroy the Kannabi Bridge, but to keep the Iwa ninja occupied for this mission.

"To end the war as soon as possible, it's not just you. All the ninjas of Konoha on the front lines of the Land of Grass will be mobilized to create conditions for the success of the mission."

Konoha went all out in this attack on Iwagakure's logistics hub, aiming to cut off Iwagakure's supply lines in one fell swoop.

This forced Onoki to bow his head and admit defeat to the Iwa ninja.

"Yes! I will definitely complete this mission and contribute my strength to peace!"

"In order to better serve as a deterrent, I want you and your team to penetrate deep into the Land of Earth, disrupt their logistics, assassinate their key personnel—anything that can attract a large number of Iwa ninja!"

Upon seeing Toshiro, the Third Hokage didn't say much, but instead stated his requirements for Toshiro and his team.

[I knew it wouldn't be that simple!]

If it's just about holding back some Iwa ninja, this kind of mission isn't particularly difficult for them.

Because the requirements for this task are too broad!

He never expected that the Third Hokage would send him to lead a team deep into the Land of Earth to cause destruction.

This would significantly increase the difficulty of the mission, and if things went wrong, they would all perish in the Land of Earth.

However, this task was clearly not one he could refuse!

"If that's the case, I hope to receive some support from the village!"

Since refusing was impossible, Toshiro didn't dwell on it too much. Instead, he made his request, hoping to get some help from the village.

Otherwise, he really wasn't confident that he could successfully escape from the Land of Earth with his companions.

He also believed that as long as his requests were reasonable, the other party would not refuse.

"What are your requests? Tell me..."

The Third Hokage merely raised an eyebrow and voiced his question. He wouldn't refuse any request that was beneficial to the mission.

The premise is that the other party's request is reasonable.

At this moment, nothing in Konoha is more important than this mission.

"I hope..."

Seeing that the Third Hokage seemed to be relenting, Toshiro didn't hesitate at all and directly stated his request, believing that the other party would agree to it.

"Is that so? That's fine..."

Upon hearing Toshiro's request, the Third Hokage merely frowned before agreeing.

The other party's request was very reasonable and helpful to the mission. Although it cost a bit more, it was worth it.

"But Toshiro! I hope you understand the importance of this mission. You must know something about the current situation in the village..."

Seemingly worried that Toshiro might take the items and not contribute, the Third Hokage reminded Toshiro of the importance of the mission before he took his leave.

You can tell from their past task records that they are sometimes very 'flexible'!

There are always some 'flaws' in completing a mission. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a member of the Uchiha clan, they wouldn't be able to make it too obvious, but they wouldn't let it go so easily.

Danzo was extremely dissatisfied.

"Please rest assured! Ending the war is also the Uchiha's wish!"

(End of this chapter)